WEST POINT, NY — The United States Military Academy Prep School (USMAPS) hired New York-based Pro Sound Associates to integrate new and existing audio and video components at a multi-purpose lecture hall/ auditorium for 325 students. Company owner Dominick Campana used an Ashly ne24.24M modular processor to tie the disparate pieces together.
Read More »REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy — Matteo Armelini, 32, a rigger who was working with other crew members in preparation for Laura Pausini’s concert March 5 at the PalaCalafiore here, died at the scene when staging elements fell on him from above at about 2 a.m. Two others helping secure the rig for the three-stage set received minor injuries.
Read More »PHOENIX — Atlas Sound acquired A-Line Acoustics and will incorporate A-Line’s line array speaker systems and other products within the Atlas A-Line Acoustics product category.
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LOS ANGELES — At the 23rd annual Pollstar Concert Industry Awards, Hollywood Bowl and the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival were named, respectively, “Best Major Outdoor Concert Venue” and “Major Music Festival of the Year (non-touring).”
Read More »WASHINGTON, DC — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) could auction off some television airwaves (and compensate TV broadcasters from a portion of the proceeds) under a provision in the payroll tax compromise reached by Congress in mid-February. HR 3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 cleared the Senate in a 60-36 vote shortly after the House approved it 293-132. President Obama signed the measure into law Feb. 22.
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INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Late Night with Jimmy Fallon moved from New York to Indianapolis during Super Bowl Week, giving a boost to the city with prerecorded shows and a live broadcast on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. The show’s producers hired Wireless First/Clair Global for audio support, including frequency coordination. New technologies put into service included Clair Global CF 1090 Fractal Antenna and CM 22 dual twelve-inch floor wedge.
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BANGALORE, India — Harman Professional promoted David McKinney to senior director, operations – India. McKinney, an 11-year company veteran, established Harman’s Asia regional sales office in Kuala Lumpur. Filling in for McKinney in Malaysia is Thomas Marcher, the newly-appointed director of sales for Harman’s sales office there.
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LOVELAND, CO — Ultimate Support, a manufacturer of stands for the music industry, named Steffenee Copley, pictured left, international sales manager and Linnea Hallmark, pictured right, western accounts manager.
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SAN JOSE, CA — Students at Valley Christian Schools’ Conservatory of the Arts are honing their musical skills in a rehearsal and performance facility unlike any other in the country. Completed in late 2011, the new Conservatory building incorporates a multipurpose rehearsal hall that can be used as one large room or divided into two smaller spaces. In any of the three space configurations, the acoustical characteristics can be optimized for music style and ensemble size using the permanently-installed Meyer Sound Constellation acoustic system.
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LOS ANGELES — Music Mix Mobile (M3) switched to the Waves Loudness Meter (WLM) plugin for loudness metering in M3’s two remote trucks that were used to support the 54th Annual Grammy Awards telecast. The event was broadcast live from Staples Center in 5.1 audio on CBS-TV on Feb. 12.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Harman Professional promoted Thomas Marcher to director of sales of its Asia regional sales office. Marcher, a four-year Harman Professional veteran with extensive pro AV experience with other brands in the region, is responsible for sales, support and channel coordination reporting to Scott Robbins, Harman’s senior director, global sales.
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LOS ANGELES — Mike “Spagoo” Sprague of Sound Image and Laurie Quigley, Lenny Kravitz’s production/FOH engineer, crafted an elaborate touring rig to support the artist’s first tour in nearly five years. The gear list includes dual mirrored systems of DiGiCo SD7s at FOH and monitors (for larger venues) and SD11s (for smaller fly dates).
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