Meyer Sound recently expanded its line of 48-volt, DC-powered loudspeakers and subwoofers with its UPM-1XP 48 V DC (a low-voltage counterpart to the UPM-1P); the UPJunior-XP 48 V DC ultra-compact VariO loudspeaker; and the UMS-1XP 48 V DC ultracompact subwoofer.
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AMSTERDAM — Integrated Systems Europe set a new record for number of exhibitors — 825, up 15 percent from the year before, with close to 200 new exhibitors, and overall attendance — 40,869, up 17 percent from the year before, for the AV and electronic systems integration trade event that occupied 11 halls of the Amsterdam RAI from Jan. 31-Feb 2. Other new records include total floor space (about 323,000 square feet) and registrants for the pre-show conference and educational sessions (more than 2,000 for the first time.)
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PORT ST. LUCIE, FL – Axxentos of Fort Lauderdale, FL used Technomad for the outdoor audio needs of Club Med Sandpiper, based here. The new outdoor audio systems, featuring 14 Technomad weatherproof loudspeakers, are part of a property-wide renovation that includes indoor AV upgrades and general construction projects.
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SPOKANE, WA – AGI Professional recently provided Summit Ridge Christian Fellowship with a new sound system powered by Powersoft amplifiers. AGI’s system accommodates the church’s contemporary services and also their requirement for the system to be portable with easy set-up.
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ADELBODEN, Switzerland — Rivella AG relied upon Riedel Communications’ MediorNet, Artist and RockNet equipment to distribute video, audio and communication signals at a recent FIS Ski World Cup alpine racing event here. The event, which attracted 40,000 visitors despite bad weather, was deemed a success.
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COPENHAGEN — The Broendby Hallen Arena, near the Danish capital Copenhagen, is home to the city’s handball team, AG Kobenhavn. This sports arena, with seating for around 5,000, recently overhauled their sound system. ProShop Europe installed the new gear, which included products from D.A.S. Audio.
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MILWAUKEE, WI — Potawatomi Bingo Casino’s audio system at its 500-seat Northern Lights Theater now includes a DiGiCo SD10 and SD Rack at FOH plus a second SD10 on deck at monitor world. The new system was put into service for two series of input-heavy Dream Police musical extravaganzas staged by Cheap Trick last year.
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EVANSVILLE, IN – Richard B. Ingraham, a freelance sound designer operating under the name RBI Computers and Audio, isn’t new to the challenge of hiding a mic a theatrical performer’s costume. But for the burlesque scenes in a recent production of Gypsy, there wasn’t much of a costume to work with. The hands-off solution: Lectosonics SM Super-Miniature transmitter, which works with a Lectrosonics RM remote.
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SIOUX FALLS, SD – As part of a $16 million restoration project, Musonics Audio designed, and Audio Connections installed, a new audio system for St. Joseph’s Cathedral here. Musonics’ Peter Borchard specified an Iconyx system as a way to mitigate the church’s reflective surfaces while blending in with the church’s interior design.
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GREENDALE, WI — Greendale High School (GHS), located less than 10 miles southwest of downtown Milwaukee, WI, recently capped off renovations to its Reiman Family Arts Wing with the installation of an L-Acoustics KIVA line source system. Designed and installed by Clearwing Productions, the new gear upgrades the audio system used for the school’s 876-seat Henry Ross Auditorium.
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STEVENS POINT, WI — Brian Baumann and Kent Laabs of Soundworks Systems Inc. handled the design and installation for an upgrade for the basketball arena at the University of Wisconsin that included 20 of dBTechnologies Arena 15 loudspeakers. Along with sporting events, Quandt Fieldhouse serves as the venue for commencement ceremonies, concerts and other assemblies.
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DUBLIN — Internationally renowned guitar duo, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, recently embarked on their EU tour, cutting out the big production and stripping back to just two people and two guitars. Performing in a handful of intimate venues across Europe, the tour also carried a compact Allen & Heath iLive digital system, including the iDR-16 MixRack and iLive-R72 rackmount Control Surface, with a Dante audio interface card for virtual soundcheck.
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