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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ALAMEDA, CA — The recently-launched Clear-Com Global Rental Group (CGRG), a network of rental partners equipped to provide Clear-Com intercom systems for a variety of productions, is led by Larry Estrin, the group’s recently-named director.
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CHICAGO — Bag End worked with the technical team at Chicago’s Columbia College on an audio upgrade for the 375-seat Getz Theatre. The new system’s Bag End gear includes the company’s Infra-MX2 processor, TA5000-I speakers, 2×18 subwoofers, TA6000-S speakers and a TA6000-I speaker.
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FLETCHER, NC — the Western North Carolina Agricultural Center (WNCAg) recently updated 45,000-square-foot Davis Arena, local A/V integrator B&R Audio deployed Ashly Audio amplifiers and signal processors, including a Pema Multi-Channel Amplifier with on-board Protea DSP Processor.
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PORT EVERGLADES, FL — If providing multi-stage support for 58 rock performances by legendary bands including ZZ Top, George Thorogood and the Destroyers and John Kay and Steppenwolf over four days could be a challenge for any medium-sized soundco, the job facing Brian Naab, production manager at Bauder Audio Systems, was to oversee that gig aboard a cruise ship heading to the Bahamas.
Read More »MANASSAS, VA — Acuity Audiovisual (Acuity AV) is best known for the custom AV systems it designs and installs for a wide range of business and government clients. Along with distance learning, telemedicine, and boardroom AV, Acuity is turning to live event production as well. With a goal of providing the latest technology for exceptional productions, the company’s events division is using an Allen & Heath iLive system for digital mixing.
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REGGIO EMILIA, Italy — RCF Group has announced the sale of SGM, its lighting division, to a consortium headed by Danish entrepreneur Peter Johansen, effective Feb. 1, 2012. RCF Group chairman Arturo Vicari cited a need to focus on its core audio brand, with sales trending at nearly 50 percent ahead of the previous year, as a factor in the sale. The company noted that the decision was “entirely amicable and suits both parties.”
Read More »ANAHEIM, CA — Waves Audio, a top developer of professional audio digital signal processing technologies and the recipient of a Technical Grammy Award, unveiled the new Version 9 (V9) of Waves plugins. V9 marks the introduction of Waves’ new authorization system, Waves License Center, which eliminates the use of the iLok.
Read More »NILES, IL — Thousands of counterfeit Shure microphones were recently confiscated by customs officials in Peru and Paraguay. The actions were the result of ongoing investigations by Shure representatives in both countries, in cooperation with local customs and law enforcement agencies. The seized products will be destroyed under the supervision of customs agents.
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QSC Audio Products’ Core 500i and Core 250i represent the next generation of the company’s Q-Sys products, providing centralized processing, routing and control for contractors and consultants needing a solution for smaller venues including restaurants, nightclubs, stores, schools and churches. Both are fully-integrated solutions, each with eight card slots onboard. The Core500i is capable of up to 128 network channels while the Core 250i provides up to 64 channels. I/O is selectable via the various Q-Sys I/O cards. Options also include the MTP-64, and MTP-128 multitrack players.
Read More »INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s lawmakers, undoubtedly mindful of the Aug. 13, 2011 Indiana State Fair staging collapse that killed seven people, made progress in late January toward the establishment of a new state law that will govern the use of outdoor staging.
Read More »NORTHRIDGE, CA – Harman’s JBL Professional announced that Belgium-based AV rental system provider AED Rent has signed on as the first adopter of JBL’s new VTX V25 line array loudspeaker and as a strategic partner in the VTX Network. Representing the next big step in JBL’s 65 years in loudspeaker design, VTX V25 is designed for portable and fixed-venue system operators.
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