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.
Read More »
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.
Read More »
MONTREAL – Solotech has acquired Specs Audio, a privately-held AV systems integrator that is active in both sales and rentals. Based in Gatineau, Quebec, Specs Audio adds to Solotech’s expanding number of regional offices and expands its logistical resources in the greater Ottawa area.
Read More »
SANTA FE, NM — Stefan Svard, president and system designer with Audio Video Electronics (AVE), specified a pair of Tannoy QFlex 40s to improve the sound quality within the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi. Placed on a pair of columns about six feet above the floor just in front of the altar, the QFlex provide coverage to close to 75 percent of the 1,200-capacity, 90-by-65-foot space.
Read More »
PALM DESERT, CA — James D. Anderson, audio director at the McCallum Theater here, worked with Bob Patrick and Dennis M. Kornegay of IPR Services on a recent upgrade of the all-Harman audio system at the venue that included the addition of Soundcraft’s Vi6 digital audio mixing console at FOH.
Read More »
NEW YORK — Freelance audio engineer Andy Leviss found Lectrosonics wireless mics well-suited to the needs of The Iron Curtain, which was staged recently by the Prospect Theater Company at the at the Baruch College Performing Arts Center’s Rose Nagelberg Theatre. Leviss used a 16-channel system consisting of three Venue Series receiver mainframes, four SMQV dual battery beltpack transmitters, eight LMa beltpack transmitters and four UM400a beltpack transmitters.
Read More »
LONDON — When Brixton Academy was built in Art Deco style during the cinema boom of the late 1920s, it never expected to be hosting rock bands like Chickenfoot, led by former Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar. Ghosts of Brixton’s cinema past remain within this Grade II-listed building, and the bulging balcony facade has proved the downfall of many a sound system, returning the firepower off the stage and bouncing the sound waves back at the band. But Martin Audio said it was able to pull off a rare feat when their Multi-cellular Loudspeaker Array (MLA) made its debut there (via Capital Sound).
Read More »
JACKSON, CA — GJM Sound and Lighting recently installed a sound and lighting system for the Jackson Rancheria Casino ballroom that is used as its indoor concert hall. The system was designed so that it can also be used for the casino’s outdoor event center, pictured here.
Read More »
RODEN, The Netherlands — Soundlink went digital with its purchase of a DiGiCo SD9 a year and a half ago. Since then, the board has been in near-constant use, and owners Bas Jansen, Floris Roelfzema and Hugo van Meijeren credited the console for its compact size, light weight and the convenience of a fiber optic multicore, among other advantages.
Read More »
PULLMAN, WA — Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum, a 12,000-seat venue used for arts and entertainment along with home basketball games for the Washington State University Cougars, was recently equipped with a new scoreboard from Daktronics. Daktronics also handled the installation of a new sound system, working with Anthony James Partners and gear from Danley Sound Labs to provide consistent SPL throughout the venue.
Read More »