Blondie Hits The Road With A Little Help From Big House Sound & DiGiCo

AUSTIN, TX — Bags packed? Check. Passports? Check. Tickets? Check. DiGiCo SD8/DRack system? Check. Why would one need a console of this sort while traveling? Rod Nielsen of Austin, Texas’ Big House Sound, Inc., has the answer. Nielsen purchased two SD8s over three years ago to fill the bill for Blondie and Blues Traveler tours, as well as to accommodate specific rental requests. After Blondie wrapped on their ninth studio album, Panic Girls, the band set out on a near five-week tour across Europe and the UK.

WINNIPEG, Canada — The Manitoba Centennial Centre contracted with Glen Jonatchick, president and founder of Integrated Entertainment Technologies (IET) to upgrade the audio system for the 2,305-seat venue’s arts programs. The new system includes three major components: Sennheiser mics; a proprietary processing, amplification and software hub provided by Netherlands-based, Acoustic Control Systems (ACS) and a package of Tannoy V12s, i9s, V8s and Di6DCs.

BIRMINGHAM, AL — The sound system at 740-acre Barber Motorsports Park, which includes the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum along with a 16-turn, 2.38-mile race track, has been updated with more than 100 Community R-Series loudspeakers, including a mix of R.25, R.5 and R.5SUB models.

LAS VEGAS — At the recent Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2012), Creative Technology provided live production services for the unveiling of the 2013 Ford Fusion. The event, which featured a performance by DJ Alex Dreamz, was supported with an audio system including Harman’s JBL VRX Constant Curvature loudspeakers. The setup included a left-right configuration of two VRX932LA speakers pole-mounted on one VRX918S subwoofer on each side of the stage.