CONCORD, CA — D-Tools, Inc. announced that AV product manufacturer SnapAV renewed its D-Tools Manufacturer Vantage Point (MVP) program Partnership. Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, SnapAV makes close to 1,000 custom AV products for customers in the U.S., Canada and Australia. Their product data within the D-Tools database was updated recently to help users specify products for end user customers.
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Budd Johnson (1942-2011), a prominent figure in home audio recording in the late 1960s to early 1970s, passed away earlier this year. NAMM reports that… Read More »In Memoriam: Budd Johnson, 1942-2011
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NEW YORK — The 2011 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, held Nov. 30, was a full-scale production with performances by Justin Bieber, Tony Bennett, Cee Lo Green, Michael Bublé, Neil Diamond, Carole King, Katharine McPhee, Javier Colon (NBC’s “The Voice”) and Nickelodeon’s Big Time Rush. Production Resource Group (PRG) once again provided the audio system. It included JBL VerTec VT4887 compact line array elements and VT4881 compact arrayable subwoofers. NBC also hired Wireless First, a Clair Global Company, for 86 channels of wireless RF that spanned a full city block and featured the company’s new CF 1090 Fractal Antenna.
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VICTORIA, BC — D.L. Sound & Lighting supported three of the stages at this year’s four-day Rifflandia festival. The soundco provided two DiGiCo SD9 consoles, and Vancouver’s Gerr Audio provided an assist with an additional SD9 and SD11 console.
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NEW YORK — Manhattan’s Pig ‘n’ Whistle tavern, which draws crowds with live music and DJ entertainment, is tall, thin and deep, with a 25-by-75-foot floor layout and a high open ceiling with a dining area upstairs. Cardone Solomon & Associates and Starview Satellite designed and installed a system that includes TRX82, SGX61, PNX212 and SGX12S speakers and subwoofers from Renkus-Heinz.
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SINGAPORE — The Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay complex is relying upon Clear-Com’s FreeSpeak and Tempest2400 wireless systems for four indoor venues and an outdoor theatre. Those venues get used for a variety of events, including theatrical productions, classical music and pop and rock concerts.
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MONCTON, NB, Canada — The Capitol Theatre, which hosts more than 200 events annually, was looking to upgrade its audio system with a user-friendly digital console. The technical crew, led by Eric Hache, opted for a Yamaha PM5D for the 800-seat venue, moving the previously-installed LS9 console to the theatre’s monitor position.
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RICHMOND, CA — The first big hurdle facing touring sound veteran John Griswold, who took on the role of production director/operation for Craneway Pavilion, was to deal with the industrial, earthquake-stricken venue’s acoustic challenges, including an “insane” reverb with an 11-second delay. The second was to shift from his personal preference for analog consoles to the venue’s need for digital. Allen & Heath’s iLive T made the second challenge far less significant than the first.
Read More »TRIESTE, Italy — Scaffolding and truss crumpled at about 2 pm prior to a Dec. 12 rock concert featuring Jovanotti at the 6,943-seat PalaTrieste. The collapse killed one stage worker and injured eight others, according to press reports. About 20 workers had nearly completed construction of the structure for Jovanotti’s Ora Tour at the time of the accident. The worker who died at the scene, Francesco Pinna, 20, was a college student. Authorities and investigators restricted access to the venue and the concert was canceled.
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MONTPELLIER, France — Working with A+ Architects and Enjoy Group, SLS equipped the newly-constructed Arena Montpellier with an audio system for use with sporting and corporate events, along with a full digital networking and intercom system for the venue. Adamson’s Metrix system was chosen after a shootout with gear from three other manufacturers. The centrally-flown configuration can change to standard L-R for special events.
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LIVERPOOL, UK — Adlib supported the recent John Barrowman tour for with a full technical production package of sound, lighting, AV, staging and crew — the fourth JB tour where Adlib has provided support. The outing included six weeks of sold-out shows around the U.K.
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LONDON — RG Jones supported the debut of the Martin Audio MLA system at Royal Albert Hall with Raymond Gubbay Classical Spectacular. FOH engineer Simon Honywill, who worked with Martin Audio’s Nigel Meddemmen to address some of the well-known acoustic challenges posed by the venue, called the MLA system a “massive leap forward.”
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