IOWA CITY, IA – Rockapella, the a cappella group that has impressed audiences with vocal renditions of percussion and other instruments for 20 years, is preparing to embark on its annual Holiday Show Tour using AKG DMS 700 digital and WMS 4500 wireless systems for the all-important vocals. The tour runs from Nov. 27-Dec. 18.
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CHICAGO – Sound Works Productions provided a NEXO GEO S12 system to support the Les Turner Foundation's ALS Walk 4 Life event, held annually in support of efforts to help those afflicted with Lou Gehrig's Disease. This year's event raised more than $770,000.
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ESPOO, Finland – The 800-seat Tapiola Hall at Espoo Cultural Centre gets used for classical orchestras, electric bands, dance performances and opera productions along with corporate events and conferences. As such, the venue required a system that was extremely versatile. Meyer Sound dealer Studiotec provided a M'elodie line array system for the venue.
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LAS VEGAS – For the Chateau Nightclub and Gardens, a new nightclub at the Paris casino on the Las Vegas Strip, designer and installer Bob Athey chose QSC's Q-Sys and PowerLight amplifiers. The 45,000-square-foot club spans two levels with a variety of indoor and outdoor spaces. The Q-Sys networks 30 zones of audio in all.
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WOODLAND HILLS, CA – American Music & Sound named Chris Cairns marketing director. Cairns, a drummer/writer/producer who has also worked in live sound reinforcement, brings more than 20 years of experience as a vendor to companies including Young Chang, Kurzweil and Kawai Piano.
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Earthworks' WL40V Wireless Vocal Microphone Capsule is the company's first wireless product. It has been adapted in wireless capsule form from the SR40V Vocal Microphone released earlier this year. Like its wired counterpart, the WL40V promises a vocal sound that requires little to no EQ, with a hypercardioid polar pattern and extended flat frequency response that have been designed for a natural on- and off-axis performance coupled with clarity and detail.
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ST. CLOUD, MN – Farber Sound provided Harman's JBL VRX Constant Curvature arrays along with a Soundcraft Si3 digital console at front-of-house for the Paramount Theatre. The city of St. Cloud, which owns the venue, rents it to community groups and for professional performances by touring musicians and theatrical groups.
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BATON ROUGE, LA – BAi LLC of Austin, TX recommended Meyer Sound's Constellation acoustic system as a solution for the challenges presented by the physical acoustics at Louisiana State University's 1,100-seat Union Theater. The venue's relatively low roof interfered with the requirements for an extended reverberation time for classical music presentations.
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NEW YORK – The Metropolitan Opera recently hosted Tony Bennett's 85th birthday celebration at its 3,800-seat venue in New York's Lincoln Center, with guest artists including Elton John, Aretha Franklin and Alejandro Sanz. ACIR Professional (Egg Harbor Township, N.J.) provided audio support.
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NEW YORK – Citing the significant (and growing) percentage of convention visitors who use iOS devices such as the iPhone and iPad, or Android devices, to stay informed and organized, AES has launched apps to provide them with information about the 131st AES convention that they can retrieve while on the go. The convention is set to take place at Jacob Javits Convention Center Oct. 20-23.
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CAMBRIDGE, New Zealand – The 600-capacity auditorium at St. Peter's School has been equipped with an Allen & Heath iLive digital mixing system that includes an iDR-32 MixRack with iLive-T112 Control Surface. Before the upgrade, the school had been using an analog mixer.
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STOW, OH – Selena Gomez has become an endorser of Audio-Technica gear. The 19-year-old performer is now using the Audio-Technica AEW-T3300a handheld transmitter with the A-T 5000 Series UHF Wireless System.
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