LISBON, Portugal – Midas named Boomerang as its new distributor for Portugal. The newly-formed company was founded by Carlos Cunha, formerly a director of Midas' previous distributor Electrosound. Cunha has more than 30 years experience in pro audio.
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LOS ANGELES – For The X Factor, which will debut in the U.S. on Sept. 21 on the FOX network, Michael Abbott, owner of All Ears, Inc. is using a Yamaha DM2000 for the broadcast mix of the audition phase of the production taped in Los Angeles, Dallas, Newark, New Jersey, Miami, and Seattle. Sweetwater Video/NEP provided the audio/video facilities.
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WHITINSVILLE, MA – EAW named John Speck marketing director. Speck has a long history with the company, having served on the marketing team from 1995-2000 and as an outside consultant in the years since. Jeff Rocha, EAW President, announced his return.
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SHREVEPORT, LA – For Word of God Ministries' newly-constructed worship center, Larry Habetz of Gulf Coast Sound recommended Electro-Voice gear, confident that the manufacturer would be able to provide the design input, rapid fulfillment, system tuning, and assistance with troubleshooting that would help make the design/install project a success.
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LAS VEGAS – The Parnelli Awards Board of Directors is pleased to announce additional sponsors stepping up and supporting the biggest night of the year for the live entertainment profession. Now in its 11th year, the Parnelli Awards will be held Saturday, Oct. 29 at the Peabody Orlando in Orlando, FL to once again to recognize pioneering, influential professionals and their contributions. But it wouldn't be possible without the support that sponsor companies provide, as Gold, Silver and Production Partner sponsors.
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NASHVILLE – On his recent tour, ex-Led Zeppelin front man Robert Plant joined forces with guitarist and Nashville's iconic producer Buddy Miller, a walking compendium of American roots music.
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BOSTON – LMG Inc. might be known more for its corporate gigs than for concert touring. But for the Pixies' North American tour, the company is providing not only LED video and lighting support, but sound gear as well.
Read More »KNOXVILLE, TN – Waves Audio, which recently released its Waves/Abbey Road/The King's Microphones plugin, announce a long-term strategic partnership with Abbey Road Studios. Waves' R&D department will collaborate closely with Abbey Road Studios' engineers to create a series of audio plugins.
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PHOENIX – The two-month Hooligans in Wondaland tour, feature Bruno Mars and Janelle Monae and opening acts Plan B, Patrick Stump and Mayer Hawthorne, wound its way through sheds across North America in May and June, supported by Clair-supplied gear including a pair of DiGiCo SD8s.
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BERKELEY, CA – Berkeley Repertory Theatre is relying on Countryman Associates' E6 Omni and E2 Uni-directional earset microphones, B6 Omni lavaliere models and the Type 10 direct boxes. Sound supervisor James Ballen, who has been handling sound at Berkeley Rep for the past 10 years, specified the gear.
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LONDON – Capital Sound, with an assist from Delta Sound, provided four DiGiCo SD7 mixing consoles for Take That's 36 stadium-date Progress Live tour, which traveled from the U.K. and Ireland across Europe. A DiGiCo SD7 is used to mix the Front of House position, with a second for mixing the support act – the Pet Shop Boys – and anything else that may arise.
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PARIS – For the athletes, it's one of the most grueling endurance challenges in the world of sport – racing across all kinds of terrain through all kinds of weather over 2,200 miles. But for the race sponsors, the Tour de France is a party – epitomized by the wildly decorated caravan of cars, vans and buses that precede the racers on each daily stage, throwing out freebies to the crowds along the route.
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