Megadeth Tours Europe with Midas PRO6
LISBON, Portugal – Megadeth's FOH engineer Doug Short is including a Midas PRO6 at front of house provided on this leg by AudioLease for the band's Endgame tour in Europe.
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Meyer Sound Official Sound Supplier for 2010 Montreal International Jazz Festival
MONTREAL – Meyer Sound has been named the official Sound Supplier of the Montreal International Jazz Festival (June 25-July 6, 2010). While Meyer Sound equipment has been used at the festival in previous years, 2010 marks the first season that Meyer Sound's sound systems will be used exclusively throughout all festival venues.
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“Elvis: The Concert” Tours with DiGiCo SD7 for Monitors
LONDON – A DiGiCo SD7 is handling the input/output-heavy monitor requirements for Elvis: The Concert, a production that pairs former TCB bandmates and a 16-piece orchestra on stage with a projected backdrop of Elvis' performances preserved on film and video.
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Conan’s Comedy Tour Gets Serious Support with JBL Gear
ATLANTA – The no-joke PA system on Conan O'Brien's recent 30-city Legally Prohibited From Being Funny On Television Tour, provided by Audio Analysts, Inc., included JBL VerTec line arrays.
Read More »Kaltman Creations Names Lynn Harris Marketing Manager
ATLANTA – Kaltman Creations LLC named Lynn Harris marketing manager. Harris' position will specialize on marketing, advertising and copywriting projects, with an emphasis on promoting the current product line and the introduction of new products.
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Shure Lends a Helping Hand to the Grand Ole Opry, Nashville Artists
Ryan Smith, Shure Regional Artist Relations Manager in Nashville (second from the right), is joined by several friends and fellow members of the Nashville music community to assist in the clean-up efforts at the SoundCheck rehearsal facility
NASHVILLE – In early May, the city of Nashville experienced some of the worst flooding in its history, which affected countless homes, studios, and venues, including the historic Grand Ole Opry House. Soundcheck, a large rehearsal facility and home to Shure's Nashville office, was partially submerged in up to four feet of water.
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Joe Pham Named CEO of QSC Audio Products, LLC
COSTA MESA, CA – QSC announced that Joe Pham has been promoted to CEO of QSC Audio Products, LLC. Pham joined QSC in 2004 and was promoted to COO in 2007.
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Up to 10 Workers Injured by Stage Collapse at Pontiac Silverdome
PONTIAC MI – As many as 10 workers setting up for A R Rahman's Jai Ho Concert: The Journey Home World Tour in the Silverdome sustained minor injuries June 19 from a stage collapse. The structural failure forced the show to be cancelled. A performance set for June 20 in Toronto also needed to be rescheduled.
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Avid VENUE MADI Option Card
Avid's new VENUE MADI Option Card, introduced at InfoComm10, has been designed to open up new workflows to VENUE users and make it easier to integrate VENUE into any existing MADI environment using the industry-standard MADI protocol.
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Viva ELVIS by Cirque du Soleil Using Meyer Sound Gear
LAS VEGAS – Viva ELVIS, the seventh resident production by Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas, combines Elvis, Broadway-style production numbers and Cirque-robatics, with audio elements including an eight-piece on-stage band, four female singers, the voice of Elvis and sound effects.
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Cubby Colby Adds Shure KSM313 to Tool Kit
LAKE MINNETONKA, MN- With a long history of mixing for major artists and events ranging from Prince and Phil Collins to Juanes and Shakira, Rob "Cubby" Colby has seen touring sound gear evolve, and remains open to new ideas.
Read More »Harman Expands In India, Names Ankush Agarwal to Marketing Post
NORTHRIDGE, CA – Harman Professional named Ankush Agarwal marketing & communications manager, part of Harman's expansion in India. Agarwal previously served as marketing manager for Sennheiser India and for Hyundai Electronics.
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