TEMPE, AZ — As Barack Obama side-stepped the issue of not being given an honorary degree — and jokingly promised that the university’s leadership would soon be facing scrutiny by the I.R.S. — Clearwing Productions was doing its part to make sure the President’s commencement address was not getting muddled by the resonance problems afflicting Arizona State University’s Sun Devil Stadium.
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PHOENIX — For the second summer in a row, the Mayhem Tour is featuring the ribbon-loaded Versarray 212 line-array sound system from Peavey Electronics.
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MINSK, Belarus —JBL touring systems teamed with rental sound company Touring Services to supply an expansive audio system for the Global Gathering Freedom Festival at the Borovaya Airfield that included products from JBL’s VerTec DP Series and HLA Series loudspeaker lines.
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LONDON — Relentless Garage, the new incarnation of the iconic venue, The Garage, re-opened at the end of June after a three-year closure. The refurbished venue includes a substantial Turbosound loudspeaker system.
Read More »BETHLEHEM, PA — The recently-opened $743 million Sands Casino Resort here is using Audinate’s Dante audio networking solution, a self configuring plugâ€andâ€play digital audio network using standard internet protocols, as the foundation for its AV system.
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NILES, IL — Shure Inc. named James Ahlborn vice president of finance and chief financial officer (CFO). He will lead the company’s finance division and have full responsibility internal auditing, financial planning and analysis, treasury, payroll, financial reporting, cost accounting, customs, accounts payable and receivable, tax analysis, and credit. He will also provide strategic counsel as a member of the executive staff.
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GLASTONBURY, U.K. — With over 200,000 people on site and well over 100 stages and venues, the Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts is one the highlights of Europe’s summer festival season.
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Submitted by Jon Bullock:
I am one of the fortunate few sound guys that is also a musician and earns a living doing both. I am also one of even fewer who get the honor to travel overseas entertaining our troops, which I have been doing since 2001. These tours have taken me, multiple times, to Bosnia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Germany, Belgium, Japan, Korea, Italy, Kuwait, Iraq, Afghanistan and a few of the other “-stan” countries.
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DENVER, CO — Digital Revolution, an independent sales and marketing firm led by principal C.J. Lewis, has been chosen to represent Mojave Audio’s product line in states of Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.
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MIAMI — For the dance music crowd, Miami’s annual Winter Music Conference has long been regarded as the main event, attracting professionals from numerous countries around the globe. Coinciding with the 24th annual conference staged earlier this year was the 11th annual Ultra Music Festival — the biggest electronic music festival in the U.S. Held at Miami’s oceanfront Bicentennial Park, the Ultra Music Festival served as the conference’s closing ceremony.
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VISTA, CA —The Moonlight Amphitheatre, an outdoor venue specializing in Broadway classics, was recently updated with a RockNet digital audio network from Riedel Communications, installed by Acoustic Dimensions. The setup includes two mixing consoles — one for the orchestra and another for vocals, and the system also needed to allow large numbers of inputs to move between the orchestra pit and the show, depending on the event.
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LONDON — Two Allen & Heath iLive digital mixing systems were used at FOH for a production by Rick Wakeman at Hampton Court Palace for two sold-out nights. There, Wakeman performed his 1973 album, The Six Wives of Henry VIII, to mark the 500th anniversary of Henry’s ascension to the throne.
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