OXNARD, Calif. – Given the "total system approach" brought about by the debut of the LA4 and LA8, L-ACOUSTICS has revised its DOSC systems training seminars to incorporate the new amplified controller system architecture.
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CORBEYRIER, Switzerland – Switzerland’s 7th annual ‘Dance with the Wolf’ festival recently took place in Corbeyrier with Allen & Heath’s iLive digital system managing monitor mixing.
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BERKELY, Calif. – Australian pop diva Kylie Minogue has launched a three-month European tour, “KYLIEX2008,” bringing a killer new band, spectacular costumes by Jean Paul Gaultier, and state-of-the-art staging, multimedia, lighting and sound. UK-based Capital Sound has once again designed and supplied a powerful Meyer Sound rig for Minogue’s tour, based around left and right hangs of 14 MILO and two MILO 120 line array loudspeakers each.
Read More »BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – Pacific West Sound Professional Audio and Design Inc. (PacWest), based in a newly constructed building in Bakersfield Calif., has been providing complete video and backline services as well as designing and building complete installations, including sound, video and lighting for the past 25 years. PacWest recently made the decision to upgrade to an Adamson Y-Axis System.
Read More »NILES, Ill. – Shure Incorporated has announced that it has redesigned the packaging for all of its Microflex Installed Sound Microphones, ULX Wireless Microphone Systems, three of its wired and wireless Personal Monitor Systems (PSM), and two of its SE Sound Isolating Earphone models.
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WIMBLEDON, England – The second phase of the All England Lawn Tennis Club’s three-year plan to transform the Center Court at Wimbledon includes the installation of a major new public address system. The dilemma facing Jon Berry from RG Jones Sound Engineering, the All England Club’s long-term pro audio contractors, was in finding a system that could be installed on a temporary basis for this year’s championships, knowing that immediately after the event it would have to be removed in preparation for the third phase.
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NEW YORK – The World Changing Ideas Awards ceremony is an annual event staged by Saatchi & Saatchi to celebrate innovations with the potential to impact our world. As in previous years, the ceremony was held at one of Saatchi’s large Manhattan loft spaces, equipped with a high-performance audio system from Meyer Sound to deliver the awards presentation and ambient background music by a resident DJ.
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ISRAEL – The first NEXO GEO T line array system has arrived in Israel, purchased by rental company Sincopa, one of the country’s largest PA providers for entertainment events, and expects its new investment to raise its profile still further.
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OLD LYME, Conn. – Currently embarking on a fifth tour, Celtic Woman are joined by a six-piece band and an eight-member choir on stage. To inspire and capture the astounding performances that have earned them so much admiration and fame, the show uses 40 channels of Sennheiser wireless microphones, body-packs and wireless personal monitors, along with a mix of Sennheiser and Neumann wired microphones.
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LONDON – With a client roster that reads like a who’s who of the highest profile musicians, Waterloo Sunset rehearsal studios in London needs to have equipment available that meets the needs of the most discerning, and indeed demanding, users. With this in mind, the facility features a comprehensive Turbosound wedge monitoring system and has recently taken delivery of further Turbosound cabinets.
Read More »LAS VEGAS – Time is almost up to cast your vote and make your voice heard for the 2008 FOH Hometown Hero Awards. We’ve picked… Read More »Who’s Your Hometown Hero?
Read More »NEW YORK — Hailed by critics as the most explosive Broadway musical since Rent, Spring Awakening is a tale of passage from youth to adulthood told in a groundbreaking style taking full advantage of the primal force of rock ‘n’ roll. The winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical in 2007, the show also relies on 20 channels of Shure UHF-R wireless.
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