Pilgrims Descend on Berlin

BERLIN — Preparations for the "Stadtkirchenfest" in Berlin, an ecumenical gathering of more than 170 Christian and Orthodox groups and communities, as well as welfare organizations and action groups, were in the hands of the Berlin-Brandenburg Ecumenical Council, in cooperation with the Diocesan Council of the Archdiocese of Berlin. To handle the technical side of the festival, the Council called in Clemens Müller, freelance production manager and sound engineer.

FLOWERY BRANCH, GA — To recreate the noisy game day conditions of the Georgia Dome at their training headquarters in Georgia, the Atlanta Falcons have used a Danley Sound Labs speaker system comprised of SH-50 and TH-115 subwoofer units.

STOW, OH — Audio-Technica took part in the Country Music Association (CMA) Awards by providing vocal and instrument microphones for the annual awards show. The 40th Annual CMA Awards aired live for the first time in 5.1-channel surround sound on Monday, November 6th from Nashville's Gaylord Entertainment Center and featured over 200 hard-wired and wireless Audio-Technica microphones.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — The recently constructed First Baptist Church, in Eugene, Or, has adopted the new Dolby Lake Processor, integrating two into its audio system. Some of the features introduced in the Lake Processor include the portal front-panel interface, advanced converter design, Iso-Float ground isolation, LimiterMax true-RMS limiting and flexible hardware configuration options.

BRUNSWICK, GA — Atlanta Sound & Lighting are a full-service event production company, and they deployed their EV XLC rig for a recent concert by Hank Williams, Jr., in Brunswick, Ga, on October 27.

GREENSBORO, NC — WorxAudio Technologies introduces the V8-PMD1 Powered Touring Line Array, a member of WorxAudio Technologies' TrueLine Series. The V8-PMD1 is a two-way line array loudspeaker with integrated power and DSP capabilities, which is designed for a variety of applications, including corporate/industrial theatre, medium concert reproduction, theatrical musical events and A/V production.

MCKEES ROCKS, PA –La Posada, a senior service provider in Green Valley, Az, includes independent and assisted living housing, as well as activity options like a library, an astronomy observatory, a natural-grass putting green and a fitness center, and since May 2005, La Posada has turned to Northern Sound & Light (NSL) in McKees Rocks, Pa for audio.

BERLIN — The opening celebration for the new Berlin Hauptbahnhof, a train station more than 900 feet long, included performances by German bands and a multimedia event entitled "Symphony of Lights – Welcome to Berlin." More than half a million spectators filed in to see the new station.

MEZHDURECHENSK, RUSSIA — Work began a few months ago in Siberia on a total re-build of the Raspadskij Palace of Arts, which included the replacement of the entire technical set-up: audio, lighting, stage mechanism and other apparatus. The tender for the design of the systems and supply of sound and light rigs went to Sound Design, a firm from Novokuznetsk. Moscow's Studitech, Outline's distributor for several years, took part as sub-contractor for the design, supply and installation of the sound system.