LOS ANGELES – Live Nation announced that Linkin Park’s North American tour in support of the band’s 2017 album release, One More Light, has been canceled. Frontman Chester Bennington, 41, was found dead July 20, one week before the North American tour was due to launch at the Xfinity Center near Boston, MA. The North American tour leg was to start in Boston July 27 and wrap up in Los Angeles on Oct. 22.
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Moving into their “next generation” of loudspeaker technology, RCF has introduced FiRPHASE technology in the DSP processing providing more transparency, clarity and linearity into new speaker products. The first products to receive the new DSP include the HDL6-A and HDL50-A line array systems, TT45-CXA monitor, RCF ART 3 Series, ART 7 Series and HD Series two-way composite speaker cabinets. Other RCF products with proprietary RDNet control software will be able to be upgraded through firmware updates.
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Whirlwind’s ROK (Remote Outlet Kontroller) units, including the ROK1 and ROK2, are UL-listed devices that conveniently turn power on and off for remotely located equipment that consumes power even while not in use. They’re ideal for controlling AC power to projectors, video displays, powered loudspeakers, lighting fixtures, etc. ROK1 switches are used for single-phase 120 VAC, and ROK2 is used for switching single-phase 240 VAC, or two legs of 208 VAC three-phase. Both devices are rated for switching 20-amp AC branch circuits. The ROK1 and ROK2 are UL listed as Industrial Control Switches, ANSI/UL 508 and CSA C22.2 No. 14-13 standards for the direct control of nonmotor-rated loads.
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ROCKFORD, IL – Clearwing Productions supplied an L-Acoustics Kiva II sound system for the main venue of Rockford Park District’s Sounds of Summer Entertainment Series.
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OXFORD, UK – Britannia Row Productions is supplying two Solid State Logic L500 Plus digital live consoles on the road with the Depeche Mode Global Spirit Tour.
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AMSTERDAM – Calrec Audio’s Artemis Ray digital audio console and RP1 Remote Production Unit will make their European debuts at IBC2017.
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HOLLYWOOD, FL – IATSE International President Matthew D. Loeb was re-elected by acclamation during the IATSE 68th Quadrennial Convention. Running unopposed, Loeb’s slate of candidates was also re-elected, including General Secretary-Treasurer James Wood, 13 International Vice Presidents, three International Trustees, and one delegate to the Canadian Labour Congress.
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PELHAM, AL – The Pelham Civic Complex, home to the University of Alabama’s club hockey team and other users, installed six Bose F1 Model 812 Passive Flexible Array Loudspeakers, making the complex capable of hosting a wide range of live events.
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MIAMI BEACH, FL – The Design Oasis provided D.A.S. Audio’s UX and Aero Series 2 loudspeaker systems for the 2017 MLB Allstar Pre-game Celebration that took place at Marlins way, adjacent to Marlins Park, home of the Miami Marlins baseball team.
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Schertler Group announces the release of ROY, its new flagship combo amp and TEDDY, a compact professional stage monitor. These latest additions to the Swiss manufacturer’s portfolio demonstrate a growing commitment to developing solutions that meet the demands of musicians and engineers in the professional live performance and recording environments.
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MEDELLIN, Columbia – Maximo Nivel Producciones provided a Martin Audio MLA Mini system for the Corona Sunset Sessons global music festival recently held at Medellin’s Botanical Gardens.
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NASHVILLE, TN – An SD11 console supplied by Sound Image was the central audio control hub for three major stages during Nashville’s “Let Freedom Sing! Music City July 4th” Celebration.
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