MITTWEIDA, Germany – German networked audio solutions specialist, DirectOut Technologies, is proud to announce the appointment of a new distribution partner for the Middle East. Official Harman Professional Audio, Video and Lighting distributor, GSL Professional, is now representing DirectOut in the UAE, Qatar, Oman, Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Iraq.
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CLARKSTON, MI – For Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ big 40th Anniversary tour, with shows running from April through September this year, FOH engineer Robert Scovill has specified an Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) ADAPTive sound reinforcement system supplied by Escondido, CA-based Sound Image. Along with the system, which includes Anya array and Otto subwoofer modules supplemented with Anna delay towers for stadium shows, Sound Image is supporting the tour with crew.
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VUE Audiotechnik revealed the next addition to its highly acclaimed h-Class family of ultra-high-definition, full-range loudspeaker systems. The h-208 combines a full complement of VUE’s most advanced transducer technologies, with powerful onboard VUEDrive system electronics, into a low-profile configuration ideal for low-ceiling applications where output and fidelity are critical.
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HELSINKI, Finland – Finnish club, Kaiku, recently upgraded its audio system to a complete Danley Sound Labs system.
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I like InfoComm. I like it a lot more since the floor planners put the audio area next to the lighting and staging area. It made a lot of sense and should have been done years ago. What did this accomplish besides cutting down on the number of steps I took? Well, it added a lot of traffic to the lighting and staging pavilion. I had many lighting and staging exhibitors tell me it was one of the busiest shows they’ve had there.
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Peavey Electronics introduced its PVXp DSP powered enclosures.
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MACHESTER, U.K. – tube uk of Manchester provided 10 audio systems to five carnical flouts and performance stages around the city for its 2017 Manchester Day celebrations.
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WASHINGTON, DC – On July 14, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ratified an Order on Reconsideration and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking concerning the use of the frequency spectrum that will impact all wireless microphone users. Sennheiser and others lauded the Order on Reconsideration for its role as a potential safeguard against the costly pre-mature obsolescence of existing equipment and also for its provisions to expand license eligibility and for harmonizing the rules with European wireless regulations and standards to an extent, a potential boon for international tours.
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RCF is now shipping its ART3 MK4 speakers. Designed with a new series of performance-enhancing transducers, the ART3 MK4 models also include FiRPHASE processing. The company says these speakers are designed to further advance RCF’s concept of providing a two-way loudspeaker in a composite cabinet. They are well suited for use for live sound reinforcement, stage monitoring and distributed sound systems for clubs, music venues and corporate events.
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U.S./EUROPE – Bryan Ferry is on tour across the USA and Europe, including various dates on the festival circuit, carrying a dLive S Class mixing system from Allen & Heath to manage monitors.
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WOODINVILLE, WA -LOUD Technologies, Inc. (LOUD) is proud to announce the addition of two well-known industry veterans, CJ Lewis and Parker Bradley, to its sales team. Mr. Lewis is LOUD Retail Group’s new Western Regional Sales Manager, while Mr. Bradley takes over as LOUD Retail Group’s new Central Regional Sales Manager.
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CINCINNATI, OH – British pop-rock band, the 1975, recently finished a tour in North America with Adamson Systems Engineering E-Series and S-Series FOH loudspeaker system provided by Eighth Day Sound. The band has been on the road virtually nonstop since 2015. This year’s North American jaunt, which ran from mid-April to early June, was the seventh (yes, seventh) leg of their ongoing run.
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