PHILADELPHIA – Jesse Klapholz, a Philadelphia-area veteran of the professional audio industry, passed away on June 5, 2017 at 63. Among his many talents, Klapholz was a talented audio systems designer, a writer and publication editor, a live and recording mix engineer, and a self-taught blues guitarist.
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ORLANDO – The OCA Alliance featured the latest in the organization’s efforts to pave the way toward broader usage of industry standards and increased interoperability of AV devices with live demos, a new technical website developer resource and OCA v1.4 enhancements at InfoComm in Orlando June 14-16, 2017.
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BERLIN, Germany – Berlin-based Complete Audio recently took its Martin Audio MLA system out with long-term client, KIZ on the band’s latest tour, Hurra die Welt geht unter (which translates as “Hooray the world is going down”).
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MONTROSE, Scotland – The Beach Boys and Deacon Blue are two of the latest acts to utilise the Adamson E-Series and S-Series loudspeakers designed and provided by The Warehouse Sound Services Ltd. and LCC Live for Montrose Music Festival’s 10th anniversary.
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FORT WORTH, TX – Every four years, noted audio producer/engineer Tom Lazarus heads to Fort Worth, TX for the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. With much of the classical music world focused on the prestigious event, Lazarus turns to DPA Microphones’ d:dicate 4006 Omnidirectional Microphone to showcase the competitors’ piano playing talents.
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BLOOMFIELD, CT — KMC Pro Audio has been appointed as Mackie’s U.S. distributor for its line of audio products.
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Powersoft Duecanali and Ottocanali were the platforms of choice to drive the updated system in Morton Apostolic Christian Church’s brand new facility.
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LAS VEGAS, NV – RÜFÜS is on its current tour with an Adamson E-Series loudspeaker system provided by Eighth Day Sound Australia.
The pride of Lynchburg, VA, Liberty University’s School of Music, set a new benchmark for acoustical flexibility as it debuts one of the world’s first performance venues to offer adjustable architectural acoustics working hand-in-hand with Meyer Sound’s Constellation active acoustic system. Students, faculty, guest ensembles and the surrounding community can now experience musical performances of any genre in acoustical surroundings precisely tailored for optimum benefit.
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Rockers HammerFall find a portable monitoring solution
Heavy metal fans need no introduction to HammerFall. Founded in 1993 in Gothenburg, Sweden — the country’s second-largest city — this powerhouse has been delivering melodic metal ever since. Now, 10 albums later, the band shows no sign of slowing down.
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This month, AKG celebrates its 70th anniversary. From its humble beginnings in post-war Austria, the company has blossomed to become a world leader in audio technology, distributing its products in more than 140 countries. Given this accomplishment, we thought we would look back at the company’s history and examine a few of the significant products that arose along the way.
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Genre-bending juggernaut Chance the Rapper is proving worthy of the arena-sized tour he’s now on, selling out his great-sounding pyro-filled show wherever he goes. On May 14, he made it a special Mother’s Day edition at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis. Chance brought his mother down from Chicago for the show and surprised her by bringing out one of her favorites, neo soul artist Maxwell. He announced that 18,300 people showed up to see him that evening, which seemed to surprise even him.
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