ARMONK, NY — Italian Speaker Imports named Mick LoMauro National Product Specialist. The company, which has been growing since its inception in Sept. 2014, is the exclusive U.S. distributor of products from Italy-based FBT.
Read More »BUCHAREST, Romania and NANNING, China — A pyro-sparked fire and limited egress turned a 400-capacity nightclub into a deathtrap in Bucharest, Romania. Goodbye to Gravity band members were among the 60 killed and scores injured. Separately, a structural collapse killed a crew member and injured 13 others during setup for a show at the Guangxi Sports Center in Nanning, China that was to feature pop vocalist Jolin Tsai.
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VALENCIA, CA — ATK Audiotek, which had been seeking a more impactful low-frequency response in its loudspeaker systems while shrinking the physical footprint of its traveling rig, found the solution in the form of Powersoft’s M-System (The M-Drive amplifier module is pictured here). ATK is now developing a new loudspeaker that integrates the M-System into a smaller and lighter form factor, optimized for handling, transportation and flying.
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RIO de JANEIRO – Gabisom Audio Equipment supported the 2015 Rock in Rio festival with Harman equipment including JBL VTX line arrays and Crown I-Tech HD amplifiers. The 30th anniversary of the original Rock in Rio festival returned to rock Rio over two weekends in late September.
Read More »UK — The third DiGiCo Quiz night netted £5,500 (about $8,484) for the Behind the Scenes charity benefiting backstage workers in the U.K. Pictured here, from left, are James Gordon, DiGiCo MD; and Lee Dennison, Behind the Scenes trustee with White Light.
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BUFFALO CENTER, IA — First Reform Church, located in the small town of Buffalo Center, Iowa, installed Allen & Heath’s Qu-24 compact digital mixer, ME personal monitoring system and an AR2412 IO rack in its house of worship.
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MESA, AZ — Parsons Technologies provided an an extensive Symetrix DSP infrastructure for Hohokam Stadium, the spring training home of Major League Baseball’s Oakland Athletics. An Allen & Heath mixer, QSC amplifiers and Symetrix DSPs were also part of the stadium’s new audio overhaul earlier this year.
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LONDON – Theatre Projects named Rob Harris as a key consultant. Harris, a longtime theatre consultant and international auditorium acoustic designer, had previously worked with Theatre Projects’ team members on a variety of projects. Harris’s focus will be to build upon the recent launch of an acoustics team at Theatre Projects’ Paris studio. Pictured here, from left, are Theatre Projects’ Mark Stroomer, Rob Harris and Seb Jouan.
Read More »BUCHAREST, Romania — A fire sparked by pyro effects during a performance by heavy metal band Goodbye to Gravity ignited foam decor and raced across the ceiling within the crowded Colectiv nightclub at about 10:30 p.m. Oct. 30, filling the venue with smoke and fumes. About 400 people were in the club at the time of the fire. Sixty were killed, including all but one of the band members, according to news reports.
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LAS VEGAS — Halloween came early to the 15th Annual Parnelli Awards on Saturday, Oct. 24. Audio Innovator honoree Pat Quilter dressed as Mountain Man with an Egyptian head piece; Visionary honoree David Cunningham came to the stage with two beautiful women and proceeded to change wigs and transform himself into a rock/drag star; and finally there was Chris Lamb, in his trademark cowboy getup.
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WHITINSVILLE, MA – Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) expanded its Adaptive Systems family with the introduction of Anna, a loudspeaker designed for the touring, regional sound and permanent installation markets.
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HONG KONG — K-array named Marc Vincent President of Global Sales & Marketing, effective Nov. 1. Based in Hong Kong, Vincent will be responsible for the implementation and execution of sales strategies and marketing efforts.
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