NEW YORK, NY – For the Broadway revival of On the Town, which opened within the restored Lyric Theatre last fall, Sound Associates, Inc. provided sound designer Kai Harada (left) and Patrick Pummill, production sound engineer (right) with an Aurus digital console. The setup also includes signal management handled by Nexus and Nexus Star routers from Salzbrenner StageTec Mediagroup.
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NEW YORK – Veteran live sound engineer Ken Newman, who began working with Barry Manilow in 1992, is mixing the retiring artist’s last tour. The songs are being heard, for the first time, over a Martin Audio MLA system provided by Delicate Productions.
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GLASGOW, Scotland – Following the January launch of Adlib’s Scottish office, which is headed by Graham Cochrane, the company staged two technology based open days at the Glasgow O2 Academy live music venue, showcasing some of the latest innovations available from premium brand partners including L-Acoustics, Soundcraft, DPA Microphones and SSL.
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LOS ANGELES — Neil Diamond is back on the road, with an assist from Parnelli award-winning sound engineer Stanley Miller. The current tour is the first to make use of Harman’s new JBL Professional VTX V25-II line array loudspeakers, provided by Sound Image. The show setup also includes Crown I-Tech HD amplifiers and AKG mics. Miller, who has supported Diamond’s shows for 45 years, said the current setup provides “the best sound we’ve ever had.”
Read More »COSTA MESA, CA – QSC released its “Rent It Now” program connecting customers with participating QSC rental companies. The “Rent It Now” program link allows visitors at QSC.com to easily and quickly find participating dealer rental locations that rent QSC products including TouchMix compact digital mixers, K, KW and KLA powered loudspeakers and more for portable live sound applications.
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WARSAW, Poland — The Audio Engineering Society held its 138th Audio Engineering Society Convention at the Sofitel Victoria Hotel in Warsaw, Poland, May 7 – 10, 2015. The event showcased 50 brands of audio gear and technology along with one of the largest Tech Programs in recent years. Pictured here is AES president Andres Mayo.
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NEW YORK – The Martha Stewart Center for Living at New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital is dedicated to promoting senior health care and wellness. For a panel discussion/fundraiser hosted by Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, L&M Sound and Light provided 12 K-Array KR202 speakers.
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WHITINSVILLE, MA — Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) named Frank Loyko vice president of North American sales. Loyko, who began his career at EAW, returns to the brand after serving as vice president of worldwide sales for LOUD Technologies and holding high-level positions with TC Group Americas and Digidesign/Avid Technologies.
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PHOENIX — For Bryan Adams’ 2015 tour, which continues to support last year’s 30th anniversary re-release of his 1984 hit album, Reckless, engineers Jody Perpick and Rob Nevalainen have been working to optimize the mix at FOH and monitors. Nevalainen, who also owns a Coquitlam, BC Canada sound company, Gearforce, provided d&b audiotechnik’s V-Series speakers.
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Royer Labs’ R-122 MKII Phantom-Powered Ribbon Microphone offers a high output level and -15 dB pad, making it ersatile and well suited for miking acoustic instruments and other sources with low SPL characteristics, as well as high SPL instruments like electric guitar.
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GOSHEN, IN — Congregants of Clinton Frame Mennonite Church are noticing improvements in musical and spoken-word sound quality resulting from the installation of a Meyer Sound Constellation acoustic system. Fort Wayne, IN-based CSD Group provided and installed the new system.
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ORLANDO — An April 29 press event promoting the May 4 opening of the 400-foot-high Orlando Eye observation wheel featured daredevil Nik Wallenda walking across the rim of the turning wheel with no strings, cables or lifelines attached. Merlin Entertainment, which operates the wheel, worked with Glickman Productions audio designer Travis Hill and LMG-supplied audio gear for the event, with Professional Wireless Systems (PWS) also providing a wireless assist.