ANAHEIM, CA — Ten historic musical and sound inventions dating from 1947 through 2000 (including the 1970-vintage ARP 2600 analog synthesizer, pictured here) will be inducted to the 10th annual NAMM TECnology Hall of Fame, Saturday, Jan. 24 at the Winter NAMM 2015 show. Presented by the NAMM Museum of Making Music, the awards are hosted by FRONT of HOUSE editor George Petersen.
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WARSAW, Poland – Among the many high-profile New Year’s Eve events staged throughout Europe to see in 2015, one of the largest must surely have been that which took place in Warsaw. Staged in the grounds of The National Stadium by Stołeczna Estrada with production support by Gigant Sound-Letus, a gathering of 120,000 people took part in a colossal open-air party to welcome the New Year.
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NORTHRIDGE, CA – Harman’s JBL Professional recently launched its VTX PRO Seminar Series with an event that took place in Orlando, FL on Jan. 15. More than 20 more seminars are planned, with an itinerary that dovetails with the current Linkin Park tour. The seminars are led by Ken “Pooch” Van Druten, FOH engineer for Linkin Park; Jim Digby, tour director for Linkin Park and president of the Event Safety Alliance; Vic Wagner, system engineer for Sound Image; and Vinnie Perreux, Harman Professional’s market manager, tour sound. Pictured here, from left, are Wagner, Van Druten, Sound Image’s Jesse Adamson and JBL’s Paul Bauman and Eric Friedlander.
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MINNEAPOLIS — Christian artists Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith performed a Christmas concert with a full orchestra at Target Center in Minneapolis on Dec. 13. Reach Communications (Champlin, MN) provided NEXO STM speakers, NUAR amps and Yamaha consoles for control, including a Yamaha PM5D-RH at FOH and dual CL5s at monitors – one for the orchestra and one for the headliners.
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COCOA, FL — First opened to the public in 1924, The Historic Cocoa Village Playhouse (CVP) is listed on the national register of historic buildings, and serves as the community theater for regional Broadway performers. Having relied on a Harman Soundcraft MH3 console for many years, the in-house staff recently upgraded to a full digital infrastructure that includes a Soundcraft Vi3000 console. Pictured here with the console is Gavin Little, lead audio/sound designer at the venue.
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CHESTER, PA – Community Professional Loudspeakers named Steve Young director, North American Sales. Young comes to Community from Music Group, where he served as manager of Business Development for brands including Midas, Klark-Teknik and Eurocom, has more than 20 years of experience in sales, marketing and management. Prior to Music Group, Young was vice president of sales and marketing at Mitek (Atlas Sound).
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LOS ANGELES — 3G Pro Audio named David Myers director of the company’s new Installation Division. Myers, who has 25 years of experience along with CTS-I and CTS-D certifications in Installation and Design, is tasked with building a division that sets itself apart in terms of innovative solutions, new methodologies and successful collaboration with clients.
Read More »TACLOBAN, The Philippines — Kristel Mae Padasas, 27, died Jan. 17 from a head injury caused by a loudspeaker scaffolding collapse during Pope Francis’ visit to the reconstructed airport in storm-ravaged Tacloban.
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NÜRTINGEN, Germany – German loudspeaker manufacturer Fohhn Audio AG recently added Gauthier Dalle to the company’s international sales and distribution team. As head of international business development, Dalle is tasked with strengthening and developing Fohhn’s international relationships.
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BOSTON – Alumni Stadium, home to the Boston College Eagles football team, recently installed a new EAW sound reinforcement system to upgrade the game day experience for fans. Time, weather and wind had taken their toll on the previous system, making its replacement a necessity before the start of the 2014 season.
Read More »GLENDALE, AZ — Ryan “Scrappy” Lipman, 31, died Jan. 14 after falling more than 25 feet to a stage under construction for the NFL’s Super Bowl XLIX tailgate party outside the University of Phoenix Stadium. Emergency responders transported Lipman from the work site to the hospital about noon. Lipman succumbed to his injuries after reaching the hospital.
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DANBURY, CT — When Norwalk-based Jaffe Holden Acoustics was tasked with designing the AV systems for the brand new Visual and Performing Arts Center at Western Connecticut State University, the much-noted design firm worked with Masque Sound to put together a custom audio equipment package to install in the upgraded facility.
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