BATON ROUGE, LA — PreSonus named Blaine Wilkins inside sales coordinator for the company’s WorxAudio division. Prior to PreSonus and WorxAudio, Wilkins served as an Audio engineer for Advanced Audio & Stage Lighting. In his new position, Wilkins will take presales calls from prospective customers and provide product information and support as needed.
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SURREY, U.K. — Noel Hogan, co-founder and composer for The Cranberries, added Audient’s 8 Channel Mic Pre & ADC ASP880 and USB Interface iD22 to his arsenal of gear, for use both within his home studio and for gigs on the road.
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CONROE, TX — TASC A/V installed an R6-51 high-output, horn-loaded loudspeaker system from Community Professional for Conroe High School’s Buddy Moorhead Stadium. The new system has been credited for boosting intelligibility and coverage within the stadium, which opened in 1963 and seats 8,421.
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CHARLOTTE, NC — So far, Don Kendrick, director of media services, has turned to DiGiCo for consoles installed in the church’s main sanctuary (an SD5, installed last year and pictured here), the Student Life Center (SD8 and SD9 consoles) and Family Life Center (SD11). Kendrick confirmed that the church is now turning to DiGiCo yet again with a fifth console — another SD5 — for a new A/V center slated for completion Q1 2015. Dallas-based Russ Berger Design Group designed the new A/V facility.
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LONDON — Alfie Boe’s Serenata tour included a Dec. 12, 2014 concert at the O2 Arena. There, the British tenor and actor was supported by a five-piece band, a 16-piece orchestra, the New Zealand musical trio Sol3 Mio and a Martin Audio MLA Multi-cellular Loudspeaker Array provided by Capital Sound. Mixing the sound at FOH was experienced producer/engineer, Matteo Cifelli (owner of Fastermaster Studio) assisted by system tech, Joseph Pearce.
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NILES, MI — Audio Video Electronics (AVE) designed and installed a sound reinforcement system for Summit Church, the new name for First Missionary Church, which has been operating for more than 50 years. The expanding congregation is moving to new facilities, with a new multi-purpose worship space. AVE provided Danley Sound Labs SH-96 and SH-60 Synergy Horn loudspeakers. The setup also includes QSC CXD-Q amplifiers, Q-Sys Core 250 processing and a Soundcraft Expression console.
Read More »INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Tort Claims Act, which limited the state’s liability to $5 million in the wake of the Aug. 13, 2011 collapse of the temporary staging structure at the Indiana State Fair, survived a challenge brought by lawyers for a 13-year-old girl from Ohio who was among the scores injured in the storm-related collapse, which killed seven.
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AMSTERDAM – At this year’s ISE in Amsterdam, Fohhn Audio will present technologies including Beam Steering, 3D sound and the intelligent active and fully digital audio network AIREA.
Read More »GLENDALE, AZ and TACLOBAN, The Philippines — Separate accidents linked with the setup for the NFL’s Super Bowl in the U.S. and Pope Francis’ visit to the Philippines claimed the lives of Ryan “Scrappy” Lipman, 31, on Jan. 14 and Kristel Mae Padasas, 27, on Jan. 17.
Read More »NASHVILLE — EAW has announced plans for a demo event featuring the company’s Anya speakers and Otto subwoofers. The event is set for Feb. 3-4, 2015 at the Fellowship at Two Rivers, a Baptist church at 2800 McGavock Pike, Nashville, TN 37214. Anyone interested in attending should contact EAW at [email protected] by Jan. 27, 2015.
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*Top 10 Tour rankings from Billboard Magazine based on gross ticket sales from mid-Nov., 2013 to mid-Nov., 2014
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