ANNAPOLIS, MD — Tour engineer/production manager Jeff Kaplan, 43, died Jan. 7 after being struck by a vehicle on Route 50 near Annapolis. Police reported that after his own car struck the median, Kaplan got out and was standing in the roadway when a second vehicle hit him. The accident happened just after 2 a.m. near westbound Route 50 and South Haven Road, west of Interstate 97.
Read More »ROSEMONT, IL – Bose Professional will be hosting a series of demo sessions to showcase the performance of RoomMatch Progressive Directivity Array loudspeaker systems at the Rosemont Theatre in Rosemont, Illinois (minutes from Chicago O’Hare International airport), on Thursday, January 22, 2014. The sessions, geared toward the needs of system integrators, consultants and front-of-house engineers, will commence at 10:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.
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MONTREAL, Canada – Solotech announced that 30-year veteran Maurice Latour, who had left for retirement, is returning to take an active role with the company. “I could not remain indifferent to all the messages I received from my clients in the lasts months,” said Latour. “All comments and warm testimonies have greatly influenced my decision to resume service.”
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BIELEFELD, Germany – British manufacturer Audient named Sonic Sales, based here, as its exclusive distributor for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Sonic Sales will handle sales, service and marketing for the full Audient product range. The distribution company is headed up by Matthias Herbst, pictured here.
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BOWMANSVILLE, NY – Karl Maciag, A/V integrations engineer at Toshiba Business Solutions in Tonawanda, NY, upgraded the sound system within a 4,500-square foot recreation room at the Bowmansville Volunteer Fire Department. The room is used by the volunteers and the community for a variety of gatherings. A new Ashly Audio Pema 4250.70 combination 8×8 Protea matrix processor and four-channel amplifier has breathed new life into the system.
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LANGESUND, Norway – The long days see the Norwegian port of Langesund play host to the annual Skjærgårdsgospel worship conference, a weekend-long festival of music, meetings and spiritual togetherness. Alcons equipment has helped to overcome the event’s difficult acoustics for the past three years. The event takes place at Langesund’s Skjærgårdshallen, a multi-purpose arena and conference facility on the waterfront.
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TUCSON, AZ – In today’s high-technology climate, the challenge facing many dynamic Houses of Worship is to maintain congregation engagement. At Tucson’s Pantano Christian Church (PCC), half of weekend services feature modern Christian rock, yet worshipers were regularly voicing they couldn’t properly hear the music or the message.
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LAS VEGAS — South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa, located south of McCarran Airport on the Las Vegas Strip, recently completed their new bowling facility specifically designed for professional bowling tournaments and competitions. The new facility is part of a larger project that also includes two new equestrian arenas located below the bowling center that serve as overflow for their existing main Arena and Equestrian Center and direct access to 1,200 air-conditioned horse stalls. South Point chose Q-Sys, QSC amplifiers and loudspeakers for their new addition based on their previous experience with QSC products and the ability to integrate all the audio systems across the entire property.
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LAGOS, Nigeria – “The Experience”, an interdenominational gospel concert organized by The House on the Rock Church, went alive again on December 5th (2014) at Tafawa-Balewa Square in Lagos with the theme “One God, One Voice.”
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COUNCIL BLUFFS,IA – Grundorf Corporation, a leading manufacturer of equipment for musicians and audio professionals and parent company of loudspeaker manufacturer Grund Audio Design, named Bob Tjarks to the newly created position of Account Manager.
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STOW, OH – Audio-Technica, a leading innovator in transducer technology for over 50 years, has announced that Symetrix’ newly-released SymNet Composer 3.0 open-architecture design software offers native integration of Audio-Technica’s ATND971 Dante™-enabled cardioid condenser boundary microphone and the ATND8677 Dante-enabled microphone desk stand.
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FOXBOROUGH, MA – Management at Gillette Stadium, home of the New England Patriots and New England Revolution, recently undertook phase one of an extensive renovation project for the venue’s 89 Suites. New receivers and TV monitors, better user control and Bluetooth compatibility were goals for the new setup, but perhaps first and foremost was the audio. Numerous FreeSpace® DS 100F loudspeakers from Bose Professional now grace each renovated suite.
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