MADISON, WI — Peak Systems Group of Reedsburg, WI helped the Wisconsin Realtors Association (WRA) upgrade the teleconferencing system on behalf of the group’s 13,000 members. The new system includes Symetrix SymNet Radius AEC Dante network audio DSP.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil — Gobos do Brasil designed an audio system for a new auditorium here, the Auditório da Basílica Nossa Senhora do Rosário, that includes K-array components, chosen for their compact size and clarity. The project was done on behalf of a religious organization known as Arautos do Evangelho, or “Heralds of the Gospel.”
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BRUSSELS, Belgium –PRG’s EML division, based here, is expanding its inventory this year with 36 E15 line array enclosures and 24 E219 subwoofers. The E15 line arrays have already been deployed at Festivalpark in Werchter, Belgium. PRG EML provided the Energia system for the TW Classic, headlined by The Rolling Stones, and then for Rock Werchter, featuring Pearl Jam, Kings of Leon and Metallica. The E15 system is now currently out for a Spanish tour with Negramaro.
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SHARON, PA – WaterFire, a multi-sensory day-long art event here that culminates in anchored but floating fire displays on the riverfront, took place here on July 19 and Aug. 23, and is set for Sept. 27, 2014 as well. For the events’ live music component, Hermitage, PA-based Satin Sound has been pairing RCF speaker components with Meyer subwoofers.
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BOGOTÁ, Colombia — Yamaki, Shure’s distributor in Colombia, worked with Idol audio director Juan Pablo Banchik to support Idol Colombia, the 47th local adaptation of the franchise since Pop Idol was launched in the U.K. in 2001. The show relies on an Axient wireless management network, ULX-D digital wireless and Shure KSM9, SM58, and BETA 58A vocal microphones.
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OTTAWA, Canada — TD Place Stadium, located on the site of the facility formerly known as Frank Clair Stadium, is the revamped home to the Ottawa Redblacks (Canadian Football League/CFL) and the Ottawa Fury FC (North American Soccer League/NASL). The renovated sports venue, which opened in July, has a new sound system that includes EAW components.
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Kramer Electronics’ WP-577VH wall plate CATx switcher transmitter (2-gang Decora) is designed for HDMI, VGA and stereo audio with support for RS-232 data and control. The unit automatically switches to the last connected input and transmits the signals to a compatible DGKat twisted pair receiver (such as the TP-578H). Stereo audio can be either embedded into the signal HDMI or VGA) or transmitted over blank video.
Read More »TEL AVIV – Although big concerts planned for Tel Aviv this summer have been cancelled, starting with a July 17 Neil Young/Crazy Horse appearance that was canceled by police out of safety concerns, Lady Gaga’s artRave: the ArtPop Ball tour stop at the same outdoor Tel Aviv site, Hayarkon Park, went on as planned.
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CHICAGO, IL — Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Walter Becker and Donald Fagen took Steely Dan’s “Jamalot Ever After” tour across the U.S. and Canada this summer, with OSA International, Inc. providing Martin Audio’s Multi-cellular Loudspeaker Array (MLA) sound system. A video interview with Mark Dowdle, who returned to handle the FOH mix, can be seen upon clicking the link below.
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LONDON – Electronic pop band Little Dragon took to the stage at Somerset House here recently. Monitor engineer Marco Cruneri opted for a Soundcraft Vi3000 console to handle mixing duties for the band.
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SALZBURG, Austria – For the 2014 Salzburg Festival’s late Aug. 2014 presentation of Don Juan Kommt aus dem Krieg (Don Juan Comes Back from the War), a play written by Ödön von Horváth in 1936, technical director, Andreas Zechner used a three-module setup of Salzbrenner’s Polaris Touch system.
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LISBON and BRAGA, Portugal — Portuguese installer Sislite provided WORK Pro products for installation projects at the Sofitel hotel in Lisbon and Hotel Mercure in Braga.
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