BELL, CA — Empire PRO, based here, has guaranteed stock of Shure’s new QLX-D wireless systems for its clients by stocking deep in over 90-channels. Edmond Khanian, VP at Empire PRO, predicted “huge demand” for the wireless systems.
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WILLEBROEK, Belgium – Harman’s JBL Professional and Crown amplifiers are turning up the volume across Europe, as AED Rent, based here, delivers a new level of sound quality to festivals and tours across the continent with its inventory of JBL’s VTX line arrays and Crown I-Tech HD amps.
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VANCOUVER BC — For 21 years Rosenthal has performed with Billy Joel as keyboardist, adding musical director to his title along the way. A longtime Radial user, the Radial SW8 now figures prominently in his equipment plan.
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SAN RAMON, CA — Percussionist/singer/songwriter Carlos Elizalde has been performing recently with Harman’s AKG WMS4500 wireless microphone system with a D7 reference dynamic vocal microphone, plus the AKG IVM4500 in-ear monitor set and a D7 microphone for percussion.
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MANKATO, MN – To upgrade intelligibility and low-end extension for Hosanna Lutheran Church, home to four contemporary and one traditional service each week, Audio Video Electronics (AVE) installed a pair of Danley Sound Labs SH-60 loudspeakers along with a Danley DBH-218 subwoofer. AVE also repurposed Lab.gruppen C-series amplifiers for the mains and added a Lab.gruppen FB14000 for the subwoofer. The church also added a new Midas PRO3 mixer and Crestron system for audio control.
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LAS VEGAS — Nominations for the 2014 Parnelli Awards, to be presented at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Nov. 22, are now open. FRONT of HOUSE subscribers once again have the chance — but only through the end of September — to determine who will be on the Parnelli Awards ballot this year. The 2014 Parnelli Awards Ballot will be open for voting during the month of October.
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One Systems announced a new mobile app that promises to simplify the process of finding the right One Systems or On Point Audio product for any application. The software, for Android, iPad, iPhone and iPod devices, is available on iTunes and GooglePlay.
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The System 6000 Integrator plug-in lets users save and reload the complete settings of their System 6000 as part of virtually any DAW project (for track playback or capturing audio during a performance), by using an existing Ethernet connection. Via standard automation, users can automate preset changes during playback, so users can get more out of the System 6000’s four processing engines. The System 6000 Integrator supports the AAX, RTAS, VST and Audio Unit formats, covering all major DAW software.
Read More »ZURICH, Switzerland – A Stagetec Nexus network consisting of a Nexus Star and five Nexus Base Devices provided signal distribution at the European Athletics Championship held Aug. 12-17 at the Lezigrund Stadium here. Seven OB trucks were connected to the Nexus network, which consisted of 16 base stations. Along with 150,000 visitors over the six days, the event was expected to draw some 370 million viewers.
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MALMESBURY, U.K. – Britannia Row Productions once again supported the audio needs for the 2014 World of Music, Arts and Dance (WOMAD) Festival, with an assist from Solid State Logic, which provided its SSL Live consoles at FOH for the main Open Air Stage and the Society of Sound marquee at this year’s event. New Zealander Johnny Keirle, pictured here, who returned to mix FOH at the Open Air Stage, credited the desk after quickly getting acquainted with many of its features.
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CHICAGO – The ‘David Bowie Is’ exhibition uses Sennheiser’s guidePORT technology to broadcast 25 live audio streams through transmitters that are perfectly mapped to the floor plan of the exhibit. A special 3D upmix algorithm created by Gregor Zielinsky, Sennheiser’s International Recording Applications Manager, is also used to create a 3D audio spectacle, consisting of Bowie concerts from over the years and an exclusive ‘mash up’ of his songs.
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SALT LAKE CITY – Chelsea Grin, a “deathcore metal” band featured on Warped 2014, will be embarking on a 24-date U.S tour this October in support of their third studio LP, Ashes to Ashes, released earlier this year. On the recommendation of Chelsea Grin tour manager/FOH engineer Gino Scarim and Sennheiser artist relations manager Tim Moore, the band upgraded its wireless infrastructure to Sennheiser’s G3 series along with a variety of Sennheiser microphones.
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