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Seattle-Based PNTA Joins Yamaha Dealer Network

From left to right: Jon-Philippe Ruhumuliza, Rental Manger; Bill Woodland, Custom Sales; Dave Vaught, Event Services Manager

Seattle-Based PNTA Joins Yamaha Dealer Network

SEATTLE – PNTA, founded in 1975 and employee-owned since 2008, has increased its services to include audio, video, and lighting. As part of its recent growth, PNTA has joined the Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. dealer network adding the new Yamaha QL Digital Audio Console to their ever-growing Yamaha arsenal. Pictured here with the console, from left, are Jon-Philippe Ruhumuliza, Rental Manger; Bill Woodland, Custom Sales; and Dave Vaught, Event Services Manager.

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NYC Sports Bar Recreates Stadium Sound with QSC System

NEW YORK CITY – Nevada Smith’s, a Manhattan mecca for fans of European soccer, relocated recently. For the sports bar’s new location, AV/NY owner and sound engineer Daryl Kral provided an audio system that centers on QSC K Series active loudspeakers and AcousticDesign in-ceiling loudspeakers driven by RMXa Series amplifiers. The goal was to create a realistic stadium sound to match the two massive projection screens and numerous flat-screen HD displays installed throughout the venue.

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DBLUX S.A.C. in Peru Supporting Major Artists with Meyer Sound LEO System

DBLUX S.A.C. in Peru Supporting Major Artists with Meyer Sound LEO System

LIMA, Peru – DBLUX S.A.C., a growing sound rental company based here, recently expanded its rental inventory with a Meyer Sound LEO linear large-scale sound reinforcement system. The gear has already been deployed in support of major international touring artists including Paul McCartney, Metallica, Soundgarden, One Direction, Jack Johnson, Marc Anthony, Rubén Blades, and Daddy Yankee and Prince Royce.

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Hedwig and the Angry Inch Using Meyer Sound M’elodie Setup. Photo by Joan Marcus

Hedwig and the Angry Inch Using Meyer Sound M’elodie Setup

NEW YORK – The musical comedy Hedwig and the Angry Inch uses a Meyer Sound system built around M’elodie line array loudspeakers. The main system is anchored by dual front hangs of eight-each M2D line array loudspeakers flanking a center hang of 11 M’elodie loudspeakers, while a cardioid array of three flown 600-HP subwoofers provides low end. Two UPJ-1PVariO loudspeakers provide down fill, two UPQ-1P loudspeakers provide stall fill, and 16 UP-4XP loudspeakers cover front and box fill.

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Sammy Hagar Concert Heard via Ironman Sound Industries’ Martin Audio W8LC System

ST. LOUIS, MO – Ironman Sound Industries (ISI) recently supported a sold-out Sammy Hagar concert with a Martin Audio W8LC speaker system. The company supplied 32 W8LCs for the main hang, 24 W8LMs for outfill, 4 W8LMDs for frontfill and 24 WSX subs. ISI president Bob Horner, who served as production manager for the ISI team during the show, noted that FOH engineer Tony Luna and JH Audio’s Jerry Harvey both credited the system for its sound quality.

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Carsten Kümmel Uses Lawo mc²56 Console at Thurn & Taxis Classic Festival

REGENSBURG, Germany – Sound engineer Carsten Kümmel handled classical production duties as house engineer Lawo mc²56 console at this year’s Thurn & Taxis Classic Festival (Schlossfestspiele). Among the performances he mixed were Guiseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto, soprano Angela Gheorghiu and the Symphonic Orchestra from Hof, Germany.  Guest mix engineers including Giora Feidman also found the console easy to use.

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Krasnodar Music Festival Relies On Adamson Speakers

Krasnodar Music Festival Relies On Adamson Speakers

KRASNODAR, Russia – An Adamson Energia sound reinforcement system was used for The Stairway to Heaven Festival, held in the Krasnodar region of Russia. The main PA consisted of two Adamson E15 line arrays, each comprised of 12 E15 enclosures. Due to the large width of the PA an additional flown infill system of four E12 per side was installed with an additional four Adamson E12 stacked in front of the stage for lip fill purposes. Low end was supported by six blocks of three Adamson T21 subwoofers arranged in an end-fired configuration left and right of the stage at ground level.

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MAVT DK Provides K-array Gear for Amusement Park Show In Norway

KRISTIANSAND, Norway – MAVT DK provided K-array speakers for “Herliland,” a family-oriented production staged at the Kristiansand Zoo and Amusement Park (Kristiansand Dyreparken) here. The show is an open-air performance positioned near the lake where an audience of 1,500 can watch acrobatic performances, singing and dancing. Three KR400 systems were mounted to three flagpoles at each side of the stage, and on each flagpole were four meters of 3.15” columns.

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