NORTHRIDGE, CA – Harman’s JBL Professional announced several new appointments within its Tour Sound division. They include (pictured here from left) Eric Friedlander (now Product Manager, Tour Sound), Paul Bauman (now Associate Director, Tour Sound) and George Georgallis (now Technical Support Lead, Tour Sound).
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LOS ANGELES, CA – Invisible Cities, a new large scale opera heard via wireless headphones, opened Oct. 19 at Union Station here, where it was inaugurated with an official City of Los Angeles Proclamation. The visionary production, which was written by Christopher Cerrone and produced by The Industry and L.A. Dance project, is supported by Sennheiser gear.
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DALLAS, TX — Gemini Light Sound & Video recently acquired its first DiGiCo system, an SD8 and SDRack, to add to their varied analog and digital arsenal this year. Pictured here, from left, are Trae Sales, systems tech; Dustin Rains, monitor tech/engineer; Jason Delatorre, systems tech; Jimmy Butera, FOH tech.
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FORT WORTH, TX – James Lacey III, a volunteer audio engineer for Tabernacle of Praise (TOP), a nondenominational ministry based here, mixes sound for events staged for two youth ministries, Kidz on TOP (1st to 6th graders) and TOP AGENTS (Army of God Equipping New Teens with Salvation; 7th through 12th grade). Harman’s dbx subsidiary recently donated three 1066 Compressor/Limiter/Gates to the ministry.
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LUDLOW, VT – Earlier this year, Yukon Kornelius performed at the FestEVOL 2013 at the Ice House Arena, part of the Okemo Mountain Resort here. The PA system for the rock super-group and other bands consisted of Bose RoomMatch loudspeakers and PowerMatch amplifiers.
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LONDON – For the West End musical production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, based on the 1964 book by Roald Dahl, sound designer Paul Arditti specified a system that centers on L-Acoustics KARA components. Autograph Sound provided 47 KARA, 10 KIVA, 10 SB18 and 15 LA8 for the production, staged at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
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WEST LONDON — Entec supplied lighting and sound gear and crew for two major gigs at Brixton and Bristol on the recent U.K. tour for New Zealand band, Fat Freddy’s Drop. The band – known for their improvised live performances which embrace multiple styles including dub, reggae, soul, jazz, blues and techno – returned to Entec to supply all their production needs following a previous one-off at Brixton Academy in 2011.
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NILES, IL — When the new school year started at Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA), the 600-student community started classes with a new on-campus theater. Supporting the school’s visual and performing arts training curriculums, the public arts high school turned the top level of its building into a state-of-the-art black box theater. With this remodel, LACHSA installed Shure wireless ULX-D, Quad Receivers, and PSM900 Monitoring Systems.
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SYDNEY — The International Fleet Review, which commemorated the arrival of the original Royal Australian Navy fleet in Sydney Harbour a century ago, involved close to 40 warships, 16 tall ships, more than 60 aircraft, 10 military bands, and 8,000 sailors from 17 nations around the world. An AV/comms network from Riedel helped keep the lines of digital communication running smoothly.
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WOODINVILLE, WA – Hey Marseilles is everything a great indie band should be – a bit different, slightly quirky, left-of-center, with irresistible songs that burrow their way into your brain, set up camp, and refuse to leave. The band’s decidedly unconventional mix of folk and classical – or, as they themselves describe it, “folkestral” – has gained them an enthusiastic following from coast to coast and well beyond. For The band’s busy touring schedule, they are using the Mackie 402VLZ4, SR7, and DLM12 two-way powered loudspeaker.
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LAKELAND, FL – The First Baptist Church at the Mall, based here, recently upgraded with nine Soundcraft Si Expression digital consoles in time for the church’s fall season. The consoles are being used in several areas including classrooms, the chapel, the children’s ministry and youth ministries. Of the nine Si Expression consoles Church at the Mall now owns, five are Si Expression 3, three are Si Expression 1 and one is a Si Expression 2.
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LOS ANGELES — Paul David Hager, known for his prowess as a sound mixer in both the studio and live performance environments, has adopted a TG1 Limiter and Zener Limiter from Shell Rock, IA-based Chandler Limited as part of his toolbox.
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