WEST SUSSEX, UK – Music Group hired Nick Bellis, pictured here, to oversee the company’s customer support efforts for Turbosound products geared for portable, installation and tour sound applications. Bellis has spent 25 years in pro audio and live event production, handling audio duties at FOH, monitors and as a system tech with Liverpool-based Adlib Audio. Bellis has also worked on behalf of JBL, Tannoy and Soundcraft.
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CLAYTON, NC — The Clayton Center has recently installed a Yamaha M7CL-48ES digital console with (2) Yamaha SB168-ES digital network stage boxes supplied by S.C.M.S. Southeast, Apex, NC. This console is part of a major audio and lighting systems upgrade to coincide with the Clayton Center’s 10-year anniversary.
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BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA – As an educational institution with a focus on contemporary art, Bainbridge Island Museum of Art’s mission is to engage a diverse population with the art and craft of the northwest region. What started as a project to fix some shortcomings with the AV system in the museum’s auditorium turned into a larger project that included the use of Lectrosonics’ Aspen Series audio processing gear.
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NEW ORLEANS, LA – When the audience is inches from a drama of family relationships and emotional awakening, the critical sense of intimacy hinges on clear, natural sounding dialog. Furthermore, the microphones must not be visually distracting and they must be comfortable to keep the talent focused on the story. For these very reasons, Delgado Community College’s Theatre Department uses B3 Omnidirectional Lavalier and E6 Earset microphones from Menlo Park, CA-based Countryman Associates.
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MILAN, ITALY — Formula 1 races are the biggest and the most exciting open events run around the world, but the race isn’t only about high-tech engineering and pushing the limit. What about what happens around the race? Formula 1 is also about entertainment both on and off the track with associated festivities and events designed to keep spectators on their toes and entertained while they anticipate who will bring home the victory. Infinity Red Bull Racing Team utilized a top notch sound reinforcement system consisting of a K-array KR202.
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark ― Well-known jazz producer and pianist Niels Lan Doky teamed up with Claus Meyer, co-owner of the Michelin-starred noma restaurant, to launch The Standard, a new jazz club here that features two bars and three world-class restaurants. Officially opened on Oct. 3, 2013, The Standard’s audio equipment list highlights another well-known Danish name – DPA Microphones.
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LAS VEGAS — The 2013 Parnelli Awards gala, hosted by Micky Dolenz and honoring Mark Engebretson, George Travis, Mo Morrison and Eric Pearce, is once again trending toward a complete sellout. As of Oct. 22, more than a month before the Nov. 23 event, most of the tickets have already been snapped up — earlier in the process than ever before. Voting from readers of FRONT of HOUSE and PLSN magazines, which continues through Oct. 31, is also tracking at record levels for 2013.
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CHATSWORTH, GA – Church leaders at First Baptist Church here turned to Dalton, GA-based Bradford AV to design and install a new sound reinforcement system for the church’s remodeled Fellowship Hall. The room, a rectangular space with stained glass windows, hard surface flooring and a dropped ceiling with LED lighting, is used by the church for educational purposes, lectures, movies and community civic gatherings as well as over-flow from services. The new sound system makes used of Tannoy VLS passive column loudspeakers.
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NASHVILLE, TN — One Systems named Contact Distribution as its Canadian distributor. Doug MacCallum, One Systems’ president, made the announcement. Pictured here are, from left, Lucas Truman, Contact’s Western regional manager; Doug MacCallum; Bill Coons, Contact’s distribution director; and Louis-Phillippe Boideau, Contact’s Eastern regional manager. (Mike Davidson, Contact’s Ontario sales manager, is not pictured here).
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GARDEN CITY, KS – This year marked the fourth year that the Douglas Production Group (DPG) provided sound reinforcement for the annual Tumbleweed Festival held on the grounds of the Lee Richardson Zoo here. It also marked the first time they used their new RCF HDL 20-A line arrays for the event. DPG utilized the HDL 20-A modules on all three stages of the three-day acoustic music festival.
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NEW YORK — At the 135th AES Convention, Harman announced its acquisition of privately-held Duran Audio BV. The purchase provides Harman with access to new electro-acoustic and software-based directivity control technologies including Duran Audio’s AXYS Intellivox line of “steerable” columns. Harman said it plans to integrate the AXYS product line and core technologies into its future audio products. Pictured here, from left, is Bryan Bradley, general manager of Harman’s loudspeaker business unit, and Gerrit Duran, president of Duran Audio.
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ANCHORAGE, AK — In today’s digital age, many houses of worship are moving towards rich multimedia presentations that are streamed, uploaded and broadcast worldwide. The need for up-to-date systems to handle this new model of worship options often requires an investment in gear and technology. For the 2,300-seat Anchorage Baptist Temple (ABT) in Alaska, this was the very impetus to undertake a revamp of its overall audio set-up. Integrators Michael Garrison Associates spec’d a DiGiCo for the Temple’s latest upgrade consisting of SD7’s and SD10 mixers.
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