FAIRFIELD, NJ –– Middle Atlantic Products, based here, named BC Electronic Sales as its Commercial AV Rep of the Year. The honor was announced at a sales meeting held prior to InfoComm 2013. BC Electronic Sales represents Middle Atlantic for the commercial AV market in Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and Southern Illinois.
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TORONTO — Canadian jazz vibraphonist Peter Appleyard celebrated his 85th birthday with a performance at his vintage barn in Nassagaweya Township, Ontario, which dates from 1895. The event was captured for posterity using a mc²56 MKII mixing console from Lawo. The console was also used for the live mix, and to drive a single loudspeaker to provide the pianist and vocalist with a monitor mix of the wind, brass, and bass signals.
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LOS ANGELES and LAS VEGAS — 3G Productions, a provider of live production services, sound equipment rentals, sales, and installed sound, has invested in Riedel gear to support its growing business in live entertainment and corporate events.The new gear includes Riedel Artist digital matrix intercom systems and associated keypanels, beltpacks, and headsets. Pictured here, from left, are 3GP’s Will Taylor, Terry Murphy, Eli Stearns, Keith Conrad and Julio Valdez.
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VANCOUVER, BC – Radial Engineering, which had a booth at Sweetwater’s Gearfest event, was approached by active duty serviceman Leo Smith, who related his experiences using the company’s Bassbone in hostile environments. The company relayed Smith’s experience as a testament to the product’s durability.
Read More »NASHVILLE, TN – The Blackbird Academy, an educational facility being launched by Blackbird Studios owners John and Martina McBride, will be offering instruction in both studio and live sound engineering disciplines. The school will offer 24-week, 720-hour courses in studio recording (with a M-F schedule starting Sept. 30, 2013) and live sound engineering (starting January 6, 2014). The Live Sound Engineering program, created in association with Clair Global, promises to leverage Clair’s experience in live sound along with its audio gear.
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BAIE D’URFE, Quebec, Canada – Community Professional named Erikson Commercial, a division of JAM Industries, as its distributor for Canada. Pictured here at center are Loren Robinson, Community Professional’s regional manager for Western US and Canada, shaking hands with Christian Bouchard, VP, Erikson Group. Along with audio products, Erikson Commercial, a 40-year-old enterprise, distributes lighting, video, system control and automation products along with music equipment to Canadian markets.
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CHESTER, PA — Timothy Dorwart, CEO of Community Professional Loudspeakers, died July 15. Dorwart, who was named Community’s CEO in March, was credited with a successful turnaround at Stanton Group that began with his appointment as CEO there in 2007. He also held director and VP positions with Bose Corporation and DMX Music. Dorwart came to Community from Gibson Guitar Corporation, where he held the position of General Manager, Pro Audio and guided the integration of Stanton Group assets to form Gibson’s new Pro Audio Division.
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TEL AVIV, Israel — James Dunkley, FOH engineer for Anthrax, Fun Lovin’ Criminals and Amon Amarth, is one of a number of up-and-coming live engineers turning to live tools from Waves Audio. The plug-in provider recently provided this account of how Dunkley is leveraging its products.
Read More »LAS VEGAS — Although Insomniac CEO Pasquale Rotella had been discussing a two-weekend format for the sold-out Electric Daisy Carnival event here in 2014, Rotella has since indicated via Twitter that EDC 2014 in Las Vegas will most likely remain a single-weekend, three-day event.
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FRAMINGHAM, MA — Dr. Amar Bose, founder and chairman of Bose Corporation, design engineer, holder of many patents and professor at MIT for more than four decades, passed away July 12, 2013 at his home in Wayland, MA, at age 83.
Read More »OTTAWA — Coinciding with the 2013 edition of the Ottawa Bluesfest in early July, Cheap Trick’s management filed suit against the festival organizers to recoup $1 million in gear damage and other costs related to the collapse of the festival’s stage structure in 2011.
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LIVERPOOL, U.K. – Adlib supplied an L-Acoustics KIVA system for Newcastle, U.K.-based R&B Group. The gear package includes 18 L-Acoustics KIVA WST enclosures, six L-Acoustics 8XT speakers, four L-Acoustics SB15m subs, eight SB18 subs, flying frames and a stacking system, along with six L-Acoustics LA8 amplifiers and a Soundcraft Vi1 console for control.
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