ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL — After 18 years in Glenview, IL, GCS has relocated to a new warehouse here, also in the Chicago area, that quadruples their space, doubles their docks, and adds a rail spur. The company also took delivery of another 28-box NEXO GEO T speaker system, bringing their inventory up to five arena-sized rigs.
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NEW YORK — Production Resource Group (PRG) supported a production of Karlheinz Stockhausen’s electronic Oktophonie in late March at the Park Avenue Armory here with a Meyer Sound speakers and a DiGiCo SD8 console.
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VANCOUVER, BC and HALIFAX, NS, Canada — Montreal-based Solotech announced new sales and integration offices in Vancouver and Halifax on May 1. The Vancouver office will be led by Brian Konechny and Larry Medwin. The Halifax office will be led by Eric Bourgeois and Bill Lawlor. Solotech also added Rob Lanthier to its Ottawa office staff.
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LAS VEGAS — The parent company of FRONT of HOUSE magazine, Timeless Communications Corp. (TCC), has acquired the assets of Symphony Publishing, with four magazines for the musical instrument and music education markets. “We’re excited to receive the stewardship of four exceptional magazines,” says Terry Lowe, TCC, president. “With this acquisition, we’ll apply our business model and high level of service to the musical instrument industry via the magazine Musical Merchandise Review (MMR), and serve music educators through School Band & Orchestra (SBO), JAZZed, and Choral Director publications.”
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The RF-Vue T10, a handheld 10-inch touch tablet equipped with a Windows 8 operating system, is the first in a new series of touch tablet RF analyzers to be marketed by Kaltman Creations under its Invisible Waves brand. It will be introduced at InfoComm in Orlando June 12-14.
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QSC has expanded its AcousticDesign loudspeaker series with new models including the S8T, S10T and S12. As with the other models in the AcousticDesign series, the new loudspeakers are designed with eas of installation and durability in mind.
Read More »Xilica Audio Design, a manufacturer of digital audio processors, and Audinate, the creators of the patented Dante digital media networking solution, announced Xilica’s new Dante enabled Neutrino and Uno Series Digital Processor models.
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Gator Cases announced recently that its Find Your Case tool is available online. The company is calling the online tool an easy way to find the exact Gator Case match for a wide variety of instruments and AV gear.
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Ashly’s nX family of Class D amplifiers promise up to 12,000W of clean power while drawing less than 1W in sleep mode. The nX amplifiers are offered in four- or two-channel versions with selectable high-Z (70/100V) or low-Z output on each channel.
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DENVER — Music promoter Barry Fey, a top-tier music promoter credited with bringing U2, the Rolling Stones, the Doors and other top bands to Colorado over a span of more than 30 years, died at his home near Denver April 28. Fey, who had been recovering from hip replacement surgery, was 73.
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NASHVILLE — CTS Audio provided live sound support for Nashville’s Country Radio Seminar (CRS), a new artist showcase. For performances staged at the Nashville Convention Center Feb. 27-March 1, CTS Audio provided JBL VTX line arrays and Crown I-Tech HD amplifiers from Harman Professional.
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LIÈGE, Belgium — For an upgrade to the sound system within the Opéra Royal de Wallonie (Royal Opera of Wallonia), Riva Audio and XLR sprl provided a full L-Acoustics system. The setup includes 20 KIVA cabinets (two six-KIVA arrays in front of the curtain and two four-KIVA arrays to serve the lower seats) plus eight SB18 and 14 8XTi as infills. Two four-KIVA arrays round out the new design for the 1,440-seat venue.
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