PASADENA, CA — One Night with Janis Joplin returned to the Pasadena Playhouse recently for a four-week stint. Sound Associates designed the audio system, which includes a setup at monitors with 15 VUE a-8 two-way systems powered by five Lab.gruppen FP3400 series amplifiers. A Yamaha M7CL48 at the FOH position delivers a total of 10 discrete mixes to the to the stage monitors.
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COSTA MESA, CA — QSC promoted Gina Bergmann, David Fuller and Ray van Straten. Bergmann, pictured here, is now senior director, Sales Operations and US Sales; Fuller is now senior director, International Sales and Technical Marketing; and van Straten is now senior director, Marketing Communications and Training & Education.
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ANDERSON, IN — Associated Controls + Design (ACD) of Indianapolis worked with Daktronics on the installation of an acoustical banner hoist system within York Perfomance Hall at Anderson University here recently. The system lets a single operator control multiple banners simultaneously with multiple targets; there are 15 acoustic banners at the venue.
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DETROIT — Kid Rock and his band, Twisted Brown Trucker, are once again rolling across the U.S. with two months of arena shows between February and April. Along for the ride are opening acts Buckcherry and Hellbound Glory. Sound Image is once again supporting the tour with an L-Acoustics K1 system.
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ORLANDO, FL — Encore Broadcast Solutions and Atlantic Professional Audio (APA) provided a Turbosound Flex Array system for the new 3,000-seat, stadium-style sanctuary opened on a new campus by Orlando’s Faith Assembly of God Church.
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Waves Audio’s Manny Marroquin Signature Series Collection is a group of custom plugins developed in collaboration with mixing engineer Manny Marroquin (Bruno Mars, Alicia Keys, Rihanna, Maroon 5, Shakira).
Read More »NEW YORK — Hanan, a multi-instrumentalist who is particularly noted for his guitar performances, is now touring as a band member for Alicia Key’s Set The World On Fire tour. The lead guitarist recently lauded Harman’s AKG WMS4500 wireless system for its ability to effectively convey his virtuosity to audiences around the world.
Read More »LAS VEGAS — “We would like to reinvent fundraising night,” said Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte to the Las Vegas Review Journal, explaining why six of the seven venues hosting Cirque productions would go dark on Friday, March 22. The day is designated “World Water Day” by the One Drop foundation, a charity Laliberte founded to save lives among the world’s poor with sustainable clean water and sanitation systems.
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Behringer has expanded its Eurolive professional loudspeaker line with the introduction of two new Bluetooth-enabled active loudspeakers, the B115W, pictured here, and the B112W.
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Void Acoustics says its new Nexus 6 mid/high speaker design was prompted in part by a positive response to its earlier introduction of its Incubus products.
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dbx introduced its PS6 power supply for the dbx PMC16 Personal Monitor Controller. The PS6 power supply can supply AC power for up to six separate PMC16 units. The PMC16 can be used for applications ranging from house of worship systems with a single compact mixing console to large-scale orchestra installations of up to 60 PMC16 units.
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WINSTON-SALEM, NC — Following their recent tour with the Zac Brown Band, SES (Special Event Services) has increased its inventory of Martin Audio MLA loudspeakers with an additional 24 MLA, 24 MLX, and 48 MLA Compact enclosures.
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