Fuzz’Yon Upgrades with a Pair of Soundcraft Vi1 Consoles

LA ROCHE-SUR-YON, France — Fuzz’Yon, a 300-capacity live music venue that has been operating here since 1986. Starting out as a haven for rock bands, since 1998 Fuzz’Yon has diversified into dance genres, such as rap, trip-hop, electro and dub, as well as pop, soul and folk. General manager Mathieu Rouet recently replaced the venue’s 10-year-old console with a Soundcraft Vi6 digital console for FOH and a Vi4 for stage monitoring.

HUDIKSVALL, Sweden — Along with a 1,000-meter track for the horses, Hagmyren hosts a variety of horse exhibitions and offers visitors diversions like car bingo (where they sit in their cars and play bingo). The recently-upgraded audio system now includes Symetrix’ SymNet Radius 12×8 processors, chosen in part for their open-architecture programming, fixed I/O, Dante networking and a competitive price.

LONDON — SXS Events has been using an Allen & Heath iLive digital mixing system from its rental stock to manage audio requirements on the Britain and Ireland’s Next Top Model TV show.

SYDNEY — For the Australian touring production of South Pacific, Norwest Productions’ Adrian Riddell sought to fulfill the preferences of its award-winning sound designer, Scott Lehrer for a natural, un-amplified sound. Instead of simply opting against the use of mics, amps and speakers, Norwest has a sophisticated setup for spatial audio reinforcement that includes four separate vocal zones on stage.

LONDON — On the closing day of PLASA 2012, Midas gave one of its new VeniceU consoles to Will Jameson, director of the Lake of Stars arts festival, which has been held since 2004 along the shore of Lake Malawi in Africa.