NEWCASTLE, Australia – The PA People provided JBL Application Engineered (AE) loudspeakers along with JBL Control 29AV-1 and Control 25AV loudspeakers at the Western Grandstand for Ausgrid Stadium here (formerly Energy Australia Stadium), home to the Newcastle Knights.
Read More »CHICAGO—For the second year in a row, Professional Wireless Systems (PWS), a Masque Sound Company and experts in supplying and supporting wireless systems for live and broadcast events, has been hired to handle frequency coordination for the wireless microphones, in-ear monitors and communications for all of the performance stages and media at the annual Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago’s Grant Park.
Read More »MONTREUX, Switzerland — The 2012 Montreux Jazz Festival, which ran from June 29 through July 14, welcomed various world-class artists and bands performing on 15 different stages. For the 19th consecutive year, Shure was the event’s official technical partner for microphones and wireless systems.
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LONDON — While on tour with 5-piece indie rock band Kaiser Chiefs, sound engineer Chris Leckie, relies on Harman’s Soundcraft Vi Series consoles for all FOH and monitor needs. Since releasing their debut album, Employment, in 2005, Kaiser Chiefs have been busy touring both Europe and the North America.
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ROME — AES has announced that its 134th convention will take place at the Roma Eventi – Fontana di Trevi Conference Centre here May 4-7, 2013.
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MANCHESTER, U.K. — FOH engineer Dan Lewis mixed a recent show at Heaton Park here featuring Beady Eye. He chose Midas’ PRO2 digital console for the event, crediting the console for sonic “warmth.”
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CARHAIX, France — The four-day Les Vieilles Charrues, one of France’s largest, was held July 19-22 with headliners including Bob Dylan, Sting, The Cure, Portishead, LMFAO, Kasabian and France-based artists including Thomas Dutronc, Zebda, Orelsan, Amadou et Mariam and many others. Sombrero & Co. brought three Innovason consoles to the site for the event.
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MAIDENHEAD, UK — Oxfordshire-based RealSound and Vision installed a Community sound system for Cedar Sports Management Ltd. at Bar Sport, a sports bar based here.
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LOS ANGELES – For the first time in approximately 20 years, the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles (SCLA) returned to the Japanese Garden on the grounds of the VA West Los Angeles Healthcare Center campus with their summer production of As You Like It, directed by Royal Shakespeare Company artist Kenn Sabberton. The Center chose the location partly because Artistic Director Ben Donenberg remembered the beauty of the space when they performed there in the early 1990s, but also as a continuation of their work to make Shakespeare vital for everyone—in this case, veterans.
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA — UVA turned to dB Audio & Video to update the sound reinforcement system at the school’s Memorial Gymnasium. dB Audio & Video provided eight Danley SH-69s and two TH-118 sub-woofers for low-end support.
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CHICAGO — Sensaphonics, which offers a two-day music industry-specific Golden Circle seminar, announced that two more audiologists had successfully completed the certification program. The seminar covers hearing protection, in-ear monitors and related topics.
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BUFFALO, NY — Powerhouse Pro Systems and Wittburn Enterprises teamed up on the design and installation of a sound reinforcement system that was part of a $2 million project to turn a formerly industrial area into a more inviting public space for visitors and residents alike. Led by Larkin Development Group, the area is known as Larkin Square.
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