CHICAGO — Thunder Audio of Livonia, MI provided 76 Meyer Sound MILO line array loudspeakers to cover 7.5 acres of space in Grant Park for Lollapalooza, held Aug. 3-5. The event’s main Bud Light Stage drew big crowds with headliners that included Black Sabbath with Ozzy Osbourne, Avicii, Justice and Franz Ferdinand.
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PHOENIX — Gabe Kubanda, co-founder of the Epic Proportions Tour, which featured new artists at free shows held at military bases, high schools and colleges this past summer, says Line 6 StageSource L3t loudspeakers played a key role in meeting the unique touring production’s needs.
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NEW YORK — PanAVid installed two K-array KK 100 loudspeakers for the main system, two KKS 50s for the main sub-woofer system, and a total of six KK 50s as delay support speakers to enhance the musical clarity and spoken word intelligibility at St. Michael’s Church here recently.
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HOLSTEBRO, Denmark — Victory Tour Production and AED Rent provided a massive JBL VTX line array system for the inaugural Jamboree Denmark 2012. The event drew more than 37,000 to a field on the city outskirts here for the eight-day festival, which was organized by the five guide and scout associations in Denmark.
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NEEDHAM, MA — Boston Light and Sound used two Iconyx digitally steerable column array loudspeakers from Renkus-Heinz to overcome the inherent challenges to spoken word intelligibility at St. Joseph Parish’s sanctuary here.
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WELLSVILLE, OH — The AV systems at Holy Trinity Parish Church, based here, needed an upgrade. Guitar Center Professional (GC Pro) provided a turnkey solution that was implemented by Affiliate Program member Koko Brothers Entertainment.
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CANBERRA, Australia — Elite Sound & Lighting has taken delivery of its first order of Shure UHF-R Wireless Microphone Systems to cater to their growing corporate, events and rock ’n’ roll market. Unparalleled RF performance provides them with all the features and flexibility required to tightly control up to 160 systems for the most elaborate productions.
Read More »BEAVERTON, OR — The AVnu Alliance, an industry forum dedicated to bringing AVnu-certified Audio Video Bridging (AVB) products to market, recently announced that Dolby Laboratories, Inc. has joined the alliance as a promoter member. Dolby, a recognized leader in entertainment technologies, develops sound, imaging, and voice technologies. Now part of a consortium of more than 45 manufacturers, Dolby is expanding the AVnu Alliance’s reach in enabling AVB device interoperability in the professional, consumer, and cinema markets.
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LONDON — Since its inception four years ago, the Rewind festival has seen the 1980s reborn for two days every year in Henley-on-Thames, while its sister event – at Scone Palace in Scotland – made its debut in 2011. Both enjoy the benefits of great audio courtesy of Capital Sound.
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SEATTLE — Symetrix promoted its former Director of Business Development, Brooke Macomber, to Director of Marketing. In her new role, Macomber will manage the planning and execution of Symetrix’ worldwide promotional efforts.
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JESSUP, MD — API named London-based Source Distribution as its U.K. distributor. Source Distribution, a division of HHB Communications, brings over 35 years of industry experience to the partnership, as well as a client list that includes the BBC, Sky, CNN, and Abbey Road, among others.
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SACRAMENTO, CA — When FOH engineer Darwin Tillery goes out on a fly date for clients like Sheila E, New Edition, or Brian McKnight, he doesn’t worry about what console he might encounter at the gig. “I literally just carry mine with me,” he says. “I have the Allen & Heath R72 rack-mount console with the iDR48 MixRack. They both qualify as carry-ons, so I’m basically carrying a 48-channel digital console onto the plane.”
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