BOSTON — The Boston Symphony Orchestra has once again tapped DPA Microphones for its nationally broadcast, live Boston Pops Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular. Held annually in the Hatch Shell at the Esplanade along the Charles River, the concert and fireworks show hosts nearly 400,000 attendees.
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WHITINSVILLE, MA — EAW announced that FOH engineer Martin Frey has endorsed the company’s Red Certified KF740 arrays for main PA loudspeakers and will specify them as first choice on all technical riders. The agreement comes after Frey got the chance to use KF740 main PA system provided by Las Vegas-based H.A.S. Productions (HAS), with whom EAW is piloting the Red Certification program.
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GEORGETOWN, KY — Curtis Cox of Curtis Cox Music provided Galvin’s Restaurant here with Community DP6 pendant loudspeakers in a downward-pointed distributed system to minimize challenges posed by the venue’s plaster and metal ceiling and wall surfaces.
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NANDANAM, India — Ravi ‘Drums’ Jakhotia, who played with First Project and Colonial Cousins, two acts joining Katy Perry to kick off a major cricket tournament at a soccer stadium here, relied upon AKG IVM4500 IEMs for his performance.
Read More »CHIBA, Japan — The Big Beach Dance Festival staged at the Makuhari Seaside Park here recently used a new RCF rig on each of the three stages. The event drew some 20,000 revelers with artists including The Chemical Brothers (playing a DJ set), John Digweed, Beardyman, Timo Maas and more. Promoted by alife Entertainment, adding to the atmosphere of the legendary beach party was a full RCF rig on each of the three stages provided by Comestock, sourced through Ballad Co.
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WABASH, IN – CSD Group, led by company president Doug Hood, overcame challenges to spoken word intelligibility posed by the 300-capacity sanctuary at First United Methodist Church here with the installation of gear from WorxAudio Technologies.
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OXNARD, CA — L-Acoustics named Dan Palmer national manager of installation projects and Andrew Nagel as head of application for the U.S. installation market. Palmer is currently in his eighth year as a member of the L-Acoustics US team. Nagel recently completed several high profile installation projects for L-Acoustics worldwide.
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Bose Professional Systems Division has expanded the range of available coverage patterns for the RoomMatch array module loudspeakers with five new patterns. Building upon the designs it launched in May 2011, the RoomMatch series now includes 20 unique coverage patterns
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HELSINKI, Finland — Kristian Ekholm, a sound designer based here who specializes in contemporary performing arts and fringe theatre, purchased a Soundcraft Si Compact 16 live sound mixer from territory distributor Studiotec to take advantage of the digital mixing abilities within the small-footprint, travel-friendly desk.
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PIPERTON, TN — Living Hope Church, which recently opened its new 700-seat worship center here, contracted with Memphis-based Elite Multimedia to provide the sound system, acoustic treatments and AV system. The setup includes a Midas PRO2C at FOH, d&b T10 loudspeakers for the main sanctuary array (six per side), d&b 4S loudspeakers for frontfills and a single E12 loudspeaker as center downfill, all powered by d&b D6 and D12 amplifiers.
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MADISON, WI — Full Compass Systems once again sponsored Circus of Chefs, a gala fundraiser now in its ninth year. This year, more than $173,000 was raised for Circus World Museum, a site owned by the Wisconsin Historical Society that focuses on preserving the history of circus entertainment and memorabilia.
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LAS VEGAS — The producers of BeatleShow! didn’t have a time machine to bring audiences back to the British invasion of the 1960s, but they took pains to offer visitors something akin to a genuine Beatles concert, with details ranging from dramatic costumes to stage lighting and, of course, the sound system. Audio engineer Mick McCoy opted for a Yamaha PM5D for the FOH mix.
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