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Lebanese Casino Gears Up with Second and Third Midas PRO6

Tony Khoury opted for Midas PRO6 consoles

Lebanese Casino Gears Up with Second and Third Midas PRO6

JOUNIEH, Lebanon — After first acquiring a Midas PRO6 console for a 1,800-capacity theatrical venue at Casino du Liban here in 2009, Tony Khoury, the casino’s chief sound engineer since 1996, returned to both the brand and the model for FOH and monitor consoles at the casino’s 600-capacity La Salle Des Ambassadeurs, which recently underwent an audio upgrade. The two consoles were provided by Dubai-based NMK Electronics, which was named Midas’ distributor of the year.

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From left, Jim Mingo and senior VP of operations John Hennessey of The Music People.

Line 6 Names TMP Pro Distributor

CALABASAS, CA — Line 6, Inc. has announced that TMP Pro, the installation division of The Music People, is now an official distributor of the Line 6 live sound product line. TMP Pro will offer the XD-V family of digital wireless systems, StageScape digital mixer, and StageSource loudspeaker systems to its installation and integration contractors.

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Outline GTO from SES at Joel Osteen Night of Hope 2012

Joel Osteen Event Heard Via Outline GTO Line Arrays

WASHINGTON, DC — It wasn’t your typical Sunday House of Worship assembly. In this case, the “house” was 41,487-seat Nationals Park, home of the Washington Nationals. The minister was Joel Osteen, and the program, Joel Osteen Ministries America’s Night of Hope 2012, included musical presentations along with inspirational speeches. (Also, the event had been scheduled for a Saturday, but got postponed by a day due to inclement weather.) Special Event Services (SES) supported the event with Outline Grand Touring Outline (GTO) line array speakers.

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KROQ Weenie Roast Y Fiesta 2012

Delicate Productions Provides MLA System for 20th KROQ Weenie Roast

IRVINE CA — At this year’s KROQ Weenie Roast Y Fiesta, attendees gathered for both a 20th Anniversary musical celebration and a tribute to the Beastie Boys’ Adam “MCA” Yauch, who passed away from cancer the day before the show. Delicate Productions, also marking 20 years of audio support for the event, upped the ante with their new Martin Audio Multi-cellular Loudspeaker (MLA) system, appearing for the first time at the Roast.

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Alejandro Fidalgo

Renkus-Heinz Adds Alejandro Fidalgo to Engineering Team

FOOTHILL RANCH, CA — Renkus-Heinz added Alejandro Fidalgo to the company’s expanding engineering team. Prior to Renkus-Heinz, Fidalo was with  Isaac Daniel Group in Burbank, CA, where he worked on audio-related video-on-demand technologies. Fidalgo will report to engineering manager Tim Shuttleworth, and will be based out of the company’s headquarters here.

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USS John C. Stennis Nimitz-class aircraft carrier

Naval Honorees Entertained Aboard Aircraft Carrier with DiGiCo SD11

HONOLULU — Nimitz-class aircraft carriers may look big, but when the cargo includes planes, jets and helicopters, not to mention a nuclear power plant, space is at a premium. For the carrier’s recent seven-day jaunt from Honolulu to San Diego, which treated naval honorees, friends and family members to musical performances in under-deck hangars, Broadcast Support Inc. and Mac West rep Steve McNeil used a DiGiCo SD11 with a full dB Technologies PA rig.

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T Servis warehouse in Prague

Czech Rental Company T Servis Adds L-Acoustics K1 Cabinets to Inventory

PRAGUE — Czech rental company T Servis has purchased additional L-Acoustics K1 WST line source enclosures from local distributor Pro Music, bringing the tally of K1 enclosures in its rental inventory to 64 and its total count of L-Acoustics boxes past the 350 mark. The company has also relocated recently to a new 33,000-square-foot facility that includes a warehouse, a private rehearsal studio, four production offices, two dressing rooms with showers and its own cafeteria.

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TMP Theatre director Stephane Novak with the Soundcraft Vi1 console

TMP Pibrac Theatre Goes Digital with Soundcraft Vi1 Console

PIBRAC, France — Since 1989, the Théâtre Musical de Pibrac (TMP)’s 448-seat amphitheater-style main auditorium has hosted incoming shows and has produced its own, with resident company, Figaro & Co. TMP recently decided to overhaul its distribution network and at the same time upgrade its Harman Soundcraft analog desk to digital, which would be placed on its new Riedel RockNet backbone.

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Recycled Percussion at the Tropicana Las Vegas

Audix Mics Up Recycled Percussion – and a Chainsaw

LAS VEGAS — Recycled Percussion, which holds the distinction of the highest non-vocal finalists ever on America’s Got Talent, is now performing six interactive shows weekly at the Tropicana Las Vegas Theater. The audio gear used to capture all the mayhem includes nearly 60 Audix microphones.

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From left, Amesh Sharma, Jan-Paul Douma, Akshata Sirsikar, Dhaval Mastakar, Tom Back.

Alcons Audio Expands in India

MUMBAI — Alcons Audio has opened a new office in India, offering customers full factory support. The company plans on operating out of Mumbai and Bangalore initially, with expansion planned to other cities in the near future.

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