TEMPE, AZ – Michael ‘Woody’ Woods has been promoted to President of the Entertainment Division at Precise Corporate Staging, where he will lead the account services, operations and business development departments. Woods has a background as a musician, musical engineer and producer.
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WHITINSVILLE, MA — EAW named Steve Davis EAW Service Manager. Having worked as an EAW employee then a contract vendor through his own company, Performance Audio of New England (PANE), Davis is now in his 25th year as EAW’s primary service resource.
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KELOWNA, British Columbia — AVcom Technical Productions designed and installed a new AV system at Kelowna Christian Centre (KCC) centered on Danley Sound Labs loudspeakers. The overhaul at KCC included a complete redesign of the stage and FOH control area and completely new sound, video, and lighting system.
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LOS ANGELES — Singer/songwriter Shakeh, who has been entertaining audiences at colleges, festivals, clubs, coffeehouses and other small venues up and down the West Coast, has been using Countryman’s E6 Omni Earset Mic since 2003. She uses it in conjunction with a Sennheiser wireless system and says the mic is as indispensable as her Taylor guitar.
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WEST POINT, NY — The United States Military Academy Prep School (USMAPS) hired New York-based Pro Sound Associates to integrate new and existing audio and video components at a multi-purpose lecture hall/ auditorium for 325 students. Company owner Dominick Campana used an Ashly ne24.24M modular processor to tie the disparate pieces together.
Read More »REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy — Matteo Armelini, 32, a rigger who was working with other crew members in preparation for Laura Pausini’s concert March 5 at the PalaCalafiore here, died at the scene when staging elements fell on him from above at about 2 a.m. Two others helping secure the rig for the three-stage set received minor injuries.
Read More »PHOENIX — Atlas Sound acquired A-Line Acoustics and will incorporate A-Line’s line array speaker systems and other products within the Atlas A-Line Acoustics product category.
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LOS ANGELES — At the 23rd annual Pollstar Concert Industry Awards, Hollywood Bowl and the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival were named, respectively, “Best Major Outdoor Concert Venue” and “Major Music Festival of the Year (non-touring).”
Read More »WASHINGTON, DC — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) could auction off some television airwaves (and compensate TV broadcasters from a portion of the proceeds) under a provision in the payroll tax compromise reached by Congress in mid-February. HR 3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 cleared the Senate in a 60-36 vote shortly after the House approved it 293-132. President Obama signed the measure into law Feb. 22.
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INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Late Night with Jimmy Fallon moved from New York to Indianapolis during Super Bowl Week, giving a boost to the city with prerecorded shows and a live broadcast on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. The show’s producers hired Wireless First/Clair Global for audio support, including frequency coordination. New technologies put into service included Clair Global CF 1090 Fractal Antenna and CM 22 dual twelve-inch floor wedge.
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BANGALORE, India — Harman Professional promoted David McKinney to senior director, operations – India. McKinney, an 11-year company veteran, established Harman’s Asia regional sales office in Kuala Lumpur. Filling in for McKinney in Malaysia is Thomas Marcher, the newly-appointed director of sales for Harman’s sales office there.
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LOVELAND, CO — Ultimate Support, a manufacturer of stands for the music industry, named Steffenee Copley, pictured left, international sales manager and Linnea Hallmark, pictured right, western accounts manager.
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