OMAHA, NE – Founded by artist/sculptor Jun Kaneko, the Kaneko organization is a public non-profit established to provide a space and resource for creative arts in the Omaha area. Audio for the hall was designed by Chicago-based Threshold Acoustics LLC, who specified four Renkus-Heinz PN82 self-powered two-way loudspeakers to cover the space. The system was installed and commissioned by Direct Pro Audio of Omaha.
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PETALUMA, CA – Panamax/Furman named Martha Brooke Eastern regional sales manager. LEED certified, Brooke brings a high level of energy management expertise to her new role, in addition to over 10 years of experience in consumer electronics.
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Roland Systems Group's VR-5 is a fully-integrated audio mixer and video switcher with built-in recorder/player for live production and web streaming. It basically combines Roland's audio and video technology into one unit.
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Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems' M7CLv3.5 and File Converter software application is set for release in winter 2010/2011 for both Mac OS and Windows platforms. It converts file formats between PM5D and M7CL as well as M7CL and LS9 consoles.
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LAS VEGAS – The governing body of the Parnelli Awards announces the addition to its Board of Advisors Dean Roney of Solotech International Touring. The company is based in Montreal, with offices in Quebec City and Las Vegas. Roney has been in the live event business for 30 years, and has been with Solotech since 2008. Based in Las Vegas, he serves as the company's vice president of business development.
Read More »LAS VEGAS – Okay, so maybe just a little bit of fame – at first, anyway. We have an "In the Trenches" slot open in the December 2010 issue of FOH and it's got your name on it – as long as you're willing to take a few minutes and submit your info (along with a good photo, ideally you working one of your recent gigs.)
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NEW YORK – Coheed and Cambria's music fits neatly into the "difficult to categorize" category. Based on frontman Claudio Sanchez' series of graphic novels, The Amory Wars, it has been described as progressive rock with elements of punk, hardcore and heavy metal.
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OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – When a band tours with a stage show that routinely features confetti cannons, dozens of people dressed as furry animals, a man-sized plastic bubble and other giant props, it should come as no surprise that some of its audio equipment is a little out of the ordinary.
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LANDSBERG AM LECH and HALVER, Germany – Rain Age GmbH and Go Audio Rental GmbH recently added Midas PRO6 live audio systems to their inventories, purchasing the gear through Midas' German distributor Mega Audio.
Read More »NORTHRIDGE, CA – Soundcraft and Studer launched new U.S. websites, usa.soundcraft.com and usa.studer.ch, each with product information, videos, white papers, user guides and other resources serving the needs of the U.S. market.
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DARWIN, Australia – The Marrara Sporting Complex and TIO Stadium, used for Australian football, cricket, and the biennial Arafura Games, was recently equipped with Community R and WET Series loudspeakers specified by GHD.
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SUN VALLEY, CA – Aphex named veteran audio sales manager Kent Dimon director of licensing. Dimon, who will work with Aphex general manager Rick McClendon, product development manager Jim Bailey, CEO David Wiener and COO Robin Sibucao, has held positions with Altec Lansing and Bose Corporation.
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