NASHVILLE – Sennheiser is hosting a free seminar on K-array loudspeakers on Sept. 23 at SoundCheck in Nashville as part of the Sennheiser Sound Academy training series. Along with K-array's benefits for rigging, transportation and set up, it will give attendees the chance to listen to the gear first-hand.
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BOSTON – For a recent Aerosmith concert at Fenway Park, Steven Tyler ran from the stage through a walk tunnel and up to the top of the park's Green Monster to perform on a white grand piano. Professional Wireless Systems (PWS) faced a challenge as forbidding as the big green wall itself: ensuring that the wireless system would work properly during the show.
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LAS VEGAS – Time is running out on reserving your spot at the Parnelli Golf Tournament (Oct. 21) and the Awards Dinner (Oct. 22), but tickets are still available for both events.The Parnelli Awards will take place Oct. 22 at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas. The pre-gala festivities start at 7 p.m., followed by the Parnelli Awards dinner at 8 p.m. .
Read More »COSTA MESA, CA – QSC Audio Products, LLC today announced a co-development partnership with M&W Pro Audio, Ltd. to create a series of digital audio mixing consoles. Greg Mackie and Peter Watts are, respectively the M and the W in the organizations' name.
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ATLANTA – With a 1,500-seat sanctuary, R&B and gospel music, and live Internet stream, AV systems are an important component of the worship services at the West End Seventh-Day Adventist Church. The old system wasn't up to the task, so Gainesville Georgia's dB Audio & Video provided new loudspeakers and subwoofers from Danley Sound Labs loudspeakers as part of a broader upgrade.
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HALIFAX, NS Canada – The Canadian Institute for Theatre Technology (L'Institut canadien des technologies scénographiques, CITT) recognized Sennheiser Canada with the Supplier Achievement Award for Sennheiser's wired and wireless audio products and also for its commitment to educating the live theater community in best audio practices. Sennheiser received the award at Rendez-vous 2010 at Pier 21, Kenneth C. Rowe Heritage Hall.
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MANHEIM, PA – Clair Brothers, which recently completed a manufacturing facility for loudspeakers here, has added David Cooper to the new position of Business Development – Global.
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Guard Dog low profile cable protectors now have optional rubber pads that can be added to increase traction. Available with 1, 2, 3 or 5 channels, the compact, heavy duty, top-loading protectors are only 1.25 inches high and have a .75-inch channel height. They protect cables, reduce trip hazards, and feature either standard ramps or low angle ADA Compliant ramps.
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JBL Professional recently added five new loudspeakers to its AE Series (Application Engineered) lineup. The AM7315/64 and AM7315/95 are 3-way full-range models, the AM7200/64 and AM7200/95 are mid/high models, and the AL7115 is a 15-inch low-frequency model.
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LONDON – PLASA 2010 got underway Sunday, Sept. 12, after a surge in visitor registrations. The overall focus remains, as always, on the latest new products, including introductions from new and returning exhibitors of gear targeted at the pro audio crowd. Audinate and OEM partners including Allen & Heath, ASL, Electro-Voice, Lab.gruppen, Link, Midas, Outboard, Peavey, XTA and Yamaha featured products that incorporate Audinate's Dante media networking technology. (The iLive Dante module is pictured here.)
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Clear-Com featured its unified intercom platform, HelixNet, and an enhanced version of its Tempest2400 digital wireless intercom system at PLASA 2010, touting both as easier to set-up, use and manage.
Read More »LONDON – Five years after introducing HiQnet configuration and control protocol, Harman Professional introduced HiQnet System Architect version 2.2 at PLASA 2010. Harman noted that version 2.2 builds on the user-influenced changes in design and functionality that had already been achieved with version 2.0.
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