PHOENIX – The AV industry was shocked and saddened by the sudden and untimely passing of industry icon, Josh Beaudoin, on June 8. He was 49. Beaudoin was a highly respected and successful executive and consultant, having served at WJHW (Wrightson, Johnson, Haddon & Williams), Harman Professional, Clair Global Integration and Electromedia.
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MONTREAL – Solotech named John “Jack” Steinhauer Vice President, Global Markets, Sales and Systems Integration. This newly created role based in the U.S. is a key leadership position in the Sales and Systems Integration Division.
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LEUVEN, Belgium – Active Audio noted the largest deployment to date of its intelligent, steerable StepArray SA180S column loudspeakers – 64 of which were part… Read More »Active Audio Column Loudspeakers Installed at Rail Station in Leuven, Belgium
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ORLANDO – Solid State Logic will feature new V5.2 software for its SSL Live console range and SOLSA software at InfoComm 2023 June 14-16. The V5.2… Read More »Solid State Logic to Feature SSL Live V5.2 and SOLSA Software at InfoComm
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PATTAYA, Thailand – The multi-stage Wonderfruit electronic music festival returned to Southeast Asia after a two-year break in late 2022. At the 2,000-plus capacity Polygon arena, Viken Arman, Photay, Âme and O/Y, among others, were heard with 360° L-ISA Immersive Hyperreal Sound technology from L-Acoustics.
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UK manufacturer Linea Research celebrates its 20th anniversary this month. The professional audio company has also recently gained recognition for its innovative products and has… Read More »Linea Research Celebrates 20 Years
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LAS VEGAS – OSA International, a full-service entertainment company providing system integration, event production, and technology expertise for the live events, pro AV, and broadcast sectors, has hired Tim Wiley to join the company as Technology Specialist.
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NEW YORK – The 76th Annual TONY Awards took place on June 11, 2023 without the usual teleprompter scripts due to the Writers Guild of America strike. Sound designers Nevin Steinberg (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street) and Carolyn Downing (Life of Pi) won, respectively, for “Best Sound Design of a Musical” and “Best Sound Design of a Play.”
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LAS VEGAS – The Parnelli Board of Advisors has announced the three career achievement honorees for the 2024 22nd Annual Parnelli Awards: Buford Jones, Audio Innovator Award; Carol Dodds, Visionary Award; and Jim Brammer, Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Radio Active Designs (RAD) has announced a new trunking firmware update for their popular Enhanced Narrow BandTM UV-1G wireless intercom. More details from RAD (www.radioactiverf.com):… Read More »Radio Active Designs Announces New Trunking Firmware Update
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Yamaha’s new DM7 Series digital mixers include the 120-channel DM7 and 72-channel DM7 Compact mixing consoles, both shipping in August along with a control expansion unit (CTL-DM7). Both mixers have up to 144-in/out Dante networking at 96kHz; 48 mix, 12 matrix and two stereo buses and can be used with any Yamaha R Series I/O Racks.
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Clear-Com’s new HXII-DPL™ Powerline Device is an IP interface that delivers power and digital audio to HelixNet® beltpacks, speaker and remote stations from an Arcadia… Read More »Clear-Com HXII-DPL Powerline Device
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