AMSTERDAM — Ampco Flashlight Group has acquired Audiopro Netherlands, one of the leading audio suppliers in the Belgium-Netherlands-Luxembourg region. Pictured here are Peter de Fouw of Ampco Flashlight and Rolf Dijkstra of Audiopro.
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LAS VEGAS – On the cusp of this week’s NAB and Musikmesse / Prolight + Sound shows, Avid made the first public showing of its flagship Avid VENUE | S6L, a large-format live console with a touch-based interface Ethernet AVB, Dante, MADI and Thunderbolt support, Pro Tools integration, industry-standard plug-ins, over 300 total processing channels and a new Stage 64 I/O rack with high performance preamps and versatile input/output options.
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Audio people tend to be a nerdy bunch. Last month on March 14, we all celebrated “Pi Day.” In case you missed the hoopla, it’s that rare occurrence on the third month on the 14th day of the 15th year of a century at 9:26 am, or 3/14/15 9:26. This was as all nerdy types (myself included) took a few seconds away from Facebook to celebrate stardate 3.1415926 — equating to a mathematical constant we all learned in calculating the circumference (2π r) or area (π r2) of a circle. Easy enough.
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Over the years, EMI records’ Christian music artist Chris Tomlin has been building a loyal following of fans throughout North America. This month, Tomlin on piano, guitar and lead vocals — with his regular four-piece band of supporting musicians (along with opening acts Tenth Avenue North and Rend Collective) brings his own brand of rock and worship music to more sold-out arena shows to promote Love Ran Red, his tenth album. With multiple Grammy and Dove awards and nominations to his name, Tomlin has enjoyed mega success in the Contemporary Christian market and shows no signs of slowing down.
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Up-and-coming British pop sensation FKA twigs (Tahliah Debrett Barnett) began her career performing as “Twigs,” but after a dispute with another artist using that same name, changed it to FKA (Formerly Known As) twigs, and the new moniker has stuck with her ever since.
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Sonny Maupin Helps Bob Anderson Channel Sinatra at the Palazzo Theatre in Las Vegas
There is no shortage of singing impersonators in Las Vegas, of course. But for FRANK The Man, The Music, which opened at the Palazzo Theatre in Las Vegas on Jan. 24, 2015, Bob Anderson is carefully made up to resemble Frank Sinatra in his later years, and the veteran singing impressionist also channels the nuances of voice and mannerisms for Sinatra, who died in 1998, to eerie perfection.
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