CHESTER, PA – Community Professional Loudspeakers named Steve Young director, North American Sales. Young comes to Community from Music Group, where he served as manager of Business Development for brands including Midas, Klark-Teknik and Eurocom, has more than 20 years of experience in sales, marketing and management. Prior to Music Group, Young was vice president of sales and marketing at Mitek (Atlas Sound).
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LOS ANGELES — 3G Pro Audio named David Myers director of the company’s new Installation Division. Myers, who has 25 years of experience along with CTS-I and CTS-D certifications in Installation and Design, is tasked with building a division that sets itself apart in terms of innovative solutions, new methodologies and successful collaboration with clients.
Read More »TACLOBAN, The Philippines — Kristel Mae Padasas, 27, died Jan. 17 from a head injury caused by a loudspeaker scaffolding collapse during Pope Francis’ visit to the reconstructed airport in storm-ravaged Tacloban.
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NÜRTINGEN, Germany – German loudspeaker manufacturer Fohhn Audio AG recently added Gauthier Dalle to the company’s international sales and distribution team. As head of international business development, Dalle is tasked with strengthening and developing Fohhn’s international relationships.
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BOSTON – Alumni Stadium, home to the Boston College Eagles football team, recently installed a new EAW sound reinforcement system to upgrade the game day experience for fans. Time, weather and wind had taken their toll on the previous system, making its replacement a necessity before the start of the 2014 season.
Read More »GLENDALE, AZ — Ryan “Scrappy” Lipman, 31, died Jan. 14 after falling more than 25 feet to a stage under construction for the NFL’s Super Bowl XLIX tailgate party outside the University of Phoenix Stadium. Emergency responders transported Lipman from the work site to the hospital about noon. Lipman succumbed to his injuries after reaching the hospital.
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DANBURY, CT — When Norwalk-based Jaffe Holden Acoustics was tasked with designing the AV systems for the brand new Visual and Performing Arts Center at Western Connecticut State University, the much-noted design firm worked with Masque Sound to put together a custom audio equipment package to install in the upgraded facility.
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FARGO, ND — For the 1,200-capacity sanctuary at Hope Lutheran Church’s South campus, Excel AV Group upgraded the sound system with Powersoft’s K10 DSP and Duecanali 3904 components. They are used to power a Danley DBH218 bass horn enclosure and Danley SH96 three-way horn loudspeakers.
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Countryman Associates’ I2 Instrument Microphone combines a low profile with high sonic accuracy. As such, it promises to serve as a high-quality option for a wide range of instrument miking applications including sound reinforcement of bands and orchestras.
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BATON ROUGE, LA — PreSonus named Blaine Wilkins inside sales coordinator for the company’s WorxAudio division. Prior to PreSonus and WorxAudio, Wilkins served as an Audio engineer for Advanced Audio & Stage Lighting. In his new position, Wilkins will take presales calls from prospective customers and provide product information and support as needed.
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SURREY, U.K. — Noel Hogan, co-founder and composer for The Cranberries, added Audient’s 8 Channel Mic Pre & ADC ASP880 and USB Interface iD22 to his arsenal of gear, for use both within his home studio and for gigs on the road.
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CONROE, TX — TASC A/V installed an R6-51 high-output, horn-loaded loudspeaker system from Community Professional for Conroe High School’s Buddy Moorhead Stadium. The new system has been credited for boosting intelligibility and coverage within the stadium, which opened in 1963 and seats 8,421.
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