DUBAI, UAE – Adamson Systems distributor Thomsun Trading recently delivered new line array systems to Dubai-based Stagecraft Events and SAS Event Production. Adamson’s David Dohrman is pictured here (center) with the Stagecraft Events team.
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CLEVELAND, OH — The Hanna Theatre, a 550-seat performance space that first opened in 1921 and underwent extensive renovations in 2008, recently upgraded its sound system. NAC Technologies, also based in Cleveland, installed NEXO GEO M620 components sourced via Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems. The venue has been managed by PlayhouseSquare since 1999 and hosts productions staged by Great Lakes Theater.
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LONDON, UK – Orbital Sound supported freelance sound designer, Sebastian Frost’s setup for the launch of the Jaguar XE at Earls Court recently. The 90-minute production included a musical theatre-style show with a cast of performers, a a 30-piece orchestra and 17 new and vintage automobiles on a 53-by-30-meter stage. Frost made use of an Orbital-supplied TiMax SoundHub audio showcontrol delay-matrix to sweeten the sound for the 3,000 attending the event within the proscenium theater.
Read More »CHARLOTTE, NC – Neutrik USA lauded five companies for product innovation with its 2014 premierPartner awards. 2014 honorees include Meyer Sound (LYON compact linear line array loudspeaker), Avid (VENUE | S3L-X console and accessories), EAW (OTTO adaptive subwoofer), EMG Pickups (electric guitar and bass output jack assemblies) and D’Addario/The American Stage (kill-switch cable).
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ALLEROED, Denmark – DPA Microphones has reorganized its distribution channels in South East Asia by appointing new distributors in Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and Taiwan. The appointments reflect the company’s ongoing commitment to develop new business channels and support DPA’s influential customer base.
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BUDAPEST, Hungary – When the Palace of Arts, Budapest and Hungary’s new cultural hub, opened in 2005, it was built to represent more than a hundred years of Hungarian cultural history. As a conglomeration of cultural venues, the building has no precedent in 20th century Hungarian architecture and claims no peers in the whole of Central Europe. The recent addition of a DiGiCo SD10 mixing console to its audio inventory is helping to ensure this exceptional status is maintained into the future.
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LOS ANGELES, CA – The Grammy Museum, part of the LA LIVE complex in downtown Los Angeles, recently added 200 customized AKG headphones for its exhibits and programs. The interactive exhibits fill four floors and 30,000 square feet of space chronicling the history of music, the creative process and the art and technology of recording along with the history of the Grammy Awards program itself.
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BLACKPOOL, UK – When BBC’s flagship Saturday night Strictly Come Dancing entertainment show relocates once a year from Elstree Studios to the coruscating Blackpool Tower Ballroom, all the production infrastructure likewise heads north, with the OB recording trucks set up in a co-opted scanner park. With the hit show now in its 10th year, BBC Studios and Post Production’s Andy Tapley, and lead Sound Supervisor, Tony Revell, evolved an elegant workflow in Blackpool, mixing the show entirely on three HARMAN’s Studer digital consoles. For the first time on a Strictly OB, the topology was based on a conjoined Vista 8 and Vista 5, alongside a Vista 1, which handled the surround sound mix within Red TX’s reconfigured Red II 3D/7.1 OB truck. This also housed a dedicated grams area.
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SAINT-BRIEUC, Brittany, France — Contemporary musical theatre La Citrouille has upgraded its technical infrastructure with the purchase of two new Soundcraft digital desks from Harman distributor Eurolive. The newly released Vi3000 will principally be used for mixing the wide range of performances and events hosted at the venue, while the smaller Si Expression will handle monitors.
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – Each year at the end of November, thousands flock to RiverRink at Penn’s Landing for the winter holiday season. For more than 20 years, the Olympic sized skating rink there has been a focal point. This year, RiverRink is the centerpiece of a ‘pop up’ winter landscape with Christmas trees, fire pits and views of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge and the Delaware River. RiverRink is also the site of the first U.S. installation of Powersoft’s Deva messaging system.
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SEATTLE, WA – Featuring free performances by Pharrell Williams and Soundgarden, the 2014 NFL Kickoff Event near Seattle’s CenturyLink Field.was heard via Harman’s JBL VTX line arrays powered by Crown I-Tech HD amplifiers. New York-based Firehouse Productions provided the gear for the event.
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa – Animal behaviorist Kevin Richardson has a way with lions and other big wild cats, and to support the audio needs for a documentary on his activities for British Sky Broadcasting’s Sky 1 TV, location sound recordist Sebastian Dunn has been using Digital Hybrid Wireless technology from Rio Rancho, NM-based Lectrosonics.
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