GRAND RAPIDS, MI – DeVos Performance Hall, a 2,400-capacity auditorium here, hosts performances ranging from opera to ballet, rock, Broadway style productions and the spoken word. It’s also home to the Grand Rapids Symphony. Eighth Day Sound upgraded the venue’s sound system with gear from d&b audiotechnik.
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NASHVILLE — Sound Image is supporting Rascal Flatts’ latest tour in support of the band’s album, Rewind, with a gear package that includes JBL’s flagship VTX Series line array loudspeakers and Crown I-Tech HD amplifiers. The tour also features supporting artists Sheryl Crow and Gloriana.
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FORT MYERS, FL — Next Level Church, based here, has been growing since it was founded in 2002. Now with 3,400 congregants, two locations and seven weekly services, the church continues to rely upon Aviom technology. The company’s A360 Personal Mixers are used at both locations.
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THUNDER BAY, Ontario — Westgate Collegiate & Vocational Institute, based here, updated the sound system within its gymnasium with a selection of RoomMatch modules. Evolution AV worked with Bose personnel on the upgrade, with an assist from Bose processing and control gear.
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NEW YORK — The newly rebuilt La Marina NYC at Dyckman Marina in upper Manhattan includes a restaurant, bar, lounge, and events space that covers more than 75,000 square feet of Hudson River waterfront. The facility is using D.A.S. Audio’s WR Series loudspeakers provided by E&A Sound LLC for outdoor events. Edwin Diaz, E&A Sound’s owner, is pictured here with the WR-6412DX two-way, passive outdoor point source loudspeakers.
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MONTREAL – K-array, in partnership with Sennheiser Canada president Jean Langlais, developed the concept of the Osheaga Festival Green Stage PA system for the last four years. For the 2014 event, Sennheiser Canada worked with Sonorisation Ranger to supply the PA systems for the Green stage and the Sennheiser VIP area.
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BRISBANE, Australia – Biamp Systems’ Tesira, a DSP-based media system, is used for interactive audio for The Cube, an interactive learning and display space at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) here. The Cube is installed in the university’s Science and Engineering Centre.
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MILWAUKEE, WI – Milwaukee’s “Big Gig” – Summerfest – has claimed the title of the world’s largest music festival for the past 16 consecutive years, and 2014 was the 20th year the festival has counted upon Clearwing Productions for support. This year’s event featured more than 800 acts on 11 stages over an 11-day span. Clearwing Productions relied upon DiGiCo consoles to run the FOH mix for six of the festival’s seven largest park stages.
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d&b audiotechnik announced that d&b R1 remote control software V2.2.1 is now available for download from the company’s website. It incorporates the Open Control Architecture (OCA) protocol to communicate over Ethernet with D80 amplifiers. U.K.-based Skan PA implemented it for the first time at the Other Stage at this year’s Glastonbury Festival, pictured here.
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ELSAU, Switzerland – Swiss rental and event production company show-concept.ch has recently purchased a Harman JBL VTX V20 line array system and additional Crown amplifiers from Harman Professional distributors Dr. W.A. Guenther Audio Systems AG with the aim of broadening the range of services they offer.
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dB Technologies recently upgraded their active subwoofer offerings with the new SUB H Series of 15” (pictured here) and 18” hybrid horn-loaded cabinets. The new design promises extended low-frequency range and high performance output while reducing the cabinet weight and increasing power efficiency.
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NEW YORK — Lawo named Karl Kussmaul product support manager. Kussmaul brings with him extensive experience in pro audio and video, having served for many years in product management and support roles with Sony.
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