RISSKOV, Denmark and BEIJING — TC Group named Peter Glinvad managing director of TC Group China. Originally from Denmark, Peter Glinvad has been working and living in China for 12 years, where he worked on behalf of the Danish Wind Energy Group. He is fluent in Chinese.
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OXNARD, CA — Bolstering its commitment to both the permanent installation and touring markets, L-Acoustics expanded its U.S. team with André Pichette, Chris “Sully” Sullivan and David Brooks (pictured here, L-R). Laurent Vaissié, general manager, L-Acoustics US, made the announcement.
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PHOENIX — Clearwing Productions promoted Nick Dressler, the company’s Pro Shop manager in Phoenix since 2010, to National Sales Manager. As such, Dressler will coordinate sales efforts for both the company’s Phoenix location and its Milwaukee location.
Read More »FAIRFIELD, NJ — Middle Atlantic Products named Mark Tracy to a newly created position, Vice President Strategic Business and Market Development. Along with Middle Atlantic Products, Tracy will also work on behalf of Legrand North America’s Commercial AV division. (Legrand acquired Middle Atlantic Products in 2011). Middle Atlantic also named Tim Troast director of product management. Troast will be in charge of new product development and product line management.
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LONDON — The West End production of the musical, The Bodyguard, is relying upon DPA Microphones’ d:screet 4060 Omnidirectional Miniature Microphones to provide amplification for all cast members with audible parts. Autograph supplied the gear.
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ERLANGEN, Germany — The Markgrafentheater here has installed a stage management system from the Salzbrenner Stagetec Mediagroup as part of a recent equipment upgrade. New components include a PerformanCeTRL controller and a DELEC CS 1624 intercom matrix from the company’s oratis compact range. The systems were installed within three months. They are currently being used to support the Bayerische Theatertage festival, which runs from May 16-31.
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COPPELL, TX — Alford Media, based here in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, specializes in staging high-end corporate events throughout the U.S. and around the world. The company recently invested in Martin Audio’s MLA system, with an initial order for 32 MLA Compact, 32 MLA Mini, 18 DSX and 8 MSX subs. The gear has already been put to use in Las Vegas (for a corporate focus group event at the MGM Grand) and San Antonio, TX (for a Pizza Hut convention).
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BOCA RATON, FL — Multi Image Group (MIG), based here, recently upgraded its audio system inventory with Harman JBL VTX Series line array loudspeakers and Crown I-Tech HD amplifiers. MIG is a full-service corporate communications company with resources to produce events worldwide. Pictured here, from left, are MIG audio department manager Andy Kakas and Edward Gonzalez, MIG audio engineer and system designer.
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SKB Corporation has re-designed their Roto-molded Racks to accommodate the needs of musicians and pro audio engineers. The units are now shipping.
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NAPPANEE, IN — To meet the needs of Nappanee Missionary Church’s 3,000 congregants and overcome hurdles posed both by FCC spectrum restrictions and the need for video broadcasts between two church campuses, dBA Acoustics’ Thomas Lorenzen specified a Shure ULX-D digital wireless system.
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PRETORIA, South Africa — For a new 6,500-seat CRC Christian Church here, Pastor AT Boshoff and his team turned to an engineer in the U.S., Armando Fullwood of Waves, for audio console advice. They followed is recommendation and are now using DiGiCo consoles provided by local distributor Tadco, including an SD Ten at FOH and a pair of SD8s — one at monitors and the other for the church’s broadcast studio.
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SHANGHAI, China — The partnership between Sennheiser China, which represents K-array, and the Shanghai Concert Hall includes the installation of K-array speakers within the 1,122-seat venue. The system includes nine white KP102 units, two KMT18P subwoofers and a KP102 and a KMT18P unit for front fill.
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