BERKELEY, CA — Meyer Sound named Karen Ames vice president of marketing and communications, a new position. The company also noted that Jodi Hughes will now be serving as director of marketing, and that Rachel Archibald is now overseeing strategic marketing initiatives.
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PORT PERRY, Ontario – Maestro Sound & Light, located in Bahrain, has invested in a new Adamson Energia loudspeaker system. The new PA made its debut at the concert hosted by the Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) in Sakhir during the Formula One Grand Prix.
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O’FALLON, MO — For the recently built Liberty High School here, Wentzville School District worked with St. Louis-based McClure Engineering and local A/V integrator TSI Global on a new audio system that uses Ashly ne-Series multi-channel amplifiers to power Renkus-Heinz loudspeakers.
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KAMAS, UT — Atkinson Sound, based here, added Harman’s JBL VTX V20 line array loudspeakers and Crown I-Tech HD 4×3500 amplifiers to its rental inventory. Pictured here, from left, is Paul Bauman, associate director, tour sound, JBL Professional; Jeff Harris, district sales manager, Harman; Hoyt Atkinson, owner, Atkinson Sound; Steve Johnson, CEO, HP Marketing; and Derreld Yost, Atkinson Sound.
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BUENA PARK, CA — Highland Park (Texas) United Methodist Church (HPUMC) recently installed a Yamaha NUAGE Digital Audio Workstation for recording and post work along with a Yamaha CL5 Digital Audio Console for front of house mixing in the sanctuary. Pictured here is, from left, Spunky Brunone from Audio DAWG and HPUMC’s Bruce O’Leary.
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IBIZA, Spain — Space Ibiza, a mega-nightclub that has been recognized as one of the top clubs in the world since it opened in 1989, has been relying upon Funktion-One gear for its sound since 2002. A recent accolade was a number-one ranking in the DJ Mag Top100 Clubs awards competition — the fourth time in seven years where Space Ibiza has nabbed that honor.
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ATLANTA — For Jason Aldean’s Burn It Down Tour, FOH engineer Chris Stephens is using tools from Waves Audio. Specifically, Stephens has been using his Waves plugins and MultiRack SoundGrid with SSL Live L500. Along with Aldean, Stephens has mixed shows for Wynonna Judd and Michael McDonald.
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COPENHAGEN — DPA Microphones CEO Christian Poulsen noted that “due to contractual reasons,” none of its mics were used by performers at the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest, staged at B&W Halls, not far from DPA’s headquarters in Denmark. Even so, the company’s d:screet Supercardioid Miniature Podium Microphones were used within the press room used at the event, which wrapped up on May 10.
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NEW YORK — For the innovative David Byrne/Fatboy Slim off-Broadway musical, Here Lies Love, where music tells the story centered on Imelda Marcos as the audience stands in a dance club setting, Masque Sound provided a DiGiCo SD10T. Co-sound designer Cody Spencer credited the desk for meeting the production’s complex audio requirements.
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LOS ANGELES — Gerardo Ortiz, a standout in the Mexican Norteño/Banda/Corridos music genres, has been touring with support from a D.A.S. Audio Aero 50 / LX-218CA Aero Series 2 system provided by International House of Music, Inc. (IHOMI), based here.
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NEW YORK — For Joe’s Pub, a 200-seat performance venue at the Public Theater named after the theater’s founder, Joe Papp, Acme Professional provided a d&b audiotechnik system. The unique design makes use of 10A, 10AL-D, E8, 18S-SUB and 12S-D components.
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NASHVILLE — For Brantley Gilbert’s “Let It Ride” spring tour, Digital Console Rental (DCR), based here, is providing a recently acquired Meyer Sound LYON linear sound reinforcement system. FOH engineer Andy Wacker credited the system as both powerful and easy to work with.
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