BELLE MAR, Mauritius — Rentacolor Mauritius LTD was called in to design the new system for The Lux Belle Mare resort on the east coast of Mauritius, an island nation in the Indian Ocean. Dominique Hardy, technical director at Rentacolor Mauritius, provided One Systems Direct Weather loudspeakers for the project. Pictured here are two 112IM loudspeakers and two 118IM-Sub subwoofers.
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NEWPORT, WA — Sound engineer Bradley Johnson of KRF Audio, based here, owns his own DiGiCo gear and will typically bring it with him when touring in support of Megadeth. Both he and monitor engineer Dave Rupsch (pictured L-R, with DiGiCo’s SD10 at FOH) are relying on the brand for Megadeth’s performances around the world.
Read More »NEW YORK — Sound designer Ken Travis turned to DPA Microphones’ d:screet 4061 Omnidirectional Microphones to close-mic the entire cast of the staged musical, Aladdin, which opened recently on Broadway. The production’s orchestra is also equipped with d:dicate 2011C Twin Diaphragm Cardioid and d:vote 4099 instrument microphones.
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Kaltman Creations LLC has announced that, starting in June 2014, its Invisible Waves RF-Vue touch tablet RF analyzer will ship with a Dell Latitude 10-inch tablet and, for a limited time, all RF-Vue models will include the integrated RF-intermodPRO intermodulation software at no additional charge.
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NEW YORK — Sao, a new Brazil-themed restaurant in New York’s Washington Heights neighborhood, has been equipped with a new loudspeaker system from VUE Audiotechnik. Restaurant and club designer Kenny Fiesta was involved in the project, and after comparing different solutions, Fiesta opted for a system that includes six VUE i-6 powered two-way systems for the venue.
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Rational Acoustics released Smaart v.7.5, which includes significant feature additions and interface modifications along with important bug fixes. They include Smaart v.7.5’s new Target Curve feature (pictured here) and a Quick Compare feature for transfer function measurements.
Read More »McKEES ROCKS, PA — Northern Sound & Light (NSL), a pro audio and lighting dealer based in this Pittsburgh suburb, currently offers QSC Audio products including K Series, WideLine, KLA Series and power amplifiers.
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BELFAST — PA company Wackiki, based here, provided an Allen & Heath GLD-80 mixer and accompanying AR2412 remote I/O rack for the recent Arenacross UK tour, which visited seven arenas from Belfast to London’s Wembley Arena earlier this year, showcasing an international lineup of pro racers and Freestyle motocross.
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MIAMI — For the 2014 Billboard Latin Music Awards, held at the Bank United Center at the University of Miami here April 24, Professional Wireless Systems (PWS) was on-site to support Telemundo’s live broadcast. This marks the 16th year that PWS has been providing wireless solutions and equipment for the show.
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LEEDS, U.K. — For New Testament Church of God, one of the U.K.’s fast-growing Pentecostal congregations, Pastor “Prince” Chambers and volunteer A/V supervisor Brother Neville Higgins worked with Sound Foundation Ltd.’s Mark Payne on an analog-to-digital upgrade that included a Midas PRO1 console. Pictured here with the console is Higgins.
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LAS VEGAS — Waves Audio held the latest installment of its WavesLive Master Class series at Cirque du Soleil’s Resident Shows Division in Las Vegas on April 6, a day before the start of the 2014 NAB Show. The event included a live mixing workshop with Ken “Pooch” Van Druten, Peter Keppler and Jim Ebdon.
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WUPPERTAL, Germany — Riedel Communications promoted marketing manager, Christian Bockskopf, to head of marketing. The company also hired Serkan Güner as its marketing and communications manager.
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