VIENNA, Austria — The Vienna Volksoper, a 1,261-seat opera venue that stages close to 300 performances a year, first opened in 1898 but now features a 21st-century mixing console with a touch-enabled user interface — the new POLARIS touch console from Audio Video Mediensysteme, a member of the Salzbrenner Stagetec Mediagroup.
Read More »COLUMBUS, OH — A load-out accident following the Jan. 16 Luke Bryan concert at Ohio State University’s Schottenstein Center sent four crew members to the hospital with minor injuries. Reports noted a chain of events involving a forklift, video gear and stage structure elements, with both crew and gear falling in the partial structural collapse.
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EINSIEDELN, Switzerland — For last summer’s production of Welttheater, a once-every-seven-years tradition, Tom Strebel of Basel’s audiopool used the TiMax2 SoundHub audio localization matrix system from Out Board to make the audio experience as comfortable as possible for an audience confronted with some odd visuals, including live performers suspended in the air.
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BOISE, ID — For 14,500-capacity Bronco Stadium at Boise State University, Production Services International worked with Daktronics to enhance the audio system with Jericho Horn loudspeakers, BC subwoofers and OS-80 weatherproof loudspeakers from Danley Sound Labs.
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MADISON, WI – Full Compass Systems promoted Kyle Kjensrud, pictured here, to General Merchandising Manager & Planning Supervisor. The company also promoted Steve Glojek to Procurement Supervisor.
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JOHNSTOWN, CO – Now celebrating its 6th anniversary season, the Candlelight Dinner Playhouse is Colorado’s largest, most elegant, and most spacious professional dinner theater. From award-winning Broadway productions to special concert events by national celebrity artists, patrons enjoy exceptional dining and shows presented in a plush Broadway-sized proscenium theater. For both theatrical and concert style performances, sound reinforcement is a crucial element and, to ensure consistent audio quality and a high level of speech intelligibility, the playhouse employs numerous B3 Omnidirectional Lavalier microphones from Menlo Park, CA-based Countryman Associates.
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SAN DIEGO, CA – The International Full Gospel Fellowship (IFGF) church in Seattle has found another great reason to rejoice thanks to a brand new sound reinforcement system from the A/V experts at TR Professional. The centerpiece of the church’s new sound reinforcement solution is a VUE al-4 subcompact line array system, with companion VUE V4 Systems Engines supplying all amplification and loudspeaker processing.
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BEAVERTON, OR — Biamp Systems named Shell Haffner as director of product management. In his new role, Haffner is responsible for leading the product management team in formulating and implementing successful product development strategies to support Biamp’s complete product portfolio. Haffner will direct Biamp’s product development by identifying key customer needs and analyzing market trends, new product requests, and application solutions.
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LUBBOCK, TX — LakeRidge United Methodist Church in Lubbock, Tex. has markedly improved the sound in its main sanctuary with the installation of a Meyer Sound MINA line array loudspeaker system. Having previously selected Meyer Sound systems for two other areas of the church, Lubbock-based Moyers Group was called upon to design and install the new system.
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TOWSON, MD – Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) KF740 system powered the sound for the A-list acts at the sold-out Mistletoe Meltdown show, held on Dec. 13 at the SECU Arena outside of Baltimore. Event production company Showtime Sound configured a KF-series loudspeaker rig that assured the all-star artists—Avril Lavigne, The Backstreet Boys, Sara Bareilles, Gavin DeGraw, and Plain White T’s—sounded their best.
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NASHVILLE, TN –The Komyo-ji temple in Kamakura, Japan, holds occasional music concerts in its main hall. Micro Tacs, a local pro audio rental company, recently provided an On Point Audio sound reinforcement system for a jazz concert held at the temple.
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