SYDNEY — Audio Brands Australia, a Sydney-based audio distributor focused on the installation and production markets, recently opened for business. Headed up by 25-plus-year industry veteran Don McConnell, the company’s stated mission is to “provide great products and outstanding customer service.”
Read More »
NASHVILLE — Long based in Michigan, renowned independent sound company Thunder Audio has opened a new branch in Nashville in conjunction with CTK management. Located at 6705 Centennial Blvd., the new facility also offers a fully equipped private rehearsal space.
Read More »
LIVERPOOL, U.K. — For Lawson’s recent homecoming show at Liverpool Echo Arena, rental specialist Adlib, also based here, provided audio, lighting and trucking support. The band’s engineers were Andrew Williamson (FOH) and Craig Pryde (Monitors), and Adlib’s Kenny Perrin was PA tech for the tour.
Read More »
WHITINSVILLE, MA – Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) reports recent installations at major houses of worship that have included its QX Series speakers. Among them is Westminster Chapel in Bellevue, WA. Pictured here is Larry Dragland, former Westminster technical director, who helped oversee the install. Morgan Sound owner Charlie Morgan and Jim Burdette, WJHW senior consultant, also worked on the project.
Read More »
BUENA PARK, CA — Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. announced the December availability of Version 1.7 software upgrade for the Yamaha CL Series Digital Audio Console. The upgrade, available via free download, is based on end user input and promises enhanced efficiency and versatility, particularly for mixing engineers in festival and similar complex event setups.
Read More »
MUSCAT, Oman – For a concert featuring Sir Tom Jones at Shangri-La’s Barr Al Jissah Resort & Spa here, Talentz Centre LLC deployed their compact Outline Butterfly system. The setup included 12 flown cabinets per side as the main L-R system along with four Outline Mantas per side as downfills and 16 Outline Subtech 218 subwoofers for the low end. The speaker system was powered by Outline T-Series amplifiers.
Read More »
NEW YORK – Earlier this fall, Major Tom Ltd. supported British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran’s performance as headliner of three solo acoustic shows at New York City’s Madison Square Garden with a Meyer Sound LEO. The system was credited for amplifying the sound of Sheeran’s acoustic guitar so that it could be heard throughout the venue, while also giving the performance an intimate feel in the huge venue.
Read More »
LONDON, UK – Martin Audio noted that Capital Sound was able to overcame significant acoustic challenges at Alexandra Palace (a.k.a. Ally Pally) by using their MLA Multi-cellular Loudspeaker Array for dance music trio Above & Beyond’s Group Therapy 050 seven-hour live radio broadcast, which took place within the venue on Oct. 26.
Read More »
WEST CHESTER, PA — Aviom named ProMusicals as the company’s first distribution partner in India. ProMusicals, which has been looking out for musicians’ stage and studio needs for more than 20 years, also represents Focusrite, Universal Audio, Presonus, and Blue Microphones, among other brands.
Read More »
NILES, IL — Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena was host to the 2013 CMA Awards, known as “country music’s biggest night,” with a live ABC telecast and a venue packed with fans. For the sixth straight year, artists Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley co-hosted the awards, which honored both youth and experience, with a three-hour string of hit songs and unusual collaborations all using Shure’s premium condenser microphones.
Read More »
BLACKSBURG, VA – Systems integrator Daktronics recently upgraded Virginia Tech University’s Lane Stadium with new Harman’s JBL VLA Series loudspeakers along with BSS and Soundcraft gear. The stadium seats 66,233 and is home to the Virginia Tech Hokies football team. The goal of this renovation was to ensure a high output system and even coverage from seat to seat.
Read More »
NEW YORK – For the 14th annual T.J. Martell Foundation Family Day, held recently in Roseland Ballroom, Audio Production Services (APS) provided dBTechnologies DVA line arrays for a roster of artists including Jason Mraz, Ed Wheeran, Austin Mahone and Emblem 3. APS owner Simon Nathan hung L-R DVA line arrays of two T12 and three T4 enclosures per side. Four T4 boxes provided front fill; two S-30 subwoofers and two DM12 monitors handled the low end.
Read More »