OLD LYME, CT — Noting that the FCC’s pending spectrum auction jeopardizes future use of wireless microphones operating in the 600MHz range, forcing content creators to reinvest in wireless gear, Sennheiser formally proposed that winners of the new spectrum compensate owners of wireless microphone equipment that will be rendered obsolete as a direct result of the planned spectrum repacking.
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ELKHART, IN — Harman’s Crown Audio named Phillip Scobee business segment manager, Tour Sound. Scobee will oversee Crown’s tour sound product development, marketing and sales. He will report to Marc Kellom, senior director of engineering and marketing for Crown.
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SEDONA, AZ — Clearwing Productions engineer Trevor Powers, pictured here, used one of the rental company’s Yamaha CL5 digital audio consoles with two Rio 3224-D input/output boxes for the FOH mix for an ABBA tribute tour in the U.S. recently. The ABBA Mania tour, promoted by Handshake Group of Manchester, U.K., began Nov. 1 in Elkhart, IN and ended Nov. 24 in Sedona, AZ.
Read More »KIDDERMINSTER, U.K. — Music Group announced that Turbosound, which had been based at Partridge Green in Sussex, U.K., will relocate its headquarters to Music Group’s facilities here, which also house its Midas and Klark Teknik operations. Turbosound’s R&D operations, meanwhile, are moving to Music Group’s research center in Manchester, U.K., which currently houses more than 60 engineers responsible for Midas and Klark Teknik product developments.
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EXETER, U.K. —Martin Audio noted the commercial debut for its Martin Audio MLA Mini. Plymouth, U.K.-based Pyramid AV used a system comprised of 24 new MLA Mini, six MSX subs and three flying frames in an effort to sweeten the sound within a “soulless shed,” 7,500-capacty Westpoint Arena. FOH engineer Simon Honywill worked with Martin Audio’s Andy Davies on the mid-October gig, an annual conference for U.K.-based retailer SPAR.
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LAS VEGAS — The 2013 Parnelli Awards had it all — humor (host Micky Dolenz busting on Toronto mayor Rob Ford), candor (Eric Pearce’s gratitude for his dad’s support), insight (Mark Engebretson on the fragility of new ideas) and poignancy (Mo Morrison’s “one-two punch” — noting how the news of his Parnelli Hall of Fame honor coincided with the obituary for his longtime friend Marshall Holmes).
Read More »LYNNWOOD, WA — Morgan Sound’s Steve Boyce has reported the theft of a truckload of gear from the company’s parking lot here on Nov. 16. The truck and its contents were stolen. The truck was recovered but the gear is still missing. It included a variety of JBL speakers, Crown amps, Yamaha digital mixers, Sennheiser IEMs and Shure wireless gear, among other items. Boyce noted that all items, including those without serial numbers “had a Morgan Sound asset tag, however, we’re pretty sure the thieves will do their best to remove the tags.”
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PHOENIX — Audio and lighting rental company Clearwing Productions announced the expansion of its business model online with the opening of their web store, Pro Shop Online (proshop.clearwing.com).
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Checkers Industrial Safety Products is now offering its new lightweight Grip Guard 3- and 5-Channel Cable Protectors with patent-pending Gripper Connectors. Grip Guards are up to 50 percent lighter than rubber cable protectors and up to 33 percent lighter than other polyurethane cable protectors. While lighter in weight, Grip Guard 3- and 5-Channel cableprotectors are designed to maintain their strength and durability, making them well suited for entertainment venues and other applications.
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Hosa Technology says its new USB-300 Series SuperSpeed USB 3.0 cables are up to 10 times faster than USB 2.0.
Read More »NEW YORK — David Byrne and the cast of Here Lies Love, his musical about Imelda Marcos, including the time she spent in Tacloban, will be performing a concert adapted from the production to raise funds for victims of Typhoon Haiyan. It’s set for Nov. 25 at Terminal 5 in New York City. Proceeds will go to Doctors Without Borders.
Read More »TACLOBAN, The Philippines — With the death toll rising past 5,235 in the weeks after super-typhoon Haiyan hit hard here Nov. 9, the storm ranks as the deadliest disaster to ever hit the island nation. Along with widespread death, an estimated 4 million people were rendered homeless — close to the total left homeless by the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 and the earthquake in Haiti in 2009 combined.
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