FORT WAYNE, IN – AVI Event Services, based here, recently added a Harman Soundcraft Si Expression 2 console to its inventory. Pictured here with the console is Todd Fiechter, AVI sound engineer/specialist.
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As working technicians who do shows night after night, we often become inured to the varied performances that take place on a given stage and, though we can still distinguish the difference between a good and bad concert presentation, our perception of a quality event relies less upon the actual show itself and more upon the excellence — or lack of — the production technicalities.
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QUEBEC, Canada — The Grand Théâtre de Québec’s head of sound, Robert Charbonneau, with an assist by Robert Caux, worked with d&b regional manager Francois Corbin over a two-year period on an upgrade for the arts complex’s main venue, the 1,875-seat Salle Louis Fréchette. They opted for d&b audiotechnik’s J-Series for the main PA and T-Series elements for fills.
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MADISON, WI – Madison Opera recently staged the 12th annual “Opera in the Park” for the city of Madison. This free annual event is a grand musical celebration that presents highlights from the upcoming Madison Opera season, opera classics and Broadway show tunes. Full Compass has been a major sponsor and donated equipment rentals and many hours of audio expertise for “Opera in the Park.”
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PORTLAND, OR – Punch Bowl Social is a unique entertainment concept that got its start in Denver, Colorado and is steadily making its way to a city near you. The second and most recent Punch Bowl Social occupies 32,000 square-feet on the top floor of Pioneer Place Mall in downtown Portland. To keep the music engaging, Denver-based A/V integration firm PRIME used Ashly Audio processing at both locations.
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NILES, IL — A staple in the Kansas City area, the Jewish Community Center of Kansas City has been serving the local Jewish and secular communities since 1914 with a robust offering of community events, educational and athletic programs, and ongoing support of the cultural arts. The AV team of the center, turned to the Shure ULX-D Digital Wireless System to upgrade the audio and transition from analog to digital wireless to improve sound quality in the White Theatre.
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TALLAHASSEE, FL – Slide guitarist / vocalist Bill ‘Sauce Boss’ Wharton’s musical act is unlike any other. The inventor of ‘gastronomical boogie woogie’, Wharton performs an engaging mix of his own swampy Florida blues while cooking a big pot of gumbo and serving it to the audience. Between the musical performance and the cooking, Wharton’s headset microphone is an integral part to keeping it all moving and, for this, he relies on his ISOMAX headset mic from Menlo Park, CA-based Countryman Associates.
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LAKE BARRINGTON, IL – Bag End Loudspeakers has introduced the CD-12 Time-Align as part of its Venus series, which Bag End describes as the smallest and lightest yet most powerful speakers available. The first in the new series –– the CD-15 –– wowed sound engineers when it was used at a performance stage at the NAMM Show earlier this year.
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LAS VEGAS — The Parnelli Awards Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Brown United, now supporting the event in its 13th year, is the first company to be designated as a Platinum-level sponsor of the annual awards program. This year’s event is set for Nov. 23 at the Las Vegas Mirage.
Read More »NILES, IL — This year’s Montreux Jazz Festival, which took place July 5 through July 20, hosted a galaxy of famous artists from around the globe, including Green Day, ZZ Top, The Hives, Prince, and Sting. As in years past, Shure was an official Technical Partner of the festival and responsible for all microphones, in-ear monitoring, and wireless microphone systems for the 16 different stages and locations. For the main stage in the Auditorium Stravinski, the Axient Wireless Management Network was the system of choice, delivering flawless, interference-free performance.
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OLD LYME, CT – Audio specialist Sennheiser and the House of Blues, the iconic chain of high-quality performance venues, announced that they have renewed their alliance. Sennheiser will continue to support the House of Blues with premium microphones and wireless solutions at each of its 13 locations across the United States.
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WARSAW, Poland – Michal Ostoja-Ostaszewski, who works often with the Warsaw Philharmonic, is an FOH engineer. While “FOH mixer” is not a position typically associated with a classical orchestra, Ostoja-Ostaszewski is far from your typical live sound engineer. A classically trained master musician and technology-savvy engineer and producer, Ostoja-Ostaszewski brings a modern technological perspective to Warsaw’s concert hall. As he explains, the Mackie DL1608 digital live sound mixer has proven to be the ideal mixing console for this demanding and exacting job.
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