ATLANTA, GA — Atlanta History Center (AHC), founded in 1926, added its 400-seat Woodruff Auditorium in 1975. Cape Dixson Associates Inc. (CDAI) and Sound Design & Innovation (SDI) recently collaborated with AHC on an AV system upgrade that included Symetrix’ Radius 12×8 Dante network audio DSP.
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ANSAN, South Korea — Soundenergy’s Giwook Cha worked with Sunbeom Kim of Soundus, K-array’s Korean distributor, on an audio system upgrade for Do-ha Methodist church here that included a K-array BlueLine KB1 speaker system. Soundenergy also steered the Noryangin church in Bon-dong, South Korea toward K-array gear — in this case, K-array’s Kobra KK102 (pictured here). Both church systems were chosen for sound quality as well as their ability to blend in visually with each church’s interior design.
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MUNICH, Germany – International reggae star Sean Paul recently completed a 10-show blitz through Germany with an Adamson Energia E15 line array system provided by Cobra sound light. The Hamburg, Germany-based sound company credited its recently-added Energia E15 PA system for its sound quality, scalability and ease of rigging.
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WINSTON-SALEM, NC – Special Event Services (SES) deployed a large Outline GTO-based sound system for the 2013 Justin Moore Outlaws Like Me tour, taking advantage of Outline’s OpenArray 3D Simulation Software and integrated flying hardware system to optimize audience coverage and sound quality. The Outline components included GTO, GTO-DF, Butterfly, Mantas, LIPF and Lab 21 speakers.
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FAIRFIELD, NJ –– Middle Atlantic Products, based here, named BC Electronic Sales as its Commercial AV Rep of the Year. The honor was announced at a sales meeting held prior to InfoComm 2013. BC Electronic Sales represents Middle Atlantic for the commercial AV market in Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and Southern Illinois.
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TORONTO — Canadian jazz vibraphonist Peter Appleyard celebrated his 85th birthday with a performance at his vintage barn in Nassagaweya Township, Ontario, which dates from 1895. The event was captured for posterity using a mc²56 MKII mixing console from Lawo. The console was also used for the live mix, and to drive a single loudspeaker to provide the pianist and vocalist with a monitor mix of the wind, brass, and bass signals.
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LOS ANGELES and LAS VEGAS — 3G Productions, a provider of live production services, sound equipment rentals, sales, and installed sound, has invested in Riedel gear to support its growing business in live entertainment and corporate events.The new gear includes Riedel Artist digital matrix intercom systems and associated keypanels, beltpacks, and headsets. Pictured here, from left, are 3GP’s Will Taylor, Terry Murphy, Eli Stearns, Keith Conrad and Julio Valdez.
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VANCOUVER, BC – Radial Engineering, which had a booth at Sweetwater’s Gearfest event, was approached by active duty serviceman Leo Smith, who related his experiences using the company’s Bassbone in hostile environments. The company relayed Smith’s experience as a testament to the product’s durability.
Read More »NASHVILLE, TN – The Blackbird Academy, an educational facility being launched by Blackbird Studios owners John and Martina McBride, will be offering instruction in both studio and live sound engineering disciplines. The school will offer 24-week, 720-hour courses in studio recording (with a M-F schedule starting Sept. 30, 2013) and live sound engineering (starting January 6, 2014). The Live Sound Engineering program, created in association with Clair Global, promises to leverage Clair’s experience in live sound along with its audio gear.
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BAIE D’URFE, Quebec, Canada – Community Professional named Erikson Commercial, a division of JAM Industries, as its distributor for Canada. Pictured here at center are Loren Robinson, Community Professional’s regional manager for Western US and Canada, shaking hands with Christian Bouchard, VP, Erikson Group. Along with audio products, Erikson Commercial, a 40-year-old enterprise, distributes lighting, video, system control and automation products along with music equipment to Canadian markets.
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CHESTER, PA — Timothy Dorwart, CEO of Community Professional Loudspeakers, died July 15. Dorwart, who was named Community’s CEO in March, was credited with a successful turnaround at Stanton Group that began with his appointment as CEO there in 2007. He also held director and VP positions with Bose Corporation and DMX Music. Dorwart came to Community from Gibson Guitar Corporation, where he held the position of General Manager, Pro Audio and guided the integration of Stanton Group assets to form Gibson’s new Pro Audio Division.
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TEL AVIV, Israel — James Dunkley, FOH engineer for Anthrax, Fun Lovin’ Criminals and Amon Amarth, is one of a number of up-and-coming live engineers turning to live tools from Waves Audio. The plug-in provider recently provided this account of how Dunkley is leveraging its products.
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