Symetrix Expands Global CTS Certification, On Site and Online
SEATTLE — Symetrix announced that its InfoComm-accredited training programs have expanded, both on site and online, paralleling the worldwide growth of Symetrix itself.
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Midas/Klark Teknik Names New Distributor for India
CALCUTTA — Music Group, owner of Midas and Klark Teknik, named Dhanashree Electronics Ltd., based here, as distributor for the brands in India.
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NEW YORK — As Pippin hits the stage for the first time since its original five-year run on Broadway nearly 40 years ago, show Sound Designers Jonathan Deans and Garth Helm called upon Masque Sound to provide a custom audio equipment package.
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Gateshead Jazz Festival Performance Augmented with RCF TT+ Gear
GATESHEAD, U.K. — The Gateshead International Jazz Festival was staged at the Sage Gateshead, a music center here, on April 5-7, 2013. The final performance paired Ruby Turner and The Brand New Heavies. To augment the festival sound system, Nitelites brought in RCF TT+ gear.
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Sennheiser Supports Cirque du Soleil’s “One Night for One Drop”
LAS VEGAS — For One Night for One Drop, a technically ambitious charity performance pooling performers from seven Las Vegas Cirque du Soleil shows into a single production on a single evening, Sennheiser played a key role. The show was staged at the “O” Theater here on World Water Day, March 22, 2013.
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Rob Hughes Named EMEA Technical Support Manager for Midas Klark Teknik
KIDDERMINSTER, U.K. — Music Group named Rob Hughes Midas Klark Teknik technical support manager for the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region.
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Rat Sound Uses New RCF Subwoofers at Coachella’s Yuma Tent
INDIO, CA — Rat Sound, located in Camarillo, CA, recently purchased 16 RCF TTS56-A powered subwoofers for their rental inventory. The new gear was quickly put into service at the two-weekend 2013 Coachella Festival, at the event’s new Yuma Tent performance area.
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Folk Singer Sam Lee Using DPA d:facto Vocal Mic
LONDON — Jamie Orchard-Lisle introduced folk singer Sam Lee to DPA Microphones’ d:facto vocal microphone. Lee, who was nominated for a Mercury Music Prize in 2012, has since adopted it as his go-to vocal mic for live gigs in 2013.
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“Boston Strong” Benefit Concert Set for May 30
BOSTON — A benefit concert to raise funds for Boston Marathon bombing victims has been set for the TD Garden Arena here May 30. Performers will include Aerosmith, NKOTB, James Taylor, Jason Aldean, Jimmy Buffett, Carole King, Boston and J. Geils Band, according to TD Garden and Live Nation New England.
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Alt-J Tours with PreSonus StudioLive 24.4.2
SAN FRANCISCO — Alt-J, a British band that made it onto Rolling Stone’s “Must See Acts” list for Coachella 2013, recently completed a U.S. tour with support from Lance Reynolds at FOH and Ron Sharpless at monitors. Sharpless used a PreSonus StudioLive 24.4.2 digital console for the band’s monitor mixes.
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Ward-Steedsy Provides iLive Solution for Red Bull Chasers Bicycle Event
EDINBURGH, Scotland — Ward-Steedsy Audio provided and used an Allen & Heath digital iLive system for the Red Bull Chasers bicycle event staged here recently. The system helped the audio crew overcome the challenge of having three PA systems with local inputs at each system mixed and distributed to all three systems simultaneously.
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Classic Stage Company Revival of “Passion” Gets Masque Sound Support
NEW YORK — Masque Sound provided a custom audio equipment package including Yamaha’s CL-5 mixing console with two RIO 3224 I/O racks for the Classic Stage Company’s (CSC) revival of the Stephen Sondheim/James Lapine musical, Passion. The limited engagement recently wrapped at Manhattan’s CSC Theater.
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