WorldStage Purchases Riedel’s Artist 64 Digital Matrix Intercom System
NEW YORK — WorldStage, the new brand for Scharff Weisberg and Video Applications, Inc., has acquired Riedel Communications’ Artist 64 Digital Matrix Intercom system.
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Columbus Outdoor Amphitheater Using Shure UHF-R Wireless Technology
COLUMBUS, OH — The Columbus Bicentennial Pavilion, an outdoor amphitheater within nine-acre Columbus Commons Park, has been using Shure UHF-R wireless microphone systems provided by locally-based pro audio company Live Technologies. Since it opened last year, the venue has hosted Michael McDonald, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Offspring, Josh Kelley, Tonic, and Peabo Bryson, among others. The outdoor park, an urban renewal project at the site of a former mall that had been demolished, opened with a temporary stage in 2011. The Columbus Bicentennial Pavilion opened a year later.
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Sound Associates Using VUE’s a-Class for Janis Joplin Tribute Show
PASADENA, CA — One Night with Janis Joplin returned to the Pasadena Playhouse recently for a four-week stint. Sound Associates designed the audio system, which includes a setup at monitors with 15 VUE a-8 two-way systems powered by five Lab.gruppen FP3400 series amplifiers. A Yamaha M7CL48 at the FOH position delivers a total of 10 discrete mixes to the to the stage monitors.
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QSC Promotes Gina Bergmann, David Fuller and Ray van Straten
COSTA MESA, CA — QSC promoted Gina Bergmann, David Fuller and Ray van Straten. Bergmann, pictured here, is now senior director, Sales Operations and US Sales; Fuller is now senior director, International Sales and Technical Marketing; and van Straten is now senior director, Marketing Communications and Training & Education.
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Anderson University Installs Daktronics Acoustical Banner Hoist System
ANDERSON, IN — Associated Controls + Design (ACD) of Indianapolis worked with Daktronics on the installation of an acoustical banner hoist system within York Perfomance Hall at Anderson University here recently. The system lets a single operator control multiple banners simultaneously with multiple targets; there are 15 acoustic banners at the venue.
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Sound Image Provides L-Acoustics K1 System for Kid Rock Tour
DETROIT — Kid Rock and his band, Twisted Brown Trucker, are once again rolling across the U.S. with two months of arena shows between February and April. Along for the ride are opening acts Buckcherry and Hellbound Glory. Sound Image is once again supporting the tour with an L-Acoustics K1 system.
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New 3,000-Seat Sanctuary in Orlando Equipped with Turbosound Gear
ORLANDO, FL — Encore Broadcast Solutions and Atlantic Professional Audio (APA) provided a Turbosound Flex Array system for the new 3,000-seat, stadium-style sanctuary opened on a new campus by Orlando’s Faith Assembly of God Church.
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Waves Audio Manny Marroquin Signature Series Collection
Waves Audio’s Manny Marroquin Signature Series Collection is a group of custom plugins developed in collaboration with mixing engineer Manny Marroquin (Bruno Mars, Alicia Keys, Rihanna, Maroon 5, Shakira).
Read More »Alicia Keys Band Member Touts AKG WMS4500 Wireless System
NEW YORK — Hanan, a multi-instrumentalist who is particularly noted for his guitar performances, is now touring as a band member for Alicia Key’s Set The World On Fire tour. The lead guitarist recently lauded Harman’s AKG WMS4500 wireless system for its ability to effectively convey his virtuosity to audiences around the world.
Read More »Most Las Vegas Cirque Shows Go Dark for World Water Day, March 22
LAS VEGAS — “We would like to reinvent fundraising night,” said Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte to the Las Vegas Review Journal, explaining why six of the seven venues hosting Cirque productions would go dark on Friday, March 22. The day is designated “World Water Day” by the One Drop foundation, a charity Laliberte founded to save lives among the world’s poor with sustainable clean water and sanitation systems.
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Behringer Eurolive B115/B112W Loudspeakers
Behringer has expanded its Eurolive professional loudspeaker line with the introduction of two new Bluetooth-enabled active loudspeakers, the B115W, pictured here, and the B112W.
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Void Acoustics Nexus 6
Void Acoustics says its new Nexus 6 mid/high speaker design was prompted in part by a positive response to its earlier introduction of its Incubus products.
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