BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — FOH sound engineer Ian Barfoot specified d:facto and other DPA microphones for Rick Wakeman’s recent tour, which included shows at the Gran Rex Theatre here and other venues in three South American countries — Argentina, Chile and Brazil.
Read More »ALAMEDA, CA — Clear-Com, a sponsor of the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus, provided an HME DX210 digital wireless intercom system to support crew activities including productions and workshops.
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PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA — Bauder Audio Systems, Inc. (Philadelphia) and Indre Recording and Production (Havertown, PA) provided audio support for the 2012 Camp Out for Hunger benefit sponsored by WMMR Radio’s Preston & Steve Show. The five-day live remote broadcast included VIP guests, bands, outdoor stunts, and two dozen tractor trailers to haul a record 627,678 pounds of food donations. The event, held Nov. 26-30, also raised more than $100K.
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D.A.S. Audio’s Convert 15A powered multifunction loudspeaker system, pictured here, and SX-218A subwoofers, pictured below, are set to serve as the main sound reinforcement system on the Venue Stage at Winter NAMM 2013. They are part of the company’s Convert Series of audio gear, which will be featured along with D.A.S. Audio’s Aero 40 line array system at NAMM booth #7101.
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LONDON — An Allen & Heath iLive digital mixing system is currently on a national tour of the U.K. with the musical, Bugle Boy, which traces the life, career and mysterious disappearance of the late bandleader and composer Glenn Miller. The system is based around an iLive-T112 Control Surface and an iDR-48 MixRack fitted with a MADI network card.
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NIAGARA FALLS, NY — Applied Research & Technology (ART) introduces a new tube preamp with integrated Antares Auto-Tune processing in a compact accessible package ideal for studio or stage. It is designed to enable live artists to add Antares pitch processing without the complexity and cost of an external computer and software.
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Holophone announced plans to introduce its Big O omnidirectional microphone and its C+ cardioid mic at Winter NAMM 2013. The new single-channel mics join Holophone’s recently-announced Super C surpercardioid condenser microphone.
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LONDON — All of Orbital Sound’s recently acquired Yamaha CL5 consoles were out supporting close to 30 pantomime productions in the U.K. in Dec. 2012 and early January 2013. The soundco has also provided gear from Shure, d&b audiotechnik. Productions ranged from First Family Entertainment’s Peter Pan at the Manchester Opera House to Qdos Entertainment’s Robinson Crusoe and the Caribbean Pirates at the Birmingham Hippodrome.
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ROCKFORD, IL — Creative Audio, based here, owns more than 100 JBL VerTec VT4888 and VT4880 subwoofers, and recently added Harman’s JBL VTX Series line array loudspeakers to its inventory. The new speaker system has already been deployed on a number of events, including the Southern Illinois Country Fest at the Worldshooting and Recreation Complex in Sparta, IL, and a New Year’s Eve gig featuring The Avett Brothers at the 12,000-seat Greensboro Coliseum Complex in North Carolina.
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LITHONIA, GA —Emmanuel Seventh Day Adventist Church, based here, has been using a Line 6 XD-V75 digital wireless system supplied by Guitar Center Pro for its weekly services led by Pastor Kenneth Boswell and Praise Team Leader Dale Brown. The services, for a congregation close to 450, also feature solo vocalists along with a choir and praise team.
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ROSEVILLE, CA — The Bayside Church, based here, is known to many as the home to house of worship leader and influential musician, Lincoln Brewster. Brewster and other church leaders opted to upgrade the speaker system for the 2,300-seat main campus location with a NEXO GEO S12 line array, RS18s and NXAmps supplied by Special Event Services (SES), Sacramento. Bayside Church has a total of four locations, and more than 12,000 members of the congregation attend worship services on any given weekend.
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ALEXANDRIA, VA — Harman’s Soundcraft is kicking off 2013 with new dates for its “Mixing with Professionals” (MwP) series, starting with two sessions at AV rental and staging company Audio Visual Actions, Inc., based here. The MwP sessions will be held from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm and from 2:00 to 5:00 pm on Wed., Feb. 6. James Lawrenson, FOH engineer for Foster the People (and a Soundcraft Vi6 user) is hosting.
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