ATLANTA — The historic 2,600 Tabernacle here upgraded its PA system recently with JBL VTX line arrays. Escondido, CA-based Sound Image, which provided the gear, overcame a variety of acoustic challenges within the venue, constructed as a Baptist church in 1910.
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Yorkville Sound’s Canadian-made ParaSource Series active loudspeakers promise a combination of performance and reliability. The line includes PS10P, PS12P and PS15P 10, 12 and 15-inch cabinets, with 800/1400/1400 watts (program), 1600/4400/4400 watts (peak) priced at $1,399/$1,549/$1,799 (MSRP).
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Behringer’s new XiControl Version 2.0 iPad app for its X32 digital mixer features a new user interface, feature set and performance upgrades, including additional control over FX, Scene Management, Input Channel Setup, Monitor Mixing and other enhancements.
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LOS ANGELES — Guitarist John 5, currently on tour with Rob Zombie, is endorsing Audio-Technica gear and has been using A-T’s Artist Elite 5000 Series UHF Wireless System.
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ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — Maryland Sound International (MSI) supported the first Orion Music + More Festival, a two-day event staged here last June, with a variety of audio gear made by Harman. The event, featuring some two dozen bands, was headlined by Metallica and also featured Arctic Monkeys, Avenged Sevenfold, Cage the Elephant, Modest Mouse and Baroness. This year’s event is set for June 8-9, 2013 in Detroit.
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TRINITY, FL — Hope United Methodist Church, based here, hired Christian Sound Installations (CSI) to design and install an entirely new sound system for its 450-seat sanctuary that includes Ashly Audio processing and amplification and Danley Sound Labs loudspeakers, subwoofers, and stage monitors, plus gear from Sennheiser (G3 wireless), Allen & Heath (a GLD console), Aviom (PM for the drummer) and a Tascam hard drive recorder.
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MERIDIAN, MS – The state of Mississippi will honor Hartley Peavey, founder and CEO of Peavey Electronics, with a marker on the Historic Mississippi Blues Trail on Jan. 17, 2013. The marker recognizes Hartley Peavey’s contribution to Mississippi’s blues heritage and is the only marker representing a manufacturer.
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HIGH WYCOMBE, U.K. — Martin Audio named Dominic Jacobson to the new role of Europe-Middle East-Africa (EMEA) Export Account Manager to streamline the company’s continuing expansion into global markets.
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NORTHRIDGE, CA — Harman Professional named Bryan Bradley vice president, general manager of its Loudspeaker Business Unit, including all aspects of JBL Professional. Based here, Bradley reports to Harman Professional president Blake Augsburger. Prior to Harman, Bradley served as COO of Alfred Music since 2009.
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BRISTOL, U.K. — Stage Electrics, a supplier of lighting and sound equipment to the U.K.’s entertainment industry, has seen solid demand for DiGiCo digital audio consoles. The company has supplied SD8, SD9 and SD11 mixing consoles to more than 10 venues across England.
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NORTHRIDGE, CA —Harman Professional Jaime Albors senior director of global sales operations. Reporting to Scott Robbins, Harman’s Executive vice president of worldwide sales, Albors now oversees all Harman global sales office operational activities.
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DURBAN, South Africa — Prosound provided a Midas PRO1 for the recent run of Beauty and the Beast performances at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre here. Megan Levy of DarkHorse Productions had never used a PRO1 before, but quickly found her way around the console, crediting the PRO1 for being “theatre-friendly” and also for its sound quality.
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