VOLENDAM, The Netherlands — Triple Show Technology provided Midas consoles for a concert featuring The Votown Allstars. Funds raised from the event supported a local soccer team. The gear included a Midas PRO2 and PRO6 at FOH and a Midas XL8 at monitors.
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FRESNO, CA — Speeda Sound, which provides sound gear to to as many as 50 fairs in the state of California during the course of a year, added 18 Powersoft K3 DSP+AESOP power amplifiers to its rental inventory. The company offers them as part of a compact, two-rack stage monitor package, and chose them in part for their promise at withstanding the harsh conditions of the annual fair circuit.
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AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands — Riedel Communications donated an Artist Digital Matrix intercom system to Emma TV. Emma is a Dutch TV station for the Emma Kinder Ziekenhuis, a children’s hospital in Amsterdam.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Along with casually elegant options on their wine and dining menus, the five Alexis Group bistros/wine bars here serve up live jazz music on a regular basis. To further enhance the experience for their guests, the company has installed Alcons audio gear, including VR8 pro-ribbon full-range loudspeakers and BF181 long-excursion 18” subs along with ALC2 amplified loudspeaker controllers and SDP speaker drive processing modules.
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OZARK, MO — Special Event Services (SES) designed and installed a new sound system for James River Assembly’s 3,400-capacity sanctuary with Outline’s GTO line array loudspeaker cabinets as the sonic centerpiece. The new system is being lauded for its clarity and punch for the church’s sermons, contemporary house band and concerts.
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RICHMOND, VA — The Richmond Folk Festival celebrates traditional music, with artists from around the world performing on seven stages spread across 17 acres of riverside parkland in downtown Richmond. The free three-day event drew some 200,000, with audio production handled by Soundworks, a full-service audio company headed by Steve Payne.
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Holophone, the innovators in multi-channel surround microphone technology, is introducing a line of single-channel stage and studio mics. The new Super C handheld supercardioid condenser is the first in a series of customizable performance mics. Combining ruggedness, low handling noise and ergonomic comfort, the Super C features the same proprietary capsule technology employed in Holophone’s highly acclaimed surround microphones, including the award-winning H2-PRO mic used in broadcast, concert sound, film and music recording.
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PORTLAND, OR — The Soundcraft Mixing with Professionals (MwP) training series continues with two sessions set to take place at Pro Sound & Lighting in Portland, OR on Tuesday, Dec. 11. Hosting the sessions will be James Lawrenson, FOH engineer for Foster the People, who is currently using a Soundcraft Vi6 for the band.
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CALABASAS, CA — Line 6 named Paul Foeckler, pictured here, as its new president and CEO. The company’s co-founder, Marcus Ryle, has assumed the role of chief strategy officer, and Joe Bentivegna has been named chief operating officer. Foeckler succeeds Mike Muench, who recently resigned after a 14-year tenure as president and CEO.
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POTTERS BAR, U.K. — FOH engineer and production manager Byrony October supported performances earlier this year of British singer songwriter (and Chase & Status collaborator) Delilah with a Soundcraft Si Performer digital console. She credited the console’s compact size and for its FaderGlow and color backlit name displays on every channel.
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MONTERREY, Mexico — Audio Systems Del Norte, based in Guadalupe, near here, added to their inventory of Adamson Systems’ Y-Axis, SpekTrix, T21 Subs, and M Series with a 32-box E15 rig. The company has already put the new gear to use in support of a tour featuring Dos Pájaros Contraatacan (Two Counter Attacking Birds), which began in Puebla Oct. 15 and ended in Aguascalientes on Nov. 1, 2012.
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