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Multi-Use PAC in Detroit Area Equipped with Renkus-Heinz System

Berman Center for the Performing Arts, West Bloomfield, MI. Photo by Advanced Lighting and Sound.

Multi-Use PAC in Detroit Area Equipped with Renkus-Heinz System

WEST BLOOMFIELD, MI — Acoustics By Design and Advanced Lighting and Sound designed and installed the sound system for the multi-use, 600-seat Berman Center for the Performing Arts, located within the Jewish Community Center. The gear includes Renkus-Heinz speakers, Crown amps and Yamaha mixing consoles. The Renkus-Heinz setup includes left and right arrays of two ST4R three-way tri-amped loudspeakers. CFX212M two-way systems at the rear of the hall act as delays or provide separate coverage, depending on the facility’s configuration.

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Little Big Town at the 2012 Country Music Association (CMA) Awards

CMA Awards Show Supported by Audio-Technica, Sennheiser and Shure Microphones

NASHVILLE — ATK Audiotek and Music Mix Mobile supported the 46th Annual Country Music Association (CMA) Awards, which was broadcast live on ABC from the Bridgestone Arena here Nov. 1. The crew included producers Tom Davis and Paul Sandweiss, FOH engineers Patrick Baltzell and Rick Shimer and monitor engineers Tom Pesa and Jason Spence, with M3’s John Harris and Jay Vicari handling the broadcast music mix. They relied upon microphones and wireless gear provided by Audio-Technica, Sennheiser and Shure.

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Frank Luppino Jr., 1922-2012

In Memoriam: Frank Luppino Jr., 90

GLENVIEW, IL — Frank Luppino Jr., founder of Marketing Insights, head of marketing for Seeburg, a music and vending equipment manufacturer, and an industry journalist who covered NAMM for Billboard Magazine in the 1940s before serving as Billboard’s associate publisher, died Nov. 10, 2012 at age 90.

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Roland M-200i Mixer

Roland 32-Channel iPad Controlled V-Mixer

Los Angeles, CA – Roland Systems Group previews the Roland M-200i, a compact mixing solution for those who want the flexibility and mobility of comprehensive iPad control fused with the precision of a professional digital mixing console. The M-200i makes its debut at the InterBEE show in Tokyo, Japan on November 14, 2012. The physical console features a 32-channel architecture with 17 motorized faders, 8 AUX, 4 Matrix, 8 DCA’s, 24 physical inputs and 14 outputs. In addition to the physical inputs the M-200i can mix in audio sources from the USB ports via computer or flash key.

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Jim Schamberg, Horne Audio. Photo by Ryan Abeling, bePortland (beportland.com)

Horne Audio Mixes Floating Steampunk Costume Party with Soundcraft Si Compact 16

PORTLAND, OR — Horne Audio, Inc. provided a Harman Soundcraft Si Compact 16 digital mixing console for a steampunk-themed event dubbed “The Music Experience.” Intel and MTV Iggy hosted the event, which took place on the Sternwheeler steamboat and featured performances by bands The Jezabels and Y La Bamba as the vessel cruised the Willamette River for hundreds of revelers dressed in “steampunk”-themed costumes.

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The new audio system at the Rodin Museum includes K-array KV50s, KU36s and KT20CWs, all powered by four KA7-7s. Photos courtesy of Derrick Berry and MekaGraphics.

Rodin Museum Upgrades with K-array Gear

PHILADELPHIA — K-array distributors Third Street Services and Sennheiser USA supported a recent upgrade to the audio system within the acoustically challenging interior of the Rodin Museum here by installing K-array KV50s, KU36s and  KT20CWs, all powered by four KA7-7s.

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Sacramento Production Services provided a Martin Audio system for the annual Charity Fall Music Festival staged in Glen Ellen, CA by the B.R. Cohn Winery and Olive Oil Company.

SACPS Provides Martin Audio Gear for Annual Music Festival in Wine Country

GLEN ELLEN, CA — Sacramento Production Services provided a Martin Audio system for the annual Charity Fall Music Festival staged here by the B.R. Cohn Winery and Olive Oil Company. The speaker setup included W8LCs for the main hangs and side fills, W8LS subwoofers, W2s for front fill, WT3s for drum fill, LE12J stage monitors and W8Cs with S218X subs for side fill with Lab.gruppen PLM20Ks and Yamaha PM5Ds for power and control.

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