BERN, Switzerland — Sven Gerber of Livesound and Jochen Sommer of Adamson Europe GmbH played key roles in providing audio support for the unique requirements of the annual Gurten Festival in Switzerland this year, which had a new emphasis on “green” technology. The audio system included E15 speakers from Adamson.
Read More »LONDON — Along with a change of venue — from Earls Court & Olympia, where it has been staged for 21 years, to ExCeL London, the annual PLASA exhibition is moving from September to October. The 2013 show is set to take place Oct. 6-9.
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SCOTTSDALE, AZ — St. Barnabas on the Desert Episcopal Church, based here, recently renovated their sound system around a pair of Tannoy QFlex 40 steerable array loudspeakers. The T.S. Montgomery-designed structure, built in 1960, has a 350-seat sanctuary with columns and arches, a high ceiling, and a raised circular altar with choir risers and a pipe organ located directly behind it. CCS Presentation Systems, also located in Scottsdale, designed and installed the new sound system along with lighting and video upgrades.
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SHARJAH, UAE — Our Own English High School, based here, upgraded from Allen & Heath analog to iLive digital control. The school opted for an iLive-T112 Control Surface and iDR-64 MixRack, supplied by local distributor VV & Sons and installed by Crown Star Technology (LLC).
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FORT WORTH, TX — Acoustic Dimensions and Ford Audio-Video Systems designed and installed the sound system for the newly constructed J.W. “Jack” MacGorman Chapel on the campus of the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (SWBTS). The installation includes EAW QX Series, AX Series and UB Series loudspeakers.
Read More »NASHVILLE — One Systems named Native Media, LLC of San Antonio, TX as its representative for the states of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana. Native Media will be responsible for sales of the full line of One Systems and On Point Audio branded products throughout the four states. Mike Torlone, One Systems’ sales and marketing manager, made the announcement.
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POTTERS BAR, UK — It takes something completely different to make a digital audio console stand out from the crowd these days, but Harman’s Soundcraft has done exactly that with the launch of the Soundcraft Si Performer range of mixers, which, thanks to the integrated DMX functionality, adds lighting control options to an already impressive and powerful audio feature set.
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LOS ANGELES — Jan-Al Cases announces the release of its new line of Rhino ATA road cases for the Yamaha CL Series of digital consoles. “We just delivered our first CL5 case to our longtime customer, Hollywood Sound.” says company owner / designer Jan Michael Alejandro. “From all the calls we are getting about cases for the CL Series consoles, this appears to be another ‘hit’ for Yamaha Commercial Audio.”
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MONCTON, NB CANADA — Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kick boxing, taekwondo, karate, judo, kung fu and other styles. The sport is growing in popularity and recently Elite 1 MMA returned to the Redball Internet Centre in Moncton, New Brunswick (Canada) for its “Redemption” titled show and championship welterweight title bout.
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CAMARILLO, CA — Delicate Productions Inc. has appointed Jason Alt as President. He will be responsible for operations, sales, management, growth and strategic planning, and will oversee Delicate Productions’ Camarillo and San Francisco offices in addition to the company’s electronic sales division. Alt has more than 20 years of experience in event production and touring. He joined Delicate Productions in 2008 as Account Executive, Concert Touring. Previously he served as Vice President of Production Services for Los Angeles-based Vox Entertainment, overseeing strategy, planning and logistics for the company’s large-scale projects and overall production operations.
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — Que Audio has re-introduced the popular DA12 headworn microphone (now in its Performance Series, and formerly branded under the Da-Cappo name) with a twist: Besides an improved streamlined appearance, the new model adds significant enhancements over its predecessor, made possible through technological advancements in materials and manufacturing.
ST. LEONARDS-ON-SEA, EAST SUSSEX, U.K. — Penn Elcom, the exclusive North American distributor of Fane loudspeakers, is proud to announce the arrival of the Fane Colossus Prime 15XS, 15-inch woofer designed for all professional audio applications, and boasting performance specs of 1,200 watts continuous (4,800 watt peak) power handling. The Colossus Prime 15XS exhibits 98 dB sensitivity and can deliver bass down to 29 Hz (-6 dB) in a 200 liter ported enclosure.
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