ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — ACIR Professional provided the audio rig and backline for the third annual Mothers Day Music Festival at 15,000-seat Boardwalk Hall here May 13. ACIR’s gear included two Yamaha PM5D digital audio consoles for FOH and monitors. The event featured Patti LaBelle, Johnny Gill and Charlie Wilson.
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TEHRAN, Iran — Midas’ Iranian distributor, Ertebat Sedaye Bartar Co., has sold the first PRO6 live audio system, together with a Klark Teknik DN9696 high definition audio recorder, to the country’s leading rental company, Ardestani Brothers.
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DELRAY BEACH, FL — Multi-instrumentalist Amber Leigh, an independent artist who does close to 200 gigs per year, is backed by a band with its own gear and sound mixer. Recently, the band added a Turbosound NuQ portable PA system.
Read More »CHICAGO — TC Furlong is supporting two Chicago-based theatrical productions with Shure UHF-R wireless gear, each presenting different audio challenges: the Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s production of Sondheim Follies at Navy Pier, and the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s production of Showboat at the Civic Opera House.
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Technomad’s updates for its range of PowerChiton amplifier modules include a weatherproof breakout box and Apple AirPort Express audio streaming compatibility. The company is also offering a new stainless steel mounting solution for its outdoor loudspeaker models.
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Symetrix recently released its SymNet Composer DSP configuration software. When performing basic Edge hardware configuration, Composer automatically identifies the type of audio I/O module installed in each of the Edge frames’ four I/O card slots (up to 16 channels of local audio). When connecting multiple Edge frames via Dante gigabit network audio (up to 128 channels total), quick and easy network management is accomplished entirely within the SymNet Composer programming environment.
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ATLANTA — Bruce Springsteen’s Wrecking Ball tour kicked off at Philips Arena here March 17 with an L-Acoustics K1/KUDO WST line source system provided by Solotech US Corp. of Las Vegas.
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ELK GROVE, CA — For LifePointe Christian Church, which was converting a Harley Davidson showroom into a 400-seat church, David McLain, project manager with Olympia, WA-based CCI, recommended a NEXO PS15 system including three PS15s, one CD18 and a 4×4 NXAMP.
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BRATISLAVA, Slovak Republic — Sound specialist Patrik Kvacka is using his new Midas PRO2 console, the first sold in Slovakia, to support concerts by Berlin-based Jazzanova and a U.K.-based jazz and electronic band, The Cinematic Orchestra.
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HELENSVALE, Australia — Dominica Sound worked with DiGiCo’s Australian distributor, Group Technologies, to provide a DiGiCo SD11 console for a new performing arts center at Helensvale Primary School.
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MENLO PARK, CA — Magician Scott Tokar, founder of Corporate-Fx, has been relying upon his Countryman E6 Omni Earset Microphone for clear, effective hands-free communication, drawing the attention of tradeshow attendees to a variety of products marketed at B2B confabs.
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Clear-Com’s CC-300 single-ear headset and CC-400 double-ear headset, which are compatible with Clear-Com’s wide range of wired and wireless intercoms, promise better performance, more flexibility and extra comfort, particularly for extended use.
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