MIDDLETOWN, MD — Although fire had caused some damage to the sanctuary at the United Church of Christ here, the damage was limited in scope, and the repairs mostly included the need for new wiring. The church leadership called in Audio-Video Group of Frederick, Maryland to redesign and upgrade their sound system as part of the renovation.
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TORONTO — Eddy Shenker, co-chairman of Jam Industries Ltd., died June 11, 2012 after a short battle with cancer. He was 70. Shenker and Marty Golden formed Jam Industries in the early 1970s. It began as Erikson Music, with less than $1 million in sales. Today, Jam Industries is a $225 million-plus company with 13 Canadian and U.S. divisions.
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RIO RANCHO, NM – It’s no secret that water and electronics aren’t a ‘match made in Heaven,’ and yet location sound professionals frequently find themselves having to contend with wet surroundings. Compound those water-logged environments with saltwater, heavy surf, wind, and ice and the prospect of acquiring production level sound becomes all that much more daunting. For Doug Stanley, 7-year producer and director of photography for Discovery Channel’s show Deadliest Catch, this sort of production issue might very well be viewed as just another day at the office—thanks to his Lectrosonics wireless microphone equipment.
Read More »LAS VEGAS — PreSonus is planning a live webcast from the InfoComm Show in Las Vegas. The company’s 30-minute presentation, Connecting Your Customers with StudioLive, will cover control and connectivity between PreSonus StudioLive consoles and laptop computers, iPads, iPhones and iPod touches.
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BELFAST — Allen & Heath’s Irish distributor, Rea Sound, recently provided all the lighting and sound equipment for the new Metropolitan Arts Centre (MAC) here, installing iLive and iDR digital mixing systems throughout the venue.
Read More »VIENNA, Austria — Harman’s AKG is marking its 65th year in 2012.
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LOS ANGELES — Electrosonic upgraded the audio system at Loyola High School’s Hannon Theatre Company (HTC), installing L-Acoustics KIVA system that includes a single central mono array of six ultra-compact KIVA line source enclosures flanked on either side by a KILO low-frequency extension cabinet. Down below, two SB18i subwoofers further augment the bass reinforcement, while a single LA8 amplified controller drives the entire system.
Read More »LAS VEGAS — Furman announced that Christos Desalernos, director of sales for Furman’s Pro Division, will conduct a training session at InfoComm 2012 in Las Vegas. The session, titled “AC Power Management for Audio/Video Professionals,” will be held on Friday, June 15, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in room N237 of the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Read More »CHICAGO — Sensaphonics announced that Netherlands-based Elcea will manufacture Sensaphonics custom-fit sleeves for Shure earphones in the European market. Elcea markets its products under the Elacin brand.
Read More »ALLEROED, Denmark — DPA Microphones is celebrating 20 years in the pro audio industry. The company will be at InfoComm this week at Booth C9850.
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PHILADELPHIA — Tom George of Eighth Day Sound configured the audio system for Union Transfer, a new mid-sized music venue here, that includes a DiGiCo SD8-36 and SD8-24 at FOH and Monitor World, respectively.
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MANHATTAN BEACH, CA — Broadcast Support Inc. provided a dBTechnologies DVA T4 line array system to support the Journey of Faith Easter celebration that drew some 4,000 worshippers to Waller Football Stadium at Mira Costa High School here.
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