LONDON — CS Audio is currently servicing a sold-out national tour with British Tenor Alfie Boe and a full accompanying orchestra, deploying Harman’s Soundcraft Vi and Si Compact consoles as the heart of the audio system.
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STRATFORD UPON AVON, U.K. — The Royal Shakespeare Company’s refurbished Swan Theatre was equipped with a DiGiCo SD7 console in 2011. The theatre company has since opted for another SD series console, this time an SD9, for its touring shows and West End transfers.
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NEW YORK – Since Jet Blue Airlines launched its unique Live From T5 Concert Series in August 2010, Firehouse Productions has supplied Harman’s JBL VRX Constant Curvature loudspeakers for the ongoing promotion, held periodically at the Jet Blue T5 terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport.
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AUSTIN, TX — The British Music Embassy is returning for its fifth year at South by Southwest (SXSW), once again occupying Latitude 30 club. The March 12-17 lineup includes Django Django, Maverick Sabre, Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Jonquil, Ben Howard, Slow Club, Twin Atlantic, and Clock Opera. Cato Music is supporting the venue with gear from American Music and Sound (AM&S), including TurboSound, Allen & Heath and Beyerdynamic products.
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LUND, Sweden — Rock band Takida has embarked on its spring tour of Scandinavia in support of their fourth studio album, The Burning Heart. Scandinavian rental company Starlight is providing Midas PRO2 consoles at both FOH and monitors positions. Starlight, which purchased the PRO2s from Midas’ Swedish distributor Intersonic, is the first company in the region to use a dual system on a tour.
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INDIANAPOLIS — Sennheiser RF gear helped the audio crew at 2012’s Super Bowl XLVI breathe a little easier as the complex sports and entertainment combo scored a record number of viewers. Country music singers Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton also used Sennheiser mics to kick things off with their rendition of “God Bless America.” Madonna and crew also used Sennheiser gear for their Halftime Show performances.
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PHILADELPHIA — Built in 1891, Baptist Temple has been transformed into the Temple Performing Arts Center to serve as a principal performance venue for Temple University. The $30 million theatre overhaul included an installation of a Meyer Sound M’elodie line array loudspeaker system.
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FRANKLIN, TN — CTS Audio, based here, a beta tester for Harman’s JBL HiQnet Performance Manager, has found the audio system design software helpful in reducing setup time and improving system performance.
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WICHITA, KS — Galaxy Audio, which is marking its 35th year in 2012, also named Yule Jabara, pictured here, as its Chief Executive Officer. Yule Jabara is taking over in the role previously held by Brock Jabara, his father, who invented the Hot Spot over 40 years ago and founded the company five years later.
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ISTANBUL, Turkey — Elit Light & Sound Technologies, DiGiCo’s Turkish distributor, provided a DiGiCo SD9 console to support the audio needs for the annual finals of the Halıcı Computer Aided Composition Contest. The event was held at the Babylon venue here late last year.
Read More »AUSTIN, TX — Alcons Audio and StageTech, Inc. are supporting the audio needs of the IFC Crossroads House at the Vice Bar venue, part of the SXSW (South by Southwest) festival set for March 13-18, 2012. Alcons Audio is also kicking off its “Pro Ribbon Experience” gear promotion. The system showcased at the festival will consist of the LR14 and LR14B line array system complemented by BQ211 21-inch carbon fiber subwoofers. Power and processing is handled by the Alcons ALC series amplifiers loaded with the “DDP” 24-bit digital drive processors.
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WISBECH, U.K. — DiGiCo had 5 Star Cases build a promotional “sideboard” for the 2012 trade show season. The brief was that it must accommodate a screen measuring a minimum of 46 inches, complete with Blu-ray player, laptop docking station, coffee maker and an integrated loudspeaker system, with power sockets included.
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