LAS VEGAS — Allen & Heath will be featuring free hands-on live training sessions at InfoComm 2012 in mid-June. Sessions will alternate between the full featured iLive digital mixing systems and the new compact and scalable GLD system along with daily product giveaways.
Read More »TORONTO and BEIJING — Adamson Systems named Real Music Acoustic & Lighting Technology Co. Ltd., which has offices in Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Xian City, as its exclusive distributor in China.
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Movek’s myMix CONTROL, a new web-browser based software tool for audio network control of myMix systems, is set to debut at InfoComm Booth C12332 this year.
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LAS VEGAS — The Parnelli Board of Advisors has announced that Joe Branam, owner of Branam Enterprises, will receive the Parnelli Visionary Award at the annual gala dinner and award ceremony in Las Vegas. The event is set for Oct. 20, 2012 at the Mirage Resort and Casino.
Read More »INDIANAPOLIS — One of five stages set up to entertain racing fans at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) during the Indianapolis 500 had to be replaced last week after safety inspectors deemed it non-compliant with Indiana’s new safety regulations, which were drafted in response to last summer’s deadly stage collapse at the Indianapolis State Fair.
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LONDON — Frank Turner, the former frontman for punk band Million Dead, has since embarked on a solo career with more folk-oriented music. His recent sold-out show at Wembley Arena with his band, The Sleeping Souls, was supported by Newcastle-based Nitelites. The audio setup included three DiGiCo consoles.
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DETROIT — The Movement Electronic Music Festival, which drew a total of 107,343 to Detroit’s Hart Plaza from May 26-28, featured a large array of Meyer Sound equipment provided by Livonia, MI-based Thunder Audio. Three of five stages featured a Meyer Sound system.
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DELHI, India — Arjun Bahl of Most Technical India, who coordinated a pre-wedding celebration here recently, brought in Out Board’s Dave Haydon for sound design at the event. Haydon used Out Board’s TiMax Soundhub 3D spatialization effects to enhance the audio support for the event.
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NEW YORK — EL Media Group designed and installed the sound system for the STK steakhouse within the W.R. Grace Building here. around two Symetrix Jupiter 8 turnkey processors with Symetrix ARC-2e wall panel remotes. Along with a custom playlist, the restaurant often features a live DJ.
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LONDON — Stage Electrics has become a UK dealer for the British loudspeaker manufacturer EM Acoustics. Pictured here are, from left, Jamie Gosney, business development manager-audio for Stage Electrics with Ed Kinsella, research and development director for EM Acoustics.
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CHESSINGTON, UK — DiGiCo named Dan Page sales application specialist. Page, who has worked for four years in the company’s R&D department, will be supporting the existing sales team of Ian Staddon, Tim Shaxson and James ‘Digger’ Bradley.
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LOS ANGELES — Facing RF interference issues from the LED surface used as a stage for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rat Sound tinkered with a variety of fixes, which improved the situation but did not eliminate the problem. Finally the crew opted to switch to a Shure PSM 1000 system for IEMs.
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