SANTA ANA, CA — Take1 Insurance, part of U.S. Risk Insurance Group, issued a press release recently that warned of fines that might be assessed to companies that aren’t careful about properly classifying employees for tax purposes. In its release, the company noted that dwindling government budgets are likely to drive the push toward stricter tax law enforcement. The full press release follows.
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NEW YORK — A Harman Studer Vista 5 42-fader digital mixing console is at the heart of the upgraded audio system at New York City Center, home of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, the American Ballet Theatre and a year-round program of concerts, theatrical performances and other events. The audio upgrade is part of a $57 million renovation project, which included a complete redesign of the facility, which was built in 1923.
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ST. LOUIS — TSI Global upgraded the audio system at the 3,100-seat Peabody Opera House with a JBL VerTec line array system. Since it opened in 1934, the venue has featured performances by artists ranging from Frank Sinatra and Ray Charles to Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones. Today, it hosts concerts, comedies, theatricals, family and holiday shows and more.
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CHICAGO — Sensaphonics announced its continuing support for the American Academy of Audiology Foundation (AAAF) with this year’s Auction 4 Audiology, an annual fundraising effort. The auction features several autographed items of music memorabilia, the proceeds from which will fund research for hearing health in musicians. The auction is taking place on the BiddingForGood.com website and will be open for bidding from March 19-31.
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QSC Audio Products’ CCN32 CobraNet Audio I/O Card, which enables system bridging between Q-Sys and a CobraNet legacy platform, is now available. The card can provide 32 I/O channels when installed in a Q-Sys Core and 16 I/O channels when installed in an I/O Frame. Designed specifically for those customers who have an existing CobraNet system installed, the CCN32 promises to serve as a cost-effective and seamless means for a phased approach to bridge between the legacy system and the advanced technology Q-Sys platform.
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OXNARD, CA — L-Acoustics named Laurent Vaissié general manager, L-Acoustics US. Vaissié, pictured left, reports to L-Acoustics CEO Christian Heil, pictured right. Based here, he will be responsible for managing L-Acoustics’ U.S. subsidiary and developing business in both the domestic touring and fixed installation markets.
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LONDON — Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds world tour recently completed its U.K. arena leg, with Midas XL8s from Britannia Row at FOH and monitors. As the tour moves on to more European and U.S. dates for spring and summer, The band’s FOH and monitor engineers will be adapting to the needs of different performance spaces with other Midas products — first a Midas PRO6, then Midas’ new PRO2C for summer festival appearances.
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FRANKLIN, WI — St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, which blends traditional and non-traditional architectural design elements, needed an audio system that could ensure ample coverage while remaining visibly unobtrusive. Audio Design Specialists of Madison, WI found Tannoy gear well-suited to the challenge.
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OLOMOUC, Czech Republic – Vladimir Foret, program director of the Jazz Tibet Club, noted how the venue’s sound engineer, Peter Svarc, opted for a Harman Soundcraft Si Compact 32 digital audio console to upgrade the older digital console with 16 inputs that had been in use at the club. Among the new console’s benefits, Foret said, is the ability to combine the best of both worlds — analog’s ease-of-use and digital’s vast array of audio processing resources.
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Elias Ruh, the head of sound for Habegger AG, a company that deals in media events and media architecture, also is a professional musician who has recently studied and taught acoustic engineering. He has also spent most of his professional life as a sound engineer for a variety of companies. His account of using Kaltman Creations’ Invisible Waves X technology follows.
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Peavey Commercial Audio’s Impulse 261, a high-output, two-way permanent installation loudspeaker system designed for commercial and residential applications, promises controlled coverage with a hi-fi character through its two 6.5-inch woofers and 1-inch neodymium-loaded, titanium dome tweeter mounted on a waveguide. The Impulse 261 loudspeaker system is protected from overload by independent overload protection for the woofer and the tweeter, and its crossover network is designed to provide clear, reliable sound reproduction.
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DUBAI — Staged amid occasionally strong winds and sandstorms, the 10th Skywards Dubai International Jazz Festival, a week-long event, found support from local AV company Artes Middle East, which provided gear from Midas, Meyer Sound and other manufacturers for the event.
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