HOUSTON — The Houston Family Arts Center (HFAC), a non-profit, family friendly community theatre and actors academy, has been using earset and lavaliere microphones from Countryman Associates. Technical director Tracy Clayton credited the mics for actor comfort, fit, the ability to conceal them within costumes and the replaceable cables on the earset mics.
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WHITINSVILLE, MA — EAW named Scott Pizzo North American sales manager, Eastern Region. Pizzo was previously part of the EAW team from 2003 through 2008, serving as U.S. Sales Director, among other positions. The announcement was made by Jeff Rocha, EAW President.
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CLEVELAND, OH — In 2007, Bob Heil was invited to display a collection of his early sound reinforcement inventions at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame here, including the first Talk Box and sound mixer for The Who’s Quadrophenia tour. To mark the fifth year since that happened, the company is giving away a VIP tour through the Hall of Fame, along with airfare and accommodations for two. The contest began Jan. 9 and runs through Jan. 31, and details on how to enter can be found on the Heil Sound Facebook page.
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COPPELL, TX – Spanish-speaking Iglesia Mundo de Fe, which shares a location with LifeChurch here, has installed a QSC Audio KLA Series fixed arcuate active line array system, together with K Series loudspeakers as part of an upgrade to the audio-visual equipment in the church’s sanctuary. The QSC system was purchased from Scott Price at ProAudio.com in Ft. Worth, and installed by the company’s design/build division, Church Audio Video.
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ANAHEIM, CA — The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) announced a record-setting 95,709 registered attendees for its 110-year-old show, a six percent increase from last year. International registration rose 15 percent from last year, to 11,981. The association previously reported an increase in exhibitor numbers as well, with 1,441 exhibitors at this year’s show, including 236 new exhibitors.
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ANAHEIM, CA — At NAMM, the big news from Yamaha included the company’s new MGP Mixers, DXR Loudspeakers and DXS Subs. The new MGP12X and 16X analog mixers, pictured here, feature proprietary DSP providing Ducker, Leveler, and Stereo Image functions and are targeted for use with commercial installations including school auditoriums, small churches and corporate applications.
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HOUSTON — Now settled into its new purpose-built theatre, the Improv Comedy Club stands as one of the country’s premier showcases for uproarious talent. A fan-shaped room with raked seating ensures that everyone gets a clear view of both the stage and the 16-foot-wide projection surface by Stewart Filmscreen, while a Meyer Sound system delivers all the punch lines with crisp intelligibility to all 510 seats.
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ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — New Hope Baptist Church, which first opened in 1941, needed a new speaker system but was limited to a very tight budget. The contemporary-style house of worship, which seats 250, called upon ACIR Professional (Egg Harbor Township, N.J.). ACIR’s Bobby Harper recommended Yamaha DSR112CA powered speakers, to be followed this year by the installation of DSR118s subs.
Read More »KNOXVILLE, TN — Waves Audio recently noted that DiGiCo’s U.S. distributor, Group One Limited, confirmed that almost all DiGiCo SD Series consoles in the U.S. are now being specified with Waves SoundGrid.
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ARNHEM, The Netherlands — TM Audio has completed a major audio upgrade at the GelreDome arena, replacing the original amplification and control network. Nearly 70 Powersoft 3904 two-channel 1U amplifiers now drive the GelreDome’s main audio system, with a new MediaMatrix NION system in control.
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CAMBRIDGE, UK – QAV recently added an L-Acoustics Kiva Kilo line array system to its rental stock. The AV company works with clients in the U.K., Europe and beyond, primarily in the corporate events and conferences market, with audiences ranging from 100 to 2000 attendees.
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DECATUR, AL — Sometimes an unforeseen delay yields better-than-expected results. Such was the case with First Baptist Church (FBC) in Decatur, Ala., which had planned to replace its aging and inadequate sound system several years ago. Due to changing priorities and a fragile economy, the church stalled its plans. But the timing proved advantageous, allowing the church to be equipped with Meyer Sound’s MINA line array loudspeaker.
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