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First Baptist Church Decatur Gratified by Delay; Installs Meyer Sound MINA System

First Baptist Church in Decatur, AL

First Baptist Church Decatur Gratified by Delay; Installs Meyer Sound MINA System

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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Innovason Names Imlight LLC New Distributor in Russia

RASTATT, Germany – Innovason named Imlight LLC as its new distributor in Russia. Headquartered in Kirov, in north-eastern Russia, with offices in Moscow, Imlight is one of Russia’s premier manufacturers and distributors of professional sound, lighting and staging equipment. They also have a large systems contracting division as well as a major rental division that handles some of the biggest tours and events throughout Russia.

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Kyle Kjensrud

Full Compass Names Kyle Kjensrud Assistant Product Manager

MADISON, WI – Full Compass Systems promoted Kyle Kjensrud from product specialist to assistant product manager – Publications & e-Commerce.  Kjensrud will now be playing a key role in merchandising initiatives, selecting products for print publications and assisting with stock recommendations.  In addition, he will be working closely with the Marketing department to enhance the Full Compass web site.  Kjensrud will also continue to develop and maintain vendor relationships.

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At the TEC Awards 2012, Billy Sheehan and Russ Paul honor Steve Vai with the Les Paul Award

TEC Awards Laud Production Teams, Gear Manufacturers

ANAHEIM, CA — The production teams behind tours for Robert Plant, Adele, Roger Waters and also Inception and Saturday Night Live were among those honored at the 27th Annual Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards. The gala, held concurrently with the 2012 Winter NAMM show, also paid tribute to gear manufacturers including Avid, Eventide, Lab.gruppen, Meyer Sound Labs, Radial Engineering, Shure and Solid State Logic.

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Radial Engineering Firefly tube direct box

Radial Features Firefly Tube Direct Box

ANAHEIM, CA – Radial Engineering Ltd.’s Firefly tube direct box. featured at Winter NAMM 2012, is a fully discrete class-A unity gain amplifier designed for both studio and live performance. The Firefly has two inputs, each with a separate level control to let artists set each instrument with optimal gain. Switching between inputs can be can be done using the front panel switch or via the optional JR2 remote footswitch. The instrument signal is routed to a tuner output that is always on. When used with the JR2 footswitch, the Firefly may also be muted remotely for quiet on-stage tuning. Both the footswitch and front panel are equipped with LED indicators for status monitoring.

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Joel Motel

Joel Motel Joins Sound Bridge Acoustic Labs

WAXAHACHIE, TX — Sound Bridge Acoustic Labs has named industry veteran Joel Motel as its vice president of sales and marketing.  Reporting to Sound Bridge’s president, I. Christopher Cole, Motel will drive and manage strategic sales and marketing activities for the company. “With a wealth of audio industry sales experience and a solid understanding of the market, Joel is a welcome asset to Sound Bridge,” said Cole. Prior to joining Sound Bridge, Motel held sales management positions with Harman Professional.

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Rumor in Philly

Rumor Nightclub Rocks Philadelphia with Meyer Sound

PHILADELPHIA — Rumor is drawing capacity crowds to its two large dance floors, a bar room, and a private VIP “vault.” Ian Hoffer of Aurora Sound and Light Design LLC, who designed and installed Rumor’s sound system, as well as all lighting and effects, chose an all-Meyer Sound array for Rumor’s main room, using four CQ-2 loudspeakers and six 600-HP subwoofers, and, for DJ monitoring, two UPJ-1P VariO loudspeakers and one UMS-1P subwoofer. The bar room features three more UPJ-1P VariO loudspeakers.

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Zion School auditorium

Zion School in Indonesia Installs Symetrix Jupiter 8

MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi, Indonesia – Zion School, which serves over 700 students from kindergarten through high school, recently completed construction of a new building housing a 750-seat multi-purpose auditorium. Symetrix distributor PT Gracia Auvindo and local dealer JK Sound provided an audio system that includes processing via Symetrix Jupiter 8.

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Ryan Grant

Adamson Hires Ryan Grant for HQ Technical Sales Support

TORONTO — Adamson Systems Engineering added Ryan Grant to the international sales team at the company’s head office here.  Grant, who has more than 10 years of experience in tour management, production management, and at both the FOH and monitors positions, has worked with acts including Hawksley Workman, Great Big Sea, Our Lady Peace, and Sloan, as well as rental companies Sound Plus Show Systems and Towers Productions (now part of Clair Global).

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