MUMBAI, India — Narain Pro Audio & Lighting Pvt Ltd provided Turbosound speakers for Hometown Café, opened recently by the China Gate restaurant group. The setup on the lower indoor level includes six Impact55T speakers and two TCX-15B subwoofers, powered, respectively, by NX Audio’s MT-601 MK2 and MT 800-MK2 amplifiers. For the open-air terrace, there is another six Impact55Ts and one more TCX-15B subwoofer.
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FRUTIGEN, Switzerland – The FMG “Ekklesia Movement” free church in updated its technical infrastructure with the purchase of a Soundcraft Vi1 digital desk. With a strong emphasis on youth work, the church is no stranger to Soundcraft’s signature sound and design ergonomic.
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KANSAS CITY, MO — Following a demo of a Meyer Sound M’elodie line array loudspeaker system during its annual Christmas concerts, Evangel Church’s members invested in a nearly identical Meyer Sound system, designed and commissioned by Greg Slape of Special Event Services in Winston-Salem, N.C. “We immediately fell in love with the Meyer system,” says Tim Murlatt, the church’s business administrator, about the first demo. “It was a spectacular sound we had never heard before in that space.”
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OSLO — FOH engineer and Midas analog fan Eddie Mapp is using a Midas PRO9 live audio system, supplied by Clair Brothers, for the European leg of the band’s world tour.
Read More »BELGRADE, Serbia — dBTechnologies named Sky Corporation as its distributor in Serbia. “I’m very impressed by Sky Corporation,” said dBTechnologies sales area manager Gianluca Dalessandro, who closed the deal. “They handle everything from rental to retail, organize events, logistics and are able to offer every kind of service to meet all needs.”
Read More »CONCORD, CA — D-Tools, Inc. announced that AV product manufacturer SnapAV renewed its D-Tools Manufacturer Vantage Point (MVP) program Partnership. Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, SnapAV makes close to 1,000 custom AV products for customers in the U.S., Canada and Australia. Their product data within the D-Tools database was updated recently to help users specify products for end user customers.
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Budd Johnson (1942-2011), a prominent figure in home audio recording in the late 1960s to early 1970s, passed away earlier this year. NAMM reports that… Read More »In Memoriam: Budd Johnson, 1942-2011
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NEW YORK — The 2011 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, held Nov. 30, was a full-scale production with performances by Justin Bieber, Tony Bennett, Cee Lo Green, Michael Bublé, Neil Diamond, Carole King, Katharine McPhee, Javier Colon (NBC’s “The Voice”) and Nickelodeon’s Big Time Rush. Production Resource Group (PRG) once again provided the audio system. It included JBL VerTec VT4887 compact line array elements and VT4881 compact arrayable subwoofers. NBC also hired Wireless First, a Clair Global Company, for 86 channels of wireless RF that spanned a full city block and featured the company’s new CF 1090 Fractal Antenna.
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VICTORIA, BC — D.L. Sound & Lighting supported three of the stages at this year’s four-day Rifflandia festival. The soundco provided two DiGiCo SD9 consoles, and Vancouver’s Gerr Audio provided an assist with an additional SD9 and SD11 console.
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NEW YORK — Manhattan’s Pig ‘n’ Whistle tavern, which draws crowds with live music and DJ entertainment, is tall, thin and deep, with a 25-by-75-foot floor layout and a high open ceiling with a dining area upstairs. Cardone Solomon & Associates and Starview Satellite designed and installed a system that includes TRX82, SGX61, PNX212 and SGX12S speakers and subwoofers from Renkus-Heinz.
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SINGAPORE — The Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay complex is relying upon Clear-Com’s FreeSpeak and Tempest2400 wireless systems for four indoor venues and an outdoor theatre. Those venues get used for a variety of events, including theatrical productions, classical music and pop and rock concerts.
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MONCTON, NB, Canada — The Capitol Theatre, which hosts more than 200 events annually, was looking to upgrade its audio system with a user-friendly digital console. The technical crew, led by Eric Hache, opted for a Yamaha PM5D for the 800-seat venue, moving the previously-installed LS9 console to the theatre’s monitor position.
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