ST. LOUIS, MO – Dave Sinko, sound engineer for progressive bluegrass band the Punch Brothers, has been mixing the five-member band using an APB-DynaSonics ProRack rack mount monitor board. "This mixer is perfect for us," said Sinko.
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NASHVILLE – The 45th annual Country Music Association (CMA) Awards aired live in 5.1-channel surround sound Nov. 9 on ABC from the Bridgestone Arena. The audio crew, no strangers to live broadcasts, included audio producers Michael Abbott and Tom Davis; sound provider ATK/Audiotek; FOH mixers Patrick Baltzell and Rick Shimer; monitor engineers Michael Parker and Jason Spence; and broadcast mixers M3 (Music Mix Mobile) with John Harris and Jay Vicari. The performances were heard via gear from Audio-Technica and Shure. More details from each company follow.
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LONDON – Britannia Row Productions' inventory of Midas digital consoles are on the move this autumn and winter season, with the entire current inventory out on treks with Jamiroquai, Cliff Richard, Kasabian, Tinie Tempah, Beady Eye, Noel Gallagher and Foo Fighters.
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KNOXVILLE, TN – The engineers supporting the 2011 Alison Krauss & Union Station (AKUS) Paper Airplanes tour, including FOH engineer Cliff Miller and monitor team Bernie Velluti and daughter Haley, have been using DiGiCo SD10 consoles. Miller specified the dual consoles used for the tour after first trying them out for AKUS at Merlefest in 2010.
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MIAMI – Kenneth Williams, FOH engineer and production manager for Erykah Badu's current world tour, will appear at Soundcraft's "Mixing With Professionals" seminar Dec. 6. Williams has also worked with artists including Estelle, Raheem DeVaughn, Corbin Bleu, LL Cool J, Stevie Wonder, John Mayer, the Goo Goo Dolls and many others.
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SEOUL – For the musical, Mamma Mia!, which opened recently at the new D-Cube Arts Center, Seoul, L-Acoustics' Korea distributor, Dream Sound, installed a K1 WST line source and XTi coaxial system – the first such installation anywhere in the world.
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KNOXVILLE, TN – Thunder Audio is supporting Dolly Parton's Better Day world tour with Meyer Sound gear. For the tour's U.S. dates, FOH engineer and production manager Mike Fechner and monitor engineer Jason Glass specified of 24 MILO and 16 MICA line array loudspeakers; eight 700-HP subwoofers; eight UPJ-1P VariO loudspeakers; 18 MJF-212A stage monitors; and a Galileo loudspeaker management system.
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Camco's D-Power series of two-channel amplifiers expands with three models: the D-Power D7, D1 and D05. Now with six models in the line, the D-Power series covers a power output range from 250W per channel at 4 Ohm to 2300W per channel at 4 Ohm. All feature Camco SMPS technology, protective circuitry and limiters and a competitive price-to-watt ratio.
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VANCOUVER, BC – BC Place reopened Sept. 30, replacing its inflatable dome roof with a new cable-supported retractable roof design. The project also included the largest installation of JBL VLA line array gear to date. Clair Brothers Audio Systems installed 160 JBL VLA601-WRC 3-way line array loudspeakers in the venue.
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WINNIPEG, MB – Tom Castor, lead pastor at Grant Memorial Baptist Church, was seeking ideas on how to improve the sound system for the church's 1,500-seat sanctuary. He turned to his brother, Dan Castor, AV designer and consultant with Momentum Systems, based in Washington, DC, who recommended replacing the extensive existing system with fewer boxes from Danley Sound Labs. Danley's Ivan Beaver assisted with the final design, and D-Lite Productions installed the gear. Three Danley SH-96s cover most of the main floor. Below each one, a Danley SH-95 provides front fill. Below the center SH pair, two Danley TH-218 subs are flown for low-end support.
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SAN ANTONIO, TX – Adrian Gallegos, co-owner of Global Productions, has been serving as production manager and monitor engineer for the Espinosa Paz's U.S. performances. Gallegos has been using D.A.S. Audio Aero 12A, Aero 8A, and Aero 50 line array loudspeakers plus LX-218A subwoofers to support Paz's performances.
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KENT, U.K. – Rental company Phonophobia put their new dBTechnologies DVA T12 system to use for a Rock Choir performance that was part of a Nov. 5 bonfire and fireworks celebration. The event drew a crowd of 14,000 to Dunorlan Park in Kent, U.K.
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