FAREHAM, U.K. – Ian Bond, owner of a Midas PRO6 digital mixing console with a serial number of 007, has become one of the first clients to purchase both a PRO2 and PRO2C live audio system. Bond has purchased one each of the new Midas digital models for his rental company, IPB Audio.
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OLD LYME, CT – Touring globally in support of their latest release, Get Your Heart On!, Canadian band Simple Plan – a 10-year endorser of the company's products – is using Sennheiser microphones, including wired microphones and 22 channels of wireless microphones, instrument packs and personal monitors. Frontman Pierre Bouvier is using a Neumann KK 105 S super-cardioid condenser head, paired with a Sennheiser SKM 5200-II handheld transmitter.
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SINGAPORE – The Marina Bay Sands features a light and water spectacle dubbed "Wonder Full" that is a 360-degree sensory experience choreographed to an original score. For the attraction's audio needs, an Electro-Voice large-format line array system has been installed.
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DOHA, Qatar – For the production of two television shows, Desert Heroes and Serious Hobbies, British sound mixer Baldev "Bal" Rayat and his Lectrosonics wireless equipment were both put to the test. Temperatures in the desert reached 120 degrees F.
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CHICAGO, IL – Celebrating 20 years, the annual summer festival Lollapalooza returned to Grant Park in Chicago for three days with eight stages hosting a variety of live acts, including Foo Fighters, Eminem, Coldplay and Fuse as headliners. At the Perry Stage, where headliners included Girl Talk, Pretty Lights, Modeselektor and The Glitch Mob, Technotrix provided Powersoft amps to power Martin Audio subs.
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ORLANDO – Time is running out on reserving your spot at the Parnelli Awards Dinner, set for Oct. 29 at the Peabody Orlando. The pre-gala festivities start at 7 p.m., followed by the Parnelli Awards dinner at 8 p.m. This year features hosts Flo & Eddie of Turtles fame and honorees Ed Wannebo (Lifetime Achievement), Kenton Forsythe (Audio Innovator) and Jim Fackert (Parnelli Visionary). If the past two years are any indication, this year's event will be a sellout, too. Don't miss out – reserve your spot today!
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Riedel Communications' new suite of AVB products for the Artist digital matrix intercom platform is designed to let users transport AES3/EBU audio in real-time with guaranteed bandwidth and quality of service (QoS) via IP-based Local Area Networks (LAN).
Read More »LOS ANGELES – Mega Systems Inc. showcased audio from Biema and lighting fixtures from Mega-Lite and PR Lighting at its Lighting & Audio Open House held on Thursday, Sept. 22 from 12 to 7pm at the company's new Los Angeles Service Center & Showroom.
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CHICAGO, IL – Sensaphonics held another one of its two-day Golden Circle 2011 seminars, which teach audiologists the specific skills and knowledge needed to work with musicians and audio engineers. Sensaphonics president and founder Dr. Michael Santucci and sound engineering consultant Thom Fiegle taught the course.
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NEW YORK – LAVO NY, designed by Las Vegas-based Tao Group, combines the feel of a 19th-century Italian bistro with a multi-layered lounge/nightclub. Advanced Audio Technology of New York, headed up by Joseph Lodi, Angelo Poulos and Jason Ojeda, completed the installation, providing audio, video, lighting and programming.
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SYDNEY – Australian AV provider Scene Change recently purchased a Soundcraft Si1 console, making its choice only after every member of the company's senior team got a chance to test-drive the console. Vicken Hekimian, Scene Change's Sydney director, noted the logic of including those using the gear in on the purchase decision. "The quality of the equipment motivates the crew to work harder to make our clients happy, which is really important."
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SIRKKA, Finland – The Kylpylahotelli Levintunturi spa and hotel features 220 guest rooms across 10 hotel buildings with restaurants, cafes, clubs, a bowling facility and, of course, its namesake spa. Electro Waves Oy, an installer of audio, lighting and water systems, provided the sound reinforcement system that was needed to fulfill the property's needs.
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