TAHITI – The Paul Gauguin Cruise Ship may be able to accommodate 320 people in luxurious style, but it doesn't have the luxury of a lot of extra space to stow a big console along with outboard effects racks. Soundcraft's Si2 Digital Live Sound Console proved a better fit with the ship's entertainment needs.
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DEVILLE, LA – System designer Jim Young, owner of Current Design in Acoustics, cited a noticeable upgrade in sound quality at Philadelphia Baptist Church of Deville, LA, after upgrading with Bag End gear.
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COLLEGE PARK, GA – Services conducted by noted author Dr. Creflo A. Dollar, founder of World Changers Church International (WCCI), reaches a local congregation of 8,500 within the church's dome-shaped sanctuary. It also gets broadcast to satellite locations worldwide. One thing that hadn't changed for close to three decades, however, was the church's reliance on entry-level analog consoles for live audio production – until recently, when the church upgraded to digital desks at FOH (DiGiCo SD7) and monitors (DiGiCo SD8).
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MORGANTOWN, WV – One of the sound companies supporting Snoop Dogg's 11,000-seat show at the Coliseum of West Virginia University hails from the booming metropolis of Mt. Crawford in west central Virginia, which had a population of 254, according to the 2000 U.S. Census report.
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ATLANTA – AEE Productions provided the P.A. for this year's graduation ceremony for Spelman College at the Georgia International Convention Center, where First Lady Michelle Obama served as keynote speaker. The setup included EAW's KF740 line array and SB1000z subwoofers.
Read More »OTTAWA – A squall knocked down the main stage overhead rig on the last day of the 12-day Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest on Sunday, July 17, about 20 minutes after Cheap Trick started performing. The band members and most of the crew were reported to be okay and no fatalities were reported, since the overhead truss and gear fell backward, away from the crowd, onto some trucks. But three people were hospitalized and released, including Sandy Sanderson, a truck driver for Cheap Trick, who sustained the most serious injuries.
Read More »WENHAM, MA – Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. will host a NEXO seminar on Wednesday, July 27, in conjunction with Gordon College and its chapel here.
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KNOXVILLE, TN – Waves Audio named Greg Price product specialist. Since getting his start at California's The Record Plant almost four decades ago, Price has served as live sound engineer for acts including Weezer, Foo Fighters, Van Halen, the Cheetah Girls/Hannah Montana, Audioslave, Black Sabbath, Glee's "The TV Show Tour," Rage Against the Machine, Ted Nugent, Kiss, Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, ZZ Top, Them Crooked Vultures and many others.
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KNEBWORTH, U.K. – West Midlands-based Stage Audio Services (SAS) has purchased a Midas PRO9 live audio system, which is made its debut at FOH on Slipknot's worldwide festival tour this summer, joining SAS' existing Midas PRO6 on monitors.
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KUALA BELAIT, Brunei – The Brunei Shell Petroleum Company (BSP)'s new Pusat Insani community center, which includes a 1,500-capacity multipurpose hall along with a gymnasium, a VIP lounge, a learning center and other modern amenities, has been equipped with a sound system designed, supplied and installed by Singapore-based Synergy AVL, a distributor of Outline products.
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BOGOR, Indonesia – For Justin Bieber's My World tour performance at the 11,000-capacity Sentul International Convention Center (SICC) near Jakarta, DSS (Don Sistem Suara) Rental Company provided sound reinforcement services including gear from D.A.S. Audio.
Read More »MORAYFIELD, Australia – Absolute Sound & Lighting (ASL), an event production company that opened for business recently, has stocked its rental inventory with gear from dBTechnologies. The new company is led by managing directors Steve Teunis and Camryn Brown.
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