HERTFORDSHIRE, UK – Adlib supplied The Big Chill festival with a crew of seven and the sound system designs for two stages. Otto Kroymann (crew chief), Mike Flaherty, George Puttock and Tommy Bradshaw worked on the Revellers stage, while Alan Harrison, Simon Lawson and Chris Smethurst looked after The People's Ear stage.
Read More »By now we've all seen the video of the Aug. 13 stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair moments before country duo Sugarland was to perform. Opening act Sara Bareilles had concluded her set just a half hour before. The collapse injured dozens; many seriously, killing four in the audience immediately, and truss spot operator Nathan Byrd was later pronounced dead at Wishard Hospital.
Read More »INDIANAPOLIS – A strong, isolated blast of wind that came in advance of a line of thunderstorms knocked down the main stage at the Indiana State Fair at 8:49 pm Aug. 13. The collapse killed four people on site. A fifth victim, Nathan Byrd, 51, died later that night. A spotlight operator who fell with the rigging, Byrd had been among the 45 people hospitalized, many with serious injuries. Although other crew members were seen falling with the rigging, no additional deaths were reported.
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Renkus-Heinz named Håkan Sjöö as the company's European sales manager. Sjöö, who had been based in New Delhi as the regional manager for Renkus-Heinz in India for the past two years, recently moved back to his native Sweden.
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TULSA, OK – The audio crew at Oral Roberts University's Mabee Center went with a flown solution for both loudspeakers and subwoofers for two Oklahoma beauty pageants staged there recently. The two affiliated pageants, which crowned Miss Oklahoma and Miss Oklahoma's Outstanding Teen, ran concurrently from June 7-11 in the Mabee Center's Johnston Theatre.
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Neumann's KMS 104 D and 105 D digital microphones for live vocal applications serve as digital counterparts to the company's KMS 104 and KMS 105 condenser vocal microphones. Equipped with the core features of the existing models, the KMS 104 D, with its cardioid pattern, and the KMS 105 D, with its super-cardioid pattern, offer additional digital advantages such as an extended dynamic range, more robust operation and integrated peak limiters that prevent clipping.
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LONDON – The Noisettes, an Indie rock band now touring in support of their two albums, What's the Time, Mr. Wolf? and Wild Young Hearts, features singer Shingai Shoniwa, guitarist Dan Smith, and a Soundcraft Vi1 digital live sound console for monitor mixing along with a Soundcraft Compact Stagebox.
Read More »LONDON – The Association of Sound Designers (ASD), a new trade association, is set to launch at PLASA 2011. Under the leadership of Gareth Fry, chair of the newly-elected Board of Trustees, ASD will be at Stand 1-J38 in Earls Court 1. ASD is offering a range of membership categories aligned with the interests of those working in the U.K. theatre sound industry, with categories for students, businesses and other organizations.
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CARY, NC – An Aviom Pro64 audio network installed at the new Cary Church of God facility here is helping to distribute 64 channels of audio throughout the church's sanctuary for signal capture for live monitoring as well as audio recording and PA distribution for the church's FOH sound. Designed and installed by Audio Artistry, the Pro64 system supplements the church's original Pro16 Personal Mixing System, which was moved from the former sanctuary.
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Beyerdynamic's 25-mic Touring Gear series, featuring the company's Sound Channeling Technology, is now starting to ship. The series encompasses four categories of gear. They include TG 30 (entry level); TG 50 (for vocals, instruments and drums, including headsets and lavalier microphone); TG 70 (a step up from TG 50 mics) and the top-of-the-line TG 90 models, which include the TG V90r ribbon mic and the TG V96c true condenser mic for live vocal applications.
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SOFIA, Bulgaria – ProAudio Ltd. recently completed the design and installation of the audio systems for sporting and music events held at the new 12,000-seat, 172,000-square-foot, five-level Arena Sofia. Their design for the venue's main hall includes Community R2 12-inch three-way full range loudspeakers.
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MACHU PICCHU, Peru – North American archaeologist Hiram Bingham rediscovered the ancient Incan city of Machu Picchu, perched in the Andes at 8,000 feet above sea level, 100 years ago. A sound and lighting spectacular was organized to mark the anniversary, with AV company Red Power co-owner Andrés Cuadros using a DiGiCo SD8 to mix the show.
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