Massachusetts Food & Drink Destinations Serve Up Audio via D.A.S. Gear

WORCESTER, MA – Byblos Lounge and Ritual, two local food and drink destinations here, are also serving up an upgraded audio experience, with an assist from PowerHouse Sound & Lighting. Michael Lavoie, PowerHouse owner, consultant and systems designer, drew heavily from D.A.S. Audio's Avant and Arco lines for the two projects.

ATLANTA – The dogwood trees were in bloom in mid-April, and so were two major three-day events: the 75th annual Dogwood Festival in Piedmont Park and the seventh annual SweetWater 420 Fest at Candler Park. Soundcos supporting the Dogwood and SweetWater events were, respectively, Atlanta Audio Visual and Rock Quarry Productions. Both provided RCF TT+ systems.

WAIPAHU, HI – L-Acoustics' sole Rental Network company in the Hawaiian islands, Rhema Services, added four LA8-equipped LA-RAK touring amplifier racks to its inventory recently.

LOS ANGELES – The Key Club, a well-known venue on Sunset Strip, books live music five to six nights per week in the 650-capacity main room, and also at the Plush Lounge downstairs, which accommodates another 75 to 100 guests. Recently, the club made the move to digital mixing with the installation of an Allen & Heath iLive-T112 mixing console.

SAN MARCOS, TX – The building founded in 1941 as the Plaza Movie Theater has morphed over the decades, serving, alternately, as a movie palace, live theater and restaurant. Earlier this year, it reopened after a $2.4 million restoration as the Texas Music Theater, a live music venue. The renovation included new flooring, décor, and audio system including Aphex digital mic preamps and audio transport.

SALT LAKE CITY – Performance Audio redesigned and reconfigured the audio system at Gracie's Bar in downtown Salt Lake City, using Ashly Audio's two-rack space pêma integrated DSP + amplifier to bring the sound system in line.

LOS ANGELES – The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Foundation's three-year-old Actors Center has a 125-seat screening room equipped with a pair of Community iBOX i2W8 two-way loudspeaker systems, specified by Allen Pellerin of Systems Integration Group, the design firm for the room's digital AV systems.

NASHVILLE – Cornerstone Church recently transformed a U.S. Postal Service sorting facility in Bowling Green, KY into a satellite sanctuary. The idea was to offer congregants a blend of live elements, including a band, with a videotaped sermon from the pastor at Cornerstone's Nashville home base. Nashville's Pro Audio Solutions prescribed and installed a sound system centered on Danley loudspeakers and subwoofers for the space, which was built from prefab metal walls and no concern for acoustics.

BILLINGS, MT – Pro Media/UltraSound recently installed a substantial EAW loudspeaker system at Rimrock Auto Arena within the MetraPark multi-facility events center here, including EAW AX Series speakers, SB Series large format subwoofers and CIS Series ceiling speakers. The project was part of a multimillion-dollar refit of the 12,000-seat arena, which was damaged by a tornado in June 2010.

INDIANAPOLIS – For a $275 million expansion project at the Indiana Convention Center, Bowen Technovation used Furman's 20A PL-PRO DMC power conditioners to protect audio equipment including JBL and Tannoy loudspeakers and Crown amplifiers.

NASHVILLE – Guitarist Tommy Emmanuel has spent most of 2011 touring the world, performing concerts in Europe, Asia, and even Russia. Known for his complex finger picking style, energetic performances, and the use of percussive effects on the guitar, he has returned to the U.S. for a series of summer dates. He has been touring with Heil Sound microphones.