LAS VEGAS – John Murray, a longtime audio professional who has worked in every facet of the live event industry, has joined FRONT of HOUSE magazine as Technical Editor. Most recently, Murray was Technical Editor of Live Sound for 10 years. He joins a new team that includes Mark Frink, editor, and Mark Herman, consulting editor.
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ORLANDO – Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. and Dan Dugan Sound Design announced plans for an InfoComm debut of the Dugan-MY16 card for current model Yamaha digital mixers and processors including Yamaha 01V96, DM1000, 02R96, DM2000, M7CL, LS9, DSP5D, PM5D, and DME24/64N. Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems will be the sole distributor for the card, which will be available to customers within North America.
Read More »PUTNAM, CT – Rational Acoustics teamed up with Soundtools Oy, E&E and Wigwam Acoustics to provide Smaart sales, support and training for Finland, India, Singapore and the U.K. The appointments were made during the first quarter of 2011.
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LONDON – Audio-Technica gear – including a combination of ES935ML6 MicroLine Condenser Gooseneck Microphones and U851R Cardioid Condenser Boundary Microphones installed in Westminster Abbey, 32 microphones in all – captured the audio of the Royal Wedding, which attracted media attention from around the world and was seen by some 2 billion people.
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AUSTIN, TX – The South by Southwest (SXSW) Conferences & Festivals, a unique convergence that showcases original music, independent films, emerging technologies and a lot of networking, returned to Austin earlier this year, along with DBS Sound engineer Patrick Mundy, who chose a Yamaha M7CL-48 digital audio console as his main source of audio.
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NEW YORK – For BeBe and CeCe Winans' last tour together, the brother and sister duo showcased their contemporary gospel music using Meyer Sound MICA line array loudspeakers, supplied by Blackhawk Audio of White House, TN. The Winans have been recording together since 1984 and won two 2010 Grammy Awards for "Best Gospel Performance" and "Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album."
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INDIO, CA – As rock festivals go, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has carved out a prominent spot since kicking off in 1999, serving as a showcase for upcoming summer tours. Despite being located in the middle of nowhere with desert heat that averages in the triple digits, Coachella is North America's first high-profile festival of the season, drawing more than 200,000 concertgoers over three days.
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LAS VEGAS – On Stage Audio (OSA) purchased a 54-box Martin Audio MLA Multi-cellular Loudspeaker Array system, joining North Carolina-based Special Event Services (SES) as key North American members in the MLA worldwide network. Other rental companies are also pooling resources to provide the gear to European customers.
Read More »FRANKFURT – For the 12th year over 100 international pro audio and music industry magazines voted to award the Musikmesse International Press Awards (MIPA) for the past year's best audio equipment, presented to the winners at a ceremony held during the recent Musikmesse Prolight + Sound expo in Frankfurt, Germany.
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WENHAM, MA – MFI Productions recently upgraded the audio system at the 1,600-capacity A.J. Gordon Memorial Chapel at non-denominational Gordon College with a new, white NEXO GEO S12 line array.
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TAMPA – The sound system at 2,600-capacity Iglesia De Dios Pentecostal M.I. Church was upgraded recently as part of a new AV setup that includes Aero Series 2 and Avant gear from D.A.S. Audio. Mick Hall, account manager for GC Pro (Guitar Center Professional Division), was involved in the design and installation
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PARIS – A Midas PRO3 live audio system, supplied by French distributor EVI Audio, has been installed in the Gustave Eiffel room on the first floor the Eiffel Tower. The 300-capacity venue has a 360-degree view of the city and hosts a wide variety of events, from show cases to seminars and product presentations to business conferences.
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