CHARLOTTE, NC – Neutrik USA opened a new 25,000-square-foot headquarters facility Jan. 3, 2011. Peter Milbery, president of Neutrik USA, said that, along with an increase in warehouse space and greater operational capacity, the facility's 6.1-acre site offers greater proximity to transportation.
Read More »NEW YORK – L-Acoustics is sponsoring two days of presentations and demos at New World Stages in Manhattan's Theatre District Jan. 18-19, including the SB18 subwoofer extension enclosure and KARA modular line source system. Demonstrators will provide comparative listening tests against its predecessor, dV-DOSC.
Read More »CALABASAS, CA – Line 6, Inc. announced a partnership with Guesthouse Projects' Greg McVeigh to facilitate artist relations with the pro-audio community for their XD-V series of digital wireless microphone systems. McVeigh will focus on professional touring, television, and fixed-installation shows and performances.
Read More »LONG BEACH, CA – Although it was less whimsical than the airborne contraptions flying off the pier at the Red Bull' Flugtag, the no-nonsense sound system used by On Stage Audio (OSA) did a better job at covering distance.
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LAS VEGAS – The Tiffany Theater at the Tropicana Hotel, which hosts performances that range from Charlie Daniels to extreme martial arts shows (Sideswipe) and other shows using a wide variety of objects as instruments (Recycled Percussion), is in the midst of an extensive refurbishment, including the sound system.
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PORTLAND, OR – Steve Linder, principal of SRI Training, a life coach public speaker who focuses on biofeedback and neuro linguistic programming (NLP) techniques, uses the Allen & Heath iLive R72 control surface paired with an iDR-16 MixRack to help get his message across.
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SILVERDALE, WA – Rose Media owner Chad Rose specified a Tannoy VQ LIVE system for Newlife Kitsap and its four Sunday services at Klahowya Secondary School in a gym that can hold about 500 worshippers.
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MIAMI – Chad Griswold, monitor engineer for KC & the Sunshine Band, responded to the new FCC restrictions on wireless gear by shopping for a replacement for the PMs the band had been using for its performances, which bring audiences back with the band's hits from the 1970s and 1980s.
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NEW YORK – Foundation Audio is helping New York sports fans get an earful with RCF gear installed at the Tonic Bar & Restaurant near Times Square. The audio keeps up with the visual experience as customers enter the space – including 25 large plasma and LCD TVs and a large marble-topped bar. The second floor is a restaurant with an international menu, and the venue also includes private bars for special events.
Read More »ARMONK, NY – Production Resource Group, L.L.C. (PRG) has acquired First Events BVBA, parent company to EML Productions NV in Belgium, EML Productions Holland BV in The Netherlands and Sound and Light Productions S.L. in Spain. Founded in 1979, EML now provides sound services for a wide range of events with a wide range of audio solutions.
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SALT LAKE CITY – In the quarter century since it opened in a former lingerie factory, Hale Centre Theatre has gone from drawing a mere two dozen people to its first performance to close to 250,000 visitors per year. Poll Sound updated the venue recently with L-Acoustics loudspeakers and amplified controllers.
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MOSCOW – Euroshow equipped the live performance venue formerly known as B1 Maximum, which recently re-opened after a major refurbishment as A2, with JBL VerTec line arrays sold through Harman Professional distributors A&T Trade.
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