SEATTLE – Symetrix announced the promotions of Paul Roberts and Brooke Macomber. Roberts, previously director of sales and marketing, is now vice president of sales and marketing. Macomber, previously inside sales and marketing manager, is now director of business development.
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WorxAudio Technologies' TrueLine V5 Ultra-Compact Line Array features a medium format 1-inch exit compression driver coupled to a stabilized FlatWave Former wave shaping device, promising clear, penetrating high frequencies over a predictable and controlled coverage area. Dual 5-inch cone transducers coupled to the Acoustic Intergrading Module (A.I.M.) are designed to minimize cone filtering.
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HOUSTON – PGF Integrations' Bryan Bazemore, who had specified Danley Sound Labs loudspeakers for a number of church installations, figured that a single Danley SH-69 could do more for each of the Houston-area auditoriums that are part of the Aldine Independent School District than a multitude of less-expensive boxes.
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MINSK, Belarus – The eight Junior Eurovision Song Contest, held Nov. 20, 2010 in the Minsk Arena, hosted contestants aged 10-15 from 14 different countries, all performing before a live audience of 15,000 and some 40 million viewers in 15 European countries.
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SKOKIE, IL – Audiologists were taught the practical aspects of in-ear monitoring for musicians at the latest Sensaphonics Golden Circle seminar, a two-day hands-on training event.
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VALLEY PARK, MO – People in the business of repairing audio gear get a pretty good idea about product reliability. Logic Systems Sound and Lighting owner Chip Self noted that, even though JBL SRX728 subwoofers have been in use for a while, very few have needed repairs.
Read More »LOS ANGELES – Not every public school student has the opportunity to experience music classes or participate in a band, orchestra, or chorus. But nonprofit programs such as The School Tour are trying to help, and Shure Inc. is lending a helping hand as well.
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ANAHEIM, CA – Mastermind Production Group Inc. has added JBL VerTec subcompact line array loudspeakers to its stock of rental gear. The recent purchase includes VT4886 line array elements and nine VT4883 arrayable subwoofers.
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DANVILLE, VA – Boone Audio Inc. worked with White Oak Worship Center (formerly Full Gospel Fellowship Church) on a $300,000 AV system with large screen displays, cameras and post-production gear to edit services for broadcast. Its sound system includes a full complement of WorxAudio gear.
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POTTERS BAR, U.K. – Soundcraft Studer has hired Garry Blackmore to lead the company's new product development push. Blackmore, who has a BSC in computer science, had worked on developing Xerox's multifunction systems and is qualified as a Prince2 practitioner with experience in electronics design, software development, systems engineering and project management across the U.K., U.S. and Asia.
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BROOKLYN, NY – Melanie Renecker, head of sound and production manager at the Knitting Factory's new location in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, cited "space" as a key issue for the new sound system designed by John Michaels of Sonic Circus, which includes an Avid VENUE SC48 console at front-of-house.
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EVANSTON, IL – Gand Concert Sound recently provided a 42-box flown NEXO GEO T line array for a concert with Snoop Dog and opening act Kid Cudi held at the Welsh-Ryan Arena on the campus of Northwestern University.
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