SUN VALLEY, CA – Aphex named veteran audio sales manager Kent Dimon director of licensing. Dimon, who will work with Aphex general manager Rick McClendon, product development manager Jim Bailey, CEO David Wiener and COO Robin Sibucao, has held positions with Altec Lansing and Bose Corporation.
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NEW ORLEANS – The Solomon Group and Interstate Electronics designed and installed a sound system for the New Orleans Saints' new 60,000-square-foot tailgating Mecca, Champions Square. They used direct weather loudspeakers from One Systems including 212IMs (24 units), 112IMs (18 units) and 212Sub-Ws subwoofers (10 units).
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FRANKFURT, Germany – Supertramp has embarked on its 70-10 European tour to celebrate its 40th anniversary. With the help of an L- Acoustics K1 line source system provided by German Rental Network agent Sirius Showequipment, the band is performing greatest hits from 11 studio albums.
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LONDON – The hand-built quadraphonic mixing consoles used on Pink Floyd's Momentary Lapse of Reason and Division Bell world tours are to be auctioned at Bonhams on Dec. 15, with a percentage of the proceeds going to concert industry charity Stage Hand, the new name for the PSA Welfare & Benevolent Fund.
Read More »SANT'OMERO, Italy – Wouldn't a rose by any other name smell as sweet? Perhaps, but they'd be a hard sell on Valentine's Day if Bart and Homer Simpson's names for them – stench-blossoms and crapweeds – took hold.
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NASHVILLE – Audio-Technica marked its 17th year of supporting the Country Music Association (CMA) Awards with an extensive selection of vocal and instrument microphones for its annual awards show. Some performing during Country Music's Biggest Night, including the Zac Brown Band and Gwyneth Paltrow, also used Shure gear.
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DELHI, India – Production crews navigated inconsistent power, organization issues, Dengue fever and other challenges to stage the ceremonies marking the first Commonwealth Games to be held in India.
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LOS ANGELES – In support of his eponymous solo album released earlier this year, Slash has had a busy touring schedule, with stops in Europe, Asia and the U.S., joined on the latter leg by monitor mixer Monty Carlo and throughout with gear from Shure.
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SANT'OMERO, Italy – Proel Group named Giovanni Turrin as the company's new chief financial officer. Turrin, who comes to Proel after working for audit firms and industrial companies, will report to Massimo Signor, Proel Group's managing director.
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NASHVILLE, TN – Shortly after providing a 36-box MLA system from Martin Audio for the summer tour for the Zac Brown Band, SES (Special Event Services) of Winston-Salem, N.C. used the MLA gear for the Capitol Street Party event featuring Darius Rucker in Nashville.
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PANAMA CITY, Panama – Systems integrator Extended GM recently equipped the 32,000-capacity Rommel Fernandez Stadium with 35 Technomad Noho weatherproof loudspeakers.
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WINTER PARK, FL – Full Sail University's new 22,000-square-foot multi-use performance venue, Full Sail Live, has been equipped with a 65-cabinet Meyer Sound reinforcement system that can be reconfigured for concert, spoken word presentations or cinema and multimedia surround applications.
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