MOUNT ANGEL, OR – St. Mary Catholic Church here, one of the oldest parishes in the Archdiocese of Portland, was built from 1910 to 1912 with vaulted ceilings, a 200-foot bell tower, ornate stained glass windows, stenciled walls and Gothic Revival architectural details. But it had never been known for impeccable spoken-word acoustics.
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TURKU, Finland – FUNA International outfitted Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas cruise ship with a multitude of BSS Audio Soundweb London processing devices. Oasis of the Seas, the world's biggest cruise ship, is the fourth in a series of large cruise ships outfitted with Soundweb London devices by FUNA.
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MINNEAPOLIS – Electronic Design Company (EDC) installed the audio system at the new TCF Bank Stadium, home to the University of Minnesota's Golden Gophers NCAA football team.
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MORGANTOWN, NC – Blue Ridge Sound (BRS) handled sound production for this year's five-day Red White & Bluegrass festival, which drew some 35,000 to Catawba Meadows Park to hear The Boxcars, Mountain Heart with Tony Rice, Dale Ann Bradley, Dailey & Vincent, The Seldom Scene, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver and Del McCoury, among others.
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What is dedication in the touring audio biz? Is it enduring long hours, crappy road food and psuedo-intellectual lighting guys? Or is it taking the time out of a crazy schedule touring one of the biggest bands on the road to write an XL-4 recall scene that spells out the name of the band in lights? We put that conundrum to Muse FOH engineer Marc Carolan and system engineer/crew chief Patrick "Paddy" Hocken.
Read More »I am a huge fan of a really well-crafted tune. I am not talking about art or music as a tool for social change. I am talking about pop songs that still sound fresh years after their release. One-hit wonders like "Smoke From a Distant Fire" by the Sanford Townsend Band, or "Brandy" by Looking Glass, and guilty pleasures like "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" by Wham! or "Where's the Love" by Hanson. Every one a little pop gem.
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The Salute to the Military USO Concert on the White House South Lawn on July 4, now in its second year, honors troops and their families for their service to the country. While officially on hiatus, The Killers reconvened to perform six songs at the gig, mixed by their longtime FOH engineer James Gebhard on a DiGiCo SD7.
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Chris Brown, owner of production company SOUNd CHeK MUSIC, dealt with torrential rain and a heat index swing from 70º to 105º at the Sheraton New Orleans Fais Do-Do stage, one of 12 at this year's New Orleans Jazz Fest.
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Karrie Keyes, who has been mixing Pearl Jam's monitors since 1991, opted for a Midas PRO6 console supplied by Rat Sound for the band's 2010 tour in support of its Backspacer album. This represented a change for Keyes, a longtime devotee of Midas' Heritage desk and other analog consoles.
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Sound Image is supporting Erykah Badu's current Out My Mind, Just In Time 2010 AD tour with a Soundcraft Vi6 console and JBL VerTec line arrays.
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First Assembly of God Church in Manhattan, Kan. recently renovated their sanctuary with design and installation services provided by MSM Systems (Lawrence, KS). The church makeover included complete audio, video, lighting and acoustic systems.
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Ubi-Tech, a design-build contracting firm serving the house of worship market, recently installed an L-Acoustics KUDO system at Sa-rang Community Church in Anaheim, Calif., a mega-church with an 80-member choir, 25-piece orchestra and two full praise teams for Korean and English services.
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