DAYTON, OH – Joan Kroc, widow of Ray Kroc, founder of McDonald's, donated a substantial amount of money to the Salvation Army of America to build community centers in underserved cities across the country. The Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center in Dayton, Ohio opened its doors in May.
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DALLAS – The Canadian Tenors sing in different languages and styles from classical to pop, and have appeared recently on the Oprah Winfrey show, Dr. Phil, and for the national anthem at the NBA All Star game attended by 108,000 fans at Cowboys stadium. The group recently evaluated numerous consoles for their PM system and chose an APB ProRack monitor desk.
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LOS ANGELES – From Eminem, Jay-Z & Rihanna to Killers, Tool & U2, FOH and monitor engineers on some of this summer's biggest tours are using DiGiCo's SD7 consoles, its Stealth Digital Processing and Super FPGA technology.
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LITHIA, FL – Christian Sound Installation (CSI) used Danley Sound Labs loudspeakers, subwoofers, stage monitors, amplifiers, and DSP to upgrade the sound system at FishHawk Fellowship Church (FFC).
Read More »MONTREAL, Canada – Working with evenko, Solotech and Infinite Island Power, Sennheiser Canada provided K-array loudspeakers and subwoofers, an Innovason Eclipse digital console and Sennheiser microphones to the Sennheiser Green Stage at the Osheaga Music and Arts Festival.
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Soundcraft Studer named Angel G. Perez, a 15-year audio industry veteran based in Puerto Rico, to the newly-created position of Applications Engineer, Intercontinental.
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ORLANDO, FL – LMG Inc. named Neil Morrison director of systems integration. Morrison's role will include overall management of the LMG's Systems Integration division, developing new business, supervising client accounts, and strategic planning for future growth.
Read More »Alesis Electronics founder Keith Elliott Barr died August 24, 2010 at his home in Vancouver, WA. The cause was an apparent heart attack.
Read More »EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, N.J.-Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. and ACIR Professional are hosting a digital console training seminar at Shore Fellowship Church on Sept. 8 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Yamaha training specialist Jose Perez and district sales manager, Bob Quinones, will be on hand for demonstration and Q&A. The event is open to all audio professionals.
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LOS ANGELES – Aphex named Jim Bailey product manager. In his new position, Bailey will oversee the development of Aphex's core line of professional audio and broadcast products, as well as the company's expansion into other markets.
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ESSEN, Germany – A production of Buddy – The Buddy Holly Musical at Colosseum Theatre, which used a revolving stage designed to look like a record player for the band and singers, relied on Aviom's Pro64 audio networking gear for audio connectivity.
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PARIS – After re-forming in 2009, Irish rock band The Cranberries embarked on a 2010 European Summer Tour. Their audio setup included a DiGiCo SD8 digital mixing console, manned by Oliver Waring at monitors.
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