ANAHEIM, CA – FOH Magazine is playing a key role with the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM)'s new Hands-On-Training (H.O.T.) Zone at the 2010 NAMM Show, set for Jan. 14-17, 2010. Bill Evans, FOH editor, is moderating sessions that focus on the digital sound crossover between studio and stage and the "White Spaces" issue.
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UNCASVILLE, CT – Matchbox Twenty lead singer Rob Thomas has embarked on a solo tour of North America with a selection of Sennheiser and Neumann wireless and wired microphones as well as wireless guitar systems. The setup also includes the company's new 2000 Series IEM transmitters and receivers for Thomas, his band, background singers and backline techs.
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OSLO – In preparation for President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech and related music events, the sound system at Oslo City Hall was upgraded with Allen & Heath digital mixing and audio distribution systems and a low-profile Renkus-Heinz Iconyx IC32 Digitally Steerable Array system.
POTTERS BAR, U.K. – Soundcraft Studer recently produced and tested the first Studer Vista large-format consoles on its new U.K. production line, which has taken on manufacturing for Vista, OnAir 3000 and Router production formerly done in the Studer Regensdorf facility near Zurich in Switzerland.
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LOS ANGELES — Riedel RockNet provided all of the audio distribution for the annual lighting of the Christmas tree at the Grove in Los Angeles. Goodman Audio, a leading live sound reinforcement company, handled the audio at the event.
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LONDON — Monitor engineer Nahuel Gutierrez has been using a Midas PRO6 live audio system for the Noisettes’ U.K. tour. Having previously spent 15 months with its big brother the XL8 on the final Oasis world tour, Gutierrez found the transition to the PRO6 an easy one.
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BRESCIA, Italy — To mix the sound on Italian singer/songwriter Gianluca Grignani’s latest tour, rental firm Idea Musica Service (Latina, Italy) fielded a DiGiCo system conceived by AudioProgetti (Cavenago Brianza, Italy, near Milan).
Read More »AGOURA HILLS, CA — American Music & Sound (AM&S) has been appointed U.S. distributor for beyerdynamic Pro Audio Products, including the company's wired and wireless microphones, headphones and broadcast related products, effective Jan. 1, 2010.
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SANTA BARBARA, CA — The UC Santa Barbara Events Center, a 5,600-seat, indoor multi-purpose stadium also known as The Thunderdome, recently upgraded its sound system with Powersoft amplifiers. The venue’s physical and electrical restrictions were a factor in the decision made by the design company for the project, Acoustic Dimensions.
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LOS ANGELES —Audio mixer Larry Reed used an array of Sennheiser and Neumann microphones for the variety of competitors appearing on the fourth season of NBC’s America’s Got Talent, and for the guest artists and panel judges as well.
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ADELAIDE, Australia — The Adelaide Convention Centre has recently added a Meyer Sound M’elodie line array loudspeaker system.
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BREA, CA – Stagelight Family Productions, a non-profit theatre organization, uses large casts for musicals with non-professional actors drawn from the community. Projecting a performer’s voice is an ongoing challenge, so the group recently invested in a new wireless microphone setup from Lectrosonics.
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