CHICAGO — Oprah Winfrey used a custom gold-plated Shure UR2/KSM9 wireless microphone at the Season 24 Kickoff Party for The Oprah Winfrey Show on Michigan Avenue in Chicago. Shure wireless systems were also used by guests Jennifer Hudson, Rascal Flatts, and James Taylor. Shure headquarters are located in nearby Niles, Ill.
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LONDON — The Kingsway International Christian Centre’s (KICC) annual London event, called the International Gathering of Champions (IGOC), drew a daily crowd of close to 12,000 to London’s ExCeL Centre and was broadcast live to an estimated 55 million followers in Africa, the Caribbean and Europe. Organizers relied upon an audio system that included a Midas XL8 Live Performance System and Klark Teknik DN9696 high resolution audio recorder.
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JIANGBEI CITY, China — The Chongqing Grand Theatre is home to performance spaces that can accommodate 1,850 and 930. L-Acoustics loudspeaker systems supplied by Chinese distributor Rightway Audio have been installed in both the larger and medium-sized theaters.
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ATLANTA — They’re not in the Atlanta Braves starting lineup, but the group shown in this photo came to Turner Field to demonstrate a major league upgrade to the ballpark’s new audio system featuring 420 Danley speakers, including the new Genesis Horn.
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DAYTONA BEACH, FL — Elite Multimedia has provided production for Student Life’s annual summer tours and events for the past three years, most recently outfitting the ministry’s five summer tours with EV’s compact XLD281 line array and Xsub system powered by all Tour Grade (TG) amplifiers.
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NEW YORK — The Colombian Independence Day Festival had its 25th anniversary outing at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens this summer. To help ensure a festive mood, AVS Production Group provided a sizeable setup with components from D.A.S. Audio.
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SAN FRANCISCO —Jay-Z is touring with the AKG WMS4500 wireless microphone system and the AKG C5900 vocal microphone. Production Manager/FOH Engineer Bryon Tate selected the AKG wireless system for its ability to capture and accurately deliver Jay-Z’s lyrics on stage.
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PARIS — Analog Way named Franck Facon worldwide marketing and communication/customer service director. Facon had been the company’s sales manager for the French market from 2002 to 2008. He also served as project manager for some of the company’s marketing initiatives.
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Bosch issued the following release Oct. 1 about the death of Monte Wise the night before:
“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Mr. Monte Wise, systems applications specialist, Pro Sound, for Bosch’s Communications Systems Division.
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VMB’s TL-A220 Line Array lifter, a smaller, more compact version of their TL-A320, can still lift 220kg of P.A. gear to a height of 5.5 meters. The lift is specifically designed for lifting line arrays and is well-suited for quick line array setups.
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AMERSFOORT, The Netherlands — Dutch theater De Flint has purchased a Midas PRO6 live audio system from Midas Consoles Benelux after its sound technicians agreed to go with the Midas digital platform based on sonic performance and value for the Euro.
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ORLANDO — This year’s Black Enterprise/Pepsi Golf & Tennis Challenge, held at the JW Marriott in Grande Lakes, was capped off by a concert featuring Wyclef Jean, Biz Markie, Chico Debarge and Chrisette Michele. ASR ProEvents, which provided audio support, used Martin Audio gear.
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