HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY — General Cable Corporation acquired Gepco International, Inc. and Isotec, Inc., together known as Gepco, a manufacturer and provider of cabling solutions for the professional broadcast and entertainment markets. Gepco reported 2008 revenues of about $46 million.
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DUBAI, UAE — SLS Productions provided a JBL VerTec line array system for a Deep Purple concert that capped the fourth annual Dubai Bike Week. Event promoters Live Nation and MECOM contracted SLS Productions to provide the sound, lighting and video systems for the three-day festival, which drew more than 25,000 visitors.
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NEW ORLEANS — Gand Concert Sound recently provided a NEXO GEO T, GEO S, CD18 subs, PS15, PS10 and PS 8 monitors for the Evangelical Lutheran Youth of America Gathering held at the Superdome from July 22-26. The event, attended by 38,000 teens, required a five-day load-in.
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JACKSON, OR —Chris Franz, owner of Star Pro Audio in Nashville and FOH mixer for Flamenco guitarist Jesse Cook, got his first chance to use the Soundcraft Vi6 digital live sound console at BrittFest recently, and described the experience as “breathtaking.”
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NORTH CHARLESTON, SC — The planning and construction of Northwood Baptist Church’s new worship center in North Charleston, South Carolina, took nearly four years — and the church couldn’t be happier.
Read More »NOVATO, CA — Point Source Audio (PSA) named Yvonne Ho as vice president of marketing. Prior to joining Point Source Audio in 2008, Ho served as marketing director for Phonic Ear (now known as Front Row).
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SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Zoo recently partnered with Natural Encounters, Inc. (NEI) to present a bird-themed entertainment experience at the Zoo’s Hunte Amphitheater. SOAR: A Symphony in Flight is scheduled to run for 17 months, and the zoo and the SOAR’s producers invested in permanent sound reinforcement for the show.
Read More »STURGIS, SD — Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler, 61, fell off the stage at the Buffalo Chip Campground Aug. 5 and was taken to the hospital to treat injuries to his head, neck and shoulders, according to news reports.
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ELKHART, IN — In response to requests by sound contractors and sound designers, Bartlett Microphones has updated their recently-introduced model TM-125C stage-floor microphone for area pickup of actors and dancers in drama or musicals with a 6-foot permanently attached cable, to prevent connector damage if an actor steps on the cable.
Read More »OBERHAUSEN, Germany — For the Comet Awards, recently held at König-Pilsener-Arena and broadcast on Viva TV, a German subsidiary of MTV Networks, Procon Event Engineering supplied over 190 Meyer Sound self-powered loudspeakers, which stayed out of TV sightlines for the live broadcast pop music event. The TM Array configuration of subwoofers was deployed to provide even low-frequency coverage.
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MIDDLETOWN, CT — Mercy High School recently upgraded the audio system in their 800-seat auditorium with a Lectrosonics DM1624 Digital Automatic Matrix Mixer. Michael Miceli, executive producer for Southington, Conn.-based Miceli Productions, who was in charge of the upgrade, decided that an automated mixing system would provide the flexibility necessary to accommodate the school’s numerous events.
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NEW YORK — The newly-created Rosemary and Meredith Willson Theater, part of a sweeping upgrade and expansion of the facilities at the Juilliard School, has been equipped with a DiGiCo D5T, which will serve as the central hub of the control room, connecting the theatre with the Music Technology Program’s new recording room.
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