CHICAGO — Bobby Aitken, sound designer for the current production of Dirty Dancing at the Cadillac Palace Theatre, is using a Meyer Sound M’elodie line array loudspeaker system operated by a crew including associate sound designer Garth Helm, UK associate sound designer and programmer Simon King, FOH engineer Bill Ruger and monitor engineer Allen Sanders.
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TOKYO — Sanken, manufacturer of ultra-miniature lavalier microphones, has announced the new COS-11D, the latest in the COS-11 lavalier series. The new design incorporates design advances that deal with digital and digital/analog hybrid wireless transmission.
Read More »WOODINVILLE, WA — Loud Technologies Inc. said it had signed on with two new contract manufacturing (CM) partners and started up three new production lines to replace capacity lost when the prior CM partner for certain EAW and Mackie products discontinued operations in December, 2008.
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TORONTO — In an effort to better serve its customer base, Sounds Distribution has named Dina Deveau, who has been with the company for two years, as the company’s new Western Canada sales representative. The company also assigned Matthew Beauchamp to the post of customer service representative for all of Ontario.
Read More »LAS VEGAS —TransAudio Group, Drawmer’s U.S. distributor, announced a 25 percent price reduction on the company’s products sold in the U.S. Brad Lunde, TransAudio president, linked the price cut to favorable exchange rates.
Read More »BELLEVUE, WA — Audio Agent LLC named Pepper Denny regional sales manager for the Southern U.S. In this role, the former GC Pro representative will be responsible for the growth of Audio Agent clients including Antelope Audio, BAE (Brent Averill Enterprises), Mojave Audio and Royer Labs.
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OSLO, Norway — For AC/DC’s Black Ice tour, rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist and co-songwriter Malcolm Young, pictured here, relies on Lectronics for its wireless mobility, which lets him roam about the stage. “Malcolm was using a wireless system, then went back to a cabled setup,” said the performer’s guitar tech, Geoff “Bison” Banks. “All the other wireless systems that we tried—and we’ve tried them all—colored his sound.”
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LAS VEGAS, NV — BK Audio, a design/build firm that also handles acoustical consulting as well as live sound reinforcement for the special events market, was contracted to handle the sound system installation for audio that could compete with the yips and hollers of the downtown Vegas crowd at The Las Vegas Country Saloon. According to Brian Klijanowicz, BK’s owner, pictured here, the room’s layout and physical construction made this project particularly challenging.
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MILAN, Italy — To promote their first new album in 13 years, called Saudades de Rock, Extreme launched their “Take Us Alive” tour last year. Guitarist and vocalist Nuno Bettencourt was singing the praises of the mics brought along on the tour, including two Sontronics STC-80 dynamic mics, two Sontronics Orpheus condenser mics and a Sontronics STC-1 condenser mic.
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ANAHEIM, CA — The SoloAmp all-in-one performance system, which won “Best of Show” after its soft launch at Summer NAMM, has helped Fishman make a foray into a new product category, with a positive response from dealers and field-tests underway by such singer/guitarists as Jerry Douglas, Fiona Boyes and Pat DiNizio of The Smithereens.
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Biema Professional Sound U.S.A.’s new IVA (Installation Vertical Array) is the company’s most compact line array system. This system, designed for smaller venues, is constructed with a Class H power amp, which is matched to the enclosure. The system can be controlled via computer with its built-in DSP technology. The nine adjustable splay angles permit the IVA to direct the sound to fit unique venue layouts.
Read More »PLACENTIA, CA — Audio West owner Glenn Hatch, who reported that his white tour truck, a 26-foot Freightliner with a gray cab, was stolen from his parking lot Dec. 13, license plate number 6U91747, has provided additional details on what went missing.
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