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Janet Jackson Returns to Arenas on Rock Witchu Tour with DiGiCo

Janet Jackson Returns to Arenas on Rock Witchu Tour with DiGiCo

NEW YORK — Janet Jackson’s ‘Rock Witchu’ tour features over three-dozen songs showcased throughout the course of the 2.5-hour evening — replete with singers, dancers and a live band against a spectacular video backdrop. Front and center at the audio helm of ‘Rock Witchu’ is long-time live sound wrangler, Jon Lemon on a DiGiCo D5.

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Metallica Kicks Off In-the-Round Arena Tour with Thunder Audio and Meyer Sound

TAYLOR, Mich. — In support of the Death Magnetic album released earlier this year, Metallica, the grand masters of metal, will be rocking arenas across North America in an in-the-round production with bone-rattling yet clear and smooth sound reinforcement. Longtime collaborator Thunder Audio of Taylor, Mich. is once again tapped to provide audio support on this tour, with a system of close to 200 self-powered loudspeakers from Meyer Sound.
 

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Sydney Opera House Brings Goldfrapp to Light with Adamson

SYDNEY — During their recent seven-stop Australian tour, the two-piece Brit band Goldfrapp stopped at the famous Sydney Opera House for a side show. In the grand setting of the Sydney Opera House, Goldfrapp emerged as a six-piece band dressed entirely in white, and were fittingly accompanied by a 14-piece string section including two harps, on a stage set consisting of bunting and a maypole. Sydney’s own Norwest productions provided the PA system for the stop, as well as for Parklife Sydney and Parklife Brisbane Festivals.

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XXXX Audio System Powers Major Concerts with Crown

ELKHART, Ind. — Crown’s MA-12000i amps were featured in XXXX Audio System’s live applications for a number of concerts this past summer. Artists such as KISS, Sammy Hagar, Jason Aldean, Frankie Valli, Daughtry, Lifehouse, Ne-Yo, John Michael Montgomery, Gladys Knight, Al Green, Sheryl Crow, Mike Ness and the Black Keys all performed with sound systems that integrated MA-12000i amps and JBL VerTec speaker systems.      

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Riedel Acquires Media Numerics

GERMANY — Riedel Communications, German manufacturer and supplier of market leading communication systems for the broadcast, theatre and event industries, has acquired digital audio specialist Media Numerics.

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