A Single Danley Jericho Horn Rocks Memorial Stadium

DODGE CITY, KS – Memorial Stadium needed an upgrade. The desire for a more modern full-range frequency response, with smooth, articulated highs and jaw-dropping, thundering bass, drove the decision to pursue options to replace the old system which was tailored primarily for speech. McClelland Sound looked to Danley Sound Labs for a solution.

TORONTO – When considering a new sound reinforcement system for BMO Field in Toronto, Westbury National and AV distributor SFM looked to the Fulcrum Acoustic line for the AH Series of compact, two-way, full-range loudspeakers as a viable solution. “Integrated DSP and amplification was a primary goal on this project,” says Andrew Foord of Westbury National.

ESCONDIDO, CA – A DiGiCo SD5 at the FOH and an SD10 for monitors allow engineers Jon Lemon and Adam Jackson all the flexibility they need for mixing Sia’s multimedia show on tour. The SD5 is upgraded with DiGiCo’s new Stealth Core 2. Lemon says the upgrade is of considerable help on this production, with its full complement of dynamic EQ, multi-band compressors, DiGiTuBe emulators and expanded MADI connectivity.

COLLEGE PARK, WA – Sound Image recommended a Nexo ID Series low profile, high-output loudspeaker system as a suitable solution for the Fellowship Hall at the Walla Walla University Church. “With the low ceiling of the room, we needed something that was very small and could tuck up to the ceiling so we wouldn’t lose any head room,” says Brandon Rinas of Sound Image.

EAU CLAIRE, WI – The Earthworks PM40 PianoMic miked the pianos at the Eaux Claires Music & Arts Festival this past summer. The engineers using the mike say it proved itself amongst the different musical artists, allowing the piano to come through cleanly, even in situations with the piano in close proximity to two rock drummers.

PACHECO, CA — Studio recording engineer and front of house mixer Tom Size passed away early in the morning of October 30, 2016 after a long struggle with melanoma skin cancer. Size had worked with a variety of artists, including Aerosmith, the Steve Miller Band, Mr. Big, Sammy Hagar, David Lee Roth and Journey during his nearly-40 year career, but was perhaps best known as the studio and FOH engineer for many tours with rockers Y&T. He was 57.

NEW YORK — An Oct. 29 matinee performance of Guillaume Tell at the Metropolitan Opera was cut short and the production of L’Italiana in Algeri that evening was canceled as authorities investigated reports of a man sprinkling white powder into the orchestra pit. The man turned out to be Roger Kaiser, an opera buff visiting from Dallas, who was carrying out the last wishes of a deceased friend. The white powder was his friend’s ashes.

MIAMI — Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) brought its largest ADAPTive sound system to date to Miami’s 2016 Apostolic and Prophetic Conference at the American Airlines Arena. The system needed to be flown very high. A big advantage of the Adaptive system is the ability to provide coverage straight down from a high position. Since the vertical coverage of the system is adaptable from 90° down to 90° up, supplemental down fill or up fill enclosures are unnecessary.

CLARKSVILLE, TN –  Fortera Stadium at Austin Peay State University needed to upgrade its sound system. The old system was too quiet, delivered spotty coverage, and only managed to provide old-fashioned ‘PA-horn’ fidelity. Tennessee’s oldest family-owned AVL company (40-plus years), LSC installed Ashley NX-Series multi-channel amplifiers.

NORTHRIDGE, CA –  During pre-production for Pitbull’s “The Bad Man” tour, FOH engineer Wilberto Madera searched for an audio system that would enable him to reproduce the sound of Pitbull’s studio recordings on stage. When he heard a VTX Series system while on tour in Australia, he immediately called AVS Production Group and requested VTX for the Pitbull tour.