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Parnelli Votes are In, See You At the Show!

The 2016 Parnelli Awards will take place Oct. 22 at the Rio in Las Vegas

Parnelli Votes are In, See You At the Show!

LAS VEGAS — The votes are in! No, not for Jill Stein, Gary Johnson and, um… Who were the other two people running for President? No, we’re talking about the Parnelli Awards, of course. Voting wrapped up Sept. 30 as readers of FRONT of HOUSE and PLSN magazines chose the people, companies and products that will share the limelight on Oct. 22 along with Richard Fernandez, Danny O’Bryen and Greg Mackie, this year’s Parnelli Lifetime Achievement, Visionary and Audio Innovator award winners, respectively.

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The theatre recently gained global attention when US President Barack Obama visited Cuba in March.

K-array Upgrades Historic Cuban Theatre

HAVANA — The historic Gran Teatro de La Habana recently underwent an audio renovation, with All Trading Worldwide selecting K-array to outfit the theatre. Using simulation software, All Trading designed the system to have the most even and powerful coverage for all seating while maintaining the lowest visual impact possible.

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Jake Hartsfield, Ben Rector’s FOH mixer and production manager, at one of Spectrum Sound’s new Stealth Core 2-equipped DiGiCo SD9 desks.

DiGiCo’s New Stealth Core 2 Tours with Ben Rector

NASHVILLE — Nashville’s Spectrum Sound is supplying Ben Rector’s tour with DiGiCo SD9 digital consoles with the new Stealth Core 2 software. Jake Hartsfield, Rector’s FOH engineer and production manager (pictured here), chose to use two SD9s to cover both FOH and monitors. Rector has been touring all year, and his schedule is still packed with headline amphitheater and theater dates this fall.

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The tour is using DPA Microphones' d:vote 4099D Instrument Microphones for Drums.

DPA Microphones Tour with Latin American Artist J. Balvin

LOS ANGELES – Latin American artist J. Balvin is touring with DPA Microphones. FOH Engineer John Buitrago is using d:vote Instrument Mics and d:dicate 2011Cs for vocals. “The sound of the microphones blend seamlessly with Balvin when he sings, giving us a great tool in his arsenal for live tours,” says Buitrago.

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QSC Acquires Ultra-Stereo Labs

COSTA MESA, CA – QSC, LLC announced the acquisition of Ultra-Stereo Labs, Inc. (USL), effective Sept. 30, 2016.  The acquisition will allow QSC to offer an industry-leading portfolio of audio-visual processing and B-chain solutions under the QSC and USL brands for the motion picture exhibition industry.

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The Steel Yard, with a ceiling at of 20 meters at its apex, allowed for weather-proofed festival-sized entertainment and enclosed audio, lighting and AV effects.

Britannia Row Goes to Creamfields

WARRINGTON, CHESHIRE, UK – Britannia Row Productions has been providing audio for some years now at Creamfields, an annual EDM festival. A new stage, called the Steel Yard, provided some new challenges this year. The ‘Steel Yard’ is a stage with massive curved wings designed to embrace the audience in a visual and audio experience.

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VUE Design Chief Michael Adams being a good sport holding the white paper and standing atop a hs-221 ELF Subwoofer System.

VUE Releases Acoustic Linearity White Paper

VUE Audiotechnik releases Acoustic Linearity White Paper covering the line array technology from the 1930s through Continuous Source Topology (CST). The paper is intended to enable sound designers, audio consultants and systems engineers to better comprehend the latest advancements in vertical array systems and their deployment.

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