KAULILLE, Belgium — Roger Hodgson, the co-founder of Supertramp, has been touring through Germany, the U.K., Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Norway, France, Spain, Belgium, Holland, the U.S. and Canada. Hodgson, his band members and his FOH engineer have been relying on several RME music production interfaces, including the MADIface USB, Babyface Pro, Fireface UFX, and Fireface UCX — all distributed by Synthax of Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
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ANAHEIM, CA — Registration for the 2016 Winter NAMM Show is now open to pro audio professionals and buyers representing non-member companies, such as sound companies, tour managers, music educators, as well as pro audio /AV / live sound / lighting techs, systems integrators, contractors, lighting techs, representatives from venues, theaters and houses of worship. The annual Winter NAMM Show offers the opportunity to meet directly with hundred of pro audio manufacturers and suppliers.
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GUANGZHOU, CHINA – Allen & Heath’s new dLive and ME personal monitor mixing systems were selected by A Team Plus for Chinese Cantopop singer/songwriter, Hins Cheung. Allen & Heath’s Chinese distributor, EZPro provided a dLive S5000 Control Surface and DM64 MixRack and ME monitor system to kick off the “Live in Passion” tour at the Guangzhou (Canton) Gymnasium.
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ANAHEIM, CA — RCF to debut HDL50-A line array to the U.S. market during the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM), January 21-24, 2016. The most powerful in the series, the HDL50-A is an active three-way line array module, designed specifically for large events — both indoors and outdoors.
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FUJAIRAH, UAE – The Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Mosque in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, installed RCF’s VSA 2050 multi-amplified digitally steerable columns. Oasis Enterprises installed the gear, which was chosen for its discreet visual impact along with directivity control.
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LAS VEGAS — AV Vegas Concert Sound and Lighting provide a comprehensive audio and lighting system for the Las Vegas Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon. For the more than two-dozen stages with live bands and DJ’s AV Vegas provided Harman’s JBL VTX line arrays and Crown I-Tech HD amps along with Martin lighting fixtures.
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LOS ANGELES – Legendary effects unit recognized for audio technology contributions. Roland Corporation proudly announces that its legendary RE-201 Space Echo effects unit has been chosen to be inducted into the TECnology Hall of Fame, Class of 2016.
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ST. WENDEL, Germany – Deep Purple drummer Ian Paice has been using HK Audio’s Contour series stage monitors on the band’s 2015 fall/winter tour dates. His favored setup includes a pair of CT 112 speakers and CT 118 subs. Paice, a co-founder of the band and the only continuous Deep Purple member since it formed in 1968, has the speakers positioned directly behind his kit for live shows, a solution he prefers to in-ear monitors.
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DORNBIRN, Austria – The Kulturhaus (“culture house”) Dornbirn, Austria, a popular event center for the Vorarlberg region, installs Alcons QR24 line-source columns, LR7 micro line-array, and a VR12 in the main hall. Four Alcons VR8’s act as side-fills, and SR9’s are used for stage-lip nearfill. The systems are driven by one Sentinel S10 and two Sentinel S3 amplified loudspeaker controllers.
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EDINA, MN — Reach Communications provided a Nexo GEO S12 line array system powered by NXAmp 4×4/4×1 amplifiers and NXDT104 controllers for the 1,000-capacity main sanctuary within Christ Presbyterian Church. Last year, prior to the Nexo installation, Reach installed a Yamaha CL5 Digital Audio Console with two Rio3224-D input/output boxes in the sanctuary. During the recent Nexo installation, a BSS London BLU806 was added to the system.
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AMSTERDAM — d&b audiotechnik will be showing visitors to its booth at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2016 the company’s installation amplifiers (the company’s 10D and 30D installation amplifiers are pictured here). Also featured: d&b audiotechnik’s V-Series point sources, cardioid xC-Series column loudspeakers and the company’s software products, including ArrayProcessing, the optimization tool for d&b line arrays.
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NEW YORK — Central Synagogue, located at Lexington Avenue and 55th Street, turned to Norwalk, CT-based Akustiks for a comprehensive audio upgrade. East Rutherford, NJ-based Masque Sound also provided an assist within the historic building’s main gathering space.
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