BEIJING — A wooden stage estimated to be about 10 feet above the floor below gave way during a Nov. 28 choral performance with dozens of singers at Beihang University’s school of aeronautical engineering. Most of those on stage at the time fell; 25 were hospitalized. An LED screen also toppled over and fell to the lower level from one side of the stage.
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MANCHESTER, UK – Pure AV recently installed Martin Audio O-Line arrays to solve ambient noise problems in Manchester’s Museum of Science and Industry Power Hall.
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IBIZA – At Lio Ibiza a Cabaret Theatre, Restaurant and Club, Head of Sound Toni Prats used a d&b audiotechnik solution with custom AmpPresets.
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BEIJING – For Song Fei’s “Along the River During the Qingming Festival” musical, which is based on a famous painting with the same name, the production’s sound designer opted for Alcons QR24 pro-ribbon sound system. The musical was staged at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing for two days in November.
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MONTREAL – When Red Bull’s version of a soapbox derby “La Course Red Bull Boîte à Savon 2015”, hit the streets of Montreal, a compact Rec4Box OB Factory van equipped with Riedel Communications gear provided master control capabilities supporting live production and streaming of the event. Riedel’s fiber-based RockNet real-time audio network and Artist digital matrix intercom system gave the event producers, Ocean Watch Productions and Red Bull Media House, a solution for audio transport and communications.
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BERLIN — West End sound designer Rick Clarke switched to Point Source Audio’s SERIES8 microphones for a production of the musical, Chicago, in Germany this fall.
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LOS ANGELES — ATK Audiotek marked 25 years of providing audio support for the American Music Awards (AMAs), held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Nov. 22. The loudspeaker system got a boost from Powersoft K10 DSP+AESOP Amplifiers and Armonia DSP software.
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SAVANNAH, GA — Consultant Michael Gaster received his new Roland M-5000 OHRCA live mixing console one day before a challenging outdoor gig earlier this year– the Savannah Philharmonic. The console helped him tackle that challenge despite the lack of a sound check and he’s been using the console ever since.
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ARMONK, NY — Italian Speaker Imports named Tracy Brefka as its new special programs manager. A music retail veteran, Brefka has more than 25 years of industry experience.
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MEMPHIS, TN – With its new Meyer Sound Constellation acoustic system, the new Halloran Centre for Performing Arts & Education can be quickly optimized to host a wide range of diverse events.
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LONDON – Swedish rock band, Backyard Babies, is currently on a tour of Europe with Allen & Heath’s new dLive digital mixing system.
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MOSCOW – Moscow’s Stanislavsky Theatre recently upgraded its sound system with a TiMax2 SoundHub-S48 audio delay-matrix plus a four-Sensor/twenty-Tag TiMax Tracker performer tracking system, supplied by Moscow’s Audio Solutions.
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