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Village in Qatar Installs 1,000+ EV Speakers

Al Wakrah

Village in Qatar Installs 1,000+ EV Speakers

DOHA, Qatar — After several years in construction, a new tourist attraction opened recently near Doha: Souq Al Wakrah, with restaurants, shops and cultural installations. Helmet Trading & Contracting installed over 1,000 Electro-Voice ZX1i loudspeakers driven by Contractor Precision Series (CPS) power amplifiers, to provide distributed sound to the quarter, which extends over two kilometers. Twelve N8000 matrices handle the loudspeaker processing, and the entire system can be controlled with ease via touchscreen.

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MP Taverna in Brooklyn Installs Martin Audio MLA Mini System

MP Taverna in Brooklyn Installs Martin Audio MLA Mini System

BROOKLYN, NY – One of several upscale Greek restaurants from chef Michael Psilakis in New York City, MP Taverna is located in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood. Along with food and drink, the nightspot features live entertainment in a venue simply called The Hall. Canal Sound & Light provided a Martin Audio MLA Mini system for the space.

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Calrec’s Concord Processor Upgrades Prove Popular Option

HEBDEN BRIDGE, U.K. — More than 20 desks have upgraded to Calrec Concord processors since their launch in April. Customers including BBC, dock10, CNBC, Time Warner Cable, and CNN London have switched out their processors to take advantage of improved speed of operation, a cleaner and more straightforward interface, and a number of new features such as user-configurable wild controls and path presets.

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Algonquin Theatre Upgrade Includes Yamaha CL5 Console

HUNTSVILLE, Ontario, Canada — The Algonquin Theatre recently acquired a Yamaha CL5 console via Westbury Show Systems Ltd. The CL5 is now at FOH, and the theater’s Yamaha M748CL has been moved to monitor position. The two consoles are connected to the CL5 head-amps via Dante networking cards and switches. Chris Boon, the venue’s technical director, installed the system with an assist from venue tech Tyler Ayles.

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Deaths from Drug Overdoses Continue at 2015 Concert Events

WASHINGTON, DC — Despite efforts made by concert organizers, some of whom beefed up security and raised age restrictions this year, the death toll from apparent drug overdoses, which seemed to spike alarmingly with the use of Molly (MDMA) and other party drugs at EDM raves in 2014, continued during the summer of 2015.

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