Ashly Audio Names Sound Directions U.K. Distributor
WEBSTER, NY –Ashly Audio named Sound Directions, Ltd. as its exclusive distributor in the U.K.
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Riedel Names Maribel Roman Sales Manager for Spain
WUPPERTAL, Germany — Riedel Communications named Maribel Roman as the company’s sales manager for Spain. Roman, an international sales manager with more than seven years’ experience in the broadcasting market, will support company clients in Spain, Portugal, Italy, and Greece.
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Singapore Zoo Amphitheatre Gets FBT Line Array
SINGAPORE — Founded in 1973 and attracting more than 1.7 million attendees annually, the Singapore Zoo is set in a rainforest environment, featuring a world-famous “open concept” design that allows visitors to experience and be inspired by the wonders of nature. Part of this stems from the facility’s evolution into an open, learning zoo where, educational content designed in an interactive mode is a feature of all exhibits, and a new FBT line array installation at its large open-air venue helps convey the message with fidelity and clarity.
Read More »In Memoriam: Joseph P. Harris, 87
GREENWICH, CT — Joseph P. Harris, a Tony award-winning theatrical producer and board member at PRG, died Feb. 11 at his home. Harris, who had supported more than 200 Broadway productions as a producer and manager since 1948, was 87.
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Access All Areas Adds Martin Audio MLA System to Rental Inventory
DUBAI, UAE – Production company Access All Areas joins Martin Audio’s worldwide network of Multi-cellular Loudspeaker Array platform (MLA) users. The company recently added a 24-enclosure MLA Compact rig to its inventory, purchased from Martin Audio’s Dubai-based distributor, VTi.
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Waves Ships dbx 160 Comp/Limiter Plug-in
TEL AVIV, Israel — Waves Audio and Harman Professional are proud to announce the shipment of the Waves dbx® 160 Compressor/Limiter plug-in. Founded in 1971, dbx has always aimed “to get closer to the realism of a live performance.” This goal guided the development of the Waves dbx 160 plug-in, allowing users to achieve stunning realism in the studio and to add nuance to live performances. Considered one of the best drum compressors ever, the original dbx 160 stands tall among its peers, boasting a very clean sound with minimum THD. The fast-acting dbx 160 compressor was used in almost every major recording in the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s, and later models in the 160 series also became industry standards.
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Stanley Miller Joins Parnelli Board of Advisors
LAS VEGAS — The governing body of the Parnelli Awards announces that FOH engineer Stanley Miller has joined its Board of Advisors. Miller is one of the most respected and admired engineers in live sound, and was honored with a Parnelli Award Audio Innovator Award in 2009. He’s been Neil Diamond’s engineer for more than four decades.
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Colorado’s Aspen Ridge Church Installs Meyer Sound CAL System
EVERGREEN, CO – At Aspen Ridge Church, steerable Meyer Sound CAL 32 column array loudspeakers help overcome the challenges posed by the reverberant space without the need for acoustical treatments. Consultant Bob Langlois of Second Opinion Audio and Daryl Porter of AVDB Group designed and installed the system.
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Artists Perform at Grammy Awards with Digital 9000 Wireless System
LOS ANGELES — At the 57th Annual Grammy Awards held at Los Angeles’ Staples Center on Feb. 8, Sennheiser once again provided wireless audio support for artists including Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, Beyoncé, Madonna, Tony Bennett, Annie Lennox, Miranda Lambert and many others.
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Riedel Names Cameron O’Neil Director for Asia-Pacific Region
WUPPERTAL, Germany — Riedel Communications named Cameron O’Neill as the company’s director for the Asia-Pacific region. O’Neill will be based in Tokyo, working to build the Riedel presence there into a robust East Asian hub for Riedel design, sales, support, and service.
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EAW Upgrades Sound At Kansas State University Arena
MANHATTAN, KS – The Fred Bramlage Coliseum, commonly referred to as “The Octagon Of Doom”, is a 12,528-seat multi-purpose arena that is home to the men’s and women’s basketball teams for Kansas State University.
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