FREMONT, CA — For a production of The Wizard of Oz staged at Fremont Christian School/Harbor Light Church here, the cast and crew relied on a setup including Countryman E6i and E6 Earset microphones, a B6 Omni lavalier microphone and Type 85 Direct Boxes.
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BEAUMONT, TX — MSC Systems, based here, provided Harman’s Soundcraft Vi3000 digital console and Soundcraft Si Performer 3 digital console to handle the ins and outs for contemporary services at 100-year-old, 500-capacity Wesley United Methodist Church, also based in Beaumont.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — The 2014 FIFA World Cup, set for June 12 to July 13, is showcasing the world’s best soccer players at 12 major venues around the country — including seven new and five renovated stadiums. Soundvision Engineering designed and installed the system at Estádio Mineirão Stadium in Belo Horizonte, capital of Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, and played a role at two other stadia as well — Arena de Sao Paulo (in Sao Paulo) and Arena Amazonia (in Manaus, capital of another Brazilian state, Amazonas). For all three venues, Soundvision chose Community Professional loudspeaker systems.
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LONDON — Cadac named LMC Audio Systems as the company’s U.K. dealer. LMC Audio Systems featured the company’s CDC eight-16 digital production console at the ABTT Theatre show June 11-12. Pictured here with the console is LMC Audio Systems managing director Paul Hinkly.
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CHARLESTON, SC — For the 38th annual Spoleto Festival USA, which kicked off here May 23, sound supervisor Lew Mead turned to Masque Sound for an audio package to support the multi-venue celebration, which spans more than two weeks in length. Festival engineer Kate Foretek also spent close to two weeks in the Masque Sound shop, piecing together the various custom equipment packages.
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NAPA, CA — Under new management, BottleRock 2014 provided three days of memorable music, food and drink. Delicate Productions supported the event with Martin Audio MLA and MLA Compact loudspeaker systems for the two main sponsored stages. Headliners at the 2014 festival included The Cure, Outkast, Weezer, TV On The Radio, Heart, Third Eye Blind, Blues Traveler, Spin Doctors and Gin Blossoms.
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PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia — Big A Productions supported the audio needs at a post-race party at the Pullman Hotel here. Audio engineer Anthony Noel Yap deployed a system including KR402, KMT21 subs and KP102 (Python) components for complete coverage.
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HAMPSHIRE, U.K. — While noting that China distributor HX Audio will continue to look after Audient’s console sales in the Hong Kong and Chinese territories, Audient named Digime as the new distributor for its compact product range in China, including the USB interface, iD22 and the 8-channel mic pre and ADC, ASP880. Pictured here are Audient’s Simon Blackwood (center) flanked by Digime’s COO Lenlo Zhu (left) and CEO KK Chen (right). Audient also recently named Kinoton Korea as its distributor in that country for the company’s full range of products.
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ANOKA, MN — For Zion Lutheran Church here, which recently expanded its sanctuary and upgraded its audio system, EMI Audio installed an Allen & Heath GLD digital system. EMI Audio’s Jeff Geisler noted several advantages of the Allen & Heath GLD-80, including ease of setup.
Read More »NILES, IL — Shure Inc. named Henry W Philips Company Incorporated (a.k.a. HWPco) of Flowery Branch, GA, as its new sales representative for the Southeastern region of the U.S. HWPco will sell Shure’s pro audio gear to dealers and systems integrators in North Carolina; South Carolina; Mississippi; Atlanta, Georgia; and Eastern Tennessee.
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DiGiCo’s recently-released V685, the latest software upgrade for its range of digital mixing consoles, promises both the power of the company’s Stealth Digital Processing along with a wealth of new features for live, broadcast and theatre applications. It will be featured at InfoComm booth C11336.
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NORTHRIDGE, CA — Harman named of Erik Tarkiainen vice president of Global Marketing. Tarkiainen, based at Harman’s offices here, will lead global marketing strategy and execution across the company’s Professional Division. He reports to Ralph Santana, Harman’s chief marketing officer, and Blake Augsburger, president, Harman Professional Division.
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