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Grund Audio Design GQ Series Loudspeakers
Grund’s new GQ Series loudspeakers can be used in PA-type enclosures, positioned on the side as floor monitors or be pole mounted. The five-model series includes the GQ-10, GQ-12. GQ-15, GQ-153, and GQ-18S. The GQ-10, GQ-12, and GQ-15 are 2-way designs that employ a 1-inch high frequency compression driver with rotatable horns mated to their respective low frequency transducer. The GQ-153 is a 3-way design encompassing a 1-inch high frequency compression driver with rotatable horn, an 8–inch mid driver, and a 15-inch low frequency transducer. The GQ-18S is a sub bass system featuring an 18-inch low frequency transducer in a bass reflex enclosure.
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56th Annual GRAMMY Awards Audio Team Collaborates on Live Broadcast
LOS ANGELES — The 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards, broadcast live on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014 from Staples Center, was supported by a veteran crew including (pictured here, L-R, top row): Mikael Stewart, FOH Production Mixer; Andres Arango, Head Stage Monitor Tech/ATK Audiotek Project Manager; Jeff Peterson, System Designer, ATK Audiotek. Second row from top: Doug Mountain, Academy Consulting Engineer; Maureen Droney, P&E Wing Senior Executive Director. Third row from top: Leslie Ann Jones, GRAMMY Award Supervisor of FOH Audio; Glenn Lorbecki, GRAMMY Award Telecast Supervisor of Broadcast Audio. Second row from bottom: BJ Ramone, son of the late legendary producer Phil Ramone; Hank Neuberger, GRAMMY Award Telecast Supervisor of Broadcast Audio. Bottom row: Eric Schilling, Co-Broadcast Music Mixer; John Harris, Co-Broadcast Music Mixer; Ron Reaves, FOH Music Mixer.
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One Systems Names The Bakery as its Distributor for EMEA
PARIS — One Systems appointed The Bakery, led by principal Jim Bakker (pictured here) as their sales representative for Europe, Middle East and Asia (EMEA). One Systems president Doug MacCallum made the announcement.
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Marshank Sales Repeats as Martin Audio Rep of the Year
WATERLOO, ON — Marshank Sales has won Martin Audio’s Sales Representative of the Year award for two years in a row. The company, headed by Gary Marshank and Paul Hugo, has more than 90 years in the industry and is well into its third generation as a family business. Pictured from left is Gary Marshank, Rob Hofkamp and Paul Hugo.
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Lawo Names Felix Krückels Business Development Director
RASTATT, Germany — Lawo promoted Felix Krückels to a newly created position, Business Development Director. The appointment, which took effect in January, was part of the company’s expanded focus on market development of the extended Lawo portfolio in audio video and IP networking.
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Solid State Logic Adds Hi-Tech Audio to U.S. Reseller Network
HAYWARD, CA – Solid State Logic added Hi-Tech Audio, based here, to its U.S. reseller network for SSL Live consoles. Pictured here with the SSL Live console are Louis Adamo (left) and Sidney Wilson of Hi-Tech Audio. The soundco has been providing pro audio rental, sales and services for everything from concert tours and music festivals along with houses of worship.
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D.A.S. Audio of America Hires Robert Almodovar, Javier Cabal and Darrin Young
MIAMI – D.A.S. Audio of America added Robert Almodovar, Javier Cabal and Darrin Young to its U.S. sales and support team. The three new appointments followed the company’s recent expansion and move into a new U.S. headquarters office here.
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At 56th Grammy Awards, Pink, Others Relied on Sennheiser Gear
LOS ANGELES, CA — The 56th Grammy Awards, broadcast live from Staples Center Jan. 26 and seen (and heard) by 28.5 million, featured performances from a variety of artists who relied upon Sennheiser microphones and wireless systems including Pink, pictured here.
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Sweetwater Receives Fishman Outstanding Achievement Award
ANDOVER, MA — Fishman recently presented Sweetwater with its Outstanding Achievement Award for exceptional sales growth in all product categories, including the TriplePlay Wireless Guitar Controller. Pictured are, from left, Jason Cambra, Fishman COO; Chuck Surack, Sweetwater president; and Kevin White, Fishman business development manager.
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Boston College Lead Engineer Using Shure Wireless Gear
BOSTON — From high-profile speaking engagements to in-classroom audio installation, lead engineer Jonathan Sage has been relying on Shure Wireless for a wide array of audio needs at Boston College. His most recent Shure purchase: a ULX-D system for the college’s Brighton campus, on a 43-acre tract adjacent to the main campus that the school acquired from the Archdiocese of Boston in 2004.
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TobyMac Touring with Meyer Sound LEO
SIOUX FALLS, SD – TobyMac’s Hits Deep tour is playing to audiences in arenas across 32 American cities using a Meyer Sound LEO linear large-scale sound reinforcement system supplied by White House, TN.-based Blackhawk Audio. Ryan Lampa, TobyMac’s FOH engineer for the past nine years, got a chance to hear LEO during a benefit concert in 2013. He then arranged for a LEO system to support the artist’s current tour.
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