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“Oprah’s Next Chapter” Crew Relies on Lectrosonics Wireless Technology

Matt Vogel Lectrosonics

“Oprah’s Next Chapter” Crew Relies on Lectrosonics Wireless Technology

CHICAGO, IL – For location sound professionals, few things are more catastrophic than equipment failures. Such occurrences not only hinder production, it puts the equipment operators in the extremely uncomfortable position of being responsible for the delays—and this can cost someone their job. Knowing “you’re only as good as your last successful project,” the location sound crew behind the scenes of “Oprah’s Next Chapter”—the primetime television show on The Oprah Winfrey Network—relies on Digital Hybrid Wireless Technology from Rio Rancho NM-based Lectrosonics.

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Steve Hutt observes an 18Sound team member hand-building one of their high-performance transducers.

18Sound Notes Progress toward Company Goals

REGGIO EMILIA, Italy — One year after joining Eighteen Sound (18Sound) as the manager of R&D, Steve Hutt (pictured here, right) noted the progress the company has made in its focus on manufacturing, quality and production excellence. A significant milestone took place last June, when 18Sound moved to a new facility with enough space for production, sales, R&D and administration.

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RF Venue, PWS Announce Supply Agreement

ASHLAND, MA — In a new supply agreement, RF Venue remote antennas, RF distribution equipment, and other accessory products for wireless microphones, IEMs, and intercoms are now available through Professional Wireless Systems, a Masque Sound company.

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Load-out Accident After Luke Bryan Show Injures Four

COLUMBUS, OH — A load-out accident following the Jan. 16 Luke Bryan concert at Ohio State University’s Schottenstein Center sent four crew members to the hospital with minor injuries. Reports noted a chain of events involving a forklift, video gear and stage structure elements, with both crew and gear falling in the partial structural collapse.

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Welttheater in Einseideln, Switzerland, 2013

Einsiedeln Welttheater Heard via Out Board TiMax2 SoundHub

EINSIEDELN, Switzerland — For last summer’s production of Welttheater, a once-every-seven-years tradition, Tom Strebel of Basel’s audiopool used the TiMax2 SoundHub audio localization matrix system from Out Board to make the audio experience as comfortable as possible for an audience confronted with some odd visuals, including live performers suspended in the air.

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NJohnson

Countryman Microphones Help Candlelight Dinner Playhouse Thrive

JOHNSTOWN, CO – Now celebrating its 6th anniversary season, the Candlelight Dinner Playhouse is Colorado’s largest, most elegant, and most spacious professional dinner theater. From award-winning Broadway productions to special concert events by national celebrity artists, patrons enjoy exceptional dining and shows presented in a plush Broadway-sized proscenium theater. For both theatrical and concert style performances, sound reinforcement is a crucial element and, to ensure consistent audio quality and a high level of speech intelligibility, the playhouse employs numerous B3 Omnidirectional Lavalier microphones from Menlo Park, CA-based Countryman Associates.

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TR-Pro Full Stage

International Full Gospel Fellowship Upgrades With VUE al-4 Line Array System

SAN DIEGO, CA – The International Full Gospel Fellowship (IFGF) church in Seattle has found another great reason to rejoice thanks to a brand new sound reinforcement system from the A/V experts at TR Professional. The centerpiece of the church’s new sound reinforcement solution is a VUE al-4 subcompact line array system, with companion VUE V4 Systems Engines supplying all amplification and loudspeaker processing.

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Shell Hafner

Biamp Systems Names Shell Haffner Director of Product Management

BEAVERTON, OR — Biamp Systems named Shell Haffner as director of product management. In his new role, Haffner is responsible for leading the product management team in formulating and implementing successful product development strategies to support Biamp’s complete product portfolio. Haffner will direct Biamp’s product development by identifying key customer needs and analyzing market trends, new product requests, and application solutions.

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