LUTON, BEDS, UK — Cadac has signed an agreement with Waves Audio to license Waves SoundGrid technology. The deal is intended to allow end users to benefit from integrated solutions that include both companies’ products. Pictured here: Cadac’s CDC Eight 32 console.
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TORONTO – Vaughan, Ontario, a Toronto suburb, has been expanding its bus routes and shelters for residences. Designed by IBI Group, the shelters make use of K-array KT20Cma 2” point source self-powered compact speakers.
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NUENEN, The Netherlands — Hoevenaars LGV BV, a live event production company based here, added Adamson Systems Energia E15 enclosures to their production inventory. The new line array systems were promptly deployed at the “We Love The 90’s” concert held in Goffertpark Nijmegen. More than 23,000 attended the 8-hour festival featuring the music of that decade.
Read More »BUENA PARK, CA—Yamaha Commercial Audio Training Seminars (YCATS) will hold training sessions in Pittsburgh, PA Nov. 5, 6, and 7 and in Beltsville, MD on Nov. 12, 13, and 14. Pittsburgh and Beltsville sessions will include M7CL for Beginners, M7CL for Experience Engineers, CL Series Operational Training and Digital Audio Networks for Engineers.
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TEL AVIV, Israel — Waves Audio now offers DiGiGrid MGB Coaxial and MGO Optical MADI Interfaces for its SoundGrid protocol. Waves SoundGrid is currently used for artists including Beyoncé, Rihanna, Shakira, Bruno Mars, Bruce Springsteen, Coldplay and others. DiGiGrid MGB coaxial and MGO optical MADI interfaces let users plug any MADI-enabled device into the power of the Waves SoundGrid networking and processing platform.
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LONDON, UK ― Blitz Communications recently placed an initial order for 20 DPA Microphones’ d:fine headset microphones for corporate event support, choosing the gear on the basis of comfort and audio quality.
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PORTLAND, OR – White Eagle Café and Hotel, which opened in 1905, is now owned by Mike and Brian McMenamin, who also run a variety of microbreweries, hotels, and music venues across Oregon and Washington State. The brothers and the hotel’s production staff recently worked with Eric Iverson of Rose City Sound on an audio upgrade that centers on a VUE al-4 line array.
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WEST SUSSEX, UK — UK sound contracting company RG Jones has installed a TurboSound Impact audio system at the historic St Mary’s Church in Petworth, West Sussex, choosing the gear in part for its enhancement of spoken word intelligibility and also for the ability to color-match the components so they blend in with their surroundings.
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NASHVILLE, TN — Zac Brown’s Southern Ground Music & Food Festival drew more than 15,000 per night with an enticing combination of American food and music. SES (Special Event Services) of Nashville and Winston Salem deployed a Martin Audio MLA setup that included 22 MLA, two MLD (downfill) and 12 MLX subs flown per side. 12 MLX were ground-stacked under center stage with three W8LM per side for lip fill. A DiGiCo SD7 console was at FOH and two DiGiCo SD10s were used for monitors.
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SAN DIEGO — When The Last Goodbye said hello to The Old Globe here on Oct. 6, sound designer Ken Travis wanted to make sure that the audience knew this wasn’t going to be your typical musical. To create the edgy, evocative sound he was looking for, he turned to Masque Sound for a custom audio equipment package.
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BROOMFIELD, CO – Snapped on the River Music, a production company based here, recently invested in a Harman Soundcraft Si Expression 1 console for use in the company’s support of live music productions. Joe Michaels, company president (pictured here with the console), credited the desk for its compact size and sound quality.
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NORTHRIDGE, CA – Harman’s JBL Professional announced several new appointments within its Tour Sound division. They include (pictured here from left) Eric Friedlander (now Product Manager, Tour Sound), Paul Bauman (now Associate Director, Tour Sound) and George Georgallis (now Technical Support Lead, Tour Sound).
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