Phoenix Zoo Enhances Visitor Experience with Clearwing-Provided Technomad Gear

PHOENIX – A crew from Clearwing Productions worked last year to transform Phoenix Zoo’s annual seasonal spectacular, ZooLights, from a linear roadside display into an immersive, 360-degree audio and lighting experience that encircled the zoo’s central water lagoon. The upgrade convinced zoo officials to deploy the system year round, delivering multi-zone background and event music to visitors across the lagoon area. Clearwing provided Technomad loudspeakers for the project.

HOBBS, NM — The Lea County Event Center, located here in the southeastern corner of the state, has upgraded its installed sound system to QSC WideLine-8 line arrays powered by CX Series amplifiers. The multi-use venue, which can seat more than 10,000, is home to a diverse range of commercial, industrial, community, social, sports and entertainment events throughout the year.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — The Exploratorium science museum here recently opened its new multidisciplinary theatre, the Kanbar Forum, with a Meyer Sound Constellation acoustic system. The theatre also features other advanced acoustic technologies including SpaceMap multichannel panning, a technology that allows sound designers to fly sounds through space.

The 135th AES International Convention at New York City’s Javits Convention Center (pictured here) is right around the corner, and registration for a free Exhibits-Plus badge ends this Tuesday, Oct. 15, at 5 p.m. EDT. The convention begins Oct. 17, with the exhibit floor open Oct. 18-20. This year, the AES crew has assembled an impressive track of events, seminars, workshops, technical sessions and papers targeting sound reinforcement professionals. And of course the exhibit floor is a major highlight of the show.

CHAMPAIGN IL and MADISON, WI – The University of Illinois’ 60,000-seat Memorial Stadium and the University of Wisconsin’s 80,000-seat Camp Randall Stadium have a visual difference for the 2013/14 season – new Daktronics video boards measuring 3,500 and 4,200 square feet, respectively. Along with the screens, both stadiums are also offering an audible difference in the form of Daktronics-designed and installed sound reinforcement systems, bolstered at the low end with four Danley TH-812 “Rock Monster” subwoofers.