NEW YORK and WASHINGTON, DC –– Martin Audio will be demonstrating its MLA Compact loudspeaker system in New York Oct. 21-22 and in Washington, DC on Oct. 24. The NYC demos will take place in the Grand Ballroom at Manhattan Center (311 West 34th Street). The DC demo is set for the Lisner Auditorium at George Washington University, pictured here.
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LOS ANGELES – FOH engineer Greg Price is back out on a lengthy world tour with Black Sabbath, with whom he has worked since the band’s first reunion tour in 1997. He’s using an sE Electronics T2 large diaphragm condenser to capture the heavy metal crunch of co-founding band member Tony Iommi’s guitar rig.
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FAIRFIELD, NJ––Middle Atlantic has named Tim Troast director of Physical Infrastructure Products, an integral part of the company’s product development team. In this newly created position, Troast will oversee the development of Middle Atlantic rack and enclosure products and related options. His role will be to help the company come up with new installation products and services that aim to help customers save time and labor costs in all market segments.
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SOLON, OH–– CAD Audio has announced the appointment of Bob Habel as Sales Manager for Astatic Commercial installed products. In this capacity, Habel will be responsible for managing all commercial accounts and Astatic rep firms while providing technical support for installed products.
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MERIDIAN, MS – On April 28, 2013, the Meridian Symphony Chorus and Orchestra recorded the Brahms’ Requiem at Highland Baptist Church in Meridian, MS. This church was chosen for its’ outstanding acoustics. The entire performance was recorded using all Earthworks High Definition Microphones as follows: 4 FW730 Flexwands on choir, 2 QTC40s on the orchestra, 1 SR30 for solo mic, 1 SR30 for room ambience, and 1 PM40 PianoMic on piano.
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PASAY, Philippines — Touring in support of its new album Living Things, Linkin Park brought its high-powered alt-metal-rap-rock to the Philippines, performing at the SM Mall of Asia Arena on August 13. Audio for the 20,000-seat arena was supplied by Manila-based tour sound contractor SoundCheck with a massive sound system featuring 128 Harman JBL VTX Series line array loudspeakers and subwoofers powered by 30 Crown VRACK amplifier systems.
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BUFFALO, NY — For Ciminelli Recital Hall, a 200-seat performance space within Rockwell Hall at the State University of New York (SUNY) in Buffalo, AVL Design, AV Solutions, Boynton Pro Audio, Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems and engineers from Yamaha Japan all had a hand in the design and/or installation of a new sound system that centers on a Yamaha AFC (Active Field Control) system. The recital hall is optimized for small ensemble and solo performances; SUNY Buffalo’s Rockwell Hall also houses an 850 seat performing arts center for larger-scale productions.
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JUÁREZ, Mexico – The Hardpop Club here draws prominent DJs and electronic musicians around the world. Over the past two years, the club has worked with North Carolina-based Clarity, Inc. to optimize its sound system. The changes including switching out its old sound system with new gear from Danley Sound Labs in a bid to obtain copious headroom, crystalline fidelity, and honest, chest-crushing bass.
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ATLANTA – Mumford & Sons had to cancel some shows in June as bass player Ted Dwane underwent, and recovered from, emergency surgery to deal with a blood clot near his brain. The operation was a success, and the band, which has enjoyed a meteoric rise since the 2009 release of Sigh No More, was able to complete its recent “Full English” tour, in support of the band’s recent album, Babel. Solotech provided an L-Acoustics system for the tour.
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland – For the the Interceltic Festival, held here, along with other festivals across Switzerland, various audio engineers relied upon several Allen & Heath iLive, GLD and Qu-16 digital mixing systems this past summer. Pictured here, A&H’s iLive was used to mix the audio system for Farafina, at the Festival des 5 Continents.
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HAMBURG, Germany – The fourth ELBJazz festival, staged here in late May, drew more than 15,000 visitors from 60 countries with a roster of well-known artists including singer/pianist Jamie Cullum, saxophonist Joshua Redman and Caravan Palace along with guitarist Mary Halvorson, trumpeter NIls Petter Molvær and pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach. ProfiMusik from Lüneburg provided lighting and sound gear, including Alcons Audio.
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JOHANNESBURG — The Gearhouse Group of Companies recently provided comprehensive technical support, in the form of audio, rigging, lighting, trussing, structures and power, for a new electronic dance production, Sensation Innerspace. The event took place at the Coca Cola Dome in Northriding, a Johannesburg suburb, on Sept. 7, 2013.
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