MILAN, Italy — A 34-year-old worker was killed after a load-out accident that happened about 2:40 am June 19, hours after a June 18 KISS… Read More »Worker Killed in Accident After KISS Concert in Italy
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Gator Cases has added a custom fitted road case designed for use with Pioneer’s latest DJ controller, the DDJ-SX. Part of Gator Cases’ G-TOUR DJ line, the new G-TOUR-DDJ-SX-ARM1-PL promises protection along with full use of the controller without having to remove the controller from the case. This case also includes Gator’s 360 Arm mounting system, for use as a mobile workstation.
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INDIANAPOLIS — Bryan Herta Autosport, also known as Barracuda Racing, which claimed top honors at the 2011 Indianapolis 500 with the winning driver, the late Dan Wheldon, was back in Indianapolis for the race on May 26, 2013. This year, the team relied upon an intercom system that included gear from Riedel Communications to navigate the congested RF environment on the racecourse.
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NEW YORK, NY – For Motown: The Musical, which made its Broadway debut at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in April, sound designer Peter Hylenski specified a variety of Meyer Sound components. The system within the 1,505-capacity venue includes M’elodie, UPJ-1P VariO, UP-4Xp, UPM-1P, and UPA-1p loudspeakers and a combination of 700-HP and 500-HP subwoofers.
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RIO DE JANEIRO – An Allen & Heath GLD mixer has been installed in Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana stadium in Brazil. The venue, which had been closed for a three-year renovation prior to this year’s reopening in preparation for the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup soccer competition, now features a GLD-80 mixer at the heart of its new audio system. The system includes Electro-Voice gear distributed via a Dante network. Pictured here is Carlos Eduardo Melo Ramires (Kadu) from A&H’s Brazilian distributor, AudioPremier, with the GLD-80 mixer in Maracana stadium.
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MOSCOW — Scheduled in close proximity to NAMM/Musikmesse Russia in mid-May, Behringer presented a seminar detailing features of its Eurocom audio products for installation projects. The event drew integrators, consultants and others from across the vast country.
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MEDINA, Saudi Arabia — Al-Masjid al-Nabawi, a.k.a. The Prophet’s Mosque, is one of the largest and oldest mosques in the world, with a piazza that measures 2,760,000 square feet. SBG hired Istanbul-based Ahmad Tekin Topuzdag for an audio system upgrade that included JBL gear —more than 200 CBT Series column loudspeakers, 140 CBT 70K-1 loudspeakers, 85 CBT 70-JE1 extension columns and 32 Crown CDi 6000 amplifiers.
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COLLEGE STATION, TX – For Breakaway Ministries, which sponsors weekly Bible study events on the campus of Texas A&M University here, Houston-based Puresound has been providing audio support. The gatherings, staged in either the Reed basketball arena or the Kyle Field football stadium, are heard via JBL VerTec speakers. Along with sound quality, Puresound needed a system that could be setup and taken down quickly. Each venue only allots an hour for setup and an hour for tear-down.
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INSTANBUL, Turkey – Turkish vocalist and actress Ajda Pekkan performed at a benefit concert staged at the Rahmi M. Koc Museum here earlier this year to raise money for a children’s welfare foundation. Park Technical Production supported the event with a setup that included K-array’s KR200S components.
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SAN ANTONIO, TX – The Whitley Conference center, located at The Oblate School of Theology, includes an auditorium, lecture halls, and classroom space in addition to a host of other amenities. San Antonio Sound & Light (SASL), worked with the school and Overland Partners, specified and installed Tannoy VX 8 loudspeakers and CVS 6 in-ceiling loudspeakers throughout the 24,000-square-foot facility.
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FRAMINGHAM, MA – Bose Professional Systems Division, based here, noted that its RoomMatch loudspeakers and PowerMatch amplifiers have been installed at several high-profile venues, including the Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center (BAPAC) in Broken Arrow, OK (near Tulsa) and the Pike Performing Arts Center (PPAC) in the Indianapolis area.
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MANILA, Philippines — Music Group named Graham Rowlands senior manager of for its Midas, Klark Teknik and Turbosound brands in the Asia Pacific region, which includes China and India. Rowlands most recently served as Harman Professional’s Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia-based Regional Sales Director, Asia.
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