LONDON – The Capital FM Summertime Ball, which drew 80,000 to Wembley Stadium here June 9, was hosted by Justin Timberlake and featured headliners including Will.I.Am, PSY, Olly Murs, Taylor Swift, and many others. Adlib provided a comprehensive package of gear that included an L-Acoustics K1 PA system and a DiGiCo SD10 console along with two Avid Profiles and a Soundcraft Si Compact for the one-day mini-festival.
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ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — Bader Field in Atlantic City was the site for the first VetRock concert, held June 1 in honor of those who served in the Vietnam War. ACIR Professional provided new d&b Audiotechnik J rig along with a Yamaha CL5 and PM5D consoles at FOH and monitors. Along with Shure, AKG, Sennheiser, Electro-Voice, Audio-Technica and Countryman mics, the event relied upon Shure and Sennheiser wireless systems. ACIR also provided lighting, backline, staging, rigging, and supervised power, video, and barricade installation.
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COSTA MESA, CA – QSC Audio Products has promoted Phil Sanchez to senior communications and public relations manager, a newly created position. In his new role, Sanchez will be responsible for driving QSC messaging, developing and strengthening mutually beneficial media partner relationships, while promoting the QSC brand across a wide range of media worldwide.
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LONDON — Loudspeaker manufacturer Martin Audio has appointed James King as its director of marketing.
Commenting on the recent success of the company’s groundbreaking MLA technology, “I am impressed with the ambition, innovation and heritage of Martin Audio, and am excited at the prospect at being able to hone this into a clear competitive advantage that will deliver further market share gains worldwide,” he said. Highly experienced in brand leadership within the international business world, James King joined communication giant Motorola in 2001, and after occupying various senior management roles, became EMEA brand marketing director in 2008.
Read More »PHUKET CITY, Thailand — A stage structure set up for performances accompanying the Phuket Prison Fair at the Saphan Hin public park here killed one person and injured another after collapsing in high winds at about 7:40 pm on June 17. Winds from the same storm were also fierce enough to rip the roofs off more than a dozen homes in the Phang Nga area, according to a report posted by Phuketwan, a local news source.
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MINNEAPOLIS – Hennepin Theatre Trust and their managing partner the Historic Theatre Group operate three historic theaters in downtown Minneapolis’ cultural district. With the recent installation of Electro-Voice line-array loudspeaker systems in both the State and the Pantages theaters, the two have added a little modernization to these historic theatres.
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BARRINGTON, U.K – Out Board recently posted five TiMax SoundHub Tutorial videos at their new YouTube TiMax Media Channel. Each short video runs about 4-6 minutes, and together, they teach users how to program and control the TiMax SoundHub audio matrix, playback server and showcontrol unit. The videos cover mixer basics, files and cues, triggers and events and the timeline along with a system and utilities roundup.
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MILWAUKEE, WI – Sven Pro Sound recently upgraded the sound system of the rapidly growing Transformation City Church. The newly installed Apogee sound system includes AE5 two-way speakers and a single APL-SB self-powered subwoofer.
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Sound Co
Stewart Independent Production/Edge ShowTek
Venue
Compton Family Ice Arena
Notre Dame, IN
