NASHVILLE — Among the Audio-Technica mic-wielding artists at the 46th Annual CMA Awards, broadcast live from Bridgestone Arena here Nov. 1, were Jason Aldean, pictured here, who opened the show, then returned to perform once more, later in the program. There were some 200 A-T mics in use during the production, with audio support from ATK Audiotek
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NASHVILLE — The 46th Annual Country Music Association (CMA) Awards, broadcast live from the Bridgestone Arena here Nov. 1, included a number of Sennheiser-using artists on stage and in the winner’s circle, including Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert, Lady Antebellum and the Zac Brown Band.
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SYDNEY — Norwest Productions provided an Energia E15 system from Adamson Systems for the main stage used for Defqon in mid-September. The main stage alone, which used four hangs plus front fill, drew some 22,000 revelers; there were seven stages in all.
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COOLIDGE, AZ — No Limits AV installed a new audio system for the multi-purpose theater within the Casa Grande Ruins visitor center here. Nagaki Design Build Associates designed the visitor center. For the theater’s sound system, No Limits AV opted for a setup including five Renkus-Heinz CF-Series loudspeakers. Three CFX81 two-way 8-inch speakers cover system’s left, right, and center channels, while the surrounds are handled by a pair of CFX61 two-way 6 1/2-inch speakers.
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SYDNEY — Glenn Campbell of Seven Year Itch Entertainment & Productions, based here, was prompted to upgrade from a Shure PSM 400 to the Shure PSM 900 Wireless Personal Monitor System, primarily due to restrictions on the older gear’s use. Having made the switch, he also credits the new gear for a boost in sound quality.
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POTTERS BAR, U.K. — Although he hasn’t had an opportunity to make full use of its lighting control functionality as of yet, Amber Audio co-owner Paul Bullimore found the audio attributes of the new Soundcraft Si Performer console to be more than sufficient for justifying its choice as FOH console for Kyla La Grange’s recent tour of clubs in the U.K.
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BOILING SPRINGS, NC — Working with ASE Group, staffers at Gardner-Webb University recently installed Yamaha CL1 and CL5 digital consoles and two RIO3224s, which were purchased through Full Compass, in Stewart Hall within the school’s new 110,000 square-foot Tucker Student Center. Stewart Hall is designed to be able to be divided into three performance spaces.
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BEIJING — Allen & Heath recently completed an iLive and GLD training roadshow in China, traveling to several key cities. Organized by Allen & Heath’s distributor, Sanecore, and delivered by A&H product specialist, Nicola Beretta, the sessions were attended by dealers, sound engineers and Sanecore’s technical staff, offering operational training on the iLive and GLD digital mixing systems.
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COLUMBUS, OH — Following a fire at a property adjacent to its former location, AV staging, rental and sales company Forty Two Inc. relocated its headquarters and re-equipped, acquiring new WideLine, KLA and K Series loudspeaker systems from QSC Audio Products. Forty-Two Inc. put the new systems to work at a campaign event led by President Barack Obama at Ohio State University in Columbus.
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JOHANNESBURG — In response to brisk sales for Midas PRO consoles via the company’s South African distributor, Prosound (PTY), Midas technical sales manager Jason Kelly and Prosound’s Mark Malherbe hit the road to ensure that the new owners would get the most out of their new consoles.
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Electrosound, the distributor for Innovason in Sweden, supported the four-day Oriflame Global Conference attended by 4,000 by providing an Innovason Eclipse digital console to mix the Meyer Sound PA system used for the event. Electrosound’s Brollan Soderstrom set up and piloted the Eclipse for the event, held in Stockholm’s new Friends Arena.
Read More »CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Nineteen Linkin Park concert-goers making their way from a parking area to Cape Town Stadium Nov. 7 were injured when temporary scaffolding supporting a sports drink advertisement fell in high winds. One of the injured, a female, later died at the hospital; twelve others required hospitalization after the accident.
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