NASHVILLE — One Systems named Native Media, LLC of San Antonio, TX as its representative for the states of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana. Native Media will be responsible for sales of the full line of One Systems and On Point Audio branded products throughout the four states. Mike Torlone, One Systems’ sales and marketing manager, made the announcement.
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POTTERS BAR, UK — It takes something completely different to make a digital audio console stand out from the crowd these days, but Harman’s Soundcraft has done exactly that with the launch of the Soundcraft Si Performer range of mixers, which, thanks to the integrated DMX functionality, adds lighting control options to an already impressive and powerful audio feature set.
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LOS ANGELES — Jan-Al Cases announces the release of its new line of Rhino ATA road cases for the Yamaha CL Series of digital consoles. “We just delivered our first CL5 case to our longtime customer, Hollywood Sound.” says company owner / designer Jan Michael Alejandro. “From all the calls we are getting about cases for the CL Series consoles, this appears to be another ‘hit’ for Yamaha Commercial Audio.”
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MONCTON, NB CANADA — Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kick boxing, taekwondo, karate, judo, kung fu and other styles. The sport is growing in popularity and recently Elite 1 MMA returned to the Redball Internet Centre in Moncton, New Brunswick (Canada) for its “Redemption” titled show and championship welterweight title bout.
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CAMARILLO, CA — Delicate Productions Inc. has appointed Jason Alt as President. He will be responsible for operations, sales, management, growth and strategic planning, and will oversee Delicate Productions’ Camarillo and San Francisco offices in addition to the company’s electronic sales division. Alt has more than 20 years of experience in event production and touring. He joined Delicate Productions in 2008 as Account Executive, Concert Touring. Previously he served as Vice President of Production Services for Los Angeles-based Vox Entertainment, overseeing strategy, planning and logistics for the company’s large-scale projects and overall production operations.
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — Que Audio has re-introduced the popular DA12 headworn microphone (now in its Performance Series, and formerly branded under the Da-Cappo name) with a twist: Besides an improved streamlined appearance, the new model adds significant enhancements over its predecessor, made possible through technological advancements in materials and manufacturing.
ST. LEONARDS-ON-SEA, EAST SUSSEX, U.K. — Penn Elcom, the exclusive North American distributor of Fane loudspeakers, is proud to announce the arrival of the Fane Colossus Prime 15XS, 15-inch woofer designed for all professional audio applications, and boasting performance specs of 1,200 watts continuous (4,800 watt peak) power handling. The Colossus Prime 15XS exhibits 98 dB sensitivity and can deliver bass down to 29 Hz (-6 dB) in a 200 liter ported enclosure.
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SALT LAKE CITY, UT — Following six months of successful real-world beta system testing and refinement, Harman Professional has announced the availability of JBL HiQnet Performance Manager sound reinforcement system design software. JBL HiQnet Performance Manager version 1.0 is a highly evolved, application-specific iteration of the category-leading Harman HiQnet System Architect™ configuration/control software application for professional-grade audio system integration, specialized for touring and live performance venue sound reinforcement systems.
Read More »LAS VEGAS, NV — A Parnelli Award is the most prestigious in our industry, because the nominees and winners are selected by a jury of their peers — and that means YOU. Named for world-class production and tour manager, the late Rick “Parnelli” O’Brien, who worked with Queen among many other top acts, the Parnelli awards were founded 12 years ago to honor companies, individuals and products that have demonstrated excellence in the live production industry. This year’s award winners will be announced during the annual Parnelli Awards ceremony and gala dinner, held the evening of October 20, 2012, at the Mirage Resort in Las Vegas.
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CAMARILLO, CA — Dominic MacAller, director of liturgy and music at Padre Serra Parish, found the StageScape M20d visual mixing system by Line 6 to be an effective solution to the perpetual challenge of achieving pro sound quality with a staff of volunteers.
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BUENA PARK, CA — Women of Faith, the nation’s largest live event for women has unveiled its four-month, 23-city “Celebrate What Matters” tour, highlighting a live worship band, new state-of-the art stage, live ballet and 27 well-known speakers, authors, musicians, and performers. Multi-award winning musical guest CeCe Winans returned for the tour again this year along with Mandisa, Amy Grant, Selah, Sheila Walsh, Patsy Clairmont, Sandi Patty, Brenda Warner, Marilyn Meberg, Andy Andrews, Ken Davis and Lisa Harper.
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TAYLOR, MI — GC Pro account manager Paul Johnson and Guitar Center sales associate Paul Long worked with D.A.S. regional sales manager Steve Trimble on the new sound system installed at Metro South Church here.
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