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IATSE Restructures Internal Divisions, Adds Division of Education and Training

IATSE Restructures Internal Divisions, Adds Division of Education and Training

NEW YORK — IATSE, the stagehands union, has created two new divisions and re-organized another. Along with its new Division of Education and Training, IATSE added a Broadcast Division. IATSE has also moved its Organizing Division into its Stagecraft Division—all of its other divisions had their own organization division, so this move eliminates some redundancies, but ensures each arm of IATSE has a team dedicated to organizing.

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Matt Sorum's Rock N' Roll Allstars drum set is equipped with AKG mics.

Rock N’ Roll Allstars Drum Set Surrounded by AKG Mics

LIMA, Peru — Super group Rock N’ Roll Allstars, which includes Guns N’ Roses alums Duff McKagan, Gilby Clarke and Matt Sorum, has been performing with AKG microphones for Sorum’s drum kit. Other band members include Gene Simmons (Kiss), Joe Elliott (Def Leppard), Sebastian Bach (Skid Row), Billy Duffy (The Cult), Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple), Ed Roland (Collective Soul), Steve Stevens (Billy Idol band) and Mike Inez (Alice in Chains).

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Miami’s New World Symphony Using DPA Microphones

MIAMI BEACH, FL — New World Symphony’s director of audio services Roberto Toledo has been relying upon DPA Microphones’ 4023 compact cardioid microphones and 4028 compact wide cardioid microphones for all performances at the New World Center, including the recent Juanes: MTV Unplugged concert.

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Racks backstage at the Claire Tow Theater

Masque Sound Provides System for Lincoln Center’s Claire Tow Theater

NEW YORK — Working with Yorke Construction, design firm JaffeHolden and Tri-State AV union electricians, Masque Sound provided a new sound system for Lincoln Center’s 112-seat Claire Tow Theatre. The installation includes speakers from Meyer Sound, a Soundcraft Vi1 Console, a Clear-Com communications system, QSC amplifiers, a Mackie 1202-VLZ3 compact mixer and cabling infrastructure and stage boxes.

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Carl Jacobson

Industry Veteran Carl Jacobson to Join PreSonus

BATON ROUGE, LA — Carl Jacobson will join PreSonus in the newly created position of director of business development and strategic marketing, starting July 2. In this role, Jacobson will be responsible for forging strategic business relationships and driving co-marketing initiatives with key music and technology providers.

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2012 GURUS Conference Includes Demos from ISP, Other Audio Manufacturers

CRYSTAL LAKE, IL — The GURUS of Tech conference, a free-to-attend educational event sponsored by Church Media Design that covers audio, video and lighting production within houses of worship, took place at the Willow Creek Community Church here May 22-23. The event brought together nearly 1,000 worship leaders and church staff members from all over the country who shared the common goal of improving their services to offer the best possible worship environments.

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D-Tools Launches New Website

CONCORD, CA — D-Tools Inc. launched a re-designed website at www.d-tools.com. The new site features improved navigation tools to help users locate the information they are seeking faster. The overall look has also been updated.

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