WASHINGTON, U.K. – CLD Distribution, which was recently acquired by Penn Elcom, has named audio industry veteran Mike Lavelle as technical sales manager. Lavelle will travel on CLD's behalf, visiting existing customers and potential new ones and gathering ideas and suggestions on how the company can improve its services.
Read More »NOVATO, CA – Point Source Audio named Huahui Audio Technology as its distributor for microphone products in China. James Lamb, president of Point Source Audio said the company had been looking for "the right organization to represent Point Source in the area." At the same time, Huahui's president, Allen Xu, had been searching for an earset microphone to include in their product line.
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WOODLAND HILLS, CA – American Music & Sound (AM&S), which serves as the distributor in North America for a range of pro audio brands, named Justin Eggleton national product training manager for Allen & Heath and Turbosound. Eggleton, who will remain based in Atlanta but will travel nationally, will be responsible for sales support, technical support and certification training for Allen & Heath iLive digital mixing systems and Turbosound loudspeakers.
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Rational Acoustics' Smaart v.7.3 is now available for download for both the Mac and PC. It's the third major update to the v.7 measurement platform, and Rational Acoustics encourages all Smaart 7 users to take advantage of the feature additions and bug fixes. They include ASCII import functionality; a new interface for user-definable weighting curve import and management; the ability to save and restore multiple program configurations; redesigned sound level (SPL) calibration dialogs; and much more.
Read More »PHILADELPHIA – Barbara Solit Bodenheimer, 64, who, with her husband, James, founded Egotrips, a leading trucking and transportation services provider for the touring industry, died after a battle with cancer at her home on Aug. 10. The Bodenheimers founded Egotrips in the early 1970s. Their longtime music artist client list includes, among many others, Elton John and Neil Diamond. Until 2010, Barbara Bodenheimer served as chief financial officer.
Read More »HASSELT, Belgium — A violent storm ripped down trees, tents and truss on Aug. 18, the opening day of the three-day Pukkelpop music festival, where… Read More »Four Reported Dead at Storm-Wracked Festival in Belgium
Read More »MILWAUKEE, WI – With 11 stages, 700 bands and close to a million fans attending over an 11-day span, Summerfest ranks as the world's largest music festival. For several years running, Sennheiser has joined the "big gig" with its branded tour bus, providing support for new and established artists.
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GREENSBURG, PA – Stormrider Sound and Lighting Design Systems and Impact Audio designed and installed a new audio system for Word of Life Ministries using a broad range of products from QSC Audio products. The new gear – including loudspeakers, line array systems, amplifiers and controllers, has been installed within the non-denominational Christian church's main sanctuary, and also for the children's classroom, cafe and youth center.
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NEW LONDON, CT – The first person to deliver a speech using new EAW gear installed at the renovated 1,500-seat Leamy Hall auditorium at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy was none other than President Barack Obama. The commander-in-chief spoke to the 229 newly commissioned Coast Guard officers during the Academy's 2011 commencement ceremony.
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ROSEMONT, IL – The Rental and Staging Network (RSN), a network of geographically-diverse rental and staging companies with complete event capabilities, held its first Leadership Symposium August 3-5, 2011. The event, which took place at the Westin O'Hare here, was themed, "Growing and Managing Your Business Better," and the 60 attendees included leaders from RSN's 16 member companies.
Read More »SHERMAN OAKS, CA – Guitar Center Professional (GC Pro) named Kurtis Ewing account manager for its location here. Ewing will service the needs of GC Pro clients, including post-production and composer communities in the Los Angeles area.
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HK Audio is offering contractors and system integrators a free "Configurator" iPad/iPhone/iPod touch App for its Elements line of modular sound reinforcement. The new App helps these audio professionals put together an optimized HK Elements system.
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