AbhangaNaad Heard by 120,000 Attendees Via D.A.S. Audio Gear

KOLHAPUR, Maharashtra, India – Sound and Light Professionals provided sound reinforcement for a massive concert that was part of AbhangaNaad: The Voice of Devotion, held at Shivaji University in February. The event featuring some 2,500 Warkari (devotees of Lord Vithoba) singing in unison and accompanied by 1,350 Dhols (traditional Indian dhangar drums), and was attended by His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, also known as guruji.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Lee Minich, president of Lab X Technologies, will present a seminar at the annual LLB Expo on May 18 covering the emergence of 802.1 IEEE Audio Video Bridging (AVB) as a new standard in networking. The seminar will take place from 2-4 p.m. at Stockholm International Fairs during the expo, which covers audio, lighting, video and media technology.

LONDON – Eliza Doolittle FOH engineer John Delf is using Midas' new analog console with FireWire interface, the so-called "digilog" VeniceF, to support the artist's current performances. The desk is one of the first off of the U.K. production line, and Delf, who had seen one during a PRO6 training day at Midas, snapped it up for his own use.

RIO DE JANEIRO – Allen & Heath's Brazilian distributor, Libor, helped André Zampieri, art and musical director for the nearly 30-year-old band Santa Maria, make the digital leap with an iLive-T112 Control Surface and iDR-48 MixRack at FOH.

LONDON – Entec Sound moved into London's Royal Albert Hall for the seven-day run of 2011 Teenage Cancer Trust (TCT) shows, which kicked off with a comedy night on the Monday followed by a mix of music for the rest of the week including headliners Squeeze, Biffy Clyro, Roger Daltrey, Beady Eye, The Editors and Tiny Tempah.

MUMBAI, India – The 2011 Cricket World Cup final April 2 at Wankhede Stadium wasn't just between cricket players representing India and Sri Lanka. From the perspective of Mumbai-based E2 Tech, it was also between the 24 Turbosound Flex Array loudspeakers they provided and as many as 40,000 cheering, vuvuzela-ing fans.