SYDNEY – Hillsong Church is using Lab.gruppen's PLM Series powered loudspeaker management system for its flagship Baulkham Hills campus here. The PLMs power the church's new speaker system and make use of the Lab's integrated Lake processing and monitoring features.
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RANCHI, India – The Opening and Closing Ceremonies at India's 34th National Games 2011 involved 7,000 athletes from all of the nation's states and 45,000 people in the audience. Sound.com, which had also provided audio for the Commonwealth Games 2010 in Delhi, used Optocore gear for audio transport.
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FRANKFORT, IL – Sound Works Productions, Inc. recently purchased a NEXO GEO S12 line array system, RS18s and NXAmp 4x4s for their rental inventory. The company, which has been providing sound reinforcement services for five years, ordered 14 GEO S 1210s, two S1230s, eight of the new RS18 ray subs and six NXAmp 4×4 amplifiers.
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SOUTHLAKE, TX – Systems integrator Beck Associates provided a MediorNet fiber network backbone and an Artist digital matrix intercom from Riedel Communications for Gateway Church, creating a fiber-based, real-time network for 3G/HD-SDI video, audio, data and communications for the church's three separate campuses.
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MILWAUKEE – Clearwing Productions added Kerry Miller to the Milwaukee office as design/build manager. Prior to Clearwing, Miller was service manager at Select Sound Service. He also has more than 15 years experience as a sound engineer, previously touring with national acts such as The Righteous Brothers and Semisonic.
Read More »PARTRIDGE GREEN, U.K. – In a joint technical initiative with Audinate and Lab.gruppen to provide a combination of Lake DSP, Lab.gruppen's PLM platform and Audinate's Dante networked audio distribution, Turbosound has announced the release of the Dante-enabled 20000DP amplifier to power its new Flashline Line Array system.
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Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. announced the availability of the iPad app StageMix for the Yamaha LS9 digital audio console. Similar to the iPad app recently launched for the Yamaha M7CL console, StageMix allows remote control of LS9 mix functions via a graphic interface from anywhere within wireless range. The application enables the engineer to set up monitor mixes from a performer's position on stage directly controlling mix parameters via the iPad.
Read More »PORT ST. LUCIE, FL – Stewart Clawson, owner of Hurricane Mountain Sound, reported the theft of a new 8-by-20-foot trailer valued at $7,000 loaded with $90,000 worth of audio gear. He discovered that the trailer and gear were missing when he went to his shop here March 21. He has announced a reward for information leading to the return of the equipment or arrest of individuals responsible for the theft.
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NEW YORK – For the 14th year in a row, Audio-Technica microphones supported the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. A-T supplied over 50 mics to capture the audio for the 26th annual induction ceremony, which took place at New York's Waldorf Astoria on March 14.
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HONOLULU, HI – Senator Mike Michaels, CAS and Robert Dickerson provided audio support for the referees at the 2011 NFL Pro Bowl, held at Aloha Stadium earlier this year.
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SYDNEY – Harman named Keith Prestidge sales director, Asia Pacific for Studer audio mixing systems for broadcast and performance. He will report to Adrian Curtis.
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LINCOLNSHIRE, IL – Gand Sound provided a complete NEXO sound system for Viper Alley Concert Club, which opened in early March with American Idol winner Lee DeWyze performing for 200 online raffle ticket winners. The brainchild of Scott Greenberg, creator of the Wit, a boutique hotel in Chicago, Viper Alley is also making use of Yamaha StageMix software.
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