BERLIN, Germany – Stefan Feistel and Wolfgang Ahnert of Ahnert Feistel Media Group (AFMG), along with Ambrose Thompson of Martin Audio, will receive The AES Publications Award during the 129th AES Convention, Nov. 4-7 in San Francisco, CA.
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ELKHART, IN – Crown Audio named Brian Pickowitz, who has been with the company since 2004, market manager for tour sound. Pickowitz, who most recently served as business developer for tour sound, had previously worked as a project manager and a design engineer for the company.
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ATLANTA – Atlanta Sound and Lighting GM Scott Waterbury does not consider himself to be an "early adopter" – "I was slow getting into the digital realm," he said, citing sound quality as one reason why. But when Midas announced the release of its new PRO3 digital mixing console at the 2010 InfoComm Show, Atlanta Sound and Lighting was the first customer to place the order.
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LAS VEGAS – After 20 years of sharing the stage together, including their much-heralded Last Rodeo tour, Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn will be sharing another stage – the 2010 Parnelli Awards on Oct. 22 – to personally hand their longtime tour manager, Randy "Baja" Fletcher, his Parnelli Lifetime Achievement Award.
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ESBJERG, Denmark – The Performing Arts Centre ("Musikhuset") draws 150,000 visitors annually to events ranging from Rock ‘n' Roll concerts, theater, ballet and opera. But until recently, it lacked a medium-sized venue for theater.
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ST. LOUIS, MO – St. Louis Audio Visual Inc. recently addressed some coverage challenges at Southgate Church with two WorxAudio TrueLine X3-P compact line array systems.
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CLEVELAND, OH – Sound engineer Garry Brown started mixing for Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio's band in 2006, then moved into Phish's mixing chair when the band re-formed in 2009. Brown then switched to Midas digital mixing consoles prior to a three-week run with Anastasio in February, and then opted to bring the Midas XL8 on Phish's summer tour.
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VIENNA, Austria – AKG donated nearly 100 wireless microphone systems and handheld microphones in support of the 2010 Life Ball, held in Vienna, Austria. The event is held annually to help raise money and awareness in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
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HIGH WYCOMBE, U.K. – Midas Klark Teknik has presented Bucks New University with wall plaques to recognize a growing and mutually-beneficial relationship between the organizations and their joint efforts to tailor courses to the audio industry
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WEST HOLLYWOOD – Bobby Crown, the FOH mixer, production manager and system engineer for the venerable Troubadour for the last seven years, brought an all-A-T package of microphones into the famous club in 2008, and they've been used there ever since.
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WAILUKU TOWN, HI – Opened in 1928, the sound system for the 375-seat IAO Theater, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was long overdue for an upgrade. It was recently refurbished by the theater's staff with a Yamaha integrated audio system purchased through Wind Over the Earth, Boulder, Colo.
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