KENT, U.K. – A backstage crew worker died after sustaining head injuries related to a fall before a July 15 concert featuring Will Young at Rochester Castle. Police and emergency workers cordoned off the accident scene, rushed the worker to the hospital in an ambulance, and the concert proceeded after an hour and a half delay.
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WASHINGTON, DC – The "Salute to the Military" USO Concert on the White House South Lawn on July 4th, now in its second year, honors troops and their families for their service to the country. While officially on hiatus, The Killers reconvened to perform six songs at the gig, mixed by their longtime FOH engineer James Gebhard on a DiGiCo SD7.
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TORONTO – FOH guru Brad Mulligan made a point of setting up the new Innovason Eclipse digital console to work within the comfort zones of the majority of audio engineers at the Toronto Jazz Festival who stated a preference for an analog console.
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EVADALE, TX – It took a while, but Evadale High School's drama department has finally upgraded its sound system with a new Entasys column line array system from Community Professional Loudspeakers. Brent Thornhill of Silsbee, Texas-based Southwest Building Systems (SBS) said it was worth the wait.
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DAVIDSON, NC – The sanctuary at Davidson College Presbyterian Church has been fitted with a new sound system using Renkus-Heinz Iconyx IC24-R digitally steerable line array loudspeakers.
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KIDDERMINSTER, U.K. – Karl Chapman has joined Midas Klark Teknik in the newly-created role of sales manager, EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa). The move continues the manufacturer's ongoing efforts to provide dedicated sales support across all global territories.
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AMSTERDAM – AIR, located on the site of the former iT club, was equipped with a Void Acoustics audio system featuring the company's Air Motion triple horns and new Trinity X sub. The brainchild of Dutch event organizer and promoter Sander Groet, AIR features an interior design by Marcel Wanders and can accommodate up to 1,300 club-goers.
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SOLON, OH – CAD Audio has named Glenn Roop executive director, Business Development. In this new capacity, Roop will be responsible for developing new products, marketing and sales promotions to expand the scope of existing markets for CAD Audio.
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Audio-Technica's AT2021 Cardioid Condenser Microphone promises an extended frequency response, high maximum SPL and wide dynamic range for acoustic guitar, overheads, piano and group vocals.
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MELBOURNE, Australia – Production Audio, EAW's Australian distributor, provided several EAW models for the 2010 Moomba Festival featuring Vanessa Amorosi, Colin Hay and other performers. This year's event – and gear – proved resilient enough to survive severely stormy weather.
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PLATANIAS, Greece – The Mylos club, which opened in this western village on the island of Crete in 1993, has long hosted top DJs from around the world. Owners George and Stelios Varouxakis upgraded with Adamson gear provided by local distributor/installer DNA.
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LONDON – At a recent Alicia Keys concert at the O2 Arena, monitor engineer Kevin Glendinning chose four wireless Audio-Technica Artist Elite AEW-T4100 microphones (in conjunction with 5000 Series receivers) for Keys and her three backing singers.
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