MERIDIAN, MS – After graduating from college in 1965, Hartley Peavey was, in the spirit of the times, inspired to "do his thing" – to build amplifiers. (He received his first patent the year before.) He set up shop with a few thousand dollars and a logo he had sketched out while still in high school, and Peavey Electronics was born.
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DiGiCo/Waves SoundGrid is geared for DiGiCo users, Waves enthusiasts and anyone else who wants the plug-ins fully integrated into a DiGiCo console, with easy access to the benefits of Waves technology.
Read More »LAS VEGAS – Audio-Technica microphones and wireless systems are happening – and staying – in Vegas, at shows featuring Donny and Marie Osmond, Carrot Top, and new venues including Sammy Hagar's Cabo Wabo Cantina at Planet Hollywood.
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LONDON – For close to 10 years, TiMax has played a role in the operas that Raymond Gubbay has staged at Royal Albert Hall. TiMax was used once again for Gubbay's recent in-the-round production of Carmen at the O2 Arena – but on a much larger scale.
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TEMECULA, CA – With a budget of nearly $250,000 per restaurant for AV systems, CEO and founder Steele Platt clearly places a premium on the sound systems that go into Yard House restaurants. And along with the usual 100 to 250 varieties of beer on tap, 23 of the newest Yard House restaurants are using Ashly Protea DSP hardware ne24.24M audio processing.
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ANDALO – Hollywood Service chose Proel Audio systems and Turbosound – in combination with 33 Powersoft amplifiers K series – to power the 2010 edition of the World Alpine Rockfest.
Read More »LAS VEGAS – Harman Professional announced a partnership with information display and paging specialist Com-Net Software to launch a series of new communication technologies starting with a co-branded IDX Information Delivery Systems introduced at InfoComm.
Read More »BELLINGHAM, WA – Roland Systems Group announced plans for a six-city V-Mixing tour in September and October, 2010. The tour will feature the latest V-Mixer, the M-300 Live Mixing Console, and the full REAC (Roland Ethernet Audio Communication) lineup of products, including Digital Snakes, Merge Technology, MADI Bridge, Personal Mixing and Multi-Channel Recording.
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RED DEER, Alberta, Canada – Word of Life Church Lead Pastor Jachin Mullen, who is also Word of Life's music director, relied upon Brendon and Aaron Gerber – brothers, church members, and principals of AV company Absolute Music – to choose new gear so that the church – which expanded by 50 percent after removing a temporary back wall several years ago – would have an audio system that worked well for up to 1,300 worshippers.
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SAN FRANCISCO – Clear-Com's CellCom digital wireless intercom system is being used for underwater shows at the California Academy of Sciences' Steinhart Aquarium. The system lets diver-presenters chat with audience members while immersed in up to 25 feet of water.
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HOUSTON – Maxwell is currently touring with Jill Scott, with Clair Global providing a DiGiCo SD7 for the artists' monitor needs, mixed by Maxwell's Clay Hutson, pictured here, and Scott's Jim Roach.
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BANGOR, North Wales, U.K. – The temperatures soared to sizzling for the BBC's One Big Weekend in Vaynol Park, kicking off the 2010 Festival season in the U.K., with Adlib supplying sound for five areas of the festival and lighting for two.
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