MOSCOW – Midas' Russian distributor, Theater Technics and Technology, has installed Midas XL8 and PRO6 systems into the 6,200-capacity Crocus City Hall in Moscow, which recently opened as the largest concert hall in Russia.
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LA CHAPELLE-SUR-ERDRE, France – The Capellia Cultural Centre, which creates song, dance, circus, comedy, music and theatre programs, some geared for kids, is now using a Soundcraft SI3 console installed by local soundco DBAM.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – The MSC Poesia shipped out recently for ShipRocked, a five-day cruise and rock festival pairing Queensrÿche, Tesla, Ratt, Skid Row and half a dozen other bands with nearly 1,500 fans. Gear from L-Acoustics, supplied by Cincinnati-based Loud & Clear, went along for the ride.
Read More »WASHINGTON, DC – The FCC has responded to a request by Shure to extend the deadline for public comments relating to proposed changes in wireless microphone licensing rules by seven days, from Feb. 22 to March 1. The comment period, which would have expired on February 22, now closes on March 1, 2010.
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TALLINN, Estonia – The Solaris Cultural and Leisure Centre, a new arts, retail, and cinema complex, features glass walls and roof that lets in sunlight for natural illumination and heating. The center's primary venue, the 1,829-seat Nokia Concert Hall, has been equipped with Meyer Sound's Constellation acoustic system and loudspeakers.
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LAS VEGAS – The Killers recently wrapped their Day & Age U.S. tour, the first to feature Martin Audio's W8L Longbow line arrays. Delicate Productions and British soundco Capital Sound provided audio support.
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MANCHESTER, U.K. – The final show in a tour for former Stone Roses frontman Ian Brown took place at the Manchester Evening News (MEN) Arena, and rental companies Metro Audio, STS and Viking Sound collaborated with a sound system featuring Turbosound's Flex Array PA system.
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MIAMI – Gear from Future Sonics played a key role in the musical performances that were all part of the 2010 Super Bowl, which has been cited as the most-watched television program in U.S. history with its viewing audience of 106 million people.
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HONOLULU – The weather in Hawaii is always beautiful – except, of course, when it's not. And the 18 years since BAUS Engineering equipped the Waikiki Shell with eight Meyer Sound UPA-1A loudspeakers, mounted on outdoor poles and used as permanent lawn delays, have included storms as fierce as the Category 4 Hurricane Iniki in 1992.
Read More »WASHINGTON, DC – The pro audio community already lost the 700 MHz band, but now the battle is over who gets to be an approved user, and if we will have any protection for using wireless mics, or if we will be relegated to the same status as mass market consumer devices operating in the same spectrum.
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Outline loudspeakers were used at the 2010 Global Competitiveness Forum, a meeting featuring appearances by world leaders and CEOs including Tony Blair and Michael Dell.
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Proel named Signal Audio, a company founded by audio veterans Klaus Hansen and Kasper Geels, as its exclusive distributor in Denmark. Signal Audio has opened a showroom in Copenhagen, where a variety of Proel products are on display.
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