LAS VEGAS – Communication Electronic Systems (CES) replaced the decade-old loudspeakers clamped to the rafters of the gymnasium at El Dorado High School with a new system featuring Danley SH-100 full-range loudspeakers and a TH-115 subwoofer, providing intelligibility, fidelity and thump without breaking the school's limited budget.
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BELFAST – Built in 1844, St. Malachy's church needed extensive work on its interior and exterior. When in reopened after 15 months, parishioners marveled at the restored brickwork, plasterwork, marble altar, mosaic floor, "wedding cake" fan-vaulted ceiling, and new sound system featuring a pair of QSC AcousticDesign AD-S282H 2-way loudspeakers.
Read More »The Music Group (music-group.net) announced the departure of Michael Deeb from the roles of group CEO and director. Uli Behringer and Arie van den Broek will lead the Music Group on an interim basis as it searches for a permanent CEO replacement. Arie van den Broek served Behringer as CEO for several years.
Read More »Uli Behringer and Midas MD John Oakley talk candidly about the future. This interview was reprinted with permission from Audio Pro International www.audioprointernational.com .
What follows is an interview, held remotely, with Uli Behringer and John Oakley, while they were traveling in the Far East. In it, the two talk about Behringer's creation of the Music Group and how Oakley found the deal offered irresistible.
FOH also got an exclusive video interview with John Oakley at NAMM; it's posted at http://fohonline.com/foh-tv.
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PARIS – At We Want Miles: Jazz Face to Face With Its Legend, an exhibition dedicated to Miles Davis at the Musée de la Musique, curator Vincent Bessière and sound designers Philippe Wojtowicz and Mathias Abherve used a compact Meyer Sound system for the two levels of the exhibit hall. The exhibit will move to Montreal in April, 2010.
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BRNO, Czech Republic – Janacek Theatre, the second largest theater in the Czech Republic, updated its old communications system with a comprehensive installation from Riedel Communications. MusicData, Riedel's Czech distribution partner for Theater and ProAV, handled the installation.
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TABLE ROCK LAKE, MO ⎯ Big Cedar Lodge offers a Jack Nicklaus signature golf course, Dogwood Canyon Nature Park, and a sound system for its 1,000-seat Grand Ballroom in the Grandview Conference Center featuring five new Yamaha IMX644 digital rackmount mixers installed by Hollister, Mo.-based A-1 Audio.
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COLOGNE, Germany – Padco supplied a Midas PRO6 for the recent European tour by Queen Esther Marrow and the Harlem Gospel Singers. The tour, which moved through Denmark, France, Austria, Switzerland and Germany, ended in Belgium at the end of January.
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RICHMOND, VA – Lite-Tek Entertainment, production contractor for a series of cheerleading-related dance events sponsored by Cheersport, is working with longtime Turbosound audio supplier Soundworks to give the performers something more effective than just a hand-held megaphone: an Aspect TA-500 loudspeaker system.
Read More »TEL AVIV, Israel – Waves Audio has introduced YourWaves, an interactive online Waves store offering three ways for users to get the Waves plug-ins of their choice, from different Waves bundles. At register.waves.com/yourwaves, users can sign up for "Artist Choice," "Quick Choice" or "Custom Choice," each providing different approaches and plug-in options for the user.
Read More »LAS VEGAS – The Software Audio Console, or SAC (no relation to the SAC Pro Audio from China) has been gathering momentum in the live sound marketplace and seeing increased acceptance among users, according to the company.
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DURHAM, NC – The North American tour of Celtic Woman has something in common with virtual reality environments at a university in Saudi Arabia. Both are using Meyer Sound's self-powered MM-4XPD miniature directional loudspeakers.
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