Celestion and Group One Ltd. Celebrate

ELKHART, IND. — As Crown International has transitioned to a lean manufacturing approach over the past few years, the company’s endeavor has not gone unnoticed. As a result of streamlining its manufacturing, Crown recently had the distinction of being a tour site for the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) 2007 International Conference in Chicago.

DALY CITY, CA — The Goo Goo Dolls have been touring the world since the band released its 2006 album, Let Love In. At the tour’s audio helm is Engineer/Mixer Paul Hager, who previously worked with Avril Lavigne, Pink and The Donnas, among others. Hager was attracted to the Digidesign VENUE live sound system due to its Pro Tools integration, and eventually got the band to switch to VENUE for the tour.

NEW YORK — Grammy-winning rock vocalist/guitarist Dave Matthews joined guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Tim Reynolds for a short summer tour of three theatre dates, which culminated with an intimate acoustic set at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall. The duo’s lengthy set, recorded for the Live at Radio City Music Hall album, entertained the crowd via a Meyer Sound MILO high-power curvilinear array loudspeaker system.

ATLANTA — Modest Mouse has been touring most of the year in support of their CD, We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank. They will finish up performing at several radio station Christmas shows with stops in Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Grand Prairie, TX and finishing up in Atlanta at the 99X Mistle Toe Jam.

With the D8 two-way, full-range box and the SUB 112 subwoofer, Dynacord has added two new speaker systems to the D-Lite series that are designed to be compact, but maintain the power of other D-Lite products. According to the company, both new models in the D-Lite series reportedly feature extensive sound pressure levels, low distortion and compact dimensions. Both products are designed for mobile and fixed professional sound reinforcement applications.

KANEOHE BAY, OAHU — Custom Audio Hawaii recently deployed its Dynacord PowerH amplifiers to power the P.A. for the 2007 “Blues on the Bay” airshow at the Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH), Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, featuring the United States Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron. In addition to the main attraction, the weekend’s events included skydiving demonstrations, car shows, carnival rides, and aerobatic demonstrations.

NEW YORK — As a fitting cap to Crown International’s 60th anniversary year, the DC 300 amplifier first introduced 40 years ago in 1967, was inducted into the TECnology Hall Of Fame. Gerald Stanley, Crown International’s senior VP of R&D and the original designer of the DC 300, was on hand to accept the award.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA — Hosted by Neil Young, the annual Bridge School Benefit concerts are unique in one important respect: no backline amplifiers are allowed on stage. As in previous years, organizers of this ultimate unplugged concert series held at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Calif., turned to Hayward-based Sound On Stage for an L-ACOUSTICS loudspeaker system to reinforce the acoustic sets of an eclectic lineup of artists including Metallica, Jerry Lee Lewis, Tom Waits fronting the Kronos Quartet, John Mayer and, of course, Neil Young.

TORONTO, ONTARIO — The Modern is a new nightclub located on Alexander Street in Vancouver’s thriving Gastown. Modern Club’s new owners decided that in addition to a complete architectural overhaul, a new sound system was in order as the Modern prides itself in making music a top priority, selecting top local DJ’s to partner with Canadian and international DJ talent.