LOS ANGELES – Grammy winner Lizzo is touring Europe, the UK and North America this year with SSL Live L550+ consoles and SSL Fusion processors at FOH and monitors supplied by Solotech. The consoles and processors are wielded by FOH engineer Nick “Gauge” Todd and monitor mixer Rico Gonzales, and Gonzales’ setup also includes SSL’s THE BUS+ compressor and dynamic EQ.
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EUROPE – Continuing a relationship that has lasted decades, Brit Row, part of the Clair Global group of brands, provided equipment, crew, and international support for The Cure’s recent tour of Europe. Key crew members included FOH engineer Paul Corkett, systems engineer Colin Burrell and production manager Phil Broad, with system designer César López also fine-tuning the L-Acoustics K1/K2 system.
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NASHVILLE – Sennheiser will host an exclusive technology event on March 16 at Nashville’s Wildhorse Saloon. Sennheiser’s Digital Wireless product line will be featured, including the new EW-DX system. The company will also showcase its range of capsules, lavs, headsets and the EW-DX, EW-D and Digital 6000 digital wireless systems.
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Editor George Petersen takes a look at the March 2023 issue, which covers audio production for Carlos Santana’s tour, Adele’s Las Vegas residency, new gear at the ISE Show in Barcelona and more.
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NEW YORK – Sound designer Gareth Owen specified d&b audiotechnik’s XSL system for its Broadway debut with the musical “& Juliet.” The well-received show, a “Shakespearean jukebox musical” that celebrates the many hit pop songs written by Max Martin, opened at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre in November, 2022.
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PORT PERRY, ON, Canada – Adamson Systems Engineering promoted Christopher Weatherford and Mario Ahrberg to head of applications in the AMER and EMEA regions, respectively. They will each be leading teams of support staff responsible for sound design, product support and more.
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AUSTIN, TX – The annual South by Southwest (SXSW) festival has been celebrating the convergence of tech, film, music, education, and culture since 1987. For the past several years, Allen & Heath has had a significant presence at SXSW, with the company’s mixing consoles being featured at multiple performance spaces including the British Music Embassy Stage pictured here.
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TINTON FALLS, NJ – 1 Sound has signed Black Box Pro as its dedicated distributor for Malta. Top officials from both companies met for a demo of 1 Sound speaker systems in Italy last fall, and again at the ISE 2023 show in Barcelona, where the distributorship was announced. Pictured here, from left, are Sandro Sammut, Leonardo D’Andrea, Lou Mannarino, David Zammit and Leo Dani.
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QSC’s new, free v3.0 firmware update for its TouchMix-30 Pro digital mixer adds Scenes, Snapshots, Cue List management, offline editing functionalities and more.
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TUNBRIDGE WELLS, UK — Audio consultancy and networking experts RH Consulting (RHC) have been counting networked audio products and licensees since 2013 to chart the… Read More »Annual Report Released on Adoption of Networked AV & Control Standards
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MIAMI – Popular steakhouse RED South Beach turned to Event Concierge Group for a new sound system. Joshua Rose, owner and creative director for Event Concierge Group, discussed the project and his reasons for selecting DAS Audio components including OVI-12 pendant speakers and Q-10 subwoofers.
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LOS ANGELES – Sennheiser noted that its Digital 6000 wireless system was used for performances by Brandi Carlile (pictured here), Bad Bunny, Steve Lacy and more at the 65th Grammy Awards, which were broadcast live Feb. 5 from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
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