MIAMI—The 2022 Latin Billboard Awards celebrated both the classic icons and modern-day hit-makers of Latinx music using versatile JBL Professional VTX Series speakers, supplied by… Read More »The 2022 Latin Billboard Awards Celebrate Icons and Modern Stars with JBL Professional Solutions
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Editor George Petersen reviews the new issue, with insider details of the Top-10 Tours of 2022; mixing Slander’s 2022-2023 tour; a spotlight on Japanese/British singer-songwriter Rina Sawayama’s “Hold the Girl” tour; a focus on recent immersive audio venue installs; a review of sE Electronics new sE4400 condenser microphone; pro tips for better wireless; a Buyer’s Guide to Custom In-Ear Monitor earpieces; and more for the live sound reinforcement professional.
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ESSEN, Germany – The Alfried-Krupp-Saal at Philharmonie Essen, the home venue for the Essen Philharmonic Orchestra, upgraded in recent years with a Kara II system from L-Acoustics to help the venue host pop, rock, and jazz concerts as well. When the orchestra performs, the line arrays are hoisted up and out of view.
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FRANCE – French-Israeli singer and songwriter Amir Haddad, a.k.a. Amir, recently concluded his three-year-long Re\Tour with FOH engineer Ivan Herceg mixing the shows on an SSL Live L550 Plus console. Belgium-based DEE Sound & Light provided the gear.
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USA – Allen & Heath USA announced a new semester of their weekly Mini Masterclass series starting on Jan. 11, 2023. The free 25-minute classes, held online every Wednesday, feature noted instructors and product experts discussing various features and hardware within the Allen & Heath ecosystem.
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WENDEL, Germany — At this year’s Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) exhibition in Barcelona, from 31 January to 3 February 2023, HK Audio will present an… Read More »HK Audio to Unveil New Products at ISE Barcelona 2023
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SINGAPORE – Theatrical sound designer Shannon Slaton specified Point Source Audio’s Confidence Collection CO2-8WLp lavalier mics for an international touring production of “The Sound of Music.” The multi-year tour began at the Marina Bay Sands Theatre in Singapore before moving on to Kuala Lumpur and Taiwan.
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BACKNANG, Germany – d&b audiotechnik announced a new Immersive business unit dedicated to the company’s immersive technologies including Soundscape and SmartStage. The company also announced that Al McKinna has been named vice president of its new Immersive business unit. He will be responsible for d&b’s global immersive strategy.
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CALGARY, AB, Canada – PK Sound announced a series of events in Canada, the U.S., and Spain for members of its updated PK Alliance business model. Set to launch in 2023, the Alliance makes PK’s flagship large-format Trinity Black robotic line source systems internationally available for dry-hire rental, exclusively to PK Alliance members.
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WILLIAMSTOWN, MA – Randall L. Squires, head audio engineer for vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth, acquired 10 of DPA Microphones’ d:facto microphones for the unique ensemble’s live performance and recording needs. He made the purchase after using the mics for the group’s eight vocalists at a recording session at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art.
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NEW YORK – The Audio Engineering Society (AES) has been informed that it will be presented with a prestigious Technical Grammy Award during the Grammy Week celebration in February 2023. The honor recognizes AES for its contribution of outstanding technical excellence to the recording field.
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MANSFIELD, TX – CRUX Technology & Security Solutions and Electro Acoustics worked with the Mansfield Independent School District on an audio system upgrade at the 142,000-square-foot Dr. Jim Vaszauskas Center for the Performing Arts that resulted in the largest installed Electro-Voice X2 line-array system in North America.
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