NASHVILLE – When FOH engineer Mark Kennedy was prepping for Robert Plant and Alison Krauss’ months-long ‘Raise the Roof’ tour of Europe and the U.S., he opted for a Solid State Logic Live L550 console. DCR Nashville and Britannia Row provided the control package for the tour legs in the U.S. and Europe.
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WERTHEIM am MAIN, Germany – Martin König, son of König & Meyer co-founder Karl König and a driving force behind what the König & Meyer brand is today, died Jan. 4, 2023. He was 86.
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BERLIN, CT – TMP-Pro, the pro-audio, video, lighting, and accessories division of The Music People, an Exertis | Jam business, has announced it is now the exclusive U.S. distributor for Quest Commercial products following the brand’s success in the Canadian market.
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CANNES, France – CODA Audio has announced an ongoing partnership with noted French electronic musician and composer, Jean-Michel Jarre, debuting with a series of immersive… Read More »CODA Audio Gear Supports MIDƐM+ 2023 in Cannes, France with Jean-Michel Jarre
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LAS VEGAS – The last chance for FOH and PLSN subscribers to vote for the 21st Parnelli Awards is Friday, March 17 at 12:00 pm noon (PST). Please note that only current subscribers to FOH and PLSN magazines get to vote. The ceremony, the first to feature a packed ballot with more than two dozen awards categories since January 2020, will take place at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA on Friday, April 14, 2023, during the NAMM Show.
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USA – Jason Lovins Band, an independent Christian rock group based out of Kentucky, has been touring consistently in houses of worship and college campus ministries since its formation in 2001. The band’s audio needs are handled by a 96kHz 64-channel Allen & Heath Avantis console.
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LONG BEACH, CA – To ensure clear, impactful live sound with wide, even coverage for the Long Beach Jazz Festival, AV integrator Flag Systems deployed a dynamic selection of JBL Professional solutions. The event featured headliners Robert Glasper, Ledisi and Sergio Mendes, with an audio rig made of JBL VTX and VRX Series solutions.
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ŁÓDŹ Poland – Łódź Zoo has been equipped with Ashly Audio AW 5.2T and AW 8.2T speakers to cover a large portion of the new Orientarium, an attraction that features species from Southeast Asia including Sumatran orangutans and Indian elephants.
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SINGAPORE – Singapore’s ZoukOut Festival returned to Siloso Beach in December, treating more than 30,000 revelers to sets from top DJs. The festival’s sound needed to be full frequency, high quality and directed only to the ears of attendees. To achieve this, festival organizers deployed a d&b audiotechnik GSL system supplied by ShowCo, with d&b ArrayCalc and NoizCalc software used to keep off-premise SPLs to a minimum.
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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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