CARLSBAD, CA – On Feb. 28, NAMM announced dates for its annual NAMM show for 2023 and 2024. With the 2022 show set to return as an in-person event at the Anaheim Convention Center for three days (June 3-5), plans call for the 2023 event to take place as a three-day event also, from April 13-15, 2023. Following that, the show will then take place once again as a four-day event in January – from Jan. 25-28, 2024.
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ANAHEIM, CA – The 20th Annual Parnelli Awards, set to take place at the Anaheim Hilton on June 3 during NAMM, will include the Indispensable Technology (“IT”) Awards honoring product innovation in four categories – Audio, Lighting, Video and Staging. The “IT” Awards ballot includes six products in each category, and voting has begun.
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OSAKA, Japan – HEP HALL is a theater space on the eighth floor of HEP, a major shopping mall and entertainment center next to Umeda Osaka Station in Osaka, Japan. HEP HALL’s manager noted how a portable CDD-LIVE solution from Martin Audio can now be used to enhance live entertainment production within and beyond the performance space.
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FRANKFURT, Germany – Originally planned for April 29-May 1, Musikmesse 2022 has been cancelled. A new concept for a future event is being developed, and Prolight+Sound is still set to run at Messe Frankfurt from April 26-29, 2022.
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WORLD – In the wake of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, many artists, entertainment companies, and cultural institutions have been cutting ties with Russia, in support and solidarity with Ukraine and the Ukrainian people.
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DÜSSELDORF, Germany – The Düsseldorf Opera House, built in 1873, now serves as the headquarters and main venue for Deutsche Oper am Rhein, the umbrella organization for the largest opera ensemble in Germany and two symphony orchestras. Lawo technologies are paving the way toward an IP-based audio infrastructure.
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CALGARY, AB – PK Sound has announced that Woodstock, IL-based STS Concert Sound has joined the PK Alliance with an investment in a T10 robotic line source system. Pictured here is STS Concert Sound owner and president Chuck Spoto with the new line source system.
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WORLD – Nothing that the consumer electronics business that was previously part of the Sennheiser Group has been fully transferred to Sonova Holding AG effective… Read More »Sennheiser Group Focuses on Pro Audio, Business Communication and Neumann.Berlin Business Units
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PARIS – For three days and nights in January, more than a dozen artists occupied the Maison de la Radio to make new creations resonate. Among those bringing the music was Jean Michel Jarre, a.k.a. the godfather of electronic music. His performance was enhanced with L-ISA Immersive Hyperreal Sound technology from L-Acoustics.
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LONDON – Sound designer Tony Gayle chose JBL VTX A8 loudspeakers and B18 subwoofers for the new West End theater production, Get Up Stand Up! Stage Sound Services deployed a JBL Professional VTX Series line array sound reinforcement system.
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KRAKOW, Poland – Stay High Agency, the Polish-based promoters and producers of a popular series of near Roof Party events, staged atop hotels and malls… Read More »Stay High Agency in Poland Chooses Martin Audio WPS for Polish Roof Parties
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NASHVILLE – With combined record sales of over 70 million units and 100 years of performances across world stages, the Little River Band and The Oak Ridge Boys each meet the definition of musical icons. After a search for a more modern and flexible mixing console to serve the diverse needs of both acts, Nashville based Brantley Sound recommended Allen & Heath’s Avantis Digital Mixing System.
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