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LOS ANGELES — VER announced that, as part of a comprehensive transaction supported by its second lien lenders, including funds managed by GSO Capital Partners, it has entered into an agreement to merge with an entity controlled by Production Resource Group LLC (“PRG”). To facilitate the implementation of this pre-negotiated transaction, VER filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware on April 5, 2018. These filings only affect the Company’s North American operations.

KNOXVILLE, TN – Mix Engineer Brian Yaskulka has chosen the Waves Nx – Virtual Mix Room over Headphones for use on “Elton John – Farewell Yellow Brick Road: The Legacy (VR360)”.

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Radio Active Designs, the company set up to help intercom systems users navigate an increasingly challenged RF landscape, noted the faster-than-anticipated use of the 600MHz wireless band by T-Mobile, one of the companies that acquired a large chunk of spectrum for its own use after the completion of the FCC 600 MHz auction.

SINGAPORE — Today, BandLab Technologies launched early access to ‘Cakewalk by BandLab’ – replacing SONAR, the iconic Windows-based DAW developed by Cakewalk Inc. This highly anticipated product release follows BandLab Technologies’ recent announcement that it acquired all of Cakewalk’s IP and certain assets from Gibson Brands.

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RALEIGH, NC – The North Carolina Museum of Art recently upgraded its PA system with the installation of a Martin Audio MLA Compact deployed by RMB Audio.

AUSTIN, TX – Allen & Heath digital mixers were supplied for the 2018 South by Southwest Music and Media Conference (SXSW).

HUNTINGTON, NY – The Paramount live entertainment venue, which has risen in prominence since opening in late 2011, installed a DiGiCo SD10, paired with an SD-Rack, at FOH position as part of a renovation of the club’s entire sound system late last year. The club, which hosts close to 200 events a year, from concerts to comedy and even boxing events, has a maximum capacity of 1,573 patrons.

BALLWIN, MO – One Systems loudspeakers are utilized by Americlock for its digital bell systems for towers and walls.

GLEN ROSE, TX – Bock Technologies’ Pedro Salas specified 12 EAW QX364 loudspeakers to cover the seating areas of the Main Arena of the Somervell County Expo Center in Glen Rose, TX, a small town about an hour’s drive from the Dallas/Fort Worth area. The Main Arena of the Expo Center is about 130 by 254 feet, with a seating capacity up to 3,050. The space is used for rodeos, animal exhibitions, horse competitions, trade shows and sales events.

MIAMI – While marking 20 years, Ultra Music Festival once again drew six-figure crowds to Miami’s Bayfront Park with 175 of the top EDM and DJ acts in the world, performing on updated Main, Carl Cox and World stages March 23, 24 and 25. But 2018 also marked another milestone for the festival, which shares its brand with bass-heavy offshoots that now take place every year in more than 20 countries around the world. The festival’s owners purchased the Winter Music Conference (WMC), the venerable electronic music industry event from which Ultra sprang.

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – The Thelma Gaylord Performing Arts Theatre inside the Oklahoma City Civic Center Music Hall recently upgraded its sound system with the installlation of DiGiCo SD7T and SD5 consoles at FOH and monitors.