VANCOUVER, BC – Peter Janis, founder of Radial Engineering, died Aug. 7, 2024 after a bout with cancer. He was 66. Born in Québec, he grew up in a musical environment and worked for Fender Canada before founding JP Cabletek Electronics Ltd. and Radial Engineering.
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MIAMI – Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise ship, set sail from Miami earlier this year. Several noteworthy venues and amenities within the new mega-ship make use of gear from Allen & Heath to enhance the guest experience.
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LONGMONT, CO – Charles Izzo and Ray Jeffrey, FOH and monitor engineers for Blink-182’s 2023-2024 World Tour, have been relying on DPA vocal and instrument mics for the trek’s North American and European legs. The tour launched in May 2023 and wraps up this fall.
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MONTREUX, Switzerland – Meyer Sound has served as an official partner to the Montreux Jazz Festival for most of the event’s existence. There were some changes for the 2024 event, with venue renovations moving more of the music outside and closer to the lake. But the lineup of performers including Janelle Monáe, Rag’n’Bone Man and Duran Duran still relied on more than 400 Meyer Sound loudspeakers across multiple stages.
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1 SOUND, a premium loudspeaker brand, celebrated their launch in Taiwan with a demo event, organized by official distributor – Seapower Technology co., Ltd. Held at the New Taipei City Government’s conference room
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STOW, OH – Audio-Technica announced three new hires for its System Solutions team: Michael Combs as Pacific Northwest Territory Sales Manager, Jason Ingle as Northern California Territory Sales Manager, and Matthew Jensen as Southern California Territory Sales Manager.
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PRAGUE – The Karlín Musical Theatre now features Naostage’s automatic and beaconless tracking solution, K SYSTEM. It works with an L-Acoustics L-ISA multichannel immersive sound… Read More »Naostage K SYSTEM Harmonizes Performances at Karlín Musical Theatre in Prague
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PARIS, France – Théâtre de la Ville reopened last fall after a seven-year renovation, updating the 19th-century venue with 21st century technology. BLive provided L-Acoustics’ L-ISA system, with five hangs of two SB15m over eight Kiva II; a center-flown cluster of six KS21 subwoofers; and 13 X8 hung around the sides of the venue, balcony edge and ceiling.
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Editor George Petersen reviews the August 2024 issue of FRONT of HOUSE, which features a peek at this summer’s hottest festivals, the evolution of HOLOPLOT immersive and beamforming sound technology, Grupo Firme’s “La Última Peda Tour,” a spotlight on new house of worship installations, a Buyers Guide to Mini 4”-7” Line Arrays and more.
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HOUSTON – Organizers of The Alley Theatre Ball event in Houston sought to provide 500 attendees with exceptional audio quality without compromising the event’s visual aesthetics. The Events Co. provided two K-array Pinnacle KR802 II systems for the mystery-movie themed event.
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LUTON, UK – Citing evolving cost structures of global distribution along with supply timelines and customer support, Cadac Consoles will be manufacturing its new CM-System in the UK. The move marks a significant transition from its previous China production base under the Soundking Group.
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NASHVILLE – Diversified provided a pair of Solid State Logic Live L650 consoles for the main location of The Belonging Co., which has three Nashville church locations along with many thousands more worshipping online.
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