International News
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Woodstock der Blasmusik Festival Goes Online with Allen & Heath
FOH Staff | International News | July 22, 2020ORT im INNKREIS, Austria – Since its inception in 2011, the Woodstock der Blasmusik festival has been attracting crowds of up to 60,000 brass music fans each June to Ort im Innkreis in Austria. With brass aficionados obliged to stay at home by Covid 19, this year the organizers treated them to an evening of […] Read More... -
Prior to Covid Shutdown, Kid Kapichi Show Heard via Martin Audio System at The Printworks in Hastings, U.K.
FOH Staff | International News | July 22, 2020HASTINGS, UK — Hastings-based rock heavyweights, Kid Kapichi, stamped their name firmly onto the hide of the UK rock scene last year, and just before lockdown their local venue, The Printworks, bore testament to their mixture of explosive, bone-crushing riffs and ear worming melodies of the dual-lead vocals and guitar. More details from Martin Audio […] Read More... -
Summer-Long Festival in Bendorf, Germany Continues with Martin Audio WPC Setup
FOH Staff | International News | July 20, 2020BENDORF, Germany -The German town of Bendorf, on the outskirts of Koblenz, has been staging its Summer In The City festival for many years. And even the Covid-19 pandemic was not going to stop proceedings this year. More details from Martin Audio (www.martin-audio.com): Operating as a weekend-only event for its first decade—in the Kirchplatz, a […] Read More... -
New Zealand’s First Post-Isolation Live Concert Heard via L-Acoustics K1
FOH Staff | International News | July 17, 2020AUCKLAND, New Zealand - Marking the country’s much anticipated return to live music events, Reggae band L.A.B. played a sold-out show for 6,000 fans at Spark Arena in Auckland. College Hill Productions supplied an L-Acoustics K1 system for the event, which had been relocated from a smaller local theater venue due to overwhelming demand. Read More... -
Electro-Voice and Dynacord Cover Every Corner at U.K. Church
FOH Staff | International News | July 17, 2020CROWBOROUGH, U.K. - All Saints Church in Crowborough, East Sussex upgraded its sound system with Electro-Voice EVA (expandable vertical array) loudspeakers driven by Dynacord IPX series amplifiers. The new system, designed and installed by local supplier Ashdown Audio Visual, provides the church’s 600-member congregation and musicians with a new level of sonic clarity during services. Read More... -
Amsterdam’s Doka Nightclub Installs Danley Speakers and Subwoofers
FOH Staff | International News | July 16, 2020AMSTERDAM – Doka nightclub turned to Firm4 for an audio solution that included Danley SH50 loudspeakers and TH118 subwoofers. More details from Danley Sound Labs (www.danleysoundlabs.com): Doka nightclub inhabits the basement of the colorful and eclectic Volkshotel in southeast Amsterdam, Netherlands. With a maximum capacity of two-hundred festive souls, Doka set out from the beginning […] Read More... -
SummAIR Open-Air Streaming Festival in Switzerland Mixed with Allen & Heath dLive
FOH Staff | International News | July 15, 2020HOCHDORF, Switzerland - Billed as Switzerland’s first open-air streaming festival, SummAIR featured a tight program of live bands mixed on an advanced Allen & Heath dLive setup. Pictured here is Simon Münger from MSL Eventtechnik GmbH with the dLive systems prepped before the festival. Read More... -
Singapore’s Tin Box Turns to d&b’s Compact A-Series
FOH Staff | International News | July 15, 2020SINGAPORE - With low ceilings and less than 2,600 square feet in space, Singapore’s Tin Box: The Live House, a live music venue within the Chijmes building complex, turned to d&b’s compact A-Series augmented arrays before opening this year. Read More... -
Norway’s National Theatre Switches to DPA 6000 Series Subminiature Microphones
FOH Staff | International News | July 9, 2020OSLO, Norway - Norway’s National Theatre has made a major investment in DPA’s 6000 Series of Subminiature Microphones. The sound team was impressed with the tiny size of the capsules and their ability to withstand water, particularly in the form of sweat. Read More... -
The Cube, a Live Streaming Event Space in Australia, Relies on DiGiCo SD9
FOH Staff | International News | July 9, 2020MELBOURNE, Australia – The Cube, a premium live streaming event space which is gaining serious traction in the world of live DJ streaming, has been equipped with a DiGiCo SD9 for mixing pre-broadcast audio, as well as handling the stage monitor mix, DJ booth audio, and front-of-house mix. More details from DiGiCo (www.digico.biz): Recognized worldwide […] Read More... -
Lawo IP AV and Core Infrastructure Upgrades Mediapro Argentina
FOH Staff | International News | July 9, 2020BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Mediapro Argentina, Latin American audiovisual services company, based in Buenos Aires, has recently turned to IP for a comprehensive technical upgrade of their facilities, where ESPN broadcasts sports-related programming for the region in Spanish. More details from Lawo (www.lawo.com): The new IP infrastructure has been integrated by UNITECNIC, the Mediapro Group […] Read More... -
d&b Soundscape Powers Italy’s Reimagined Ravenna Festival Into its 31st Edition
FOH Staff | International News | July 9, 2020RAVENNA, Italy - Leading the way in a new era of live entertainment, Ravenna is once again hosting its opera and classical music festival, deploying a d&b Soundscape immersive sound system to bring it to life. Two DS100 processors with the d&b Soundscape software plus over 60 d&b loudspeakers are being used for the live concert - one for the audience, and one to create the “virtual acoustic shell” for the musicians. Read More...
