CAPE TOWN, South Africa – Animal behaviorist Kevin Richardson has a way with lions and other big wild cats, and to support the audio needs for a documentary on his activities for British Sky Broadcasting’s Sky 1 TV, location sound recordist Sebastian Dunn has been using Digital Hybrid Wireless technology from Rio Rancho, NM-based Lectrosonics.
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BEIJING, China – In an effort to support the most influential economic forum in the Asia-Pacific region, local Harman distributor ACE recently provided sound reinforcement for the welcome banquet of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Beijing. ACE supplied a full range of Harman audio equipment and technical support, featuring a JBL VTX line array system, Crown I-Tech HD amplifiers, Soundcraft Vi6 mixing consoles, and BSS BLU-800 signal processors.
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WOERTHERSEE, Austria – Volkswagen’s new Amarok Power DJ Mobil pickup truck, launched at the company’s GTI meeting, includes a complete mobile DJ sound system built into the 3.5 square meter truck bed, giving DJs a mobile sound system solution that’s ready to travel. The concept for the DJ Mobil was put together by German event specialist edelmat, a service company based in Berlin that specializes in integrated concepts for technical projects and events, who together with the design team from Void Acoustics and Void’s German distributor Event-Integrator was responsible for the installation of the highly sophisticated audio components.
Read More »SURREY, UK – Mark Richardson, drummer for Skunk Anansie and Little Angels, recently acquired a pair of ASP880s, the 8 channel mic pre and ADC from Audient.
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LUTON, UK – Singer / songwriter Paul Carrack has purchased a Cadac LIVE1 1642 compact console to serve as a new submixer for his keyboard rig. Carrack, who embarked earlier this year on a 55 date tour around the U.K. with his band, recently upgraded his keyboards, including sonic modifications to his Hammond C3, and needed to trade up his mixer to match. His monitor engineer Anton Dunbar was the man charged with finding the new console.
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LIVERPOOL, UK – Adlib supplied audio and lighting design, equipment and installation to three venues run by the Liverpool Guild of Students (LGoS) as part of a $22 million refurbishment and upgrade project spearheaded by the University of Liverpool. This investment plan was executed over two years to improve the use of space, functionality and to enhance the overall student experience at the Guild & Reilly Building at the campus core.
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PORTO, Portugal – NEXT-proaudio provided sound reinforcement for two concert setups for three performances in Portugal by the British band James. Promoted by PEV Entertainment and in support of the band’s La Petite Mort album, two of the three shows were staged in northern Portugal with NEXT-proaudio’s sound reinforcement. The first of those two shows took place at the São Bento railway station in Porto; it was offered by the band as a surprise to its fans and it was a free event. The band noted that they played “a couple of tunes and answered some questions of the public.”
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MARSA, Malta – The 12th annual rendition of the junior version of the Eurovision Song Contest, which was launched in 2003, was staged this year. The finals for performers aged 10-15 was held in Malta on Nov. 15. The audio setup included Electro-Voice gear provided by Attard-based Besteam-Audio and MKA.
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MANCHESTER, UK – The HOME organization’s new performing and visual arts complex is set to open this winter. In the meantime, its recent production of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, was staged in Manchester’s historic Victorian swimming baths. This performance was also the maiden voyage for HOME’s new Solid State Logic Live. L500 console. Supplied by HD Pro Audio and chosen by technical director Jasper Gilbert and sound designer Paul Gregory (pictured here with the console), the L500 will be installed in HOME’s new facility for continued use.
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FORT SASKATCHEWAN, Alberta, Canada – Norah Seed, the in-house audio operator for Shell Theatre, has been using the venue’s recently-acquired Soundcraft Vi6 digital console to mix live audio for performances at the 538-seat performing arts space including dance recitals, musicals and Christmas productions. The Shell Theatre also produces its own Season Series including local and international acts.
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ZURICH, Switzerland — Kylie Minogue has been touring Europe this autumn before heading back to her native Australia. Eighth Day Sound has been providing audio support for the tour. The microphone package includes Sennheiser SKM 5200 mics with MD 5235 capsules and EM 3732-II receivers, with monitoring via Sennheiser SR 2050 IEM transmitters and EK 2000 IEM belt packs.
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ALPHEN, The Netherlands – Dutch audio rental provider Story Sound has been making good use of the JBL VTX line arrays and Crown I-Tech HD amplifiers in its inventory. Along with big summer festivals like Dreamfields and Emporium (pictured here), where Story Sound deployed 160 V25 tops and 122 S28 subs, the soundco has been using the gear to support events including the Four Day Marches [Vierdaagsefeesten] in Nijmegen and smaller gatherings as well.
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