SYDNEY, Australia — St Andrew’s Cathedral here upgraded its audio system with an assist from Wizard Projects and Technical Audio Group (TAG). They installed a 140-element Martin Audio OmniLine, meeting the goal of having the system operational in time for a visit by Prince William, Kate Middleton and Prince George as part of their tour of Australia and New Zealand earlier this year.
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LONDON — The 1980s-themed musical Rock of Ages has been packing in audiences on Broadway, Las Vegas and now on tour in the U.K. through November. Rock of Ages features classic hits like “Don’t Stop Believin’,” “We Built This City,” “Wanted Dead or Alive” and “Here I Go Again,” performed with nonstop intensity by a colorful cast of characters—all heard through JBL’s AXYS loudspeakers provided by Autograph Sound, based here.
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VALENCIA, Spain – For Bautista Martí Italia, a new lounge here, Sistemas 2 installed a new sound system that centers on Work Pro Audio’s NEO Series of loudspeakers, in white.
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MILTON KEYNES, U.K. – Studiomaster, an audio production company based here, supplied a “berg suitable” PA for the world’s first ever gig on a floating iceberg. The stunt, titled the Jägermeister Ice Cold Gig, didn’t have much in the way of an audience, but the stage and locale were definitely unique. British metal band, The Defiled, performed in sub-zero temperatures atop of the floating berg for the occasion.
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CHELMSFORD, Essex, U.K. – The annual V Festival, staged at Hylands Park here and also at Weston Park in Staffordshire, launched “Our House,” a multi-level perk for Virgin Media customers at both festival sites. Robert Lawrence Event Production Resource provided Outline’s Butterfly and Mantas line array systems and DVS 118 subs.
Read More »BARCELONA, Spain – Equipson product manager Juan José Vila joined a panel discussion on the use of the latest audio visual technologies in a retail setting. The meeting took place Oct. 2 at Barcelona’s Escuela Superior de Disseny IED.
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LONDON – To support the audio needs for Monty Python’s performance at the O2 Arena here in July, sound designer and Sonalyst Rory Madden included Countryman’s H6 headset mic. The final show of the ten-date production was aired live on UK Gold and across the world, so choosing the right microphone was a top priority.
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CARTHAGE, Tunisia — Lawo announced that the audio crews for the International Festival of Carthage’s 2015 edition, set for July and August next year, will make use of its recently introduced mc²36 mixing console. Pictured here at IBC 2014 is, at left, Sami Sidhom from Lawo’s Tunisian partner, Pro Audio and Light (PAL). With Sidhom are Lawo’s Rainer Kunzi, Christian Struck and Klaus-Jörg Jasper.
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BUDAPEST, Hungary – MS-Rent has been working with event producer Media Event Ltd., supporting summer festivals throughout Hungary with JBL VTX, VerTec and Crown I-Tech HD amps from Harman. The events range from the Strand Festival (main stage pictured here), the Belvarosi Fesztival, the Sziget Festival, the Balaton Sound festival, a student event called EFOTT, the Viva Comet music competition, and events geared for fishing enthusiasts and families sponsored by OTP Bank.
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PARIS — Working with designer Bernard BYK, Amadeus director of R&D Michel DeLuc provided an installation of more than 180 speaker components for France’s National Museum of Natural History here recently. The massive installation, done in collaboration with Merging Technologies, Solid State Logic and Flux, also entailed the design of new Amadeus gear to meet the needs of the project.
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LONDON — Joao Caetano, percussionist for jazz funk band Incognito, took along his own selection of DPA microphones including four d:vote 4099 Instrument Microphones and a stereo pair of d:dicate 4011A Cardioid Microphones for a performance at Shepherd’s Bush Empire here. The band, celebrating its 35th anniversary this year, recorded a live concert DVD at the venue.
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VILLAVICENCIO, Colombia — In support of Carlos Vives’ recent back-to-back concerts here and in Bogotá, C. Vilar provided separate P.A. systems, both centering on Adamson Systems gear. C. Vilar used its full Adamson Systems inventory, in fact, to support the needs of the two shows, held at Macal Stadium in Villavicencio and Simón Bolívar Park in Bogotá.
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