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New Night Club In Tianjin, China Using EAW Gear

TIANJIN, China– Eastern Acoustic Works Avalon loudspeakers played a key role in the success of the new S.Muse nightclub, located in the Binhai New Area in Tianjin, China. The two level night club features a main PA that consists of four Avalon CLUB.two full range loudspeakers mounted 4 meters high and firing down on the dance floor while four Avalon Sub.two subwoofers drive the low end of the club system. Four compact CLUB.four loudspeakers are used as near-field monitors for the DJ booth. Fourteen EAW JF59 and 10 EAW LA128ZR loudspeakers deliver music to the lounge areas on the first and second floor.

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DPA Microphones Helps Ivan Rutherford Bring Sound of Broadway to Hong Kong

DPA Microphones Helps Ivan Rutherford Bring Sound of Broadway to Hong Kong

HONG KONG — Actor and singer Ivan Rutherford, who has performed the role of Jean Valjean in Les Miserables over 2,000 times on Broadway, sang a series of Broadway hit tunes for a recent one-off show staged at the Academic Community Hall here recently. The show, titled A Taste of Broadway, got an assist from DPA Microphones and its Hong Kong distributor, Digital Media Technology. Rutherford performed with DPA’s d:facto vocal mic, and the company’s d:dicate 4011A Cardioid and d:vote 4099 Instrument Microphones were used for a piano that accompanied Rutherford’s voice.

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European Athletics Championship in Switzerland Relies on Stagetec Nexus Network

ZURICH, Switzerland – A Stagetec Nexus network consisting of a Nexus Star and five Nexus Base Devices provided signal distribution at the European Athletics Championship held Aug. 12-17 at the Lezigrund Stadium here. Seven OB trucks were connected to the Nexus network, which consisted of 16 base stations. Along with 150,000 visitors over the six days, the event was expected to draw some 370 million viewers.

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The 2014 World of Music, Arts and Dance Festival Mixed on SSL Live Consoles

MALMESBURY, U.K. – Britannia Row Productions once again supported the audio needs for the 2014 World of Music, Arts and Dance (WOMAD) Festival, with an assist from Solid State Logic, which provided its SSL Live consoles at FOH for the main Open Air Stage and the Society of Sound marquee at this year’s event.  New Zealander Johnny Keirle, pictured here, who returned to mix FOH at the Open Air Stage, credited the desk after quickly getting acquainted with many of its features.

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DBLUX S.A.C. in Peru Supporting Major Artists with Meyer Sound LEO System

DBLUX S.A.C. in Peru Supporting Major Artists with Meyer Sound LEO System

LIMA, Peru – DBLUX S.A.C., a growing sound rental company based here, recently expanded its rental inventory with a Meyer Sound LEO linear large-scale sound reinforcement system. The gear has already been deployed in support of major international touring artists including Paul McCartney, Metallica, Soundgarden, One Direction, Jack Johnson, Marc Anthony, Rubén Blades, and Daddy Yankee and Prince Royce.

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Carsten Kümmel Uses Lawo mc²56 Console at Thurn & Taxis Classic Festival

REGENSBURG, Germany – Sound engineer Carsten Kümmel handled classical production duties as house engineer Lawo mc²56 console at this year’s Thurn & Taxis Classic Festival (Schlossfestspiele). Among the performances he mixed were Guiseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto, soprano Angela Gheorghiu and the Symphonic Orchestra from Hof, Germany.  Guest mix engineers including Giora Feidman also found the console easy to use.

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Krasnodar Music Festival Relies On Adamson Speakers

Krasnodar Music Festival Relies On Adamson Speakers

KRASNODAR, Russia – An Adamson Energia sound reinforcement system was used for The Stairway to Heaven Festival, held in the Krasnodar region of Russia. The main PA consisted of two Adamson E15 line arrays, each comprised of 12 E15 enclosures. Due to the large width of the PA an additional flown infill system of four E12 per side was installed with an additional four Adamson E12 stacked in front of the stage for lip fill purposes. Low end was supported by six blocks of three Adamson T21 subwoofers arranged in an end-fired configuration left and right of the stage at ground level.

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MAVT DK Provides K-array Gear for Amusement Park Show In Norway

KRISTIANSAND, Norway – MAVT DK provided K-array speakers for “Herliland,” a family-oriented production staged at the Kristiansand Zoo and Amusement Park (Kristiansand Dyreparken) here. The show is an open-air performance positioned near the lake where an audience of 1,500 can watch acrobatic performances, singing and dancing. Three KR400 systems were mounted to three flagpoles at each side of the stage, and on each flagpole were four meters of 3.15” columns.

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