WILLEBROEK, Belgium – Harman’s JBL Professional and Crown amplifiers are turning up the volume across Europe, as AED Rent, based here, delivers a new level of sound quality to festivals and tours across the continent with its inventory of JBL’s VTX line arrays and Crown I-Tech HD amps.
Read More »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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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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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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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, 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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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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UTRECHT, The Netherlands – DPA Microphones (d:vote 4099 Instrument, d:dicate 2011A Recording and d:screet 4061 Miniature Microphones) were used to capture the unique sound of the Kyteman Orchestra’s recent concerts at the Utrecht Tivoli.
Read More »MELBOURNE, Australia – Audient has named Innovative Music Australia, based here, as its newest distributor. The company was set up 24 years ago by CEO Steve Lincoln-Smith and boasts strong links with the major resellers and independents around the country. Innovative Music Australia will distribute Audient’s compact product range, including the USB2 DAW interface, iD22 and the 8-channel mic pre and ADC, ASP880.
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LIVERPOOL, UK – Adlib supplied technical solutions, system design and infrastructure, plus audio, lighting, AV and equipment for the 2014 International Festival for Business. The 50-day IFB was the first edition of a new concept and the largest global concentration of business events during 2014. Adlib helped to create The IFB’s Trade and Investment Hub and nerve center and also provided technical services and equipment for around 150 main events in the Festival.
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TROMSØ, Norway – The 41st World Chess Olympiad tournament, which drew 1,800 competitors from 174 countries to this city north of the Arctic Circle during the first half of August, featured musical performances by the Norwegian Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra and other Norwegian performers. Oslo-based Bary Sales AS supported the performances with three SSL Live mixing consoles.
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GUILDFORD, U.K. — Entec Sound & Light renewed its long association with the three day Guilfest music festival here, supplying sound design and d&b audiotechnik components for the main stage in Stoke Park near Guildford’s center. The system included J8 line array speakers, B2 and J-SUB subwoofers and J12s, Q7s and Q10s for fills.
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