BOGATA, Colombia — For Justin Bieber’s Believe tour stop here on Oct. 29, which drew 40,000 to the open-air Estadio Menesio Camacho El Campin, soundco C. Vilar provided L-R hangs with 15 Adamson E15 and four Spektrix elements per side along with 24 Y18s for side fill, 16 SpekTrix for front fill and 12 Adamson M15 stage monitors.
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EXETER, U.K. —Martin Audio noted the commercial debut for its Martin Audio MLA Mini. Plymouth, U.K.-based Pyramid AV used a system comprised of 24 new MLA Mini, six MSX subs and three flying frames in an effort to sweeten the sound within a “soulless shed,” 7,500-capacty Westpoint Arena. FOH engineer Simon Honywill worked with Martin Audio’s Andy Davies on the mid-October gig, an annual conference for U.K.-based retailer SPAR.
Read More »TACLOBAN, The Philippines — With the death toll rising past 5,235 in the weeks after super-typhoon Haiyan hit hard here Nov. 9, the storm ranks as the deadliest disaster to ever hit the island nation. Along with widespread death, an estimated 4 million people were rendered homeless — close to the total left homeless by the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 and the earthquake in Haiti in 2009 combined.
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LIVERPOOL, U.K. — For Lawson’s recent homecoming show at Liverpool Echo Arena, rental specialist Adlib, also based here, provided audio, lighting and trucking support. The band’s engineers were Andrew Williamson (FOH) and Craig Pryde (Monitors), and Adlib’s Kenny Perrin was PA tech for the tour.
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MUSCAT, Oman – For a concert featuring Sir Tom Jones at Shangri-La’s Barr Al Jissah Resort & Spa here, Talentz Centre LLC deployed their compact Outline Butterfly system. The setup included 12 flown cabinets per side as the main L-R system along with four Outline Mantas per side as downfills and 16 Outline Subtech 218 subwoofers for the low end. The speaker system was powered by Outline T-Series amplifiers.
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LONDON, UK – Martin Audio noted that Capital Sound was able to overcame significant acoustic challenges at Alexandra Palace (a.k.a. Ally Pally) by using their MLA Multi-cellular Loudspeaker Array for dance music trio Above & Beyond’s Group Therapy 050 seven-hour live radio broadcast, which took place within the venue on Oct. 26.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Providence KL, a nightclub that opened here in July 2013, installed a NEXT-proaudio sound system. Next Integration Engineering, NEXT-proaudio’s distributor in Malaysia, provided six X15, six X12, eight X8, six XH18, four XS118 and six XS12 speakers. The whole system is powered by NEXT MA series gear.
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DUBAI, UAE — Joe Chidiac of Pulse Middle East designed a system for the Iris Club near Ghantoot Marina here that includes Turbosound TCX loudspeakers. The system includes 28 TCX-15 loudspeakers and 16 TCX-15B subwoofers along four four Milan M15 portable loudspeakers that can move around and be deployed as needed. The audio system is powered by 10 RACKDP-50 four-channel digital amplifiers with built-in DSP.
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WOLVERHAMPTON, UK – Faces, a nightclub that is part of the No Saints portfolio, opened here recently in a space formerly occupied by Oceana. The $1.19 million refurbishment included a custom installation of RCF loudspeakers to overcome acoustic challenges presented by the varying needs of the space.
Read More »PARIS — A major pyro blast injured crew members prior to doors for the staging of a musical about the French revolution, 1789: Les Amants de la Bastille, at Palais des Sports de Paris. The show’s technical director, Marcus Toledano, 41, had a heart attack and later died.
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AUCKLAND, New Zealand – High Definition Audio Visual Ltd (HDAV), based here, recently added two Allen & Heath digital consoles, a Qu-16 rack mount mixer and the new GLD-112 with accompanying AR2412 and AR84 for additional stage and FOH I/O racks to its rental inventory.
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EGHAM, UK – The Student Union at the Royal Holloway University of London host a variety of events at a multifunctional venue, which include live music, clubs, conferences, theaters, trade shows, etc. Its technical crew is responsible for approximately 10 different productions a week, and recently purchased a Harman Soundcraft Vi1 in order to train more students in front of house (FOH) audio mixing.
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