International News

MOSCOW — Scheduled in close proximity to NAMM/Musikmesse Russia in mid-May, Behringer presented a seminar detailing features of its Eurocom audio products for installation projects. The event drew integrators, consultants and others from across the vast country.

MEDINA, Saudi Arabia — Al-Masjid al-Nabawi, a.k.a. The Prophet’s Mosque, is one of the largest and oldest mosques in the world, with a piazza that measures 2,760,000 square feet. SBG hired Istanbul-based Ahmad Tekin Topuzdag for an audio system upgrade that included JBL gear —more than 200 CBT Series column loudspeakers, 140 CBT 70K-1 loudspeakers, 85 CBT 70-JE1 extension columns and 32 Crown CDi 6000 amplifiers.

INSTANBUL, Turkey – Turkish vocalist and actress Ajda Pekkan performed at a benefit concert staged at the Rahmi M. Koc Museum here earlier this year to raise money for a children’s welfare foundation. Park Technical Production supported the event with a setup that included K-array’s KR200S components.

LONDON – The Capital FM Summertime Ball, which drew 80,000 to Wembley Stadium here June 9, was hosted by Justin Timberlake and featured headliners including Will.I.Am, PSY, Olly Murs, Taylor Swift, and many others. Adlib provided a comprehensive package of gear that included an L-Acoustics K1 PA system and a DiGiCo SD10 console along with two Avid Profiles and a Soundcraft Si Compact for the one-day mini-festival.

LIVERPOOL, U.K. – Technical solutions provider Adlib has been supplying singer/songwriter Lana Del Rey with an L-Acoustics K1 sound system for her ongoing tour of the U.K. and Europe.

MASCOT, Australia – John Merchant just finished touring Australia with Barry Gibb and FOH engineer Howard Page using gear supplied by JPJ Audio. Barry Gibb and the band utilized the Shure PSM 1000 in ear system for their tour.

FIRENZE, Italy – Red Bulls’ Energy Station for the Formula 1 racing team sponsored by Red Bull and Renault is a three-story structure made up of six individually adjustable living spaces. Team members are using it during the racing season for meeting and socializing. The space has been equipped with an audio system that includes power and processing from 16 channels of Powersoft M28Q DSP+ETH amplifiers. They drive Martin Audio AQ5 and AQ6 speakers that have been customized to the needs of the Energy Station.

STRATFORD, UK – The Royal Shakespeare Company has been putting a 48×48 TiMax2 SoundHub matrix with MADI option through its paces, starting with a deployment at the RSC’s Courtyard Theatre, which was prompted by the need to get MADI to and from the DiGiCo SD9 and provide onward signal distribution to what the RSC describe as their three-dimensional delay system.