PHUKET CITY, Thailand — A stage structure set up for performances accompanying the Phuket Prison Fair at the Saphan Hin public park here killed one person and injured another after collapsing in high winds at about 7:40 pm on June 17. Winds from the same storm were also fierce enough to rip the roofs off more than a dozen homes in the Phang Nga area, according to a report posted by Phuketwan, a local news source.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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BOOM, Belgium — Dee Sound & Light, based here, recently added a Midas PRO9 Live Audio System including a DL431 splitter unit and a DL351 modular IO unit to its rental inventory. Prior to the purchase, Dee’s Midas digital portfolio already included the Midas XL8 Live Performance System.
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GRONINGEN, The Netherlands — Eko Geluid & lichttechniek provided Outline GTO and DBS 18-2 sub systems to support the two-fold celebration of Queen’s Day here on April 29 and 30. In addition to the annual Koninginnedag celebration, there was a celebratory transfer of royal power from Queen Beatrix to her son, Prince Willem-Alexander, who was named King.
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LIVERPOOL, U.K. — Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA)’s School of Sound Technology has been using a PreSonus StudioLive 24.4.2 console to better equip students for careers beyond the classroom. Pictured here are LIPA’s Chris Layton (senior lecturer, Live Sound) and John Attewell (technical services manager).
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CUREPIPE, Mauritius – George V Stadium here recently approved the installation of One Systems Direct Weather, high-output loudspeakers. Prosound (Pty) Ltd. of Johannesburg, South Africa performed the site analysis and system design. Rentacolor Mauritius LTD, installed the loudspeakers. George V Stadium is the home of the island nation’s national football (soccer) team, nicknamed Club M.
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NAPLES, Italy — During the 96th Giro d’Italia, which began May 4 in Naples and concluded 3,405 kilometers later on May 26 in Brescia, Riedel provided host broadcaster RAI with MediorNet and RockNet networks to link the announce booth, finish line and remote production areas.
Read More »MONTREAL — Luminex Network Intelligence has joined the AVnu Alliance, the industry consortium that certifies IEEE 802.1 Audio Video Bridging (AVB) products for interoperability. Luminex is a Belgium-based developer of lighting control, pro audio and video data distribution equipment for the entertainment industry.
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UTRECHT, The Netherlands — Dutch sound engineer Bart Schulz chose a Soundcraft Vi1 digital console for BSAmedia, the company he started up earlier this year. Shulz, whose experience includes live sound, studio and remote recording, live radio and TV broadcasts, is using the console as the hub for a multi-purpose modular mobile unit.
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