BRISTOL, U.K. — Creative Youth Network hired Stage Electrics to update the audio system at The Station, a former fire station that had been previously converted for use as a café bar and nightclub. The new audio system includes speakers from RCF’s Acustica line of gear.
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LONDON — Cirque du Soleil’s Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour recently crossed the Atlantic for a series of shows in the U.K. and Europe. Engineers Renato Petruzziello (with 140 channels at monitors) and Martin Paré (with 166 inputs at FOH) are both using DiGiCo SD7s to mix the show.
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VOLENDAM, The Netherlands — Triple Show Technology provided Midas consoles for a concert featuring The Votown Allstars. Funds raised from the event supported a local soccer team. The gear included a Midas PRO2 and PRO6 at FOH and a Midas XL8 at monitors.
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AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands — Riedel Communications donated an Artist Digital Matrix intercom system to Emma TV. Emma is a Dutch TV station for the Emma Kinder Ziekenhuis, a children’s hospital in Amsterdam.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Along with casually elegant options on their wine and dining menus, the five Alexis Group bistros/wine bars here serve up live jazz music on a regular basis. To further enhance the experience for their guests, the company has installed Alcons audio gear, including VR8 pro-ribbon full-range loudspeakers and BF181 long-excursion 18” subs along with ALC2 amplified loudspeaker controllers and SDP speaker drive processing modules.
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POTTERS BAR, U.K. — FOH engineer and production manager Byrony October supported performances earlier this year of British singer songwriter (and Chase & Status collaborator) Delilah with a Soundcraft Si Performer digital console. She credited the console’s compact size and for its FaderGlow and color backlit name displays on every channel.
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MONTERREY, Mexico — Audio Systems Del Norte, based in Guadalupe, near here, added to their inventory of Adamson Systems’ Y-Axis, SpekTrix, T21 Subs, and M Series with a 32-box E15 rig. The company has already put the new gear to use in support of a tour featuring Dos Pájaros Contraatacan (Two Counter Attacking Birds), which began in Puebla Oct. 15 and ended in Aguascalientes on Nov. 1, 2012.
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ESBJERG, Denmark — The Musikhuset Esbjerg (Esbjerg Performing Arts Center) recently upgraded from an L-Acoustics ARCS system to the company’s KARAi and KIVA gear. L-Acoustics distributor Moto Audio Sales ApS supplied the systems and All Stage ApS handled the installation.
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LONDON — FOH engineer Chris Marsh is supporting Ed Sheeran on tour with a DiGiCo SD11i. Marsh had previously used DiGiCo’s SD7 on tour with Diana Ross, but found the compact SD11i to be a better fit with Sheeran’s solo shows.
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RIGA, Latvia — UBS (Universal Baltic Sound) of Latvia has purchased the first new Soundcraft Si Performer console in the Baltic region.
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TURKU, Finland — Viking Line’s latest cruise ship, the M/S Viking Grace, has been outfitted with an audio system that includes a range of Turbosound loudspeakers. In all, close to 350 Turbosound loudspeaker units have been specified to accommodate the wide range of sound reinforcement needs throughout the cruise ship.
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MOSCOW — Oltbert Ltd., Clear-Com’s distributor in Moscow, worked with system integrator Module-T to provide a new intercom network for the Bolshi Thatre that includes FreeSpeak digital wireless beltpacks and V-Series keypanels, which are connected an Eclipse-Median matrix system. The system has expanded upon the previous system in terms of intercom connectivity, reliability and coverage.
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