RIMINI, Italy — Soundtrack composer Ennio Morricone led a concert here recently that was mixed on DiGiCo SD7 consoles at FOH and monitor positions. The live event included multiple genres of music — everything from orchestral music to rock, a vocal chorus and a solo soprano.
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LIVERPOOL, U.K. — Adlib’s audio division is supplying an L-Acoustics K1 sound system and delays for the U.K. and European leg of Radiohead’s current world tour. They are also supplying two of their top engineers —Tony Szabo and George Puttock — who are working with the Radiohead audio team.
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BANGALORE, India — Noting a significant investment in India-based R&D, operations sales and support, Harman Professional has implemented a direct distribution model for its products in India.
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BACKAN CITY, Vietnam — Ohm’s Hanoi based Vietnam distributor, Saomai Audio, recently completed the installation of an extensive Ohm sound system in the Kingdom Disco in Backan City. The distributor’s sound engineers spent a week installing the system and providing training for the house engineers.
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BERLIN — Theater des Westens is currently playing host to a stage musical production of Roman Polanski’s Tanz de Vampire (Dance of the Vampires) with libretto by Dr. Michael Kunze and music composed by Jim Steinmann of Meat Loaf fame. A TiMax Tracker performer tracking system and TiMax SoundHub-S32 delay-matrix help create authentic vocal localization and immersive surround sound effects.
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ISTANBUL, Turkey — Ankara Sinpas, based here, installed One Systems’ weatherproof 312CIM speakers and 218Sub-W subwoofers as part of the sound system for a new water show here. Akhan SES Isik Ve Gorsel Sistemler Tic of Istanbul handled the audio system design and installation for the attraction, a perk for future owners of 1,000 luxury housing units to open here soon.
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NORROY-LE-VENEUR, France — Adamson Europe GmbH and DV2, Adamson’s distributor for France, hosted a two-day Energia seminar recently. Additional guests traveled from the U.K., and technical presentations were provided by Guy Vignet, MD at DV2; Didier Dal Fitto, chief engineer at DV2; Jochen Sommer, MD of Adamson Europe GmbH; and Jesse Adamson, director of marketing and sales at Adamson headquarters.
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LONDON — FOH and Monitors engineers, Antony King and Nahuel Gutierrez, have used Midas consoles of varying shapes and sizes during the year-long world tour with Noel Gallagher and his High Flying Birds. The pair kicked off the tour with a Midas PRO6 then picked up an XL8 for the arena leg and followed up by using a PRO2C for festivals.
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden — When Bromma-based Electrosound was tasked with turning a former brewery into an acoustically-viable music venue, the challenges included a profusion of hard, angular surfaces. Electrosound was able to overcome those challenges with careful speaker placement and fine-tuning using gear from Alcons.
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NORTH YORKSHIRE, UK — Adlib’s sales and installation division supplied an L-Acoustics KARA sound system to Scarborough Open Air Theatre, which featured concerts by JLS, John Barrowman, Olly Murs, Alexandra Burke, Russell Watson and others during its 2012 Summer Season.
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LONDON — SSE Audio Group used Soundcraft Vi6 consoles at FOH and monitors for the sixth annual Sunflower Jam, a benefit concert held at Royal Albert Hall to raise money for sick children. The event, which featured Brian May, Alice Cooper, Bruce Dickinson, Kerry Ellis and Alfie Boe, also served as the debut for Soundcraft’s Si Performer, which controlled narrator mics and interval music.
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NAIROBI, Kenya — Land Mawe Ltd, based here, transforms trucks into musical road show vehicles for brands such as Coca Cola and Vodafone. Each vehicle is installed with a stage, screen and sound system equipment, including an Allen & Heath ZED-10FX multi-purpose mixer. Sound Creations, the Paxt Ltd-appointed distributor for Allen & Heath in Kenya, supplied the ZED mixers.
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