Danish Soundco Provides Coda, DiGiCo Gear for Thy Rock Festival
THISTED, Denmark — DPA SoundCo supported the annual Thy Rock festival here in late June with a Coda Audio PA system and multiple DiGiCo consoles.
Read More »PLASA 2012 Debuts AudioLab
LONDON — A full-volume demo area dedicated to the demonstration of loudspeakers will give PLASA visitors the chance to listen to products in a real-world environment.
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New Viking Line Cruise Ship to Feature Allen & Heath Gear
TURKU, Finland — Allen & Heath’s Finnish distributor, Noretron Audio Ltd., has finalized a deal with Viking Line Abp to install iLive digital mixing systems and MixWizard analog rackmount mixers in the company’s new M/S Viking Grace cruise ship.
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Steve Watson Uses His DiGiCo SD11i to Mix “SUM”
LONDON — Steve Watson used for his recently-purchased DiGiCo SD11i to meet the challenges of mixing a 14-night run of performances of SUM at the Linbury Studio Theatre venue within the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden here recently. The opera is based upon David Eagleman’s book, Forty Tales from the Afterlives.
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EFX Audio Provides Midas Consoles for T in the Park Festival
KINROSS-SHIRE, Scotland — EFX Audio provided two Midas XL8s and a PRO2C at FOH, and one PRO6 and one PRO9 at monitors, for the Radio 1 / NME Stage at this year’s muddy T in the Park festival, staged here.
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L-Acoustics KARA Installed in Tokyo Concert Hall
TOKYO — L-Acoustics’ Japanese distributor, Bestec Audio, has supplied a KARA/KUDO WST line source system to Orchard Hall in Tokyo’s Bunkamura complex. Located in the Shibuya district, the large cultural facility was the first of its kind in Japan and consists of a concert hall, theatre, museum, cinema, cafés and art shops.
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Gurten Fest Setup in Switzerland Includes Adamson E15s
BERN, Switzerland — Sven Gerber of Livesound and Jochen Sommer of Adamson Europe GmbH played key roles in providing audio support for the unique requirements of the annual Gurten Festival in Switzerland this year, which had a new emphasis on “green” technology. The audio system included E15 speakers from Adamson.
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Our Own English High School Moves To Digital With Allen & Heath
SHARJAH, UAE — Our Own English High School, based here, upgraded from Allen & Heath analog to iLive digital control. The school opted for an iLive-T112 Control Surface and iDR-64 MixRack, supplied by local distributor VV & Sons and installed by Crown Star Technology (LLC).
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PLASA 2012 Packs a Punch
LONDON — PLASA 2012 rolls into London’s Earls Court expo center from September 9 to 12, 2012. In addition to hundreds of exhibitors showing the latest in sound. lighting and entertainment production technology, PLASA 2012 recently announced a greatly expanded and varied program with 80 free-to-attend sessions, seminars and events for lighting and sound reinforcement pros. From the creative minds of world-renowned LD’s and sound engineers, to the thrusting visionaries of tomorrow’s technology, the PLASA Professional Development Program is the largest free knowledge sharing event of its kind.
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Ecuador-Based Speakers Group Buys Midas PRO 2 System
QUITO, Ecuador — Midas’ distributor for Ecuador, Electronic Amusement S.A., recently sold the country’s first Midas PRO2 Live Audio System to Ecuador-based Speakers Group.
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The PA People Install JBL Loudspeakers at Ausgrid Stadium
NEWCASTLE, Australia – The PA People provided JBL Application Engineered (AE) loudspeakers along with JBL Control 29AV-1 and Control 25AV loudspeakers at the Western Grandstand for Ausgrid Stadium here (formerly Energy Australia Stadium), home to the Newcastle Knights.
Read More »46th Montreux Jazz Festival Includes Shure Axient Wireless
MONTREUX, Switzerland — The 2012 Montreux Jazz Festival, which ran from June 29 through July 14, welcomed various world-class artists and bands performing on 15 different stages. For the 19th consecutive year, Shure was the event’s official technical partner for microphones and wireless systems.
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