Harman’s AKG Acoustics Celebrates 65 Years
VIENNA, Austria — Harman’s AKG is marking its 65th year in 2012.
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ALLEROED, Denmark — DPA Microphones is celebrating 20 years in the pro audio industry. The company will be at InfoComm this week at Booth C9850.
Read More »Chameleon Pro Audio Invests in RCF Gear
LEICESTERSHIRE, UK — Chameleon Pro Audio & Lighting Ltd. is the first U.K. company to purchase RCF’s D-Line HDL 20-A active line array system for its rental inventory.
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JPJ Audio Making Use of New Crown Audio VRacks
SYDNEY — JPJ Audio today announced it has taken delivery of 26 Harman Crown Audio VRacks, an amplifier management rack system solution. The units have already been put into service supporting the Lenny Kravitz Black & White tour mixed by Laurie Quigley.
Read More »Minor Injuries Reported at Justin Bieber Performance in Norway
OSLO — A larger-than-anticipated crowd — 5,000 to 6,000 fans, according to some reports — started packing the streets May 30 near Oslo’s Opera House, where Justin Bieber was set to perform a free concert from the roof as part of the NBC special, Justin Bieber: All Around the World.
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Polish PA Consortium Commits to JBL VTX Line Arrays
ŁOMIANKI, Poland — Harman Professional’s Polish distributor, ESS Audio, has announced a major sale of a JBL VTX line array system including Crown Audio VRacks to a consortium of PA companies in the Krakow region.
Read More »Real Sound Lab APEQ-2Pro Equalizers Used at National Theatre of Latvia
RIGA, Latvia — A team from Real Sound Lab recently went to National Theatre of Latvia to optimize the sound system, which is comprised of three main JBL speakers augmented by two pairs of Meyer Sound and four pairs of JBL surround speakers.
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Japanese Popstars Tour with ZED Mixer from Allen & Heath
DERRY/LONDONDERRY, Northern Ireland — Irish electronic act, The Japanese Popstars, selected an Allen & Heath ZED-420 USB mixer as the permanent mixer in their tour setup.
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Sound.com Supports AR Rahman Orchestral Tour with DiGiCo SD10
DEHLI, India — Within days of the launch of DiGiCo’s SD10 console in 2010, Indian rental company Sound.com had invested in one, its first DiGiCo console. Two years on, the desk is a regular fixture on events serviced by the company, the latest an orchestral tour celebrating the work of composer AR Rahman.
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Life Ball Performers and Speakers Help Raise AIDS Awareness, Funds with AKG Wireless Gear, IEMs
VIENNA, Austria – More than 4,000 attendees from around the globe gathered to help raise awareness and charitable donations to fight AIDS at the 20th annual Life Ball. Themed “Fight the Flames of Ignorance,” performers and speakers at the event relied upon AKG’s wireless microphones and in-ear monitoring systems.
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Rock N’ Roll Allstars Drum Set Surrounded by AKG Mics
LIMA, Peru — Super group Rock N’ Roll Allstars, which includes Guns N’ Roses alums Duff McKagan, Gilby Clarke and Matt Sorum, has been performing with AKG microphones for Sorum’s drum kit. Other band members include Gene Simmons (Kiss), Joe Elliott (Def Leppard), Sebastian Bach (Skid Row), Billy Duffy (The Cult), Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple), Ed Roland (Collective Soul), Steve Stevens (Billy Idol band) and Mike Inez (Alice in Chains).
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Eurovision Song Contest Mixed on Eight Soundcraft Vi6 Consoles
BAKU, Azerbaijan — The crew supporting this year’s Eurovision Song Contest here in late May relied upon eight Soundcraft Vi6 digital audio consoles provided by Cologne, Germany-based rental company Toneheads. The consoles were used to mix the sound for the 42 contestants who took part in the semi-finals and finals.
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