International News

VIENNA – Concept Solutions provided its L-Acoustics KARA WST modular line source system and other gear for the annual Pink Ribbon Night. The event, a fundraiser for efforts to fight breast cancer, was held at Ebreichsdorf's Magna Racino, which includes a racetrack, casino and multi-purpose hall. Raphael Rupprecht, who is Concept Solutions' technical director/sound, served as system and FOH engineer for the event.

KIEV – The Olympic Stadium opened here Oct. 8 with a speech by Ukraine president Viktor Yanukovych, a performance by Shakira and audio support from Kiev-based Komora, which provided JBL VerTec speakers, Crown amplifiers and Soundcraft Vi4 digital live sound consoles. Komora's Harman gear played a supporting role to the sound reinforcement provided by Fotis Sound and Clair Global, with JBL VT4889 line arrays positioned to cover side seating areas.

ESPOO, Finland – The 800-seat Tapiola Hall at Espoo Cultural Centre gets used for classical orchestras, electric bands, dance performances and opera productions along with corporate events and conferences. As such, the venue required a system that was extremely versatile. Meyer Sound dealer Studiotec provided a M'elodie line array system for the venue.

CAMBRIDGE, New Zealand – The 600-capacity auditorium at St. Peter's School has been equipped with an Allen & Heath iLive digital mixing system that includes an iDR-32 MixRack with iLive-T112 Control Surface. Before the upgrade, the school had been using an analog mixer.

LONDON – Presentation Rentals Ltd. (PR) now offers a complete d&b audiotechnik sound system – including d&b T10s and B4s – with a white finish. The gear is particularly well-suited to small to medium events where black-finished speakers would pose aesthetic concerns. Examples include art gallery events and gatherings staged aboard ships.

FERMO, Italy – For the 2011 racing season's final two-day Grand Prix, held on the Motocross World Championships race course here, Bebo Service provided dBTechnologies' DVA T12 loudspeakers and DVA S20 subwoofers. The clusters of gear were suspended by cranes at the event. The race track covers an area measuring about 500 by 400 meters.

FUKUSHIMA, Japan – Rocked by the March 11 earthquake, tsunami and fears of nuclear radiation, Fukushima has become a place linked to disaster and abandonment. The organizers of Project Fukushima staged a music and arts event to counter those negative associations with an expression of hope.

COLOGNE, Germany – SSE Audio Group provided EAW gear for a live concert that was simulcast to cinemas in the U.S. in support of the band's latest album, I'm With You. SSE provided a pair of EAW MicroSub 15s, eight MicroWedge 12s and two MicroWedge 15s to support installed KF730s (12 per side). Sound engineers Dave Rat and Tim Engwall were on hand to optimize the mix.

BERLIN – Pope Benedict XV1's recent visit to his native Germany included a Mass for 61,000 followers in the Olympic Stadium. The 56,000-square-meter venue already has a sound system with 171 Electro-Voice XLC enclosures installed. Extra gear provided for the occasion included 104 XLD181, 40 X-Line Xvls and Xvlts (main in- and out-hangs), along with 60 XLE181 enclosures on a delay line, all powered by Electro-Voice amplifiers.

LEJRE, Denmark – Moto Rental has provided sound reinforcement equipment for the annual Ledreborg Castle Concert for nearly 20 years, and has used L-Acoustics systems for the event since 1999. FOH engineer Henrik Bonne selected Moto's new KARA WST line source system with SB18 subwoofers. The Danish National Chamber Orchestra hosts the event with various guest performers.

APULIA, Italy – dB Technologies' new DVA T12 line array was used at the 16-evening Notte Della Taranta Festival, a folk festival in its 14th year. The event attracts 230,000 visitors to various cities in the Apulia Region of Southern Italy.

BENIDORM, Spain – At the three-day, three-stage Low Cost Festival, more than 50 bands performed, including Ok Go, Crystal Castles, Eli ‘Paperboy' Reed, FM Belfast, Sexy Sadie, Sidonie, Dorian, and MIKA. Stage number 2 used RCF's TT+ loudspeaker system, including 18 TTL55-A, nine TTS56-A, eight TTS28-A and six TTS26-A.