International News

BRIGHTON, U.K. — The foyer and bar area immediately adjacent to the main concert hall at Brighton Dome situated on the south coast of England features a light airy atmosphere created by a roof of glass. The Dome's management opted to make the area an integral part of the entertainment complex by installing a PA system, which debuted during events related to the Brighton Festival, which ran from May 7-29, 2011.

DAEGU, South Korea – With a seating capacity of 66,000, Daegu Stadium is the largest stadium in South Korea. The stadium is striking in appearance, with a roof that combines design elements of traditional Korean houses with Teflon panels stretched across steel framing that provide protection from the elements while letting natural lighting into the stands.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Atea Audio Visuell Kommunikation (AVK) of Sweden installed a complete digital Harman AKG DMS 700 wireless system in one of Sweden’s largest education facilities, Stockholm University.  The project involved 12 halls ranging in total seating capacity from 130 to 586, which had previously been connected with outdated analog wireless capabilities.

POTTERS BAR, U.K. – Launched two years ago, Harman's Soundcraft Si Series has received an upgrade that provides more inputs on the Si1 and Si2 versions plus additional functionality and options across the range.

ASUNCION, Paraguay – NJ Audio & Lighting supported a mid-May celebration of Paraguay's bicentennial with Proel Edge bi-amplified monitors for the main stage and two Proel Axiom clusters with relative sub-woofers for side-fills.

ARRAS, France – RCF partner Technic Audio Light installed a new RCF Acustica sound system for Le Carre, a nightclub in Arras' Maroeuil district. Le Carre has three dance floors and an average capacity of 1,000 people.

LONDON – Subfrantic owner/GM Steve Davies got his start in audio back in 1991 at age 17, and expanding after he set up the company two years later. By the mid-1990s, he had acquired his first Turbosound gear – "a pair of trapezoidal Floodlights" – and has since expanded his inventory considerably.

SINGAPORE – The scale of the Marina Bay Sands Resort is impressive – 2,561 rooms, a convention and exhibition center, a museum, shops, restaurants and casino with 500 tables and 1,600 slot machines. And the distributed-audio music system is impressive as well, with more than 6,000 Harman JBL Control Contractor Series loudspeakers, more than 100 Crown amplifiers, 75 BSS Audio processors and hundreds of miles of cable.

NORTH LONDON – SFL Group has carried out the first U.K. install of the L-Acoustics KARAi modular WST line source system for permanent installation at Jesus House, a 2,000-capacity church owned by the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG).

VRHNIKA, Slovenia – Akustika Bahun used its recently-acquired L-Acoustics KARA WST line source system – the first in Slovenia – for a corporate event in the 15,000-seat Stozice in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The gear helped Akustika Bahun overcome challenges with the venue, which include a nine second reverberation time when empty.

UTRECHT, The Netherlands – Martijn Verkerk of TM Audio, a distributor for U.K.-based Out Board, worked with Out Board's Dave Haydon to provide a complete TiMax Tracker and TiMax2 SoundHub system at De Paardenkathedraal, a unique performance space used by Dutch theatre group De Utrechtse Spelen.

NICOSIA, Cypress – Renkus-Heinz distributor S&V MegaSound has kept busy recently with installations completed within a cathedral, conference center and two nightclubs. One of those was at Little Buddha, a club with music that ranges from Latin and Oriental lounge beats to upbeat house tunes as the evening progresses.