SHANGHAI, China – Clear-Com provided the intercom for EXPO 2010, the "World's Fair"-style exposition that began on May 1 and ends Oct. 31, 2010 at the Shanghai Expo Performance Centre. EXPO 2010 organizers chose Clear-Com's Encore Partyline and Eclipse PiCo digital intercom systems and six V-Series intercom panels to help support the communications needs for the six-month events, with an anticipated 20,000 performances taking place.
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MOSCOW – Sound Image is serving as production partner for Billy Idol's current tour, and despite firm roots in the analog era, engineer Matt LaVoice is using a DiGiCo D1 for the blond rocker, guitarist Steve Stevens, bassist Stephen McGrath, keyboardist Derek Sherinian and newcomers Billy Morrison on rhythm guitar and Jeremy Colson on drums.
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SHANGHAI, China – Harman's JBL VRX line arrays, Control Contractor installed-sound loudspeakers and BSS Soundweb London processing systems are supporting performances at the U.S. Pavilion at World Expo 2010.
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ANTALYA, Turkey – L-Acoustics' Turkish distributor, Elit Light & Sound Technologies, recently assisted the Christian & Missionary Alliance of Canada with its biannual Assembly, providing the needed PA system and manpower.
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ISCHGL, Austria – After winding down the first leg of the Freedom tour backing her fourth studio album, The Element of Freedom, Alicia Keys has since headed off to Europe with monitor engineer Kevin Glendinning in tow. Glendinning is using a Yamaha PM1D digital audio console.
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LONDON – Florence and the Machine completed a string of U.K. dates with a Midas PRO6 at front of house, operated by sound engineer Ian Laughton and provided by Britannia Row Productions.
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LONDON – The O2 in London recently hosted a rendition of Bizet's classic opera, Carmen. To convey both the power and subtlety of Bizet's music throughout the 18,000-capacity arena, Autograph Sound Recording Ltd. provided a Meyer Sound reinforcement system.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan – Shortly after his Scandinavian tour, Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli started performing throughout Asia, supported by L-Acoustics gear from the company's Rental Network in the region.
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LONDON – Graham Blyth, who founded Soundcraft in 1973 and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and Fellow of the Audio Engineering Society, performed his 32nd concert recital for the AES on May 22 at Temple Church in London.
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HONG KONG – Sa DingDing, who sings Tibetan, Sanskrit, and Mandarin, mixing traditional Chinese melodies and Buddhist prayers with electronic instruments, performed two concerts at the Hong Kong Star Hall for the 38th Hong Kong Arts Festival. Shalom AV Technology Limited provided a Meyer Sound MILO line array loudspeaker system for the event.
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MELBOURNE, Australia – Known as The Crowdies to its fans, the rock band Crowded House is touring Europe and the U.S. this year to support the band's forthcoming Intriguer, to be released in June. All 28 of the mics for the tour are from Earthworks.
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LONDON – Entec Sound and Light provided the PA system for the Teenage Cancer Trust (TCT) 10th anniversary event, held recently at Royal Albert Hall with performance by Suede, Noel Gallagher, JLS, The Specials, Arctic Monkeys, The Who, and Them Crooked Vultures. Entec Sound and Light chose Shure to provide the event's PM systems.
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