International News

SINGAPORE – Aviom's Pro16 digital snake and personal mixing system, supplied by Coda Audio Services, is helping to bring versatility and lower stage volumes to the worship services at the recently-constructed Bartley Christian Church sanctuary.

KIDDERMINSTER, U.K. – Loud And Pro has become the first Hungarian rental company to own a Midas PRO6 live audio system, purchasing two for its PA inventory. Loud And Pro, launched 10 years ago, is now the biggest backline supplier in the country, and has diversified into PA rentals.

GOSFORD, Australia – With a total capacity of 20,059, Bluetongue Stadium, opened in 2000, has played host to major rugby and soccer events, other sporting events including boxing and motocross, rock concerts and community events. While its waterfront location makes the stadium scenic, the salt air adversely affected its speaker system and rigging components.

VIENNA, Austria – Sound designer and professor Wolfgang Fritz recently outfitted the Vienna Opera House with a complete AKG package in preparation for Vienna's Opernball. The gear included a 20-channel WMS4500 wireless system, 19 bodypacks and various microphones.

MANNHEIM, Germany – After a shootout evaluating six different brands of audio gear, Christian Stader, tonmeister for Nationaltheater Mannheim, chose Alcons Audio gear to meet the challenge of providing sufficient coverage on and below the balconies. Stader said the Alcons system provided a natural sound response with very little compression.

GUANGZHOU, China – dBTechnologies was named one of the top 10 imported brands in the Chinese pro audio industry. Area Sales Manager for dBTechnologies in the Asian Pacific region, Martin Capp accepted the award at the event hosted by HC Intl., and commended the work of the Chinese distributor.

BADEN, Germany – The 1,700-seat Buehne Baden Theatre hosts plays, operas, musicals, symphony concerts, big bands and rock concerts. Known for its excellent acoustics, the venue was recently equipped with a DiGiCo SD7T console.

LONDON – British indie rockers Tindersticks have been touring Europe to promote their ninth studio album, Falling Down a Mountain.  FOH engineer David "Milky" Millward has been using an Allen & Heath iLive digital mixing system as the FOH console.

BOGATA, Colombia – The Gaira Café in Bogata's Barrio Chico neighborhood was opened in 1998 by brothers Guillermo and Carlos Vives to pair their love of music and food. Brothers Leonardo and Mauricio Vilar from Sonic Design chose Adamson gear for the sound.

LONDON – Ministry of Sound London's technical manager Alex Barrand opted for a Soundcraft Si2 digital sound desk for the nightclub's main dance room, The Box.

MOLFETTA, Bari, Italy – The Miragica theme park in southern Italy has been equipped with a permanent installation of Outline audio gear for many of its rides, peformance venues and other attractions.

MEXICO CITY – At Sound:Check XPO 2010, Meyer Sound will be featuring its MINA line array loudspeaker and the JM-1P arrayable loudspeaker. On April 26, 2010, Bob McCarthy, Meyer Sound senior design consultant, will be part of an AES Mexico educational presentation called "Design and Optimization in Live Sound Reinforcement."