International News

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia – Veteran FOH engineer Andy Meyer is at the helm of Avid's VENUE D-Show console mixing the latest leg of the Guns N Roses world tour. Meyer, who has used VENUE consoles since 2006 on artists ranging from Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson to Sevendust, Motley Crue and Rage Against The Machine, pointed to the console's flexibility as a major asset on this particular tour.

VIENNA – In recognition of Das Weisse Band, an award-winning film, Barbara Prammer, the Austrian parliamentary president, invited the film's director, Michael Haneke, to provide a special showing of the film to an audience of 700 VIPs. DiGiCo's local distributor, Ton Eichinger, provided a DiGiCo SD8 console for the event.

HONG KONG and ZHONGSHAN, China – MUSIC Group played host recently to over 100 Behringer VIP guests, including distributors, dealers and media representatives.

SINGAPORE – The roar of F-16 fighter jets at the recent Singapore Airshow may have been impressive, but so was the clarity of the Danley Genesis Horns (GH-60s) at the event, according to Gerard Rodriquez, managing director of Expo AV-Insync Pte. Ltd., the A/V company that handled the show.

BELFAST, Northern Ireland – The refurbished Metropolitan Tabernacle in Belfast has been equipped with a Studer Vista 5 digital console, the first chosen for a U.K. church. The Tabernacle's in-house technical team, led by Trevor Bowron and Ian McAlees, who completed the install, said it was also the first digital console used by the church.

TIRANA, Albania – Prosound Shpk, EAW's Albanian distributor, designed and installed the sound system for a 600-capacity nightclub that reopened recently. Catering to the needs of DJs and live bands, the club, Mumja, has been equipped with eight EAW JFL210 Compact Line Array Modules and four EAW LA400 Subwoofers.

ZEVENBERGEN, The Netherlands – Dekker Sound used Proel audio gear for "The Music Weekend," which drew a crowd with its blend of music and motor sports. Featured performers using the Proel Axiom system included Jan Smit, de 3 J's, Jannes, Peter Beense and Marco Canters.

BARCELONA – After nearly seven years of planning and construction, Primera Liga opened the Estadi del RCD Espanyol Cornellá-El Prat soccer stadium. The stadium seats 40,000 and features a progressive design. It also houses a Harman Professional sound system complete with Crown amplifiers, BSS processors and JBL Loudspeakers.

FRANKFURT, Germany – The pro audio industry is shifting its focus from Winter NAMM to ProLight + Sound/Musikmesse, set for March 24-27, 2010. Some exhibitors prefer to wait until the show itself before tipping their hands, but others are making pre-show announcements of what visitors can expect to see. Here's a preview.

OVIEDO, Spain – Soundcraft's Spanish distributor, Earpro, recently installed a Vi4 at El Teatro Campoamor in Oviedo. Roberto Alonso, technical manager of the 120-year-old venue, credited ease of use as one of the reasons the venue chose the brand.