NEW DELHI, India —Harman Professional held a training seminar at the headquarters for Hi-Tech Audio Systems Pvt Ltd recently, the first in series of training seminars combining lectures with hands-on work that will be held throughout India.
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POTTERS BAR, U.K. — The Soundcraft Studer factory expansion in Potters Bar, near London, is the culmination of a $7 million investment the company made four years ago, doubling the manufacturing floor space and adding storage.
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BEIJING — ACE Professional Sound and Lighting used components from JBL Professional, Soundcraft, Crown Audio and BSS Audio and configured using Harman HiQnet System Architect for China’s National Day celebrations. A team of sound technicians from Zenith also took part with gear from d&b audiotechnik.
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CASCAIS, Portugal — Portuguese artist Mariza had embarked on the worldwide Terra tour, named after her recent album, but returned to Portugal for a number of concerts. Upon her return, Mariza’s sound engineer, João Cebolas, got the chance to work with a Midas PRO6 live sound system provided by Audiomatrix, a local rental company owned by Jorge Pina.
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BRUSSELS — Square Brussels, a new event space, recently purchased Studer Vista 5 and Vista 5 SR consoles as part of the sound reinforcement system for its auditorium. Belgium-based company Play installed the consoles, which were purchased through Studer’s Belgian representative, HeynenNV.
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PESCARA, Italy — New Sound Service used Proel Sound Reinforcement systems for Tim Cup 2009, a major Italian soccer event. This year’s contest featured Juventus, AC Milan and Inter Milan in a three-way battle for the Cup at the at the Stadio Adriatico.
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KANAGAWA, Japan — MSI Japan has joined the L-Acoustics Rental Network and taken delivery of a K1/KUDO system and LA-RAK touring racks fitted with LA8 amplified controllers. MSI Japan’s director, Shuzo Fujii, also met recently with L-Acoustics founder Dr. Christian Heil.
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BURNLEY, U.K. — The Burnley Football Club was put to the test recently with a match against Manchester United, and the home team playing at Turf Moor stadium scored a David-vs.-Goliath upset victory. That meant the stadium’s recently-upgraded PA system would also need to overcome a worthy opponent — the roar of an excited home-team crowd.
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NOTTINGHAM, U.K. — Merlin PA recently purchased an Allen & Heath iLive-T system, comprising an iDR-48 MixRack with iLive-T112 Control Surface, to add to its touring inventory.
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BIRMINGHAM, U.K. — The Academy Music Group (AMG) has once again recruited the production team of Adlib Audio (sound), Utopium (lighting) and Dimension Audio (video projection and distribution) for its latest venue, O2 Academy Birmingham.
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EAST ANGLIA, U.K. — Festinho 2009, a U.K.-based celebration of Brazilian music that also raises funds to benefit Jimmy Page’s Action for Brazil’s Children charity, has received ongoing and increasing support from Harman Professional.
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