CALGARY, Alberta, Canada – Justin Wells, technical director at First Assembly Church in Calgary, found a d&b audiotechnik Soundscape system to be a good match with the audio needs within the church’s fan-shaped sanctuary. Sapphire Sound installed d&b Y and E-Series components along with Bi6 and 27S SUBs, all driven by d&b 30D and 10D […]
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PASADENA, CA – A live staged production, Apollo 11, uses a purpose-built venue and cast of 20 to tell the story of the first time man set foot on the moon. Specified by theatrical sound designer Bobby Aitken and supplied by Stage Sound Services, the audio production includes a KV2 Audio sound system. More details […]
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NEW YORK — QSC is excited to announce its sponsorship of the USA Today Wine & Food Experience, which kicks off September 7, 2019 in New York. More details from QSC (www.qsc.com): As the official audio solutions provider for this 10-city nationwide tour, QSC will support the sprawling festival’s music and live demonstrations with its […]
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LAS VEGAS – First arriving on the music scene in 1993 and going on to become the best-selling boy band of all time, The Backstreet Boys’ 2019 album, DNA, debuted at number one, more than two decades after the group formed. The five-piece are currently on their DNA world tour, where FOH engineer, James McCullagh, […]
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BEVERLY HILLS, CA – Design Sound, which provides sound systems for Apple and Google tech launch events along with lavish Hollywood weddings, relies on DiGiCo’s SD7 Quantum console for control. Design sound chief engineer Davis Jones offered a look at how Design Sound puts its DiGiCo consoles to work. More details from DiGiCo (www.digico.biz): If […]
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WORCESTER, MA – Clark University, in Worcester, MA, dates back to 1887, and the university’s Daniels Theater recently saw the installation of a new Panaray MSA12X sound system from Bose Professional. More details from Bose Professional (http://pro.bose.com): Composed of three Bose Panaray MSA12X self-powered beam-steering line arrays on either side of the stage inside the […]
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NORTHBROOK, IL – Danish loudspeaker company Dynaudio celebrated the grand opening of its new headquarters for North and South American operations with its Annual Rep Summit, held Aug. 21-22, in the Chicago suburb of Northbrook, Illinois. More details from Dynaudio (www.dynaudio.com): The 25,000-square-foot facility is dedicated largely to the new Dynaudio Experience Center, which will […]
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ALBANY, NY — Skyloft Albany has taken over the 16,000 square-foot performance venue that previously housed Rascals Steakhouse. Owned by the team behind other venues including Skyloft in Laguna Beach, CA, the new venture differentiates from Rascals in that the new owners will actually utilize the space as a live sound venue with national touring acts. […]
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MISSISSAUGA, ON – Hit reality TV Show, Big Brother Canada, wrapped up its seventh season in early May, with an Allen & Heath dLive mixing system handling audio for the live studio audience segments. More details from Allen & Heath (www.allen-heath.com): For this particular season, the production team turned to AV and entertainment technology company, […]
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NEW YORK - The 147th AES Convention will take place at New York’s Javits Center Oct. 16-19 (with exhibits from Oct. 16-18), and the association is putting live sound center stage.
FOH readers who would like a free Exhibits-Plus badge can use the promo code “AES19FOH” and register at
aes.org/events/147.
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KNOXVILLE, TN – FOH sound engineer Mads Mikkelsen (VOLBEAT, King Diamond, Die Antwoord) is using tools from Waves Audio, including the eMotion LV1 Live Mixer and Waves plugins, for the 2019 tour of one of Denmark’s rising stars, 23-year-old singer/songwriter Jacob Dinesen. Mikkelsen notes how the Waves eMotion LV1 Live Mixer and Waves plugins enable […]
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LAS VEGAS - From now through the end of September, FOH readers have the opportunity to vote for the best regional sound company in each of six separate regions in North America - five U.S. regions and all of Canada. Your votes will narrow the list of 36 companies below down to just six. These regional winners will then automatically appear on the final Parnelli Awards ballot, which will be posted for a final round of voting during the month of November.
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