WINNEMUCCA, NV – The Winnemucca Events Center’s sound system got an upgrade from Focus Partners of West Richland, WA. The new system includes Danley SH96… Read More »Rural Nevada Events Center Equipped with Danley Sound Gear
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BOSTON – Berklee College of Music has been upgrading with QSC gear, including K.2 Series powered loudspeakers and TouchMix Series digital mixers. More details from… Read More »Berklee College of Music Upgrades with QSC Gear
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LAS VEGAS – Noting that “it is always difficult to provide a definitive construction cost estimate for large-scale construction projects,” and adding that “it is particularly challenging for one as unique as MSG Sphere,” the Madison Square Garden Company revealed to shareholders on Aug. 20 that the under-construction venue’s total price tag could exceed $1.2 billion.
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BOSTON – Mark Knopfler, touring this year in support of his Down the Road Wherever album, released last fall, has been performing with an L-Acoustics L-ISA system provided by SSE Audio Group/SSE Hire. The touring crew has managed to get the 7.1 configuration system loaded in and out as quickly as a standard audio setup.
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LAS VEGAS – L-Acoustics notes that its L-ISA technology is being used for Lady Gaga’s Enigma and Jazz & Piano residency shows at the Park Theater at Park MGM in Las Vegas. The system, which is showcasing a versatility and range that matches that of the performer, is made up of K Series long throw enclosures.
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SAN FRANCISCO – Since the first Outside Lands music and arts festival was staged in mid-2008, UltraSound has provided a Meyer Sound system for the event’s main Lands End stage. For year’s event, held Aug. 9-11, Paul Simon, Childish Gambino and Twenty One Pilots, among others, were heard via Meyer Leo, Lyon and Leopard components.
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NEW ORLEANS – The 50th annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival got an audio assist from AV production company Propaganda Group, one of the regular rental sound system providers. Propaganda Group, based in Jefferson, LA, provided Bose Professional’s ShowMatch system or the the Jazz and Heritage Stage and other locations.
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NASHVILLE – The annual “Rock Child Hunger” concert, hosted by Nashville’s Bridge Ministry, raises funds to support needy children in Nashville. This year’s event, held at Lipscomb University’s Shamblin Theatre, featured Amy Grant, John Elefante, Donnie Reis and Arielle. Centerline Audio Visual provided an Allen & Heath dLive S5000 Surface and DM64 MixRack for the artists, who performed with the same backing band that included Nashville-based musicians from the Oak Ridge Boys.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Radio Active Designs noted that its UV-1G wireless analog intercom system has passed the EU’s Low Voltage, RoHS, Radio Equipment and… Read More »Radio Active Designs UV-1G Intercom Receives EU Certification
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NASHVILLE – The physical infrastructure of Belmont University’s Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business has grown since its start in the 1970s to… Read More »Belmont University Venues Equipped with Focusrite RedNet Gear
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SUMMERFIELD, NC – John “JR” Robbins, an independent sound engineer whose long career included more than 20 years doing front of house mixing for John Mellencamp along with a wide array of other artists and acts, died Aug. 14 after a long illness. He was 55 years old.
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INDIANAPOLIS – Severe weather forced the postponement of Luke Bryan’s Aug. 18 show at the Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center in Noblesville, IN, and also canceled the Gospel Music Festival headlined by Mary Mary at the Indianapolis State Fair. Summer deluges also hit Hershey, PA and Gilford, NH, canceling shows for the Backstreet Boys and Hall & Oates, respectively. No injuries were reported.
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