DPA Microphones to Make Music at 2017 NAMM Show
ANAHEIM, CA — DPA Microphones plans to showcase its range of modular microphones and accessories at the 2017 NAMM Show. Colorado bluegrass band Trout Steak Revival will perform at the booth as well, to demonstrate the d:vote Instrument and d:facto Handheld range of mics. DPA welcomes the personal feedback with customers and potential users at their booth in Hall A, #6013.
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Canadian Church Refurbishment Selects Allen & Heath
CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA – Sapphire Sound supplied and installed Allen & Heath’s dLive S Class and ME mixing systems in Calgary’s Southview Alliance Church as part of a major audio refurbishment. The church needed the upgrade to accommodate its busy and varied schedule of services throughout the week, ranging from the traditional to the contemporary, including band performances. The system is also easy to run by its volunteer staff.
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Stephens PAC Chooses Martin Audio for Jensen Hall Upgrade
POCATELLO, ID––Idaho State University’s Stephens Performing Arts Center installed a Martin Audio MLA Compact system as part of a sound and lighting system upgrade in the Jensen Grand Concert Hall. The previous system was 11 years old and no longer technically viable or able to meet contract requirements for visiting artists. The production team tested the system for a Don Williams concert prior to purchase, and positive feedback on the sound sealed the deal.
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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Productions to Close in May 2017
PALMETTO, FL — Feld Entertainment, the producers of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus productions, announced in March 2015 that it would be phasing out the use of live elephants in its productions by 2018. Now, as it turns out, the circus productions themselves will cease. The company says the loss of its elephant acts led to a dramatic drop in ticket sales and that, along with rising costs and battles with animal activists, led to the decision to shut down after 146 years of producing “The Greatest Show on Earth.” The last shows will take place in May.
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Deep South Productions Invests in d&b System for Frank Foster
SULPHUR, LA – Deep South Productions (DSP) – a full service provider of sound, lights and backline equipment – invested in the full d&b J-Series system for country singer/songwriter Frank Foster. The artist has since been counting on DSP for all his touring technology. DSP owner Marvin Simon tells the story of how they weren’t getting the support they wanted from an old system, when Joe DiFalco from d&b took the time to learn what they needed in their audio inventory. Since that initial investment DSP has also added the V-Series.
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DPA Microphones Reflect Power, Emotion in Jeanne Added’s Vocals
ALLEROED, DENMARK – For French artist Jeanne Added’s first pop tour, sound engineer Gilles Olivesi chose DPA Microphones – specifically the d:facto – to reflect the power and emotion of her voice. Olivesi was looking for a “very flat microphone that wouldn’t try to enhance anything in her voice,” he says, adding that the d:facto “keeps her voice sounding natural.” Added’s tour continues through the end of 2017.
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OCA Alliance To Demo OCA (AES70) Evolution at ISE
AMSTERDAM — The OCA Alliance, the AV industry alliance promoting awareness and adoption of Open Control Architecture, also known as OCA and standardized as AES70, will feature new examples of how this technology is evolving at ISE 2017 in Amsterdam Feb. 7-10.
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Local Natives Tour with Allen & Heath
LOS ANGELES – Indie-rock band Local Natives carried Allen & Heath’s dLive S Class digital mixing system on its 2016 tour across the US and Europe. Monitor engineer Laurence Eaves provided the five-piece band with 12 separate in-ear and wedge mixes from 48 on-stage sources, using a dLive S5000 Surface with DM64 MixRack. The band is currently preparing for its 2017 tour.
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EAW Series: Hair, There, Everywhere During Beauty Battle
ATLANTA – The semi-annual Bronner Brothers International Beauty Show is a three-day professional beauty industry event with more than 30,000 beauty professionals attending for education, workshops and entertainment. The show culminated with the televised, legendary hair battle on the main stage. Locally based AEE Productions provided an Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) KF line array sound reinforcement system for the show’s entertainment and fashion events, including the televised competition.
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Harting’s Jon DeSouza Discusses Manufacturing Trends, Connectivity on ‘Worldwide Business with Kathy Ireland’
ELGIN, IL — Harting Americas President and CEO, Jon DeSouza will be featured on the TV show, Worldwide Business with Kathy Ireland. The segment covers trends in manufacturing, such as reshoring and IoT, and how the company’s durable, reliable connectivity products support these trends. The show will air on the Fox Business Network on January 15, 2017 at 5:30pm ET and Bloomberg International on January 22, 2017 at 7:30am GMT, 10:30am CST D.F. and 3:00pm HKT.
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Lectrosonics Keeps Dead Daisies Live on Tour
LOS ANGELES – Lectrosonics is helping keep The Dead Daisies live and playing on tour. Specifically, Lectrosonics Digital Hybrid Wireless LT belt pack transmitters and LR compact receivers are accompanying rock’s industrial strength band. Says bass player Marco Mendoza, “When you’re jumping around stage in city after city, with the stuff riding around on the truck in between, there is no better test. To have a wireless system that we can depend on around the world, like we do with Lectrosonics, is just priceless.”
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