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WASHINGTON, DC – The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Harman International Industries have extended their longstanding relationship with a multiyear partnership including the addition of Harman’s audio and lighting products supporting The Kennedy Center’s ambitious expansion project. As part of the expanded relationship, Harman becomes the official sound of the venue.

LOS ANGELES – The upcoming AES Convention (Sept. 29-Oct. 2 at the Los Angeles Convention Center) will host exclusive demonstrations of L-Acoustics’ newly launched Kiva II ultra-compact line source, as well as the KS28 reference subwoofer and X Series of coaxial enclosures. These demos will also showcase L-Acoustics’ latest developments on the open standard Audio Video Bridging/Time Sensitive Networking (AVB/TSN) technology.

LAS VEGAS — This is it — the last chance to vote for the 2016 Parnelli Awards. Voting from readers of FRONT of HOUSE and PLSN magazines will continue until Friday, Sept. 30, 2016 at 12 noon (PST). After that, the votes will be tallied and envelopes and awards prepared for the 2016 gala, to take place on Oct. 22 at the Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The event, which begins at 8 p.m. after a cocktail reception kicks things off at 7 p.m. is hosted by Adrian Belew and honors Richard Fernandez, Danny O’Bryen and Greg Mackie with this year’s Lifetime Achievement, Visionary and Audio Innovator awards.

HEMPSTEAD, NY — For the second time this year, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump complained about a faulty microphone, this time in his comments after the nationally televised debate on Sept. 26 at Hofstra University with Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

MONTREAL – d&b audiotechnik’s Y-Series solved a few sound challenges at the Montreal Jazz Festival’s tented Heineken Stage. The d&b gear helped keep the sound energy focused on the audience.

SEATTLE – Although the Fremont Abbey Arts Center is equipped with a full-sized PA system, they needed a portable, high-quality sound system for events outside of its facility. “The Mackie Reach PA has proven to be perfect for our youth artist outreach program,” says Cody Kilpatrick, who handles media, production and booking for Fremont Abbey.

NASHVILLE — Monitor mix engineer Tony Luna and FOH engineer Mike Fanuele are both using DiGiCo SD10 desks on Meghan Trainor’s North American Tour. Clair Global is providing the gear.

NASHVILLE – An anchor venue in the historical and newly revitalized Printer’s Alley entertainment district, Skull’s Rainbow Room is part of Nashville’s musical lore. But, like a lot of the older buildings in downtown Nashville, its long, narrow architecture is challenging to acoustics. That’s where Bose Professional comes in.

LOGAN, UT — USU’s Maverik Stadium now has an new sound system built around L-Acoustics’ K2 enclosures. Not only did the K2 deliver the speech intelligibility demanded of it, but it also projected so well that it was able to cover the south end of the stadium, where the concessions are located, without the need for delay reinforcement.

OLD FORT, OH – Describing itself as “a real-life community on the move,” Old Fort Church completed its new building in time for Easter services in 2016. The church’s 300-seat worship center features modern video and lighting systems and a high-performance audio system with Community I Series loudspeakers.

LOS ANGELES – At the upcoming Audio Engineering Society convention in Los Angeles, Sensaphonics founder and President, Dr. Michael Santucci, Au.D., will join legendary sound engineer Mark Frink for their presentation, “IEM Fundamentals & Safe Sound.” The session takes place Saturday, Oct. 1 at noon on the Live Sound Events stage.