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ORLANDO – Orlando’s Blue Man Group upgraded its sound system at its CityWalk location to an L-Acoustics Kara system from Clearwing Productions. Says Blue Man Group Sound Supervisor Marcus Ross, “What this system design accomplishes is to get total coverage of the room and allow movement of the sound from front to back and side to side. It’s a full surround sound system and you get incredible localization of the sound throughout the show.”

AUSTIN, TX – A bad, aging sound system kept patrons from enjoying the music in the main bar, preferring the limited service on the rooftop deck of downtown Austin’s HandleBar. Owner Brett Vance fixed that with a complete audio overhaul from BassBoss, which also marked its 30th major installation in the Live Music Capital of the World.

DETROIT — Eighth Day Sound is providing sound reinforcement for Beyonce’s Formation tour, which trekked from south Florida in late April to Detroit in mid-June before heading overseas for the rest of the summer. (It returns to North America for more shows in September and October.) The massive 56-truck truck tour is traveling with three DiGiCo SD7 audio consoles, keeping a potential cabling nightmare manageable with a strategic setup of fiber loops and DiGiCo SD-Racks.

NEW YORK CITY – Arts Brookfield uses a Martin Audio MLA Compact system to reinforce an eclectic mix of concerts, festivals, symphonies and other artistic events in the Winter Garden at Brookfield Place in Lower Manhattan. Mark Torchia, technical director for Arts Brookfield, says, “The Winter Garden is challenging because it’s a huge, reverberant glass dome that traps all of the sounds within it including ambient noise from the retail outlets. We chose MLA because of the control offered by the system that lets us put the sound where it needs to be and avoid areas where we don’t want it.”

BOTHELL, WA — Riedel Communications is the latest of the world’s leading media technology companies to join the AIMS alliance. AIMS’ efforts are focused on promoting the adoption, standardization, development and refinement of open protocols for media over IP, with an initial emphasis on VSF TR-03 and TR-04, SMPTE 2022-6 and AES67.

SCHAGHTICOKE, NY—Audio Images Sound & Lighting recently deployed JBL by Harman’s VTX Series speakers, powered by Crown I-Tech HD amplifiers, to deliver powerful live sound for 15,000 fans at the inaugural Rock’n Derby music festival in upstate New York. Said David Holland of Audio Images, “The FOH engineers were extremely excited about using the VTX arrays, and we received lots of compliments on the clarity of the sound.”

Cleveland, OH – For the recent Republican National Convention in Cleveland, audio intelligibility was the paramount technical consideration.  ATK Audiotek, which has been handling convention audio for more than two decades, chose Powersoft amplifiers to carry the political messages throughout the Quicken Loans Arena.

MIAMI – Miami’s AmericanAirlines Arena, home to the NBA’s Miami Heat, recently completed an entire audio-visual upgrade using Audinate’s Dante Audio-over-IP networking solution for low-latency, multichannel audio routing and distribution. The HEAT Group, the marketing and booking group within the AmericanAirlines Arena, has spent the last 15 years renovating and expanding areas of the arena. This latest technology upgrade not only included the arena bowl, but also a recently built exterior performance area.

SAUGATUCK, MI – Stewart Independent Production (SIP) has added the new RCF TTL6A loudspeakers to its inventory. SIP is an independent production company made up of a team of experienced concert touring professionals which designs, builds, manages and supports concert productions.

NIAGARA FALLS, NY – AV Solutions installed One Systems Direct Weather loudspeakers on Maid of the Mists boats to bring the sounds of the falls to the forefront of the viewing experience. Each Maid of the Mist tour includes four pre-recorded audio segments that provide visitors with background about the area and falls during the tour. The audio system is also used for public address/safety announcements from the captain. Sound clarity as well as ability to withstand water were some key reasons for the selection.

CHARLOTTE, N — JHE Production deployed JBL VTX V20 arrays at a recent two-night music festival held at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. As the festival took place in the middle of the city, it was important for JHE Production to deploy and configure the system quickly. The system also needed to be compact and lightweight to meet the size and weight restrictions of the mobile stage. VTX V20 is equipped with a new suspension system that provides efficient transport, fast setup and precise configuration, enabling JHE Production to get the system up and running fast.