Harman’s Soundcraft is offering “How To” instructional video series focusing on the Si Series of digital consoles and include a variety of topics from basic operation to advanced tips and tricks. Alongside the “How To” videos, there is a video vault covering every Soundcraft console range including the Vi Series, Si Expression, Si Performer and analogue consoles.
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LAS VEGAS — To date, more than 30 companies have stepped up to support and sponsor the 14th Annual Parnelli Awards, set for Nov. 22 at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. In addition to presenting awards to our industry’s finest professionals and some trail-blazing new products, the event will honor Maryland Sound International founder Bob Goldstein (Audio Innovator), Journey/Michael Jackson tour manager Benny Collins (Lifetime Achievement) and Rush’s LD Howard Ungerleider (Visionary Award).
Read More »ORLANDO, FL — Professional Wireless Systems (PWS) provided all wireless equipment and frequency coordination for Telemundo’s singing competition, La Voz Kids. The show, which features approximately 140 young vocalists between ages 7 and 15 who compete for a recording contract and a cash prize to support their education, recently kicked off its second season at Universal Studios Orlando here. More than three million viewers watched and listened.
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GRAYSLAKE, IL – Sardis Media, based here, recently took delivery of a new Yamaha QL1 Series Digital Audio Console for use on their corporate A/V projects. For more than 30 years, Sardis Media has produced videos, meetings, and special events for Fortune 100 corporations, non-profits, and associations. Clients include Advisors Excel, Motorola Solutions, Baxter, MorphoTrak, RustOleum and RZIM. The company purchased its QL1 from Reach Communications of Brooklyn Park, MN.
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WINSTON-SALEM, NC – For the initial North American leg of a world tour featuring blues-rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa, Special Event Services (SES) provided a sound system versatile enough to perform well for acoustic sets, electric sets, large theaters and small arenas in the U.S., Europe, and Australia: L-Acoustics’ new K2 system.
LOS ANGELES — Bruce Glimpse, whose long career in the live event production industry since the mid-1970s ranged from stints as tour truck driver, production manager and monitor engineer, died June 12, 2014. He was 57. In recent years, Glimpse’s audio gigs included work on Wheel of Fortune’s location-themed shows, including the “Boston’s Got Game” episodes, the shows taped at the Palazzo casino in Las Vegas in 2010, the “State Fair 4” and “Great Northwest” shows, and the shows taped at Madison Square Garden, among others.
Read More »LOS ANGELES – Violence erupted at two of the many pre-parties leading up to the June 29 BET Awards ceremony, with separate shooting and stabbing incidents leaving one person dead and several injured. The parties were not formally affiliated with the ceremony.
Read More »LOS ANGELES — Partnering with Bose, QSC, Shure, Yamaha Commercial, Presonus, AVIOM, Leviton and West Penn, Empire PRO is expanding upon its efforts to serve as a resource and support system for their clients. At InfoComm 2014, for example, Empire PRO hosted a series of exclusive, advanced and in-depth CTS RU training sessions at their booth.
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LAS VEGAS — Harman’s Crown Audio announced its DCi Network Display Amplifiers are the first professional audio endpoints to receive AVnu certification for Audio Video Bridging (AVB) interoperability from the AVnu Alliance.
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CLEVELAND, OH – The first-ever Fan Fest, offered by the Canton, OH-based Pro Football Hall of Fame, took place at the International Exposition (I-X) Center here May 2-4. The event brought together football fans and 100 Hall of Fame players. Hughie’s Event Production Services supported the event with a range of gear that included D.A.S. Audio components.
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LOS ANGELES — For the final live performance phase of season six for the reality TV singing competition, The Voice, FOH engineer Andrew “Fletch” Fletcher used DiGiCo’s SD7 with Waves/DiGiCo MultiRack SoundGrid and SoundGrid Server One. His FOH setup handled the live band music mix and contestant vocals and audio playback elements for the multi-zoned PA system flown above the audience.
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ST. LOUIS, MO – Strictly Audio STL Bob Walther has been using Soundcraft Si Expression consoles for clients, including a Si Expression 3 temporarily installed alongside the integrated Harman audio system at the Atomic Cowboy nightclub and his recently purchased Si Expression 2 for mixing the sound at regional music festivals.
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