PASADENA, CA — The 125th Rose Parade on Jan. 1 featured floral floats, marching bands, and equestrian units along a 5.5 mile route here. Once known as a quaint, horse-drawn parade, the Tournament of Roses draws 700,000 spectators and is seen by millions of television viewers across 200 countries. Rat Sound got an assist from Shure Technology for the event’s audio support.
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DETROIT — Acoustics By Design, the lead AV consultant on a project that transformed underused 12,000-seat Cobo Center here into a facility better suited to the needs of the North American International Auto Show, opted for a system that includes Danley Sound Labs SM-60F full-range loudspeakers and Danley TH-115 subwoofers.
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ANAHEIM, CA – At the Winter NAMM 2014 show, CAD Audio awarded Musician’s Friend with its Dealer of the Year Award for 2013. t the Winter NAMM Show. Pictured here, from left, are Bob Durkee, Merchandising Manager and Jonathan Eggert, Inventory Manager, Musician’s Friend; Brig Carr, President, CAD Audio; Chris Tso, VP of Merchandising, Musician’s Friend; Tony O’Keefe, VP of Sales & Marketing, CAD Audio; Rob Impala, Merchandising Manager, Ryan Genest, Merchandising Specialist, and Gene Joly, President, Musician’s Friend.
Read More »CHICAGO — Shortly after DJ Datsik took the stage at Concord Music Hall here at about 2 a.m. on Feb. 8, small amounts of ceiling debris appeared to shake loose. Moments later, large chunks of debris fell, hitting at least four in the audience. One of the injured declined medical treatment. Three others were transported to nearby hospitals — two with minor injuries and one whose injuries appeared to be more serious, according to local reports.
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APPLE VALLEY, MN — Farber Sound supported more than 30 national recording artists for the 2013 Subway Music in the Zoo 2013 concert series at the Wessner Family Amphitheater at the Minnesota Zoo here. Owner Dave Farber and his crew provided JBL VerTec VT4888, VT4886, VTX G28, SRX712M and VRX918S components powered by Crown VRack 4×3500 HD racks with I-Tech 4×3500 HD 4-channel amplifiers for the 1,340-capacity venue.
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AUSTIN, TX – For the eighth straight year, Miller Pro Audio supplied a JBL line array system and other Harman components for the Fun Fun Fun Fest that took place in downtown Austin, TX Nov. 7-9. The system was deployed for the festival’s main stage, which hosted performances by Snoop Dogg, MIA, MGMT, Slayer, Television and more.
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LAS VEGAS — Shortly after the Feb. 2014 issue of FRONT of HOUSE magazine went to press, the staff noticed a flaw with the graphic accompanying the Tech Preview feature on Meyer Sound’s new LYON Linear Line Array, which was printed on page 42. Meyer Sound had provided a correct image; the image was accidentally changed due to a production error.
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NEW YORK — Sound designer Craig Cassidy turned to Masque Sound to help create an arena rock sound for the touring musical, Rock of Ages, which features the music of Journey, Night Ranger, Styx, REO Speedwagon, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister, Poison, Asia, Whitesnake, Bon Jovi and other 1980s hit-making bands. Along with DiGiCo consoles at FOH (SD 10) and monitors (SD 8), Masque Sound provided tower line array elements including Meyer Sound MICA and 600 HP subs. Masque Sound also provided Sennheiser 5212 transmitters, matching 1046 receivers and coupled them with DPA 4066 omnidirectional headset mics along with an assist with frequency coordination.
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LOS ANGELES — The 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards, broadcast live on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014 from Staples Center, was supported by a veteran crew including (pictured here, L-R, top row): Mikael Stewart, FOH Production Mixer; Andres Arango, Head Stage Monitor Tech/ATK Audiotek Project Manager; Jeff Peterson, System Designer, ATK Audiotek. Second row from top: Doug Mountain, Academy Consulting Engineer; Maureen Droney, P&E Wing Senior Executive Director. Third row from top: Leslie Ann Jones, GRAMMY Award Supervisor of FOH Audio; Glenn Lorbecki, GRAMMY Award Telecast Supervisor of Broadcast Audio. Second row from bottom: BJ Ramone, son of the late legendary producer Phil Ramone; Hank Neuberger, GRAMMY Award Telecast Supervisor of Broadcast Audio. Bottom row: Eric Schilling, Co-Broadcast Music Mixer; John Harris, Co-Broadcast Music Mixer; Ron Reaves, FOH Music Mixer.
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WATERLOO, ON — Marshank Sales has won Martin Audio’s Sales Representative of the Year award for two years in a row. The company, headed by Gary Marshank and Paul Hugo, has more than 90 years in the industry and is well into its third generation as a family business. Pictured from left is Gary Marshank, Rob Hofkamp and Paul Hugo.
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LOS ANGELES, CA — The 56th Grammy Awards, broadcast live from Staples Center Jan. 26 and seen (and heard) by 28.5 million, featured performances from a variety of artists who relied upon Sennheiser microphones and wireless systems including Pink, pictured here.
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