LITITZ, PA — Walter Eugene Clair, one of the Clair Brothers Audio entrepreneurs, died Dec. 3, 2013. Clair, known as Gene, is pictured here at the 2008 Parnelli Awards, accepting that year’s Audio Innovator Award with his younger brother, Roy. Gene was 73 at the time of his passing.
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PRINCETON, NJ — For the 239-seat theatre within Princeton University’s Frist Campus Center, PanAVid worked with the venue’s production manager, Jim Streeter and his colleague James Allington, audio engineer at the university’s Richardson Auditorium, on an upgrade. The new L-R setup includes dual four-element al-4 arrays yoke-mounted on poles atop a pair of VUE hs-25 powered subwoofers. A single VUE V4 systems engine provides power and processing for the eight al-4 elements. An Avid VENUE S3L console handles the mix.
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OLD LYME, CT — Noting that the FCC’s pending spectrum auction jeopardizes future use of wireless microphones operating in the 600MHz range, forcing content creators to reinvest in wireless gear, Sennheiser formally proposed that winners of the new spectrum compensate owners of wireless microphone equipment that will be rendered obsolete as a direct result of the planned spectrum repacking.
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SEDONA, AZ — Clearwing Productions engineer Trevor Powers, pictured here, used one of the rental company’s Yamaha CL5 digital audio consoles with two Rio 3224-D input/output boxes for the FOH mix for an ABBA tribute tour in the U.S. recently. The ABBA Mania tour, promoted by Handshake Group of Manchester, U.K., began Nov. 1 in Elkhart, IN and ended Nov. 24 in Sedona, AZ.
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LAS VEGAS — The 2013 Parnelli Awards had it all — humor (host Micky Dolenz busting on Toronto mayor Rob Ford), candor (Eric Pearce’s gratitude for his dad’s support), insight (Mark Engebretson on the fragility of new ideas) and poignancy (Mo Morrison’s “one-two punch” — noting how the news of his Parnelli Hall of Fame honor coincided with the obituary for his longtime friend Marshall Holmes).
Read More »LYNNWOOD, WA — Morgan Sound’s Steve Boyce has reported the theft of a truckload of gear from the company’s parking lot here on Nov. 16. The truck and its contents were stolen. The truck was recovered but the gear is still missing. It included a variety of JBL speakers, Crown amps, Yamaha digital mixers, Sennheiser IEMs and Shure wireless gear, among other items. Boyce noted that all items, including those without serial numbers “had a Morgan Sound asset tag, however, we’re pretty sure the thieves will do their best to remove the tags.”
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PHOENIX — Audio and lighting rental company Clearwing Productions announced the expansion of its business model online with the opening of their web store, Pro Shop Online (proshop.clearwing.com).
Read More »NEW YORK — David Byrne and the cast of Here Lies Love, his musical about Imelda Marcos, including the time she spent in Tacloban, will be performing a concert adapted from the production to raise funds for victims of Typhoon Haiyan. It’s set for Nov. 25 at Terminal 5 in New York City. Proceeds will go to Doctors Without Borders.
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LAS VEGAS — The last chance to order tickets for the 2013 Parnelli Awards on parnelliawards.com is this Wednesday, Nov. 20 at noon PST. After that, any remaining tickets will be sold at the door of the event on a first-come, first-serve basis. This year’s honorees include George Travis, Mo Morrison, Eric Pearce and Mark Engebretson, and the Nov. 23 event, set to begin at 8 p.m. after a 7 p.m. cocktail reception, is to be hosted by Micky Dolenz.
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WHITINSVILLE, MA – Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) reports recent installations at major houses of worship that have included its QX Series speakers. Among them is Westminster Chapel in Bellevue, WA. Pictured here is Larry Dragland, former Westminster technical director, who helped oversee the install. Morgan Sound owner Charlie Morgan and Jim Burdette, WJHW senior consultant, also worked on the project.
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BUENA PARK, CA — Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. announced the December availability of Version 1.7 software upgrade for the Yamaha CL Series Digital Audio Console. The upgrade, available via free download, is based on end user input and promises enhanced efficiency and versatility, particularly for mixing engineers in festival and similar complex event setups.
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NEW YORK – Earlier this fall, Major Tom Ltd. supported British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran’s performance as headliner of three solo acoustic shows at New York City’s Madison Square Garden with a Meyer Sound LEO. The system was credited for amplifying the sound of Sheeran’s acoustic guitar so that it could be heard throughout the venue, while also giving the performance an intimate feel in the huge venue.
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