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Sennheiser And House Of Blues Renew Agreement

OLD LYME, CT – Audio specialist Sennheiser and the House of Blues, the iconic chain of high-quality performance venues, announced that they have renewed their alliance. Sennheiser will continue to support the House of Blues with premium microphones and wireless solutions at each of its 13 locations across the United States.

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Wind Gust Topples Stage Canopy in NC, No One Hurt

SHELBY, NC — MercyMe band members and crew were performing a sound check at about 3:30 p.m. on Saturday Aug. 10 for a concert associated with the American Legion World Series when the event’s organizers noticed a wind shift and grew concerned about its intensity. Less than a minute after they evacuated the stage, a wind gust toppled the structure. The concert, also featuring Aaron Shust and The Afters, was canceled.

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Farber Sound Powers ND State Fair with Crown VRACK Amplifiers

MINOT, ND — Great. Big. Fun. That’s how the North Dakota State Fair bills itself, and this July it lived up to its name with rides, rodeos and concerts by Tim McGraw, Journey, Scotty McCreery, Toby Keith, Brantley Gilbert and other acts. Featuring a grandstand that holds up to 16,000 people, Minneapolis, Minnesota audio production company Farber Sound has handled sound reinforcement at the North Dakota State Fair for the past five years, and this year decided to step up their game with a system based around Harman’s Crown VRACK amplifier systems.

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Martin Audio MLA Compact Keeps Sound Inside Urban Amphitheater

RALEIGH, NC – The Red Hat Amphitheater here poses some unique acoustic challenges — a variety of nearby reflective surfaces and strict local noise ordinances. For a recent event featuring American Aquarium, Cravin Melon and the Chris Hendricks band, RMB Audio used Martin Audio’s MLA Compact system to overcome those acoustic issues.

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Danley Sound Labs Wins Shootout at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church

CHARLESTON, SC – Lou Jones of NBS Media Systems, worked with Mt. Moriah Baptist Church to host a sound reinforcement system shootout, which pitted three well-regarded line array systems against a Danley Sound Labs point source system. Mt. Moriah recently expanded, building a new 2,250-seat sanctuary on its property. Needing to have a new sound reinforcement system for the venue, Danley Sound Labs came out on top of all the competitors.

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FOH at BMO Harris Pavilion. Photo Credit: Paul Weber.

Clearwing Provides Five DiGiCo Systems for Summerfest 2013

MILWAUKEE, WI – More than 800 acts on 11 stages over the course of 11 days, with more than 840,000 fans in attendance. Those are the stats for Summerfest, rated as one of the world’s largest music festivals by Guinness World Records. Clearwing Productions has been involved in the event since 1995 and worked closely with DiGiCo to provide five systems in key positions at various stages throughout the event.

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Electric Forest Music Festival Supported by Adamson E15 Line Arrays

ROTHBURY, MI – Electric Forest, a music festival held here, features an electro-themed set of concerts that take place on six stages over the course of four days. Burst Sound & Lighting Systems, based in Detroit, was tapped to provide sound reinforcement systems for the main Tripolee stage as well as The Observatory, one of the smaller stages at the festival, with Adamson E15 line arrays.

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Bose RoomMatch System Chosen For Kansas City’s St. Thomas More Catholic Church

FRAMINGHAM, MA – When Steven Brown, System Design & Sales Engineer at Progressive Electronics in suburban Kansas City, Missouri, saw the interior of St. Thomas More Parish Church, he knew right away that the issues that were prompting the church to search for a new sound system would not be resolved with one of the typical line array systems that have become ubiquitous in many contemporary houses of worship. So, Progressive Electronics installed a system consisting of RoomMatch loudspeakers and PowerMatch amplifiers from Bose Professional Systems Division.

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DPA Microphones Play Key Role at La Jolla Playhouse

SAN DIEGO, CA – La Jolla Playhouse at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) does double-duty with its five venues: they serve students as well as professional productions. To supplement its purchased stock of DPA d:dicate mics, the university often rents additional DPA gear, turning to sound designer Eric Stahlhammer, owner of Greater Sound Designs.

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Middle and Top Rows (L-R): Edwin Jones, Mario Educate, Dave Iannuccilli, Paul Educate, Karim Ben-Rhouma, Steve Varner, John Brandvold, Martyn “Ferrit” Rowe, Dale Stuart; Bottom Row (L-R): Deb Miller, Lindsay Dreyer, Merissa Iannuccilli, Shannon Wardle, Jim Flynn

On Stage Audio Expands Inventory of Martin Audio MLA

CHICAGO, IL – With locations in Chicago, Las Vegas and Nashville and a busy schedule including live productions, corporate shows, TV broadcasts and special events, On Stage Audio (OSA) continues to grow as a provider of audio rentals, service and production.  To support its ongoing growth, OSA recently purchased additional Martin Audio MLA and MLA Compact enclosures. Martin Audio reports that OSA now has the largest inventory of MLA gear in North America.

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