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Edwin Shirley, 1948-2013. Photo by Nobby Clark.

In Memoriam: Edwin Shirley, 64

LONDON — Edwin Shirley, a co-founder of Edwin Shirley Trucking (EST Trucking) and the driving force for a variety of other businesses supporting stage and screen performers with staging, trucking, crew buses, freight forwarding, rehearsal space and film production — died April 16 after a battle with cancer. He was 64.

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Line 6’s StageSource L3t powered speaker.

2013 MIPA Awards Announced

FRANKFURT, Germany — Line 6, JBL, DPA, Behringer and PreSonus were among the gear brands in the winner’s circle at the 2013 MIPA awards presented at Musikmesse here April 11. Here’s a quick recap of the categories and sub-categories along with the nominated and winning products most relevant for live sound technicians.

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Michele Hessman-Ross and Stuart Ross

In Memoriam: Michele Hessman-Ross, 48

LOS ANGELES — Michele Hessman-Ross, wife of Stuart Ross, died April 17 after a long battle with cancer. Stuart Ross, with Red Light Management, is a founding member of the Event Safety Alliance (ESA). He noted that Michele and he were at Michele’s sister’s house in Stow, OH when she died. Michele and Stuart are pictured here at their wedding, on March 29.

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Technical Documents Available as Free Download via PLASA/ProSight Program

NEW YORK — Need the full text for ANSI E1.1 – 2012, which describes the construction and use of wire rope ladders? How about ANSI E1.8-2012, which covers classification, manufacture and structural testing details for loudspeaker enclosures intended for overhead suspension? You can go to the ANSI store at http://webstore.ansi.org, search and find the documents, and download them in PDF format for a fee — $15 for the wire rope info; $40 for the loudspeaker enclosure info. Or you can click on over to http://www.tsp.plasa.org/tsp/documents/published_docs.php and get the same info for free, courtesy of a new alliance between PLASA and ProSight Insurance.

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Jason Martin, head of Jason Martin Audio, supported the 2013 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo with Lectrosonics’ Venue receiver mainframes outfitted with VRT receiver modules.

Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Setup Makes Use of Lectrosonics Gear

HOUSTON — Jason Martin, head of Jason Martin Audio, supported the 2013 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo with Lectrosonics’ Venue receiver mainframes outfitted with VRT receiver modules. The primary system involved eight wireless channels using a combination of six Lectrosonics HH handheld transmitters and two SMQV Super-Miniature beltpack transmitters, augmented by a combination of Lectrosonics SNA600 adjustable dipole antennas and some helical units.

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From left, Bauder Audio’s Tom Hogle with Chris “Sully” Sullivan

Bauder Audio, Sound Image Provide NEXO and Yamaha Gear for Gary Allan Tour Stop

LANCASTER, PA — For a March tour stop at the American Music Venue here, country artist Gary Allan performed in support of his latest CD, Set You Free. Bauder Audio provided a NEXO GEO S12 line array for the date with support from Tom Hogle, Bauder systems engineer and Sean Gary, A2 for Gary Allan. Jason Spence specified a Yamaha PM5000 console for the entire Gary Allan tour, furnished by Sound Image of Nashville.

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Clair installed Crown-powered JBL VTX line arrays within The Theater at Madison Square Garden

Clair Installs JBL VTX Line Arrays for The Theater at Madison Square Garden

NEW YORK — Clair Brothers Audio Systems installed a comprehensive sound reinforcement system within The Theater at Madison Square Garden, a 2,000-to-5,600 capacity venue within the larger MSG complex that gets used for concerts, stage shows, meetings and graduation ceremonies. The sound system centers on Harman’s JBL VTX line arrays powered by Crown Audio I-Tech HD amplifiers.

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