SAN ANTONIO, TX — Tejano/jazz saxophonist Joe Posada recently capped his five Grammy and four Latin Grammy nominations with a Latin Grammy Award for Best Tejano Album in 2012. Posado and his band have been performing with a Bose L1 Model II system with B1 bass module and T1 ToneMatch audio engine.
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SIOUX CITY, IA — BNY Productions, based here, is a live production and consulting company headed by Bill Kirstijanto, who is also lead guitarist for Christian rock band Bread of Stone. As a consultant and onstage IEM user himself, he has turned to the CP Beam from RF Venue.
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JONESVILLE, NY — For a second firehouse operated by the Jonesville Volunteer Fire Department (JVFD) here, Pro Sound Associates (Guilderland, NY) and Live Sound, Inc. (Troy, NY) worked with electrical contractor Tech Electric (Waterford, NY) and electrical engineers M/E Engineering (Schenectady, NY) on a system the centers on an Ashly ne4250.70pe combination four-channel amplifier and digital signal processor.
Read More »SUNRISE, FL — Jeff Pringle, manager and FOH engineer for pop singer Camryn Magness, who performed as an opening act for One Direction’s Up All Night tour, was at first reluctant to allow the artist to use anything but her wired KSM9 microphone. Acknowledging the advantages of wireless mics when it comes to stage movement, however, Pringle turned to Shure’s ULXD4Q Quad Channel Digital Receiver with Dante Digital Audio Networking.
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FULLERTON, CA — Casa de Oracion de Fullerton, a Disciples of Christ church based here, was looking for an improvement in clarity and coverage along with a new system that would be easy to set up in a multi-use space. Church chairman Jose Vazquez noted that the church opted for Line 6 StageScape M20d mixer and StageSource loudspeakers.
Read More »BLUE BELL, PA — SurgeX International, a manufacturer of AC power distribution and protection products, announced the availability of a new white paper, Power and Grounding for Audio and Video Systems: A White Paper for the Real World – International Edition. The white paper is available as a free download from the Surgex website.
Read More »SAN ANTONIO — Thomas Dean Williams, 44, died April 5 after falling between 70 and 100 feet, according to local news reports. Williams was working on the venue’s concert lighting rig at the time and fell to the stage, where others were working. No other injuries were reported. The accident happened about 2 am Friday after a Romeo Santos concert took place at the venue Thursday night.
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BRESCIA, Italy — April 1973 was a very interesting month for numerous different reasons. The first call ever made on a cellular telephone was made in New York City and Federal Express (FedEx) commenced operations. The Pioneer 11 space mission was launched to study the solar system, Liverpool won the English league football championship and Pablo Picasso died, aged 91. And a lot more was going on in the world…
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FRANKFURT – Going to Musikmesse/PL+S 2013? Here’s what you need to know! Frankfurt’s gargantuan Musikmesse/Prolight+Sound music/pro audio tradeshow is upon us (April 10-13, 2013), so here are some tips for foreign visitors. It’s a huge show—sort of like a combined NAMM / AES / InfoComm / DJ Expo all in one, with more than a dozen exhibit halls, so this tradeshow requires advance planning. Whether you’re a Messe newcomer or a veteran attendee, here are a few helpful tips to make your visit as smooth and pleasant as possible.
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LAS VEGAS — The governing body of the Parnelli Awards announces that Atomic Design’s Rob Barber has joined its Board of Advisors. Atomic Design will also be providing scenic elements for the 2013 Parnelli Awards in November.
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HOUSTON — The annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo’s RodeoHouston series of concert and rodeo events drew fans to 72,600-seat Reliant Stadium from Feb. 25 to March 16. LD Systems Inc. provided an L-Acoustics K1 sound system — the largest to date, according to L-Acoustics.
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BELLEVILLE, IL — With a recently installed pair of Symetrix SymNet Radius 12×8 Dante network audio DSPs along with a CommandFusion iPad interface, Film Otter Inc. and Design and Ideas Inc. provided Signal Hill Lutheran Church here with user control capability from anywhere in the pews.
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