STOW, OH — Audio-Technica U.S. unveiled a password-protected web site that includes A-T product information and other resources specifically intended for consultants, contractors and system integrators.
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KATY, Texas — Seven Lakes High School’s Performing Arts Center (PAC) hosts several school and out-of-house productions each year. The school recently purchased a Harman Soundcraft Si Performer 3 digital console for its educational theatre performances. The console has also helped with the school’s technical theatre classes.
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LOS ANGELES — Audio-Technica reports that its microphones have once again been widely used for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. The 2013 event, staged April 18 at the Nokia Theatre at L.A. LIVE, was the 28th ceremony and the 16th year in a row where A-T gear played a key role. The taped 2013 ceremony will be aired on HBO on May 18.
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INDIO, CA — Rat Sound debuted EAW’s new Anya system at the Coachella Festival’s Gobi tent. The system included seven Anya modules per side with a single outfill module flanking a main column of six. According to EAW President Jeff Rocha, the decision to deploy the initial pilot build for the high-profile event came relatively late in the planning cycle.
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CEDAR RAPIDS, IA — The Drunk Unkles, an industry band, will support the NSCA Education Foundation with a performance and fundraiser on June 13, from 9-11 p.m., at B.B. King’s Blues Club in Orlando, FL. Sponsors will issue free passes to attend the event at their booths during InfoComm, which runs from June 12-14 in Orlando. NSCA is also offering printable tickets that can be downloaded from nsca.org.
Read More »AUSTIN, TX — At the Skype Mobile Lounge, located at The Belmont on 6th Street here, Live Nation presented Third Eye Blind along with a number of emerging artists at SXSW in March. Allen & Heath provided an iLive T-112, an iDR-48 and its DJ mixer, XONE DB:4 for the outdoor stage. Allen & Heath also provided digital mixing systems at several other venues during SXSW including The Fader Fort, Threadgills and Vice Bar.
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FORT WAYNE, IN — Sweetwater, the third largest retailer of music instruments and pro audio in the U.S., will present GearFest ‘13 on June 21 (9-6) and June 22 (9-5) at 5501 US Hwy 30 W, in Fort Wayne, IN. The event is free and open to the public and presents dozens of informative workshops and seminars, manufacturer exhibits, musical performances and more.
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PORTLAND, OR — AV Networking World 2013 is a free all-day event at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando sponsored by Allen & Heath USA, Attero Tech, Audinate, Bosch Communication Systems, Focusrite, Innovative Electronic Devices, Peavey Commercial Audio, Stewart Audio, Symetrix and Yamaha Commercial Audio.
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NEW YORK — The Tony Bennett Concert Hall, an 800-seat venue within the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in Astoria, Queens, features an Yamaha Active Field Control (AFC) system that met with the approval of both Tony Bennett and his wife, former NYC teacher Susan Benedetto, along with Bennett’s longtime sound engineer, Tom Young. The venue also features NEXO GEO S12 line array elements and NXAMP4X4 amplifiers.
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NEW YORK — Sound designer Peter Hylenski specified Meyer Sound gear for 54 Below, a cabaret and restaurant that operates in the basement space below the original Studio 54 nightclub (currently a venue for the Roundabout Theatre Company). Since it opened, the venue has featured performances by Patti LuPone, Leslie Uggams, Ben Vereen, Bebe Neuwirth, Doc Severinsen and Rebecca Luker, among others.
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PHOENIX — When Ted Greenbaum became theatre manager at the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) here, he wasted no time in upgrading the sound reinforcement system in the museum’s 300-seat Music Theater. The venue now features an all-Meyer Sound loudspeaker and monitor system.
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NAPA, CA — The inaugural BottleRock Napa Valley Festival, a five-day event featuring 80 music and comedy acts along with top-quality food and wine, got its start May 9 with a wireless assist from Professional Wireless Systems (PWS) and its frequency coordination services. The event drew some 200,000 attendees.
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