MINNEAPOLIS — To enhance production crew member communications during and between a variety of shows staged at the Ted Mann Performance Hall, the University of Minnesota (UMN) installed a four-channel Clear-Com Tempest2400 digital wireless system. Alpha Video provided the gear.
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KANSAS CITY, MO — World Revival Church, a 1,000-seat house-of-worship facility here that ministers to a live congregation and broadcasts services globally, recently upgraded its sound system with RoomMatch loudspeakers, PowerMatch amplifiers and other products from Bose Professional Systems Division.
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FORT WORTH, TX — Tasked with the challenge of building a “top-of-the-line dance floor sound system and light show in a combination restaurant/lounge, and not have it look like you’re walking into a cavernous nightclub,” Diavolo Systems owner Tim Hannum overcame a sloped roof and other acoustic challenges for the 13,434 square foot Vee Lounge performance venue here with Martin Audio gear.
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ORMOND BEACH, FL — Danley dealer Protechs worked with pro audio veteran Marc Schwartz, director at the 600-capacity Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center, based here, on a sound reinforcement system that would do justice to the acoustic quality of the space, which opened in 1991 after an old church building had been retrofitted for the performing arts. The new system includes Danley SH-60s, Danley TH-115 subwoofers, and Danley SH-100s for front- and side-fill. An existing 40-channel Soundcraft console provides input to the system, which is powered by new QSC and Crown amplifiers.
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LOS ANGELES — For Backbeat, a play chronicling the rise of the Beatles, sound designer Richard Brooker turned to Masque Sound for audio gear including a DiGiCo SD10 console, Meyer M’elodie, M1D and UPM1P speakers, Meyer 600-HP subs and Sennheiser SK5012 microphones.
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BELLEVUE, WA — Morgan Sound overcame reverberation and intelligibility issues at Sacred Heart Church’s 750-capacity sanctuary here with one Tannoy VX 15Q for the main seating area, five time-delayed VX 5.2s per side, five Tannoy IS 52s for front fill and two Tannoy VX 6s and a pair of DVS 4s for the choir. The system is powered by Lab.gruppen amps.
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BROOKLYN, NY — For an upgrade and expansion of the event space within the historically registered Brooklyn Historical Society’s headquarters building, Starr Entertainment Group provided the audio system. Two eight-channel Ashly ne8250 amplifiers power 14 JBL AC 1895 two-way loudspeakers and a pair of EAW UB82s. Four QSC RMX 2400 amplifiers power four EAW SB180 subwoofers. The stage floor monitor system includes four JBL wedge floor monitors, dbx EQs and a QSC RMX2400 amplifier.
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MINNEAPOLIS — CNTRL: Beyond EDM, a touring series of lectures and performances at various northern U.S. and Canadian venues last fall by electronic musicians/DJs Richie Hawtin and Loco Dice, traveled with Sennheiser’s gooseneck microphones, various DJ software to demonstrate DJ techniques and K-array’s compact and lightweight KR200S loudspeaker system.
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ROCHESTER, NY — AAA Sound upgraded the sound system at the cafeteria at John Marshall High School here recently with an assist from an Ashly Pema 4125 integrated processor/amplifier combo and an Ashly RD-8C remote fader user interface.
Read More »STAMFORD, CT — After completing its acquisition of Martin Professional A/S of Denmark, Harman announced on March 6 that Lars Dige Knudsen, a 17-year Martin veteran, most recently as CFO, would be taking over for Martin’s previous CEO, Christian Engsted, who has left the company. Knudsen’s new title at Harman is Vice President, General Manager, Lighting Strategic Business Unit. Harman also announced that Villads Thomsen, a 14-year Martin veteran, most recently as VP Sales/EMEA, had been promoted to VP of Global Sales for the Lighting Strategic Business Unit.
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN — The Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis recently upgraded with a myMix monitor mixing system consisting of 17 myMix mix stations, three IEX 16L-A input expanders and a myMix Control/networking interface. The facility’s master audio engineer Ross Anderson talked about how myMix helps the staff produce consistent, quality live theater.
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LOS ANGELES – The 85th Academy Awards, held Feb. 24 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, featured a sound reinforcement system designed by Pat Baltzell of Baltzell Audio Design. ATK Audiotek deployed the gear for the system. The main PA included 30 JBL VerTec VT4889 speakers and 16 VT4880 subs, with 16 VT4886 elements for side fills and six JBL MS28 loudspeakers for under-balcony coverage. Sixty-five JBL Control 25T surface-mount loudspeakers were also temporarily installed under audience seats in the VIP seating area.
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