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AKG microphones, Crown VRack amplification systems, JBL VTX line arrays and Soundcraft Vi Series digital consoles were deployed at the Grand Plaza Main Stage during Winter NAMM 2013.

Winter NAMM Grand Plaza Stage Equipped with Harman Gear

ANAHEIM, CA – At Winter NAMM, the Anaheim Convention Center’s new 100,000-square-foot Grand Plaza featured a Stageline SL320 loaded with Harman gear for acts including Tower of Power, The Living Legends Jam and CTA, among others. Along with a full complement of AKG microphones, the Crown VRack-powered setup included Soundcraft Vi6 and Vi1 consoles, JBL VTX V25 line arrays and S28 subwoofers, VerTec VT4886 and STX812M for frontfill and stage monitors and STX835 speakers and STX818S subwoofers for side fill. MSI and VER provided the gear.

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Lady Gaga Hip Injury Forces Cancellation of Born This Way Ball Tour

CHICAGO — After initially postponing four shows Feb. 12, Lady Gaga and Live Nation announced Feb. 13 that, due to the artist’s need for hip surgery, 21 of the shows that had been scheduled as part of her Born This Way Ball tour through March would have to be cancelled. Eighth Day Sound had been supporting the tour with a d&b audiotechnik J Series PA and DiGiCo SD7 consoles for control.

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Fort Sam Houston Amphitheatre Equipped with One Systems Speakers

Fort Sam Houston Amphitheater Equipped with One Systems Speakers

SAN ANTONIO, TX — San Antonio Sound & Light designed and installed a new sound system for an amphitheater at Fort Sam Houston near San Antonio, TX. The installation at the army post’s outdoor venue, Freedom Park’s Returning Home Heroes Amphitheater, includes 112IM and 118Sub-W speakers from One Systems. The newly constructed amphitheater serves injured military personnel, their families, and invited guests for a gamut of events from live music, video playback, speeches, and BBQs.

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Accident During Load-In Kills Tour Manager, Singer in U.K.

GUILDFORD, U.K. — The tour manager and one of the 10 singers for Fisherman’s Friends, a male vocal group, died from injuries caused by a falling steel loading dock door at the G Live venue here. Tour manager Paul McMullen, 44, died at the scene of the freakish accident, which occurred during the mid-day load-in for a performance Feb. 9. The show was cancelled. Singer Trevor Grills, 54, was also pinned by the heavy steel door. He was rushed to the hospital but succumbed to his injuries Feb. 11.

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Brian Setzer Orchestra Holiday Tour Unwraps Pair of Yamaha CL5s

Brian Setzer Orchestra Unwraps Pair of Yamaha CL5s for Holiday Tour

LOS ANGELES —Brian Setzer and his 18-piece orchestra recently completed their ninth annual Christmas Rocks! holiday extravaganza. FOH engineer James “Jimbo” Neal mixed BSO FOH on a Yamaha CL5 with two Rio3224-Ds, and Eric Scott used a second CL5 for the monitor mix along with a second pair Rio3224-Ds. Sound Image, Escondido, CA, provided the gear.

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Catalina Bar & Grill Upgrades with Line 6 StageSource Speakers

Catalina Bar & Grill Upgrades with Line 6 StageSource Speakers

HOLLYWOOD, CA — Sound Image upgraded the sound system at Catalina Bar & Grill here with an installation that included StageSource loudspeakers from Line 6. The installation provides full coverage of the club’s L-shaped audience area, with a total of six StageSource L3m and three L2t loudspeakers hung from the ceiling, augmented by six L3s subwoofers.

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Product Hits of Winter NAMM

Product Hits of Winter NAMM

ANAHEIM, CA – The old song might say “It never rains in Southern California,” but this time it did — but only sporadically and hardly enough to dampen the spirits of the 100,000 or so attendees at the Winter NAMM show from January 24 to 28. In fact, the mood at this year’s expo carried a decidedly good vibe. With the memories of 2008’s near-depression and 2012’s year-end “fiscal cliff” thankfully becoming a distant memory, the M.I. and pro industries seemed ready to get back to business. And there seemed to be plenty of business, with a feeling of optimism in the air and from the strong turnout of interested buyers and serious attendees, a sense that good times lie ahead.

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Jack White and duet partner Ruby Amanfu performed at the 55th Annual GRAMMYs, held February 10, 2013, using an Audio-Technica AT4050 Multi-Pattern Condenser Microphone. Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

Grammy Awards Performers Use A-T Mics for 16th Year

LOS ANGELES — Audio-Technica provided more than 250 mics for a wide selection of artists from various genres of music for the live show and broadcast of the 55th Annual Grammys, held Feb. 10 at the Staples Center. The A-T roster included a wide array of hard-wired mics and Artist Elite 5000 Series UHF Wireless Systems.

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AVnu Alliance Opens Bridge Certification; Adds 50th Member

BEAVERTON, OR — The AVnu Alliance, which certifies Audio Video Bridging (AVB) products for interoperability, has launched certification testing for AVB-enabled networking bridges at its appointed testing house, the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL). AVnu Certification is available to Alliance member companies. The AVnu Alliance also recently added its 50th member, Palo Alto-based Symphony Teleca Corporation (STC).

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Trinity Lutheran Church added Aviom gear

Wisconsin Church Upgrades with Aviom Networking, PM Systems

WAUPACA, WI — Trinity Lutheran Church, based here, recently expanded its sanctuary and updated its sound system. Sonic Art provided, among other gear, Aviom AllFrame Multi-Modular I/O System to network audio to various locations around the facility. The church also included an Aviom Personal Mixing System for its musicians.

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Delicate Productions Inc.’s San Francisco office recently held an in-depth three-day training session for the Martin Audio MLA Compact loudspeaker system

Delicate Productions Holds Training Session For MLA Compact

SAN FRANCISCO — Delicate Productions Inc.’s office here recently conducted an in-depth three-day training session for the Martin Audio MLA Compact loudspeaker system that was attended by 12 Delicate touring and regional engineers along with notable independent engineers and facility owners interested in MLA technology.

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