LONDON and HAGERSTOWN, MD — U.K.-based Capital Sound is teaming up with fellow Martin Audio MLA rental company, Maryland-based MHA, to handle the 2013 Mumford and Sons tour on both sides of the Atlantic.
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NEW ORLEANS — Professional Wireless Systems (PWS), which has assisted the audio crew for 17 consecutive Super Bowl championships, once again partnered with ATK Audiotek and Versacom for the big game between Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers in the New Orleans Superdome on Feb. 3.
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MIAMI — FM Lab, based here, installed D.A.S. Audio Convert, Aero Series 2 and Action Series loudspeakers within Inedit, a new dining/music venue that opened in Hollywood, FL recently. FM Lab owner Fernando Mezzarapa noted that the system met with the establishment’s needs for background music and paging along with live musicians and DJs.
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ANAHEIM, CA — Martin Audio named Marshank Sales as its sales rep of the year. The award was presented at Winter NAMM here last month. Pictured, from left, are Rob Hofkamp of Martin Audio and Gary Marshank and Paul Hugo of Marshank Sales.
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NASHVILLE — Californian dubstep musician/producer Lorin Ashton, better known as Bassnectar, returned to Bridgestone Arena here for New Years 2013, packing the place with more than 11,000 “Bass Heads.” LMG Touring, which also supported the 2012 NYE gig at the same venue along with Bassnectar’s 32-date fall tour, provided an L-Acoustics K1 system, with 72 SB28 subs for low end support.
Read More »CHICAGO — Creative Technology (CT)’s new Intercom & RF Department has added the Riedel Artist digital matrix and Performer digital party line intercom from Riedel Communications to its inventory.
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RED BANK, NJ — For a New Year’s Eve 2013 concert at the Count Basie Theatre, here, Egg Harbor Township, NJ-based ACIR Professional supplied a Yamaha PM5D at FOH and a new Yamaha CL5 at monitors. ACIR also used Whirlwind cabling, Shure, Sennheiser, Audio Technica mics and Radial and Countryman Dis. The main PA consisted of 22 d&b audiotechnik Q1 boxes with six B2 subs.
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GLENVIEW, IL — Gand Concert Sound (GCS), based here, supported noise pop duo The Sleigh Bells at the University of Chicago over the holidays. Their stage setup consists of a wall of Marshalls and an iPod carrying rhythm tracks. GCS provided a pair of Yamaha PM5D Digital Audio Consoles and a 12-box flown NEXO GEO S12 rig with six NEXO CD18 subs. Alpha side fills and PS15 wedges rounded out the rig that was powered by NEXO 4×4 amps.
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BROOKLYN, NY — When Brooklyn Tech High School needed to overhaul the outdated audio system in its 80-year-old, 3,100-seat auditorium, school officials called on Masque Sound. Working with Midland Electric and Criterion Acoustics, Masque Sound provided a system incorporating gear from d&b audiotechnik, Peavey, Crestron, Blackmagic and L-Acoustics.
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SANDUSKY, OH — Management for the Cedar Point amusement park here turned to Washington Professional Systems (Wheaton, MD) and Audio Design Solutions (New Market, MD) to renovate the sound system at the Midway area within the 364-acre park. Eric Choucroun and Chris Evans relied upon One Systems speakers for efficient, even coverage.
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QUAPAW, OK — For its recent addition of a six-story tower with 155 additional guest rooms, restaurants, event spaces, and spa services, Downstream Casino Resort sought out A1 Audio of nearby Branson, MO for a new sound system. The installed system includes Community D4, D6, D8 and D4LP loudspeakers, Yamaha DME-N series processors and an AMX system with iPad control. Five dual-channel Ashly KLR-3200 amplifiers power the entire system.
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NEW YORK — New York City Centre’s Augie J. Propersi worked with sound designer Scott Lehrer and Kierkegaard Associates on a full system audio upgrade for the 2,750-seat venue that included the installation of Out Board’s TiMax2 Soundhub as the overall system processor to provide routing, EQ and zone management and more.
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