ATLANTA — For Passion 2013, which drew some 60,000 Christian college students to the Georgia Dome here Jan. 1-4, FOH engineers Jeff Sandstrom and Stephen Bailey used Avid VENUE consoles (two Profile consoles at FOH and one at Broadcast) and the Waves Mercury and Studio Classics Collection bundles.
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SPOKANE, WA — When their analog mixing console failed, Life Center Foursquare Church, saw it as an opportunity to improved both the sound quality and the workflow of the music presentation in their 1,800-seat sanctuary here.
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PHOENIX —Clearwing Productions recently purchased two Yamaha CL5 Consoles to keep up with the ever-changing digital audio marketplace. Pictured here is a Yamaha CL5 which had been in use at the Phoenix Theatre; it’s now available for rental from the Clearwing facility in Phoenix. The second CL5 is currently available for rental at Clearwing’s location in Milwaukee, WI.
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BUFFALO, NY — Northeastern Production Systems provided a JBL VerTec line array system for The World’s Largest Disco, a charity event staged at the Buffalo Convention Center here that drew some 7,000 attendees with DJs spinning 1970s tracks through a 300,000-watt sound system.
Read More »ALAMEDA, CA — Clear-Com, a sponsor of the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus, provided an HME DX210 digital wireless intercom system to support crew activities including productions and workshops.
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PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA — Bauder Audio Systems, Inc. (Philadelphia) and Indre Recording and Production (Havertown, PA) provided audio support for the 2012 Camp Out for Hunger benefit sponsored by WMMR Radio’s Preston & Steve Show. The five-day live remote broadcast included VIP guests, bands, outdoor stunts, and two dozen tractor trailers to haul a record 627,678 pounds of food donations. The event, held Nov. 26-30, also raised more than $100K.
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ROCKFORD, IL — Creative Audio, based here, owns more than 100 JBL VerTec VT4888 and VT4880 subwoofers, and recently added Harman’s JBL VTX Series line array loudspeakers to its inventory. The new speaker system has already been deployed on a number of events, including the Southern Illinois Country Fest at the Worldshooting and Recreation Complex in Sparta, IL, and a New Year’s Eve gig featuring The Avett Brothers at the 12,000-seat Greensboro Coliseum Complex in North Carolina.
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LITHONIA, GA —Emmanuel Seventh Day Adventist Church, based here, has been using a Line 6 XD-V75 digital wireless system supplied by Guitar Center Pro for its weekly services led by Pastor Kenneth Boswell and Praise Team Leader Dale Brown. The services, for a congregation close to 450, also feature solo vocalists along with a choir and praise team.
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ROSEVILLE, CA — The Bayside Church, based here, is known to many as the home to house of worship leader and influential musician, Lincoln Brewster. Brewster and other church leaders opted to upgrade the speaker system for the 2,300-seat main campus location with a NEXO GEO S12 line array, RS18s and NXAmps supplied by Special Event Services (SES), Sacramento. Bayside Church has a total of four locations, and more than 12,000 members of the congregation attend worship services on any given weekend.
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ALEXANDRIA, VA — Harman’s Soundcraft is kicking off 2013 with new dates for its “Mixing with Professionals” (MwP) series, starting with two sessions at AV rental and staging company Audio Visual Actions, Inc., based here. The MwP sessions will be held from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm and from 2:00 to 5:00 pm on Wed., Feb. 6. James Lawrenson, FOH engineer for Foster the People (and a Soundcraft Vi6 user) is hosting.
Read More »AMSTERDAM — The third AV Networking Congress is set for Tuesday, Jan. 29 at the Holiday Inn Amsterdam. More than 25 industry consultants and manufacturers will be presenting AV networking case studies during the day-long event. Along with panel discussions, there will be interactive demonstrations and workshops. Attendees will include AV design consultants, installation contractors, networking experts, and pro audio equipment vendors.
Read More »SALT LAKE CITY — ClearOne reported that it had entered into a settlement agreement with UBS Financial Services on an auction-rate securities dispute dating back to 2008. UBS agreed to pay $45 million. ClearOne also noted that an arbitration panel denied a similar claim against Morgan Stanley.
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