DENVER — Akustiks specified an L-Acoustics audio system for the 2,634-seat Boettcher Concert Hall at the Denver Performing Arts Complex that includes ARCS II and KIVA gear for the venue’s in-the-round layout. AVDB Group supplied the system, which was installed by Steve Kuberski and Mark Herron at Mood Media (formerly known as Muzak).
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SAN LORENZO, CA — For San Lorenzo High School’s outdoor stadium, the San Lorenzo Unified School District contracted with Hayward, CA-based Lloyd F. McKinney Associates to manage the installation of a new sound system. The 1,500-capacity stadium has been equipped with Technomad gear including four weatherproof loudspeakers and a pre-wired signal processing equipment rack.
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AUSTIN, TX — For Hope Presbyterian Church here, Dickensheets Design Associates specified a loudspeaker array composed of three different Bose RoomMatch modules —RM9010, RM12040 and RM9060 loudspeakers — powered by PowerMatch amplifiers. The system, installed by Ace Audio Communications, also got the thumbs-up from the church’ s music minister, musicians and pastor after attending an in-church demo arranged by consultant Ken Dickensheets.
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BURLINGTON, MA — Avid announced plans for a webinar hosted by Robert Scovill that will feature Ken “Pooch” Van Druten, pictured here, on March 6, 2013 at 10 am PST/1 pm EST. The free webinar will focus on Van Druten’s career in live sound mixing and take a close look at the award winning engineer’s systems, workflows and usage of Avid’s VENUE consoles.
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NASHVILLE — Audio Electronics, Inc. (AEI) upgraded the existing sound system at the Hillsboro Village location for Sam’s Sports Grill here. AEI’s Darrin Fabish replaced the speakers and further enhanced the new system with Symetrix’s Jupiter 8 App Based Turn-Key DSP.
Read More »NEW LONDON, CT — The U.S. Coast Guard Band announced that it would be forced to cancel its tour of the Southeast from March 6-15 due to budget reductions stipulated by the federal budget sequestration that went into effect March 1. The band had shows scheduled in Clearwater, Tampa and Bradenton, FL; Valdosta, GA; Mobile, and Tuscaloosa, AL; Germantown, TN and Oxford, MS.
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PALO ALTO, CA — For 842-seat Bing Concert Hall, a $111.9 million projected completed in January, Stanford University turned to Fisher Dachs Associates (FDA), J. R. Clancy and Western Theatrical for a rigging solution to the challenge posed by the new venue’s large, sail-like acoustical wall and ceiling panels specified by acoustic designer Yasuhisa Toyota of Nagata Acoustics.
Read More »CHICAGO — For The Book of Mormon at the Bank of America Theatre here, Masque Sound is providing Sennheiser MKE-1 microphones for the lead actors and MKE-2s for various other cast members. Other gear includes DPA 4061 microphones, L-Acoustics speakers and a DiGiCo UB MADI interface sound console — used to route a QLab directly to a Digico SD7, digitally.
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WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA — Matthew Andrade, production manager and head engineer at The Viper Room nightclub here, supports the audio needs of 150 or more performers each month with an arsenal of Sennheiser mics, including six e 935s and one e 945 for the vocals and others for drums and other instruments.
Read More »COSTA MESA, CA (February 26, 2013) — QSC announced the release of complete EASE .GLL data files for its entire loudspeaker line, including AcousticDesign, Acoustic Performance, K Series, KW Series, KLA Series, WideLine and others.
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LOS ANGELES —DiGiCo digital consoles and Optocore networks handled the elaborate needs of two major awards show productions recently — the 55th annual Grammy Awards, broadcast live from the Staples Center on Feb. 10 and seen by 28.37 million viewers on CBS (crew pictured here), and the 85th annual Academy Awards, staged at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood Feb. 24 with a live broadcast on ABC that peaked at 42.4 million viewers.
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BURBANK, WA — Tri-Cities-based sound reinforcement and AV service/rental provider Ford Audio Service, Inc. has taken delivery of an L-Acoustics KARA system. The initial order included 24 KARA, accompanied by 12 SB18 and eight SB28 subs, four 12XT coaxial monitors and eight LA8 amplified controllers.
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