PHILADELPHIA — For SoundGarden Hall, a 2,100-capacity live event space that opened this fall, Ian Hoffer of Aurora Sound and Light Design LLC handled the design and installation of the audio system as well as lighting gear. Hoffer and the club’s management opted for Meyer Sound’s UPJ-1P VariO loudspeakers, which they had used previously for another club in town, Rumor.
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FORT WORTH, TX — Dan Spitz, former member and co-founder of heavy metal group Anthrax, is also a lead guitarist, bass guitarist, vocalist, programmer, engineer and co-producer of the rock duo Red Lamb. The three-time Grammy nominee is also a watchmaker and, with wife Candi, an advocate for autism awareness and research. In addition, as Harman notes, he has been using AKG IVM4500 In Ear Monitors and AKG’s DMS700 wireless system.
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LAS VEGAS — UNLV’s 550-seat Judy Bayley Theater was recently refurbished with a new audio system that includes a Yamaha M7CL-48ES digital audio console, IS series speakers, DME24 (Digital Mixing Engine) and XP amplifiers. UNLV faculty adjunct Mary McFadden played a key role in the selection of gear. PRG handled the design and installation for the project.
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BATH, NY — Family Life, a non-denominational Christian organization that uses music, theater and broadcast arts to spread its message across upstate New York and Pennsylvania, has been relying upon a Midas PRO2 digital mixing system both at its home campus, based here, and on the road.
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CHILLIWACK, BC, Canada — With high walls, metal roofs and concrete, glass and water surfaces to deal with, Go Audio, based here, turned to an Iconyx digitally steered array solution from Renkus Heinz for aquatic centers at the Cheam Leisure Centre and Chilliwack Landing Leisure Centre here.
Read More »CHESTERTON, IN — Music Group announced that Starin Distribution, based here, is now distributing Turbosound products in the U.S. Starin serves customers in North America from 10 staffed offices and through associated rep firm alliances across the country.
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NORTH WILKESBORO, NC — The Bethel Baptist Church, based here, recently added a new Vision Center that houses additional Sunday school rooms, office space, a large kitchen and multi-purpose fellowship area and stage. Tony Parker, co-owner of Parkers Productions, designed and installed a new system for the Vision Center using Tannoy QFlex gear. Parker also specified Roland’s M-300 digital V-Mixer in conjunction with their 4000-S Digital Snake.
Read More »NILES, IL and HONG KONG — Sound Well Technology is celebrating 45 years as a valued Shure Distributor. To commemorate the partnership, Sound Well Technology Principal Arthur Chiu has accepted a special congratulatory certificate from Shure president and CEO Sandy LaMantia.
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ST. CLOUD, FL — Veteran Disney sound engineer, Jay Bemiller, is in a “happy place” once again now that the city of St. Cloud, Florida has purchased an Allen & Heath digital console and mix rack. Bemiller went from mixing major productions on large, pricey analog boards for two decades to mixing 12 microphones on one channel.
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BOSTON — Guitar Center Professional (GC Pro) and Harman worked on sound systems for three restaurants in the Boston area recently. The Salty Pig, Canary Square and Trade got new indoor and outdoor sound systems including JBL, Crown and dbx audio components.
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HOUSTON — Sound Productions and Covenant Communications provided and installed a Yamaha AFC3 (Active Field Control) System for the 400-seat Denney Theater at the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (HSPVA) here recently. The new system includes 20 speakers with four mics in the main auditorium.
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HOLLYWOOD, FL — Sound Media, a sound and lighting production company based here, has expanded its inventory of Turbosound products this year with eight TFA-600HW (100-degree dispersion) Flex Array elements along with eight NuQ-8DP and four Aspect TA-500 loudspeakers. The new gear joins the TFA-600H system the company purchased in 2011.
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