HOUSTON — Onstage Systems supplied the audio system for the main stage of the Something Wicked Festival Oct. 27 in Houston. Billed as Texas’s first large-scale Halloween-oriented electronic dance music festival, the event featured international, national and local DJs including Zedd, Nero and Flux Pavilion.
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FORT COLLINS, CO — Kris Johnson at Sight and Sound Technologies Inc. helped Pastor Aaron Stern of Mill City Church come up with a portable audio system that includes a DiGiCo SD11 console. Mill City Church operates out of the University Center for the Arts building on the Colorado State University Campus here every Sunday.
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CHESTER, PA — Community Professional Loudspeakers has noted that it has gained EN54-24 certification for its R-Series R1, R2 and R6 loudspeaker systems. EN54-24 is the harmonized EU standard for loudspeakers for use in fire detection and fire alarm systems.
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HOUSTON – Onstage Systems supplied a full L-Acoustics K1 stadium system for the main stage of the Something Wicked Festival, held Oct. 27 at Sam Houston Race Park. Onstage Systems, based in Dallas, recently added the L-Acoustics K1 system to their rental inventory, and the festival received positive reviews for sound in The Houston Post. Something Wicked was Texas’s first large-scale Halloween-oriented electronic dance music festival.
Read More »OTTAWA, Canada — Although Ontario Ministry of Labor officials issued a report earlier this year finding no evidence of structural defects that led to the July 18, 2011 collapse of the overhead stage structure during a Cheap Trick performance at the Ottawa Bluesfest, newly-published details cite the crew’s inability to quickly cut ties securing the structure’s fabric walls as a key factor contributing to wind loads on the structure as the storm hit the area.
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ELKHART, IN — Harman Professional recently completed a in-depth technology and training program here to help its staff support customer needs. Harman’s Chris Vice noted that the program also provided RSO leadership with valuable feedback on a range of issues.
Read More »BUENA PARK, CA — Yamaha Commercial Audio Training Seminars (YCATS) announced planned stops in Washington, DC (Nov. 28-30); Cincinnati, OH (Dec. 4); Novi, MI (Dec. 7); and Orlando, FL (Dec. 11-13).
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CAMARILLO, CA — Jason Alt, president of Delicate Productions, noted how his company has used gear from VUE Audiotechnik to support more than a dozen fashion and other corporate events in the Los Angeles area. Delicate’s inventory of 12 VUE boxes includes a-8 full range models (8 units) and as-115 subwoofers (4 units). All were custom-painted white.
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MASON, OH — Prasco Laboratories hired ICON Live Technologies of Muscle Shoals, AL, to design and install a new audio reinforcement system for the pharmaceutical company’s 365-seat auditorium, based here. ICON opted for a system centered on Meyer Sound’s compact MINA line array loudspeakers.
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CHARLOTTE, NC — Since it opened Oct. 12, Label Charlotte, a 16,000-square-foot music/dance venue, has presented a mix of live bands and DJs with multiple genres of music. In its opening week, the venue featured a 16-piece salsa band. To support the featured nightly acts, and also corporate and other special events, the club’s audio staff and visiting engineers (including FOH engineer Andrew Ketchum, pictured here) have made good use of a new Allen & Heath iLive digital mixer.
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WASHINGTON, DC — U Street Music Hall’s Martin Audio sound system, which includes WS218X subwoofers from Martin Audio, was recently recognized for having one of the Top 10 U.S. Club Sound Systems by Beatport, an online music store specializing in electronic dance music and culture.
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LAS VEGAS — The House of Blues Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay hotel is one of Las Vegas’ premier concert venues—and it just upped the ante with the installation of JBL VTX Series line array gear.
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