CHICAGO — Encompass Technologies recently completed a major sound and video installation that included a Martin Audio sound system for a sizeable new restaurant/sports bar/nightclub, John Barleycorn River North, which is located in downtown Chicago.
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NASHVILLE — WJHW of Dallas and AVI / SPL of Columbia, MD handled the design and installation of the new sound system at LP Field here. The 69,143-seat stadium, which hosts the NFL Titans, the Music City Bowl and the annual CMA Music Festival, now has 166 One Systems speakers, including 146 106IM/70s, eight 108IM/70s and twelve 112IM/70s.
Read More »CAMARILLO, CA: Rat Sound Systems, based here, has taken delivery of two additional Midas PRO2 consoles to add to an existing inventory of Midas PRO6, PRO9 and XL8 consoles.
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SEATTLE — To celebrate 50 years since it was originally established as the U.S. Science Pavilion for the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair, the Pacific Science Center’s Eames Theater was refurbished. Along with an expanded capacity to offer 2D and 3D films, the theater has two new digital sound systems and new seating. The PACCAR IMAX Theater’s secondary sound system includes an Allen & Heath GLD-80 digital mixing console and AR24-12 audio rack.
Read More »OXNARD, CA — L-Acoustics announced that two new product videos — “ARCS WIDE and ARCS FOCUS” and “Constant Curvature Line Sources” — are now available online. In the Constant Curvature video, Scott Sugden, head of application, touring for the U.S., gives a short presentation on the physical principles and acoustic properties of L-Acoustics WST constant curvature line sources and how they can be exploited in a variety of applications. In the ARCS WIDE and ARCS FOCUS video, Sugden presents those constant curvature line sources, reviewing the main features of both enclosures and the associated SB18m subwoofer. He also discusses system deployments, rigging options, amplification, DSP and software control.
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CINCINNATI — Xavier University recently asked consultant Anthony James Partners and local integrator ICB Audio & Video to update the sound system with increased coverage of seating areas that were poorly covered by the original system. In part because no additional rigging points could be added, the solution centered on Danley loudspeakers and subwoofers.
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OAKLAND, CA — Quality Sound of Stockton, CA recently installed One Systems 108IM/70 speakers in O.co Coliseum here. The stadium is home to the NFL’s Oakland Raiders and MLB’s Oakland Athletics.
Read More »BEAVERTON, OR — AVnu Alliance, an industry forum that certifies Audio Video Bridging (AVB) products for interoperability, has added broadcast infrastructure equipment developer Axon Digital Design to its membership roster. In addition, Jan Eveleens, CEO of Axon, will serve as chairman of the newly-formed AVnu Alliance Pro Video Subgroup.
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SAN DIEGO — Paul Svenson, owner of PS Audio Video, used a single K-array KR400S ultra-light powered speaker for the graduation ceremony at San Diego Bernardo Heights Middle School earlier this year, which featured an 80-foot-wide outdoor stage. Svenson consulted with Sennheiser area sales manager John R. Borja on the project. (Sennheiser is K-array’s distributor).
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LAS VEGAS — The Official Blues Brothers Revue, a touring show produced by Dan Aykroyd, Judy Belushi, and Paul Shaffer, is relying upon Shure UHF-R wireless mics and PSM1000 personal monitor systems. Tour and production manager (and longtime Shure user) Bill Girdwood specified the gear.
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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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