SAN JOSE, CA — The International Space Orchestra, comprised of space scientists, performed a concert called Ground Control: An Opera in Space. For that Sept. 13 event, and also for a film documentary covering it, Lectrosonics wireless gear played a key role.
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NASHVILLE — Jason Spence and Tom Pesa, monitors engineers for the Country Music Association (CMA) Awards Show that aired Nov. 1 on ABC, relied upon Shure PSM 1000 personal stereo monitor systems for most of the live performances that took place at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, including Little Big Town, pictured here.
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SHARON HILL, PA — Naamans Creek Audio Video’s Tony Albano used six strategically-placed Entasys column line array loudspeakers from Community Professional to lend a new level of clarity to the sanctuary at Holy Spirit Catholic Church here.
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LEXINGTON, KY — Pro Sound & Lights systems engineer Chris Naughton was able to accommodate an eleventh-hour change in plans for an audio install at Church of the Savior, based here. Additional processing and amplifier channels were required after the project was well underway. Naughton was able to make the additions without going over budget by using an eight-channel Ashly ne8250.pe amplifier with optional onboard Protea DSP processing.
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BATON ROUGE, LA — Oct. 25, 2012 was a busy day for Premier Production & Sound Services, based here. The company supported the sound reinforcement needs at the Voodoo Experience Festival and more than a dozen additional events in the region — 14 gigs in all. Premier Production & Sound Services provided a range of Harman gear including JBL, Crown, dbx and BSS Audio.
Read More »PORTLAND, OR — Audinate, owner of the Dante media networking solution, has joined the Open Control Architecture (OCA) Alliance, which recently incorporated and now functions as an open-standards trade association. Audinate is now an associate member of the trade group.
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NASHVILLE — Among the Audio-Technica mic-wielding artists at the 46th Annual CMA Awards, broadcast live from Bridgestone Arena here Nov. 1, were Jason Aldean, pictured here, who opened the show, then returned to perform once more, later in the program. There were some 200 A-T mics in use during the production, with audio support from ATK Audiotek
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NASHVILLE — The 46th Annual Country Music Association (CMA) Awards, broadcast live from the Bridgestone Arena here Nov. 1, included a number of Sennheiser-using artists on stage and in the winner’s circle, including Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert, Lady Antebellum and the Zac Brown Band.
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COOLIDGE, AZ — No Limits AV installed a new audio system for the multi-purpose theater within the Casa Grande Ruins visitor center here. Nagaki Design Build Associates designed the visitor center. For the theater’s sound system, No Limits AV opted for a setup including five Renkus-Heinz CF-Series loudspeakers. Three CFX81 two-way 8-inch speakers cover system’s left, right, and center channels, while the surrounds are handled by a pair of CFX61 two-way 6 1/2-inch speakers.
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BOILING SPRINGS, NC — Working with ASE Group, staffers at Gardner-Webb University recently installed Yamaha CL1 and CL5 digital consoles and two RIO3224s, which were purchased through Full Compass, in Stewart Hall within the school’s new 110,000 square-foot Tucker Student Center. Stewart Hall is designed to be able to be divided into three performance spaces.
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COLUMBUS, OH — Following a fire at a property adjacent to its former location, AV staging, rental and sales company Forty Two Inc. relocated its headquarters and re-equipped, acquiring new WideLine, KLA and K Series loudspeaker systems from QSC Audio Products. Forty-Two Inc. put the new systems to work at a campaign event led by President Barack Obama at Ohio State University in Columbus.
Read More »CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Nineteen Linkin Park concert-goers making their way from a parking area to Cape Town Stadium Nov. 7 were injured when temporary scaffolding supporting a sports drink advertisement fell in high winds. One of the injured, a female, later died at the hospital; twelve others required hospitalization after the accident.
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