MELBOURNE, FL — The Henegar Center for the Arts, which includes a 493-seat proscenium theatre, recently upgraded its sound system with an Allen & Heath GLD digital mixing system provided by locally based IM Systems. Pictured at the GLD-80 console here is Thom Restivo, Henegar Center sound technician.
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FRESNO, CA — System designer Tim McFarland of American Music guided the Fresno Betsuin Buddhist Temple Dharma Center toward Line 6’s StageScape M20d smart mixing system, chosen in part for its ease of use. Pictured here with the Line 6 StageScape M20d smart mixing system is temple member Greg Tsudama, who serves as professional IT manager and the lead AV tech.
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BOSTON — Della Mae, a bluegrass band based here, is using DPA d:vote 4099 mics for added mobility without compromising on sound quality. The band members include Celia Woodsmith on vocals, Jenni Lyn Gardner on mandolin, Kimber Ludiker on fiddle, Courtney Hartman on guitar and Shelby Means on bass. All use d:votes on their individual instruments.
Read More »CHICAGO — TC Furlong will host a Digital Console Showcase Nov. 27, at the Moody Church, 1635 N. LaSalle Drive in Chicago from 3pm to 8pm in Rooms 107/108. The Showcase will include the new Yamaha CL Digital Console Series including the CL1, CL3 and CL5, and Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems staff will be on hand for demos and to answer questions.
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NEW YORK and LOS ANGELES — Brooklyn-based indie rock band Grizzly Bear has performed this year at Radio City Music Hall, the Greek Theater in Los Angeles and on late night talk shows with the support of FOH engineer Drew Malamud, who has steered the band toward the use of TRUE P-Solo preamps.
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LOS ANGELES — 7F Audio provided sound reinforcement at a religious gathering of 75,000 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum that included D.A.S. Audio’s Aero 50 3-way, large format line array enclosures, Aero 12A powered, 2-way mid-high line array elements and Road 12A monitor wedges.
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LONG ISLAND CITY, NY — El Media Group designed and installed the sound system at Z Hotel here, providing coverage for the rooftop lounge with Community WET Series W2-218, the downstairs restaurant and lounge with Community’s VERIS Series gear and the basement area with a distributed system including VERIS 26 two-way, dual 6-inch full-range systems augmented with VERIS 212S dual 12-inch subwoofers.
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PORTLAND, OR — Audinate announced that their Dante Controller v3.2.9.2, released for both Windows and Mac, now supports Yamaha HA Remote mode toggling for supported devices and also supports Mac OS X 10.8 for Mac.
Read More »ANAHEIM, CA — Nominees in the Creative categories for the 28th annual TEC Awards, which will be presented during Winter NAMM here in late January, include, in the tour sound production category, Delicate Productions, for Foo Fighters Wasting Light tour; Thunder Audio, for Metallica’s 2012 European Black Album tour; Firehouse Productions, for Radiohead’s The King of Limbs tour; Special Event Services, for the Zac Brown Band; and Pro Media – UltraSound, for Dave Matthews Band.
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TEMPE, AZ – Audio Video Resources (AVR) provided a new sound system for the 10,000-capacity Wells Fargo Arena at Arizona State University here recently. The new system, designed to impress visitors with both its powerful low end and highly-intelligible spoken word characteristics, centers on Danley Sound Labs full-range loudspeakers and subwoofers.
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DENVER — Empowercom installed a Renkus-Heinz Iconyx system to support the audio needs at the Clyfford Still Museum here. The gear was chosen for its minimal aesthetic impact and steerable sound quality.
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MONTREAL — For the Osheaga festival, held on an island in the St. Lawrence River here last summer, one of the five stages was named “Scène Verte” and featured a “green” theme. Supported by both sound provider Solotech and Sennheiser Canada, which distributes K-array pro audio gear, that stage’s setup included K-array KH4s and KS4s.
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