TAYLOR, MI — Guitar Center Professional (GC Pro), designed and installed a new sound system centered on Aero Series 2 loudspeakers from D.A.S. Audio at Metro South Church in the Detroit area. The non-denominational Christian church serves more than 1,500 people each weekend.
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CHESTER, PA — Widener University alumnus Art Kalemkarian designed a new Community Professional speaker system for the football stadium at his alma mater. The Leslie C. Quick Jr. stadium now has six WET Series W2-2W8 loudspeakers covering the home team’s bleachers, with a pair of R2-52Z long-throw loudspeakers, also located on the press box roof, for the visitor seating and playing field areas.
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CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY — Ryan Jackson of JCA Media LLC, who designed and installed the replacement sound system for Campbellsville Baptist Church, brought in a Metrix system from Adamson Systems Engineering. The two-array setup could be fine-tuned to cover both the 900-capacity church’s main sanctuary seating and balcony areas. The speakers are powered by Lab.gruppen PLM10000Q amplifiers, and an Allen & Heath iLive digital system, Audio Technica 5000 Series wireless receiver and DPA instrument mics round out the audio upgrade.
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SANTA ANA, CA — Recent staging failures, such as this year’s Radiohead stage collapse in Toronto that left one dead and three injured could have serious ramifications for the live event industry, according to Scott Carroll, executive vice president and program director of Take1 Insurance, part of the U.S. Risk Insurance Group, and a specialist insurance provider for the entertainment industry. The Toronto event could renew calls for stricter regulations for stage construction and engineering, potentially convincing less experienced insurance providers to abandon the industry.
And with fewer providers, there is less competition, which could lead to higher premiums.
Read More »LOS ANGELES — The Anschutz Company announced that Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) is for sale. AEG owns more than 100 venues, including Staples Center and London’s O2 arena. Its subsidiary, AEG Live, is the second-largest concert promoter, behind Live Nation. AEG also produces music festivals including Coachella, and its sports franchises include the Los Angeles Kings.
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GLENDORA, CA — At first, Grace Church, based here, was looking to upgrade its speakers, and turned to L-Acoustics dealer Pro Sound & Video (PSV) for support. Not long after that, church leaders opted to replace their aging analog console as well. PSV helped them evaluate digital console advantages including a plethora of onboard processing, snapshot features and effects. The church ended up buying an SD9 from DiGiCo.
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HOUSTON — Lending further proof to the saying “everything is bigger in Texas,” L-Acoustics US reports that Houston-based LD Systems has now purchased a mega-stadium-sized K1/KUDO system. Hailed as one of the largest sales in the manufacturer’s 28-year history, the order includes 386 enclosures — including variable curvature, constant curvature and coaxial systems — all powered by LA-RAK.
Read More »SAN FRANCISCO — With just five weeks to go until “Show Time,” the AES continues to update its Preliminary Event Calendar.
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BOSTON — Adamson Systems Engineering announced the formal release of its Project Energia V2.5 preset library. Energia Beta partners around the world had been fielding the new presets on major summer tours and festivals while reporting the results to Adamson’s R&D department.
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BOILING SPRINGS, NC — A Sound Experience (ASE Service Group Inc.) specified audio gear from ISP Technologies for the new sound system in use at the $30 million, 110,000-square-foot Tucker Student Center at Gardner-Webb University here. The center, which opened Aug. 28, offers a variety of amenities to the university’s 4,300 students.
Read More »ATLANTA — Renkus-Heinz is bringing versatile gear to WFX here Sept. 19-21, including the Ralph Heinz Signature Series, a build-to-order system featuring a dual wedge angle design, featuring versatile rigging and mounting options. Also on display will be the Varia Series, a modular design featuring customizable waveguides, configurable enclosures and new hardware designed for easy customization.
Read More »ATLANTA — At the Worship Facilities Conference and Expo (WFX), which takes place at the Georgia World Congress Center here Sept. 19-21, Vision2 Marketing will be demonstrating Harman’s Soundcraft Si Performer console at Booth 658. Soundcraft is also sponsoring Hands-On Training (HOT) sessions at WFX, and will be providing 18 of its Si Compact audio consoles for HOT attendees to work on over the three days of classes.
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