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ANN ARBOR, MI — Hearing Health Science, Inc., a privately-funded company developing Soundbites hearing health supplements, announced real-world studies with musicians to measure and confirm the effectiveness of the patented, FDA-approved micronutrient in mint form. Sensaphonics founder Michael Santucci is overseeing testing and documentation of the clinical trials via his Musicians Hearing Clinic at Sensaphonics, Inc. in Chicago.

CALGARY — Sound Art general manager Dan Frerichs took responsibility for coordinating wireless frequencies at the TransAlta Grandstand Show during the 10-day Calgary Stampede. He used four channels of Axient and 16 channels of Shure UHF-R wireless to guard against dropouts for performances by country music star Paul Brandt and  perennial Stampede cast members The Young Canadians.

PUTNAM VALLEY, NY — Run DMC’s Darryl McDaniels performed and spoke before an audience of kids recently at at Camp Felix, a camp for underprivileged children operated by The New York Foundling, a family services organization specializing in child welfare. Ben Escobedo, RF services & field support engineer, technical services at Sennheiser, supported the event’s audio needs with a pair of K-array KR 200 loudspeakers and other gear donated for the event by Sennheiser, including an ew135 G3 wireless system and e835, e935 and e965 wired microphones.

COLUMBIA, MD — Bridgeway Community Church, which had been relying upon wireless gear operating in a spectrum now forbidden by the FCC, turned to Guitar Center Professional (GC Pro) for help. Mitchell Shaivitz, account manager at the GC Pro Baltimore area office, help steer the church’s technical director, Derwent “D” Williamson, toward a system centered on 14 channels of new Shure ULX-D wireless, including handheld transmitter and bodypacks, plus Shure PSM900 in-ear system and a Shure PA821A 8-channel antenna combiner.