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HUNTINGTON, WV — Newtech Systems, led by Tom Kibler, supervised the installation of a new sound system at Marshall University’s 9,100-seat Cam Henderson Center, which first opened in 1981.

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — The two-day Orion Music + More Festival, staged at Bader Field here recently, drew crowds that exceeded 33,000 per day with music from Metallica and 30 other hard-edged bands. ACIR Professional (Egg Harbor Township, NJ) supplied the new Yamaha CL5 digital console, two Yamaha PM5Ds and 10 Yamaha TX3n amps for monitors for the Damage Inc stage.

NORTHRIDGE, CA — Building on years of success with Soundcraft’s Vi1 digital mixer, Ray Davies used a Soundcraft Vi6 as the FOH console for his recent tour. Davies, co-founder of legendary rock band The Kinks, recently embarked on a North American tour, with Los Angeles-based group “The 88” serving both as opening act and his backing band. Davies performances spanned a catalog of hits including, ”You Really Got Me,” “All Day and All of the Night,” “Sunny Afternoon” and “Waterloo Sunset.”

Tristan Mallett (in photo) has been the FOH engineer for Davies for 15 years, working in coordination with monitor engineer Chris Wibberley, who has been with Davies for the past 12 years. Mallett is a longtime user of Soundcraft’s middle-footprint Vi4 digital console.

BELMONT, NC — South Point Baptist Church’s revamped 700-seat sanctuary includes a new sound system designed and installed by Russ Moore, owner of Hames Pro (Greenville, NC).

BELMONT, NH — John DeGange was installed sound manager at Daddy’s Junky Music Store last fall when it closed all 12 of its New England locations after 39 years in business. Armed with a client list, established industry contacts and a working knowledge of the industry, DeGrange didn’t panic. Instead, he launched DeGange Sound Solutions, LLC. He recently credited Symetrix’s Jupiter series and ARC-WEB smartphone-based control for giving the new business a significant edge.

LOS ANGELES – For the first time in approximately 20 years, the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles (SCLA) returned to the Japanese Garden on the grounds of the VA West Los Angeles Healthcare Center campus with their summer production of As You Like It, directed by Royal Shakespeare Company artist Kenn Sabberton. The Center chose the location partly because Artistic Director Ben Donenberg remembered the beauty of the space when they performed there in the early 1990s, but also as a continuation of their work to make Shakespeare vital for everyone—in this case, veterans.

CHICAGO — Sensaphonics, which offers a two-day music industry-specific Golden Circle seminar, announced that two more audiologists had successfully completed the certification program. The seminar covers hearing protection, in-ear monitors and related topics.