LOS ANGELES — For Kaskade’s sold-out show at the Staples Center July 27 — the first time a DJ managed to do that — Rat Sound Systems provided a full L-Acoustics K1 stadium system. The show was part of the DJ’s Freaks of Nature tour. Rat Sound brought out its big guns, with left and right arrays each comprised of 16 K1 enclosures tailed with three dV-DOSC cabinets for downfill.
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PIPERTON, TN — Living Hope Church’s portable church location became permanent, and Elite Multimedia provided a flexible audio system designed to keep up with the changing needs of the growing congregation there. The sound system includes Lake’s LM 26 signal processor, which provides control over equalization, limiting and delay for the church’s FOH mains.
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HOUSTON —Morris Light & Sound VP John Mills, who joined the Kenny Chesney/Tim McGraw Brothers of the Sun tour as systems engineer/audio crew chief, credited the wireless and PM setup for helping the production avoid costly glitches.
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NORTHRIDGE, CA — Soundcraft will feature FOH engineer Dave Kay as part of the company’s “Mixing with Professionals” seminar program. Kay will offer tips and tricks relating to Soundcraft Vi Series consoles on Aug. 21, 2012.
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NEW YORK — Several ongoing Broadway productions, including the two honored with Tony Awards for sound design this year, are using DiGiCo consoles as part of the sound system setup. The Tony-awarded show designers are Clive Goodwin for Once (mixed on a DiGiCo SD7T)and Darron L. West, for Peter and the Starcatcher (DiGiCo SD10-24). Other productions using a DiGiCo SD7 include The Lion King , The Book of Mormon, Evita, Godspell, Jesus Christ Superstar, Newsies, Sister Act and War Horse. Others using an SD10 include One Man, Two Guvnors.
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LAS VEGAS — If you ever wondered who picks out the names that appear on the Parnelli Awards ballot every year, just take a look in the mirror. Yes, YOU! All FRONT of HOUSE readers once again have the opportunity — but only through the end of August — to choose most of the individuals and companies to be honored Saturday, Oct. 20 at the Mirage Resort in Las Vegas. Nominations are now being accepted for all 2012 Parnelli Awards categories at www.parnelliawards.com/nominate.
Read More »FOREST PARK, OH — Organizers for the 23rd annual Concert on the Green, scheduled to take place here 7:30 on July 27, cancelled the event due to bad weather. A storm swept through, ripping the modest stage structure down. No one was hurt. The stage for the event, which was to host the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra led by conductor John Morris Russell, was set up outdoors on the grounds of one of the event’s sponsors, Union Central Life Insurance.
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LEWISBURG, WV — Loud & Clear, Inc. provided an L-Acoustics K1 line source system to support a series of concerts linked to the Greenbrier Classic featuring Toby Keith, Rod Stewart, Bon Jovi and Lionel Richie.
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ARLINGTON, TX — The University of Texas Arlington and its architecture firm, HKS, hired BAi, LLC to design a distributed audio system for the 218,000-square-foot College Park Center Arena. ABLe Communications implemented the system, which features more than 30 Meyer Sound loudspeakers.
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DAPHNE, AL — When Bay Community Church, based here, decided to extend its reach, they started a portable church across the bay in Mobile. When the Mobile campus grew into a permanent location, the church had ESB Group design and install all AV systems. The technical team ended up choosing Midas PRO2 consoles for both church locations.
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STOW, OH — Audio-Technica announced that Neon Trees has joined the company’s stable of artist endorsers. Roxanne Ricks, Audio-Technica Artist Relations Manager, made the announcement, which reflects the ongoing expansion of A-T’s artist roster.
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MILWAUKEE, WI — Clearwing Productions added DiGiCo SD5 and SD9 consoles to the company’s rental inventory. Both offer expanded functionality through a series of recent software and firmware upgrades.
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