BATON ROUGE, LA — PreSonus, which acquired Nimbit earlier this year for an undisclosed sum, says it has integrated its technology and services into Studio One Artist, Producer, and Professional with the goal of providing complete solution for music and audio creation, sales, and promotion. The integration is set to debut Aug. 1, 2012, via a free Nimbit Extension for Studio One 2.0.6 (and later versions).
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ROCKPORT, MA — Rockport Music, best known for its Rockport Chamber Music Festival, opened its Shalin Liu Performance Center in 2010. Featuring a 334-seat concert… Read More »Rockport Music Using Neumann, Sennheiser Gear
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ANAHEIM, CA — Sound Image upgraded the FOH mixing capabilities of The House of Blues (HOB) location here, and also the HOBs in New Orleans and Las Vegas. (There are 13 venues throughout the U.S.). The Anaheim and New Orleans venues are now using a combination of Soundcraft Vi4 and Vi6 digital mixing consoles. In Las Vegas, the HOB Mandalay Bay venue is using a Vi1 console at FOH.
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STURGIS, SD — The 72nd annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, set to take place here Aug. 6-12, will include an expanded PA system that includes nearly 50 Technomad audio loudspeakers for use with public safety information as well as entertainment for the anticipated crowd of 700,000 visitors.
Read More »OSHKOSH, WI – Heavy metal rang through the valley here July 12-14 at Rock USA. Precise Corporate Staging once again provided audio gear from L-Acoustics for artists including Motley Crue, Kid Rock, Shinedown, Tesla, Papa Roach, Hollywood Undead and Skid Row.
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CHICAGO — Harpo Studios recently completed their multi-city Lifeclass tour stops in Toronto, New York and St. Louis. They produced two-hour live and two-hour taped talk shows featuring Oprah Winfrey, Deepak Chopra, Tony Robbins, Iyanla Vanzant and Bishop T.D. Jakes.
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BOWLING GREEN, KY — Bruce Bossert of Nashville-based Mid-Coast & Performance Audio, Inc. provided a Meyer Sound JM-1P system for Hillvue Heights Church, based here. Members of the congregation remarked on the noticeable change shortly after the system was activated.
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ST. LOUIS, MO — Fair St. Louis, a free festival held July 4, 5 and 7 beneath the iconic St. Louis Arch, included air shows, fireworks displays and musical guests Heart, Third Eye Blind and Dierks Bentley. Stanco Productions supported the event with Martin Audio gear.
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TINLEY PARK, IL — Live Nation recently hired Clearwing Productions to update the audio system used for the 18,000-capacity sloped lawn area that extends outward from the 10,000-seat First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre here. After checking the area with L-Acoustics’ Soundvision modeling software, the Clearwing crew provided 42 L-Acoustics KARA enclosures for the outdoor space.
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MADISON, WI – Full Compass Systems recently held a “Pie in the Face” fundraiser for the United Way of Dane County. Nine employees, dressed in outfits ranging from plastic ponchos to tuxedos, took their coworkers best shots and smiled throughout.
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CHARLOTTE, NC — Robert Schoneman, a production manager at the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, which encompasses the 2,100-seat Belk Theater and the 434-seat Booth Playhouse, spoke recently about the center’s reliance upon Lectrosonics’ Digital Hybrid wireless technology.
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SEATTLE, WA —Behringer has dispatched a fleet of branded trucks promoting its focused ProZone line of products aimed at production and rental companies, AV and professional sound reinforcement applications. ProZone products include the company’s X32 Digital Console, S16 Digital Stagebox, P16 Personal Monitoring System, ELX Vertical Line Array Speakers and iNUKE High-Power Amplifiers.
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