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Feeling the Beat at Bay Beats
FOH Staff | News | September 20, 2006SINGAPORE--After several years hosting the annual Bay Beats festival, a concentrated exposition of local south-east Asian talent featuring five "Indie" bands a day for three days, this year a decision was taken by Singapore's Esplanade Theatres on the Bay to purchase a large format line array to cater for the festival's audio needs. Read More... -
Pittsburgh's Benedum Reaps Audio Benefits
FOH Staff | News | September 20, 2006PITTSBURGH--The Benedum Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Pittsburgh is a historic theatre that hosts over half a million visitors a year. Named the "Number One Auditorium in the US" by Billboard and ranked third in Pollstar's 2004 Top 50 list of theatre venues worldwide, the 2,800-seat Benedum Center provides turnkey production services to everyone from first-run national Broadway tours to regional groups like the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and the Pittsburgh Opera. Read More... -
Republic Parties With New Speakers
FOH Staff | News | September 20, 2006TORONTO, ONTARIO--Republic, a busy Vancouver Club on Granville has revamped their entire sound system with Adamson Speakers. Republic is open seven days a week; during the day Republic is a busy pub and sports bar, and at night it features live DJs and entertainment transforming itself into a dance club. Read More... -
Sub Finishes P
FOH Staff | News | September 20, 2006OXNARD, CA--L-ACOUSTICS' has completed its P-Series line of self-powered amplifiers with the release of a self-powered subwoofer. The addition of a self-powered subwoofer SB15P for extended LF response in bi- and tri-amp configurations widens the performance range of the P series for small to medium format applications. Read More... -
API 5500 Dual Equalizer Debuts at AES
FOH Staff | News | September 13, 2006JESSUP, MD--API Audio will debut the latest in the company's 19-inch rack mounted products--the 5500 dual equalizer--at the 2006 AES in San Francisco. Designed for recording, mixing and mastering applications, the single rack space API 5500 is a two-channel EQ package with an all-discrete signal path that combines the classic features of the API 550B four-band EQ module with the boost and cut precision of the 550D and the 550M mastering equalizer. Read More... -
Grenada's Spicemas Carnival Steps It Up
FOH Staff | News | September 13, 2006ST GEORGE, GRENADA--Music, festival and dance are at the heart of Grenada's cultural heritage, and the spice island's annual "Spicemas" Carnival, a world-renowned celebration featuring the finest soca, reggae and calypso music, sounded better than ever this year, thanks to the EV, Midas and Klark Teknik sound system, operated by Judah Sound System of St. George's, Grenada. Read More... -
New Addition to VENUE Line
FOH Staff | News | September 13, 2006LONDON--Digidesign has announced the addition of D-Show Profile to the VENUE live sound environment family. This compact mixing console is a size-conscious alternative to the D-Show, the flagship console of the VENUE line. D-Show Profile offers full compatibility with all existing VENUE hardware components, total file portability and a compact footprint. Read More... -
Major Manufacturers License Ethersound
FOH Staff | News | September 13, 2006MERIDIAN, MS--Peavey Electronics has licensed EtherSound networking technology for use in Peavey, MediaMatrix, Architectural Acoustics and Crest Audio professional audio and communications products. Yamaha has also announced they will be using this format. Read More... -
Dolphin Stadium Reaches For The Clouds
FOH Staff | News | September 13, 2006MIAMI--Miami's Dolphin Stadium is arguably one of professional sports' more active venues and part of the continued success of this privately funded arena can be credited to owner Wayne Huizenga's strong advocacy of regular upgrades and renovations, a program that has helped to maintain the stadium's first-class amenities and state-of-the-art technical infrastructure, including a recent upgrade to Community Professional speakers in the interior sound systems. Read More... -
Building The Monitor Bridge
FOH Staff | News | September 13, 2006WEST CHESTER, PA--Aviom, Inc, manufacturer of the Pro16 Monitor Mixing System, is announcing that the company is now shipping the new AN-16SBR System Bridge, which will be featured at AES 2006 (Booth# 123). Read More... -
Line Array Unleashed At Music Festival
FOH Staff | News | September 6, 2006TORONTO--The Rizla Unleashed Music Festival delivered a fantastic weekend of music, from a breath-taking cliff top location overlooking Watergate Bay in Newquay, UK on Friday and Saturday, August 4 and 5. The sold-out event attracted 14500 people for the weekend, who were treated to Cornwall's largest music festival. Friday's headliners, "Feeder" were joined by "The Automatic", "Mystery Jets", "Captain" and others. "Starsailor" and "Graham Coxon" headlined the Saturday show. Read More... -
Cast Your Vote! Parnelli Voting Is Now Open
FOH Staff | News | September 6, 2006LAS VEGAS, NV--The people have spoken, the nominees have been tabulated, and the polls are open. Voting for the 2006 Parnelli Awards has begun! Subscribers to PLSN or FRONT of HOUSE magazines can cast their votes for the best of the live production industry online at www.parnelliawards.com/vote. Read More...
