INDIANAPOLIS — One of five stages set up to entertain racing fans at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) during the Indianapolis 500 had to be replaced last week after safety inspectors deemed it non-compliant with Indiana’s new safety regulations, which were drafted in response to last summer’s deadly stage collapse at the Indianapolis State Fair.
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DETROIT — The Movement Electronic Music Festival, which drew a total of 107,343 to Detroit’s Hart Plaza from May 26-28, featured a large array of Meyer Sound equipment provided by Livonia, MI-based Thunder Audio. Three of five stages featured a Meyer Sound system.
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NEW YORK — EL Media Group designed and installed the sound system for the STK steakhouse within the W.R. Grace Building here. around two Symetrix Jupiter 8 turnkey processors with Symetrix ARC-2e wall panel remotes. Along with a custom playlist, the restaurant often features a live DJ.
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LOS ANGELES — Facing RF interference issues from the LED surface used as a stage for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rat Sound tinkered with a variety of fixes, which improved the situation but did not eliminate the problem. Finally the crew opted to switch to a Shure PSM 1000 system for IEMs.
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LONG BEACH, CA — On the last day of his April visit to California, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama spoke about “Peace of Mind in Troubled Times” to an audience of more than 10,000 at the Long Beach Arena. PRG Audio of Sun Valley, CA deployed a Meyer Sound system comprised largely of MICA and M2D line array loudspeakers.
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FRISCO, TX — Gemini Light Sound & Video provided production gear for the annual EdgeFest one-day rock festival at 30,000-capacity FC Dallas Stadium here in late April, using Powersoft K2 and K3 amplifiers to power the main stage PA system. It was the sound and lighting company’s fifth year of supporting the event.
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MONTREAL — Michael Golden, executive vice president of JAM Industries, VP of Erikson Music/Korg Canada and son of JAM Industries founder Marty Golden, passed away May 11 after a two-year battle with cancer. He had just turned 50 in February.
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COLUMBIA, MD — At the Merriweather Post Pavilion within Symphony Woods here, Sweetgreen restaurant group hosted an all-day music festival featuring Avicii, Kid Cudi, The Shins, Explosions in the Sky, Fitz and the Tantrums, A$AP Rocky, Fun, Delta Spirit, Zola Jesus others. Called the Sweetlife Music and Food Festival, the event was supported by MHA Audio, which relied upon their Multi-cellular Loudspeaker Array (MLA) audio system for sound reinforcement.
Read More »BERKELEY, CA — Meyer Sound is offering the company’s first live webinars on AVB (audio video bridging), the non-proprietary IEEE AV networking standards built upon the ubiquitous Ethernet protocols. The newest addition to the Meyer Sound worldwide education program, these webinars will be led by John McMahon, executive director, digital products. Three have been set for June 5, 2012.
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TAMPA, FL — Magnum Audio Group recently provided new sound systems for three sports venues at the University of South Florida (USF): a 4,500-seat baseball stadium, a 1,500-seat softball stadium and a 750-seat soccer stadium. Magnum’s Randi Crooks equipped the two larger venues with Community Pro’s WET W2-2W8, R1-66 and R.5-99 loudspeakers along with R.5SUB subwoofers. For the smaller soccer stadium, just the R1-66 and R.5-99 loudspeakers did the trick.
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BATON ROUGE, LA — The Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (LASERS) brought in Technical Services Group (TSG) to design and install an easy-to-use sound reinforcement system for a boardroom and conference center. TSG deployed an ASPEN processor setup from Lectrosonics.
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LAS VEGAS — An industry band, The Drunk Unkles, is set to perform at Gilley’s Saloon in the Treasure Island Hotel & Casino during InfoComm 2012. The group, which will be playing June 14, will be raising funds for the NSCA Education Foundation.
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