HUNTINGTON, NY — Maryland Sound International designed and installed a new sound system as the former Inter-Media Arts Center (IMAC) Theater was renovated and re-emerged as the Paramount Theater. MSI, led by project manager Ryan Beck, installed a JBL VerTec powered line array system from Harman.
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FRISCO, TX — Gemini Lighting, Sound and Video deployed the new EAW KF740 Zero Degree Adapter to “flat-front” the top four modules of each main array for EdgeFest 22, which was staged at the FC Dallas Stadium here April 22, 2012. The festival featured performances by The Black Keys, Garbage, Cake, Cage the Elephant, Arctic Monkeys, Switchfoot, Evanescence, The Ting Tings and Dead Sara.
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ALBUQUERQUE, NM — Faced with audio issues ranging from sound quality to interference, Central Seventh Day Adventist Church here decided to switch from conventional wireless microphones to Line 6 XD-V digital wireless. As Pastor Don Gibson recalls, “Our systems were pretty old, and we started having issues, especially after the FCC rules changed. Then the Line 6 systems solved all our problems.”
Read More »INDIO, CA — Goldenvoice, the AEG subsidiary that organizes the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, has not released a confirmed lineup of performers at next year’s festival, which will have the same double-weekend format as this year’s event, running from April 12-14 and April 19-21, 2013. But that didn’t stop buyers from snapping up all of the $349 general admission passes and $799 VIP passes within hours of when they became available on May 17.
Read More »HIGH WYCOMBE, U.K. — LOUD Technologies Inc. has hired Lincoln International to conduct a strategic review of its Martin Audio subsidiary, based here. The company said it is looking for private equity backing to support Martin Audio in the next phase of its development.
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HOLLYWOOD, CA — In preparation for the May 18 launch of their 2012 Living Things tour, Linkin Park hired Weather Decision Technologies (WDT), a Norman, OK-based storm forecasting service with a staff of 75, to provide a color-coded weather emergency plan along with on-site weather experts for outdoor shows. Jim Digby, Linkin Park tour manager, is also a founding member of the Event Safety Alliance, which counts WDT as a new corporate sponsor.
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LAWRENCE, KS — The University of Kansas’ (KU) Lied Center has been using its assortment of Meyer Sound gear to support events ranging from concerts within the center’s 2,000-seat theatre, acoustic folk music in the new pavilion, outdoor social events on the adjoining terrace and other events staged within and around the university’s main performance venue.
Read More »NEW YORK — Masque Sound noted that it has supported all four of the musical productions nominated for Tony Awards in this year’s “Best Musical” category: Once, with sound designer Clive Goodwin; Newsies, with sound designer Ken Travis; Leap of Faith, with sound designer John Shivers; and Nice Work if You Can Get It, with sound designer Brian Ronan.
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ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — ACIR Professional provided the audio rig and backline for the third annual Mothers Day Music Festival at 15,000-seat Boardwalk Hall here May 13. ACIR’s gear included two Yamaha PM5D digital audio consoles for FOH and monitors. The event featured Patti LaBelle, Johnny Gill and Charlie Wilson.
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DELRAY BEACH, FL — Multi-instrumentalist Amber Leigh, an independent artist who does close to 200 gigs per year, is backed by a band with its own gear and sound mixer. Recently, the band added a Turbosound NuQ portable PA system.
Read More »CHICAGO — TC Furlong is supporting two Chicago-based theatrical productions with Shure UHF-R wireless gear, each presenting different audio challenges: the Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s production of Sondheim Follies at Navy Pier, and the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s production of Showboat at the Civic Opera House.
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ATLANTA — Bruce Springsteen’s Wrecking Ball tour kicked off at Philips Arena here March 17 with an L-Acoustics K1/KUDO WST line source system provided by Solotech US Corp. of Las Vegas.
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