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WEST POINT, NY — Advance Sound Company provided Community’s R-Series loudspeakers for the renovated Johnson Stadium at Doubleday Field here, home to the Army’s Black Knights baseball team.

REXBURG, ID — When the Brigham Young University – Idaho Center was opened, it made the school home to one of the largest production theatres in North America built for the primary purpose of supporting weekly student devotional services.

HOLLYWOOD, FL — When it came time to move into a new office space, One Firefly, LLC seized the opportunity to turn its workspace into a cutting-edge demonstration of the integrated systems it helps homeowners, commercial clients and electronic system contractors design and install.

HAMPDEN, ME — Shaken by the arson/suicide of the son of a former pastor that destroyed their church in Winterport, ME in May 2011, the members and leadership of Calvary Apostolic Church are currently meeting for services in a temporary location here, with hopes to eventually rebuild on the original site.

DELRAY BEACH, FL — Wireless Systems Group specified and installed a new sound system for the amphitheater that’s part of the Old School Square Cultural Arts Center here. Working with the facility’s staff, Craig Downey, Wireless Systems Group president, provided a Turbosound Flex Array paired with an iLive digital mixing desk.

EVANSTON, IL — For 2012 PhilFest at Northwestern University, Sound Works Productions provided NEXO and Yamaha gear to support performances by Big Daddy Love and Paper Thick Walls.

MIDDLETOWN, MD — Although fire had caused some damage to the sanctuary at the United Church of Christ here, the damage was limited in scope, and the repairs mostly included the need for new wiring. The church leadership called in Audio-Video Group of Frederick, Maryland to redesign and upgrade their sound system as part of the renovation.

TORONTO — Eddy Shenker, co-chairman of Jam Industries Ltd., died June 11, 2012 after a short battle with cancer. He was 70. Shenker and Marty Golden formed Jam Industries in the early 1970s. It began as Erikson Music, with less than $1 million in sales. Today, Jam Industries is a $225 million-plus company with 13 Canadian and U.S. divisions.

RIO RANCHO, NM – It’s no secret that water and electronics aren’t a ‘match made in Heaven,’ and yet location sound professionals frequently find themselves having to contend with wet surroundings. Compound those water-logged environments with saltwater, heavy surf, wind, and ice and the prospect of acquiring production level sound becomes all that much more daunting. For Doug Stanley, 7-year producer and director of photography for Discovery Channel’s show Deadliest Catch, this sort of production issue might very well be viewed as just another day at the office—thanks to his Lectrosonics wireless microphone equipment.

LOS ANGELES — Electrosonic upgraded the audio system at Loyola High School’s Hannon Theatre Company (HTC), installing L-Acoustics KIVA system that includes a single central mono array of six ultra-compact KIVA line source enclosures flanked on either side by a KILO low-frequency extension cabinet. Down below, two SB18i subwoofers further augment the bass reinforcement, while a single LA8 amplified controller drives the entire system.