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COLUMBUS, OH – Hip hop and rock night spot Skully’s Music-Diner has upgraded its sound system with a new QSC KLA Series active line array loudspeaker system purchased from local dealer Sound Ideas, Inc. Luke Wells, the venue’s house engineer, credited the KLA system for significantly improving the sound quality as well as the coverage.

LAS VEGAS — Donny and Marie Osmond continue to bring their popular stage show to audiences of all ages while on tour with a Harman Studer Vista 5 serving as the front-of-house mixing console. Sound Associates is providing the gear.

DETROIT — Thunder Audio’s Paul Owen got a chance to hear a demo of Harman JBL VTX V25 line arrays shortly after the product was announced. Impressed by the gear and, in particular, the JBL D2 Dual Driver incorporated within the V25, Thunder Audio purchased 56 V25 loudspeakers and 24 VTX S28 subwoofers, among other Harman gear.

DALLAS, TX — The recent launch of a luxury yacht outfitted with more than 50,000 watts of Powersoft K Series amplification validates the familiar saying that everything is bigger — and louder — in Texas.

SOFIA, Bulgaria — Harman distributor Factor TC has provided the new Tequila Club at the Radisson Blu Hotel here with a sound system incorporating a JBL VRX Constant Curvature line array loudspeaker system. It includes 12 JBL VRX932LA and eight VRX918S subwoofers as the main PA, powered by five Crown XTi6002 amplifiers.

LEESBURG, FL – For the 16th consecutive year, the city of Leesburg celebrated music and motorcycles with its annual Bikefest. The three day motorcycle and music event, which ran April 27-29, 2012, featured a motorcycle rally and performances by numerous musical acts, including the rock bands FireHouse and Seven Mary Three. There were two stages at this year’s event, and both featured loudspeaker systems from D.A.S. Audio.

NEWNAN, GA — LaDon Findley, principal and chief sound designer at Performa Technologies, Millbrook, AL, might have needed more than a simple “speaker on a stick” strategy to cover the entire football field at Newnan High School’s Drake Stadium. But he didn’t need more than one speaker — a sole Danley Jericho Horn JH-90. For the “stick,” Findley worked with StressCrete to design a custom pole on which to mount the 700-plus pound JH-90.

BOULDER, CO — Industry veteran Danny Abelson announces the formation of Zeehi LLC, a new company dedicated to developing solutions to improve the workflow of entertainment production professionals. Zeehi’s management includes other industry veterans with experience in audio and lighting product design, production management and fixed installations. Zeehi’s first entertainment technology solution, CueCast, will debut this summer.

NEW YORK — L&M Sound & Light CEO Lou Mannarino, who also serves as live audio engineer for the New York Philharmonic,  recently expanded his company’s inventory with the addition of an L-Acoustics KIVA system. It was quickly put into service supporting a number of high-profile events.

NEW YORK — Working with Yorke Construction, design firm JaffeHolden and Tri-State AV union electricians, Masque Sound provided a new sound system for Lincoln Center’s 112-seat Claire Tow Theatre. The installation includes speakers from Meyer Sound, a Soundcraft Vi1 Console, a Clear-Com communications system, QSC amplifiers, a Mackie 1202-VLZ3 compact mixer and cabling infrastructure and stage boxes.