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Outline GTO from SES at Joel Osteen Night of Hope 2012

Joel Osteen Event Heard Via Outline GTO Line Arrays

WASHINGTON, DC — It wasn’t your typical Sunday House of Worship assembly. In this case, the “house” was 41,487-seat Nationals Park, home of the Washington Nationals. The minister was Joel Osteen, and the program, Joel Osteen Ministries America’s Night of Hope 2012, included musical presentations along with inspirational speeches. (Also, the event had been scheduled for a Saturday, but got postponed by a day due to inclement weather.) Special Event Services (SES) supported the event with Outline Grand Touring Outline (GTO) line array speakers.

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KROQ Weenie Roast Y Fiesta 2012

Delicate Productions Provides MLA System for 20th KROQ Weenie Roast

IRVINE CA — At this year’s KROQ Weenie Roast Y Fiesta, attendees gathered for both a 20th Anniversary musical celebration and a tribute to the Beastie Boys’ Adam “MCA” Yauch, who passed away from cancer the day before the show. Delicate Productions, also marking 20 years of audio support for the event, upped the ante with their new Martin Audio Multi-cellular Loudspeaker (MLA) system, appearing for the first time at the Roast.

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USS John C. Stennis Nimitz-class aircraft carrier

Naval Honorees Entertained Aboard Aircraft Carrier with DiGiCo SD11

HONOLULU — Nimitz-class aircraft carriers may look big, but when the cargo includes planes, jets and helicopters, not to mention a nuclear power plant, space is at a premium. For the carrier’s recent seven-day jaunt from Honolulu to San Diego, which treated naval honorees, friends and family members to musical performances in under-deck hangars, Broadcast Support Inc. and Mac West rep Steve McNeil used a DiGiCo SD11 with a full dB Technologies PA rig.

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Recycled Percussion at the Tropicana Las Vegas

Audix Mics Up Recycled Percussion – and a Chainsaw

LAS VEGAS — Recycled Percussion, which holds the distinction of the highest non-vocal finalists ever on America’s Got Talent, is now performing six interactive shows weekly at the Tropicana Las Vegas Theater. The audio gear used to capture all the mayhem includes nearly 60 Audix microphones.

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The Neumann TLM 103 D digital microphone was used in the low position on both woodwinds and brass during Leap of Faith.

Broadway’s “Leap of Faith” Using Neumann Digital Mics

NEW YORK — Broadway’s Leap of Faith is using 12 Neumann digital microphones in the orchestra pits. Sound designer John Shivers and associate sound designer/mixer David Patridge specified Neumann digital mics on the brass and woodwind sections of the orchestra, which were then fed into a Neumann DMI before reaching the DiGiCo SD7 digital console used for the production.

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The Liston B. Ramsey Regional Activity Center at Western Carolina University (WCU)

WCU Upgrades Ramsey Activity Center with JBL Loudspeakers

CULLOWHEE, NC — The Liston B. Ramsey Regional Activity Center at Western Carolina University (WCU) hosts the university’s basketball and volleyball teams as well as a variety of special events and concerts. For a recent audio upgrade, Mission, KS-based consulting firm Acoustical Design Group specified JBL loudspeakers, which were installed by Raleigh, NC-based Strategic Connections.

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Indiana State Fair Announces Management Changes

INDIANAPOLIS — On May 10, the Indiana State Fair Commission announced several changes in its management. Fairgrounds facilities manager Dave Hummel has retired and will be replaced by Ray Allison, who had been the fair’s director of safety and security. David Shaw has been named chief operating officer for the fairgrounds. Jessie Olvera is the fair’s new director of safety and security.

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