SAN DIEGO — Sound Casework Inc. recently upgraded the sound reinforcement system at First United Methodist Church of San Diego with a Symetrix Jupiter 8 signal processor and the Symetrix ARC-2e wall panel remote.
Read More »NORWOOD-YOUNG AMERICA, MN — Video Services Inc. provided Norwood-Young America High School with an EAW sound system. The configuration includes six of the NTL720 modules arrayed in a single center cluster, flanked by two EAW AX364 3-way full range installation loudspeakers as the left-right stereo pair on each side. The system also includes two EAW SB1001 subwoofers floor-mounted on casters.
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HOUSTON — HFP Acoustical equipped the Houston Ballet Center for Dance with 68 Meyer Sound self-powered loudspeakers spread throughout the building’s nine rehearsal studios, 175-seat performance space, lobby areas, and conference rooms. They are part of a digital AV network that connects to more than 20 video screens.
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LAS VEGAS — The governing body of the Parnelli Awards announces the addition of Randy Hutson to its board of advisors. Hutson is currently vice president of PRG Audio and general manager of PRG Chicago.
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ROSELAND, NJ — Saints Nicholas Constantine and Helen (SNCH) Greek Orthodox Church recently completed construction of a new building here, and SNCH brought in Audio Incorporated from nearby Roselle Park, NJ for the sound system. It’s centered on Ashly Audio with three simultaneous methods of control: Ashly WR Series wall mounted remotes, wireless iPad control via a Crestron interface, and Ashly’s new FR-16 network fader remote.
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NEW YORK — For most, New Year’s Eve is an event lasting a few hours, culminating in a 10-second countdown. For more than 45,000 club-goers at New York’s Pier 94, it was a three-day extravaganza put on by the four-story, 30,000 square foot night club Pacha, with a roster of DJs headlined by Avicii heard via a Martin Audio system from Advanced Audio Technology.
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CHICAGO, Illinois — Warner Audio Visual Co., which supports the audio needs of companies staging meetings and events, recently purchased a Harman Soundcraft Si Compact 24 digital console. The company, which has locations in Chicago, Phoenix and Orlando, has been operating for 40 years.
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DETROIT — The Detroit Auto Show, a.k.a. the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), featured the debuts of 53 new models this year, plus a wide range of concept cars and special events. On Stage Audio (OSA), Creative Technologies, Digital Black, and Eighth Day Sound were among the production companies supporting the event with gear including Shure Axient and PSM 1000 Wireless systems.
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CHICAGO — Built in the mid-1920s, The Moody Church accommodates more than 3,700 worshippers, making it the largest non-pillared auditorium in the metro area. Amplification inside the vast oval sanctuary was once fraught with challenges until the recent replacement of a 20-year-old main cluster with a new Meyer Sound MINA line array system.
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LUBBOCK, TX — “High levels of intelligibility” isn’t the first phrase that comes to mind when you envision a gymnasium full of middle-schoolers. Nevertheless, that’s exactly what the Laura Bush Middle School (LBMS) has achieved with the installation of Tannoy’s high-performance VQ Series and V-Series loudspeakers in their gymnasium in August 2011.
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ORLANDO — Professional Wireless Systems (PWS) supported the wireless needs of the 2012 NBA All-Star Game, held at the Amway Center here recently, providing frequency coordination duties for wireless mics and communications gear. PWS provided its new Domed Helical Antenna along with all player mics. The company also provided frequency coordination for the NBA’s Jam session and other events surrounding the game.
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ORLANDO — Panamax/Furman has named AVIO (Troy, MI), DSI Entertainment Systems (Lake Balboa, CA) and Premier Custom Audio & Video (Carmel, IN) as its 2011 Home Entertainment Source (HES) Dealer of the Year Award winners. Pictured here are, from left, Paul LeMay, regional sales manager, Panamax/Furman; Brent Wiseman, partner, DSI Entertainment Systems; and Jimmy Paschke, director of CI sales, Panamax/Furman. The awards were presented on Feb. 28 at the annual HES Summit here..
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