CHICAGO — Erik Saari of Sound Planning Associates installed an Iconyx IC16-R digitally steerable array system from Renkus-Heinz at St. John Cantius, one of Chicago’s oldest Roman Catholic churches.
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NEW YORK – Since Jet Blue Airlines launched its unique Live From T5 Concert Series in August 2010, Firehouse Productions has supplied Harman’s JBL VRX Constant Curvature loudspeakers for the ongoing promotion, held periodically at the Jet Blue T5 terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport.
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AUSTIN, TX — The British Music Embassy is returning for its fifth year at South by Southwest (SXSW), once again occupying Latitude 30 club. The March 12-17 lineup includes Django Django, Maverick Sabre, Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Jonquil, Ben Howard, Slow Club, Twin Atlantic, and Clock Opera. Cato Music is supporting the venue with gear from American Music and Sound (AM&S), including TurboSound, Allen & Heath and Beyerdynamic products.
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INDIANAPOLIS — Sennheiser RF gear helped the audio crew at 2012’s Super Bowl XLVI breathe a little easier as the complex sports and entertainment combo scored a record number of viewers. Country music singers Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton also used Sennheiser mics to kick things off with their rendition of “God Bless America.” Madonna and crew also used Sennheiser gear for their Halftime Show performances.
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PHILADELPHIA — Built in 1891, Baptist Temple has been transformed into the Temple Performing Arts Center to serve as a principal performance venue for Temple University. The $30 million theatre overhaul included an installation of a Meyer Sound M’elodie line array loudspeaker system.
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FRANKLIN, TN — CTS Audio, based here, a beta tester for Harman’s JBL HiQnet Performance Manager, has found the audio system design software helpful in reducing setup time and improving system performance.
Read More »AUSTIN, TX — Alcons Audio and StageTech, Inc. are supporting the audio needs of the IFC Crossroads House at the Vice Bar venue, part of the SXSW (South by Southwest) festival set for March 13-18, 2012. Alcons Audio is also kicking off its “Pro Ribbon Experience” gear promotion. The system showcased at the festival will consist of the LR14 and LR14B line array system complemented by BQ211 21-inch carbon fiber subwoofers. Power and processing is handled by the Alcons ALC series amplifiers loaded with the “DDP” 24-bit digital drive processors.
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PORTLAND, OR — Trinity Episcopal Cathedral’s new automated sound system includes Tannoy’s QFlex array. The system for the 1,000-capacity sanctuary was chosen for coverage, intelligibility and ease of use, with head sexton, Kimberly Sherwood calling it “a very self-sufficient system” and going so far as to dub it “Priest-proof.”
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BOSTON — For a recent production featuring the Boston Ballet at the Boston Opera House, Talamas Broadcast Equipment provided Sennheiser distributed K-array KK100 and KH15 speaker arrays plus KL18 and KS4 subwoofers, along with KA10 and KA40 Class D power amplifiers.
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LOS ANGELES — ATK Audiotek installed a Harman JBL VerTec line array system designed by Jeff Peterson for FOX network’s hit show, The X Factor, which recently completed its first season in the U.S. The show features contestants who perform for a celebrity panel of judges and a studio audience of about 400 people.
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WASHINGTON, DC — Anderson Audio provided EAW’s NTL720 line array elements and NTS250 subwoofers to support PBS’ In Performance at the White House: Red, White and Blues. The gear met the challenge posed by the White House’s East Room for a VIP audience that included the President, First Lady and guests. Part of “Black History Month,” the event featured B.B. King, Jeff Beck, Mick Jagger, Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi, Warren Haynes, Keb’ Mo’, Shemekia Copeland and others.
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WASHINGTON, DC — CMI Communications used a Clear-Com wireless intercom system for the 2012 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). CMI used Clear-Com’s Tempest2400 2.4 GHz wireless system as an intercom solution.
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