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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ORLANDO — Green Hill Church, a Korean-language Presbyterian house of worship in Orlando, has upgraded its sanctuary sound reinforcement system with the installation of an L-Acoustics KIVA system. Laservision World of Los Angeles performed the system design and installation.
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ANN ARBOR, MI — “The Big House,” aka Michigan Stadium, got even bigger in 2011 when the University of Michigan completed an expansion and upgrade that included a large complement of equipment from Meyer Sound.
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ALBUQUERQUE, NM — Unwasted Weekend, the name of a teen-focused anti-drug campaign supported by MTV, refers to the benefits of steering clear of substance abuse. But Matthew Israel, the location sound mixer on the project, also didn’t want to waste any time on re-takes. Rio Rancho, NM-based Lectrosonics helped Israel make the best use of available time.
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NASHVILLE and ATLANTA — Harman’s Soundcraft will continue its “Mixing With Professionals” seminar series in March with stops in Nashville (March 7) and Atlanta (March 21). Both seminars feature Kenneth H. Williams, FOH engineer and production manager for Erykah Badu, who has also worked with Estelle, Raheem DeVaughn, Corbin Bleu, LL Cool J, Stevie Wonder, John Mayer and the Goo Goo Dolls, among others.
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KELOWNA, British Columbia — AVcom Technical Productions designed and installed a new AV system at Kelowna Christian Centre (KCC) centered on Danley Sound Labs loudspeakers. The overhaul at KCC included a complete redesign of the stage and FOH control area and completely new sound, video, and lighting system.
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LOS ANGELES — Singer/songwriter Shakeh, who has been entertaining audiences at colleges, festivals, clubs, coffeehouses and other small venues up and down the West Coast, has been using Countryman’s E6 Omni Earset Mic since 2003. She uses it in conjunction with a Sennheiser wireless system and says the mic is as indispensable as her Taylor guitar.
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WEST POINT, NY — The United States Military Academy Prep School (USMAPS) hired New York-based Pro Sound Associates to integrate new and existing audio and video components at a multi-purpose lecture hall/ auditorium for 325 students. Company owner Dominick Campana used an Ashly ne24.24M modular processor to tie the disparate pieces together.
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LOS ANGELES — At the 23rd annual Pollstar Concert Industry Awards, Hollywood Bowl and the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival were named, respectively, “Best Major Outdoor Concert Venue” and “Major Music Festival of the Year (non-touring).”
Read More »WASHINGTON, DC — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) could auction off some television airwaves (and compensate TV broadcasters from a portion of the proceeds) under a provision in the payroll tax compromise reached by Congress in mid-February. HR 3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 cleared the Senate in a 60-36 vote shortly after the House approved it 293-132. President Obama signed the measure into law Feb. 22.
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