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WINNIPEG, Canada — The Manitoba Centennial Centre contracted with Glen Jonatchick, president and founder of Integrated Entertainment Technologies (IET) to upgrade the audio system for the 2,305-seat venue’s arts programs. The new system includes three major components: Sennheiser mics; a proprietary processing, amplification and software hub provided by Netherlands-based, Acoustic Control Systems (ACS) and a package of Tannoy V12s, i9s, V8s and Di6DCs.

BIRMINGHAM, AL — The sound system at 740-acre Barber Motorsports Park, which includes the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum along with a 16-turn, 2.38-mile race track, has been updated with more than 100 Community R-Series loudspeakers, including a mix of R.25, R.5 and R.5SUB models.

LAS VEGAS — At the recent Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2012), Creative Technology provided live production services for the unveiling of the 2013 Ford Fusion. The event, which featured a performance by DJ Alex Dreamz, was supported with an audio system including Harman’s JBL VRX Constant Curvature loudspeakers. The setup included a left-right configuration of two VRX932LA speakers pole-mounted on one VRX918S subwoofer on each side of the stage.

SEATTLE, WA — Symetrix announces that it is now offering technical support and training services in Spanish. Technical support specialist, Michael Perry, who recently joined the Symetrix support team, is leading the company’s initiative. He can be reached at 425.778.7728 x234, and Spanish technical support emails can be directed to [email protected].

TORONTO, Canada and ESCONDIDO, CA — Sound Image, the second American company to join Adamson’s Project Energia, didn’t take that step suddenly, or on a whim. “Adamson kept us closely informed as Energia was developing,” noted Sound Image president David Shadoan.

LOS ANGELES — NEXO’s new stage monitors have been paired up with British singer-songwriter Ray Davies, a founding member of The Kinks.  The 45 N-12 line monitors were used for a series of high-profile gigs in the U.K. and for Davies’ U.S. tour. Chris Wibberley, monitor engineer for Davies for 11 years, had a chance encounter with NEXO’s new N-12 wedges at last year’s PLASA exhibition, which led to a demo, and almost immediately, use of the monitors at the Meltdown (UK) shows at the Royal Festival Hall in London.

HAMILTON, Ontario — For events related to the Canadian Country Music Awards (CCMAs), which was broadcast live from Copps Coliseum on CBC, P.A. Plus Productions and monitor engineer Adrian Sterling provided an assist with Martin Audio LE1200S wedges.

NASSAU, The Bahamas — Orlando-based Paradise Show and Design’s Tim Strauss is replacing a number of the older amplifiers used at the Atlantis Paradise Island resort with Lab.gruppen C Series amps. The installation includes 16 amps in all — C 28:4s and C 16:4s — in five of the resort’s towers.

COPPELL, TX — Spanish-speaking Iglesia Mundo de Fe, which shares a location with LifeChurch here, has been equipped with a QSC Audio KLA Series fixed arcuate active line array system, along with K Series loudspeakers, as part of an upgrade to the AV system used in the church’s sanctuary. The QSC system was purchased from Scott Price at ProAudio.com in Fort Worth. ProAudio.com’s design/build division, Church Audio Video, also installed the system.