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LOS ANGELES — Todd Morgan, one of the founders of Jan-Al Cases, died on Dec. 20, 2011 after a long illness. He was 59. Prior to joining Jan and Muffie Alejandro, Morgan had worked at Studio Instrument Rentals (where he met Jan) and at Almo/Irving, a music publishing firm. The photo here, taken in 1984, a year after the company was founded, shows Jan Alejandro on the left and Todd Morgan on the right.

CAMARILLO, CA — Rat Sound Systems Inc., which recently purchased a 22,000 square foot facility here, also announced an expansion of its inventory of audio gear. The additional gear includes a Midas XL8, a Midas Pro 9, 32 L-Acoustics SB28 subs, seven L-Acoustics LA Racks and 36 L-Acoustics KARA boxes.

OXNARD, CA — For its annual Living Christmas Tree program, Grace Bible Church recently added a Yamaha LS9-32 digital audio console to mix the six shows. The church, built in 1970, began The Living Christmas Tree program in 1973. Housed in a tree-like structure designed and built by several church members, the set can hold over 70 singers.

MONTREAL — Solotech equipped the new home for the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, La Maison Symphonique de Montréal, with a six-zone paging system that makes use of Symetrix SymNet-based signal processing. The system was designed by the venue’s acoustic designer, Artec Consultants.

BATON ROUGE, LA — Tim Landry, owner of Tim Landry Sound Construction, upgraded the audio system at the 13,500-seat Pete Maravich Assembly Center (PMAC), home of the  Louisiana State University Tigers basketball team, with Ashly Audio KLR-5000 amplifiers, ne24.24M processing and Sound Bridge loudspeakers.

CHICAGO — Eighth Day Sound director of touring services Owen Orzack was already planning to use Professional Wireless Systems’ Helical Antennas for Lollapalooza at Chicago’s Grant Park last summer. PWS, meanwhile, was putting the finishing touches on its new Domed Helical Antennas. Acting on the recommendation from PWS GM Jim Van Winkle, Orzack gave them a shot, and Eighth Day Sound has since included them on tour with The Fray. The domed units, now available for sale, were also put into service at the Austin City Limits Festival in September.

ALLIANCE, OH — Paladin Professional Sound provided the design and installation for the stadium at the University of Mount Union using One Systems gear. Two One Systems CrossField Arrays are now on either side of the scoreboard and a  112IM speaker was installed beneath the awning of the home bleachers to provide home side fence coverage.  The system covers a throw distance of more than 400 feet.

ORLANDO, FL — LMG, Inc. recently added L-Acoustics K1 Series gear to its audio inventory. Designed for quick setup with SPL, LF and throw capability suitable for large venue applications, K1 gear works well with KUDOs for fills and delays and SB28 subwoofers.

RALEIGH, NC — Rock Quarry Productions provided RCF TT+ gear for The Platinum Legends of Hip Hop and R&B, a concert staged Dec. 2 at the RBC Center, home of the NHL Carolina Hurricanes, NC State Wolfpack Men’s Basketball and host of the 2011 NHL Allstar Game.