FAREHAM, U.K. – Ian Bond, owner of a Midas PRO6 digital mixing console with a serial number of 007, has become one of the first clients to purchase both a PRO2 and PRO2C live audio system. Bond has purchased one each of the new Midas digital models for his rental company, IPB Audio.
Read More »
OLD LYME, CT – Touring globally in support of their latest release, Get Your Heart On!, Canadian band Simple Plan – a 10-year endorser of the company's products – is using Sennheiser microphones, including wired microphones and 22 channels of wireless microphones, instrument packs and personal monitors. Frontman Pierre Bouvier is using a Neumann KK 105 S super-cardioid condenser head, paired with a Sennheiser SKM 5200-II handheld transmitter.
Read More »
CHICAGO, IL – Celebrating 20 years, the annual summer festival Lollapalooza returned to Grant Park in Chicago for three days with eight stages hosting a variety of live acts, including Foo Fighters, Eminem, Coldplay and Fuse as headliners. At the Perry Stage, where headliners included Girl Talk, Pretty Lights, Modeselektor and The Glitch Mob, Technotrix provided Powersoft amps to power Martin Audio subs.
Read More »
ORLANDO – Time is running out on reserving your spot at the Parnelli Awards Dinner, set for Oct. 29 at the Peabody Orlando. The pre-gala festivities start at 7 p.m., followed by the Parnelli Awards dinner at 8 p.m. This year features hosts Flo & Eddie of Turtles fame and honorees Ed Wannebo (Lifetime Achievement), Kenton Forsythe (Audio Innovator) and Jim Fackert (Parnelli Visionary). If the past two years are any indication, this year's event will be a sellout, too. Don't miss out – reserve your spot today!
Read More »LOS ANGELES – Mega Systems Inc. showcased audio from Biema and lighting fixtures from Mega-Lite and PR Lighting at its Lighting & Audio Open House held on Thursday, Sept. 22 from 12 to 7pm at the company's new Los Angeles Service Center & Showroom.
Read More »
CHICAGO, IL – Sensaphonics held another one of its two-day Golden Circle 2011 seminars, which teach audiologists the specific skills and knowledge needed to work with musicians and audio engineers. Sensaphonics president and founder Dr. Michael Santucci and sound engineering consultant Thom Fiegle taught the course.
Read More »
NEW YORK – LAVO NY, designed by Las Vegas-based Tao Group, combines the feel of a 19th-century Italian bistro with a multi-layered lounge/nightclub. Advanced Audio Technology of New York, headed up by Joseph Lodi, Angelo Poulos and Jason Ojeda, completed the installation, providing audio, video, lighting and programming.
Read More »
NEW YORK, NY – L&M Sound & Light provided K-array's Redline Series, including KR100S, KR200S and KR400S loudspeakers, for the summer launch of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, held at New York's Lincoln Center.
Read More »
STOW, OH – Country artist Clay Walker is now endorsing Audio-Technica microphones, specifically the 5000 Series Wireless System with a handheld T5400 microphone, with his backup singers using A-T's Artist Elite AE4100 wired dynamic microphones.
Read More »LOS ANGELES, CA – For its 13th season, Staples Center, home of the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers (NBA), Los Angeles Sparks (WNBA) and Los Angeles Kings (NHL) has been outfitted with a new $3.4 million JBL VerTec system to complement a new Panasonic LIVE 4HD video scoreboard system.
Read More »
LAS VEGAS, NV – The second annual Audioversity Expo, held by Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc., drew more than 500 attendees to the Las Vegas Hilton Aug. 24-25. Building on the inaugural event, which drew 475 to Soundcheck Nashville Aug. 11-12, 2010, this year's event featured training seminars and panel discussions with Stan Miller, Bernie Becker, Al Siniscal, Robert Bull and Monty Lee Wilkes, among others.
Read More »NORTHRIDGE, CA – Soundcraft is bringing its "Mixing With Professionals" series to the U.S. for the first time. Gert Sanner, FOH engineer for Deep Purple, who has previously served as seminar leader at Soundcraft's U.K. factory, will travel to the Harman campus in Northridge, CA to discuss his use of Soundcraft digital consoles in a live environment.
Read More »