LOS ANGELES – For Deep Purple's recent North American tour, where the band performed at theaters and open-air pavilions with a symphony orchestra, Thunder Audio provided a Meyer Sound MILO line array loudspeaker system.
Read More »INDIANAPOLIS – The death toll from the collapse of the main stage at the Indiana State Fair shortly before country duo Sugarland was set to… Read More »Death Toll from Indiana State Fair Stage Collapse Rises
Read More »STAMFORD, CT – Harman reorganized and renamed its consumer-targeted businesses. Segments formerly structured as Automotive and Consumer divisions have been modified and renamed as the company's Lifestyle and Infotainment divisions. Harman said its Professional division will be largely unaffected by the change.
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Rational Acoustics' Smaart v.7.3 is now available for download for both the Mac and PC. It's the third major update to the v.7 measurement platform, and Rational Acoustics encourages all Smaart 7 users to take advantage of the feature additions and bug fixes. They include ASCII import functionality; a new interface for user-definable weighting curve import and management; the ability to save and restore multiple program configurations; redesigned sound level (SPL) calibration dialogs; and much more.
Read More »PHILADELPHIA – Barbara Solit Bodenheimer, 64, who, with her husband, James, founded Egotrips, a leading trucking and transportation services provider for the touring industry, died after a battle with cancer at her home on Aug. 10. The Bodenheimers founded Egotrips in the early 1970s. Their longtime music artist client list includes, among many others, Elton John and Neil Diamond. Until 2010, Barbara Bodenheimer served as chief financial officer.
Read More »HASSELT, Belgium — A violent storm ripped down trees, tents and truss on Aug. 18, the opening day of the three-day Pukkelpop music festival, where… Read More »Four Reported Dead at Storm-Wracked Festival in Belgium
Read More »MILWAUKEE, WI – With 11 stages, 700 bands and close to a million fans attending over an 11-day span, Summerfest ranks as the world's largest music festival. For several years running, Sennheiser has joined the "big gig" with its branded tour bus, providing support for new and established artists.
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GREENSBURG, PA – Stormrider Sound and Lighting Design Systems and Impact Audio designed and installed a new audio system for Word of Life Ministries using a broad range of products from QSC Audio products. The new gear – including loudspeakers, line array systems, amplifiers and controllers, has been installed within the non-denominational Christian church's main sanctuary, and also for the children's classroom, cafe and youth center.
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NEW LONDON, CT – The first person to deliver a speech using new EAW gear installed at the renovated 1,500-seat Leamy Hall auditorium at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy was none other than President Barack Obama. The commander-in-chief spoke to the 229 newly commissioned Coast Guard officers during the Academy's 2011 commencement ceremony.
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ROSEMONT, IL – The Rental and Staging Network (RSN), a network of geographically-diverse rental and staging companies with complete event capabilities, held its first Leadership Symposium August 3-5, 2011. The event, which took place at the Westin O'Hare here, was themed, "Growing and Managing Your Business Better," and the 60 attendees included leaders from RSN's 16 member companies.
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ATHERTON, CA – For Menlo School's new 54,000 square-foot, bi-level athletic center, designed and built by Kevin Hart Architecture and Vance Brown Builders, Leo's Professional Audio provided a complete AV solution, including audio gear from Tannoy and Lab.gruppen.
Read More »INDIANAPOLIS – IATSE Local 30 is administering a fund for the family of Nathan Byrd, the spotlight operator who died after falling with the rigging in the Aug. 13 stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair. Byrd, a single parent, is survived by two teens, age 13 and 15. The fund will assist with funeral expenses and other basic needs.
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