LONG BEACH, CA – Although it was less whimsical than the airborne contraptions flying off the pier at the Red Bull' Flugtag, the no-nonsense sound system used by On Stage Audio (OSA) did a better job at covering distance.
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LAS VEGAS – The Tiffany Theater at the Tropicana Hotel, which hosts performances that range from Charlie Daniels to extreme martial arts shows (Sideswipe) and other shows using a wide variety of objects as instruments (Recycled Percussion), is in the midst of an extensive refurbishment, including the sound system.
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PORTLAND, OR – Steve Linder, principal of SRI Training, a life coach public speaker who focuses on biofeedback and neuro linguistic programming (NLP) techniques, uses the Allen & Heath iLive R72 control surface paired with an iDR-16 MixRack to help get his message across.
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SILVERDALE, WA – Rose Media owner Chad Rose specified a Tannoy VQ LIVE system for Newlife Kitsap and its four Sunday services at Klahowya Secondary School in a gym that can hold about 500 worshippers.
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MIAMI – Chad Griswold, monitor engineer for KC & the Sunshine Band, responded to the new FCC restrictions on wireless gear by shopping for a replacement for the PMs the band had been using for its performances, which bring audiences back with the band's hits from the 1970s and 1980s.
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NEW YORK – Foundation Audio is helping New York sports fans get an earful with RCF gear installed at the Tonic Bar & Restaurant near Times Square. The audio keeps up with the visual experience as customers enter the space – including 25 large plasma and LCD TVs and a large marble-topped bar. The second floor is a restaurant with an international menu, and the venue also includes private bars for special events.
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SALT LAKE CITY – In the quarter century since it opened in a former lingerie factory, Hale Centre Theatre has gone from drawing a mere two dozen people to its first performance to close to 250,000 visitors per year. Poll Sound updated the venue recently with L-Acoustics loudspeakers and amplified controllers.
Read More »LAS VEGAS – On Stage Audio (OSA) deployed the IEEE 802.1 AVB Bridging protocol at the annual Kawasaki meeting last fall, which drew some 2,500 Kawasaki dealers to the Las Vegas Hilton's convention center.
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OXNARD, CA – Rat Sound Systems Inc. recently took delivery of 18 new L-Acoustics KARA loudspeakers, which expands on L-Acoustics' K1 stadium system by reducing the size and weight of the components.
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MIAMI BEACH, FL – SES (Special Event Services), which handled sound and staging for a pre-NASCAR concert featuring the Zac Brown Band and Nic Cowan, relied on their new Martin Audio MLA (Multicellular Loudspeaker Array) system for the event, held at Lummus Park on South Beach before the auto race got underway on the mainland in Homestead, FL.
Read More »DENVER, ATLANTA and NASHVILLE – Live event production companies in the Denver, Atlanta and Nashville areas have collectively suffered losses of hundreds of thousands of dollars, and possibly more than $1 million, worth of audio gear to a man identifying himself as Greg Bruce, [email protected], 646-398-1662, "tour technical director" of Sony Music. Other companies have also been affected by the scam but have not yet made their losses public.
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LOS ANGELES – Leon Russell's recent tour with Elton John in support of their collaborative album, The Union, included band members Jackie Wessel, bass; Chris Simmons, guitar; Brandon Holder, drums; Beau Charron, guitar and steel; and a full complement of Heil Sound microphones.
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