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KELOWNA, BC – Northwest Global Entertainment (NWGE) has been putting its Martin Audio line arrays to good use at the Kelowna Community Theatre, first for sister performers Tegan and Sara and next for Canadian rocker Colin James.

NEW YORK – A Cirque du Soleil production touring America under the Grand Chapiteau tent, OVO presents another acrobatic spectacle-this time choreographed around a storyline of romance and conflict in the micro-world of bugs.

NAPLES, FL – In the decades since Moorings Presbyterian Church got its start in the Music Room of Naples High School back in 1965, the church has undergone a long list of construction and refurbishment projects. One of the most recent is the construction of a new sanctuary that seats 750 and features a 49 stop, 63 rank pipe organ and an extensive A/V system.

FONTANA, CA – Designing a sound system for a motor speedway is not an exercise in subtle nuance. To be heard above the screaming tires, engines and fans, it's all about brute force decibels.

ANNAPOLIS, MD – Singer/songwriter Pat McGee contracted Steve Payne and Soundworks for "Down the Hatch," a special concert/party in the Regatta Ball-room of the Lowe's Annapolis Hotel, but didn't have the budget for their large APB-DynaSonics Spectra-TI console.

RED BANK, NJ – ACIR Professional handled sound production for New Jersey guitarist Al Di Meola at the 2,000-seat Count Basie Theatre here using d&b audiotechnik's Q-1 line array, Q subs, d12 amps, and K-Array Red Line 200s for side fills.

FT. WALTON BEACH, FL – For live sound engineers, touring without carrying a mixing console is like working without a net. But for touring artists like country music's Chris Young, it helps get their music in front of their fans.

PHILADELPHIA – Saint Joseph's University students have been playing competitive basketball in the Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse since 1949. A multi-million dollar expansion and renovation for the home of the Hawks has resulted in a new name – the Michael J. Hagan Arena – and a new sound system anchored by Community Professional Loudspeakers.

HOLLYWOOD, CA – Avid announced that two of primetime television's biggest shows, American Idol and Dancing with the Stars, are relying on Avid VENUE live sound systems for their live broadcasts this season. Both shows average more than 20 million viewers per episode.