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LOS ANGELES – The American Music Awards included performances by Sennheiser artists Shakira, Alicia Keys, the Black Eyed Peas, Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, Eminem, 50 Cent and Nelly Furtado. ATK Audiotek provided audio for the show, broadcast on ABC from the Nokia Theater at L.A. Live.

YOUNGSTOWN, OH – In mid-1981, the parishioners of Saint Brendan Church dedicated their sanctuary with pride. The building featured ornate architecture, color schemes and high ceilings.

PALESTINE, TX – As they were moving towards a blended worship service, Southside Baptist Church members found that their old sound system in their 1,250 seat main worship center was a poor match for the demands of contemporary music.

BREA, CA – The Cause Community Church got its start in 2005 as an expansion of the Faith Community Church mega-church in West Covina. Members started meeting at a supportive Brea, Calif.-based movie complex.

BERKELEY, CA – As a non-profit organization with a mission to keep giving home-grown music a jolt, Freight and Salvage Coffee House has hosted a wide range of musical performances for more than 40 years. When it moved to a new facility at the beginning of the year, it needed a state-of-the-art audio system that had the flexibility to handle anything from rock ‘n' roll to soft acoustical shows, which is why the venue opted for the Soundcraft Vi4 digital console.

VISTA, CA – The upgraded Moonlight Amphitheatre includes a new permanent system complete with JBL PD5000, VerTec and VRX Series loudspeakers. The system was designed by Acoustic Dimensions and installed by Sound Image. It gives the venue the ability to host one-off concerts and events ranging from classical music to rock ‘n' roll in addition to its primary summer use for Broadway musicals.

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – After introducing the Italian-made K-array self-powered speaker lineup to the U.S. market at this year's Summerfest, Clearwing Productions, Inc. has been using the compact, lightweight gear for a series of regional conferences hosted by the National Association for Campus Activities (NACA).

AUSTIN – The University of Texas at Austin's Performing Arts Center recently added a new L-Acoustics sound system to its 2,924-seat Bass Concert Hall.

BERKELEY, CA – American Idiot, the rock album by Green Day, was transformed into a rock opera performed at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre's 600-seat Roda Theatre.

NEW YORK – Celebrating their 27th World Series championship, the New York Yankees held a ticker-tape parade and ceremony before a crowd of two million people on the front steps of City Hall in Manhattan, supported by Syntonic Design, which used a system including JBL VerTec line arrays.

ANAHEIM, CA – FOH Magazine is playing a key role with the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM)'s new Hands-On-Training (H.O.T.) Zone at the 2010 NAMM Show, set for Jan. 14-17, 2010. Bill Evans, FOH editor, is moderating sessions that focus on the digital sound crossover between studio and stage and the "White Spaces" issue.