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Yes, we ARE seeing a response to last week’s FOH News and Newsletter posting calling for Hometown Hero award nominations, so we know our message is getting out there. But mostly from the Northeast and Midwest regions of the U.S. So what’s the deal with the Northwest, Southwest, Southeast and Canada?
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KITCHENER, ON, Canada — TC Group Americas announced that Marc Bertrand will succeed John Maier as CEO effective July 31, 2009. TC Group Americas Inc., formed in January 2009, distributes Tannoy, Lab.gruppen, TC Electronic, TC-Helicon, Dynaudio Acoustics, Lake and Linn products in the U.S. and Canada.
Read More »ORLANDO —Harman Professional said it would introduce its HiQnet System Architect version 2.0 at InfoComm and will also demo its use with streaming Ethernet AVB at the show.
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MIAMI — Aero Bar co-owners Tony Guerra and Joseph “Smiley” Boyd were looking for sound that would offer more than just a stinging assault on the ears. “For me, sound is not all monetary,” said Boyd. “It’s also spiritual. I really love good sound.”
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LAKEWOOD, NJ — Neutrik USA has appointed Thomas Chudyk, former regional sales manager of Panasonic Industrial, distribution manager. Prior to Panasonic Industrial, Chudyk worked for 14 years at Arrow Electronics.
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ORLANDO — EAW will feature the DX1208 DSP Matrix Mixer at InfoComm, which it calls “the next generation of Digital Signal Processing (DSP).” The DX1208, a 12-input, 8-output 1U-rackspace DSP matrix mixer, has been designed for a wide range of commercial and install applications.
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ORLANDO — Sennheiser will introduce K-array, the newest addition to its distributed brands, at InfoComm 2009. In addition to K-array’s thin, lightweight loudspeakers, pictured here, Sennheiser will be featuring the MZD 8000 digital module for the MKH 8000 Series at the show.
Read More »FARMINGDALE, NY — Brescia, Italy-based Outline inaugurated its American branch, Outline North America LLC in recent months, led by pro audio veteran Thomas Bensen. The company has since played a role in several installations and events, and will show gear at InfoComm that is new to the North American market.
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NATCHITOCHES, LA — Northwestern State University added an Aviom Pro64 digital snake and one of the first installations of the new 6416m Mic Input Module, as part of an upgrade of the audio infrastructure in the A. A. Fredericks Auditorium, funded by the Louisiana Board of Regents.
Read More »ORLANDO — Stefan Feistel of the Ahnert Feistel Media Group (AFMG) will lead two seminars on the company’s latest software updates. The new release of SysTune (Version 1.1) will be discussed on June 18 at 4 p.m. in the Renkus-Heinz Demo Room W205C, and a seminar on speech intelligibility prediction using the new version of EASE, Version 4.3, will be presented June 19 from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. in Meeting Room W102A.
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WHITINSVILLE, MA — EAW introduced its MicroSub stage subwoofer. The MicroSub can be configured and interlocked in a range of different combinations – by itself, with other MicroSubs or with other MicroWedge units. Small pads and recesses are located on its sides, top and bottom. The loudspeaker is mounted at a 45-degree angle and the cabinet height is exactly half of the cabinet width when the MicroSub is laid flat.
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LONGWOOD, FL —When guest conductor and violinist Pinchas Zukerman led the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in a concert at Northland, a Church Distributed, some feared that the performance would not sound its best in the church’s 3,000-capacity sanctuary.
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