NEW YORK — The Broadway musical Aladdin, which opened at the Amsterdam Theatre March 20, features songs from the Academy Award-winning score, plus a few new songs written for the staged production. They’re heard via a d&b audiotechnik system provided by Masque Sound, to sound designer Ken Travis’ specifications. Masque Sound also supplied a Studer Vista 5 digital mixing console.
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LAVAL, Quebec — Le Diplomate Audiovisual is hosting its first two-day Open Door (Porte Ouverte le Diplomate, or POD) event at Le Diplomate Audio Visual, 5588 Blvd Rossignols in Laval, Quebec (north of Montreal) on May 13-14. Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. (YCAS) is the main sponsor of the event. More than two dozen other exhibitors are expected to attend. The event, which is free but requires registration, will also feature guest presenters, product demonstrations and conference discussions.
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NEW YORK — For the Skylark Lounge, which offers visitors views of the Hudson River, Empire State Building and Midtown Manhattan from 30 floors up, Advanced Audio Technology of New York (AATNY) provided a sound system that includes Martin Audio components along with a custom-made DJ booth. The Martin Audio gear includes 14 AQ28, eight 2 x15 sub-bass enclosures, BSS signal processing and Tactical Audio amplification.
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AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Leonard Lucas of Atlantic Audio Limited headed up an audio project for a new sports facility at Westlake Girls High School here. Lucas turned to Robert Te’o of True Audio to design and install the system. The setup features a cluster of One Systems Direct Weather loudspeakers at the center of an all-weather canopy. The canopy covers more than 4,200 square yards of playing court surface for tennis and netball.
Read More »FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, IL — Heil Sound named Intellimix Corporation as its exclusive distributor for Canada. The Montreal-based company handles a variety of well-established pro audio and MI lines for the live, broadcast, studio and installed sound markets.
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NASHVILLE — Accompanying Danish rock band Volbeat on a current U.S. tour are Trivium, an Orlando, FL-based heavy metal band, and Digital Summer, a rock band from Phoenix. Trivium’s monitor engineer, Mike Babcock (pictured left, with tour manager Joey Brueckmann, right) chose the new Yamaha QL5 Digital Audio Console for monitor mixing. Clair is providing most of the gear for the tour; the band owns JH-Audio IEMs and Sennheiser transmitters.
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WEST LONDON — Entec Sound & Light named Mark “Magic” Ellis-Cope as its head of sound. Ellis-Cope takes over as Dick Hayes steps back after fulfilling that role for Entec over a 19-year span. Entec announced that Hayes will be shifting away from “the fast lane” at the end of July, capping a career that began when Hayes was still a teen in the 1960s, supporting shows for a fast-rising rock band called The Who.
Read More »HERRIARD, Hampshire, U.K. — Audient, based here, named Paris-based Audio-Technica France distributor of its interface and microphone preamp products, including the company’s most recent additions to its product line, the USB interface, iD22 and the 8-channel mic pre and ADC and ASP880.
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LONDON — Karl Brazil, drummer of choice for Robbie Williams’ “Swings Both Ways” tour, will be using his Porter & Davies BC2 drum throne LF monitoring system as he plays to millions this summer. The 40-date European arena tour kicks off this week in Hungary and moves to Austria, Italy, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Switzerland and the U.K., continuing in September across Australia.
Read More »MADISON, WI – Full Compass Systems has announced a 2014 sponsorship agreement with Media Communications Association-International, an organization of media professionals with a mission of providing opportunities for networking, forums for education and resources for information.
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COSTA MESA, CA — QSC Audio Products, LLC promoted Ray van Straten to vice president of QSC Professional, the newly formed Business Unit which will serve customers in the retail, rental, production and distribution (box sales) segments. In his new role, van Straten will be responsible for guiding the direction of the business unit, utilizing his experience in sales, marketing, product management, channel management and strategy to support the QSC brand in the business segments served.
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CHESTER, PA — Community Professional Loudspeakers named Millar Electronics as the company’s new sales representative for the Southeast U.S., including NC, SC, GA, TN, MS and AL. Millar, based in Raleigh, NC, has a branch office in Nashville, TN. Millar staff is pictured at a recent training session here at Community Professional’s factory.
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