NASHVILLE — Kip Winger, who uses Bose L1 Model II systems as studio monitors for his Nashville home setup, also brings the gear on the road for solo gigs. His typical setup includes an L1 Model II portable loudspeaker system, B2 bass module and T1 ToneMatch audio engine from Bose Professional Systems.
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VANCOUVER BC — Canadian death metal band Kataklysm recently toured Europe, performing 37 shows in 38 days, and plan on a very busy 2014 in North and South America. Kataklysm drummer Oli Beaudoin noted that the band added Radial ProD2 stereo direct boxes for its recent and upcoming shows.
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EXCELSIOR, MN — Old Log Theatre artistic director Kent Knutson (pictured here, standing) worked with sound designer Jeff Geisler (seated) on an audio upgrade that included Allen & Heath’s GLD mixing console, Bose RoomMatch speakers and Shure ULX-D wireless microphones.
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WEBSTER, NY — Ashly Audio, based here, named Mike van der Logt of 4M4You, based in Den Bosch, The Netherlands, as its new sales manager for Europe, The Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Van der Logt has more than 25 years of audio industry experience.
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BERKELEY TWP, NJ — As part of the recovery process in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the new owners of The Water’s Edge restaurant, bar and catering facility turned to Boulevard Pro for new audio gear from Yamaha, inside and out. The indoor space now has a Yamaha CIS MTX3 audio processor, two DCP1VS keypads, and 48 Yamaha VXC4W ceiling speakers. The waterfront bar/lounge system includes a Yamaha LS9-16 digital audio console, Yamaha TX4n amplifier, Yamaha DXR 12×2 monitors and IF2112M95 speakers.
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LOS ANGELES — Behringer noted that Daft Punk, the French “robot rockers” who won five Grammys at the 2014 ceremony, are still performing with the company’s competitively priced gear, including the Behringer BCR2000 used for their performance at the ceremony itself.
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MONTREAL — For 426-seat Theatre du Rideau, which recently undergoing the first large scale renovation since 1991, Mathieu Guilbault of Trizart Alliance designed a new sound system that includes d&b audiotechnik’s xS-Series from the company’s installation-specific White range. Le Diplomate served as system integrator on the project.
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NEW YORK — For the Broadway musical version of The Bridges of Madison County at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, which officially opened Feb. 20, sound designer Jon Weston turned to Masque Sound for an audio assist. “I specifically chose an older-era console, speakers and amplifiers for this production,” Weston said.
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MANCHESTER, U.K. — For Peter Gabriel’s ongoing Back to Front tour, FOH engineer Ben Findlay and monitor engineers Dee Miller and Richard Chappell have been making use of the three SSL Live consoles provided for the touring production by Britannia Row. They were first used last fall and will continue as the tour resumes in the U.K. and Europe this April.
Read More »NILES, IL — Joseph Electronics (JE), which provides fiber termination and custom fiber solutions through Joseph Fiber Solutions (JFS), announced an agreement with Germany’s Lawo AG to supply Lawo video products to the North American broadcast market.
Read More »KITCHENER, Ontario — TC Group Americas has announced that a Lab.gruppen & Lake Certification: Level 1 training will be held on March 10 & 12 during SXSW in Austin, Texas. Aldridge Marketing will host the training.
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MIAMI — The Lyric Theater, open once again to public performances for the first time in decades, now features an audio system that includes components from Martin Audio. Miami’s Drummer Boy Sound (DBS) Productions, tasked with the consulting and design for the refurbished theater’s new audio and video systems, installed four W3Ps, four AQ5s and two WS218SX subs at FOH and LE1200s as stage monitors.
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