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Rob Mailman Using DiGiCo SD5 to Mix Santana Shows

LAS VEGAS – Audio engineer Rob Mailman, who uses as many as 75 audio inputs during a typical show for Santana show, credited DiGiCo’s SD5 for helping in his need to transition from analog to digital. “ It means I can worry about mixing the show and not try to remember how to run the console,” he said, addint that was especially crucial for a dynamic band such as Santana. “It is a constant remix, every song, all night long. I may remix the same song two or three times depending on the direction the band goes in.”

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3G Productions Provides d&b System for Vina Robles Amphitheatre

3G Productions Provides d&b System for Vina Robles Amphitheatre

PASO ROBLES, CA — 3G Productions provided a d&b audiotechnik sound system for the Vina Robles Amphitheatre’s May through November season of performances last year. The L-R setup includes V8 and V12 loudspeakers with T10 front fills and a cardioid sub array using B2-SUB loudspeakers. Brown Note Productions and its president, Ryan Knutson, also played a key advisory role as the project got underway.

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Point Source Audio president James Lamb was named first commander of the California State Military Reserve (CSMR) Band.

James Lamb Named Band Master of Military Reserve Band

PETALUMA, CA — James Lamb, president of Point Source Audio, has been named first commander of the California State Military Reserve (CSMR) Band. Lamb, who plays the trumpet and also composes and arranges music, was appointed as a Warrant Officer in the State Military Reserve in August 2013. He is now coordinating support for California’s three three National Guard Bands, based in Sacramento, Oxnard, and Los Alamitos.

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Harman Names Jay Woolley Head of Marketing Communications for Amplifiers and Signal Processing

Harman Names Jay Woolley Head of Marketing Communications for Amplifiers and Signal Processing

SALT LAKE CITY — Harman Professional named Jay Woolley director of marketing communications for its Amplifier and Signal Processing business units. Woolley will lead the company’s marketing communications efforts for Harman’s Crown Audio, BSS Audio, dbx, Lexicon, and DigiTech brands. He reports to Marc Kellom, senior director of marketing and engineering for Harman’s Amplifier business unit.

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Yamaha CL5 Digital Console

Yamaha CL Series Consoles Win iF Product Design Award

HANNOVER, Germany — In January, 49 international design experts assessed 4,615 entries from 55 countries to the annual iF Design Awards 2014 competition, with a range of design categories that extended from product design to communication designs and packaging. One of the winning entries in the competition’s Product Design category was Yamaha, for its CL Series Digital Mixing Consoles.

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Verdine White, Philip Bailey and Ralph Johnson with Earth, Wind and Fire.

Earth Wind & Fire Using 1964 Ears PMs

PORTLAND — Earth, Wind & Fire originally formed more than 40 years ago, in 1971. Three of the original band members, Philip Bailey, Verdine White, and Ralph Johnson, three of the original members of EWF, continue to tour the world along with 10 other performers in support of their 21st album, Now, Then, Forever, released last fall. New, custom in-ear monitors from 1964 Ears, based here, are meeting the band’s on-stage monitoring needs.

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