FRANKLIN, TN – Solid State Logic (SSL) named Mankin Media, based here, to its U.S. reseller network for SSL Live consoles. Mankin Media will serve as SSL’s first specialist House of Worship dealer. Pictured here are Ben Mankin and Lee Fields of Mankin Media with the SSL Live console.
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SOUTHEND-on-SEA, U.K. — For the Southend-on-Sea Leisure and Tennis Centre in Essex, which uses its highly reverberant space for galas as well as aqua aerobics classes and instruction, Soundtrack Ltd designed and installed a single point system using four Community R.5 loudspeakers.
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GILBERT, AZ — Tim Maughan, lead pastor at Redemption Church here, sought out church member Jim Jorgensen for guidance on the AV system for the church’s 180 by 60 foot (WxD) space. Jorgensen opted for a Martin Audio MLA Compact system.
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HONOLULU, HI — Patrick Quilter, founder of QSC Audio Products, agreed to make a $1.6 million donation over the next five years to his former high school, Punahou School, based here. The funds will support the construction of a new concert hall along with the purchase of new musical instruments for Punahou School students.
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BUENA PARK, CA — Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. (YCAS) named David Lees NUAGE district manager. Lees has been with Yamaha since 2002 and has held various positions within the Professional Audio & Combo Division as a Steinberg and Hi-Tech District Manager in the mid-Atlantic region, as well as the Keyboard Division. Prior to joining Yamaha, Lees worked for EMU Systems and previously at ProSound in Denver.
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BUFFALO, NY — Management for Ralph Wilson Stadium, home to the Buffalo Bills NFL team, turned to Richmond, VA-based Anthony James Partners and Ronco Specialized (Tonawanda, NY) to design and install a new sound system that would stand up to inclement weather and that would deliver clear, high-fidelity audio even on the windiest days. They chose a new Danley Sound Labs distributed loudspeaker and subwoofer system. Each of the four clusters consists of three Danley GH-60 Genesis Horns, a Danley SH-95 for center fill, four Danley SH-MINIs for fill right below the cluster, and two Danley TH-118 subwoofers. In addition, four Danley SH-64s (two at each end zone) provide additional coverage, and 35 Danley SH-Micros provide under-balcony coverage.
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KNOXVILLE, TN — Calvary Chapel, a 22,000-square-foot, 800-seat church on 43 acres here, opted for a Bose RoomMatch system designed and installed by DFA Solutions. Audio quality and value for the dollar helped clinch the deal.
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LONDON — For the European leg of Bring Me The Horizon’s (BMTH) Sempiternal tour, Liverpool-based Adlib provided a Midas PRO2 FOH console along with outboard FX, Adlib FD2 side fills and a mics-and-stands audio package. Adlib also provided a full L-Acoustics racks-and-stacks system for the band’s two sold-out dates at Brixton Academy here.
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ZHONGSHAN, China – Just over a year after breaking ground on a massive new campus that will become home to up to 10,000 employees, Music Group founder and CEO Uli Behringer noted progress on the campus, which will be used to design, build and distribute products for the Music Group portfolio, including Midas, Klark Teknik, Turbosound, Behringer and Bugera.
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LUQA, Malta — For the new Sky Spirit Fitness Lounge here, Futuretech installed a sound system that includes Powersoft’s multi-channel Ottocanali amplifiers. The gym’s owner, Stefan Farrugia, cited power efficiency and the compact size of the units as key selling points.
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