MEMPHIS, TN – For 2,000-member Grace Evangelical Church, Elite Multimedia provided KIVA and other L-Acoustics components to improve sound distribution within the Worship Center’s fan-shaped sanctuary.
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LLANELLI, U.K. — Vaughan Sound Installations Ltd (t/a The PAI Group of Companies) named Jeremy Eustace Business Development Manager. He will work alongside the Sales and Business Development team and is responsible for developing and nurturing new business across the UK, with a focus on expanding Vaughan Sound’s reach across various markets.
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FORT WORTH, TX — ProAudio.com, a dealer/distributor of more than 400 professional audio, video, lighting and broadcast equipment lines, named Tim LaPrade senior account manager. LaPrade joins ProAudio.com after a 17-year career at Sound Productions.
Read More »BROOKLYN, NY — For the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs), staged at Barclays Center Aug. 25, Firehouse used a substantial deployment of Riedel’s Artist digital matrix intercom systems.
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ANNA MARIA, FL — For Roser Community Church, a 300-capacity church located in this Gulf Coast island retirement community, Creative Sound Solutions, LLC of Cape Coral, FL installed a sound system that includes the use of a Q-Sys Integrated System Platform from QSC Audio. The system lets users optimize the performance of the single powered loudspeaker within the main sanctuary through the use of a custom iPad user interface and the TSC-3 and TSC-8 Networked Touch Screen Controllers.
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WEST SUSSEX, UK – Music Group hired Nick Bellis, pictured here, to oversee the company’s customer support efforts for Turbosound products geared for portable, installation and tour sound applications. Bellis has spent 25 years in pro audio and live event production, handling audio duties at FOH, monitors and as a system tech with Liverpool-based Adlib Audio. Bellis has also worked on behalf of JBL, Tannoy and Soundcraft.
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CLAYTON, NC — The Clayton Center has recently installed a Yamaha M7CL-48ES digital console with (2) Yamaha SB168-ES digital network stage boxes supplied by S.C.M.S. Southeast, Apex, NC. This console is part of a major audio and lighting systems upgrade to coincide with the Clayton Center’s 10-year anniversary.
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BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA – As an educational institution with a focus on contemporary art, Bainbridge Island Museum of Art’s mission is to engage a diverse population with the art and craft of the northwest region. What started as a project to fix some shortcomings with the AV system in the museum’s auditorium turned into a larger project that included the use of Lectrosonics’ Aspen Series audio processing gear.
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NEW ORLEANS, LA – When the audience is inches from a drama of family relationships and emotional awakening, the critical sense of intimacy hinges on clear, natural sounding dialog. Furthermore, the microphones must not be visually distracting and they must be comfortable to keep the talent focused on the story. For these very reasons, Delgado Community College’s Theatre Department uses B3 Omnidirectional Lavalier and E6 Earset microphones from Menlo Park, CA-based Countryman Associates.
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MILAN, ITALY — Formula 1 races are the biggest and the most exciting open events run around the world, but the race isn’t only about high-tech engineering and pushing the limit. What about what happens around the race? Formula 1 is also about entertainment both on and off the track with associated festivities and events designed to keep spectators on their toes and entertained while they anticipate who will bring home the victory. Infinity Red Bull Racing Team utilized a top notch sound reinforcement system consisting of a K-array KR202.
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark ― Well-known jazz producer and pianist Niels Lan Doky teamed up with Claus Meyer, co-owner of the Michelin-starred noma restaurant, to launch The Standard, a new jazz club here that features two bars and three world-class restaurants. Officially opened on Oct. 3, 2013, The Standard’s audio equipment list highlights another well-known Danish name – DPA Microphones.
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LAS VEGAS — The 2013 Parnelli Awards gala, hosted by Micky Dolenz and honoring Mark Engebretson, George Travis, Mo Morrison and Eric Pearce, is once again trending toward a complete sellout. As of Oct. 22, more than a month before the Nov. 23 event, most of the tickets have already been snapped up — earlier in the process than ever before. Voting from readers of FRONT of HOUSE and PLSN magazines, which continues through Oct. 31, is also tracking at record levels for 2013.
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