NUREMBERG, Germany – The Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg (Nuremberg University of Music) is using API’s 1608 as a teaching tool within the venerable school’s Studio 214, pictured here.
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BOCHUM, Germany – When the updated production of Starlight Express opened at the Stadionring here, it also marked 25 years since its premiere performance at the specially constructed ‘Starlight Express Theater’ in 1988. The production now uses Martin Audio’s Multi-cellular Loudspeaker Array (MLA).
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ISTANBUL, Turkey – Murat Boz played at the Avcilar stadium in Istanbul on August 10th, drawing in 65,000 spectators. Park Technical Production, Istanbul, used two KR400 systems and eight KF12 full range powered speakers from K-array for the concert.
Read More »INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s state deputy labor commissioner and IATSE Local 30’s business manager signed an agreement Sept. 9 that frees the union of the $11,500 penalty assessed by the state’s OSHA after the Aug. 13, 2011 stage structure collapse at the Indiana State Fair.
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BANGALORE, India — Harman Professional recently hosted its Sambandh 2013 business conference at the ITC Gardenia hotel here. Sambandh 2013 brought the Harman Professional India team together with other key Harman executives from around the world. More than 150 people, including dealers, leading system integrators, consultants, sound rental companies, and end users, attended the event.
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BATON ROUGE, LA – In the fall of 2009, St. Jude the Apostle Catholic Church embarked on an ambitious campaign “To Build a Future of Hope!” Among its various directives was the complete renovation of the church. Recognizing the importance of delivering a high level of speech intelligibility and music reproduction to the congregation, the church recently completed installation of a new sound reinforcement system—and at the heart of that system is audio processing and wireless microphone technology from Rio Rancho, NM-based Lectrosonics.
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NEW YORK CITY, NY — This summer, New York Philharmonic performed a series of five concerts in parks throughout New York City using a Meyer Sound LEO(TM) linear large-scale sound reinforcement system. Two large shows took place on Central Park’s Great Lawn, where Meyer Sound loudspeakers covered a widely dispersed audience estimated at more than 50,000.
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CHARLOTTE, NC – Harman Soundcraft’s “Mixing with Professionals” (MwP) series is making a stop at The Fillmore in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 17, 2013, hosted by Broadway and tour sound engineer Lucas “Rico” Corrubia. Pictured here is Corrubia (at right) with Donny Osmond.
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ATLANTA — The nonprofit Center for Puppetry Arts, based here, presents more than 600 live performances in two on-site theatres each year. To meet the need for mics with a combination of sound quality, frequency agility and rugged reliability, master electrician Gregory Montague chose Shure’s UHF-R Wireless Microphone System.
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NILES, IL — Shure Inc. named Chester Trocha senior vice president of operations. Prior to Shure, Trocha served in a senior position with Zebra Technologies for seven years. He has more than 30 years of manufacturing experience in all, with responsibilities ranging from strategic planning and supply chain optimization to mergers and acquisitions and leadership development. He will lead Shure’s operations division, overseeing its manufacturing and global supply chain, among other duties.
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CINCINNATI, OH — Thunderbolt Systems, based here, recently expanded their rental inventory with D.A.S. Audio gear, including 24 Aero 50 enclosures, 24 LX-218 subwoofers, 12 Aero 12A mid-high elements, 16 Road 15A stage monitors and 18 D-100 amplifiers.
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CHICAGO, IL – Sensaphonics recently held another of its two-day Gold Circle seminars for audiologists, led by sound engineering consultant Joe Tessone and Sensaphonics president Dr. Michael Santucci. Pictured here, from left, are Tessone; Paula Rivers of RK Audiology, Austin, TX; Ike Iheagwara of Manhattan Audiology, New York City; Santucci; and Noel Thayer of Bronxville Hearing Center, Bronxville NY.
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