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MILWAUKEE, WI — At Summerfest 2013, Clearwing Productions provided an Outline GTO-based speaker system to support the audio requirements at Miller Lite Oasis Stage. Featured acts and genres at the 15,000-capacity venue ranged from Diplo (EDM), Dropkick Murphys (Celtic punk) and Imagine Dragons (rock) to Leann Rimes (country) and Nelly (rap).

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL — Waves Audio is seeing leading cutting-edge live engineers turn to WavesLive tools, including Peter Keppler, an in-demand front-of-house, broadcast and post-production mixing engineer (David Bowie, Nine Inch Nails, Rufus Wainwright, David Byrne/St. Vincent, Katy Perry). On David Byrne and St. Vincent’s 2012 tour, Keppler used a WavesLive SoundGrid system with a DiGiCo SD10 console, and he plans on using a similar rig on their 2013 tour. On tour with Katy Perry in 2014, he will use a SoundGrid system with DiGiCo SD7.

FORT WAYNE, IN – AVI Event Services, based here, recently added a Harman Soundcraft Si Expression 2 console to its inventory. Pictured here with the console is Todd Fiechter, AVI sound engineer/specialist.

QUEBEC, Canada — The Grand Théâtre de Québec’s head of sound, Robert Charbonneau, with an assist by Robert Caux, worked with d&b regional manager Francois Corbin over a two-year period on an upgrade for the arts complex’s main venue, the 1,875-seat Salle Louis Fréchette. They opted for d&b audiotechnik’s J-Series for the main PA and T-Series elements for fills.

MADISON, WI – Madison Opera recently staged the 12^th annual “Opera in the Park” for the city of Madison. This free annual event is a grand musical celebration that presents highlights from the upcoming Madison Opera season, opera classics and Broadway show tunes. Full Compass has been a major sponsor and donated equipment rentals and many hours of audio expertise for “Opera in the Park.”

PORTLAND, OR – Punch Bowl Social is a unique entertainment concept that got its start in Denver, Colorado and is steadily making its way to a city near you. The second and most recent Punch Bowl Social occupies 32,000 square-feet on the top floor of Pioneer Place Mall in downtown Portland. To keep the music engaging, Denver-based A/V integration firm PRIME used Ashly Audio processing at both locations.

NILES, IL — A staple in the Kansas City area, the Jewish Community Center of Kansas City has been serving the local Jewish and secular communities since 1914 with a robust offering of community events, educational and athletic programs, and ongoing support of the cultural arts. The AV team of the center, turned to the Shure ULX-D Digital Wireless System to upgrade the audio and transition from analog to digital wireless to improve sound quality in the White Theatre.

TALLAHASSEE, FL – Slide guitarist / vocalist Bill ‘Sauce Boss’ Wharton’s musical act is unlike any other. The inventor of ‘gastronomical boogie woogie’, Wharton performs an engaging mix of his own swampy Florida blues while cooking a big pot of gumbo and serving it to the audience. Between the musical performance and the cooking, Wharton’s headset microphone is an integral part to keeping it all moving and, for this, he relies on his ISOMAX headset mic from Menlo Park, CA-based Countryman Associates.

OLD LYME, CT – Audio specialist Sennheiser and the House of Blues, the iconic chain of high-quality performance venues, announced that they have renewed their alliance. Sennheiser will continue to support the House of Blues with premium microphones and wireless solutions at each of its 13 locations across the United States.