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SHERIDAN, WY — Gary Hartung, engineer and production manager for The Doobie Brothers, has been using a pair of VUE i-8a powered two-way systems as monitors speakers for his mixing position at FOH, along a pair of i-6a powered systems for use when space is more limited.

FRAMINGHAM, MA — Seeking to overcome acoustic challenges for Nevins Hall, a space within downtown Framingham’s Memorial Hall here, Adtech Systems used Bose Professional Systems Division’s RoomMatch loudspeakers and PowerMatch amplifiers. The setup includes two Bose RoomMatch arrays, each consisting of (in ascending order) two RM12020’s, one RM9020, one RM7010 and one RM5505 loudspeaker, with an RMS215 subwoofer at the top of the array.

TULSA, OK — The term “mega church” is particulary apt for the 12,000-member Church on the Move, based here. At services, the church’s message is delivered on a scale that rivals major rock concerts, with a sanctuary that’s bigger than many top music venues. The services also rely upon an array of audio gear from Harman.

RALEIGH-DURHAM/CHAPEL HILL, NC — Ryan Pickett, FOH and live performance archive recording engineer for the band My Morning Jacket, is currently using sE Electronics gear to support the band’s summer AmericanaramA Festival of Music tour with Bob Dylan and other guest artists. That gear includes Voodoo VR1 passive ribbon microphones and sE Instrument Reflexion Filter 2’s (IRF2’s).

LAS VEGAS, NV––3G Productions, Inc. recently provided audio for the Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) festivals in New York, Chicago and Las Vegas. Their PA systems included a Martin Audio Multi-cellular Loudspeaker Array (MLA) to provide the power and coverage they needed inside the venue while controlling noise spillage to surrounding residential areas.

MOSINEE, WI – Joe Ellis, a professional commercial airline pilot who is also a professional musician, audio engineer and host on the TV show The Aviators, uses Harman’s Soundcraft Si Expression 3 console to mix live sound for a growing number of bands and events. He needed a digital console that “plays well” with other gear and also chose the Soundcraft Si Expression 3 for its sound quality.

PRESCOTT VALLEY, AZ — Among the American firefighting community, the only day more tragic than June 30, 2013 was Sept. 11, 2001.  June 30 was the day when 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots from the Prescott Fire Department lost their lives fighting a wildfire near here, leaving behind 51 children. Dierks Bentley, The Band Perry and other artists teamed up and raised a reported $476,000 with the “Country Cares Concert,” a benefit performance that took place here on July 22.  All proceeds are going to the United Phoenix Firefighters, for direct distribution to surviving family members.

CHICAGO, IL – Sensaphonics recently added three audiologists to its “Gold Circle” network, including the group’s first Brazilian member. The two-day Gold Circle seminar, held June 21-22, included teaching sessions at Sensaphonics headquarters plus a hands-on lab session with a live band held at Mystery Street Recording Company (pictured here) in Chicago.

MONTREAL — Richard Forte of Forte Found, based here, supported jazz-pop singer Nikki Yanofsky at the July 4-6 Montreal Jazz Festival with an assist from LightViper, FiberPlex’ fiber optic transport system. His setup, which eliminates the need for a heavy copper snake, includes a head end mic preamp/line level unit, lighting multiplexer, MIDI interface, fiber optic connector, and Ethernet-to-fiber converter.