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Frederico Schuch

Harman Names Schuch, Williams to Intercontinental Sales Posts

NORTHRIDGE, CA — Harman Professional announced staff appointments in its Intercontinental Sales division, which works closely with channel partners and dealers in Canada, Mexico, Central and South America and the Caribbean region that include Frederico Schuch (pictured here), who was named director of the division and Julian Williams, who was named senior sales manager. Schuch will report to Scott Robbins, executive vice president of global sales of Harman’s Professional Division. He will be responsible for managing a team of eight at the Intercontinental Regional Sales Office in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Williams will report to Schuch.

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Jeff Taylor

VUE Audiotechnik Hires Jeff Taylor to Manage North American Sales Network

SAN DIEGO, CA — VUE Audiotechnik hired Jeff Taylor to manage the company’s North American sales organization. Taylor will report directly to VUE co-founder and executive vice president Jim Sides. In his new role, Taylor will be responsible for managing VUE’s network of independent sales reps, as well as key relationships with contractors, consultants, and rental companies throughout the United States and Canada.

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Dreamgirls photo by Levi Walker

Orbital Provides d&b, Yamaha CL5 and Shure Gear for Dreamgirls Road Shows

MELBOURNE, FL — Orbital Sound is supporting Big League Productions’ U.S. national tour of the Broadway musical Dreamgirls, featuring a sound design by Matt Geasey and Mike Tracey. The audio setup includes d&b audiotechnik V-Series speakers, a Yamaha CL5 mixing console, and a Shure UHF-R wireless microphone system with UR1-M micro bodypack transmitters. After the production’s 21-week run through the U.S., it heads to Japan later this year.

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Hock Thang

Symetrix Promotes Hock Thang to Regional Sales Manager Asia/Pacific

SEATTLE — Symetrix named Hock Thang Regional Sales Manager – Asia/Pacific, a new position. Prior to his promotion, Thang, based in Singapore, had served at Symetrix as technical sales engineer. His experience with Symetrix’s Jupiter app based turn-key DSP, Solus standalone fixed I/O DSP and Edge and Radius Dante network audio DSP has helped the company make inroads throughout the region.

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The Hangout Music Festival, staged on the beach May 17-19, 2013, got an RF assist from Professional Wireless Systems

Hangout Music Festival Gets RF Assist from PWS

GULF SHORES, AL — The Hangout Music Festival, staged on the beach here May 17-19, got an RF assist from Professional Wireless Systems. While the location was free of heavy-duty RF congestion, the event organizers still made sure the PWS crew was on hand to ensure there would be no issues with the more than 600 frequencies in use for an artist lineup that included Tom Petty, Stevie Wonder and the Kings of Leon, among others.

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Darren Connor, live sound engineer for Emeli Sandé, specified a Turbosound Flashline speaker system for the BRIT Award-winning artist’s seven-date U.K. tour, which concluded with a performance at the Hammersmith Apollo, pictured here.

Emeli Sandé Tours with Turbosound Flashline

LONDON — Darren Connor, live sound engineer for Emeli Sandé, specified a Turbosound Flashline speaker system for the BRIT Award-winning artist’s seven-date U.K. tour, which concluded with a performance at the Hammersmith Apollo here. Britannia Row Productions provided the gear, sourced via Entertainment Sound Specialists (ESS).

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Allen & Heath GLD supported Elvis - The Ultimate Performance at the London Palladium at both FOH and monitor positions.

Elvis Seen in London Palladium, Heard via GLD-80 System

LONDON — Tom Cox, sound designer for Elvis – the Ultimate Performance, featuring impersonator Chris Connor and a full band, relied upon Allen & Heath’s GLD digital system for FOH and monitor mixing. The GLD-80 was fitted with a Dante card, enabling a previous multi-track recording of the show to be played back for virtual sound check.

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Foothills Christian Church recently purchased a Soundcraft Si Expression 3 to control its audio system.

Foothills Christian Church Goes Digital with Soundcraft Si Expression Console

BOISE, Idaho — Foothills Christian Church, based here, recently purchased a Soundcraft Si Expression 3 to control its audio system. Along with the live services, the church offers live streams via its website. The new console helps musicians and performers control their own mix via iPads. The digital console has also proven beneficial to the technicians running the live streaming feed.

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