BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Allen & Heath named ARS Technologies, based here, as its exclusive distributor in Argentina. Established for 12 years, the company already distributes other leading audio brands including Turbosound, Sennheiser and TC Electronic.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia — Innovason distributor La Mesa noted recently how the New Wine International Church here opted to bring in an Innovason digital console for the church’s Easter celebrations as a way to both mix the sound levels for the live service and record it for posterity — even though the church already has an analog mixing console.
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STOW, OH — Audio-Technica U.S. named industry veteran Gary Dixon sales engineer — installed sound. Dixon will work with Mark Donovan, also sales engineer — installed sound. Both report to David March, Audio-Technica’s U.S. director of sales and marketing, Installed Sound and Broadcast.
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LOS ANGELES — For Rihanna’s Diamonds world tour, which is traveling through the U.S. and Canada from March through May 2013 before heading oversees, Eighth Day Sound is providing a d&b audiotechnik PA setup along with a pair of DiGiCo SD7s manned by Kyle Hamilton at FOH and Ed Ehrbar on monitors.
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AUSTIN, TX — At Threadgills during SXSW 2013, Bob Schneider, West Water Outlaws, The Lost Brothers, James McMurtry and Shooter Jennings all performed with an assist from Allen & Heath mixing consoles — the first four on a GLD-80 provided by the venue, and the latter on a pair of iLive T-112s provided by Leo Sound.
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KORIYAMA, Japan — The Big Palette Fukushima convention and exhibition hall reopened last fall, 19 months after devastating earthquake and tsunami that rocked eastern Japan on March 11, 2011. One Systems 108IM and 112IM speakers play a key role in the renovated audio system at the facility.
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LAS VEGAS and LOS ANGELES — 3G Productions Inc., a multifaceted audio company based in Las Vegas and Los Angeles, recently acquired a Martin Audio MLA system to provide greater sound control at electronic dance music festivals, and to expand the company’s touring capabilities.
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AUSTIN, TX — FOH engineer Brad Madix, who joined the 2013 portion of Rush’s Clockwork Angels tour as it kicked off from the Frank Erwin Center here April 23, may be an old hand with the band — this is his fifth tour with the timeless Canadian rockers. But this time out, there was something new: an onstage string section — six violins and two cellos — directly behind the drum kit. Radial’s newest addition to its line of DI boxes, the PZ-DI, were developed just in time to serve as a solution to the new challenge Madix faced.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, FL — In addition to his role as owner of Anton F. Audio Design, Anton Foresta serves as head audio engineer for Parker Playhouse, a 1,168-seat venue that had been operating in Fort Lauderdale since 1967. Foresta recently acquired a Harman Soundcraft Si Expression 3 digital mixer for use at Parker Playhouse, as well as other one-off events.
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JOURDANTON, TX — The Cowboy Fellowship Church, located in this rural Texas community south of San Antonio, has more than a parking team that directs traffic on horseback. It has an adjoining 2,800-seat live event venue on its campus that gets used for anything from musical performances to bull-riding clinics and all-day rodeos. Facilities administrator Buster Burch equipped the arena, which opened in 2012, with a sound system that includes new Technomad gear.
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LOS ANGELES — The 6,000-plus capacity Gibson Amphitheatre, which opened as an outdoor venue within Universal City in 1972 before being enclosed in 1982, is set to close as its lease expires in September. Universal Studios is undergoing a major remodeling and will use the site for a Harry Potter-themed ride, according to reports.
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MILEVSKO, Czech Republic — KV2 Audio distributors for the US and Canada, Lift Distribution of Kirkland, WA, were awarded best 2012 distributor for the Asian Pacific region during a recent gathering of distributors at the KV2 factory near Prague, Czech Republic. Lift Distribution took on the KV2 brand in September 2011 and grew the profile of the brand substantially through 2012 by making systems available for major events and reconnecting with KV2 owners across the US and Canada. Their efforts have resulted in a steady stream of mobile and installed system sales throughout the region. Pictured here are (L-R) Dave Christenson and David Ellis of Lift, David Croxton of KV2, Steve Palermo of Lift and George Krampera Jr. of KV2.
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