COSTA MESA, CA — For individuals and groups planning on attending or sponsoring QSC’s charity golf tournament at the Tustin Ranch Golf Club in Tustin, CA on May 4, there’s one more thing to add to that April 15 to-do list: register. The tournament will raise money for the Sandy Hook School Support Fund.
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PRINCETON, NJ — The Cloister Inn, based on Princeton University’s Fraternity Row here, turned to Guitar Center Professional (GC Pro) and Koko Brothers Entertainment for an upgrade to the sound system in their clubhouse.
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MEXICO CITY — Riedel Communications named Angel González España head of its new sales office based here. España, who has more than 15 years of experience in the broadcast industry, will lead sales efforts for the Wuppertal, Germany-based provider of video, audio, data, and communications networks in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.
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TORONTO — Enter the Haggis, a band based here, has been performing since 1996. Won over by Telefunken mics for their recording sessions — including their latest album, The Modest Revolution, with songs inspired by stories printed in a single day’s edition (March 30, 2012) of the Toronto Globe and Mail — the band is also using Telefunken’s M80 vocal mics for their live performances. (The album is set for a March 30, 2013 release.)
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NASHVILLE — Morris Light & Sound, based here, became the first sound company in North America to take delivery of the new NEXO STM loudspeaker system launched by Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. (YCAS). The 200-plus-box STM system includes 68 STM M46, 80 STM B112 bass, 48 STM S118 subs, 22 NUAR Racks, 12 PS10R2 speakers, 18 RS18 Ray Subs and 16 GEO S12 loudspeakers. Pictured here are, from left, Morris L&S VP John Mills; Paul Furtkamp, YCAS National Sales Manager; and David Haskell, President, Morris L&S.
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WASHINGTON DC — The venerable Warner Theater here has taken a step forward with the recent installation of an Outline Butterfly PA system. Installed by Maryland Sound International (MSI), the system includes L-R arrays of 14 Butterfly speakers with two CDL1815 subwoofers. MSI also installed eight LAB15SP subwoofers beneath the stage and six MiniCOMP.A.S.S. units for frontfill.
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LAS VEGAS — Harman’s Soundcraft is taking its “Mixing with Professionals” (MwP) series to Las Vegas at NAB 2013. Hosting the sessions will be Ken Newman, front of house engineer for Barry Manilow and owner of Newman Audio. He has also mixed live sound for Chris Isaak, Anita Baker, Stevie Nicks, Liza Minnelli and Paul Anka, among others.
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PARIS — Adamson Systems Engineering announced that France-based rental and touring provider Audiolite added Adamson E15 gear to its rental inventory, and that Adamson’s long-time French distributors, DV2, had brokered the deal. Pictured here at SIEL 2013 are, from left, Guy Vignet (DV2), Thierry Tanguy (Audiolite) and Didier Dal Fitto (DV2).
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MANCHESTER, U.K. — Adlib supplied sound for recent solo shows by rising young Australian pop star Cody Simpson, who took time out from his busy schedule opening for Justin Bieber to perform in the key cities of Glasgow, Birmingham and Manchester promoting his first studio album, Paradise.
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OXFORD, OH — Loud & Clear installed a new sound system for 9,200-capacity Millett Hall on the campus of Miami University. The system includes L-R arrays of 12 KARA enclosures flown on the north end of the court, above ground-stacked SB28 subs, four per side. Six LA8 amplified controllers housed in custom racks power and process the entire system. The facility, home to the university’s RedHawks basketball and volleyball teams, is also used for school graduations and concerts.
Read More »HEBDEN BRIDGE, U.K. — Calrec has joined the AVnu Alliance, an industry consortium dedicated to the development and promotion of a professional-quality streaming standard for networked audio and video content based on the IEEE 802.1 Audio Video Bridging (AVB) standards.
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NEW YORK — The Allman Brothers Band once again took the stage at the Beacon Theatre here for an 11-show run ending March 17. Lititz, PA-based Clair Global provided two of Harman’s Studer Vista 5 SR digital consoles for FOH and monitor mixing.
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