SEATTLE — Symetrix named World Representation Inc. as its representative for direct-to-dealer sales in the Middle East for SymNet Edge and Radius Dante network audio DSP, ARC-WEB browser-based control technology, along with Symetrix teleconferencing DSP hardware and software.
Read More »AMSTERDAM — The third AV Networking Congress is set for Tuesday, Jan. 29 at the Holiday Inn Amsterdam. More than 25 industry consultants and manufacturers will be presenting AV networking case studies during the day-long event. Along with panel discussions, there will be interactive demonstrations and workshops. Attendees will include AV design consultants, installation contractors, networking experts, and pro audio equipment vendors.
Read More »SALT LAKE CITY — ClearOne reported that it had entered into a settlement agreement with UBS Financial Services on an auction-rate securities dispute dating back to 2008. UBS agreed to pay $45 million. ClearOne also noted that an arbitration panel denied a similar claim against Morgan Stanley.
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SAN FRANCISCO — Working together with architect Mark Cavagnero Associates and SIA Acoustics, Auerbach Pollock Friedlander provided theatre and video consulting for the new SFJAZZ Center, which opened Jan. 21. The new three-story Center’s main venue, the Robert N. Miner Auditorium, can be formatted with as many as eight configurations, seating 350 to 700. Other spaces include the Ensemble Room for rehearsals or as an intimate performance space, three practice rooms and a digital lab.
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SHANGHAI, China — At the 2012 World Music Shanghai Festival, which drew close to 12,000 people to six different locations over a six-day span, Sennheiser China provided crew and gear including K-array KH15, KO70, KR402 and KR202 components. The crew included close to 10 technicians and sound designers for Sennheiser’s local tech partner, Real Live.
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TOMS RIVER, NJ — JD Sound and Video replaced the 1970s-vintage sound system at Ocean County College’s multi-use Athletics Hall and Gymnasium with Community Professional’s R-Series loudspeakers and iBOX subwoofers.
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ATLANTA — The historic 2,600 Tabernacle here upgraded its PA system recently with JBL VTX line arrays. Escondido, CA-based Sound Image, which provided the gear, overcame a variety of acoustic challenges within the venue, constructed as a Baptist church in 1910.
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LOS ANGELES — Guitarist John 5, currently on tour with Rob Zombie, is endorsing Audio-Technica gear and has been using A-T’s Artist Elite 5000 Series UHF Wireless System.
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ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — Maryland Sound International (MSI) supported the first Orion Music + More Festival, a two-day event staged here last June, with a variety of audio gear made by Harman. The event, featuring some two dozen bands, was headlined by Metallica and also featured Arctic Monkeys, Avenged Sevenfold, Cage the Elephant, Modest Mouse and Baroness. This year’s event is set for June 8-9, 2013 in Detroit.
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TRINITY, FL — Hope United Methodist Church, based here, hired Christian Sound Installations (CSI) to design and install an entirely new sound system for its 450-seat sanctuary that includes Ashly Audio processing and amplification and Danley Sound Labs loudspeakers, subwoofers, and stage monitors, plus gear from Sennheiser (G3 wireless), Allen & Heath (a GLD console), Aviom (PM for the drummer) and a Tascam hard drive recorder.
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MERIDIAN, MS – The state of Mississippi will honor Hartley Peavey, founder and CEO of Peavey Electronics, with a marker on the Historic Mississippi Blues Trail on Jan. 17, 2013. The marker recognizes Hartley Peavey’s contribution to Mississippi’s blues heritage and is the only marker representing a manufacturer.
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HIGH WYCOMBE, U.K. — Martin Audio named Dominic Jacobson to the new role of Europe-Middle East-Africa (EMEA) Export Account Manager to streamline the company’s continuing expansion into global markets.
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