AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands — Riedel Communications donated an Artist Digital Matrix intercom system to Emma TV. Emma is a Dutch TV station for the Emma Kinder Ziekenhuis, a children’s hospital in Amsterdam.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Along with casually elegant options on their wine and dining menus, the five Alexis Group bistros/wine bars here serve up live jazz music on a regular basis. To further enhance the experience for their guests, the company has installed Alcons audio gear, including VR8 pro-ribbon full-range loudspeakers and BF181 long-excursion 18” subs along with ALC2 amplified loudspeaker controllers and SDP speaker drive processing modules.
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OZARK, MO — Special Event Services (SES) designed and installed a new sound system for James River Assembly’s 3,400-capacity sanctuary with Outline’s GTO line array loudspeaker cabinets as the sonic centerpiece. The new system is being lauded for its clarity and punch for the church’s sermons, contemporary house band and concerts.
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RICHMOND, VA — The Richmond Folk Festival celebrates traditional music, with artists from around the world performing on seven stages spread across 17 acres of riverside parkland in downtown Richmond. The free three-day event drew some 200,000, with audio production handled by Soundworks, a full-service audio company headed by Steve Payne.
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PORTLAND, OR — The Soundcraft Mixing with Professionals (MwP) training series continues with two sessions set to take place at Pro Sound & Lighting in Portland, OR on Tuesday, Dec. 11. Hosting the sessions will be James Lawrenson, FOH engineer for Foster the People, who is currently using a Soundcraft Vi6 for the band.
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CALABASAS, CA — Line 6 named Paul Foeckler, pictured here, as its new president and CEO. The company’s co-founder, Marcus Ryle, has assumed the role of chief strategy officer, and Joe Bentivegna has been named chief operating officer. Foeckler succeeds Mike Muench, who recently resigned after a 14-year tenure as president and CEO.
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POTTERS BAR, U.K. — FOH engineer and production manager Byrony October supported performances earlier this year of British singer songwriter (and Chase & Status collaborator) Delilah with a Soundcraft Si Performer digital console. She credited the console’s compact size and for its FaderGlow and color backlit name displays on every channel.
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MONTERREY, Mexico — Audio Systems Del Norte, based in Guadalupe, near here, added to their inventory of Adamson Systems’ Y-Axis, SpekTrix, T21 Subs, and M Series with a 32-box E15 rig. The company has already put the new gear to use in support of a tour featuring Dos Pájaros Contraatacan (Two Counter Attacking Birds), which began in Puebla Oct. 15 and ended in Aguascalientes on Nov. 1, 2012.
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PORTLAND, OR — Audinate announced the first phase of its global expansion, naming Landon Gentry manager of global support services. Gentry, based at Audinate’s U.S. headquarters here, will lead the company’s worldwide support organization, and will take particular responsibility for directly supporting U.S.-based manufacturers of Dante-enabled products.
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HOUSTON — Onstage Systems supplied the audio system for the main stage of the Something Wicked Festival Oct. 27 in Houston. Billed as Texas’s first large-scale Halloween-oriented electronic dance music festival, the event featured international, national and local DJs including Zedd, Nero and Flux Pavilion.
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FORT COLLINS, CO — Kris Johnson at Sight and Sound Technologies Inc. helped Pastor Aaron Stern of Mill City Church come up with a portable audio system that includes a DiGiCo SD11 console. Mill City Church operates out of the University Center for the Arts building on the Colorado State University Campus here every Sunday.
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