LONDON – Subfrantic owner/GM Steve Davies got his start in audio back in 1991 at age 17, and expanding after he set up the company two years later. By the mid-1990s, he had acquired his first Turbosound gear – "a pair of trapezoidal Floodlights" – and has since expanded his inventory considerably.
Read More »ORLANDO, FL – Audinate's Dante Netspander, previewed at InfoComm 2011, promises to allow scalable digital AV networks to be built without current constraints, and also promises to deliver tightly-synchronized networked audio across subnets in a Layer 3 TCP/IP routed network for the first time.
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BOSTON – Founded in 1963 and now led by artistic director Mikko Nissinen and executive director Barry Hughson, the Boston Ballet and the Boston Ballet School are internationally recognized. The Boston Ballet recently upgraded its audio system, including the installation of a Soundcraft Vi1 digital mixing console.
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ORLANDO – When it was known as Tabu, The Beacham was Orlando's first South Beach-style VIP nightclub, setting the pace for the many that followed after it opened in 1999. But now The Beacham, a historic venue that has been part of Orlando's nightlife since the early 1920s, has been restored as a live performance venue and is using a KF740 P.A. system from EAW.
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SAN MARCOS, CA – Meeting Services, Inc. deployed a Harman JBL VerTec line array system for the California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) campus for the school's spring commencement, class of 2011's celebration. More than 20,000 graduates, faculty, staff, family and friends attended the University's 20th commencement, which returned to campus after having been staged at local fairgrounds over the past decade.
Read More »GARDEN GROVE, CA – Following a global distribution deal between the companies, Penn-Elcom will help Fane Acoustics re-launch its professional speaker driver range in North America – including all Fane's pro audio loudspeakers and guitar speaker lines.
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Steven Vandervort, a Las Vegas-based sound engineer and AV consultant, died June 5 after a long illness. He was 51.
Read More »LAS VEGAS – Citing the strong turnout to its Audioversity Expo event in Nashville last August, which drew more than 475 audio professionals, Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. has announced its second event to take place at the Las Vegas Hilton in Las Vegas, August 24-25. The event will once again focus on providing audio professionals with in-depth knowledge and hands-on experience of all Yamaha Commercial Audio and NEXO products.
Read More »PETALUMA, CA – Furman's new website, furmancontractor.com, is designed to server commercial AV installers with detailed product descriptions, specifications, application diagrams, high-resolution photos, and downloadable DWG files for the company's new Contractor Series of power conditioners/sequencers.
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HOLLYWOOD, FL – Sound Media, a full service sound and lighting company, has chosen the Turbosound Flex Array as its main loudspeaker system. Founder and president Lennox Foster based his decision on the sound quality, efficiency and flexibility of the TFA-600H.
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NEW YORK – Planning for the 131st AES Convention, set for Oct. 20-23 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center, is well underway, with workshops, tutorials, papers, master classes, technical tours and special events geared to create "an unforgettable event," according to committee chair Jim Anderson.
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ASPEN, CO – Halcyon Productions updated the sound systems for both the landmark Hotel Jerome and Silver Queen restaurant recently. Halcyon's Heath Manning specified Ashly Audio's ne24.24M modular DSP and the WR-5 control units for both projects.
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