NORTHRIDGE, CA – Harman Professional named Aaron Simon director of licensed products. Simon will be in charge of Harman's artist endorsement programs and report to Michael MacDonald, executive vice president of marketing and sales.
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LOS ANGELES – The celebrity owners LA Live's Conga Room – including Jimmy Smits, Jennifer Lopez, Paul Rodriguez and will.i.am – turned to Sound Image and AVS Production Group for an audio system upgrade. The newly-installed JBL loudspeakers include VP (Venue Performance), VerTec and VRX Series units.
Read More »SAN DIEGO, CA – Clearwing Productions announced the launch of Clearwing Productions California, Inc., extending the company's reach into San Diego, Los Angeles and other California markets. Jason Schwartzel, who had been project engineer for the Clearwing Productions Arizona design/build department, is overseeing the new location.
Read More »VALENCIA, Spain – Lynx Pro Audio is developing a number of products to be introduced at ProLight + Sound in Frankfurt this April, including a new line array. The company's staff includes sound engineers and others formerly with VMB.
Read More »NILES, IL and COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Shure Inc. acquired Informationsteknik, a provider of discussion systems and AV communication solutions.
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AARHUS, Denmark – TC Group, parent company of TC Electronic, Tannoy, Lab.gruppen, Lake and TC Helicon, is to become part of the AVnu Alliance, the industry forum dedicated to the establishment and promotion of the IEEE 802.1 Audio/Video Bridging (AVB) open network standard.
Read More »TORONTO – Sennheiser Canada is hosting a three-day live mixing workshop Feb. 21, 22 and 23, from 10am to 5pm each day, at the Warehouse Event Venue in downtown Toronto. The workshop is designed to provide audio engineers with a complete overview on how to set up and run a live event.
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PEARL RIVER, China – The new the Guangzhou Opera House includes an 1,800-seat and a 400-seat theatre, both of which have been installed with Midas digital systems and analog consoles, and also with Klark Teknik signal processing.
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ANAHEIM, CA – NAMM's Wanna Play? Stage outside the Anaheim Convention Center at the John Lennon Plaza once again drew crowds with well-known and up-and-coming artists during Winter NAMM's four day run. The stage is named for NAMM's "Wanna Play?" campaign, a public awareness initiative designed to encourage more people to play musical instruments.
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MERIDIAN, MS – The First Baptist Church here recently upgraded its sound system with dual Iconyx IC24-R systems, acting on the recommendation made by William Roland, principal at Gracenote Consulting.
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NEW YORK – For Marc Anthony's recently-completed U.S. leg of his Iconos tour, which began in New York City at Madison Square Garden and wrapped up in Chicago at the Allstate Arena, AVS Production Group provided a Yamaha PM5D-EX digital mixing system for monitors.
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LOS ANGELES – 2010 was a busy year for Kings Of Leon, who have been touring since summer in support of their new album, Come Around Sundown, with Midas XL8 live performance systems at FOH and monitors. The tour continues into 2011 with dates in Australia and South Africa before returning to Europe later in the year for more festival dates.
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