NEW YORK – Coheed and Cambria's music fits neatly into the "difficult to categorize" category. Based on frontman Claudio Sanchez' series of graphic novels, The Amory Wars, it has been described as progressive rock with elements of punk, hardcore and heavy metal.
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OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – When a band tours with a stage show that routinely features confetti cannons, dozens of people dressed as furry animals, a man-sized plastic bubble and other giant props, it should come as no surprise that some of its audio equipment is a little out of the ordinary.
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LANDSBERG AM LECH and HALVER, Germany – Rain Age GmbH and Go Audio Rental GmbH recently added Midas PRO6 live audio systems to their inventories, purchasing the gear through Midas' German distributor Mega Audio.
Read More »NORTHRIDGE, CA – Soundcraft and Studer launched new U.S. websites, usa.soundcraft.com and usa.studer.ch, each with product information, videos, white papers, user guides and other resources serving the needs of the U.S. market.
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DARWIN, Australia – The Marrara Sporting Complex and TIO Stadium, used for Australian football, cricket, and the biennial Arafura Games, was recently equipped with Community R and WET Series loudspeakers specified by GHD.
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SUN VALLEY, CA – Aphex named veteran audio sales manager Kent Dimon director of licensing. Dimon, who will work with Aphex general manager Rick McClendon, product development manager Jim Bailey, CEO David Wiener and COO Robin Sibucao, has held positions with Altec Lansing and Bose Corporation.
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NEW ORLEANS – The Solomon Group and Interstate Electronics designed and installed a sound system for the New Orleans Saints' new 60,000-square-foot tailgating Mecca, Champions Square. They used direct weather loudspeakers from One Systems including 212IMs (24 units), 112IMs (18 units) and 212Sub-Ws subwoofers (10 units).
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FRANKFURT, Germany – Supertramp has embarked on its 70-10 European tour to celebrate its 40th anniversary. With the help of an L- Acoustics K1 line source system provided by German Rental Network agent Sirius Showequipment, the band is performing greatest hits from 11 studio albums.
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LONDON – The hand-built quadraphonic mixing consoles used on Pink Floyd's Momentary Lapse of Reason and Division Bell world tours are to be auctioned at Bonhams on Dec. 15, with a percentage of the proceeds going to concert industry charity Stage Hand, the new name for the PSA Welfare & Benevolent Fund.
Read More »SANT'OMERO, Italy – Wouldn't a rose by any other name smell as sweet? Perhaps, but they'd be a hard sell on Valentine's Day if Bart and Homer Simpson's names for them – stench-blossoms and crapweeds – took hold.
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NASHVILLE – Audio-Technica marked its 17th year of supporting the Country Music Association (CMA) Awards with an extensive selection of vocal and instrument microphones for its annual awards show. Some performing during Country Music's Biggest Night, including the Zac Brown Band and Gwyneth Paltrow, also used Shure gear.
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DELHI, India – Production crews navigated inconsistent power, organization issues, Dengue fever and other challenges to stage the ceremonies marking the first Commonwealth Games to be held in India.
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