LONDON – Sir Cliff Richard celebrated his 70th birthday with a week of concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, complete with a swing band and Midas PRO6s for front of house and monitors.
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VISTA, CA – Six weeks isn't much time to go from an initial customer inquiry to having PA systems on-site and ready to rig. But when Pyxis Industries in Riverside, California was asked by North Coast Church to bid on the design and installation of sound systems at two different locations, owner Chad Costanzo didn't hesitate.
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BIRMINGHAM – Gary Boackle, president of audio contractor Clear Solutions Inc., noted that the recently-upgraded 350-capacity St. Elias Maronite Church, while visually appealing, came at an acoustic price. "The reverb time in the sanctuary went from just under two seconds to over six seconds."
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MANISTEE, MI – The Little River Casino in Manistee, Michigan opened its doors in 1999 and has been growing steadily ever since. Owned by the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, the casino and resort now features a 300-room hotel, a 1,700-seat event center, a ballroom and conference center, three restaurants, and a 23,000 square-foot gaming floor.
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PHILADELPHIA – Currently in its 202nd year of operation, the Walnut Street Theatre recently invested in a sizeable wireless microphone setup from Lectrosonics. Roy W. Backes is the Walnut Street Theatre's Production Manager.
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FAYETTEVILLE, GA – Suburban Legend Audio got its start six years ago, "initially doing all recording work," according to owner Jonathan Wade. "But I've always been involved in live theater, and that has become a very successful niche for us as well."
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GUANGZHOU, China – At 610 meters, the Canton Tower, which is also called the Guangzhou TV & Sightseeing Tower, Xiao Man's Waist and Supermodel, is one of the world's tallest buildings. For the building's recent grand opening ceremony, Rightway Audio Consultants used DiGiCo SD8 and SD9 consoles.
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EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada – Sound Art provided an Electro-Voice sound reinforcement system for the Canadian Country Music Awards (CCMA), which were presented before 8,000 at the Rexall Place hockey arena and broadcast on CBC.
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SAN FRANCISCO – AES will present two Student Technical Paper Awards Nov. 4 at 1 p.m. during the opening ceremonies for the 129th AES Convention in Moscone Center. The recipients are Tejaswi Nanjundaswamy, University of California, Santa Barbara, and Tobias Ritter, Technical University of Denmark.
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GUANGZHOU, China – Leifull Light & Sound provided the control room, directors and technicians at the Guangzhou Opera House with a wired Riedel Performer partyline and wireless Riedel Acrobat intercom system.
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LOS ANGELES – American DJ named Edgar Bernal, a.k.a. DJ Etronik, product/sales specialist for American Audio.
Read More »BELLINGHAM, WA – Roland Systems Group has been busy with its regional training session this fall, holding events in Atlanta, Philadelphia and Dallas. The next event is scheduled for Nov. 9-10 in Los Angeles.
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