LONDON – SSE Audio Group supported BBC Radio's 1Xtra Live at Wembley Arena with an L-Acoustics K1 large-format line source system that included 72 K1 boxes, 30 dV-DOSC, 20 large-format KUDO and 18 ultra-compact KIVA line source cabinets plus 48 SB28 subs. The system was driven by 24 flown LA-RAK housing 72 LA8 amplified controllers, connected by LA Network Manager.
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BRATISLAVA, Slovak Republic – Peak Audio s.r.o. equipped the Kempinski Hotel River Park's meeting room and four conference rooms, each divisible into two separate rooms, with two Soundweb London BLU-160 configurable processors, two BLU-120 I/O expanders and a BLU-BOB2 break-out box, offering a further eight channels of analog audio output expansion.
Read More »RAYMOND, ME – Dielectric Communications announced that it will now operate under the name of SPX Communication Technology. The full range of Dielectric products – including its RF broadcast antenna systems, transmission line, switching and patching components, and transmission accessories – will continue to be sold globally by SPX Communication Technology under the Dielectric brand.
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BOSTON – The 35-year-old Paradise Rock Club, host to U2 and other big bands early in their careers, recently renovated, expanding the capacity of its performance hall to 850. Production manager Billy "Bud" McCarthy chose JBL VRX Constant Curvature line arrays to flank the stage centered along a 50-foot wall. Six JBL SRX712M stage monitors also line the club's stage.
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MISHAWAKA, IN – Lighting strikes can raise havoc with sophisticated electronic equipment, but in the case of the Albright United Methodist Church, a direct hit did more than that – it brought the original building for the church to the ground.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – For more than three decades, the Meadowlands has been a part of life for New York area football fans. When plans were begun to replace the aging arena, some fans were surprised to learn that, rather than a modern domed structure, the new stadium would be built in much the same traditional open-bowl style as the old one.
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YUCAIPA, CA – Trinity Sound Company (TSC) recently upgraded the 30-year-old sound system at the Yucaipa Church with JBL VRX compact Constant Curvature line arrays. The new loudspeaker system is located in the church's square-shaped 500-seat multipurpose event room, which is used for worship, concerts, movies and general events.
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MOSCOW and HAVANA – Russia-based sound engineers used iLive systems for Havana Calling, a recent cultural exchange project between Russia and Cuba, and for recent Russian touring projects as well.
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DALLAS – Onstage Systems is once again providing concert sound reinforcement for George Strait, who is back out on the road with Reba and Lee Ann Womack for their second sweep of the U.S. this year.
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LIVERPOOL, U.K. – Adlib Audio provided sound equipment and crew for Irish alt rockers The Script on their recent U.K. tour. Adlib's Richy Nicholson provided FOH mixing duties, and is now on tour with the band in the U.S.
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SHELTON, CT – LEX Products' East Coast operation moved recently from three locations in Stamford, CT. to a single facility in Shelton, CT. The new address is: LEX Products Corporation, 15 Progress Drive, Shelton, CT 06484. Phone, fax and e-mail addresses do not change.
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STOW, OH – Audio-Technica announced the passing of Ken Reichel, former executive vice-president and chief operating officer of Audio-Technica U.S. He died Oct. 15, 2010, at his home in Richmond, VA.
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