OMAHA, NE – The building that houses the Rose Theater originally opened its doors in 1927, but fell into decline in the ensuing decades until 1981, when a benefactor, Rose Blumkin, saved it from the wrecking ball. After purchasing the building, Blumkin deeded it to the Omaha Theatre Company for Young People, along with $1 million for its restoration and an endowment for upkeep in perpetuity.
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LAS VEGAS – The regional winners of FOH's 2010 Hometown Hero voting competition have been announced, and voting for coast-to-coast 2010 Hometown Hero honors and all the other Parnelli awards categories is now underway at www.parnelliawards.com/vote. Support for the 10th Annual Parnelli awards program has also increased to record levels as the Oct. 22, 2010 ceremony approaches.
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AMSTERDAM – The Digital Media Centre (DMC), a provider of channel playout services, TV distribution and content delivery, has upgraded its intercom system with a communications system from Riedel Communications that includes a Riedel Artist digital matrix intercom installation with VoIP telephone and mobile radio integration.
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STOURBRIDGE, U.K. – Stage Audio Services, which supplies live audio production for events ranging from TV shows and sports events to touring, has become the U.K.'s first rental purchaser of the Renkus-Heinz IC Live digitally steerable array system.
Read More »NILES, IL, and APEX, NC – When James Millar founded Millar Electronics, Inc. in 1924, there was no audio industry as we know it today. But business relationships and customer service were as important then as now. Shure Inc. will honor Millar Electronics in October as it marks its 60th year as a Shure representative.
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PHOENIX – Clearwing Productions is supporting Sammy Hagar and the Wabos' U.S. tour with Martin Audio LE2100 monitors. With Jim Jorgensen as monitor engineer, the current system also includes a Yamaha PM5D digital console along with XTA processing and Lab.gruppen amps.
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CHICAGO – The annual Rock ‘n' Roll Chicago Half Marathon treated road-weary participants and supporters to a post-Marathon concert produced by Entertainment Solutions of Scottsdale, AZ. Entertainment Solutions called upon Gand Concert Sound (GCS) to provide the sound system and back line. The concert featured opening act Hello Dave and headliners Five for Fighting.
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BOGATA – Colombia's 200th anniversary celebration at Plaza de Bolivar was hard to miss, with Sonic Design deploying Adamson gear and sending audio from alternating sides of the plaza, and 390,000 lumens projected onto Colombia's National Capitol, Justice Palace and surrounding buildings.
Read More »Here is the full text of the letter explaining the cancellation of ET Live in Las Vegas.
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DAYTON, OH – Joan Kroc, widow of Ray Kroc, founder of McDonald's, donated a substantial amount of money to the Salvation Army of America to build community centers in underserved cities across the country. The Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center in Dayton, Ohio opened its doors in May.
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DALLAS – The Canadian Tenors sing in different languages and styles from classical to pop, and have appeared recently on the Oprah Winfrey show, Dr. Phil, and for the national anthem at the NBA All Star game attended by 108,000 fans at Cowboys stadium. The group recently evaluated numerous consoles for their PM system and chose an APB ProRack monitor desk.
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LOS ANGELES – From Eminem, Jay-Z & Rihanna to Killers, Tool & U2, FOH and monitor engineers on some of this summer's biggest tours are using DiGiCo's SD7 consoles, its Stealth Digital Processing and Super FPGA technology.
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