LAS VEGAS – The nominations have been made, the ballots have been prepared, and the voting for the 2010 Hometown Hero Awards is well underway. But there IS a deadline, this Sunday, Aug. 15. Go to www.fohonline.com/hometown to vote for the best regional sound company in five regions of the U.S. and all of Canada.
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LONDON – The Clapham Grand is in the process of a technical upgrade that includes the installation of a Martin Audio W8LC Compact Line Array, reinforced with multiple Martin Audio AQ architectural loudspeakers.
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SALVADOR-BAHIA, Brazil – The 16-day São João Da Bahia festival drew performers and up to 50,000 visitors per day from Brazil and beyond. Arena Áudio Eventos Ltd. was the soundco in charge of the festival's main stage. They provided Aero Series line arrays from D.A.S. Audio.
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MOUNT ANGEL, OR – St. Mary Catholic Church here, one of the oldest parishes in the Archdiocese of Portland, was built from 1910 to 1912 with vaulted ceilings, a 200-foot bell tower, ornate stained glass windows, stenciled walls and Gothic Revival architectural details. But it had never been known for impeccable spoken-word acoustics.
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TURKU, Finland – FUNA International outfitted Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas cruise ship with a multitude of BSS Audio Soundweb London processing devices. Oasis of the Seas, the world's biggest cruise ship, is the fourth in a series of large cruise ships outfitted with Soundweb London devices by FUNA.
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MINNEAPOLIS – Electronic Design Company (EDC) installed the audio system at the new TCF Bank Stadium, home to the University of Minnesota's Golden Gophers NCAA football team.
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MORGANTOWN, NC – Blue Ridge Sound (BRS) handled sound production for this year's five-day Red White & Bluegrass festival, which drew some 35,000 to Catawba Meadows Park to hear The Boxcars, Mountain Heart with Tony Rice, Dale Ann Bradley, Dailey & Vincent, The Seldom Scene, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver and Del McCoury, among others.
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CLEVELAND, OH – Sound engineer Garry Brown started mixing for Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio's band in 2006, then moved into Phish's mixing chair when the band re-formed in 2009. Brown then switched to Midas digital mixing consoles prior to a three-week run with Anastasio in February, and then opted to bring the Midas XL8 on Phish's summer tour.
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AUBURN HILLS, MI – With over 35 stops on the tour, American Idols Live! kicked off July 1 at The Palace in Auburn Hills, Mich., featuring the top 10 finalists of season nine, including winner, Lee DeWyze. The tour ends August 31 at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN.
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SERBIA and ROMANIA – When Massive Attack's international tour rolled into Eastern Europe in late June, playing the Belgrade Arena and the Bucharest Zone Arena, the audio production at both venues was a collaboration between two of the region's Synco Europe Network members – Audio Konstruktor of Serbia and Paradigma Group of Romania.
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STURGIS, SD – The 70th annual Sturgis motorcycle rally is set for Aug. 9-15, when the 6,442-population town will welcome thousands of bikers with attractions that include burnout drag competitions, extreme motorcycle stunts, half-mile races and live concerts from bands and artists including Bob Dylan, Motley Crue, Alice in Chains and Disturbed.
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THIBODAUX, LA – Originally dedicated in 1923, St. Joseph Co-Cathedral is a 650-seat house of worship built in the Renaissance Romanesque style. Tampa-based AVI-SPL based the installation of an L-Acoustics KIVA and XT loudspeaker system, on a SOUNDVISION model created by L-Acoustics' Dan Palmer.
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