TRONDHEIM, Norway – Last year’s debut two-day Trondheim Rocks festival was such a success that this year it added an extra day. More details from Alcons Audio (www.alconsaudio.com): Headlined by Def Leppard, KISS and Iggy Pop, Alcons Audio pro-ribbon systems again succeeded in the difficult task of giving 19000 rock fans the volume and clarity […]
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SOUTH BEND, IN – LEA Professional named SC Media Canada as the company’s new distribution partner for Canada. More details from LEA Professional (www.leaprofessional.com): This new partnership will support the release of the LEA IoT/Cloud-enabled amplifier, set to start shipping this month. Both organizations are led by dynamic leadership, have strong teams and enhance LEA […]
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BUCHAREST, Romania – At recent renovation at the Becker Brau – HB in Bucharest included the installation of a new audio system that included Electro-Voice loudspeakers and Dynacord electronics. The venue, on the site of the first German brewery in the city, draws crowds for live music, theatrical shows, weddings and corporate events. More details […]
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KNOXVILLE, TN — FOH sound engineer Dani Munoz (Kali Uchis, Ricardo Arjona, Chromeo) has been using tools from Waves Audio, including the eMotion LV1 Live Mixer and Waves plugins, for the Swedish singer/songwriter Lykke Li. More details from Waves (www.waves.com): Front-of-house engineer Dani Munoz embarked on his first tour using the eMotion LV1 live mixer […]
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NEW YORK -
Broadway Bounty Hunter, which had a 48-show run in July and August at Off-Broadway's Greenwich House Theater, marked the first time L-Acoustics’ L-ISA Immersive Hyperreal Sound technology was used for a theatrical musical production in North America. Cody Spencer created the immersive sound design.
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NEW YORK - AES is welcoming aspiring audio professionals at this year’s AES New York Convention, Oct. 16–19 at the Javits Center. AES New York student and career development chair Magdalena Piotrowska, pictured here, and the AES Student Delegate Assembly, have been working to give students opportunities to Listen, Learn and Connect during the 147th International Professional Audio Convention.
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BEIJING, China - VUE China partnered with Beijing-based production company, S.A.G., to deliver audio services for the second-annual RYE Music Festival in Beijing in late May. The Capital’s first outdoor music event of the season, and one of just a handful of sanctioned events given the PRC’s 70th Anniversary security measures, the festival was held in Changyang Music Park and featured Scottish headline act The Jesus & Mary Chain and Taiwanese pop stars Jolin Tsai and Jay Chou, among others.
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GLASGOW, Scotland – Adlib, which had served as the lighting and audio contractor for the TRNSMT Festival since its launch in 2017, provided lighting, audio, video and rigging for the 2019 event, held in Glasgow Green from July 12-14, 2019. More details from Adlib (www.adlib.co.uk): Adlib enjoyed another bumper, busy and successful summer festival and […]
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LOS ANGELES - Solotech named Michael Palmer director of business development. He reports to Jason Spence, director, sales and systems integration. Palmer brings more than 25 years of experience in the pro AV and entertainment industry, with extensive experience in systems integration, live sound, production and studio design. Philip Giffard, president, sales and systems integration division, made the announcement.
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DUBAI – Looking to establish a new AV distribution company, and apply their collective knowledge of the local market requirement to a well-known audio brand, Anil Kumar and his team at Dubai-based AVenger Electronics approached RCF. More details from RCF (www.rcf.it): “Since RCF had the entire range of professional audio products in its portfolio, catering […]
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MANNHEIM, Germany - The Los Favoritos Festival brought top Reggaeton stars to the SAP Arena in Mannheim, Germany on July 13, including Bad Bunny, Arcangel and special guest Lucenzo. Event production company Colito provided an RCF audio system to cover the crowd of 5,000 attending the event.
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LITITZ, PA – Entertainment rigging services director Ethan Gilson, who played a key role in helping to establish live event production ANSI standards for safety, will cover basic and advanced practices of entertainment rigging. More details from the Event Safety Alliance (www.eventsafetyalliance.com) and Take1 Insurance (www.take1insurance.com): Adding to its schedule of optional paid workshops, Take1 […]
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