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Lots to be Thankful For as Parnelli Season Continues

LAS VEGAS – Even with a rather jaundiced word choice, “toxic,” selected by Oxford Dictionaries as the word of the year (with “gaslighting” among the runners-up), the live event production industry has plenty to be thankful for as the 2018 touring season comes to a close and thoughts turn toward honoring the best people, companies and products who collectively raised the bar this year.

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L_R David Jack, Steve Robb, Scott Moncrieff, Michal Jankowski, Dino Martino

Scotland-Based DM Audio Joins Adamson Rental Network

EDINBURGH, Scotland – Adamson Systems welcomed Edinburgh-based DM Audio to the company’s rental partner network. DM Audio recently purchased an S10 line array system from Adamson’s Edinburgh-based re-seller, Live Systems. The system includes S10 line array loudspeakers with S119 subs powered by Lab.gruppen PLM20K44 amps. Pictured here, from left, are David Jack, Steve Robb, Scott Moncrieff, Michal Jankowski and Dino Martino.

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Tom Muccio is pictured in his workshop with his Sommer Cable snake. Photo by Susan Muccio.

Tom Muccio Relies on Sommer Cable for Multicore Production with an “Old School” Touch

WINTER HAVEN, FL – Veteran sound mixer and FOH engineer Tom Muccio has been building his own audio multicore cables, commonly known as “snakes,” since the 60s. Currently, he operates his own “Old School Sound” location sound reinforcement company, as well as handling tech support and sales at TAI Audio in Orlando, FL. True to his “old school” roots, Muccio still fabricates the aluminum housing for his snakes.

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Wade Summerford Mixes FOH on the dLive S7000 Surface

Texas Church Mixes, Monitors and Broadcasts with Allen & Heath

FLINT, TX – Completed in July of 2018, Flint Baptist Church’s modern, 1,650-seat facility features Allen & Heath consoles at FOH and broadcast with ME-1 Personal Mixers for its band and praise singers. The rapidly growing church offers contemporary and traditional worship services with a large choir, band and praise team. Broadcast Works of Tyler, TX provided the gear. Pictured here is Wade Summerford with the dLive S7000 surface at FOH.

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Sound Image deployed four separate al-4 arrays, two consisting of 6 elements and two of 4 elements across the venue.

VUE Powers Thornton Winery Champagne Concert Series

TEMECULA, CA – Sound Image deployed VUE Audiotechnik al-4 line arrays for the fifth consecutive year at the Champagne Concert Series at Thornton Winery in Temecula, CA. The concert series ran from early May until mid-October and featured some the biggest names in contemporary jazz and R&B, including Chris Isaak, George Benson and Kenny G. The sound system was designed to optimize the audio for listeners while complying with neighborhood noise restrictions.

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AES-LDI Recap, Hometown Hero Profiles and More, Now Online

LAS VEGAS – With Parnelli Awards voting well underway (like the U.S. mid-term elections, we also experienced a strong surge in early voting this time around), FRONT-of-HOUSE’s forward-leaning readers are naturally focused on what’s taking shape for the ceremony set for Jan. 25 in Anaheim. But with the November issue printed and posted online, you might also want to take a look at the new Current Issue postings of the AES/LDI Show Report (with pictures and links galore) and Kevin Mitchell’s Hometown Hero profiles.

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