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Over the years, and with advancements in loudspeaker technology, with the long-time relationship the university has with the integrator, they called upon Owens once again to refurbish the facility, this time specifically requesting a line array solution.

University of the Nations Campus in Kona, HI Installs New RCF System

KONA, HI – The University of the Nations (U of N) is a Christian university with branches in 600 locations in 142 countries. Operated by the nonprofit Youth With A Mission (YWAM) organization, the U of N campus in Kona, HI is one of the largest. Orlando, FL-based Owens Audio Video Design updated the sound system they installed nearly a decade ago at U of N/Kona’s Ohana Court, which serves as an outdoor worship space and basketball court, with an RCF HDL10-A system.

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Ocean Prime interior

Ocean Prime Restaurant in Phoenix Enhances System with Ashly Audio Gear

PHOENIX, AZ – Along with a premium selection of seafood, steak and cocktail options, patrons at Ocean Prime restaurant have been treated to an audio system upgrade completed this summer. Bicco Systems enhanced the restaurant’s sound system with the addition of Ashly Audio’s PEMA 8250.70 eight-channel network amplifiers with built-in Protea Matrix Digital Processors and 12 Ashly neWR-5 network wall-mounted controllers.

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In Memoriam: Larry Melero; photo: Todd Kaplan

In Memoriam: Larry Melero, 50

LA MIRADA, CA – Touring instrument/amp tech Lauro “Larry” Melero died Sept. 22, 2018 of an apparent heart attack. He was 50. Melero took up guitar at the age of 10 and later played in various bands before industrial metal band Static-X hired him to go out on tour as a guitar tech. He went on to enhance the sound at shows for a long roster of artists including Cheap Trick, George Benson, Incubus, Gwen Stefani and Godsmack, among others.

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(L-R) Artist monitor engineer James Berry, FOH engineer Stephen Curtin, and band monitor engineer Jimmy Corbin at the On The Run II tour’s primary DiGiCo SD7 FOH mixing console

Eighth Day Sound Provides Eight DiGiCo Consoles for Beyoncé and JAY-Z Tour

PASADENA, CA – For Beyoncé and JAY-Z’s 2018 On the Run II tour, Eighth Day Sound provided DiGiCo consoles at FOH and monitors – seven SD7 desks and one SD12. Pictured here, from left, are artist monitor engineer James Berry, FOH engineer Stephen Curtin, and band monitor engineer Jimmy Corbin, with the tour’s primary DiGiCo SD7 FOH mixing console.

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