SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – RØDE Microphones announced, ‘My RØDE Reel’ short film competition, is back for its third year. From amateur to professional – all filmmakers are encouraged to take part and tell their story. To enter ‘My RØDE Reel’, people are required to create a short film of three minutes or less, as well as a behind-the-scenes reel that features a RØDE product being used during the production of the film.
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LOS ANGELES — Working with a sound design from Pat Baltzell of Baltzell Audio Design, ATK Audiotek deployed a sound system for the 88th Annual Academy Awards ceremony, staged Feb. 28, 2016 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, that included JBL VerTec 4889 line array elements (L-R, 15 per side), VerTec 4880A subwoofers (six per side) and JBL MS28 loudspeakers for under-balcony area coverage. A total of 140 JBL Control 25T surface-mount loudspeakers were also temporarily installed under audience seats in the VIP seating area, and four JBL AC15 two-way loudspeakers were used for the Academy Governors’ boxes.
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MALMÖ, SWEDEN – Officially opened in August 2015, Malmö Live is a major new music venue, conference centre, and hotel development in the Swedish city of Malmö. The Malmö Symphony Orchestra performs weekly at the venue, though shares it with many other visiting acts from all music genres. Arva Trading AB has installed an SSL L300 live console at the FOH position in the main Concert Hall.
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NASHVILLE — Roland Professional A/V, in cooperation with its southeast regional rep HWPco, recently took over two rooms at the SoundCheck Nashville rehearsal facility for two days of hands-on demonstrations of its audio and video production solutions. The Roland M-5000 Live Mixing Console was the featured audio hardware, with three desks on hand; HWPco personnel and Roland live audio products sales engineer Brian Belcher were available to guide the tours of the desk for 50 media pros.
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CHARLOTTE, NC – Neutrik USA promoted Tom Chudyk to Sales Director. Chudyk has worked for Neutrik for eight years, most recently as the company’s National Distribution Manager. He officially took on his new duties as Sales Director on Jan. 1, 2016, and is based at the company’s headquarters in Charlotte, NC. Along with overseeing sales at Neutrik USA, he will manage the company’s Regional Managers and Business Development Manager.
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MARION, IN – Indiana Wesleyan University’s Phillippe Performing Arts Center (PPAC) recently installed L-Acoustics’ Kara(i) and Kiva elements within PPAC’s Phillippe Auditorium. SineWave Audio Inc installed the upgrade supplied by L-Acoustics certified provider Mid-America Sound. SineWave Audio designed a hybrid system extending the range of the subs for music and playback with a center array of 15 compact Kiva enclosures primarily used for speech reinforcement. Pictured here at FOH are IWU technical coordinator Phil Huber and director Casey Martin.
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YA’AN, SICHUAN, CHINA – The new Mingshan Stadium in the Ya’an City of Sichuan, China is one of the most significant construction projects to take place following the devastating Lushan earthquake of 2013. The audio installation, incorporating Community R SERIES loudspeakers, was led by locally-based integrator Chengdu Eagle Huang Technology Co., Ltd., while EZPro Sound & Light Technology Co., Ltd. provided system design services and product supply.
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ST. FRANCIS, KANSAS – St. Francis High School’s gymnasium hosts a variety of events including district-wide sports tournaments, town meetings, and local entertainment. Its flexible sound system — installed last October by Colorado and Kansas-based DK Audio Video (DKAV) — has Powersoft X- Series amplifiers at its foundation and is now the pride of the local community.
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BACKNANG, Germany — Ardian, a privately-held investment company, is joining forces with d&b audiotechnik GmbH’s current management team to buy the pro audio company from its current owners, investment companies Odewald & Compagnie and COBEPA. d&b audiotechnik is the 13th company purchased by Ardian LBO Fund V, which is capitalized at €2.8 billion. The d&b management team is pictured here. From left: Hans-Peter Nüdling (Chief Sales Officer), Sabina Berloffa (Chief Marketing Officer), Kay Lange (Chief Financial Officer), Amnon Harman (Managing Directior/CEO), Frank Bothe (Head of R&D), Markus Strohmeier (Managing Director).
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