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05/22/2013
As the 2013 summer music festival season starts up, tour sound provider Thunder Audio is ready to support a number of shows with its 50-plus JBL VTX Series V25 line array loudspeakers, dozens of s28 and G28 subwoofers and 98 Crown I-Tech HD Series I-Tech 12000 HD amps.
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05/20/2013
There was sound, maybe some fury, but what it signified was the first time that London’s famed reproduction of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre had modern live sound gear brought in.
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05/17/2013
Progressive Electronics, a Raytown, MO AV systems integration company, recently completed its third project using Bose RoomMatch loudspeakers and PowerMatch amplifiers at the 1,500-seat Wyandotte High School Auditorium in Kansas City.
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05/16/2013
A broad range of Audio-Technica microphones was selected to outfit the recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony for the 16th year in a row.
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05/15/2013
The Good Sound Studio, based in New Stanton, PA, recently purchased a StageScape M20d digital mixing system from Line 6 for its live music and theatrical performance pro audio rentals.
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05/15/2013
By Clive Young. Saturday night saw a remarkable collection of artists, peers, friends and family gather to remember a recording industry legend at the Phil Ramone Music Memorial Celebration in New York City. The noted producer, who won 14 Grammy awards, was nominated 33 times and had career album sales well over 100 million, passed away on March 30, 2013 at the age of 79. The private event saw heartfelt remembrances and performances by the likes of Billy Joel, Tony Bennett, Quincy Jones, Paul Simon, Kevin Spacey, Josh Groban, Dave Grusin, Shelby Lynne, engineer Ed Cherney, Matthew Morrison, Noel Paul Stookey and Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul & Mary, and Nikki Yanofsky.
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05/14/2013
Festivals are popping up left and right these days, and the region that knows a bit about popping corks recently got in on the action with the first annual BottleRock Napa Valley festival May 9-12. The event featured a lineup of more than 80 artists, bands and performers, including The Black Keys, The Zac Brown Band, The Shins, The Flaming Lips, Cake, Primus, Train, Jane’s Addiction and Jackson Browne, as well as more than 30 restaurateurs and 40 vintners. Close to 200,000 people attended the festival. Audio was handled by Delicate Productions (Camarillo, CA) with frequency coordination tackled by Professional Wireless Systems (Orlando, FL).
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05/13/2013
The main hall inside Chicago's Union League Club is an impressive, old-fashioned space, but that’s led to some frustrating audio issues over the years. The Club finally took those problems to task recently, with the help of Wheaton, IL-based Sound Planning Associates.
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05/13/2013
The Mansfield ISD Center for Performing Arts in Mansfield, TX recently installed a Meyer Sound Constellation acoustic system to its multi-use Cunningham Performance Hall to accommodate a variety of events at the school.
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05/09/2013
Two Harman Soundcraft Vi6 consoles helped The London Community Gospel Choir make a world record this month for performing as the largest gospel choir ever assembled on stage. On hand were sound engineers Raphael Williams and Nikoma Bell, who manned the 96- and 64-channel Soundcraft Vi6 consoles during the performance.
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05/06/2013
The Opera Royal de Wallonie (Royal Opera of Wallonia) recently underwent a two-year restoration. Built in 1875, the Theatre Royal de Liege, home of the Opera Royal de Wallonie, re-opened its doors to the public at the end of last year after its 31 million euro restoration.
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04/29/2013
The Art of Living Foundation’s International Center for Meditation and Well-Being, located in the Great Smokey Mountains, allows visitors to immerse themselves in yoga, meditation, and organic diet.
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04/26/2013
Koriyama, Japan’s multipurpose convention center, Big Palette Fukushima, has chosen One Systems direct weather professional loudspeakers for its newly renovated convention and exhibition hall. The installation includes One Systems 108IM and 112IM speakers.
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04/25/2013
Los Angeles’ famed Gibson Amphitheater will close its doors when its lease ends in September, after 41 years of hosting concerts by some of the world’s biggest acts.
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04/24/2013
When he’s not touring with the Zac Brown Band as its monitor engineer, Mark Frink serves as the RF Engineer and A2 for the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, which calls Jacoby Hall at the Times-Union Performing Arts Center home. Recently, Frink used Countryman’s E6 Omni Earset and B2D Directional Lavaliere microphones on several shows, along with the company’s Type 10 and type 85 DIs.
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