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Monday, June 10, 2013
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06/10/13 12:51 PM,
Church of Phillipi is a Korean-American church in Hanover, Maryland. Established in 1993, Church of Phillipi completed its new building in time for Easter Services in 2010. In their 750-seat sanctuary, Church of Phillipi holds four Korean-language and one English-language service each weekend. Each service is designed for a specific worship style. Two are traditional Korean services, one is in English with a praise band, another in Korean with a praise band and the last is designed for young adults. …
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Friday, June 07, 2013
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06/07/13 06:44 AM,
Since opening its doors in 1996, Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) has become one of the leading performing arts schools in the UK. Founded by Mark Featherstone-Witty and Sir Paul McCartney, the school emphasizes a multifaceted and holistic approach to training in the arts. “Our view is that every student should attain some knowledge of all the individual disciplines that make a performance possible,” explains Jon Thornton, Director of LIPA’s School of Sound Technology. “While they study their chosen…
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Thursday, May 30, 2013
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05/30/13 09:03 AM,
When the Box Hill Institute’s Centre for Creative Industries console needed replacing, they looked no further than the API 1608. The 32-channel console can be found in Studio R of the Institute’s Whitehorse campus in Melbourne, Australia. Here, students use the console to earn degrees in Applied Music, specializing in audio production courses that teach both analog and digital recording techniques. Adam Quaife, former freelance engineer and producer, who is now a lecturer in audio production, heard of API in…
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013
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05/29/13 12:54 PM,
Avid (NASDAQ: AVID) today introduced the new Avid S3L, which delivers the sound quality, performance, and features of Avid live systems in an all-new modular, networked design. The open and flexible system is comprised of a high-performance HDX-powered mix engine running VENUE software and AAX DSP plug-ins, scalable remote I/O, a compact EUCON-enabled control surface, and Pro Tools software for integrated live sound mixing and recording. For artists and musicians, S3L delivers the audio clarity and familiar studio processing they…
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Tuesday, May 28, 2013
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05/28/13 01:45 PM,
Foothills Christian Church in Boise, Idaho hosts three weekly services with a full worship band for more than 1,500 active members. To reach all of its members, the church creates live streams of its services via its website. Looking to upgrade from its analog console, Foothills Christian Church recently purchased a Harman Soundcraft Si Expression 3 to control its audio system. Sam Boydstun, Foothills Christian Church Technical Director, needed to replace Foothills Christian Church’s outdated console and sought a way…
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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05/21/13 11:00 AM,
With songs by rocker girl Cyndi Lauper and story by celebrated actor/playwright, Harvey Fierstein, Kinky Boots has Broadway on its feet. Based on the 2005 British flick about a struggling shoe factory that reinvigorates business by making fetish footwear for drag queens, the show opened to rave reviews—and a Tony Award nomination on the horizon. Sound designer John Shivers opted for a DiGiCo SD7T to handle the production after becoming familiar with the system on his previous productions for Bonnie…
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Friday, May 17, 2013
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05/17/13 09:13 AM,
Solid State Logic is pleased to announce that Jason Kelly has been appointed Product Manager for its new Live console. With a 25-year career that spans live sound production, live event systems design and implementation and technical support management, Kelly has developed a solid understanding of the key aspects of the pro audio industry. In his new role, he will spearhead the recent introduction of SSL’s ‘Live’ console, which brings to the stage the industry standard, sonic legacy of the…
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05/17/13 08:49 AM,
Allen & Heath’s iLIVE digital mixing console did not disappoint the hordes of music fans and artists that gathered together at The Belmont in Austin, Texas as part of the 27th annual South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Conference in March. The days were jam-packed with music industry people from around the world, eager to share their experiences with one another, listen to some great artists and scout for new talent. Organizers announced that nearly 2,000 music acts of all genres…
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
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05/15/13 10:21 AM,
A new studio in Italy features a 16-channel API 1608 as the main attraction for a one-of-a-kind studio experience. INDIEHUB, located in Milan, is a “co-working” facility with a primary focus on creating music. Here, engineers, producers and musicians can rent space using either their own equipment (such as a laptop, audio interface, etc.) or supplied equipment and the recently installed 1608. It all started with the idea that people in the music industry should have access to quality equipment…
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Friday, May 10, 2013
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05/10/13 12:39 PM,
Over the years, London based live production company ARC Sound has produced many corporate functions in the Underglobe, the events space situated beneath London’s famous Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. But since the reconstruction in wood of the original Elizabethan playhouse on the Thames South Bank, a full production set up has never been allowed, or indeed attempted, in the main theatre space itself. However, all that has now changed. To celebrate the Bard’s birthday this month, a concert audio production set-up…
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