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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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Tuesday, May 07, 2013
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05/07/13 12:25 PM,
David Rosenthal has enjoyed a remarkably successful career as a keyboardist, synth programmer, orchestrator, and touring musician and that doesn’t begin to cover it all. Rosenthal is also Billy Joel’s musical director, a role that recently has him performing worldwide at events like 12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief and the upcoming New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival 2013. Besides working with Billy Joel for the past 20 years, he’s also worked with Bruce Springsteen, Enrique Iglesias, Elton John, Cyndi…
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Friday, May 03, 2013
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05/03/13 09:42 AM,
New Zealand’s oldest and largest public art gallery, the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, recently underwent a massive restoration that transformed the building into a world-class cultural facility that now features a world-class audio system with Harman’s JBL loudspeakers. The upgrade was designed and installed by two New Zealand-based companies, Jands and Provision, working together to provide a networked audio system as part of the AV upgrade. Opening in February 1888, the gallery has increasingly become a focal point…
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Thursday, May 02, 2013
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05/02/13 11:30 AM,
On March 17th, Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, California, celebrated the ministry’s 40th anniversary by hosting a weekend event titled “ReEnvision.” The weekend was intended to reflect on how Harvest grew from a small church into one of America’s mega-churches with one of the largest evangelical outreaches in America and the world, “Harvest America.” Harvest lighting designer and programmer Christopher Eguizabal was tasked with lighting the event, as well as a special dinner for Harvest guests and staff to be…
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
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04/30/13 10:56 AM,
Nashville’s Country Radio Seminar (CRS) is an annual showcase week for the industry where new artists and music that will be released over the course of the year is presented to top country radio people and industry heavyweights. This year’s CRS took place at the Nashville Convention Center, February 27 through March 1 and wowed the more than 5,000 attendees with live performances by Brad Paisley, Vince Gill, Darius Rucker, Gary Allan, Kellie Pickler and many more—all heard through JBL…
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013
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04/24/13 11:46 AM,
In order to allow lessons to be streamed via the Internet at the University of Torino in Italy, integrator Leading Technologies srl (LTech) recently designed a technical AV infrastructure for more than 30 classrooms (and main assembly hall) in the Law & Political Science faculty. At the heart of the network is a complete Harman BSS Audio Soundweb London system, which allows for seamless management of the classroom’s audio and video control. The facilities include six lecture rooms, each containing…
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013
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04/23/13 10:34 AM,
Parker Playhouse first opened its doors in 1967 and has played an important role for performing arts in the Fort Lauderdale community ever since. The performance venue, now managed by Broward Center for Performing Arts, fully seats 1,168 and hosts concerts, plays, musicals, and other events. Anton Foresta, Head Audio Engineer for Parker Playhouse and owner of Anton F. Audio Design, recently purchased a Harman Soundcraft Si Expression 3 digital mixer for use at Parker Playhouse, as well as other…
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Friday, April 19, 2013
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04/19/13 10:09 AM,
The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B) recently completed a major renovation of its 1,500 seat Convocation Hall.
The venue’s new interior spaces were designed by Mumbai architects Sandeep Shikre and Associates.
Mumbai- based systems integrator ADJM Technologies was contracted to provide expert consultancy on the A/V system upgrade, which included Harman’s AKG microphones,
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013
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04/17/13 02:04 PM,
Underscoring its commitment to the increasingly popular Dolby ATMOS platform, South African cinema chain Ster-Kinekor recently deployed Harman’s JBL Professional cinema loudspeakers and Crown amplifiers at its flagship Gateway Cinema in Durban. The system was unveiled in December at a premiere for Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. South Africa professional audio distributor Wild & Marr supplied all the HARMAN components for the installation. The theatre features five JBL ScreenArray 4732 loudspeakers with three suspended left-right-rear JBL 4642A dual…
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Tuesday, April 02, 2013
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04/02/13 10:25 AM,
Since the release of its self-titled debut album in 2011, South African electro-swing dance group GoodLuck has reached the number one spot on South African charts six times and performed more than 500 live shows in seven countries. Equipped with Harman’s AKG WMS4500 wireless system, GoodLuck entertains its loyal fans with mashups of old school swing music, electronic dance and its own original vocals. With three AKG PT4500 bodypack transmitters, an HT4500 handheld transmitter and D7 capsule microphones, GoodLuck performs…
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