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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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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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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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Monday, April 01, 2013
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04/01/13 01:45 PM,
American Idol reigns on as one of the most successful shows in television history. For the show’s upcoming live episodes, Valencia, California-based ATK Audiotek revamped the American Idol set with a variety of Harman’s JBL Professional loudspeakers. Baltzell designed some novel loudspeaker arrangements for the new American Idol system. “We had to accommodate a number of needs for the new set at CBS Television City in Hollywood, and they can’t be accommodated by a one-size-fits-all system,” said Pat Baltzell, sound…
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013
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03/26/13 02:22 PM,
Located in Glenside, Pennsylvania, Arcadia University is a top-ranked college with a wide range of activities and athletics including 17 men’s and women’s varsity teams that compete under the banner of the Arcadia University Knights. When Arcadia needed to upgrade the PA system for its soccer and lacrosse field, the school turned to Harman’s BSS Audio Soundweb London and JBL AWC129 compact all-weather speakers. The installation required full audio coverage of the field for announcements and music, as well as…
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Monday, March 25, 2013
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03/25/13 10:40 AM,
Former Guns N’ Roses guitarist, Slash (featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators) recently played a sold-out show in Poland—at the Spodek in Katowice—with the help of Harman’s JBL VTX line arrays. Promoted by Metal Mind Productions, it was the iconic guitarist’s only show in the country. PROSOUND provided the sound reinforcement with Music Cook providing support and any additional inventory required. The sound design featured hangs of eight VTX V25 fullsize line array elements front-facing on each side of the…
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Friday, March 15, 2013
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03/15/13 09:50 AM,
Sapphire bills itself as the world’s largest nightclub, all 71,000 square feet of it – and it’s about to get even bigger. March 2013 will see the opening of the Sapphire Pool and Day Club, a place to relax, party and enjoy music courtesy of a Harman Professional audio system featuring JBL, Crown and BSS Audio components. An extension of the main Sapphire complex, the club will be able to accommodate more than 700 guests with amenities that include a…
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Friday, March 08, 2013
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03/08/13 10:39 AM,
Valencia, California-based audio system provider ATK Audioteck deployed the sound reinforcement system for the 85th Academy Awards held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The system was designed by Pat Baltzell of Baltzell Audio Design and included Harman’s JBL VerTec line arrays. One of the biggest nights in entertainment, the 85th Annual Academy Awards were broadcast live on ABC and were hosted by Seth MacFarlane. The main PA system included 30 JBL VerTec VT4889 fullsize line array elements, suspended…
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Tuesday, March 05, 2013
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03/05/13 01:05 PM,
Indiana University’s Assembly Hall, a 17,000-seat indoor arena is the home to the Indiana Hoosiers—one of the most storied teams in college basketball. The arena, which opened in 1971, was recently retrofitted with a new audio system featuring Harman’s JBL loudspeakers and Crown amplifiers. Pensacola, Florida-based All Pro Sound in conjunction with Sweetwater, Inc. of Ft Wayne, IN., handled the installation in coordination with New York-based Acoustical Design and consulting firm SIA Acoustics. “Before we were called in, Assembly Hall…
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