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Monday, April 01, 2013
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04/01/13 10:33 AM,
Billed as the world’s largest live entertainment and exhibition event, the annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo—with rodeo and concert events known as RodeoHouston—is also one of Texas’ largest charities having contributed more than $330 million to the state’s youth since 1932. This year, the three-week rodeo and concert series at 72,000-seat Reliant Stadium was heard via the largest contingent of L-Acoustics K1 arrays ever deployed, provided by LD Systems of Houston. The concert list included a long list of…
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Friday, March 29, 2013
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03/29/13 09:56 AM,
Rajamangala National Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand recently drew a huge turnout for Coca-Cola Thailand’s “Real Voice, Real Talent” concert, featuring performances from all 59 contenders of The Voice Thailand television series. For the event, Ten Years After Audio (TYAA) deployed its new JBL Professional VTX line arrays and Crown Audio I-Tech HD amplifiers. The “Real Voice, Real Talent” concert had a large, square stage set up in the middle of the stadium, with loudspeakers and amplifiers on all four sides…
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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 22, 2013
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03/22/13 10:32 AM,
More than 60,000 fans recently converged on Estadio Azteca for the Mexico City stop on David Guetta’s “Nothing but the Beat” world tour, with Audio Systems del Norte was providing sound for the event, including Adamson Systems Energia E15 line arrays. System tuning for the event was handled by SonoTribe Audio Consultants, with technical support provided by Showco Mexico, the local distributor for Adamson products. “This was the first time that David Guetta’s crew had used the E15s,” notes Mauricio…
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Thursday, March 14, 2013
Greg DeTogne
03/14/13 02:50 PM,
Elton John’s Million Dollar Piano is exactly that: A singularly stunning instrument that successfully marries technology and art, and cost just that much to create. As the name of the legendary performer’s latest headlining act to take up residence at The Colosseum in Caesars Palace, The Million Dollar Piano runs two full hours, expanding beyond the core band heard during The Red Piano – his previous Caesars show – with a pair of cellists that give added verve to the…
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03/14/13 11:11 AM,
Hong Kong-based Max Production Ltd, one of the first adopters of Martin Audio MLA and MLA Compact line arrays in the Far East, recently underwent full technical training. Following the recent purchase of an MLA Compact 24, both Martin Audio regional application support engineer Chris Pyne and technical training manager Martyn (Ferrit) Rowe went to Max Production headquarters in Sha Tin district to carry out the intensive 3-day training course afforded to all Martin Audio MLA network partners. The course…
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Tuesday, March 12, 2013
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03/12/13 11:37 AM,
The historic Warner Theater in Washington, D.C., was recently outfitted with new Butterfly line arrays from Outline. Located two blocks from the White House, the theater has a rich legacy dating back to its origins in 1923 — first with Vaudeville and later as a cinema theater during Hollywood’s Golden Age. Restored in 1992, the Warner Theater took on yet another incarnation and became an esteemed live performance venue. The new sound system commensurate quality needed to support the venue’s…
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03/12/13 10:41 AM,
An early adopter of NEXO loudspeaker systems, Nashville-based Morris Light & Sound is the first production company in North America to take delivery of new NEXO STM line arrays. The announcement was made by Yamaha Commercial Audio (YCAS). The 200-plus-box order includes 68 STM M46, 80 STM B112 bass, 48 STM S118 subs, and 22 NUAR racks, as well as 12 PS10R2 loudspeakers, 18 RS18 Ray Subs, and 16 GEO S12 loudspeakers. Two Yamaha DME64N digital mix engines have also…
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Monday, March 11, 2013
Todd Hartmann
03/11/13 07:09 PM,
Designing an audio system isn’t always as simple as picking your favorite boxes, throwing some amps in racks, and “firing it up.” While favored loudspeakers might indeed be a starting place, there are vital factors that must be addressed, including the coverage needs of the room, characteristics or obstacles in the room that could be problematic, weight limits with respect to flying components, and so on. Another issue can be the musical “feel” the client is going for. Different loudspeaker…
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03/11/13 10:54 AM,
To French touring company Audiolite recently added Adamson Systems Engineering Energia E15 line arrays to its inventory, working closely with DV2, Adamson’s long-time distributor for France. Specifically, Audiolite has acquired 48 E15 modules, complemented by 16 T2-SUB subwoofers, to bolster its Adamson stock of 24 Adamson Y18s and 16 Y10s that have been the basis of the company’s primary sound reinforcement system. which had been their principle sound system. The new E15 will be paired with Lab.gruppen PLM 20000Q 4-channel…
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