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Friday, November 06, 2009
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11/06/09 09:09 AM,
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Pearl Jam, now back on the road in support of new release “Backspacer”, is utilizing EAW MicroWedge MW12 stage monitors selected by the band’s long-time Monitor Engineer Karrie Keyes and provided by Rat Sound Systems of Oxnard, CA. Among the challenges Keyes faces this tour are limited stage space, very loud stage volume and meeting the individual sound preferences of each of the musicians. The goal is to have no “pockets” on stage without sound, with lead singer Eddie Vedder…
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Thursday, August 13, 2009
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08/13/09 03:59 PM,
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Rat Sound Systems is the sound company for the current concert tour by Blink-182, providing its new L-ACOUSTICS K1 loudspeakers and subwoofers, as well as all other audio gear and support. The equipment complement includes 24 L-ACOUSTICS K1 and 8 K1 subwoofers as well as 24 KUDO, 24 SB28, 8 Rat Sound Supersubs and 12 L-ACOUSTICS dV-Dosc. All are powered by L-ACOUSTICS LA8 amplifiers. Blink-182 is back on the road for the first time after their recent four year hiatus,…
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009
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07/28/09 08:58 AM,
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LOUD Technologies announced the appointment of veteran salesman Kurt Metzler to the position of North American Sales Manager, EAW. In his new role, Metzler will lead the existing EAW internal sales support team, North American rep force and distributor network to build EAW and EAW Commercial’s market position, and share, among contractors and consultants. Metzler will report to Ernie Lansford, LOUD’s Director of North American Sales. Metzler joins LOUD from Meyer Sound where he managed Meyer’s A/V consultant relationships. This…
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Thursday, July 16, 2009
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07/16/09 10:35 AM,
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England’s Eurohire Sound and Light, a long-established turnkey supplier for Europe’s events and entertainment industries, recently decided to bolster its inventory of stage monitors and processors, selecting a complement of products from EAW, including more than 20 MicroWedge Series MW15 stage monitors, a pair of MicroSub stage monitors/subwoofers, and four UX8800 digital signal processors. With the purchase, Eurohire now holds the largest European rental stock of EAW MicroWedge monitors, a line of products developed by EAW in close partnership with…
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Thursday, June 11, 2009
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06/11/09 01:35 PM,
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EAW has unveiled the new MicroSub stage subwoofer, the latest addition to the company’s MicroWedge Series of stage monitor products. The single-15-inch enclosure is a high-quality, high-volume, ultra-versatile stage and small venue subwoofer, designed to address the unique environment of onstage low frequency demands. The MicroSub can be configured and interlocked in a huge range of different combinations – by itself, with other MicroSubs or with other MicroWedge units. Small pads and recesses are located on its sides, top and…
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Tuesday, June 09, 2009
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06/09/09 01:56 PM,
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The tenth annual (2009) Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival saw hundreds of performers across five stages, with a wide range of artists including Paul McCartney, Leonard Cohen, The Cure, The Killers and hip hop pioneers Public Enemy, among many others. It was followed by the growing Stagecoach Country Music Festival, held on the same beautiful desert location at the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio, CA (east of Los Angeles) and featuring top country artists such as Kenny Chesney, Kid…
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Thursday, January 22, 2009
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01/22/09 12:04 PM,
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EAW is now shipping the MicroWedge15 stage monitor (MW15), the newest addition to the MicroWedge Series of products that also includes the MicroWedge12 monitor (MW12). The MW15 is the second model to be released since EAW and MicroWedge developer Rat Sound Systems Inc reached an agreement that EAW would serve as the exclusive manufacturer and distributor of MicroWedge products. Additional EAW-exclusive MicroWedge Series products will be introduced in the near future. Designed to complement the performance capabilities of today’s most…
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