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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
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05/15/13 10:11 AM,
In 1999, singer Tony Bennett and his wife Susan Benedetto, then a public school teacher, were inspired to start a public high school for young artists and envisioned a school that would integrate the arts with rigorous academics, require a commitment to community service, and help students cultivate a lifelong love of, and dedication to, their artistic passions and crafts. With assistance from the New York City Department of Education and the not-for-profit Exploring the Arts (ETA) who assisted in…
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Wednesday, May 08, 2013
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05/08/13 01:50 PM,
As it has for the past 26 years, SE Systems of Greensboro, NC recently provided sound reinforcement and support for the annual MerleFest in Wilkesboro, NC, deploying its new NEXO STM line arrays as well as Yamaha CL5 digital consoles. This year’s roster of artists at MerleFest included long-time roots artists like Leon Russell, The Charlie Daniels Band, Avett Brothers, Del McCoury Band, Donna the Buffalo, Jim Lauderdale, Michael Martin Murphey, Peter Rowan, Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush, and the Nitty…
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Wednesday, May 01, 2013
PSW Staff
05/01/13 09:27 AM,
After 18 years at their Glenview stronghold, Gand Concert Sound (GCS) has relocated to a new warehouse that quadruples their space, doubles their docks, and adds a rail spur. “We have been busting at the seams for the last few years and started looking for more space closer to O’Hare International Airport,” states Gary Gand, President. “Real estate being in a slump allowed us to scale up square footage without taking on more financially.” The new GCS space features a…
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Friday, April 26, 2013
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04/26/13 08:43 AM,
For a tour stop on the current Gary Allan concert tour at the American Music Venue in Lancaster, PA, Bauder Audio of Horsham, PA supplied NEXO GEO S12 line arrays. The tour is also carrying a Yamaha PM5000 console, supplied by Sound Image of Nashville. Specifically, the system included 24 NEXO GEO S12s over eight RS18 Ray Subs were all powered and processed with NXAMP4X4 amplifiers. “Besides the fact that the GEO S12 sounds great, it is easy to set…
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013
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04/23/13 10:28 AM,
The first NEXO STM Series modular line array system has arrived in Mexico in North America, the property of Tecno Son Espectaculos, the well-known rental company based in Mexico City, and its CEO Sergio Zenteno. The substantial inventory includes 36 sets of STM cabinets; a total of 108x Main M46, Bass B112 and Sub S118 cabinets, together with the NUAR NEXO Universal Amp Rack power and management system. Zenteno has a long association with NEXO, introducing the brand into Mexico…
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013
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04/16/13 11:40 AM,
Built originally as a private high school located in a residential neighborhood of Montreal, the school has transitioned to College Regina Assumpta, recently designing a 705-seat concert hall as part of the revitalization of the college. “An interesting feature of this project is that the concert hall is found inside a courtyard,” states Guy Desmarteaux, main designer and consultant, GO multimedia inc. “This offers the advantage of having the sound of city noise insulated. Specialized in music and dance education,…
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Tuesday, March 12, 2013
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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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Friday, February 22, 2013
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02/22/13 03:00 PM,
London-based Capital Sound Hire has become the first UK company to take delivery of a NEXO STM Series modular line array system, and Wigwam Acoustics has also confirmed its purchase of a STM system. Both companies have been involved for two years in the development of STM. The initial STM touring range incorporates three elements; the M46 Main cabinet, B112 Bass cabinet and S118 Sub-bass cabinet, which allow users to build systems for audiences from 200 to 100,000. “With profit…
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Monday, February 18, 2013
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02/18/13 09:11 AM,
Bauder Audio Systems, Inc. (Philadelphia) and Indre Recording and Production (Havertown, PA) provided support, once again, for WMMR Radio’s Preston & Steve Show 2012 Camp Out for Hunger benefit. An around-the-clock, five-day, live remote broadcast involving VIP guests, bands, outdoor stunts, and two dozen tractor trailers gathering food from thousands of generous people, the benefit collected a record-breaking 627,678 pounds of food and over $100K in monetary donations. Featured guests hailed from the worlds of sports, music, TV, and politics.…
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Thursday, November 15, 2012
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11/15/12 10:41 AM,
Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems has announced that effective January 2013, Yamaha CL Series digital mixing consoles and NEXO powered TD controllers equipped with NXDT104 Dante network cards will offer a new level of integration and control. Together, Yamaha and NEXO are developing this integration to allow NXAMP discovery and patching operations, currently requiring a computer running the Dante Controller software application, to be executed directly from the touchscreen display of CL Series Consoles. The new advancement will be available with…
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