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Wednesday, February 24, 2010
PSW Staff 02/24/10 12:59 PM, 0 CommentsIn one of Venezuela’s largest annual live music events, rental sound company Grupo Zonico provided an extensive audio system for Coca-Cola Solid Fest 2010 at Hipdromo La Rinconada in Caracas. JBL VerTec line arrays comprised the main PA system for the 4-day event, which included performances by leading international and local artists for crowds averaging 20,000 persons per day. With separate themed event days presenting rock, urban and Latin artists, performers at the festival included Korn, OscarD Leon and Luis… View this story
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Thursday, November 26, 2009
PSW Staff 11/26/09 08:45 AM, 1 CommentATK/Audiotek of Valencia, California supplied a sound reinforcement system headed by JBL Professional VerTec line arrays for the recent 43rd Annual CMA (Country Music) Awards at the sold-out Sommet Center in Nashville. The show, also broadcast on the ABC television network, saw a record total of 23 music performances by artists including Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney, Dave Mathews, Kid Rock, Lady Antebellum, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban. The sound system was designed by… View this story
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Sunday, September 13, 2009
PSW Staff 09/13/09 07:18 AM, 1 CommentJBL Professional has just introduced the smallest system enclosures in the VERTEC line array product family - the VT4886 passive 3-way high-directivity line array element and its companion VT4883 cardioid-arrayable subwoofer. Designed to be one of the most versatile tools in a portable sound rental company’s inventory, the new VT4886 and VT4883 subcompact models are suitable for use in a broad range of suspended-array, ground-based and fill speaker applications, with a comprehensive range of array and suspension accessories planned for… View this story
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Friday, September 04, 2009
Nort Johnson 09/04/09 04:44 PM, 1 CommentDirk Durham and Earl Neal sat comfortably on a bus outside the Rockford Metro Center in Northern Illinois prior to the next to last show on Toby Keith’s “Biggest & Baddest Tour.” This was also the calm before the twister. When Toby Keith takes the stage in 90 minutes, it’s a controlled audio stampede for the duration of the evening. That morning entering the small arena, the first impression of the PA was “That’s a lot of PA!” A JBL… View this story
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Monday, August 31, 2009
PSW Staff 08/31/09 10:17 AM, 0 CommentsThe 2009 No Doubt Summer Tour, which culminated in August with a show at the Neal S. Blaisdel Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii, was supported by sound reinforcement courtesy of Sound Image of Escondido, California, which provided JBL VERTEC line arrays. The 2009 No Doubt Summer Tour reunited one of the most successful rock groups of the 1990s, whose 1995 release Tragic Kingdom has sold more than 16 million copies to date. In recent years, No Doubt lead singer Gwen Stefani… View this story
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Thursday, August 27, 2009
PSW Staff 08/27/09 05:12 PM, 1 CommentThe Fillmore Charlotte, a 20,000-square-foot venue at the North Carolina Music Factory’s entertainment complex in Charlotte, North Carolina’s Fourth Ward neighborhood, stays true to the tradition of the original Fillmore theaters. The venue, which opened this past June with Georgia acoustic rocker Corey Smith headlining, has the Fillmore’s trademark red velvet draperies, ornate chandeliers, custom lighting and vintage concert posters. The building, once a historic Charlotte manufacturing site, was reinvigorated by Live Nation, the world’s largest concert promoter, with Soundcraft… View this story
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Tuesday, August 04, 2009
PSW Staff 08/04/09 10:23 AM, 1 CommentRegional live event production company SLS Productions recently provided JBL Professional VERTEC line arrays for the 3-day, fourth annual Dubai Bike Week celebration. The festival, which drew more than 25,000 visitors, motorcycle lovers and Harley-Davidson club members, was capped off with a concert by the iconic hard rock group Deep Purple. Event promoters Live Nation and MECOM contracted SLS Productions to provide the sound, lighting and video systems for the event. Held in Festival City, Dubai Bike Week featured the… View this story
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Friday, July 31, 2009
PSW Staff 07/31/09 11:53 AM, 0 CommentsJBL Professional has announced upcoming training dates for the worldwide VERTEC system owners group, with upcoming sessions slated for September 23-25, October 21-23 and November 18-20 at the JBL factory in Northridge, California The program is appropriate for VERTEC system owners and technicians, performance-venue audio staff who work with VERTEC system products in permanent facilities, and independent system engineers who encounter VERTEC systems in touring situations. The intensive three-day program provides attendees with a hands-on learning experience, resulting in formal… View this story
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009
PSW Staff 07/29/09 12:10 PM, 0 CommentsTwo of rock’s most legendary performers, Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood, recently reunited to tour North America, with premier rental firm Sound Image supplying JBL Professional VERTEC line arrays powered by Crown Audio amplifiers for the high-profile project. Industry veteran and Clapton’s longtime live sound engineer Robert Collins handled mixing duties at front of house. A sell-out reunion date at New York’s Madison Square Garden last year paved the way for the 2009 “Two Legends, One Live Experience” tour, which… View this story
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009
PSW Staff 07/15/09 01:09 PM, 0 CommentsIn a high-profile international application of JBL touring systems this summer, rental sound company Touring Services supplied an expansive audio system for the Global Gathering Freedom Festival at the Borovaya Airfield in Minsk, the capital city of Belarus in northern Europe. The system included products from JBL’s VERTEC DP Series and HLA Series loudspeaker lines. Major internationally known DJs were featured, including Axwell, Steve Angello, Dubfire, Sebastien Leger, D. Ramirez, Menno De Jong, Micky Slim, Paul Thomas, and Eston. World-renowned… View this story
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