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Monday, July 20, 2009
NWGE & Martin Audio Put Focus On Sound At Revelstoke Music Festival In British Columbia
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07/20/09 09:27 AM,
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The recent seventh annual Revelstoke Music Festival brought blues, rock, acoustic, Latin and World Music artists together in a sylvan outdoor setting on the Columbia River near the Selkirk Mountains and Glacier Pass in southeast British Columbia, with Northwest Global Entertainment (NWGE) of Kelowna, BC providing focused, high quality audio for the outdoor venue with a wide range Martin Audio system components. The eclectic musical lineup including Donald Ray Johnson, Nuna’Y, Red-Eye Empire, Kyemara, Valdy, Rick Garvin, Blind Spot, Ghost…
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Midas PRO6 Moves Into Corporate Events With First U.K. Sale
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07/15/09 02:20 PM,
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Communications company drpgroup has purchased the first Midas PRO6 digital console to be sold into the British corporate events market. Established almost 30 years ago, drpgroup has grown into one of Europe’s largest and most experienced fully integrated communication and presentation organizations. Until four years ago, all equipment was dry-hired, but the company has undertaken a concerted investment program, building up a state-of-the-art inventory to which the PRO6 is the latest addition. drpgroup took the decision to purchase the PRO6…
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Universal Audio Announces Trident Audio As New Plug-In Partner
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07/15/09 06:12 AM,
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Universal Audio has announced the addition of Trident Audio Developments to its roster of premium plug-in partners. The name “Trident” - by way of parent company PMI Audio Group - is notable not only for the U.K. studio that produced a litany of classic recordings, but also for the manufacturer that spawned top console designs such as the A-Range desk. “It’s well-understood by the audio production community throughout the world that Universal Audio is an unstoppable force in the circuit…
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Friday, July 10, 2009
Euphonix Celebrates Film Dubbing Success At Todd-AO Hollywood & Pinewood Studios
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07/10/09 12:04 PM,
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Euphonix recently played host to back-to-back audio industry events celebrating the achievements of hi-end film studios in both Los Angeles and London. On June 25 in Los Angeles, Euphonix and Todd-AO threw a party at the legendary Todd-AO Hollywood film studios celebrating the grand re-opening of the facility’s two newly renovated Stage 1 and 2 dubbing theaters, each featuring a dual-operator Euphonix System 5 digital audio mixing console. This brings the total of Euphonix film mixing consoles at Todd AO…
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Ocean Way’s Record One Studios Re-Opens After Five-Year Lockout
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07/10/09 09:32 AM,
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After five years of lockout by producer Dr. Dre, Ocean Way’s famed Record One studios have reopened. The first project was mixing Trevor Rabin’s score for Disney’s upcoming “G-Force,” about a specially trained squad of guinea pigs out to save the world from evil. Tommy Vicari and Steve Kempster were mix engineers. The newly reopened Record One features a half-million dollar remodel and in Studio A, the installation of the largest and most sophisticated SSL Film console ever built, which…
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Monday, July 06, 2009
Dual Allen & Heath iLive Consoles Bridge Broadcast, Live Sound Across Church Campuses And Continents
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07/06/09 12:43 PM,
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Christ’s Church of the Valley in San Dimas, CA, has been growing steadily in recent years, making a switch to digital audio mixing a virtual necessity. With multiple locations, six weekend services, and a broadcast component that includes live streaming and re-broadcast in New Zealand and Australia, the number of audio paths has increased far beyond the capabilities of conventional analog. To meet these needs, this evangelical contemporary church selected two Allen & Heath iLive consoles – an iLive-176 for…
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Sound Construction And Supply Unveils New Divinity Series Console/AV Gear Desk For Churches
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07/06/09 11:35 AM,
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The new Divinity Series from Sound Construction and Supply is a desk available in three sizes to accommodate a variety of mixing consoles, ranging from 24 to 40 channels, with aesthetics that discretely fit into any church environment. “We realize that audio equipment is an integral part of many worship services,” explains Todd Beeten, president of Sound Construction and Supply. “We can also appreciate that the equipment should not be the focal point of the room. Our objective with this…
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Midas and Klark Teknik Take U.K. Product Distribution In-House
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07/06/09 07:08 AM,
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Midas and Klark Teknik have brought U.K. product distributorship in house, with Rob Hughes, previously employed by Shuttlesound to handle the brands, joining Midas and Klark Teknik to continue his role as U.K. sales consultant. “With the U.K. being one of the most influential markets in concert touring, it warrants direct access to the factory,” says Hughes. “With this move, U.K. customers will have the direct support of not only me, but also Karl Brant and his service team, technical…
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British Indie Band Doves On Global Tour With DiGiCo SD7 & SD8 Digital Consoles
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07/06/09 06:14 AM,
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British indie rockers Doves are currently headlining their first world tour in four years in support of their latest and fourth outing, Kingdom of Rust. Front of House Engineer Paul Ramsay specified a DiGiCo SD7 digital console for the U.K./Ireland bigger venue shows and a DiGiCo SD8 digital console for the smaller club tour in the U.S. Meanwhile, Monitor Engineer Ian Barton has been using an SD8 for the entire tour run. As a result of the band’s streamlined transportation…
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Friday, July 03, 2009
Top-Flight Sound Reinforcement For A Raucous Week Of Concerts At Arizona’s Annual Cyclefest
Mark Johnson
07/03/09 11:08 AM,
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Fifty weeks out of the year, WestWorld in Scottsdale, Arizona is an equestrian center and special events facility, but during Arizona Bike Week (ABW), held in early April of this year, the ABW Cyclefest turns WestWorld into a raucous concert venue. A 27,000 square-foot tent is erected on the premises and dubbed the HandleBar Saloon, and it’s where the majority of the concerts take place during Bike Week. Arizona Bike Week, which actually spans 10 days, is an annual event…
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