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Thursday, August 05, 2010
Martin Audio W8LC Line Arrays Head Up Technical Upgrade At The Clapham Grand In London
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08/05/10 12:16 PM,
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Iconic London landmark The Clapham Grand is in the process of a technical upgrade that includes the installation of Martin Audio W8LC compact line arrays as well as multiple Martin Audio AQ architectural loudspeakers. Designed to reposition the 1,250-capacity, 100-year-old Victorian theater from a pure party/dance venue to a leading-edge live circuit venue, live music and promotions manager Richard Beck called in F1:Sound Company Limited to carry out the refit. With the venue spread across three floors, Martin Audio’s proprietary…
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Producer/Composer Sir Gant Using PMC TB2S-A MkII Active Reference Monitors On New Solo Project
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08/05/10 08:54 AM,
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Sir Gant recently purchased a pair of PMC TB2S-A MkII active reference monitors for his personal production facility, Elegant Musicworks. The seasoned producer/arranger/composer – aka Dean Gant – recently toured Europe with Al Mckay’s Earth Wind & Fire Experience as keyboard player. “These TB2S-A’s are the monitors,” Gant states. “I can hear much more sonic detail on my PMC monitors and they sound the same at all playback levels. I don’t need to push levels, but can if I need…
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Wednesday, August 04, 2010
Electronic Design Company Puts JBL VLA Line Arrays In The Starting Lineup At TCF Bank Stadium
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08/04/10 12:05 PM,
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Electronic Design Company (EDC) installed the audio system at the new TCF Bank Stadium, home to the University of Minnesota’s Golden Gophers NCAA football team. Designed by WJHW, the system features JBL Professional VLA line array loudspeakers as part of the main PA system in the west end zone of the stadium. The opening of TCF Bank Stadium was part of an expansion to the University of Minnesota’s main campus, which is expected to include an additional 10 new academic…
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Tuesday, August 03, 2010
Century-Old Church Finds A New Voice With Community ENTASYS Column Arrays
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08/03/10 04:55 PM,
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Built about 100 years ago, St. Mary Catholic Church in Mt. Angel, one of the oldest parishes in the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon, offers magnificent architecture that creates a challenging acoustical environment. “As with most cathedral-type spaces, the acoustics are wonderful for choir and pipe organ, but spoken-word intelligibility is problematic throughout most of the nave,“says Steve Jellerson of Delta AV. “It’s a beautiful space but an extreme challenge, acoustically speaking. They’ve tried a number of loudspeaker systems over…
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D.A.S. Audio Aero Line Arrays, Subwoofers Deployed Bahia Brazil Music Festival
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08/03/10 12:46 PM,
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The recent SÃO JOÃO DA BAHIA, an annual festival Bahia, Brazil, attracted both regional and nationally recognized musical performers, including Gilberto Gil, Elba Ramalho, Geraldo Azevedo, Candlebox, Dominguinhos, Leonardo, and Alceu Valenca, with Salvador - Bahia-based sound company Arena Áudio Eventos providing D.A.S. Audio line arrays and other D.A.S. components. “This event attracts huge crowds,” explains Alberto Viana, Managing Partner for Arena Áudio Eventos. “We had audiences in the range of 50,000 people each day at the main stage in…
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Friday, July 30, 2010
St. Mark The Evangelist Upgrades System With Tannoy Qflex Array Loudspeakers
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07/30/10 05:29 PM,
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St. Mark The Evangelist Catholic Church, a thriving parish in San Antonio, has been outfitted with a dynamic new sound reinforcement system headed by Tannoy Qflex Series self-powered, digitally steerable column array loudspeakers working in tandem with Tannoy CMS Series ceiling loudspeakers. Dickensheets Design Associates, from Austin, Texas, was retained to design the new system. Consultant Ken Dickensheets has enjoyed a long working relationship with St. Marks and was responsible for the design of the original sound system which was…
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Bosch DCN Conference System Brings Advanced Capabilities To Student Union At Ohio State University
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07/30/10 01:38 PM,
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When the Student Union at Ohio State University set out to replace its aging campus home back in 2000, the vision was to create a 21st century center for student life incorporating the best ideas from campuses across the country. After a decade of planning and construction, the Student Union finally realized its goal during the Spring 2010 term, when a brand-new building opened to the student body at the Columbus, OH campus. Among the largest and most comprehensive student…
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Thursday, July 29, 2010
Genelec Active Monitors Selected For Cash Money Records Mobile Recording Studio
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07/29/10 02:04 PM,
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Cash Money Records recently took delivery of a new Studio Tour Bus from Vulcan Coach Corporation for its touring artists that is outfitted with a built-in recording studio that includes a pair of Genelec 1038B tri-amplified monitors as the main monitoring system, augmented with a pair of 7070A active subwoofers. Cash Money Records is home to artists such as Birdman, Lil Wayne, and Drake. The new studio has a rear monitoring wall loaded with Genelec 1038B’s, as well as a…
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JBL VerTec Line Arrays Take Center Stage At Serbia’s Exit Festival
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07/29/10 12:05 PM,
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Studio Berar, Serbia’s leading production company for professional audio, video and lighting systems, recently deployed JBL Professional VerTec line arrays for the 2010 Exit Festival in Novi Sad, Serbia. The festival, which is one of Europe’s largest and most popular every summer, took place July 8-11 at the Petrovaradin fortress near the Danube River, drawing 165,000 music fans from around the world over the 4-day span. Studio Berar was awarded contracts to support three of the largest stages of the…
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
One Systems Loudspeakers Chosen For Russian World War II Memorial
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07/28/10 11:03 AM,
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Poklonnaya Gora, a World War II memorial in Moscow, Russia, is now outfitted with One Systems direct weather loudspeakers as the primary elements in a new distributed sound reinforcement system to replace an outdated one. With the approach of the 65th Anniversary of Russia’s victory with the Allied Forces in World War II, Poklonnaya Gora curators began looking into upgrading their current system in time for the anniversary celebration. Avallon Ltd. of Moscow was contracted for a new sound system…
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