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Monday, July 13, 2009Multi Image Group Upgrades Audio Capabilities With Purchase Of Over 100 Crown I-Tech HD Amplifiers
PSW Staff 07/13/09 03:53 PM, 0 CommentsIn a move that immediately extends its sound reinforcement capabilities, Florida-based systems integration firm Multi Image Group (MIG) has purchased 110 Crown Audio I-Tech HD amplifiers. MIG, which specializes in corporate A/V projects for clients such as CitiGroup, Deutsche Bank, and Proctor and Gamble, upgraded its entire amplifier inventory from the original I-Tech amplifiers. “MIG was not using Crown amplifiers when I joined the company. I didn’t agree with this because I had been using Crown since I started in… View this post
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Two Students Receive Bosch Scholarships Through NSCA Education Foundation
PSW Staff 07/13/09 09:02 AM, 0 CommentsJohn Hayes and Jesse Ashby have been named the recipients of the 2009 Robert Bosch Scholarships through the NSCA Education Foundation. These $2,500 scholarships are granted to students pursuing careers in the electronic systems industry or a related field. Hayes attends Columbia College Chicago and is working toward a bachelor’s degree in Audio Arts and Acoustics. He gained valuable, hands-on experience installing sound systems into a variety of commercial settings, and is anxious to contribute to the sound installation industry… View this post
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Martin Audio Loudspeakers Go The Distance At Sierra Nevada World Music Festival
PSW Staff 07/13/09 06:13 AM, 0 CommentsSacramento Production Services (SACPS) provided sound reinforcement for the recent three-day Sierra Nevada World Music Festival, which featured a host of top roots music talent from around the globe, including King Sunny Ade, Sly & Robbie, Femi Kuti (Nigerian superstar Fela Kuti’s oldest son), Junior Reid, The Heptones, The Abyssinians and many more. The main challenge for the SACPS crew––Keith Wackford (System Tech & Monitors), Dwaine Wise (Front of House) and Rich Stansby (Monitors & Stage Tech)––was accommodating both the… View this post
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Friday, July 10, 2009Euphonix Celebrates Film Dubbing Success At Todd-AO Hollywood & Pinewood Studios
PSW Staff 07/10/09 12:04 PM, 0 CommentsEuphonix 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… View this post
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Duran Audio AXYS Loudspeakers Chosen For U.K. Tour Of Iconic Rock Opera “Quadrophenia”
PSW Staff 07/10/09 10:49 AM, 0 CommentsSound Designer Jason Barnes chose the new Duran Audio AXYS ScopeG2 loudspeaker range as the FOH PA for the ongoing U.K. tour of the classic rock opera “Quadrophenia” “I chose AXYS over alternatives because of their dynamic sound, energy and ability to deal with the full range of frequencies whilst not sounding over processed,” Barnes explains. “I wanted to take the risk and try something new and powerful that had never been used in theatre before to create a more… View this post
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Ocean Way’s Record One Studios Re-Opens After Five-Year Lockout
PSW Staff 07/10/09 09:32 AM, 1 CommentAfter 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… View this post
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Turbosound Aspect Heads Sonic Elements At 2009 Glastonbury Festival Acoustic Tent
PSW Staff 07/10/09 07:22 AM, 0 CommentsTurbosound Aspect loudspeakers were utilized to provide sound reinforcement for the Acoustic Tent at the recent 2009 Glastonbury Festival, in support of live performances by a diverse group of artists such as Fairport Convention, Ray Davies, Hugh Cornwell, Georgie Fame, the Penguin Café Orchestra and the London Community Gospel Choir. The system serving the Acoustic Tent, provided by Bristol-based Audioforum and specified and manned by Turbosound Design Engineer Danny Cooklin, was comprised ground stacks of four Turbosound TA-890H, four TA-890L… View this post
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Meyer Sound MILO Key To Sound Reinforcement For Latest Concert Tour By The Dead
PSW Staff 07/10/09 06:19 AM, 0 CommentsMore than 45 years after their first concert, The Dead (previously the Grateful Dead) recently finished up their first tour in more than five years, performing 22 shows in 17 cities. The Dead’s tour was again supported by Meyer Sound MILO line array loudspeakers supplied by Bay Area associates Pro Media/UltraSound. The system, designed to provide up to 360-degree coverage for the tour’s multiple arena dates, included main left and right arrays of 16 MILO and two MILO 120 line… View this post
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First Winner Of Sennheiser StageMeister Contest Selected; Touring With Simple Plan This Summer
PSW Staff 07/10/09 05:33 AM, 0 CommentsThe Sennheiser StageMeister competition has its first winner, Isaac Eydlin of Mississauga, Canada, who will accompany Simple Plan on the band’s live tour this summer. The StageMeister contest offers entrants the opportunity to accompany a touring band as a roadie. (Read more about the StageMesister Contest here.) “I’m overjoyed to have been chosen as the North American winner of the Sennheiser StageMeister competition,” said Eydlin. “It is a dream come true to be able to hit the road with a… View this post
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Wednesday, July 08, 2009The Classic Center In Georgia Gets An Audio Upgrade With NEXO GEO Line Arrays
PSW Staff 07/08/09 09:11 AM, 0 CommentsLocated in downtown Athens, Georgia, The Grand Hall at the Classic Center was built as a meeting, special events and performing arts venue, and recently, Technical Services Audio Visual (TSAV) of Athens installed NEXO GEO S12 line arrays at the 3,175-seat venue to upgrade sound reinforcement quality. “Until now, the only installed sound in the room was an overhead 70-volt system for background music and paging,” states TSAV’s Steve Gore. “Previously, they had to use a crew to rig a… View this post
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