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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Staatstheater Stuttgart Prepares For Growth With Clear-Com Eclipse HX-Omega
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05/15/13 10:34 AM,
Clear-Com is proud to announce that Staatstheater Stuttgart, Germany’s largest theater, recently improved communications at its drama theater with two Eclipse HX-Omega Digital Matrix Systems. Part of Clear-Com’s newest digital matrix intercom line, the Eclipse HX-Omega uses revolutionary IP technology and can be easily upgraded, making it a future-proof investment for the theater. Other benefits of the system include exceptional system performance, intelligent integration abilities and simplified user operations. The planning and installation of the Eclipse HX-Omega digital matrix system…
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His Heart Is In New York: H.S. Concert Hall Gets ‘Thumbs Up’ From Tony Bennett
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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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Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Allen & Heath ME Mixers Used For Leading Dutch Singer
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05/14/13 12:01 PM,
Dutch PA company, SoundWorks, supplied 28 Allen & Heath ME-1 personal monitor mixers for iconic singer, Lee Towers, who recently hosted concerts over several nights at the New Luxor Theatre in Rotterdam. Monitor engineer, Jens Koolwijk, managed audio design on the project, and tested several personal monitor systems before selecting ME. van Koolwijk commented: “The decision was an easy one - ME just works like clockwork! There’s no hassle, it’s easy to set up, and the audio quality is sublime.”…
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Martin Professional MAC Viper Party At Carnaval Mazatlan
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05/14/13 11:33 AM,
Luminica Gdl of Guadalajara, Mexico, was one of the first rental companies in Mexico and Latin America to invest in Martin Professional’s MAC Viper Profile and had the fixtures out on one of the Carnival season’s more festive events in February, Carnaval Mazatlan. Lighting designer Luis Ernesto Armenta Jiménez has used Martin products since he started in the industry as a programmer and incorporated the new 1000 W Martin fixtures into his lighting design for the festival. “I chose to…
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Friday, May 10, 2013
Meyer Sound Constellation Helps Performing Arts Center Combine Several Halls Into One
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05/10/13 01:12 PM,
When planning its new performing arts centre, the Mansfield, Tex., school district faced a dilemma. Though it was determined that both a large auditorium and a smaller performance hall would be ideal for its range of events, their budget could not justify building and maintaining multiple spaces. A solution was soon found in the multi-use Cunningham Performance Hall of the Mansfield ISD Center for the Performing Arts, which utilizes a Meyer Sound Constellation acoustic system to provide the ideal acoustics…
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Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre Puts On Full Production With Soundcraft & JBL
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05/10/13 12:39 PM,
Over the years, London based live production company ARC Sound has produced many corporate functions in the Underglobe, the events space situated beneath London’s famous Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. But since the reconstruction in wood of the original Elizabethan playhouse on the Thames South Bank, a full production set up has never been allowed, or indeed attempted, in the main theatre space itself. However, all that has now changed. To celebrate the Bard’s birthday this month, a concert audio production set-up…
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Engineer Luiz Mazzei Uses Waves At FOH For Brazilian Band Capital Inicial
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05/10/13 12:32 PM,
Luiz Mazzei, a talented engineer both in the studio and at front-of-house, is currently using Waves SoundGrid platform and an assortment of Waves Audio plugins as FOH engineer for Brazilian rock veterans Capital Inicial. Luiz Mazzei has been a user of Waves plugins in the studio since 2001. Since the introduction of SoundGrid and other products designed for live sound, Mazzei has been able to do what he had always envisioned: “I always felt like I was missing out by…
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Thursday, May 09, 2013
Opéra Royal de Wallonie Chooses L-Acoustics
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05/09/13 11:15 AM,
On the occasion of the restoration of the Opéra Royal de Wallonie (Royal Opera of Wallonia), a full L-Acoustics line array system was put in place. After more than two years of restoration work, the 1875-built Théatre Royal de Liège, home of the Opéra Royal de Wallonie (ORW), re-opened its doors to the public at the end of last year in Liège. The whole renovation project, unique in its kind, represented an investment of 31 million euros. In 2008, Riva…
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Elation To Show “EZ-er” Video Panel And More At PLASA Focus
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05/09/13 11:09 AM,
Looking for more user-friendly LED video panels or lighting design software? Faster and smaller RGBW LED moving heads? Or extreme ACL beam effects that are even more extreme? Then stop by Elation Professional’s display at PLASA Focus: Orlando, held here at the Wyndham Orlando Resort, May 15-16. Elation will be showing exciting new products that address these and other hot lighting/video trends at its PLASA Focus Booth #520: EZ6 LED Video Panel – Adding the professional look of an LED…
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Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Sardou’s “Les Grand Moments” Tour Features 93 Martin Professional MAC Vipers
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05/07/13 12:12 PM,
In late 2012, popular French singer Michel Sardou began a four-month “Les Grands Moments” tour across France, revisiting his biggest hits in a truly energetic show. Lighting designer Jacques Rouveyrollis used just one type of spotlight on stage throughout the tour - the MAC Viper Profile from Martin Professional – a somewhat bold choice given it was the lighting fixture’s French début. Fortunately it more than delivered on all its promises. A total of 93 MAC Viper Profiles, supplied by…
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