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Tom George of Eighth Day Sound configured a flexible system for the venue that they could grow into - an SD8-36 at FOH, SD8-24 at monitors and a D Rack - one that would accommodate their average 24-40 inputs per show and allow them to patch in guest consoles and literally to go from a house console to a guest system with a push of a button. Production manager Tom Shebest, who handles the majority of mixing for bands not travelling with an engineer, was

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"Since we opened our first location in Boston in 1991, music has always been an essential element of the shopping experience at Fresh," says co-founder Alina Roytberg. In fact, Fresh updates its musical content programming on a monthly basis, but providing the ideal accompaniment for customers does require care, she adds. "You never want your customers to hear their own steps, but you don't want to distract customers from what our associates are saying either. The Audica Professional sound system works excellently in our sp

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LD Andreas Fink, from Austria's Preworks, specified two High End Systems DL.3 Digital Lights and two Showgun 2.5 and two Showbeam 2.5 automated luminaires. He's controlling the rig with a Road Hog Full Boar with Road Hog Full Boar Playback Wing including DMX Extension Kit. The gear comes from various rental companies throughout the tour.

The DL.3 Digital Lights, which feature an on-board media server, allow video designer Michael Koschorreck to use his custom content in HD quality. "Incredibly, it was my first experience with Digital Lights from High End Systems," he s

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"I am very excited to be working with a high-quality brand like DPA Microphones, which develops innovative products that are standouts in the industry," says Mayer. "For most of my professional career, I participated in the growth and development of another premium microphone company, and I plan to use that experience to help DPA expand further in the States. I look forward to ensuring that the company adjusts in a sales and marketing perspective to the changing and increasingly competitive environment of the microphone industry, as well as to overseei

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Barix now builds on that success with the introduction of two new Annuncicom devices at InfoComm 2012 (June 13-15, Las Vegas Convention Centre, Booth C11722) that are priced to compete in large-volume projects and applications.

The new Annuncicom 50 is built specifically for OEM applications. Barix is now shipping to OEM partners, including a key player in the education and classroom automation market. The device delivers Barix's trademark rock-solid reliability, open standards design and multi-format audio capability at a very low cost for OEM customers.

Additionally, Barix breaks new ground with the Annu

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"iLive is a very powerful mixer with an easy to use interface. Even a technician who is new to digital can easily find their way around this console. The MAC is one of the most prestigious arts venues in Ireland with a variety of acts from across the world using its facilities. The audio consoles provide the venue with a very credible audio infrastructure that everyone visiting can use," explains Rea Sound's Roger McMullan.

The venue has two main spaces, the main auditorium, downstairs, and an upstairs studio. An iLive-T112 Control Surface is located in the auditorium, linked by Cat 5e cabling to the iDR-48 MixRack located in a 'mic patch'

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Industry veteran Phil Van Peborgh has joined the company as Eastern regional sales manager, while technical sales manager Ladd Temple has been promoted to Western regional sales manager.

Van Peborgh comes to Renkus-Heinz after several years as a manufacturers' representative with Highway Marketing and TechRep. He also founded and was director of marketing for social media portal Knetwit.com, and was general manager of video games magazine Polygon.

Prior to moving to the US in 2000, Van Peborgh spent more than a decade working in live sound, touring the US and Europe extensively as a FOH, monitor and production engineer. His resume also includes several years as a systems integrator.

"We're very excited to welcome Phil to Renkus-Heinz," said Rik Kirby, VP of sales and marketing. &q

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The Free Community Concert was hosted at Green Market Square on the 28 March and boasted the largest crowd to date. The concert is part of the build-up to the CTIJF and features some of the top headliners that also perform at the Jazz Festival. C&S Audio provided the full technical, where the biggest challenge, due to the event taking place in the centre of town, was to close off the streets to set up. In a mere 24 hours, C & S transformed the Green Market Square into a complete concert venue including stage, roof, screens, PA etc. They had six hours to return it back to its former state after the concert!

Around 15 000 peopl

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The 35 participants were able to follow each step of the planning, setup, sound check and performance phase in a hands-on environment. In the morning they received a general introduction into the technology of digital microphones by Martin Liermann (SVS) and an explanation of the feature

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As part of the redevelopment, a new sound system was installed into the main house, which is a 468 seat auditorium. The installation of the system was by Marquee installation and Duran Audio UK supplied with two AXYS Scope T2115, two AXYS Scope T2112 (Both three-way full range loudspeakers) and two

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The basement space in Mathew Street, downtown Liverpool, opposite the Cavern, flourished from 1976 to 1980 as a must-play venue for the best and most innovative punk, post punk, alternative and indie bands. Raw, underground (literally) and edgy, it launched a slew of meteoric, critically acclaimed careers from Echo & The Bunnymen to Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, made history with incendiary performances and was a seriously credible hang out for the cool and creative.

More bands graced the stage at Eric's than any other club in Liverpool ... until it was unceremoniously shut in 1980, and closed again in 1981 after a brief afterlife as Brady's.

The room then lay forgotten, derelict and abused

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Connecting the new Roland Wireless Connect USB adaptor to the M-480 USB port will enable the M-480 to appear on a wireless network so that the iPad can connect to and control the M-480 remotely. Then by simply using the wireless LAN to connect, the user is able to make the necessary level adjustments from different locations within a venue, rather than being restricted to the position of the console.

As well as the obvious benefits of ease of use and mobility, this dual screen set up can also be utilised by t

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Technical support engineers Richard Carter, Jason Fernandes and Tom Oakes undertook Shure's two-day in-depth training course. Orbital's engineers are among the first in the UK to pass Shure's Axient Certification Program, qualifying Orbital to offer Axient wireless systems as an integral part of its hire stock and sales portfolio.

Peter James, MD of Shure Distribution UK, commented, "We require the highest standards of product knowledge and operational expertise from companies that wish to include the Shure Axient Wireless Management Network as part of their rental inventory. Axient is a ground-breaking product and in order to become an Axient P

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Robert Ashcroft, Chief Executive, PRS for Music said, "I am thrilled to see so many cultural centres featured in the analysis, from the newly opened Kings Place in London and The Sage in Gateshead to the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester . These venues have very diverse and exciting programmes that appeal to many different audiences. It is an enormous accomplishment to run a successful live music space and in spite of economic challenges, the British live music scene is still strong."

PRS for Music, the organisation that collects

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Alex Czechowski of Ace Vintage Systems has a veritable museum of working iconic pieces, some of which he fielded at Glastonbury last year (when the Orange Chill 'n' Charge tent was turned into a retrospective space).

This time Ace provided more high quality vintage sound at a Jubilee event in Greatworth, Northampton, which ran totally in analogue from the microphone to the loudspeaker.

The stacks would have done credit to any band playing 25 years ago, since the bass bins were the legendary Martin Audio 215 Mk3, complemented by Martin Audio MH112 mids (also known as 'Ladyshaves') and some tops.

"It

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Working at the event on behalf of live DJ streaming site, DJTVLive.com, IwashTV set up the VR-3 with two cameras to capture the live DJ sets from the festival stage, which were then streamed directly to a computer source, reaching around 4000 viewers over two days. The i

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At the heart of the installation was Riedel MediorNet. The fibre-based real-time network transported the majority of the event's signals. Forty HD and SD video signals were distributed within the arena - amongst them the broadcast feed and the signals for the on-site video walls and monitors. Since MediorNet allows the transport of different signal types over a single infrastructure, it significantly reduced the amount

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Siamak Naghian, managing director of Genelec Oy comments, "Lars-Olof has two decades of audio industry experience and is known industry-wide for his distinguished contribution to professional monitoring. This experience and his depth of knowledge of all aspects of the audio industry will be invaluable as he assumes leadership of our newly expanded marketing department."

"On a personal level, I'm really looking forward to this new role as I enjoy being involved in all aspects of the marketing mix," commentsJanflod. "During my time at th

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The feature set of the PowerMate 600-3 includes extremely low-noise and low-hum, electronically balanced XLR microphone inputs (low THD, typically <0.002%), stereo line channels, digital audio interface (USB port), PC-MIDI interface and a master section tailored to the needs of day-to-day practice that features a 9-band master stereo equalizer. The Class-D stereo power amplifier delivers a nominal output of 2 x 1.000 watts RMS (into 4 ohms) and has DYNAC

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The festival's line up, staged at Europe's highest music site, was led by Basement Jaxx, Junior Jack, DJ Fresh and Freestylers. The audience could also dance with Ms Dynamite, Skism, Eddy Tample Morris, Micky Slim, and a host of domestic bands.

Created and organised by producers of the award-winning EXIT festival and its president Dusan Kova?evi?, the Big Snow Festival was staged at MK Mountain Resort. This all-year resort is in the heart of th

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Presented by Kennedy's Live Promotions under the banner, Tipp Goes Pop, the special one-off gig by the Anglo-Irish group was designed as a homecoming for the band's Una Healey, who hails from Thurles, and is soon to marry English rugby star Ben Foden. More than 6,000 people turned out to help her celebrate - and listen to a roster of some of Ireland's leading support acts.

Although the site was the scene of several festivals many years ago, these days it is used exclusively for greyhound racing. And with a hospital overlooking one side of the stadium, Declan O'Sullivan, of audio production company Star S

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Music Group founder and CEO Uli Behringer comments, "Since the acquisition of Midas and Klark Teknik we have been pursuing a loudspeaker brand that complements the consoles and processing offered by these historic brands. Throughout our search Turbosound have stood out as the ideal match because of their extensive IP, sterling reputation and a first-class team of people. I am very proud to welcome Simon Blackwood and his team to our family."

It is expected that Turbosound will benefit from Music Group's extensive infrastructure while retaining their own manufacturing, sales, marketing and distribut

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The Commission on the Future of Sweden aims to identify major societal challenges that Sweden faces in long term towards 2020 and 2050. The Commission on the Future of Sweden is chaired by the Prime Minister and consists of party leaders in the government and nine individuals with differen

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First year students on the year-long course have just graduated, and all 15 graduates have received job offers, including one student who has been employed by Autograph Sound, and is currently working on Damon Albarn's new Dr Dee opera.

"The Edinburgh Lighting and Sound School is delighted to be working with Allen & Heath as a training partner. Allen & Heath has a reputation for high quality products and we are pleased to have a relationship with a British company which has a personal touch and understands the UK entertainment industry," comments George Tarbuck, director at the Edinburgh Lighting and Sound School.

(Jim