NEW DELHI, INDIA — Following recent raids in Thailand, Shure continues to pursue those involved with the importation and distribution of counterfeit Shure products in Asia and the rest of the world. The most recent operation, conducted in cooperation with Indian authorities, has resulted in the arrest of a trader in New Dehli.
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HOUSTON — Houston-based LD Systems designs and deploys sound reinforcement and lighting for the annual Houston Rodeo and Livestock Series, held at the city's Reliant Stadium. LD Systems oversee the installation of Electro-Voice equipment for the HLSR, featuring 108 EV X-Line boxes powered by EV P3000RL remote control DSP amplifiers. For 2007, LD Systems incorporated EV's NetMax networked matrix system controller into their system design for the first time for remote supervision of the system.
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CLIFTON, NJ — Formerly known as "Joey's Night Club," the Bliss nightclub in Clifton, NJ, was completely renovated before reopening, with design by Pedro Pons and lighting by Dougie Lazer. As described by Joe Lodi, owner and chief designer of Advanced Audio Technology, the old sound system consisted of "a large number of primitive boxes, each the size of a refrigerator and with the sound quality of an AM radio." Lodi and his partner and head of installation, Angelo Poulos, designed and installed the new sound system, which hinges on eight TA-500 and eight TSW-218 Turbosound Aspect Series loudspeakers and subwoofers.
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HONOLULU, HI — Custom Audio, of Kaneohe, Hawaii, provided audio support for this year's Pro Bowl production in Aloha Stadium, drafting three PowerH 5000 amplifiers from Dynacord to help deliver game day sound.
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TORONTO, CANADA — In the few months since it opened with Wagner's complete Ring Cycle, Toronto, Canada's new CDN$181 million Four Seasons Centre has added more than 150 Meyer Sound loudspeakers, though their presence isn't apparent; all are concealed from sight, either around the proscenium or embedded in the hall's walls and ceilings.
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HERCULES, CA — Currently with Pro Media/UltraSound in Hercules, Calif, Derrick Featherstone has spent well over a decade working with alt-rock band Primus as both their tour manager and FOH engineer. Though they're noted "analog die-hards," Featherstone and the band recently made the decision to swap out their aging analog equipment for a new digital system and chose Digidesign's VENUE live sound environment to handle FOH duties for the band's U.S. and Canada tour.
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Read More »I hate bad service. No, I mean REALLY hate it. There is little that makes me angrier than paying for goods or services only to be abused or ignored by the person doling out said good or service.
I have had a few radically differing service experiences lately — none really connected to our industry, but I still think they make an important point.
First, I had a major appliance just stop working. It was, of course, a couple of months out of the warranty period. I called the repair line for the brand, and we made an appointment for the next day with a three hour window. I made arrangements to work from home for the morning and set up a couple of meetings for the afternoon. About 20 minutes before the end of that window, I got a call from the tech saying he was a little behind but would be there shortly. He finally arrived almost five hours after the agreed-upon time window. Then he ran a few tests and told me that the repair cost was roughly double the cost of a similar brand new unit. Then he "did me a favor" and did not charge me for the service call that he was five hours late for.
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What:
Design and manufacture innovative, cutting edge audio technologies and professional audio products.
Where:
Waterford, Michigan (just north of Detroit).
When:
Founded in 1989
Fulltime employees:
About 15
From Its Start as a High School Obsession 20 Years Ago, Pacific West Sound Has Remained Passionate About Audio
[Starting this month, we put a new twist on Regional Slants. This piece will now focus on a different regional soundco every month, giving you an idea of what it's like for the mid-level crew. They'll share their stories, their hard-won wisdom and their plans for the future. Know a regional soundco who's a Hometown Hero we should focus on? Send us a line at hometownheroes@fohonline.com. And never fear, we have a new home all lined up for the frustrations and rants that used to fill this space — stay tuned for news on that. �ed.]
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Oakland's Paramount Theatre is a cultural hub for the city, with all sorts of musical and comedy tours hitting the stage as well as local civic events, graduations and the Oakland Speakers' Series. Every so often theatre management shows a vintage film, which returns the venue to its original movie house glory.
The theatre, which seats around 3,000, opened in 1931 with the express goal of showing the major motion pictures of the day. The art deco style that was hip 76 years ago is still eye-catching, and the venue boasts a handful of unique charms.
Read More »For the past few weeks, I have been playing with an incredibly sophisticated wireless system, the RF performance of which has been impeccable. Unlike most of the wireless units I have dealt with in the past, this system packs four receivers into a single rack space and has the capacity for another two receivers, allowing a total of six in one rack space. Each receiver has its own audio output on a rear-panel connector for routing to individual mixer channels. The front panel doesn't look all that sexy, so initial impressions say "installation market," but a closer look reveals that intelligent design for the install market easily trickles into the touring sound market (and vice versa).
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