ORLANDO – Firehouse Productions supplied three DiGiCo Quantum7 desks and nine SD-Racks to help the NBA meet a unique challenge: to resume its disrupted 2019-2020 season within a compressed schedule and tightly controlled environment within the Wide World of Sports complex in Orlando, Florida from July 30 through Oct. 13.
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LITITZ, PA – Clair Global announced the acquisition of Cleveland, OH-based Eighth Day Sound Systems, Inc. The acquisition, previously scheduled to close early April, was delayed because of the pandemic’s worldwide impact on the industry, the companies reported.
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LOS ANGELES – Bell Event Services equipped the 1,525-seat Warner Grand Theatre, a recently renovated classic cinema in Los Angeles’ San Pedro neighborhood, with DiGiCo… Read More »Warner Grand Theatre Upgrades with DiGiCo SD12-96 and SD9T Consoles
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MADRID, Spain – On July 15, Live Nation kicked off Crew Nation Presenta, a series of reduced-capacity concerts featuring a line-up of local artists at Madrid’s Sala La Riviera venue, which is equipped with an L-Acoustics Kudo sound system. The concert series, which runs through Sept. 25, is raising funds for the Crew Nation Global Relief Fund, set up by Live Nation to support crew members affected by the pandemic.
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HEIDELBERG, Germany – An Allen & Heath dLive system was recently used to mix a special performance featuring close to 50 musicians from the Heidelberg Philharmonic Orchestra. Their livestreamed performance took place with the Königssaal (Royal Hall) serving as a sumptuous backdrop, within the walls of the historic Heidelberg Palace.
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CALGARY, Alberta, Canada – Sapphire Sound upgraded the audio systems used for the main floor and dress circle lobbies of Calgary’s Jack Singer Concert Hall, a centerpiece of the Arts Commons complex, with d&b audiotechnik xS-Series point source loudspeakers.
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ADELAIDE, Australia – The Adelaide Convention Centre (ACC) underwent a comprehensive audio upgrade with seven halls equipped with Meyer Sound loudspeakers and associated processing, including the addition of LYON line arrays for the ACC’s largest configurable space within the venue’s central building.
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LAS VEGAS – With great regret but a sense of the inevitable, Parnelli Awards executive producer Terry Lowe announced Aug. 10 that the Parnelli Awards event set for Jan. 22, 2021, will not take place. It would have been staged during the NAMM Show in Anaheim, which will also not take place as an in-person event due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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CARLSBAD, CA – On Aug. 10, NAMM announced that, while the annual NAMM convention will not take place as an in-person event at the Anaheim Convention Center as usual this January, the association is launching Believe in Music, to be held over a week in January, with a mix of programming and professional education at BelieveinMusic.tv.
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LOS ANGELES – As part of a multi-faceted renovation, Dodger Stadium upgraded with a new L-Acoustics K2 line source array sound system this summer. Derek O’Hara, director, planning and development for the Los Angeles Dodgers, worked with system designer Idibri and integrator Pro Media Audio & Video on the project.
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JYVÄSKYLÄ, Finland – With Finland allowing live events within government restrictions, one of the nation’s favorite country bands, Steve ‘N’ Seagulls, continue to do what they do best, touring the country with the bluegrass reworkings of rock and metal anthems that won them YouTube stardom, all mixed from a super-compact dLive Wings system.
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WASHINGTON, DC – On July 30, NAMM’s Public Affairs and Government Relations department and Bandit Lites chair Michael T. Strickland, among others, discussed the proposed HEROES and HEALS Acts, Education Stabilization Fund and more in a NAMM-sponsored webinar on Covid-19 relief options. Hours later, Strickland reached out to PLSN and FOH with another open letter to the industry and an appeal for everyone to contact their representatives in Congress.
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