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TUCSON, AZ – Soundwave Inc. recently supplied a Martin Audio MLA Compact system for the Dusk Music Festival in Tucson, Arizona’s Armory Park. The two-day festival, held Nov. 9-10, featured a variety of EDM, R&B and Indie Alternative Pop and Rock artists including Kaskade, Rezz, Two Door Cinema Club, Arizona, Cray, Fitz and The Tantrums, Goldroom, Malaa, Tokimonsta, Wax Motif, What So Not and more.

ANAHEIM, CA – The 19th Annual Parnelli Awards gala was well on its way to be a record-breaking, talent-heavy, memorable event – and then Garth Brooks showed up to join Shinedown’s Brent Smith in presenting Bandit Lites’ Michael T. Strickland with the Parnelli Visionary Award. Other highlights of the event, hosted by John Waite, included Pearl Jam’s Stone Gossard presenting Karrie Keyes’ Audio Innovator award; and Charlie Hernandez and Jake Berry roasting Mark “Springo” Spring, with video congrats from Paul McCartney.

AUSTIN, TX – Roger Blevins, worship leader and systems engineer at Lake Hills Church in Austin, TX, credited the church’s dLive C3500 Surface with CDM64 MixRack, working in conjunction with other Allen & Heath products, as a boon for the church’s tech staff and volunteers.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, MD decked the halls of its 19-story atrium with its annual “Christmas on the Potomac” installation and celebration, which included Cirque Dreams Unwrapped, a 25-minute performance that was featured from Nov. 15-Dec. 30. Showtime Sound LLC provided a split L-Acoustics Kara system design for the musical stage and light show.

BROOKLYN, NY – For Microsessions, an indie artist showcase that took place at Complete Music Studios in Brooklyn in late October, showcase founder Paul Schomer… Read More »Microsessions Artist Showcases in Brooklyn NY and Austin TX Rely on Bose Portable Systems

NASHVILLE, TN – Morris Integration, the installation division of production rental company, Morris Light & Sound, has announced a major rebranding and renaming to reflect the permanent installation services they provide for their targeted church and corporate clients. Morris Integration will now be recognized as a stand-alone installation brand called InteRise.

SOUTHLAKE, TX – With eight campuses in Texas and a ninth in Jackson Hole, WY, Gateway Church welcomes more than 30,000 worshippers at its weekly services. At the broadcast campus in Southlake, TX, the church upgraded its SD7 consoles with the latest Quantum7 processing. The upgrade took place shortly before two large Christmas live productions and the church’s annual Gateway Conference.

SAN BERNARDINO, CA – The first Southern California K-array KH2/KS5 system was installed in The Rock Church & Outreach Center. The sanctuary accommodates 2,700 worshipers for each of the five Sunday services held every weekend, and the space is also used for multiple events during the week.

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Willowbrook Baptist Church’s main campus in Huntsville, AL recently implemented the first step of a multi-phased initiative to update its worship center, and a KLANG:fabrik immersive in-ear monitor mixing system provided by Byhalia, MI-based integrator Redwire Audio Visual serves as a key part of the upgrade. Pictured here is Willowbrook minister of production Chris Olson. 

GOSHEN, NY – The school district in the Goshen, NY area underwent a $40M renovation, with most of that going to its flagship high school. The rebuilt theater/auditorium has a new L-Acoustics ARCS Wide and Focus sound system supplied by Firehouse Productions and installed with an assist from LiveWire Sound and Image.

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – S&S Production Services supported 10 artists per day at this year’s SonRise Music Festival, including American Idol finalist Colton Dixon and the rock bands Disciple and Anthem Lights, relying on an Allen & Heath dLive C3500 and SQ-7 for the monitor and FOH mix.