Penn Elcom Celebrates 50 Years
UK – Penn Elcom, a provider of flightcase hardware, racking, speaker components, cabling, LED lighting and assorted other related elements, is marking 50 years of… Read More »Penn Elcom Celebrates 50 Years
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Meyer Sound Provides Immersive Audio for TED2024
VANCOUVER, BC – “TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant,” held April 15-19 in Vancouver, Canada, relied on longtime conference sound partner Meyer Sound for immersive audio support.
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Video of the Week: Highlights of the May 2024 FRONT of HOUSE
Editor George Petersen reviews the May 2024 issue of FRONT of HOUSE, with features on Fall Out Boy’s “So Much For (Tour) Dust” tour, arena and stadium installs and The Who’s “Tommy” on Broadway. The Buyers Guide focuses on dual-12” line arrays, and the issue also includes two Road Tests, one on Shure’s new Nexadyne 8 vocal mics (see Product of the Week, below) and one on Rupert Neve Designs’ Master Bus Transformer.
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Clear-Com Lauds Audio Achievements in Theatrical Sound, on Broadway and Beyond
ALAMEDA, CA – Clear-Com noted that two sound designers relying on its products – Gareth Owen and Nick Lidster with Autograph – were recently nominated for Tony Awards, and that the company’s innovative products, such as the FreeSpeak II digital wireless system, pictured here at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, have been put to use for other theatrical venues and productions around the world.
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2024 Tony Awards Nominees for Sound Design Announced
NEW YORK – The 77th Tony Awards will be held on June 16, 2024 at the David H. Koch Theater in New York’s Lincoln Center. Nominees for the 2024 awards were announced April 30, 2024. To be eligible, the productions must have been staged on Broadway during the 2023-2024 season (April 28, 2023 through April 25, 2024). Nominees for Best Sound Design of a Play and Best Sound Design of a Musical follow.
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Rat Sound Systems Rocks Coachella and Stagecoach with Outline Newton
INDIO, CA – Outline noted that its patented Newton processor, which made its debut at Coachella in 2019, was once again part of Rat Sound Systems’ audio arsenal of support for the Coachella and Stagecoach festivals in 2024.
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Sensaphonics Sponsors AES Audio and Music-Induced Hearing Disorders Conference in Copenhagen
COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Sensaphonics announced that it will sponsor AES’ 4th International Conference on Audio and Music-Induced Hearing Disorders, set for May 29-31, 2024 at Aalborg University Copenhagen Campus. Sensaphonics founder Dr. Michael Santucci and Dr. Shannon Switzer, director of the Musicians’ Hearing Clinic at Sensaphonics, will offer insights to new technologies during the event.
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K-array Announces 2024 Plans for In-Person K-Academy & K-Experience Sessions
NEEDHAM, MA – K-array recently unveiled its 2024 program of in-person K-academy training sessions. Tailored for system integrators, consultants, distributors, and industry professionals, these events… Read More »K-array Announces 2024 Plans for In-Person K-Academy & K-Experience Sessions
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Performers at Do LaB Stage at Coachella 2024 Heard via Meyer Sound Panther System
INDIO, CA – At Coachella 2024, which took place April 11-13 and 19-21, the Do LaB electronic music stage featured a Meyer Sound Panther system. The lineup of performers at the stage included Chase & Status, Alesso, Anna Lunoe, and DJ Tennis, Kaskade and Alison Wonderland along with an impromptu party hosted by Billie Eilish.
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Rock Lititz and Al. Neyer Announce Rock Nashville Campus Development, a New Home for the Live Entertainment Industry
NASHVILLE – The team behind Rock Lititz, the premier production campus and rehearsal venue based out of Lititz, PA, and Al. Neyer, a leading commercial real estate developer and design-builder, announced on April 30, 2024, the development of Rock Nashville, a premier destination entertainment rehearsal and production campus anticipated to open in 2025.
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Miami Music Week 2024 Revelers Shake Off Rainy Weather
MIAMI – Miami Music Week returned March 19-24, 2024, coinciding with the Ultra Music Festival, which took place at the city’s Bayfront Park March 22-24. Although the same bad weather that forced Ultra to shut down early on its first night affected other outdoor events in the area on March 22, the rain didn’t seem to dampen the revelry of the various events happening during the week as a whole.
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Video of the Week: JBL Pro Pumps the Action at Ibiza Rocks
Since 2008, Ibiza Rocks has been the essential destination for unforgettable live events and legendary poolside parties. Held on this sun-drenched Mediterranean resort island, Ibiza Rocks is ready for the 2024 party season with a full Harman audio installation. The setup includes JBL Professional’s VTX-A Series A8 and A6 line arrays, B15G Subwoofers, AC28 Loudspeakers and CBT 1000 Line Array Columns. The system was modeled using JBL Venue Synthesis 3D Acoustic Simulation Software.
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