International News

BAD KISSINGEN, Germany – L-Acoustics provider Soundhouse has installed a KIVA WST modular line source system for the 1,160-capacity Max Littmann Saal concert hall. It's a left/right system of eight KIVA and two KILO low-frequency extension units per side, driven by LA8 amplified controllers.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – For the newly-constructed Princess Noura bint Abdul Rahman University for Women, CAP France BAT provided Allen & Heath mixing consoles. The two larger theaters – seating 2,800 and 1,400 – use four iDR-48 MixRacks and four iLive-T112 control surfaces to manage both FOH and monitors. A Black Box rehearsal theater is equipped with an iDR-32 MixRack with an iLive-T80 control surface.

RIO DE JANEIRO – For Shakira's "The Sun Comes Out" world touring, in support of her latest recordings, She Wolf and Sale el Sol, the artist and her musicians have been using Sennheiser's wireless microphones, wireless personal monitoring systems and wireless instrument systems.

SINGAPORE – The Marina Bay Sands features a light and water spectacle dubbed "Wonder Full" that is a 360-degree sensory experience choreographed to an original score. For the attraction's audio needs, an Electro-Voice large-format line array system has been installed.

DOHA, Qatar – For the production of two television shows, Desert Heroes and Serious Hobbies, British sound mixer Baldev "Bal" Rayat and his Lectrosonics wireless equipment were both put to the test. Temperatures in the desert reached 120 degrees F.

SYDNEY – Australian AV provider Scene Change recently purchased a Soundcraft Si1 console, making its choice only after every member of the company's senior team got a chance to test-drive the console. Vicken Hekimian, Scene Change's Sydney director, noted the logic of including those using the gear in on the purchase decision. "The quality of the equipment motivates the crew to work harder to make our clients happy, which is really important."

SIRKKA, Finland – The Kylpylahotelli Levintunturi spa and hotel features 220 guest rooms across 10 hotel buildings with restaurants, cafes, clubs, a bowling facility and, of course, its namesake spa. Electro Waves Oy, an installer of audio, lighting and water systems, provided the sound reinforcement system that was needed to fulfill the property's needs.

GDANSK, Poland – The new 44,000-seat PGE Arena, which will serve as a venue for the UEFA Euro 2012 soccer championship, has been equipped with a new Harman sound system. ESS Audio provided 75 JBL PD5212-64 WRX weather-resistant loudspeakers configured in 24 clusters of three for the spectators; the last three loudspeakers are aimed onto the field itself.

GLIWICE, Poland – Stadion Piast, a newly constructed stadium built in compliance with UEFA regulations, is home to the Polish Ekstraklasa league club, Gliwicki Klub Sportowy Piast. The new 10,000-seat stadium is built on the site of the old stadium and incorporates a sound system designed and installed by Tommex Zebrowscy.

BERLIN, Germany – Meyer Sound’s MM-4XP miniature loudspeakers debuted at an arts facility called MADE. Located on the ninth floor of a high-rise building in downtown Berlin, the 400 square-meter space is designed for artists to exhibit interdisciplinary projects and can be divided into five separate areas for various functions, including music performances.

CUMBRIA, U.K. –Ward Steedsy provided the PA for the Dance Tent, one of the main performance stages for Solfest, a non-commercial music and arts festival staged annually in northwest England.

LONDON – D.A.S. Audio’s Road Series of monitors have been used extensively this past summer by APR Audio, based in Wellington, U.K., to support outdoor festivals, including London’s Feis, the John Peel Stage at Glastonbury and the Hop Farm festival in Kent.