BEIRUT, Lebanon – SkyBar has generated buzz in part because of its location: on a piece of reclaimed land jutting out from the port area into the Mediterranean Sea, with a roof that opens to the sky and exposes speaker gear to the elements.
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GATESHEAD, U.K. – The Sage Gateshead, a center for musical education, performances and conferences, has installed a Midas PRO9 live performance system at its FOH position in the main auditorium.
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SYDNEY, Australia – Currently playing at the Lyric Theater, the musical Hairspray features an audio design by Michael Waters for Jands Production Services that includes the use of 26 Shure UHF-R Micro Bodypack Transmitters (UR1M) and Shure UR4D Dual Receivers.
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TURIN, Italy – The recently-opened, 41,000-seat Juventus soccer stadium has been equipped with RCF loudspeakers, provided by RCF’s commercial audio department, which was also involved with the audio design for other buildings in the sports complex.
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LONDON – PLASA 2011 got underway Sept. 11 with its perennial focus on the latest new gear. Highlights included Midas' PRO2/PRO2C, Lake's LM 44 digital audio system processor and Lab.gruppen's E Series amplifiers. Also drawing interest were Outline's GTO-DF, JoeCo's BlackBox BBR64-MADI Recorder and Allen & Heath's Waves SoundGrid interface for iLive, among many other new gear offerings. The show runs through Sept. 14.
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ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands – The SAE Institute has installed a 36-channel Audient ASP8024 inline desk at its Rotterdam school.
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CURITIBA, Brazil – Located in southern Brazil, the Central Adventist Church of Curitiba recently completed a renovation that increased its seating capacity to 2,200 people and added a modern new design for church goers, who are drawn in part by services featuring chorale music and other live performances.
Read More »{mosimage}LONDON, U.K. – Following a sold-out U.S. tour, Glee Live! traveled to the U.K. for a tour that included stops in London and Manchester, and on to Dublin, Ireland. Clair Global provided sound reinforcement at The O2 arenas in London and Dublin, and at Manchester's MEN Arena.
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MAIDSTONE, U.K. – SRG Group provided Outline GTO and Butterfly loudspeaker systems for a recent two-day musical event at Leeds Castle that included a performance by the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra conducted by John Rigby (Saturday) and a concert headlined by boy-band The Wanted (Sunday), with appearances by Alexandra Burke, Fanfare, Stacey Solomon, Eliza Doolittle and Aggro Santos.
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GLENROTHES, Scotland – To keep pace with its new product development, DiGiCo will be increasing its output capacity by adding a new Scottish production facility that is twice the size of the existing facility.
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DOVER, KENT, U.K. – A new historical exhibition recreating some of England's World War II exploits has opened at Dover Castle. Located in a network of tunnels beneath Dover Castle that served as a command center during the war, the Operation Dynamo exhibition was designed by Arne Kvorning of Kvorning Design & Communication. The new attraction features miniature Meyer Sound concealed loudspeakers to carry voice tracks over battle sounds.
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HANGZHOU, China – The Dongpo Theater, the flagship theater of the Gold Coast Company, is considered a cultural and entertainment landmark. To meet its sound reinforcement requirements, the theater turned to D.A.S. Audio.
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