International News

ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands – The 1,000-capacity Off Corso live music venue recently completed a comprehensive sound system upgrade after a long-term leasing deal with the Synco Europe Network.

MELBOURNE, Australia – Consistent audio coverage was a priority at Equitana, not just for the 50,000 human visitors to the three-day event held at the Melbourne Showgrounds, but for four-legged listeners as well.

DELHI – For a society wedding with 2,000 guests, the entertainment included Canada's Cirque Eloize acrobatic show with surround sound enhancement provided by a TiMax SoundHub-S. The spectacle included synchronized animated audio and video on the dance floor.

SURABAYA, Indonesia – The Evangelist Graha Bethany Nginden Church has been equipped with an L-Acoustics K1/KARA WST line source system provided by L-Acoustics' distributor in South East Asia, Sennheiser Electronic Asia, and Tri Tunggal Abadi.

LONDON – R&B star Jason Derulo has completed a string of U.K. dates as part of his debut world tour, accompanied by a Midas PRO6 at front of house.

BERLIN – The Berghain dance club recently wrapped up its first year of operation with a Meyer Sound JM-1P arrayable loudspeaker system in its Panorama Bar. Installed by Schalldruck of Berlin, the sound system for the relatively intimate (13 by 4.4 meter) Panorama Bar features a pair of JM-1P loudspeakers in each corner of the dance floor.

PERTH, Australia – The C3 church in Hepburn Heights needed a sound system that delivered ample coverage while averting noise issues with neighbors. The church opted for an Adamson Metrix system offered by CMI Music and Audio Pty Ltd, in conjunction with Perth-based installation company 3 Monkeys.

LONDON – Pressure Wave Audio provides a DiGiCo SD9 for Southwark Playhouse's production of the Stephen Sondheim classic, Company. Pressure Wave's Andrew Johnson said the SD9 proved a good fit, and not only in terms of its compact size.

AMSTERDAM – Soldier of Orange, a musical adaptation of the 1977 Dutch film, Soldaat van Oranje, is a moving experience for the audience – in more ways than one. For starters, the entire audience – more 1,100 people – revolve around the stage on a turntable that measures 33 meters across, making 30 stops during each performance.

LONDON, U.K. – Entec's sound department has completed a d&b sound installation at Stationers Hall, a grade one-listed building near St. Paul's Cathedral. The main hall is equipped with four d&b E8 loudspeakers. In the nearby Court Room, there are two more E8s, and for the Stock Room, two d&b E0s.

ASKIM, Norway – Rainbow Events AS, a Norwegian production company that coordinates concert tours for major national and international artists, recently added a Soundcraft Vi1 digital mixing console to its inventory.