International News

GUANGZHOU, China – The use of a DiGiCo console during the opening ceremonies for the Canton Tower – one of the world's tallest buildings – wasn't the only example of how DiGiCo is raising its profile in the most populous nation on Earth.

CALCUTTA, India – Allen & Heath's Indian distributor, Sun Infonet, recently completed a series of training sessions in three key locations – Bangalore, Ahmedabad and Calcutta – targeting customers who are ready to move from traditional analog to digital solutions.

KENT, U.K. – SRD Group provided a sound reinforcement system for a 16,000-capacity outdoor classical music event that made use of Allen & Heath iLive digital hardware and its new DualRack capabilities.

CARDIFF, U.K. – Capital Sound supported a major event related to the Ryder Cup golf tournament's first visit to Wales recently. The event, called Welcome to Wales, took place at Millennium Stadium. And the tricky part was that it was two events, not one. The crew used three DiGiCo D5 consoles to overcome the two-pronged challenge.

SINGAPORE – CODA Audio Services, an audio design and system provider based in Australia, installed an Aviom Pro16 Personal Mixing System was at Aldersgate Methodist Church in Queenstown, Singapore.

DELHI, India – Bringing together more than 5,000 athletes from 50 nations, the 2010 Commonwealth Games opened its 12-day athletic competition in the 60,000-capacity Nehru stadium with a variety of sound gear.

HAMBURG, Germany – Santana embarked on the recent European leg of the band's Universal Tone tour with a K1 line source system provided by L-Acoustics Rental Network Agent Satis&Fy. Setting off in Dublin and ending in Hamburg, the 21-date tour did the rounds of Europe's leading arenas, covering hits from Santana's four-decade career.

LIVERPOOL – Adlib is using its Coda Audio sound system for the first time in support of the current John Barrowman U.K. Tour. Walter Jaquiss is using the system to keep Barrowman's vocals on top of the nine-piece house band, and Barrowman himself has called the new system "awesome."

LONDON – Sir Cliff Richard celebrated his 70th birthday with a week of concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, complete with a swing band and Midas PRO6s for front of house and monitors.

GUANGZHOU, China – At 610 meters, the Canton Tower, which is also called the Guangzhou TV & Sightseeing Tower, Xiao Man's Waist and Supermodel, is one of the world's tallest buildings. For the building's recent grand opening ceremony, Rightway Audio Consultants used DiGiCo SD8 and SD9 consoles.

GUANGZHOU, China – Leifull Light & Sound provided the control room, directors and technicians at the Guangzhou Opera House with a wired Riedel Performer partyline and wireless Riedel Acrobat intercom system.

DELHI, India – Bringing together more than 50 nations from around the world, the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India opened its 12-day athletic competition with a multi-array JBL VerTec line array system powered by Crown I-Tech HD amplifiers to support the opening ceremonies.