International News

TILBURG, The Netherlands — Rent-All has provided DiGiCo SD8 and SD7 consoles for FOH and monitors for Guus Meeuwis’ current tour through the Netherlands.

BEDFORDSHIRE, U.K. — Cadac Holdings, Ltd. announced the death of Mark Ray, 49, on Nov. 9 during a visit to New York. Ray, who had fronted Cadac's sales and marketing activity around the world for nine years, died from a heart attack.

DONETSK, Ukraine — Jazz-Club Service purchased the first Midas PRO6 console in the Ukraine from local distributor Cortmi Ltd. The rental company first used it for the Ukrainian tour of Russian singer Grigoriy Leps, and, more recently, a 40-date tour across the Ukraine by Russian pop singer Philipp Kirkorov.

MELBOURNE, Australia — FOH engineer Mark Hawley and monitor man Marcel Van Limbeek have recorded and toured with Amos for 15 years, and strive to reproduce the sound created in the studio in a live situation. To this end, the very same outboard units used in the original studio recordings have not only been reproduced, but duplicated at FOH and on monitors.

BAKU, Azerbaijan — Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, soprano Paola Sanguinetti and the Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Orchestra performed at the Buta Palace here recently, relying on a recent installation of Outline Butterfly gear. The installation includes 20 Outline Butterfly CDH 483 Hi-Packs and eight SubTech 218s.

LONDON — Midas has supplied a PRO6 live audio system to the BRIT Performing Arts & Technology School in Croydon, South London. The PRO6 was purchased as part of an upgrade to the main performance space, which hosts gigs, contemporary dance, theater, musical theater, art exhibitions and awards evenings. It will also be used for mini tours around the country.

DURHAM, U.K. — Sting recently performed two concerts at the Durham Cathedral in northeast England, including songs from his upcoming album, If On a Winter’s Night… Sting recorded the performances live for DVD release and audio supplier Audio-Rent Clair provided the sound system for the event, which included a Studer Vista 5 SR digital console for FOH mixing.

SINGAPORE — Titans Music Productions has invested in an Allen & Heath iLive-T digital mixing system including an iDR-48 MixRack and iLive-T112 Control Surface. Titans Music Productions has been in operation for eight years and the company’s core business is managing events in the corporate sector, as well as weddings, road shows and gala events.

KATOWICE, Poland — Although its temporary appearance there didn’t cause a tabloid frenzy, Danley Sound Labs confirmed that some of its gear — including the company’s new Genesis Horns, SH Series loudspeakers and TH Series subwoofers — was used at the 11,500-seat Spokek arena.

JAIPUR, India — The latest addition to Soundcraft’s mid-range digital console family, the Si3, has made its way to India and onto major shows with indie rock band Agnee mixed by sound engineer Denzil Fernandes.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Super Adventure Club is the musical pairing Michael Winger and Jake Wood, who make their music with drums, bass and a couple of laptops.

ROME — FOH engineer Hugo Tempesta used a DiGiCo SD7 console to mix a live performance by Fiorello in a 2,500-seat venue. The performance, which was recorded, was edited down to a 30-minute package and beamed out in prime time by Sky Italia Satellite channel the following evening. Highlights were also transmitted every Sunday.