SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt — The Maritim Sharm El Sheikh International Congress Center, located at this Red Sea resort, has a 2,000-capacity main conference hall that was recently equipped with a Renkus-Heinz ICONYX Digitally Steerable Array loudspeaker system. The project was carried out by Cairo-based TECO (Telecommunications Engineering Consultant Office).
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ROME — Italian audio system provider Madema SpA deployed a multi-array VerTec DP Series powered line array system at the Primo Maggio. The free annual event, coinciding with Italy’s Labor Day, is held in Rome’s Piazza San Giovanni in Laterano in front of the Basilica of St. John Lateran, a church that dates back to 313 A.D.
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LONDON —Paolo Nutini’s two-week U.K. tour was supported by a dual Midas PRO6 system provided by Britannia Row. Nutini’s FOH engineer Graham “Hutch” Hutchinson and monitor engineer Tom Howat, who was also mixing support band The Panics, used the PRO6s with additional supports appearing on the tour.
Read More »SOUTH WINDSOR, CT — Telefunken USA will now be called Telefunken Elektroakustik, according to CEO Toni Fishman and Alan Veniscofsky, director of operations, who attended a meeting of the Telefunken worldwide partner alliance in Frankfurt hosted by Telefunken Holding AG CEO Hemjö Klein.
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MACAU — Audio plays a key role for the Tree of Prosperity attraction at the Wynn Macau Resort Hotel and Casino. Joel J. Gread Associates, Inc. (JJGA) chose JBL loudspeakers for the multi-sensory attraction. Electrosonic Systems, Inc. (ESI) installed the AVC system, supporting the project out of its Burbank, California and Hong Kong offices.
Read More »WARSAW, Poland — After nine years of residency at the Rampa Theatre (Tatr Rampa), Jezdziec Burzy’s Riders on the Storm, a Jim Morrison tribute musical, was recently updated with a Meyer Sound M’elodie™ line array loudspeaker system installed by Lomianki-based Polsound, leading to an increase in ticket sales.
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HELSINKI, Finland — Eppu Normaali, a rock band famous in its native Finland and beyond, has amassed a lot of gear since it was formed 33 years ago, so drummer Aku Syrjä formed Akun Tehdas as a subsidiary of the band to rent out some of its gear to others when Eppu Normaali was not on tour.
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THESSALONIKA, Greece — Dutch DJ Armin van Buuren, promoting his album Imagine (The Remixes), used a Turbosound system for a crowd of 3,500 at the Mamounia Club.
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LIMA, Peru —Iron Maiden performed in Lima’s Estadio National Jose Diaz using RCF’s TTL33-A line array modules and TTS28-A subwoofers as the delay and front fill systems.
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MILAN, Italy — The second season of music events at the Live Club in Trezzo sull’Adda will feature performances by Elio e le Storie Tese, Caparezza, Afterhours, Piero Pelù, Joe Satriani, Buddy Guy, Asian Dub Foundation, Marillion, Alpha Blondy, The Blues Explosion and Blue Oyster Cult. The sound system is Proel Axiom.
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PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas — Filmed on location, TV’s The Superstars updates ABC’s 1970s-vintage Battle of the Network Stars with similar celebrity challenges. Mike Abbott, the show’s audio supervisor & sound designer, relied on Lectrosonics wireless gear for the various swimming, biking, climbing and other events.
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AYIA NAPA, Cyprus — Well-known DJ Steve Richards, head of music management and events at the 2,000-capacity Babylon nightclub here, worked with managing director Tasos Kritikos to put together a sound system for DJ and dance events, live bands, fashion shows, presentations, private functions and more.
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