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WEDEMARK, GERMANY — Sennheiser wireless products celebrate their 50th anniversary this year, as the first Sennheiser transmitter (Photo above), which had a short life span because it required a tube and far too many batteries, was created in 1957. The follow-up, the Sennheiser SK 1002 pocket transmitter, introduced in 1958, was considerably smaller thanks to transistors.

LONDON — Detailing the untold story of the witches of Oz, Wicked is directed by Joe Mantello, with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and sound design by Tony Meola, with equipment supplied by London's Autograph Sound Recording and including an 84-slot Cadac J-Type Live Sound Production Console.

RIO RANCHO, NM — The Lectrosonics IFBT4 (Interruptible Fold Back) base-station transmitter replaces the analog IFBT1 unit and is a 250 mW Digital Hybrid Wireless transmitter for IFB and other types of radio links such as camera hops, relay stations and delayed loudspeakers. It is compatible with all Lectrosonics 100, 200, 400 and IFB receivers, along with receivers from two other manufacturers (contact Lectrosonics for details). In 400 mode, the IFBT4 and associated receivers operate without analog companding artifacts. The IFBT4 is designed for use in broadcast, motion picture, theatre and stage applications. The IFBT4 can be used as part of a stand-alone system or patched directly into intercom systems. A "tuning" mode is included so that the transmitting frequency can be selected without broadcasting.

BERKELEY, CA — Meyer Sound has brought a new manufacturing facility, named Phoebe, online in Berkeley, Calif. Since being founded by John and Helen Meyer in 1979, Meyer has dictated that manufacturing take place at the company's headquarters in Northern California. The company's first years were spent at a location in San Leandro, but since 1984, manufacturing has been performed at the company's base in Berkeley.

KNOXVILLE, TN — Chilhowee Hills Baptist Church's main sanctuary has just been tripled in size and volume, as designed by architect Bill Denton, and worship pastor David Stewart selected Audio Ethics to perform the install.

GREENSBORO, NC — Just for Him Ministries is a faith-based ministry that travels nationally and serves as an outreach program to assist families in need by helping them connect with their local church, and in addition to carrying its own staging and lighting equipment, the organization recently purchased a sound reinforcement system featuring TrueLine line array elements from WorxAudio Technologies.

LONDON — The Sugababes recently played at the 100 Club in London's Oxford Street, and Concert Sound (Luton), the show's equipment organizer, chose HK Audio's ConTour Array, brought in from London-based ConTour users, Euroscope TV and Picture It Facilities Ltd. FOH engineer was Chris Madden.

TUCSON, AZ — As of January 1, 2007, all orders for TRUE Systems products are to be placed directly with TRUE Systems through their Tucson headquarters, as Sennheiser Electronic Corporation (SEC) is no longer the exclusive U.S. distributor for TRUE.

DALY CITY, CA — Digidesign has announced the appointment of Kyle Ritland to the position of worldwide public relations manager, in which role he will be responsible for leading artist relations and public relations efforts across all Digidesign product lines and market segments, including home and project studio, professional recording and mixing for post and music, and live sound products.