MADISON WI – Hospitality vets Tori Gerding, Evan Dannells and Matt Gerding have opened the music-themed Lola’s Hi/Lo Lounge in Madison, WI. The audio experience starts with extensive acoustic treatment with K-13 Sound Absorption Spray and includes audio components sourced via Aural HiFi in Denver. These include Crites CS-B loudspeakers, Fezz Titania Evo amps and 1 Sound’s Cannon Coaxial loudspeakers.
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BERKELEY, CA – Meyer Sound looked back on an eventful 2023, with its Panther, 2100-LFC and other components playing key roles at events, tours and installations. Highlights included tours for Ed Sheeran and Metallica, installations at The Fillmore in San Francisco and summer amphitheaters, and Meyer Sound’s continued support at big festivals including Roskilde in Denmark, Montreux Jazz in Switzerland, and Outside Lands along with Life Is Beautiful in the U.S.
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USA – D-Tools users can now access Allen & Heath’s extensive product catalog, featuring popular solutions for live sound, installed sound, and audio production applications. With D-Tools, integrators can easily create proposals, system designs, and project documentation using Allen & Heath’s products. The platform also offers field service management for collaboration and project tracking.
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LEMOYNE, PA – In a recent survey of professional audio manufacturers whose product lines span the gamut of audio specialties, half the respondents said immersive audio now ranges from a significant to a solidly pervasive and permanent component of audio production workflows, while all respondents expect to reach that level of pervasiveness within five years.
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ANAHEIM, CA – The ProProduction Sessions at NAMM presented by PLSN and FRONT of HOUSE magazines will be welcoming some of the top names in the live entertainment production industry on Friday, Jan. 26 including Vans Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman, top tour pros and designers for Metallica’s Metallica’s M72 Tour. The four free sessions, open to all registered NAMM attendees, start at 11 a.m., 12 noon, 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.
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UK – Focusrite plc announced its acquisition of UK-based Sheriff Technology Limited, trading as OutBoard, the company behind TiMax immersive audio solutions and OutBoard stage rigging motor control products and PAT4 electrical safety testing. They will join the Audio Reproduction division of the Focusrite Group alongside Martin Audio, Optimal Audio and Linea Research.
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BROOKLYN, NY – Elyon Systems designed an AV system for Associated Beth Rivkah Schools’ multi-purpose lunchroom. The upgraded facility, which also gets used for school assemblies, stage performances, video presentations and graduation ceremonies, is equipped with K-array KP102, KP52 and KK102 loudspeakers along with KS2P I and KU210 subwoofers.
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MINNEAPOLIS – First Avenue, the live music venue that opened in 1970 and gained renown as the recording location for Prince’s hit song, “Purple Rain,” now features North America’s first permanently installed L-Acoustics L Series sound system. Allied Productions served as integrator on the project, providing a single L2 and L2D per side.
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PORTLAND, OR – Now in its 61st year, Portland’s Singing Christmas Tree relies on Clarity Media Group for sound reinforcement. In turn, Clarity depends on its M2 Duet digital wireless system from Lectrosonics to provide the performers with great-sounding and reliable in-ear monitoring.
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NILES, IL – Shure recently received a top score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a national benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality.
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TAMPICO, Mexico – The site of a former bullring is now a worship space for Tampico, Mexico’s Fuente de Vida (Fountain of Life) evangelical church. Since it opened in 2011, the 8,000-seat dome arena worship space has had issues with the sound reinforcement system. That was recently rectified with a new 360-degree design centered on L-Acoustics’ A Series loudspeakers.
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PRINCETON, NJ – While more akin to a cathedral than a chapel, the Princeton University Chapel’s 2,000-capacity sanctuary was always long on impressive Gothic grandeur but short on spoken word intelligibility. FOH editor George Petersen talked with 2022 Parnelli audio innovator Sam Berkow of SIA Acoustics on how he addressed that problem while making other audio system upgrades as well.
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