NILES, IL, August 5, 2008 — The 6th Annual Shure/Montreux Jazz Voice Competition concluded on July 9 with German singer Sabine Kuehlich (in photo above) receiving first prize. The second and third place winners were Americans Liela Avila and Amy Crawford.

Renowned jazz vocalist Patti Austin headed the competition jury, which judged the quality of the singers’ vocals, the originality of the interpretations of their songs, their improvisational skills, and their stage presence. Kuehlich scored highly in all areas and impressed the audience with her dynamic performance of Chick Corea’s “You’re Everything� and two of her own original compositions. more

NSCA program boosts your reputation; benefits students

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA, August 5, 2008 — Manufacturers who donate classroom space for NSCA regional training reap the benefits of increased brand exposure and enhanced networking opportunities with commercial electronic systems professionals. more

NFL Preseason Football Game is the Setting For Real World Analysis
NILES, IL, August 6, 2008 — Prototype White Spaces devices will be tested by FCC engineers on Saturday, August 9, at FedExField just outside of Washington, D.C., at a preseason exhibition game between the National Football League’s Washington Redskins and Buffalo Bills. Starting at 10:00 A.M. and continuing through 8:00 P.M. ET, the period of observation and analysis will assess the ability of the proposed devices to detect the presence of television signals, wireless microphones, and other existing wireless technologies. more

As in the past, music fans jammed Chicago’s Grant Park for this year’s Lollapalooza, drawing sell-out crowds August 1-3. Seen and heard onstage throughout the event, Shure microphones played a big role at the festival. The photos and captions tell some of the story…

As in the past, music fans jammed Chicago’s Grant Park for this year’s Lollapalooza, drawing sell-out crowds August 1-3. Seen and heard onstage
throughout the event, Shure microphones played a big role at the festival. Captions below each photo tell some of the story along with the photos attached…

The World is Buddy Guy’s Stage with Shure UHF-R® Wireless

CHICAGO, IL, August 6, 2008 — Five-time GRAMMY®-winning blues legend Buddy Guy has been an inspiration to luminaries including Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Widely revered for his musicianship, his showmanship remains within a league of its own, marked over the years by wild leaps off amplifier stacks, playing his guitar with his feet, teeth, a handkerchief, drumstick, or behind his back while hanging upside down from the rafters, and during walkabouts into the audience at the end of a 150 ft. cord. more

BARCELONA, SPAIN—Abertis Telecom, Spain’s leading telecommunications carrier in the broadcast market, has recently upgraded its communications hub by adding a new Eclipse PiCo Digital Matrix intercom system from Clear-Com® Communication Systems, a brand of The Vitec Group and leading provider of communication systems worldwide. more

SAN DIEGO, CA — August 6, 2008 — When HME was asked to provide the communication system for the 3-D camera crews at the 2008 X-Games in Los Angeles, many factors had to be considered. The system would need to work reliably at the Staples and Home Depot Centers among high levels of RF interference; the system would have to be struck at one location and up-and-running at another in a matter of hours; and lastly, the system would have to be capable of working at multiple venues spread out across a large coverage area. more

Anyone who has ever witnessed or participated in an indoor swimming competition knows that acoustics play a significant part in the experience. Too reverberant and announcements become unintelligible; too sterile and the excitement and sense of place is diminished. JBL Professional Precision Directivityâ„¢ (PD) Series and Application Engineeredâ„¢ (AE) Series loudspeakers are on the job at the 2008 Olympic Summer Games in the National Aquatic Centre in Beijing, to make certain that the sound will be exactly what it needs to be for the array of Olympic games taking place there August 8-24 this summer. more

Brea, CA – August 2008… Altinex, recognized globally as a leading manufacturer of Modular AV Signal Management Solutions™, is pleased to announce the availability of the company’s new product catalog. Encompassing and extensive range of control, routing, and connectivity solutions for the most technologically sophisticated AV system designs, the new catalog serves as a one stop shop for consultants, system designers, and contractors to locate and identify the Altinex products best suited to a particular installation. more

LEIPZIG, GERMANY, AUGUST 8, 2008—Last year, the German rental company Veranstaltungstechnik Linke e.K. from Leipzig utilized an Aviom Pro64® digital multicore system in its “Classic Open� event as a replacement for their analog multicore system. This year, Aviom will make a repeat performance. more