Demonstrating the growing worldwide adoption of JBL VERTEC® line arrays for major entertainment-industry events, SLS Production of Dubai recently provided concert sound reinforcement services for Dubai Desert Rock Festival 2009, the 10th year for the concert series. As in years past, to meet the tour-rider specifications of international-class performing artists, the system at the Festival featured an extensive range of JBL VERTEC line array models.Dubai Desert Rock Festival 2009 took place at the Dubai Festival City on March 6, with this year’s show placing an emphasis on heavy metal acts. Performers included Motorhead, Nervecell, Arch Enemy, Opeth, Chimaira and August Burns Red. Additional performers included Hatred from Germany and Scarab from Egypt, both of whom won entry by winning the “United We Rock� and “United We Rock/Middle East Edition,� respectively. This year’s event drew a crowd of more than 7,000 fans. more

OLD LYME, CONNECTICUT: Sennheiser’s Tourguide 2020, the world’s first digital, license-free wireless visitor information system now includes the wireless SKM 2020-D-US, a dynamic handheld transmitter with cardioid pick-up pattern for presenters to easily and effectively deliver information for guided tours, company presentations and language interpretation. more

CUMMING, GEORGIA: In only twelve short years, Eulises Canada has become a widely known and deeply respected producer and vocalist in the Christian music industry. His extensive work in the studio and on the road have also shaped him into a discerning sound engineer. So when Canada joined First Redeemer Church in Cumming, Georgia as creative arts director, he initiated several technical upgrades to the audio system that would dramatically increase the impact and beauty of the church’s services. Chief among them was a complete replacement of the existing wireless microphone systems with Sennheiser ew 165 G2 handheld microphone and ew 112 G2 lavalier transmitter/receiver systems. more

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 2009: Producer and engineer Greg Ladanyi, well-known for his work with Jackson Browne, Fleetwood Mac, Don Henley and Toto, has installed a pair of ATC (Acoustic Transducer Company) SCM50ASL Pro active three-way monitors in his studio at Maple Jam Music Group. The one-room facility focuses on pre-production, tracking and mixing for the group’s roster of artists, which include Anna Vissi, Type O Negative, and Hollywood Undead. more

KINDERHOOK, NEW YORK – APRIL 2009: John Holbrook commands a deep respect from his peers for engineering many of the world’s most vibrant rock ‘n roll albums. His career started in the seminal 1960s, where, as a disc-cutting engineer for IBC studios, he worked on masters for The Who’s “Tommy” and Jimi Hendrix’ “Electric Ladyland,” among many others. He has worked for analog synth manufacturer EMS, designed several well-regarded recording rooms in New York, and maintains an active freelance engineering schedule. His work has earned him five Grammy Awards and innumerable gold and platinum albums for work with such acts as Natalie Merchant, Elton John, The Brian Setzer Orchestra, B.B. King, and The Isley Brothers. He recently upgraded the monitors in his personal studio to a pair of Klein + Hummel O 300Ds. more

ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND – APRIL 2009: Omega Recording Studios, the largest recording studio complex in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, has invested in Prodigy Engineering’s eight-channel remote controllable pre-amplification system – Anima. more

Two-in-One Solution Splits Two HDMI Sources Into Multiple Digital Displays While Built-In Amplification Ensures Signal Reliability more

New Digital Extender® HDSDI-21D HD-SDI/SDI-to-DVI Converter and MFC-01 Multiformat Scaler Offer Extreme Flexibility for Simplified Installations more

New Digital Extender® EDM-8080M Expandable Digital Matrix Router (80×80) and HDSDI-7272M 3G HD-SDI Matrix Router (72×72) are Ideal for Large-Scale Applications more

New York, NY – April 24, 2009 – CMS Innovative Consultants announced that it has completed major audiovisual design consulting initiatives for 2 major sports organizations: the New York Yankees and ISC/NASCAR.

For the New York Yankees, CMS created technologically advanced AV solutions for two simultaneous assignments — multiple conference facilities and a museum at the spectacular new Bronx stadium and a conference room and suites at the team’s new Marketing Center at Rockefeller Center.

“Providing audiovisual consulting services to our local baseball icons, the New York Yankees, has been a special thrill for all of us at CMS,â€? said Partner-in-Charge Michael Schuch. “It has been an honor to collaborate with HOK and the rest of the project team on creating a new Yankee home in the Bronx, as well as a sophisticated Marketing Center in the heart of Manhattan.”
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