Pro Sound CA installs full L-ACOUSTICS loudspeaker and amplifier system at Universal Studios Hollywood’s newest attraction

LOS ANGELES — Following the loss of its popular King Kong ride to a fire in 2008, Universal Studios Hollywood spent the past two years turning up the heat on its newest and most exciting attraction, “King Kong 360 3-D” Created by Peter Jackson. A collaborative effort between the celebrated film director and Universal Creative, the attraction, which transports Studio Tour guests to Skull Island for a truly immersive battle between King Kong and a number of huge dinosaurs, is the largest, most intense 3-D experience on the planet. more

PORTER RANCH, California — With over 7,000 weekend worshippers and four independent “plant” churches spread throughout the Los Angeles area, Porter Ranch-based Shepherd of the Hills Church is a vibrant and growing house of worship. To accommodate its ever-increasing attendance these days, the pastoral and music teams at the church’s flagship location host seven services each weekend in their 1,500-seat sanctuary, which is now home to a self-powered P Series loudspeaker system from L-ACOUSTICS. more

OXNARD, California — L-ACOUSTICS is pleased to announce that a new GLL (generic loudspeaker library) is now available for its WST systems, including KIVA, ARCS, KUDO and KARA. The development now provides complete compatibility between L-ACOUSTICS’ SOUNDVISION and AFMG’s EASE software applications for acoustic source data, as well as for audience area.

The new GLL format allows quick insertion and setup of L-ACOUSTICS WST systems in EASE 4 system design software. The library provides true line source radiation patterns, and audience area data can be shared by both applications using import/export functions. more

New Life Covenant Oakwood Church’s Tabernacle, home to an LA8-powered KUDO loudspeaker system

Sound Of Authority specifies L-ACOUSTICS loudspeakers and amplified controllers for acoustically challenging sanctuary retrofit

CHICAGO — When Pastor John Hanna of New Life Covenant Oakwood Church called upon Sound Of Authority President and CEO Ernest Greene to provide a sound system design for his 800-seat Tabernacle on Chicago’s south side, the loudspeaker choice was a simple one: L-ACOUSTICS KUDO.

Greene, himself the owner of several dozen KUDO enclosures for his successful concert sound company, knew that the arrays would be ideal for New Life’s East 78th Street parish because of the difficult acoustical nature of the room. more

VHC’s new KIVA-KILO towers packed and ready to travel

MINNEAPOLIS — Visual Horizon Communications (VHC), Inc. of Minneapolis reports that it took delivery of 24 KIVA and eight KILO loudspeaker enclosures, plus four LA4 amplified controllers, from L-ACOUSTICS earlier this year.

According to Paul Smith, head of VHC’s audio department, half of the enclosures now permanently reside in a pair of custom portable towers designed to simplify corporate event productions, while the other 12 KIVA and four KILO are available for traditional rigging-point use. more

GUANGZHOU, China — Located in the new city of Pearl River, the Guangzhou Opera House has become one of China’s three biggest theatres. Constructed from 12,000 tons of steel on a 750,000-square-foot site, the Opera House includes an 1800-seat theatre as well as a smaller 400-seat venue. Both have been equipped with L-ACOUSTICS sound reinforcement systems supplied by Chinese distributor Rightway Audio Consultants and installed by contractor Leifull Light and Sound Enterprises. more

THIBODAUX, Louisiana — Originally dedicated in 1923, St. Joseph Co-Cathedral of Thibodaux, Louisiana is a magnificently preserved 650-seat house of worship built in the Renaissance Romanesque style. With the recent installation of an unobtrusive L-ACOUSTICS KIVA and XT loudspeaker system, the church’s sound is now every bit on par with its beauty.

Tampa-based AVI-SPL, a leading provider of audio-video communications solutions, was brought in to provide the system integration, which was based on a SOUNDVISION model created by L-ACOUSTICS’ Dan Palmer. more

LOS ANGELES — Artesia, California-based UBI-TECH, a design-build contracting firm serving the house of worship market, reports that it installed an L-ACOUSTICS KUDO system at Sa-rang Community Church in Anaheim earlier this year.

With its 80-member choir, 25-piece orchestra and two full praise teams for Korean and English services, it is obvious that Orange County’s largest Korean megachurch places a significant emphasis on its music ministry. So when the time came to update its aging PA setup, Sa-rang’s technical crew spent nearly four months researching what would be the best retrofit option for its 1,500-seat sanctuary. more

HELSINKI, Finland — L-ACOUSTICS’ Finnish distributor, Starlike, has supplied a new sound reinforcement system to the Old Student House, a multipurpose hall in the center of Helsinki dating back to 1870.

The installation features five KUDO line source cabinets and an SB28 sub bass unit per side, with a 12XT coaxial providing center fill, driven by five LA8 amplified controllers. more

Rush performing on Solotech’s new L-ACOUSTICS K1 system at the Quebec City Summer Festival

New K1 rig in high demand throughout eastern Canada’s summer festival season

MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada — Known for touring with A-list international clients like Celine Dion, Britney Spears, Leonard Cohen, Andre Rieu, Michael Buble and Diana Krall, not to mention the company’s long association with Cirque du Soleil, Montreal-based Solotech certainly ranks as one of the world’s foremost production companies. Having owned a sizeable L-ACOUSTICS V-DOSC/dV-DOSC/ARCS rig for over a decade, Solotech has now become the first Canadian company to join the manufacturer’s K1/KUDO Pilot Program. more