Richmond, Virginia–Called “Rock The Boat,” it was a four day celebration in late May honoring 400th Anniversary of Virginia‘s famous colony with a replica of the tiny boat that brought the colonists to America, Godspeed, speeches, musical performances, and a special concert by the Richmond Symphony orchestra to cap things off Saturday night. more

Blackpool, England–A landmark venue on the Blackpool dance scene for many years, Rumours recently underwent a complete refurbishment.

The combined 800-capacity wine bar, nightclub and party venue brought in Peter Bawden‘s Audio Sound Advice to create a new technology infrastructure. Owners Betawell Ltd offered the contract after ASA had successfully worked on Rumours‘ counterpart club, the 300-capacity urban nightclub Hush located underneath. more

Last year Butlins Holiday Resort in Minehead undertook a major sound and lighting refurbishment, with a view to rolling the model out at their other Resorts in Skegness and Bognor Regis.

This aim has now been realized, and the Birmingham-based Cloud One Group completed the new technology infrastructure at both sites this spring. more

4,000-CAPACITY B3 CLUB IN SEVILLE GOES END-TO-END MARTIN AUDIO

Dos Hermanos, Spain–Martin Audio‘s signature line array sound system continues to dominate large-scale installations around the world. This summer, a combination of the larger W8L systems and W8LMD downfill boxes and subs were installed in the new 4,000-capacity B3 multi-room dance venue in Dos Hermanas (outside Seville), in combination with the best from the company‘s Blackline and AQ series. more

Compared to conventional amplifiers, the new Martin Audio MA Series models offer unparalleled levels of efficiency, delivering an astonishing 95% of the input power where it is needed, straight into the speakers with a mere 5% loss dissipated as heat. Such advanced technology enables a huge reduction in size and weight. One particular feature of this efficiency is that it is virtually independent of output level compared to conventional designs, which typically achieve their best efficiency only at full rated output power. more

Waterloo, Ontario–Building on the company‘s expansion into all phases of the installation market, Martin Audio has increased its Stadium Series line with three new enclosures suitable for environmentally-demanding applications: the AM10, AM12 and AM15. more

Totowa, NJ–The new ProRack House and Monitor small-format mixers from APB-DynaSonics provide the same level of performance and dynamic integrity found in the company‘s critically acclaimed larger-format Spectra consoles. more