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CEDAR RAPIDS, IA, November 4, 2008 —Dan Erickson of General Communications was recently named NSCA University’s Educator of the Year. Erickson received NSCA’s top education award based on student feedback from his course, “Networking Issues that Impact AV Integrators and Designers,� which he taught for the College of System Design during NSCA University™ at InfoComm 08. more

Springboard Productions Brings Austin City Limits Festival to the World

AUSTIN, TX, October 15, 2008 — Founded last year by GRAMMY®-winning producer Hank Neuberger, Springboard Productions is no stranger to the festival circuit, after supplying digital new media production services for events, including the Coachella Music and Arts Festival, Rothbury Music & Energy Festival, Lollapalooza, and others. Enlisted by promoters C3 Presents and Giant Pictures as supervising producer at this year’s Austin City Limits Festival September 26-28, Springboard gave guidance to the annual three-day event’s webcast operations serving AT&T blue room programming as well as all on-site audio recording. more

Shure Systems Prep Carolina Panthers for 700 MHz Changes

CHARLOTTE, NC, October 20, 2008 — It may just be a little more than a month into regular season play at Bank of America Stadium, home of the Carolina Panthers, but thanks to the efforts of SE Systems, the NFL team is already prepared to face challenges coming next year, when wireless communications within the 700 MHz frequency band as we know them will undergo a major transformation. more

Shure UHF-R® Systems Ready Wharton School for 700 MHz Changes

PHILADELPHIA, PA, October 22, 2008 — Residing at the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School was established in 1881 as the world’s first collegiate business school. Considered to be one of the most highly esteemed and influential institutions of its kind, the school has increasingly relied on technology in recent years, with sound reinforcement in the classroom coming to be the norm along with distance learning capabilities and high levels of networked connectivity. more

UHF-R® Wireless Sets Sail with the Queen Victoria

MIAMI, FL, October 23, 2008 — Outfitted with 12 expansive decks featuring a soaring Grand Lobby, Royal Court Theatre, numerous restaurants, lounges, a casino, and luxury in every corner that blends the plush qualities of British tradition with amenities of our modern age, Cunard’s newest ocean liner, the Queen Victoria, carries passengers in grand style. Currently cruising the Mediterranean and waters of Northern Europe on this, her maiden year of voyages, the ship also uses Shure’s UHF-R wireless microphone systems in wide-ranging applications designed and installed by San Diego, California-based Nautilus Entertainment Design (NED). more

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An SM58® is Something G. Love Can Really Sink His Teeth Into

NILES, IL, October 14, 2008 — The son of a wealthy banking lawyer born in the tony Philadelphia neighborhood of Society Hill, Garrett Dutton III (better known as G. Love) began playing guitar at age eight. By the time he was in the ninth grade he had written his first song and began playing the harmonica in a wire rack. Citing Bob Dylan, John Hammond Jr., Run-DMC, the Beastie Boys, and Schooly D as musical influences, he formed G. Love & Special Sauce in 1993, along with drummer Jeffrey Clemens and bassist Jim Prescott. Today, with a string of albums to its credit including 2006′s Lemonade and this year’s Superhero Brother, the band still tours relentlessly, bringing its laid-back blues to loyal fans across the country. more

Shure Helps Philly Dream Venue Showcase Sounds for Everyone
PHILADELPHIA, PA, October 3, 2008 — In recent times, Philadelphia’s local music scene has produced a number of respected performers in genres ranging from jazz, R&B, and rock to hip-hop and Jamaican dancehall. Grindcore, industrial music, and hardcore punk are also part of Philly’s eclectic homegrown musical mix, which now finds a permanent place for onstage expression at World Café Live, a venue brought to life four years ago based on the vision of entrepreneur Hal Real. more

PowerCon 32 amp connectors now offered on PowerLight PL380 amplifiers
COSTA MESA, CA, September 19, 2008—Effective as of October 1, 2008, QSC’s PL380 amplifiers will be available with detachable power cords featuring 32 amp PowerCon connectors from Neutrik. Produced up until now with a permanently-attached power cord, the flagship 120V and 100V models within QSC’s PowerLight 3 Series now stand more

NILES, IL, October 3, 2008 — Open to university and college students nationwide, the registration for Shure’s fifth annual “Fantastic Scholastic” recording competition will remain open until October 17, 2008. A random drawing on or about October 22, 2008, will determine the ten competing schools, each of which will receive a standardized “mic locker” from Shure that must be used to complete every recording project submitted. more

NSCA to release latest Market Intelligence Briefing (MIB) findings
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA, September 24, 2008 — NSCA’s Q4 Market Intelligence Briefing™ — Security, Life Safety and Fire Alarm Trends in the Commercial Electronic Systems Industry — provides crucial data you need to succeed in the field. more