In one of Venezuela’s largest annual live music events, rental sound company Grupo Zonico provided an extensive audio system for Coca-Cola Solid Fest 2010 at Hipdromo La Rinconada in Caracas. JBL VERTEC® line arrays comprised the main PA system for the 4-day event, which included performances by leading international and local artists for crowds averaging 20,000 persons per day. With separate themed event days presenting rock, urban and Latin artists, performers at the festival included Korn, OscarD Leon and Luis Fonsi. more

As one of the most successful musicians in Latin America, Alejandro Sanz has built a name for himself as a dynamic and exciting performer; selling over 25 million albums worldwide and winning 17 total GRAMMYs; two of which are attributed to the U.S. Grammy’s and the other 15 at the Latin Grammys. With his new project Paraiso Express on the verge of release, Sanz recently embarked on his worldwide “Paradise� tour, showcasing the anticipated album with a set of AKG equipment that included the DMS 700, an IVM 4 in-ear system and a variety of D7 and D5 microphones. more

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Netsolace, Hamdon, CT

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Touchscreen-based online training system for franchise managers.

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Help franchisors build a consistent brand experience across locations with an engaging, up-to-date, and easy-to-use employee training system. more

Soundcraft’s Spanish distributor, Earpro, has underlined the continuing success of the manufacturer’s Vi series digital desks, with the recent installation of a Vi4 at El Teatro Campoamor in Oviedo.

Roberto Alonso, technical manager of the 120-year-old venue, believes it is easy to pinpoint the success of Soundcraft digital audio mixers: “The Vi4 is very user-friendly,� he states. “After 20 years using an analogue mixer, the transition has been an easy one to make. In very little time sound engineers can gain the same confidence they had when using any traditional mixer.� more

The aim of the Capellia Cultural Centre is to enable the town of La Chapelle-sur-Erdre to work every day to promote artistic and cultural education for all, allowing people of all generations to take, renew and revive their talents in harmony with each other.

To achieve this, the Cultural Centre’s entertainments team creates demanding programmes and spectacles in a number of disciplines — song, dance, circus, choreography, comedy, music and theatre (including for young audiences). more

Brighton, Sussex, UK, 17 February 2010 – compounding its reputation as the media and technology consultant of choice to the world’s planetarium and visitor attraction industries, Visual Acuity were engaged to provide architectural guidance and technology planning for the complete redesign of the Noble Planetarium at the Fort Worth Museum of Science & History in Forth Worth, Texas, USA. more

Selected for the ability to meet the requirements of the most demanding professional applications, JBL loudspeakers were used in both the arena and the critical listening room of the 52nd Annual GRAMMY® Awards telecast on Sunday, January 31 at the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, CA. As has been the case for the past several years, JBL LSR Series studio monitors, VERTEC ® line arrays and VRX portable line arrays were crucial to the success of this year’s telecast. more

Atlantic Pro Audio is a versatile A/V company based in Altamonte Springs, Florida with a wide variety of clients and strict requirements for its audio equipment. Offering services for corporate events, theatrical productions and music festivals, Atlantic Pro Audio needs a versatile system that is easy to use, affordable and able to handle complex audio setups with extensive I/O; and with the Soundcraft Si3 digital mixing console, that’s exactly what they got. more

JBL’s performance speaks for itself, which is why the Facilities Director of the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky selected JBL loudspeakers for an upgrade to the Museum’s Chevrolet Theater after hearing them at his community church. Exceptional Sound LLC designed and installed the new system, providing the Chevrolet Theater with a 5.1 surround sound system complete with nine JBL loudspeakers. more

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (February 8, 2010) – When Hamilton Health Sciences started development of their new research institute, the David Braley Cardiac Vascular and Stroke Research Institute at Hamilton General Hospital, they needed an AV system capable of broadcasting two internationally recognized and well-established groups of scientists on a global scale. This new Institute will form a collaborative organizational structure by bringing together the Population Health Research Institute (PPHRI), currently led by Dr. Salim Yusuf, and the Henderson Research Centre (HRC), which is led by Dr. Jeffrey Weitz, with people around the world on a daily basis. more