Base Lodge and Spa facilities can share audio thanks to the BLU-80’s CobraNet™ functionality

LAS VEGAS, Nevada — When Vermont’s legendary Stowe Mountain Resort at Spruce Peak opens its renovated facilities in time for the next ski season, skiers will benefit from many enhancements, including new high-speed quad lifts, vastly improved snowmaking and grooming capabilities, and restructuring of trails. They will also have great-sounding music throughout the base Lodge and Spa, thanks to the unique abilities of BSS Audio™ Soundweb™ London, which constitutes the foundation of all the audio at the Resort. The design and installation of the sound systems is being done by Geer Sound & Communications, of Milton, Vermont. more

Entrepreneur Justin Hemmes has opened the luxurious $150 million Sydney leisure complex, The Ivy — a flagship for the Merivale Group of hotels and bars, to which he is the heir.

Located in the city centre, The Ivy had its soft launch in December 2007 and in the Spring of 2008 moved into full operation, with a series of restaurants, bars, cocktail lounges and live music which will bring a world of social experiences to the middle of the city. more

BLU-80 signal processors and BLU-32 8×8 I/O expansion devices provide power and great sound for the paging and music systems, and Soundweb London’s flexibility lets any audio be distributed from stage to casino and back again

Patrons of the Dover Downs Hotel & Casino have a lot to do and experience in its mid-Atlantic location near Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., Norfolk and Atlantic City. On the grounds of the Dover International Speedway, the casino features over 2,700 of the newest slot machines in the world. more

Soundweb London effectively manages the sound in a truly multimedia environment where Steve Martorano moves from celebrity chef to house DJ, without ever leaving the kitchen

Café Martorano at the Rio All-Suite Hotel in Las Vegas is not your everyday restaurant; chef Steve Martorano is also an accomplished DJ and had a DJ booth installed in his kitchen. During dinner, the sound system is constantly playing dance and R&B music classics, and after peak hours, Martorano moves from behind the stove to behind the turntables, where he shows off his DJ skills, playing hip-hop and R&B as dinner turns to dancing. more

When New York City’s Highline Ballroom opened its doors in April 2007, concert-goers entered what appeared to be a bare-bones, no frills venue—a departure from the high-profile, ambiance-heavy clubs that have sprung up in the city in recent years. This fresh take quickly earned the venue a reputation as one of the hottest new clubs in the city. Boasting a state-of-the-art sound system and a room completely devoid of any obstructed sightlines, it is not hard to see why. more

The grandMA hobnobbed with royalty at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival where it was the console of choice for programmer Demfis Fyssicopulos and lighting designer Garry “Sport� Waldie who helped headliner Prince light up the stage. A.C.T Lighting is the exclusive distributor of the grandMA in North America.

The three-day annual Coachella Festival was held April 25-27 in Indio, California. It was founded as the first major independent festival of all-rock, electronica and hip hop and has since grown into a top showcase for indie bands. This year Prince headlined day two of the event. more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada – As the world counts down to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Summer Games, the companies from the Harman Pro Group will consider their biggest challenges behind them with the successful sale and integration of comprehensive AV systems for 12 of the most prestigious venues for the games. Just as venues like the Beijing National Aquatics Centre, known popularly as the “Water Cubeâ€? or the remarkable Beijing National Stadium have already gained worldwide attention for their architectural design, these buildings feature Harman Pro Group components to ensure they sound as good as they look! more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada– It goes without saying that customers’ expectations are highly dependent upon a system’s intentions. “Very often when you are selling a package, in the beginning the customer doesn’t have a full understanding of what it can do,� considers John Teer, managing partner of Teer Engineering, which recently designed and installed a comprehensive background-music system for Land Rover Orlando. “But once the staff saw the system and heard it in operation for themselves, they tended to have further ideas on how it should work.� more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada– MGR Professional Integrators recently completed a comprehensive audio and video installation at Grand Mound, the newest Great Wolf Lodge® in Washington State, using audio components from Harman Pro Group companies JBL Professional, dbx, BSS Audio and Crown Audio. Located midway between Seattle and Portland, is the latest venue to be opened by Great Wolf Resorts, Inc®. GWR owns and/or operates a total of 11 resorts around the country that feature indoor water parks and other family-oriented activities. “We provide a full-service entertainment resort experience to our target customer base: families with children ranging in ages from two to 14 years old that live within a convenient driving distance from our resort,� offers Derrek Kinzel, Grand Mound’s general manager. more

Collaboration Between Architects, Production/Acoustical Designers, System Designers, Integrators And Owners Demonstrates The Amazing Results That Can Be Achieved:

Harman HiQnetâ„¢ Advances Remote Management Capabilities With Simple, Intuitive Interface To Sophisticated, High Performance Audio System. more