Gearhouse Broadcast, a leading international broadcast services company, has chosen Riedel Communications‘ state-of-the-art Artist Digital Matrix intercom system for updating its range of portable production units and flyaway broadcast packages. The project was handled by MI Broadcast, Riedel‘s UK distribution partner. (more…)

Hollywood, CA - As the castaways held their collective breath waiting for the million-dollar prize to be awarded, the grand finale of Survivor: China put CONEQ to the test as well.

The much talked about invention from Latvian technology company Real Sound Lab, CONEQ survived close scrutiny during the setup and rehearsals of Survivor: China, to become a Tribal Leader in its own right. As the host loudly proclaimed “Live from CBS Television City,” the scene shifted seamlessly from taped footage of the last Tribal Council in a remote part of China, to Sound Stage 46 at CBS in Hollywood. The 16 “castaways” of this popular reality TV show were all present, the final three contenders were on the edge of their seats, and the million-dollar winner was about to be announced. The audience was going wild! (more…)

OLD LYME, Conn.–December 2007–With the New Year comes a brilliant and unsullied outlook, as well as a whole new line-up of portable headphones fresh in both color and sound. The earbuds from Sennheiser‘s MX Series, which have already become a staple among on-the-go music lovers, are now available in colorful new designs and come packed with innovative features. (more…)

ARCS® loudspeakers providing enhanced front-/side-fill coverage for legendary venue

NEW YORK CITY – December 2007 — Long revered as one of the Big Apple’s most renowned live performance venues, Radio City Music Hall offers its visitors the opportunity to enjoy a wide cross section of musical extravaganzas, including the world-famous Radio City Christmas Spectacular starring The Rockettes, which this year celebrates its milestone 75th anniversary.

As one can imagine, complex productions like the Christmas Spectacular require that intelligible, uniform audio be not only delivered to the audience, of course, but to the dozens of dancers gracefully executing their choreographed moves across the Great Stage. With this in mind, Radio City Music Hall’s production crew and owner, Madison Square Garden Entertainment, chose to ultimately update the on-stage monitoring system with a dozen L-ACOUSTICS ARCS® front- and side-fill cabinets supplied by Clair Brothers Systems. (more…)

OLD LYME, Conn.–December 2007– Music enthusiasts can now enjoy renowned sound quality while also supporting an important cause close to many hearts: through the end of May 2008, audio specialist Sennheiser Electronic Corporation is offering a bubblegum-pink version of the best-selling CX 300 ear-canal headphone via select retailers to support Susan G. Komen for the Cure. (more…)

The New Year brings a new Canadian distributor for UK loudspeaker manufacturer, Turbosound. The appointment, which takes effect January 1, 2008, will see Erikson Pro taking charge of Turbosound‘s interests in the region, a task it is well positioned to handle.
“Erikson Pro has over 25 years experience in the industry,” says Turbosound‘s managing director, Simon Blackwood. “They handle a number of powerful complementary brands and being a division of JAM Industries Limited which owns our US distributor, American Music & Sound, this will make for a coordinated approach across the American continent.” (more…)

When evergreen, gravel-throated singer Joe Cocker set out on his current European arena tour, he and his band knew they‘d have the ultimate sound quality in their monitors, thanks ten XTA DP324 SiDD processors in monitor engineer Niall Slevin‘s rack.

“I come from the analogue age and I‘m still not convinced that digital sound is better than analogue,” says Niall. “But I‘m happy to use digital consoles because digital brings so much to the table. The possibilities are extraordinary and I believe the opportunity has to be grabbed.” (more…)

Marking the middle of a world tour in support of his third album, ‘Call Me Irresponsible‘, Canadian crooner Michael Bublé played eight UK arena shows in November and December. Accompanying monitor engineer Craig Brittain was the latest member of the touring entourage – a DiGiCo D5 Live console. (more…)

Two Medialon Manager V4 Lites are running at the new Gaudi Centre in Reus, Spain. The system controls all the AV functions and interactivity for exhibits dedicated to Catalonia‘s famed Modernist architect, Antoni Gaudi.

Opened by the City of Reus, the Gaudi Centre features interactive models, tools and personal belongings of the innovative architect, including scale models of the Sagrada Familia cathedral and the undulating roof of La Pedrera, both in Barcelona. Numerous models and projections help visitors understand the thought processes and concepts of Gaudi. (more…)

Dave Bracey is certainly no stranger to the DiGiCo D5 Live digital mixing console, having used it on his tours of duty with Robbie Williams since it was first launched back in 2002. With that in mind, there can be few better people to give Version 4 software a very thorough road test. This he has duly been doing on Grammy nominated Mika‘s Live in Cartoon Motion tour, where he is utilising the D5 for both mixing and recording each show, the latter of which he is doing on this occasion via MADI to a Metacorder. He seems to be having a rather nice time. Here‘s what he thinks so far… (more…)