From 1988 to 1998, O'Neil worked for Bank One Corporation headquartered in Detroit, Michigan. There he served as vice-president of corporate banking and later, director of loan syndications, Bank One Capital Markets. O'Neil will work out of Mackie's headquarters in Woodinville, Washington.
(Ruth Rossington)
Kenwright's revival of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical features gold lamé sweeping staircases, huge cut-out pharaohs and pop-up inflatable sheep and stars ex-Boyzone Stephen Gately in the leading role.It retains the exuberance of Lloyd Webber's original musical score, which borrows musical styles from Elvis and calypso. "The system is designed to deliver an exciting audio
Following the appointment, Audace's managing director, Bryan Waters, recently visited the distributors' Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane facilities. The visit provided Audio Telex staff and key dealers with an opportunity to view the system first-hand, receive technical training and gain an glimpse into the future of the Intelliplate product range.
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The PL Designer application allows the installer to configure virtual wall plates to control all the functions of the iDR system, including input and output levels, zoning facilities and paging systems, as well as triggering external systems interfacing with the iDR such as curtains, lighting, alarms, a jukebox or CD player. The installer can set the functions to be controlled by the end user and also limit certain functions that may harm the system.
The saved configuration can be ope
Whilst in Ibiza this summer, Mark Younghead and Nick Corelli (MYNC) are also organizing DJ workshops to run at the venue each afternoon before their party. Here they'll highlight the features and advantages of the Denon S-5000 in sessions that are open to the island's myriad of visiting DJs over the summer.
(Ruth Rossington)
The 2003 winners were set designer John Lee Beatty, projection designer Elaine McCarthy, sound designer Dan Moses Schreier, production electrician Mike LoBue, noted director Mary Zimmerman's design team (Dan Ostling, Mara Blumenfeld, T.J. Gerckens), and Theatre Projects Consultants.
Winning lighting products included City Theatrical's WDS Wireless Dimming System, Entertainment Technology's IPS Intelligent Raceway, Electronic Theatre Controls' Emphasis control system, Martin Professional
Immediately prior to the Glastonbury get-in, Adlib had shows with the Fun Lovin' Criminals and supplied two stages at Warwick University's summer ball, so the gear and crew from these was routed on to Glastonbury, where it was joined by more from the warehouse.
The Cabaret Tent featured a Nexo Alpha system with 6 high, 3 bass and 2 sub enclosures per side, with a Soundcraft Series 4 console FOH and a Soundcraft SM20 for monitors. This stage was
It also has the ability to accept various modules to increase flexibility and suit different applications. The ZP6 paging module gives a broad range of paging permutations with two mic inputs and volume restoration; the DZ6 module gives the option to have 'local to zone' stereo line-level inputs, ideal for allowing TVs or juke boxes to be broadcast on the main sound system, and the VC6 gain control modu
Running alongside were a series of professional conferences and meetings, including the FIRT International Theatre Conference, Transteatral international meeting of students of theatre studies, and that of the OISTAT International Organization of Scenographers, Theatre Architects and Technicians.
The exhibition itself showcased two unique projects - 'The Heart of PQ - a Cardiac Arrest to the Conve
Liquid Aberdeen's main room and dancing area holds approximately 1,100 people and has a huge architectural 'bulkhead' over the dancefloor containing sound and lighting equipment (the latter supplied by Design Intervention). Within the same building, the smaller upstairs room is one of Luminar's popular 'Envy' brand, aimed at the over 25s, which was also kitted out with JBL by Over Audio.
Liquid itself demanded a large volume of sound concentrated onto the main dancefloor area, so six JBL SP215-6s from the Sound Power series were specified, cont
Based in Leeds and set up by brothers Dr. Ashwain and Raj Rayit, the new company has already secured orders from a number of established pro audio suppliers. As one of the first companies approached, broadcast solutions supplier Gearhouse Broadcast quickly recognized the potential of the SARAS Technology service and took full advantage, ordering a custom-designed RF distribution system for a recent episode of the BBC's 'House Call'. This system is now available for rental for other projects from Gearhouse Broadcast's Wembley office.
Gearhouse Broadcast also included a number of SARAS signal booster amplifiers in its channel list for Granada's recent 'I'm A Celebrity . . . Get Me Out of Here!' giving SARAS an opportunity
The SA-3's intuitive interface starts with two phono, two line and one mic input with volume and mute control, allowing for simultaneous connection of multiple turntables, CD players and a microphone. For smooth, fast mixing, each channel sports independent gain, 3-band EQ and pan controls. A full-featured cue section includes cue pan, cue select, and two headphone outputs. And DJs can further customise their mix with Reverse and Curve adjustments on all three faders.
Optimum sound quality is ensured through the SA-3 contributing to the most durable and smooth cross fader design
Trantec's S10 minimizes teachers' stress levels by delivering evenly distributed sound across the classroom and enables them to be heard loud and clear over most ambient background noises, without the need to strain their voices. The system has also been designed to promote the creative use of audio as a powe
Founded in 1998, US-based Sound Devices produces a range of specialized audio products for field-production, including portable audio mixers, microphone preamplifiers, computer interfaces and recorders. Designed and assembled in Reedsburg, Wisconsin, Sound Devices audio products are designed specifically for audio applications in documentary film and video production, feature film production, sports broadcasting, news-style video production, sound effects gathering, acoustical test and measurement and live music recording.
The Sound Devices range of audio products joins an impressive array of brands on offer from Shure Distribution UK, which includes Shure, QSC Audio, Phonic, PreSonus and Aviom. All these brands
Steve Jones of the sound division of the consultancy firm, Symonds Group, recommended the AXYS Intellivox after their survey of the building back in 1999. The pavilion, in contrast to the neighbouring HQ Building, is an architectural statement built of glass and steel with a fabric tent-like roof covering. The result is a reverberant space that poses acoustic problems for its secondary use as a performing arts and corporate presentation space. The choice of Intellivox was based on their ability to control the dispersion
Peter Morrison, audio specialist at Maverick said: "These academies are to help get audio across to a greater number of resellers in the AV market place. All too often resellers shy away from quoting audio under the impression it's too difficult to sell. This is simply not the case and we hope that the majority of people at these events will go away with a far greater understanding of how audio systems are put together. We wanted to show them that they could provide the complete package and be confident
The XLA 3200 range provides a choice of three models, all fully voice-evacuation compliant (EVAC) for emergency evacuation applications. They also feature a simple new mounting procedure. In re-thinking the technology used in conventional column loudspeakers, Bosch has used advanced filtering and positioning of the loudspeaker drivers (patent pending) to give the XLA 3200 speakers greatly improved audio directivity. The state-of-the-art drivers
Faced with the challenge of accurately capturing the variety of onstage performances at Montreux, Shure Europe marketing director Ron Marchant said: "With almost a decade of experience to our credit, we've carefully tailored each venue's microphone offerings to the expres
(Lee Baldock)
"All Digigram multi-channel sound cards have been updated with a Universal PCI interface, making them compatible with 3.3 V, 5 V, and mixed 3.3/5 V environments," said Digigram managing director Philippe Delacroix. "The updated cards offer equivalent, and in some cases, better performance than the previous cards. Every effort has been made to ensure compatibility with exi
At the heart of the sophisticated audio system is a Dynacord Promatrix System, which provides safe and precise control over 84 loudspeaker zones, 28 fire alarm inputs, four digital DPC 4520 paging stations for the main exhibition hall and the control room, a CD multiplayer controlled by the DPC 4550, four different sources of background music (selectable via a DCS 409 interface control card) and 32 amplifiers, controlled by the system and
D.A.S. Audio's distributor in Malaysia, Syarikat Instraco, was in charge of the design and installation project and found the Factors to be ideal for the requirements of the McDonalds installation. The installation of the products lasted almost three months. The Factor 5 systems handle background music and paging in the restaurants.
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Stardraw marketing director Rob Robinson explains: "Stardraw has always used different environments to allow you to present your system documentation in the most appropriate format. For example, engineering layouts are best produced in the Block Schematic environment, while sales presentations benefit from the Pictorial Schematic and Rack Layout environments.
Stardraw has long had a 'Convert to Rack' function which analyzes all the data in your Block Schematic, selects those elements that are rack-mountable and then puts that information into the Rack Layout environment. July's feature, t
Sandra Platts joins TSC's Customer Support Team, working closely with the Projects Team to help coordinate new projects as well as handling sales and service issues, and providing key customer support. Tim Brooks joins TSC's Music Team, where he will coordinate and administer the distribution of music to customers as well as providing customer support by dealing with music enquiries and providing the latest new releases information.
The company's head of development, James Abdool, said: "The appointments of Trevor, Sandra and Tim h
