PRT: K-array’s Firenze System Impresses at Rock In Rio Fest Live by ETA - October 5, 2016October 4, 2016 Rock in Rio is one of the largest, most recognized music festivals in the world, with several global affiliations. With K-array featured at this year’s Rock In Rio in Lisbon, there was something noticeably missing from the festival lineup: large, heavy speaker boxes! Held in Portugal’s capital at Parque da Bella
ITA: A Tuscan night with Sting and GTO Live by ETA - September 29, 2016September 29, 2016 This summer, on the Florence date of Sting’s marathon “Back to Bass” tour (the tour originally started in 2011, coinciding with the release of two compilation albums commemorating the 25th anniversary of his solo career). The artist and his stellar band performed at the city’s Cascine Park for an ecstatic
Martin Audio introduces BlacklineX Ennovations by ETA - September 28, 2016September 28, 2016 Martin Audio has announced BlacklineX, a classic suite of passive loudspeakers representing a reinvention for the modern era of its Blackline series. Martin Audio’s R&D team has engineered a whole new range — delivering the signature sound of warmth, nuance and clarity at a price point not previously possible — all
POL: A record-breaking PA gets the Word across at the 2016 WYD Live by ETA - September 21, 2016 The 2016 World Youth Day drew approximately 2.5 million pilgrims from all over the world to the Campus Misericordiae in Krakow (Poland) and the daunting task of ensuring that not only the music of performers at the event, but in particular the words and prayers of the Pontiff reached the
CHN: Meyer Sound D-Mitri Provides Sonic Immersion at Dragone’s Dai Show Theatre Live by ETA - August 16, 2016August 16, 2016 At China’s domed Dai Show Theatre, built exclusively for producer Franco Dragone’s newest themed spectacle, the nightly displays of jaw-dropping aquatic acrobatics are bolstered by immersive music and effects sonically choreographed through a 128-channel Meyer Sound D-Mitri digital audio platform and reproduced by an encircling array of 103 Meyer Sound
UK: AX800A Compact Line Array Debuts at Exmouth Festival Live by ETA - July 4, 2016July 1, 2016 This year's Exmouth Festival saw the UK debut of Proel's brand new Axiom AX800A compact line array, used for the very first time at a live event after the first units of the new product began shipping this month. ESW Solutions, the South West's premier provider of professional audio, video, lighting
CAN: L-Acoustics K1/K2 System Rocks JUNO Awards Live by ETA - May 29, 2016May 27, 2016 Solotech deploys full-range K2 solution minimizing number of subwoofers required and offering superior weight-to-power ratio for reduced strain on venue’s interior truss. The JUNO Awards, Canada’s most prestigious music awards show, recently aired live on CTV from Calgary’s Scotiabank Saddledome and featured performances by many of the country’s leading music artists, including
JPN: Westa Kawagoe Arts Center Adopts Nexo-Yamaha Combi Install by ETA - May 25, 2016May 24, 2016 A fully integrated and networked NEXO-Yamaha theatre sound system has been installed in a prestigious new arts and cultural centre in Kawagoe city, just an hour from Tokyo. The versatile system, under full digital control, has both fixed and portable elements and features GEO S12 and STM Series line array
ITA: Outline Arrays Fielded For Rome’s Circus Maximus Live by ETA - May 23, 2016May 20, 2016 Among the numerous large rallies staged throughout Italy for and against the proposed law regarding same-sex civil unions and adoptions by same-sex couples, one of those that attracted the widest media coverage was the “Family Day” staged in January at Rome’s Circus Maximus. Dating back to 7 B.C., the venue is
NOR: Europe’s First Meyer Sound LEOPARD Install Lands in Norway Install by ETA - May 20, 2016May 20, 2016 Norway is the first European country with permanent installations of the compact Meyer Sound LEOPARD linear sound reinforcement system. LEOPARD’s remarkable flexibility and versatility made it the top choice for two very different venues. The 1,200-seat Grand Hall at Studentersamfundet (Student Society) in Trondheim uses LEOPARD to support community events