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NEW SOUND REINFORCEMENT PRODUCTS

DB Technologies Opera 110 Mobile Active Portable Speakers
The compact active Opera 110 mobile loudspeaker from dB Technologies comes with an integrated mixer, wireless UHF receiver and switchable powering through the integrated A/C, 12 volts or normal 230V power supply. MORE

BSS Audio's Soundweb London
BSS Audio announced its new programmable DSP/matrix system, the Soundweb London. MORE

Shure PGX Wireless System Update
Please note that the Shure PGX Wireless System, which was featured in the December 5, 2004, edition of Mixline Live, will not be available in the U.S. until January 22. For more information, please go to www.shure.com.

Audio-Technica 2000 Series UHF True-Diversity Wireless Systems
Audio-Technica announced the new 2000 Series UHF True-Diversity Wireless Microphone Systems, the company's latest in its line of professional wireless systems. The 2000 Series is a 10-channel frequency-agile UHF wireless system designed to suit a variety of applications, including MI/live performance, fixed installation, public address, A/V rental houses and places of worship. MORE

Eventide H8000A Ultra-Harmonizer
Eventide debuted its new H8000A Ultra-Harmonizer. Building upon the H8000, the H8000A is an 8-channel processor designed specifically to give operators in live performance environments maximum flexibility with four analog and four digital AES I/O channels. MORE

JBL Professional VT4882 Subwoofer
JBL Professional has announced the availability of the new VT4882 midsize arrayable subwoofer, an addition to the VERTEC product line. Like the midsize VT4888 line array element, the new subwoofer module has been designed to achieve audio fidelity and provide high-output power via lightweight system packaging. Appropriate for concert touring firms, A/V rental companies and live performance venues, the VT4882 is designed for deployment in theaters, auditoriums, arenas, houses of worship and performing arts centers. MORE

Soundcraft GigRac 1000st
The GigRac family of powered mixers for bands and presentation systems has been joined by the stereo GigRac 1000st, which delivers 1,000 watts of output power (500 watts per channel into 4 ohms). MORE

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Sennheiser Celebrates MTV Europe Music Awards

The MTV Europe Music Awards took place this year on November 18th at the Tor di Valle in Rome. Sound designer Derrick Zieba worked behind the scenes at the show; all live equipment was supplied by Britannia Row Productions (London), including Sennheiser wired and wireless mics and personal monitor systems, which were chosen by many artists. MORE

Lab.gruppen's Tour-Sound Specific Leasing Program
Lab.gruppen announced a leasing program, which is now offered through DK Capital to assist sound companies in purchasing their professional power amplifiers. MORE

Lake Contour Up to the Challenge for Dowlen Sound
Denver-based Dowlen Sound has taken delivery of six Lake Contour digital speaker processors. The company, which has provided production sound for touring artists at regional concert venues such as the Red Rocks Amphitheatre and the Coors (formerly Fiddler's Green) Amphitheatre for more than two decades, has added four Lake Contour units to its rental inventory and installed two at local theaters. MORE

Albuquerque's Audio Excellence Purchases JBL VERTEC
Albuquerque, N.M.-based sound company Audio Excellence recently purchased a new VERTEC line array rig. In business since January 2003, Audio Excellence is a regional rental sound company with clients ranging from political and corporate events to festivals and arena concerts. MORE

LOUD Technologies Opens Sales, Distribution Office in China
LOUD Technologies (Woodinville, Wash.), with Amoi Electronics (La Mirada, Calif.), recently opened a new distribution and sales office headquartered in Shanghai, China. This office will manage the distribution of Mackie, EAW, EAW Commercial, TAPCO and SIA-branded professional audio products throughout China. MORE

First-Ever Nordic Music Awards Asks for Alcons
The debut of the Nordic Music Awards were held recently in Oslo, Norway, and Miami/Nashville-based rental company Audio One was the live audio supplier for the event. The annual show, which was held in Oslo Spektrum and broadcast live on Scandinavian television, featured top international artists such as Robbie Williams, Tina Turner, Kylie Minogue, Westlife and Brian McFadden. The sold-out event had an audience of approximately 9,000. MORE

TOURING NEWS
Kevin Spacey Navigates Beyond the Sea With Shure

Academy Award-winning actor Kevin Spacey is hitting the road for a concert tour with Shure microphones and monitor systems to promote his upcoming biopic, Beyond the Sea. The film, also starring Kate Bosworth, John Goodman and Bob Hoskins, traces the tragic, heroic life of the late-teen singing idol, Bobby Darin. MORE

k.d. lang Brought DPA Microphones IMK4061 On Tour
k.d lang and her various accompanying orchestras used DPA Microphones IMK4061 Instrument Miking Kits during their 2004 touring season. Mac Johnson, an audio technician for k.d. lang, said, "Because we are either playing as a guest of an orchestra or hiring orchestras wherever we go, having to mike a different set of instruments from place to place could have been a real logistical, time-consuming problem. Fortunately, we found DPA's IMK4061 before we went on tour, because it has made our jobs a whole lot easier. MORE

Bassist John Patitucci Picks Up Radial Bassbone
Grammy Award-winning bassist John Patitucci (Chick Corea's Elektric Band and Akoustic Band) has released several albums and made notable contributions to ensembles led by Wayne Shorter, Stan Getz, Freddie Hubbard and Danilo Pérez, to name only a few. MORE

Boston's Cosmos Use Sabine SWM7000 Wireless System
Fran and Anthony Cosmo, guitarists for the rock group Boston, recently added Sabine's SWM7000 2.4GHz Smart Spectrum wireless system to their rig. Their guitar tech, Chris Morrison, discovered the powerful wireless solution while working with the band Trapt. MORE

FOH Engineer Sean Sullivan Tours With Metric Halo
Freelance engineer Sean Sullivan's laptop, combined with Metric Halo's Mobile I/O 2882, has become an essential piece of gear on the road for him. It provides critical signal analysis and metering tools via Metric Halo's SpectraFoo software, while the MIO gives him signal routing that is frequently unavailable in touring sound systems. MORE

Elvis Costello, EAW Wow Lincoln Center Festival
This year's Lincoln Center Festival at Lincoln Center Plaza (New York City) presented more than 150 performances by more than 30 participating artists and performance groups in its nine venues, including Elvis Costello. MORE