Dec 1, 2003 12:00 PM

Comic Eddie Izzard hit the road on a world tour with his new one-man show Sexie using a Sennheiser Evolution Wireless 300 Series mic with an 865 capsule…In preparation for its upcoming centennial celebration, Chicago's Orchestra Hall purchased two new Soundcraft consoles: a 32-channel k3 Theatre (FOH) and 40-channel/20-bus SM20 (monitors). The new gear will reinforce the venue's sound during seasonal pops and jazz events…The KROQ crew outfitted this year's Inland Invasion event (Devore, CA) with a Midas Heritage 3000 and XL4 using Crown 5002 amps (FOH); a Yamaha PM4000M and a Midas Heritage 3000 (monitors) with Crest 7001, 4801, 4601 and a QSC PL 2.6 rounding out monitor world…The Grand Ole Opry (Nashville) will receive a new ATI custom-manufactured, 64-input Paragon II Production console by Gaylord Entertainment Center…The Actor's Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre (South Florida) installed a 48-input Allen & Heath ML5000 27-bus VCA console…Just in time for mixing a Hank Williams Jr. and Trace Adkins show, Custom Audio & Lighting Inc. (Abbeville, SC) purchased 18 L-Acoustic V-DOSC line array loudspeakers, 12 SB218 subs, four dV-DOSC cabinets and 20 LA Series amps…Zumanity, Cirque du Soleil's latest production, used LCS' CueConsole^™ 2 and CueStation^™ 4. The system was installed by Pro Sound (Las Vegas).

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