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Sommer Cable Introduces SC-Elephant Robust Speaker Cable
Sommer Cable Introduces SC-Elephant Robust Speaker Cable Sommer Cable is now shipping its new multicore speaker cable for large scale line arrays. Sommer has...
Loudspeakers — FOH
Live Sound
Mixing Mariah at the Colosseum: Live Sound Showcase
Veteran engineer Phil Strong mixed Mariah Carey’s The Butterfly Returns, a series of residencies at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas that...
Live Sound
The Pro Sound News Centerstage Chart for April 2020
Pro Sound News runs down the crews and gear on the top 10 highest-grossing tours of the month.
Live Sound
Centerstage Chart for March 2020
Pro Sound News runs down the crews and gear on the top 10 grossing tours of the month.
Live Sound
Pro Sound News Centerstage Chart: Top Tours of 2019
Pro Sound News runs down the crews and gear on the top 10 highest-grossing tours of 2019.
Live Sound
South Korean Park Looks West for Audio Solutions
TechDataPS and Arnion recently upgraded Mungyeong Saejae Provincial Park’s outdoor performance venue with an all-Harman audio system.
Live Sound
Live Sound Showcase: The Who Brings Symphony Along on Moving On! Tour
The Who have 50 years of touring under their belts. For their current production, Moving On!, the band is playing with a symphony orchestra...
Live Sound
Tool Tours with Intricate, Immersive Sound
Touring the world behind “Fear Inoculum,” Tool’s first album in 13 years, the prog-metal heroes are filling arenas with a massive audio system that...
Live Sound
Jackman Rolls with Solotech, L-Acoustics
Solotech recently provided L-Acoustics, DiGiCo gear for multi-hyphenate Hugh Jackman’s 90-date global tour.
Live Sound
The Pro Sound News Centerstage Chart for December 2019
Pro Sound News runs down the crews and gear on the top 10 highest-grossing tours of the month.
Live Sound
Live Sound Showcase: Kacey Musgraves
Album of the Year Grammy winner Kacey Musgraves began her world tour in October, 2018 as an opening act, and wrapped it up 13...
Live Sound
Main Event Makes Moves with Martin
Cementing its presence in the Caribbean’s meetings, incentives, conventions and events market, Main Event nets a new Martin Audio system.
Live Sound
Technotrix Rolls into Riot Fest 2019
The Calumet City, IL-based audio provider tackled four stages of sound at this year’s Riot Fest in Chicago.
HOW Sound
Delta Sound Spain Brings Bose for Beatification
The Beatification ceremony drew 11,000 attendees.
Live Sound
Bocelli Brings It for RCF’s 70th Anniversary
The opera superstar took center stage to perform for RCF’s VIPs at the company’s recent 70th anniversary celebration.
Live Sound
The Pro Sound News Centerstage Chart for October 2019
Pro Sound News runs down the crews and gear on the top 10 highest-grossing tours of the month.
HOW Sound
Canadian Church Gets Soundscape Installation
While d&b’s Soundscape technology was created for immersive sound, the HOW installation found a different use for it.
Live Sound
Getting Immersive with Lady Gaga in Vegas
The entertainer continues her pop culture reign with a pair of well-reviewed Las Vegas residencies that make use of immersive live sound technologies.
Live Sound
The Pro Sound News Centerstage Chart for September 2019
Pro Sound News runs down the crews and gear on the top 10 highest-grossing tours of the month.
Business
Post-Buyout, Martin Audio Marks Massive Growth
A year after Martin Audio’s high-profile management buyout, the loudspeaker company announces double-digit sales growth.
Live Sound
Missouri Baptist Convention Hits the Road
The organization is covering its constituents at live events throughout the year with a new Martin Audio PA in tow.
Live Sound
Ed Sheeran Sets Epic Touring Record Backed by Major Tom Ltd.
The two-year Divide tour is now the highest-grossing and most-attended tour of all-time.
Festival Business
SAG Brings Sound to China’s Festival Circuit
A massive Meyer Sound rig supplied by S.A.G. powered the recent MTA Festival.
Live Sound
ENTEC Moves into Parookaville
Audio provider ENTEC brings EDM to the masses at German dance festival.
Live Sound
Yorkville Digs Into Oh Canada Ribfest
More than 54,000 people came out to the decade-old ribfest, getting their fill of food and music via a Yorkville Sound PA.
Live Sound
Italy’s Medimex Festival Turns to International Sound
Italian conference/festival hosted Clock DVA, Adrian Sherwood, others.
Live Sound
The Pro Sound News Centerstage Chart for August 2019
Pro Sound News runs down the crews and gear on the top 10 highest-grossing tours of the month.
Festival Profile
Funktion-One Vero Makes Glastonbury Debut
The Vero system was deployed on Glastonbury's Glade Stage
Festival Business
Meyer Sound Rolls into Roskilde 2019
2019 marked the second year of the ongoing collaboration between Meyer Sound and Northern Europe’s biggest festival.
Live Sound
RRS Rolls with Adam Sandler on Tour
Las Vegas-based RRS Audio provided audio for the comedian’s spring tour.
Festival Profile
Brown Note Takes on Chicago Open Air Festival
Tool, SOAD, Ghost and others annihilate crowd at Chicago festival.
Live Sound
On the Road with ZZ Top’s 50th Anniversary Tour
The trio from Texas kicked things off with three shows in its home state, with audio support from Houston-based LD Systems.
Live Sound
The Pro Sound News Centerstage Chart for July 2019
Pro Sound News runs down the crews and gear on the top 10 highest-grossing tours of the month.
Live Sound
Morris Light & Sound Takes on CMA Fest
Morris tackles audio for Russell Dickerson, Maren Morris, Hunter Hayes and others as it fields d&b on five stages.
Business
InfoComm Draws Crowds, Loudspeakers
By Clive Young. Every year, InfoComm is a magnet that attracts AV industry movers and shakers, and this year’s edition was no different.
Live Sound
Clair Brothers Settles in at Leisure World
New amphitheater for seniors outfitted with Clair house system.
Business
Police Seize 1.8 Tons of Meth, Heroin Smuggled in Counterfeit Loudspeakers
The meth bust, valued at $835 million U.S., is the largest in Australian history.
Live Sound
Inside the Colorado Symphony’s Immersive Star Wars Show
Hyperspace got “hyperreal” when Clearwing Productions deployed L-Acoustics’ L-ISA for a live orchestral accompaniment to The Empire Strikes Back.
Live Sound
Meyer Sound Teams with TED
The TED Conference and Meyer Sound kicked off a new partnership this spring.
Live Sound
Whisky a Go Go Nets New P.A.
The famed L.A. musical launch pad has updated its audio system.
Live Sound
Excision Wraps Up Apex Tour with PK Sound
EDM artist brings 225,000-watt rig on the road.
Live Sound
Kelsea Ballerini Hits the Road with Spectrum Sound
The Nashville-based audio provider fielded a d&b audiotechnik KSL system for the journey.