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12 International News Church Becomes Envy of Live Music Venues ENGLAND — In September 2006, Peterborough Community Church opened a new 80,000-sq.-ft. building in the Cambridgeshire city it is named after. With a technical specification that would be the envy of many large theatres and live music venues, the inclusion of DiGiCo D5 and D1 consoles demonstrated that the church was committed to the future. Twenty months later, the building has a new name — KingsGate Community Church — and its technical team has had many months of using the DiGiCo consoles. “When specifying the system, our intention was to make it easy for people to understand the church’s message, for it to be simple for them to join in and to feel part of it. Great sound and great vision are all part of that,” says KingsGate Technical Director Pete Charlton. “The truth is that every time I finish an event, it’s been great. The technical side has been so smooth and the DiGiCo consoles play a huge part in that. I’m still continually impressed with the technical facilities we have.” The church has a team of eight sound operators. All are volunteers and none has any pro audio experience, but despite the ini- tial learning curve being steep, the intuitive DiGiCo user interface ensured that they were quickly up to speed. “It was a huge leap for them to go from a standard analog console, which we were using before, to a much more complex system,” says Charlton. “But the consoles helped them grasp the basic concepts very quickly, which make services and the other events we host run very smoothly. Music is a fundamental part of KingsGate services, with two bands performing on alternate weeks, so the console’s snapshots facility is becoming increasingly important. “Having set up basic mixes for each band, each week that particular band is playing, we build on the mix, tweaking it, getting better as time goes on. We’re using the consoles to build and improve the sound all the time,” says Pete. “We also have three or four big events each year, where we have guest worship leaders and musical performers,” he continues. “At those events there are four major services over a weekend and our aim is to repeat the production as close to the rehearsals as possible. NEXO GEO T Arrives In Israel ISRAEL — The first NEXO GEO T line array system has arrived in Israel, purchased by rental company Sincopa, one of the country’s largest PA providers for entertainment events. NEXO distributor A.B. Noam Electronics Ltd has delivered to Sincopa a 24-module GEO T array system with 12 CD18 subbass units, NX242-ES4 digital processors and a full complement of CAMCO Vortex 6 amplifiers. It is a system intended to appeal to Israel’s biggest promoters and productions, especially in rock music circles. Although the company already keeps line array systems in inventory, as well as NEXO’s Alpha E and PS Series models, the acquisition of NEXO’s system promises more power and higher quality, especially in the festival environment. “Sincopa liked the crisp sound of GEO T and its optimization for rock music,” says Asaf Tzur from A.B. Noam Electronics. “Already there’s a huge buzz about the system and Sincopa is taking a lot of bookings. Artists, engineers — everyone wants to try it.” NEXO GEO T debuted at the Jerusalem Day celebration Bertrand Pelloquin from French PA company Melpomen and Asaf Tzur were on hand to help set up the full system for its debut show, a massive outdoor concert to mark Jerusalem Day celebrations. Staged in Jerusalem’s Independence Park (Gan Ha’atzmaut), the city’s celebration was combined with Hebrew University’s action-packed Student Day, and started with an all-nighter or “laila lavan.” Festivities included a huge concert featuring many of Israel’s A-list rock acts, such as Berry Sakharof, Hadag Nachash, Hacheverim Shel Natasha and Shlomi Shaban. Attended by more than 10,000 people, the show was a success for Sincopa and its new technology. Asaf Tzur took the opportunity to train Sincopa engineers in NEXO’s proprietary GeoSoft program, designing the show from scratch because very few concerts are staged in Independence Park. “Although they were 100 meters away from the system, we could still hear the reflections from the nearest buildings,” reports Tzur. KingsGate Church AUGUST 2008 www.fohonline.com “To achieve that we use AV Stumpfl Wings Platinum media control software. It runs SMPTE timecode and sends Midi Machine Control (MMC) messages to fire snapshots on the DiGiCo consoles, which ensure that all setting changes for the audio and visuals are perfectly in synchronization. UNITED KINGDOM — Australian pop diva Kylie Minogue has launched a three-month European tour, “KYLIEX2008,” bringing a killer new band, spectacular costumes by Jean Paul Gaultier, and state-of-the-art sound. UK-based Capital Sound has once again designed and supplied a powerful Meyer Sound rig for Minogue’s tour, based around left and right hangs of 14 MILO and two MILO 120 line array loudspeakers each. For some of the larger arenas, such as Manchester’s Evening News Arena and London’s O2, two additional side arrays of 12 MICA line array loudspeakers augment the system. Low end is covered by a combination of six flown 600-HP subwoofers per side, along with eight 700-HP subwoofers per side on the ground. “Chris Pyne (<strong>FOH</strong> engineer) wanted a powerful but present low end, with both power and attack. Therefore, we suggested the 600-HP and 700-HP together as an ideal combination to achieve that,” explains Paul Timmins, Capital Sound’s project manager. “The DiGiCo consoles work just like I wanted them to. They get a lot of use, but they don’t glitch or fall over. They are able to do everything we want and more. And, in addition, we know that they are a sound long-term investment.” Kylie Has Europe On Its Feet KYLIEX2008 European tour Because the massive production utilizes the entire stage as a visual backdrop, a center hang of six M’elodie line array loudspeakers is used instead of frontfill loudspeakers. More M’elodies are placed on the ground to balance the imaging. “With the M’elodies’ great output and focus, we’ve been able to cover the front rows with only six cabinets,” says Timmins. “We’re able to do so without interfering with sightlines.” Three more M’elodies per side are used for outfills. A Galileo loudspeaker management system with three Galileo 616 units handles system drive and DSP. 2008 Olympic Games Kick Off in Beijing BEIJING — For the opening and closing ceremonies at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Soundcraft Vi6 digital consoles are part of a large Harman-based system. A Soundcraft Vi6 is at the heart of the system in the National Aquatics Centre. Two Soundcraft Vi4s are installed at the National Olympic Conference Centre, and numerous Soundcraft analog mixers ranging from CompAct mixers up to MH4s are installed in Olympic venues such as the Fengtai Softball Field, Chang Ping Indoor Stadium, Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium, Beijing Foreign Language University Stadium, Ditan Park Indoor Stadium, Shanghai 80k Stadium, Hong Kong Equestrian Venues and the Honk Kong Olympic Soundcraft Vi6 digital console House Conference Room.
Audio-Technica Meyer Sound Germany has appointed ing into a landlord-tenant agreement with demonstrations and has appointed Dan Lothar Weimann as regional sales manager. In B&C Speakers, also based in Florence, Italy. being the technical Pelletier to the posi- this position, Weimann will be working with This new arrangement will alleviate lan- information source tion of audio solu- clients throughout the southern and eastern guage issues and create a culture that will for all Stanton Group tions specialist. As parts of Germany. both smooth the transition for Powersoft brands. part of A-T’s Audio Bringing more than 25 years of experi- and optimize its effectiveness in the North The hiring of Solutions Departence in professional audio, Weimann has held American market. Penney to the manment, Pelletier joins sales and marketing positions at Frankfurt- Heading up Powersoft in the U.S. is Tom agement team will the team in respondbased ProAudio Marketing GMBH for brands Bensen, vice president and director of U.S. help increase Staning to the informa- such as QSC. During the last three years, Wei- Operations, who has played a key role in the ton’s support to their tional needs of Au- Dan Pelletier mann served as the registered manager of brand’s acceptance by leading installation dealers, directly im- Chris Penney dio-Technica’s customers seeking technical the German branch of Spanish loudspeaker and live production companies in the U.S. pacting the effectiveness of Cerwin Vega! and or product advice and application assistance. manufacturer D.A.S. Audio. Stanton DJ sales efforts. In addition to the In his new position, Pelletier will provide cre- The Stanton Group has announce the ad- new position, Stanton UK will increase their ative solutions and offer technical expertise Powersoft Advanced Technologies dition of Chris Penney as UK product special- presence by adding an additional warehouse for Audio-Technica’s staff, reps, dealers and LLC, has moved to new headquarters in ist for Stanton DJ and Cerwin Vega. Based in in Southampton. The facility will be used for end-users. Pompton Plains, N.J., as part of a com- Southampton, UK, Penney’s primary respon- storing training, demonstration and market- Pelletier is a recent college graduate with a degree in Recording Arts and Technology. He joined the A-T team as an intern in June of 2007 and was appointed audio solutions specialist in November 2007. Before joining A-T, he served as a recording engineer intern at Cleveland’s Ante Up Audio recording studio and <strong>FOH</strong> and recording engineer for Broadview Heights, Ohio’s Sevenoseven young adult worship organization. Additionally, Pelletier is a drummer, guitarist and songwriter. pany expansion. Powersoft will be entersibilities will include product training, store ing materials and stock. AV Concepts has announced that Charlaine Caley has joined the company as an account executive at the SDCC. She will be teaming with Richard Hancock, who was recently promoted to director of Sales for Audio- Visual Services at the SDCC. Caley comes to AV Concepts with over 18 years of experience in the audio-visual and hospitality industries and has established a history in audio-visual sales and management. Caley’s experience in audio-visual production and strong industry reputation further strengthens the AV Concepts’ team at the SDCC. Delicate Productions has appointed Jason Alt as account executive, Touring and Event Services. Jason has an extensive touring background where his audio mixing skills has been put into use. He has also Jason Alt provided audio, lighting and video services to the touring, corporate and special event marketplace. Meyer Sound has appointed Kasi Miller to the position of public relations associate, supporting the efforts to create greater visibility of the company’s products and their applications worldwide. Previously serv- Kasi Miller ing as marketing coordinator at Meyer Sound’s Berkeley headquarters, Miller will use her knowledge of the company and the industry in her new position in the public relations department. Miller served in several Lothar Weimann marketing communications roles in the book publishing industry prior to joining Meyer Sound. www.fohonline.com On the Move 2008 AUGUST 13 Ad info:http:// foh.hotims.com
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