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[ATTACH=CONFIG]198625.vB5-legacyid=8924[/ATTACH]TAMPA, Florida – January 2014 — On December 26, ESI Audio gained the distinction of being the first sound reinforcement company in North America to deploy L-ACOUSTICS’ new K2 system. ESI gave the rig its first official workout at “The Gift”, a one-day EDM festival staged outside Tampa’s Raymond James …

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[ATTACH=CONFIG]198622.vB5-legacyid=8920[/ATTACH]LOS ANGELES – December 2013 — After more than two years of construction, Beverly Hills’ first performing arts center, the Wallis Annenberg Center–or simply “The Wallis”–officially opened in mid-October with a star-studded, invitation-only gala featuring a concert by Natalie Cole. Since then, the center’s primary performance space–the 500-seat, proscenium-arch Bram …

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[ATTACH=CONFIG]198607.vB5-legacyid=8844[/ATTACH]SEATTLE – December 2013 — Pearl Jam very recently wrapped up a sold-out, two-month sweep of North American arenas in support of its tenth and latest studio album, Lightning Bolt. The outing marked the Seattle-based rock band’s first official return to the tour circuit since 2010, and, as it did …

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[ATTACH=CONFIG]198564.vB5-legacyid=8727[/ATTACH]PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania – December 2013 — Although the Theatre of Living Arts (TLA) was best known in previous decades as a host for art house films and campy touring Broadway shows like Little Shop of Horrors and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the TLA has steadily evolved into Philadelphia’s premiere …

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[ATTACH=CONFIG]198508.vB5-legacyid=8486[/ATTACH]MARCOUSSIS, France — Bolstering its commitment to the fixed installation and touring markets, L-ACOUSTICS announces the appointment of Dan Orton to the post of Application Engineer for the UK and Ireland. Orton reports to L-ACOUSTICS’ Florent Bernard, Head of Application – Touring, and Cédric Montrezor, Head of Application – Installation. …

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[ATTACH=CONFIG]198501.vB5-legacyid=8467[/ATTACH]MADISON, Wisconsin – November 2013 — First opened in 1928, the Capitol Theater is the oldest and second largest venue in Madison, Wisconsin’s Overture Center for the Arts complex, which today encompasses seven performance facilities and four art galleries. Despite undergoing a major renovation project eight years ago that halved …

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[ATTACH=CONFIG]198469.vB5-legacyid=8364[/ATTACH]Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, a production based on the 1964 book by Roald Dahl, has been delighting audiences of all ages at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London following its premiere in May 2013. 70,000 people saw the musical in its first month with its premier attended by top …

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[ATTACH=CONFIG]198461.vB5-legacyid=8342[/ATTACH]CAMARILLO, California – October 2013 — Folk rock singer-songwriter Jack Johnson just wrapped up a month-long North American tour leg on October 20 supporting his latest album, From Here To Now To You. Camarillo, California-based Rat Sound Systems, Inc., which has been Johnson’s live production provider in the States for …

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[ATTACH=CONFIG]198449.vB5-legacyid=8306[/ATTACH]AUSTIN, Texas – October 2013 — Following in the footsteps of Coachella, the 12th annual Austin City Limits (ACL) Music Festival doubled its attendance at Zilker Park this year by expanding its usual three-day concert to two identical lineups on consecutive weekends in early October. For sound reinforcement duties on …

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[ATTACH=CONFIG]198403.vB5-legacyid=8154[/ATTACH]CHICAGO – October 2013 — With its majestic Doric-style columns, intricately carved molding and beautifully detailed 20-foot recessed ceiling, the 700-seat James Simpson Theater at Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History is popular among Fortune 500 companies and other organizations as a prime venue for corporate events. Recently, production design …

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