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Wavefront Precision provides winning formula for Richmond Jazz Festival

Soundworks of Virginia returned to the familiar 100-acre Maymont Park site in Richmond, VA to help stage the Richmond Jazz and Music Festival, an event for which they have provided sound reinforcement since 2017. Working for promoter JMI (Johnson Marketing Inc) they fielded their flagship Martin Audio WPL optimized line array on …

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WPL ensures Brighton Pride’s party atmosphere stays within Preston Park

Despite train strikes and inclement weather, Brighton & Hove Pride 2023 enjoyed another successful year, raising money for the Brighton Rainbow Fund supporting LGBTQ+ groups and organizations within the local community, as crowds of around 250,000 people descended on the seaside resort. It is estimated that more than £25m was brought into …

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22live adds ‘tiny’ Martin Audio FP4 for Sigur Rós orchestral monitoring

Experimental Icelandic rock band, Sigur Rós, recently started a two-and-a-half-week tour of North America, featuring a 41-piece orchestra. This marks the third stage of support from their audio rental company, 22live, which previously covered their 2022 global shows, followed by European summer dates (where the orchestral concept was first introduced), …

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MLA makes its mark with Marisa Monte and Coolritiba

Already recognized for its high-profile appearance at Brazil’s famous Rock in Rio festival, Martin Audio’s MLA multicellular loudspeaker array also provided main stage artists at the annual Festival Coolritiba in Curitiba, nearly 500 miles further south, with exemplary sound. Headliners included Marisa Monte, Sandy, Mano Brown, and the legendary Gilberto Gil—but it was the …

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