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[ATTACH=CONFIG]200959.vB5-legacyid=13220[/ATTACH]CHICAGO / TORONTO – September 2015 — Although electronic dance music festivals were few and far between only a decade ago, their numbers today easily rival those of their more traditional guitar-based counterparts. To best accommodate the ultra-wide sonic range and high-energy reinforcement that DJs and fans of the genre …

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[ATTACH=CONFIG]200933.vB5-legacyid=13174[/ATTACH]NASHVILLE – August 2015 — This year’s CMA Music Festival sold out seven months in advance, prompting a record-setting daily attendance of 87,680 fans—besting 2014 numbers by 9.6 percent, the Country Music Association has reported. Those fans came from far and wide to see and hear artists including Zac Brown …

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[ATTACH=CONFIG]200833.vB5-legacyid=12938[/ATTACH]CHARLOTTETOWN, Prince Edward Island, Canada – July 2015 — Charlottetown’s Confederation Centre of the Arts, just off Canada’s New Brunswick/Nova Scotia coast on Prince Edward Island, is a beacon of culture for the country’s Maritime Provinces. And it has plenty of historical value as well; not only is the institution …

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[ATTACH=CONFIG]200819.vB5-legacyid=12919[/ATTACH]OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma – July 2015 — NORTHchurch, a non-denominational contemporary church that uses the latest technology and media to communicate its message, recently installed a DiGiCo SD8 console and a pair of SD-Mini Racks interconnected by an Optocore fiber optic network. The front–of-house console system was part of a …

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[ATTACH=CONFIG]200810.vB5-legacyid=12900[/ATTACH]DAPHNE, Alabama – July 2015 — When Daphne, Alabama’s City Hope Church—formerly known as Bay Community Church—hosted its first services in its new 1,400-seat worship center this past February, it was immediately apparent to those in attendance that a premium had been placed on quality sound. Key to this was …

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[ATTACH=CONFIG]200758.vB5-legacyid=12797[/ATTACH]WASHINGTON, D.C. – July 2015 — The crowd gasped when Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl toppled offstage during a show on June 12 in Gothenburg, Sweden. Grohl, however, quickly showed the single-minded perseverance that has led him to success in music and documentary filmmaking. Shortly after being helped off stage …

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[ATTACH=CONFIG]200726.vB5-legacyid=12748[/ATTACH]LAS VEGAS, Nevada – July 2015 — It’s all about that bass at the multistory Omnia Nightclub at Caesars Palace Las Vegas Hotel & Casino where dozens of L-Acoustics loudspeakers drive the action on the sprawling Main Club dance floor and set the mood in the intimate Heart of Omnia …

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[ATTACH=CONFIG]200710.vB5-legacyid=12724[/ATTACH]MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada – June 2015 — On her first tour since 1994, Bette Midler is still keeping it larger than life. The “Divine Intervention” tour, which began May 8 at the Hard Rock Live in Hollywood and finishes up July 19 at the O2 Arena in London, UK, brings …

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[ATTACH=CONFIG]200668.vB5-legacyid=12621[/ATTACH]ESCONDIDO, California – June 2015 — Critics have lavishly praised Lana Del Rey’s three-plus-octave vocal range and uniquely emotive delivery, but within the context of a band on a big stage, the task of ensuring that every sultry whisper is heard can present its share of challenges. Thankfully, Escondido, California-based …

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[ATTACH=CONFIG]200645.vB5-legacyid=12575[/ATTACH]LOS ANGELES – June 2015 — “Dying is easy. Comedy is hard.” That aphorism has been attributed to numerous comedic actors, but it also applies in spades to mixing front-of-house for stand-up comedy. “People think, ‘It’s one microphone—how hard can it be?’” says Geoff Hidden, FOH mixer for “Fluffy,” aka …

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