NewBay Media Re-Launches AV-iQ
Debuts New Online Interface and Newsletter Series via SVC Online
NewBay Media has announced the highly anticipated re-launch of AV-iQ, the AV industry's largest and most detailed database of over 440,000 AV products and services, now online at www.av-iq.com. The new AV-iQ.com now boasts a significantly improved user interface with more intuitive and visually driven navigation, easier filtering tools, and a responsive design to better accommodate visitors using tablet devices. The company has also launched a series of weekly newsletter designed to help the AV industry better utilize the newly improved AV-iQ Website. | | | | | Feature Story | Tour Profile: Ed Sheeran
To the general public, artists like Ed Sheeran can seem to appear out of nowhere. A hit song appears, or an opening spot on a big tour, and suddenly the media is talking. That's the myth. The truth is, there are years of hard work behind any overnight sensation. Sheeran learned guitar at a young age, his songwriting began in high school, and he was accepted at the National Youth Music Theatre as a teenager. His first independent EP was released in 2005, to be followed by several others between 2009 and 2011. |
| Judas Priest Tours with Meyer Sound LEO and LYON
For British metal legends Judas Priest's world tour, front-of-house engineer and production manager Martin Walker has selected LEO-M and LYON linear line array loudspeakers from Meyer Sound's growing LEO Family of products. With the power and linear response of both products, the crew can easily adapt the system for a wide range of venues, which includes casino showrooms, arenas, large theaters, outdoor amphitheaters, and festivals. | | | Masque Sound Donates Custom Equipment Package to The Hills NYC
Masque Sound, a leading theatrical sound reinforcement, installation and design company, recently donated a custom audio equipment package to The Hills NYC, formerly known as the famous Don Hill's rock club, for Celebrating Don Hill—A Night of Live Music to benefit Road Recovery. | | | Highlands Church in Scottsdale Adds Soundcraft Vi3000 Digital Console
To streamline its Sunday services, rehearsals and weekly events, Highlands Church in Scottsdale recently acquired a Harman's Soundcraft Vi3000 digital console as part of a long-overdue audio equipment upgrade. As the previous system was constrained by its limited capacity, the Church now enjoys a massive amount of channels with the addition of a Soundcraft 64x32 Stagebox, enabling a more refined experience in the 1,500-seat sanctuary. | | | Danley Delivers Clarity and Punch at Alabama's Iron City Music Venue
Birmingham, Alabama's Iron City is a new 1,300-capacity music venue that plays host to acts both local and national. It occupies two former automotive warehouses downtown that the owners gutted and renovated to hit the perfect middle between steely grit and modern elegance. | | | The Wave Builds With Martin Audio Subs
Specializing in audio production, rentals and sales, The Wave recently added a dozen of Martin Audio's WS218X subwoofers to its growing inventory. | | | | | New Products | Roland M-500 Mixing Console
Roland's M-5000 ($21,995 without stage boxes) is built on a new platform, O.H.R.C.A ("Open," "High Resolution," and "Configurable Architecture") that delivers freely definable audio paths, supporting multiple audio format protocols, plus 96kHz operation. The desk features two built-in REAC ports, plus two expansion card slots for Dante, MADI, Waves SoundGrid, or more REAC ports, as well as future formats. The back panel includes 16x16 analog I/O, 4x4 AES/EBU, a 16x16 USB audio interface, connection for control via an iPad connected or wireless, and control ports including footswitches, GP I/O, RS-232C and MIDI. Control includes 12-inch color touchscreen, 28 channel faders in four groups, anchor points, DCA spills, multifunction knobs and buttons, plus a user-assignable section. | | | | |
