NASHVILLE — CTS Audio provided live sound support for Nashville’s Country Radio Seminar (CRS), a new artist showcase. For performances staged at the Nashville Convention Center Feb. 27-March 1, CTS Audio provided JBL VTX line arrays and Crown I-Tech HD amplifiers from Harman Professional. Add a comment

LIÈGE, Belgium — For an upgrade to the sound system within the Opéra Royal de Wallonie (Royal Opera of Wallonia), Riva Audio and XLR sprl provided a full L-Acoustics system. The setup includes 20 KIVA cabinets (two six-KIVA arrays in front of the curtain and two four-KIVA arrays to serve the lower seats) plus eight SB18 and 14 8XTi as infills. Two four-KIVA arrays round out the new design for the 1,440-seat venue.

CINCINNATI, OH —Meyer Sound named Marc Goossens to a new position: Business Development Manager, Installation Markets. Goossens, who will be based in Cincinnati, OH, will serve as a key point of contact for Meyer Sound’s installation customers around the world. Add a comment

CANANDAIGUA, NY — Working with JMZ Architects, AVL Designs provided technical gear for a 410-seat performance space and a smaller performance room within the Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center (CMAC) at Finger Lakes Community College. Tasked with the need to find suitable high SPL gear late in the design process, AVL Designs opted for Danley loudspeakers and subwoofers.

DALLAS, Texas — Soundcraft’s “Mixing with Professionals” (MwP) series continues this year with an event planned to take place May 15 at at Dobbs Stanford Corporation, 2715 Electronic Lane, Dallas. The featured presenter will be Ken Newman, owner of Newman Audio and FOH engineer for Barry Manilow. Newman, pictured here, also led Soundcraft's MwP event in Las Vegas during NAB 2013.

AUSTIN, TX — The Independent Film Channel (IFC) returned to SXSW 2013 with its fourth annual festival-sanctioned IFC Crossroads House. Vice Bar hosted both IFC's Interactive Week and the Music Week. Over the course of seven days, the IFC Crossroads House served up music and comedy events featuring Sarah Silverman, Michael Cera and Fall Out Boy, among others. StageTech relied upon two Allen & Heath iLive T-112s and iDR-48s for mixing audio levels at FOH and monitors. Add a comment

MEXICO CITY — Tecno Son Espectaculos, based here, has added the Nexo STM series to its rental inventory. The purchase includes 36 sets of STM cabinets; a total of 108 Main M46, Bass B112 and Sub S118 cabinets and the NEXO Universal Amp Rack (NUAR) power and management system. Add a comment

TEL AVIV, Israel — Waves Audio announced extended tech support hours to help end users resolve issues in both the live and studio market sectors. Waves Tech Support is now available from 4 am to midnight (EST) six days a week, and from 9 am to midnight on Saturdays. Add a comment

ZRĆE, Croatia — The owners at Noa Beach Club, located in this town on the island of Pag, may not have to worry about its amplified music rousting early-bird Italians from their slumbers across the Adriatic Sea. But there are other residents living on islands adjacent to Pag in the northern Dalmatian archipelago. To curb the likelihood of noise complaints, Tomislav “Kuki” Koran, from Rijeka-based Sunflower, steered the club toward C3 loudspeakers from d&b audiotechnik. Add a comment

KIRKLAND, WA — Lift Distribution, based here, was named best distributor for Czech Republic-based KV2 Audio’s products in the Asian Pacific region for 2012. Lift Distribution also distributes KV2 Audio products in the U.S. and Canada. Pictured here are, from left, Dave Christenson and David Ellis of Lift, David Croxton of KV2, Steve Palermo of Lift and George Krampera Jr. of KV2. Add a comment