PRAGUE — Czech rental company T Servis has purchased additional L-Acoustics K1 WST line source enclosures from local distributor Pro Music, bringing the tally of K1 enclosures in its rental inventory to 64 and its total count of L-Acoustics boxes past the 350 mark. The company has also relocated recently to a new 33,000-square-foot facility that includes a warehouse, a private rehearsal studio, four production offices, two dressing rooms with showers and its own cafeteria. Add a comment

PIBRAC, France — Since 1989, the Théâtre Musical de Pibrac (TMP)'s 448-seat amphitheater-style main auditorium has hosted incoming shows and has produced its own, with resident company, Figaro & Co. TMP recently decided to overhaul its distribution network and at the same time upgrade its Harman Soundcraft analog desk to digital, which would be placed on its new Riedel RockNet backbone.

GEELONG, Australia  – Total Events supplied a Harman audio system for background music, MC and umpires at the Geelong Lawn Tennis Club stands for the recent Davis Cup tennis tournament in Australia. The main challenge was keeping a minimal layout without obscuring sightlines. The company’s JBL VRX Constant Curvature loudspeakers proved well-suited to the task. Add a comment

LEEDS, U.K. — A.C. Special Projects (ACSP) Ltd. recently completed the design, supply and installation of a sound, AV and lighting system for the at the new Moyes Centre at the David Young Community Academy here. Add a comment

BANGKOK —  FOH engineer Nigel Paul is using the Midas PRO9 digital live audio system for Dream Theater’s ongoing world tour in support of the band’s 11th studio album, A Dramatic Turn of Events. Clair Global is the audio provider for the tour.

LONDON — Prom Praise, an event featuring the All Souls Orchestra, was staged at Royal Albert Hall on April 21. It was the 40^th anniversary for the group and the 20^th year that Sound By Design (SBD) was providing audio support. SBD provided Neumann digital mics for the occasion.

VIENNA, Austria – Along with his years of performing, on his own and also with artists such as Juice Newton, drummer Rick Latham has been presenting educational workshops for up-and-coming drummers. He uses and promotes Harman’s AKG Drumset Groove Pack during the four-week group workshop.

MOSCOW — Close to 190 companies from 18 countries will exhibit at NAMM Musikmesse Russia/Prolight + Sound NAMM Russia, according to the show’s organizers. Other companies’ products will also be at the show, represented by various distributors. The event is set for May 16-19, 2012. Add a comment

PRAIA, Cape Verde — Praia, located on Santiago, one of the islands that make up the island nation of Cape Verde, is located some 350 miles off Africa’s Atlantic coast. As such, it might seem an unlikely place to find a Soundcraft Vi6. But Mario Bettencourt’s rental company, Marius Produções, has been using Soundcraft gear for the last 13 years, and he recently ordered a pair of Vi6s from Portuguese based importers, Tecnimusica.

ABERDEEN, UK — SPE Offshore Europe, a biennial trade show for the oil and gas industry, recently drew about 1,500 exhibitors and 50,000 visitors to the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre. A PA system was required for close to 25,000 square meters (270,000 square feet) of temporary exhibition space. Taylored Sound designed and installed a system using  Community R.25 loudspeakers.