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Hartselle church installs Iconyx system

Hartselle Church of Christ has a sound system makeover

Details: 14 March 2016

USA - Hartselle, AL's newest house of worship, Hartselle Church of Christ, boasts inspirational architecture featuring high ceilings and ornate brickwork. It's an impressive looking sanctuary, and the church's elders are understandably proud.

But that same stunning architecture had created some unforeseen challenges. As Christopher Bragg, senior systems engineer at Covington, GA-based Messenger Media Systems, explains, the room's acoustic signature did not lend itself to getting the message across to the congregation.

"It's a very wide room, and very reflective," says Bragg. "As a traditional Church of Christ, their service is very much centred around the spoken word. And while those brick walls look great, they can create problems with intelligibility, making it

Black Light glows in the park

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Hundreds of children and their families enjoyed a spectacular light show and a beautifully lit sponsored walk around Edinburgh's West Princes Street gardens thanks to the imagination and ingenuity of Black Light's Events Team. The Glow in the Park event took place at the end of October 2010. As part of Light Relief Week 2010, it was organized to raise much-needed funds for the Royal Blind charity, whilst also highlighting some of the difficulties faced on a daily basis by blind and disabled people.

"We put up a full production rig at the park's Ross Bandstand for a 10

Danish rock band Volbeat played North European arenas with d&b

Volbeat turn up the power with d&b

Details: 14 March 2016

Denmark - Volbeat's Front of House engineer Mads Mikkelsen is contending with a band whose music embraces three powerhouse signatures, profound low end content, distinct multiple guitars, and big vocal harmonies. Volbeat's recent tour drew a decidedly young audience to arenas all across northern Europe.

"The band sound is a lot more dirty live," said Mikkelsen. "I double channel each of the two guitars, slightly delaying each to opposite sides of the PA to get that big guitar and bass sound and the J-Series delivers exactly what I am aiming for. That's one of the reason

Michael Breen, CEO at Media Powerhouse Group.

Special Project Solutions joins Media Powerhouse Group

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Media Powerhouse, one of the UK's leading AV rental services companies, has announced that Special Project Solutions (Special Projects) has joined the Group. Special Projects is a problem solving company whose services span the entertainment and industrial sectors, covering technical project management, design translation, bespoke fabrication and mechanical and lifting solutions. Being a part of Media Powerhouse Group will strengthen the specialist technical management and system integration expertise in both companies, say Media Powerhouse.

Special Projects was formed in 2007 by

The Wybron Mobile Light Lab hits the road next month

Wybron Mobile Light Lab launched

Details: 14 March 2016

USA - On the heels of the retired Wybron Mobile Showroom's successful 15-month tour comes the launch of the Wybron Mobile Light Lab, which will begin its Visuality 2011 Tour in February with over 100 events in the US.

The Wybron Mobile Light Lab is a 48ft pop-out-equipped trailer that features all of Wybron's leading products. Wybron president Keny Whitright had it custom-built after proving the popularity of the company's Mobile Showroom, which travelled the country in a rental trailer from 2009 through 2010.

Whitright chose a larger vehicle and tailored it to the feedback c

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