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Bearsville Theater’s return
Originally intended by music impresario Albert Grossman as a showcase for his artists – among them Bob Dylan, The Band and Janis Joplin – the Bearsville Theater is equally historically important and well-known. Grossman founded the Bearsville creative complex in the 1970s in Woodstock, but died before the theatre’s completion leaving his widow Sally to see it through to completion in 1989.
‘Woodstock holds a special place in music history, starting with the Sound-Outs of the 1960s that inspired the Woodstock Festival,’ explains new owner Lizzie Vann. ‘It’s an amazing place, just two hours from New York City, and Albert really created the renown of today’s Woodstock by building the Bearsville complex here. We’re excited to bring Bearsville Theater into the musical heartbeat of the region again.’
Lisa Bella Donna and December’s Pentacle
Rather than layers of hooks or driving rhythms, Lisa Bella Donna’s electronic music compositions music explore deeper musical territory – and, using Solid State Logic’s SiX small-format mixer and an SSL 2+ interface, she has achieved a staggering level of sonic detail on her latest release, December’s Pentacle.
‘I basically wanted to push the SSL SiX and SSL 2+ to their limits and record a piece that is sonically rich and detailed,’ she explains. ‘I carefully tailored every aspect of this recording to my SSL set-up – there was no other outboard gear used on this record except for a few plug-ins. It was all tracked, mixed and mastered through the SiX and SSL 2+.’
SSL’s days of Future
Since making his mark on the Atlanta trap scene in 2010, rapper Future has released eight solo full-length albums, six collaborative albums, and numerous mixtapes and other projects.
At the 5 Star Production Studios complex in Atlanta, the DAW control and automation capabilities of Solid State Logic’s AWS 948 δelta SuperAnalogue console – alongside the analogue workflow of the XL-Desk and advanced DAW integration of the Nucleus2 controller – are helping the studio engineers and producers to keep pace with the prolific rapper – and the other artists that they work at frenetic pace around the clock.
Sound on ice
The Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC) expedition represents the world’s greatest arctic research endeavour and is a milestone in climate research.
One of those taking part in the expedition was Friederike Marie Krüger, a German teacher who exchanged classroom for a research ship berth for six weeks in order to create teaching materials. She also made a documentary using Sennheiser microphones.
Paragon 360 upgrade at Bellevue Baptist
The largest house of worship in Memphis and one of the leading churches in the Southern Baptist Convention, the Bellevue Baptist Church recently renovated its audio systems, alongside extensive acoustical work throughout the church sanctuary. The project was led by the church’s long-time systems integration partner, Paragon 360, which had previously designed and installed its scenic, lighting and video systems.
The new installation, in the church’s 6,800-seat main sanctuary in the suburb of Cordova, features Quantum7 mixing consoles at FOH, monitors and broadcast. In addition, an SD12 console is now also in use in church’s fellowship hall, in what Paragon 360’ Mark Coble calls ‘a full DiGiCo solution for the church’.
Fast Moves
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Scott Wrege: Symetrix
Scott Wrege has been promoted to the position of Symetrix National Sales Director for the US, responsible for implementing sales programmes throughout the territory. Wrege joined the company in 2019 as...Read More...
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Fast News
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Broadcast Solutions Nordic
Broadcast Solutions Finland Oy has announced a name change to Broadcast Solutions Nordic Oy. As Broadcast Solutions Finland, the company has acted as the Broadcast Solutions Group’s subsidiary nearly...Read More... -
Alcons rides high on low-flying Amsterdam attraction
Opened in 2017 at a cost of €18m, Amsterdam’s This is Holland was the first panoramic flight simulator in the Benelux countries. However, it quickly became obvious that the original audio system was...Read More... -
New Neve paves the way for next Anamorphic album
Used mainly to record, mix and master projects for the electronic/experimental ambient Anamorphic, Thomas Statnick’s North Carolina studio is now home to a Neve 8424 mixing console ‘because it allows...Read More... -
Powersoft to hold D-Tools software webinars
Powersoft has announced webinars for D-Tools System Integrator (SI), to provide system integrators with guidance on using Powersoft’s complete product library through the D-Tools software. D-Tools System...Read More... -
Ashley Audio expands Southeast Asia presence
US manufacturer Ashly Audio has appointed Electro-Acoustics Systems (EAS) to expand availability of its equipment portfolio in the Southeast Asia region. ‘In EAS we have found the perfect partner to...Read More... -
Celebrity Juice puts the squeeze on remote sound
It was the production during lockdown impacting on Celebrity Juice that saw leading UK television sound supervisor/director and Sound BAFTA Winner Robert Edwards head for his home cinema and, with a few...Read More... -
Calrec’s Artemis shines for major US broadcaster
Chosen by systems integrator BeckTV for a recent control room build for a major US broadcaster, Calrec’s Artemis Shine audio console builds on the company’s 20-year history with the British company,...Read More... -
Japan makes Live Date with Waves eMotion LV1
Tokyo-based sound engineering company Live Date has begun using Waves’ eMotion LV1 Live Mixer and plug-ins for broadcast streaming. Live Date provides sound mixing, on-stage computer/DAW set-ups and...Read More... -
First Danish rental company adds Riedel Bolero comms
Danish provider of live event production services and equipment European Tour Production (ETP) has chosen Riedel Communications’ Bolero in order to provide clients with native IP wireless comms with...Read More... -
Berlin’s Redbox Studios adopts Cedar Studio 9
The first Cedar Studio 9 to be installed in Germany in 2021 has been delivered to Redbox Studios in Berlin. Already familiar with Cedar’s dialogue noise suppression through discussions with colleagues...Read More... -
Contacta to raise profile in India with AudComm
Assistive listening specialist Contacta Systems has announced a new partnership with pro-audio distributors AudComm for the India market, bringing the complete Contacta range of hearing loops, RF, IR and...Read More...
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