UK - PLASA London launches its first show at ExCeL London today with free entry for the first 5000 people to register via its new website. Taking place on 6-9 October 2013, the new name, new venue, and new autumn dateline aren't the only ...
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USA - Beatport's top 10 sound systems in the US features five venues installed with Funktion-One. Beatport - one of the largest online music and tools resources for DJs in the world -searched across the USA to reach a shortlist of 10 ...
Casio America, Inc.'s XW-P1 Performance Synthesizer kicked off 2013 with not one, but two prestigious industry awards – Electronic Musician's "2013 Editors' Choice Awards for Affordable Synth Awesomeness" and The Music & Sound ...
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TouchTunes Interactive Networks, the industry leader for interactive music and entertainment in 57,000 venues nationwide, enabled crowdsourced music at the 2013 frog SXSW Interactive Opening Party. Held at the Palmer Events Center in ...
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Samsung tonight took the wraps off its new Galaxy S 4 smart phone, the new flagship for its innovative S brand line whose other models have scored very well in our tests. While the new phone falls short of being revolutionary, it brims with ...
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South Africa - The 9th Annual Channel O Music Video Awards was held at the Walter Sisulu Square in Kliptown, Soweto, South Africa. It comprised of a mega dome structure and an enormous lighting rig. For control lighting designer Joshua ...
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USA - Described as an "evangelical Christian megachurch" Saddleback Church in Southern California embraces high production values to reinforce its services. Looking to remain at the cutting edge via an architectural makeover late last ...
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A free box of goodies for girls - know as the 'Box of OMG!' - has launched. Described as ‘a free Birchbox for kids’, Box of Awesome for boys aims to "solve the discovery and noise problems faced by both established and new ...
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MakieLab also picks up an Entertainment and Gaming award. Over 100,000 digital Makie doll characters have been created to date. The news comes as creator of the 3D printed dolls, MakieLab, is honoured at the SXSW 5th Annual Accelerator ...
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Samsung's Galaxy S4 was revealed last night (14 March) in New York with a Broadway themed launch. The handset features what Samsung claims is the world's first Full HD Super AMOLED display and five-inch with 441ppi. The Galaxy S 4 also ...
Video game developer Siobhan Reddy is out to inspire women gamers after being named Australian Woman of the Year in the United Kingdom. Ms Reddy, 34, received the award at a ceremony in London on Wednesday night. Earlier this year the ...
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Following the successful opening of SW19, London's newest rehearsal facility, the SW19 team has launched a complementary production company to provide turnkey solutions to the live events industry, To provide a high level of knowledge and ...
When St. Andrew's C of E Church in the Gloucester village of Churchdown decided to re-orientate its interior through 90° to better accommodate its growing congregation, it presented a real audio challenge for Kelly Gibson's ...
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Award-winning band The xx has bought two DPA d:facto II Vocal Microphones after being impressed by their audio quality and ability to deliver an incredibly natural sound during a recent tour of the US. The band, which comprises Oliver ...
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A new permanent audio system structured around the Meyer Sound Mina line array loudspeaker is destined to bring even greater versatility to City Casino Basel. Part of Switzerland's cultural landscape since 1824, City Casino Basel occupies ...
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