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News Briefs North America July-Dec 1999
San Francisco, California Pro Media of California announced that the renowned Masonic Auditorium, nestled atop Nob Hill in San Francisco, introduced their new Meyer Sound system on October 30th for legendary R&B icon, Etta James, as part of the 1999 San Francisco Jazz Festival. The popular 3000-seat auditorium is known for hosting nationally recognized Blues and Jazz artists, as well as a host of other music performers. Included in the configuration is a Left and Right system comprised of MSL-2's - flown three-over-three, 2 MSL-2's, 4 650-R2 subwoofers, 2 B-2EX processors and 6 S-1 control electronics units. "At the Etta James concert, the system dramatically increased headroom and the system engineer, Dan Crow, was extremely happy with it. Pullman, Washington George Relles Sound, Inc. announced that Washington State University recently purchased a host of self-powered Meyer Sound UPA-2P's. The new loudspeaker systems, complete with pole mounts, will be utilized for conferences and mid-sized performances in theatres and halls throughout the Pullman, Washington campus. "After demo-ing the Meyer Sound products they had a chance to experience the quality of the sound and the ease of setup," said George Relles of George Relles Sound, Inc. "This new system sounds good from the go. Even in an acoustically bad room, all you have to use is your EQs to make the facility sound great. The University decided to go with the UPA-2P's in the end based on the units' tighter coverage pattern." Edmonton, Canada
Providing the PA for the Festival was Allstar Show Industries who supplied a Meyer Sound system comprised of MSL-4's, MSL-3's, UPA-1C's and UM-1's. Next year's 2000 Edmonton Folk Festival also promises to be an unforgettable event, so don't miss out on the dynamic lineup of artists powered by Allstar Show Industries and Meyer Sound. For information on the 2000 Calgary Folk Festival please visit: www.calgaryfolkfest.com/2000 Calgary, Canada At the '99 Calgary Folk Festival, held on July 22-25 at Prince's Island Park, a selection of more than 40 international artists were selected to perform over the duration of the four-day event. Included in the lineup were such illustrious artists as: the Violent Femmes, Joan Baez, Delta Blues legend - Honeyboy Edwards, Joaquin Diaz, Ye Xu-Ran, and the folk icon - Odetta. In charge of powering the musical and vocal stylings of the Festival was Allstar Show Industries of Canada who provided a Meyer Sound system comprised of MSL-4's, MSL-3's, UPA-1C's and UM-1's. According to Clive Alcock , main stage operator for Allstar Show Industries, the Meyer Sound system was selected for its extremely high quality audio reproduction capabilities that can accommodate a wide range of musical styles like those featured at this year's Festival. "I was the operator on the main stages for both the Edmonton and Calgary Festivals this year and I think the clarity of the Meyer Sound loudspeaker systems is the best," said Alcock. So even despite the occasional damp weather, the crowds that attended this year's Festival were well rewarded by a host of ten artists per day who performed music ranging from folk to jazz to reggae - all presented clearly by Allstar Show Industries and Meyer Sound . For information on the 2000 Calgary Folk Festival please visit: www.calgaryfolkfest.com/2000 Winter Park, Florida Students participating in the Florida SIM School included: Bryce R. Hershner, David L. Sharpe, Evan Z. Hall, Gary Garrison, Jeremy S. Slaton, Joey Tso, Kris Nilsson, Nichole Perini, Peter Alan Davis, Randy Sherwood, Reggie Scarsborough II, Rusty Cadaret, Sara Mooney, Steve L. Groves, Todd Herbach, Tom Martin, W. Eric Thomas, Willam E. "Chip" Sams lV, and Zachary S. Young Click here for more images of the school Kingman, AZ Audio for The 5th annual Kingman Airshow held October 2nd and 3rd in Kingman, Arizona was provided by New World Audio of Las Vegas. A total of 8 MSL-4s were utilized for music playback and annoucements that accompanied the amazing aerobatic display. Attending the Airshow was Lloyd Kinkade, Meyer Sound's Western Sales Manager. "The MSL-4's covered the huge 800 x 350 (feet) audience and static display areas with ease, providing thousands of attendees with excellent sound for the event," said Kinkade. "It was great to see that only one engineer was needed for the system. It took two stagehands less that three hours to setup. Teardown took only two hours! They even used a UPM-1P for cueing and monitoring aircraft radio frequencies." For more information about the Kingman Airshow visit: www.kingmanairshow.com Las Vegas, NV Joining in on the grand opening of the megaresort Paris Las Vegas on Wednesday, September 1 was the Très Jazz Club and Restaurant, which is situated in the flyway of the new French-themed hotel-casino. The club, owned by BET Holdings, Inc., also features a New World Caribbean restaurant, a fusion of American and Caribbean cuisine. Designing the acoustics for the 5,000 square foot club was Pro Sound, Inc. of Las Vegas, who also were responsible for installing the pro-audio system of 3 Meyer Sound UPA-1P's and 2 UMS-1P self-powered loudspeaker systems. "The acoustics of the club are really great," said Rod Sintow, CEO of Pro Sound, Inc. "With the Meyer Sound equipment the audio has a very rich and dynamic feel. We decided to go with the Meyer system based on their reputation for high quality audio and precision sound." Columbus, OH Bartha AV, Inc. out of Columbus, Ohio recently announced that they supplied the pro audio equipment for the Longaberger Basket Bee at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. The two-week show, which featured three groups (7,000 individuals each) of Longaberger sales associates, featured a host of Meyer Sound self-powered loudspeaker systems. "The client was very satisfied with the results of the pro audio," said Jerry Spencer, accounts manager for Bartha AV, Inc. Included in the system configuration were 21 Meyer Sound MSL-4s, 7 CQ-2s, 6 CQ-1s and 6 UPA-1Ps. Emeryville, CA On August 9-13, Meyer Sound held a SIM School at the Ex'pression Center For New Media in Emeryville, California. Instructing the week-long course was Bob McCarthy, consultant on sound system alignment and design. In attendance for the 40-hour week were individuals from throughout the US and other locations. Participants included: Bartlomiej Lubaszks, Randy Cullar of PG&E, Julie Ferrin of La Mirada, Jeffrey Yue Sze Hsing of Esplanade, Todd Davis of Feld Entertainment, Anthony Collins of Feld Entertainment, David Terry of Feld Entertainment, Chad Pevy of Feld Entertainment, Brent Cook of Feld Entertainment, Charles Marlow of Feld Entertainment, Bryan Pomeroy of Feld Entertainment and Dan Simpson. PJ Goodman, president of Pro Sound out of Las Vegas; Larry Spurgeon, director of Bellagio's entertainment technology group; and Chips Davis of Chips Davis Design recently visited the Meyer Sound offices in Berkeley, CA. Together, John Monitto, Technical Sales Support at Meyer; Rick Coleman, southeastern sales manager; and Lloyd Kinkade, western sales manager, took the group on a grand tour of the manufacturing facilities. At the end of the tour, the group visited the Meyer Sound demo room, where they listened to a number of new Meyer Sound self-powered loudspeaker systems, including the UPM-1P and USW-1P. Fort Worth, Texas "The client heard the system at a show a couple of years ago and fell in love with the quality, clarity and gain that the Meyer system delivers," said Jerry Spencer of Bartha A-V, Inc. "It's very important that everyone hears everything that happens, because they are voting on all of the laws that govern the Presbyterian Church Internationally." "Last year's General Assembly took place in Charlotte, North Carolina. (see image below) A Meyer system was utilized there and worked flawlessly; so, we were invited back to their event this year." "By using the Meyer system we can cover a larger area with fewer speakers, thus giving the client more bang for their buck," he said. "With other loudspeaker cabinets we would have needed a lot more." See the Photo Gallery for more shots of this event. November, 1999 |
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For four music-filled days in August Gallagher Park was host to the renowned Edmonton Folk Music Festival. The Festival, held on August 5-8, has come a long way since its humble beginnings back in 1980. In '99, the $2-million budget, 1,500-person crew offered thousands of attendees the rare opportunity to catch more than 70 acts over the four-day Festival span. Performing were such notable artists as: Delta Blues icon - Kelly Joe Phelps, Belfast singer/songwriter - Andy White, Tim Williams, Richard Wood and Joan Baez.
Photo courtesy of Michael Stewart 
Spencer also pointed out that although the room is a large area to cover, the acoustics are favorable.