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Christ Church United Methodist Upgrades its Sound with Biamp's AudiaFlex

The Buzz: Install of the Month:
Jubilee Auditoriums

By Jack Kontney

In 1955, to mark the 50th birthday of the province of Alberta in a memorable and lasting way, the Alberta government constructed two identical auditoriums—one in Edmonton and another in Calgary. Completed in 1957...

First Baptist Church of Hendersonville Purchases ATI's 8MX2 Preamp

Sennheiser Provides Microphones for Dresden's Frauenkirche Reconstruction Project

Texas Minister’s Death Prompts New Safety Concerns

ClearOne Provides Presbyterian Health Foundation with Conferencing Suite

The Presbyterian Health Foundation Research Park in Oklahoma City’s booming biotech district is home to one of the nation’s premier executive conference centers. The $2 million state-of-the art facility uses ClearOne’s audioconferencing and camera products to connect local scientists with their peers across the country and around the world. And, while the Presbyterian Health Foundation Conference Center was designed to meet the highly specialized needs of the biotech community, it also benefits the corporate world, because businesses can reserve the center for their own videoconferences and other meetings....

Houston Church/Community Center Opts for Wireless of the Future

The fast-growing Copperfield Church in Houston was founded in 1991, and now its services average between 800 and 1,000 people per week. Also unusual is the fact that the church's entire technical arts ministry consists of f lay people who volunteer their services for the church. Copperfield Technical Director Michael Mychalczuk, responsible for all audio and video at the church, also has a full-time job with a local software manufacturer. According to Mychalczuk, "The church has grown over the years absolutely debt free. We build out as we have the funds to pay for the individual technical elements. So we had to design a sound, video, and lighting system that could be installed in phases. We had to think three to five years in the future, and build into them. ...

The Buzz: Install of the Month:
Gates Corporation

By Clark Stone

As the AV installation market continues to evolve, more and more applications present themselves. Museums and houses of worship are hot, relatively new markets. But rubber manufacturing facilities?...

Entertainment Innovation

By Daniel Keller

With the popularity of theme parks and themed entertainment venues at an all-time high, the designers and proprietors of these establishments have done what any business would do when faced with the prospect of an oversaturated market...