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livenews UNITED KINGDOM Three festival spaces for KV2 By Erica Basnicki
THREE LIVE spaces at the Galtres Parklands Festival, which took place over the August bank holiday weekend in North Yorkshire, UK, were equipped with KV2 Audio loudspeakers. Production duties were overseen
by York-based events specialists Camel Event Production, who chose KV2’s ES System for the “big-top” Black Howl stage The Arts Barge Project requested the same compact EX 6 and EX 1.2 system for its stage that Camel provided at a separate fund-raising event earlier in the summer. Finally, a pair of active EX 10 loudspeakers was responsible for covering the entire Firkin beer tent (home to 300 firkins of
UNITED STATES/WORLD Waite over for EAW By Erica Basnicki
EAW HAS appointed audio industry veteran Rusty Waite to the position of VP of sales. Waite, formerly with console manufacturers including AMS Neve, Euphonix and latterly Stagetec, will lead the worldwide EAW sales network from his new home base in EAW’s design centre in Whitinsville, MA. “EAW is poised to leapfrog others in our space with the Anya system, and we need a powerhouse leader of our sales network to plan for, manage and compound this growth,” said Jeff Rocha,
Russell ‘Rusty’ Waite has worked with AMS Neve, Euphonix and Stagetec
EAW president, speaking about the company’s newest PA system, which had its live debut at the
KV2’s ES Series starred under the big top at the Galtres Parklands Festival
ale!) for open mic slots and scheduled performances. “I have been very impressed with
the level of service and personal interest taken by KV2 and by their
flexibility and willingness to help as well as by the beautifully made and sounding products,” said Camel Event Production’s Kevin Wilson.n
www.kv2audio.com
Coachella Festival in April this year. “Rusty has just the right mix of hands-on product and industry knowledge, audio engineering and production chops, marketing savvy and business development experience to take EAW to the next level and beyond,” added Rocha. “Throughout my 25 years in the industry, I’ve looked up to the EAW brand for its phenomenal sound and reliability,” commented Waite. “But as I got closer, I was flat-out blown away by the newer lines such as Anya and the QX series. And coupled with the fact that the majority of EAW speakers are once again manufactured in the US, our momentum is catching on both domestically and internationally, and I cannot wait to see what we as a team do next.”n
www.eaw.com
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POWERSOFT ANDTraction Sound showcased their new partnership at this year’s Bestival on the Isle of Wight. At the Hidden Disco Tent, four Powersoft K10 amps drove a pair each of Traction Sound Hades infrasonic bandpass subs and Zeus V4 twin 18” bandpass-horn subwoofers, and four Kodiak SDS mid tops. In the more chilled-out Ambient Forest, another two K10s drove two Atlas single 18” bass bins and Kodiak mid tops. “Our rig smashed it and kept people dancing 15 hours a day and didn’t miss a beat. Now that’s the way to do a festival,” said Traction Sound business development director Jonny Goodwillie.
www.powersoft-audio.com www.tractionsound.com
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