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live UNITED KINGDOM All abuzz about the MLA Mini
Hive Partnership’s rental arm becomes first outfit to buy into Martin Audio’s cutdown Multicellular Loudspeaker Array – and it was soon put to work, discovers Erica Basnicki
THE HIVE Partnership and its AV rental division, London Speaker Hire (LSH), have become the first investors in Martin Audio’s new MLA Mini ultra compact multi-cellular loudspeaker array. Having purchased four MLA Mini enclosures (plus MSX mini sub power plant) to cover each side of the stage, LSH debuted the system at Le Book, a two-day creative trade show at London’s County Hall in November. Director Grant Turner said the acid test was when the sound engineer from Arthur Beatrice – Universal Music’s up-and- coming indie band – who had previously been specifying other front line systems on the rider, immediately requested a quote for MLA Mini.
Two days later Athlete bassist,
Carey Willetts presented his solo Boxes project and management were quick to compliment the sound system, while The Video Geeks, who were supporting the gig, were so impressed with MLA Mini that they immediately asked to hire the system. “They loved the MLA Mini
The MLA Mini made its debut in the Rotunda at London’s County Hall
paired with the large modular video panel screen we supplied, and commented in particular on the amount of low end,” said Turner. Hive Partnership says it will be deploying the MLA Mini at “a number of high profile events and festivals” that the company will be covering next year – notably one of the stages at Glastonbury.
www.martin-audio.com
SOUNDBITES
FaitalPRO, the Milan-based loudspeaker component
manufacturer, launched the Chinese version of its website early last month. This is the latest in a bid to expand into the Asian market. Gianluca Turra, responsible for the company’s presence in Asia, says the site will reach “a huge potential market of Chinese speaking internet users”. This development comes after a loudspeaker boutique was set up in the Panyu district last year, exclusively selling FaitalPRO products.
www.faitalpro.com
Solid State Logichas appointed Audio Electronics Mattjsen(AEM) as the SSL Live console distributor in the Netherlands. AEM has praised the console for the implementation of the SSL SuperAnalogue front- end, 64-bit FP DSP processing and high channel/bus counts at 96kHz throughout. Tim Harrison, area sales manager at SSL, said: “SSL needs experienced and reputable partners in the rental and install markets. We could not wish for a better partner in the Netherlands.”
www.solidstatelogic.com
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