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The Thin White Duke in Chicago
The Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago is hosting the only US stop of David Bowie Is—an immersive multi-media exhibit. The event is co-sponsored by Sennheiser which brought in TC Furlong, Inc. as their local partner. We were proud to support Sennheiser, the MCA, and the Bowie exhibit by providing theatrical sound design assistance…
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Eastside Christian Church Finesses Acoustics with Meyer Sound Constellation
We recently had the privilege of working closely with one of our long-time clients, Chris Gille (formerly of Willow Creek Community Church), to design and supply the sound system, consisting of Meyer MICA, Constellation/D-mitri, an Avid VENUE console, and related items, for Eastside Christian Church’s new 1,765-seat auditorium. The size and construction of the…
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Last-Minute Design Changes Don’t Stop the “Dances”
Classical guitar duo, the Assad brothers, and Grammy Award-winning woodwind player, Paquito D’Rivero, recently performed their show, “Dances From the New World,” in a concert setting, and TC Furlong provided a full audio rental system, along with audio engineers and system techs. Last-Minute Audio Redesign The original stage plot and sound requirements from the…
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Live Events: A Sure Thing at Shure Inc.
Perennial challenges for any system designer include dealing with low ceilings, long/narrow rooms, reverberant spaces, limited rigging capacity, high-profile events, and a mixture of spoken word and loud musical program material. Occasionally all these challenges—plus wind and weather—come together into one important job. TC Furlong was asked by professional audio manufacturer Shure Inc. to design and…
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3 Things We Learned at the Loudspeaker System Design Workshop
by TC Furlong On May 16, 50 sound professionals from all backgrounds converged at our first ever System Design Workshop, featuring sound system design and alignment guru, Bob McCarthy, for an intense and entertaining day of education. It’s difficult to fit everything Bob has to offer into a month, let alone an eight-hour day,…