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STOCKHOLM, Sweden – An audio system featuring HARMAN Professional Solutions components is a key element of the shopper-friendly atmosphere at a new BMW dealership in Stockholm. The system, comprised of Crown amplifiers, dbx processing and JBL loudspeakers, contributes to a relaxing and luxurious environment for shoppers and illustrates HARMAN Professional Solutions’ move toward complete system solutions.

GURNEE, Illinois — In one of its first installations since restructuring into a customer-centric organizational model, HARMAN Professional Solutions provided a complete system solution to Marcus Theatres, a leading Midwestern cinema brand. The integrated system with an immersive audio experience will be implemented in the UltraScreen® auditorium at the Gurnee Mills Cinema near Chicago.

LAS VEGAS, Nevada — As it has the past four years, Firehouse Productions relied on a HARMAN Professional Solutions audio system, featuring JBL VTX line arrays and Crown I-Tech HD amplifiers, for the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas. Firehouse cited high performance, durability and ease of setup as keys to its continued reliance on HARMAN Professional Solutions components.

HOLLYWOOD, Florida — Making their debut to rave reviews at ShowEast 2015, HARMAN Professional Solutions’ JBL 9300 Series surround loudspeakers are designed to provide smooth coverage and excellent power handling for modern cinema applications.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – In a demonstration of its unique ability to provide tour sound professionals with the most comprehensive array of complete system solutions, HARMAN Professional Solutions supplied leading tour sound provider, Gabisom Audio Equipment, with JBL VTX line arrays and Crown I-Tech HD amplifiers for this year’s epic Rock in Rio festival in Brazil.

NORTHRIDGE, California — Today, HARMAN Professional Solutions’ JBL is adding to its latest-generation JBL EON600 Series with the JBL EON618S, an 18-inch, 1000W, self-powered subwoofer. With a purposefully designed large-volume enclosure to support true low-frequency extension, the JBL EON618S is tuned to perform optimally with the JBL EON610, JBL EON612 and JBL EON615 full-range systems.

LEONIDION, Greece — The goal, considered ambitious by many, was to deploy a multi-faceted audio system with enough versatility for the wide variety of events held in the new 143-seat Multipurpose Hall of Leonidion in Greece’s Municipality of South Kynouria, Prefecture of Peloponnese. Refusing to back away from a tough challenge, the systems integrator equipped the space with live sound reinforcement, 7.1 cinema playback and conferencing systems courtesy of HARMAN Professional Solutions. Each system features audio equipment from multiple HARMAN Professional brands, including HARMAN’s AKG microphones, HARMAN’s Crown amplifiers, HARMAN’s dbx processing, HARMAN’s JBL loudspeakers and HARMAN’s Soundcraft mixing consoles.

BONDI, Australia – Australian celebrity chef and international success story Bill Granger started out in 1992 with Bill’s, a simple hole-in-the-wall café in Sydney’s Darlinghurst district, from which Granger has built a global empire of restaurants. Recently, Granger opened a Bill’s location in that most Australian-yet-international of locations, Bondi, one of Australia’s most popular tourist and surfing destinations thanks to its scenic beaches. Providing a sound system fitting for a top-end dining experience, systems integrator Lifetime Audio installed HARMAN’s JBL loudspeakers and JBL Commercial Series mixers and amplifiers at the high-end restaurant.

HARMAN Professional Audio Installation Takes Off At Alaska Airlines Center Sports Complex ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Completed in September 2014 at a cost of $109 million, the new Alaska Airlines Center is located on the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) campus and hosts the UAA Seawolves basketball and volleyball teams as well as concerts and other events.

NORTHRIDGE, California – On May 15, Pitch Perfect 2 starring Anna Kendrick opened in theaters nationwide grossing more than $100M in just two weeks. At the heart of the film’s success is its musical score. Supervising Music Mixer Joseph Magee, whose credits include the original Pitch Perfect, Saving Mr. Banks, High Fidelity and Into the Wild, recorded and mixed all of the a capella vocal performances using HARMAN’s JBL M2 Master Reference Monitors in a specially-built studio on location in Baton Rouge

LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Rock in Rio USA made its debut in mid-May, drawing 172,000 fans from around the world over two weekends and featuring performances by artists including Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, No Doubt, Metallica, Jessie J, Linkin Park and more. While the Las Vegas Strip location was a first for Rock in Rio, the elaborate stage productions and memorable performances were not, as Rock in Rio USA delivered on expectations set by previous Rock in Rio festivals held in Rio de Janeiro, Lisbon and Madrid. As for all Rock in Rio festivals, Gabisom Audio Equipment of Brazil provided the sound reinforcement system for Rock in Rio USA, once again deploying HARMAN’s JBL VTX line arrays powered with Crown I-Tech HD amplifiers on the festival’s main stage.

SOUTH BEND, Indiana — Highlighting the kickoff to a yearlong celebration for the city of South Bend, Indiana’s 150th birthday (SB150), HARMAN Professional and Michigan-based sound contractor Stewart Independent provided live sound reinforcement for a Memorial Day Weekend concert featuring Ben Folds and the South Bend Symphony. SB150 is a community-wide celebration of the city’s rich history and will highlight the area’s best in arts, culture and heritage in a variety of events and programs.

LOS ANGELES, California – While mainly catering to small and midsize events, Randy Trinidad (also known as DJRANDEE) took advantage of the power and size of HARMAN’s JBL VRX, PRX and SRX loudspeakers, and Soundcraft Si Performer consoles to create impeccable sound coverage for four different stages at the massive Thai New Year Festival this year in Los Angeles.

PRETORIA, South Africa – Providing sound reinforcement for some of the most popular artists in today’s South African music industry, MGG Productions recently deployed HARMAN’s JBL VTX line arrays, Crown I-Tech HD amplifiers and Soundcraft Vi Series consoles at the Afrikaans is Groot Music Show in Pretoria. Organized by Coleske Artists, the Johannesburg leg of the annual music concert saw nine sold-out shows at the Moreletapark Auditorium in Pretoria, which seats more than 7,000 people.

They may be named One Direction but the pop boy band is heading to stadiums everywhere as they continue their unstoppable success with their “On the Road Again” tour. One Direction thrilled their fans in the Philippines during two recent sold-out appearances at the 20,000-seat SM Mall of Asia open grounds in Pasay, with audio for the concerts provided by Manila tour sound contractor SoundCheck and a HARMAN Professional system featuring JBL VTX line arrays and Crown I-Tech HD Series amplifiers.

Celebrating the Spring Festival of Colors, Holi On The Beach is a community event that engages a culturally diverse range of attendees with dance and music provided by a DJ and supported with HARMAN’s JBL Professional SRX800 Series portable loudspeakers. The event took place on March 7 at the seaside lagoon of Redondo Beach, and was hosted by the Association for India’s Development (AID) non-profit group.

Neil Diamond is back on the road and is the first artist to perform with HARMAN’s new JBL Professional VTX V25-II line array loudspeakers. Sound Image is providing the live sound reinforcement for the tour, which is scheduled to extend through to the end of 2015. Crown I-Tech HD amplifiers are powering the system, while stage microphones come courtesy of AKG.

FRANKFURT, Germany – At Prolight & Sound 2015, HARMAN’s JBL Professional is announcing the availability of JBL HiQnet Performance Manager™ version 1.8.4, providing complete support for the recently-launched VTX V25-II and V25-II-CS line array loudspeakers as well as full integration of JBL VERTEC® DrivePack® DP-DA (DrivePack Digital Audio) V5 processing.

FRANKFURT, Germany – At Prolight & Sound 2015, HARMAN’s JBL Professional is announcing the release of Version 5 preset support for the VERTEC® DrivePack® DP-DA input module for all fullsize, midsize and compact powered VERTEC models (VT4889ADP-DA, VT4888DP-DA, VT4887ADP-DA) and subwoofers (VT4880ADP-DA, VT4882DP-DA, VT4881ADP-DA). Bringing together V5 DSP technology and the DP-DA (DrivePack Digital Audio) input module, this new update guarantees superior horizontal coverage, refined tonal balance, and pristine sound quality through the use of sophisticated multi-stage limiting and phase linearization.

FRANKFURT, Germany – HARMAN’s JBL Professional is introducing its VTX V20-DF Down Fill Adapter, allowing users to cover audiences more accurately, powerfully and economically in terms of VTX V25-II and V20 cabinet counts. The adapter frame is purposefully designed and engineered as an easy attachment of up to six V20 loudspeakers to larger V25 line arrays.