Peavey Commercial Audio
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Former NBA Star Wayman Tisdale Scores Jazz and Gospel with Crest
When NBA legend-turned-acclaimed jazz bassist Wayman Tisdale decided to leave basketball in 1997, it wasn’t a sacrifice, nor was it labored; it was a blessing. “I’ve always been inspired to make music my ministry,” he said. “After 12 years, it was simply time for me to go.” In Tisdale’s own estimation, he merely left his…
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Crest Audio’s Pro 200™ Series Amplifiers deal nothing but Aces
Since founding Ace Audio in 1992, Mike Goodreau has grown his sound hire company to serve the differing needs of entertainment venues and events throughout New England. His six employees are constantly on the go for this well-regarded “first call” sound hire firm, delivering top-flight FOH and monitors for outdoor festivals, jazz cruises, corporate events,…
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Crest Audio Introduces CD™ Series Power Amplifiers
Crest Audio proudly introduces the new CD Series power amplifiers, the new generation of elevated-efficiency amplification from Crest Audio. The CD Series combines a linear power supply with a Class D output to deliver legendary Crest power in a compact, cost-effective package, with an efficient output stage to allow the power supply to handle heavy…
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Crest Introduces HP-Eight™ Professional Mixing Console
Crest Audio proudly introduces the HP-Eight professional mixing console, combining Crest’s legendary high quality audio design with modern, efficient construction. The HP-Eight is available in easily portable 24-channel and 32-channel frames, as well as installation-size 40-, 48- and 56-channel frames, making this console ideal for a variety of medium-capacity live performance venues and houses of…
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Crest Audio HP-Eight™ Mixing Console Nominated for TEC Award
The Mix Foundation for Excellence in Audio has nominated the Crest Audio HP-Eight for a Technical Excellence & Creativity (TEC) Award in the category of Outstanding Technical Achievement in Sound Reinforcement Console Technology. The 20th annual TEC Awards will be held October 30 in San Francisco. “We designed our HP-Eight console to be the best…
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B.B. King Museum Opens With Fanfare, Star Power & Crest Amps
INDIANOLA, Miss. — The B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center opened September 13 with a three-day celebration and an historic, Crest Audio-powered concert that paired the blues legend with several of the marquee artists he has inspired. Tracing King’s journey from the fields of the Mississippi Delta to Beale Street and beyond, the museum…
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Rockstar® Mayhem Tour Uses Crest Audio Power Amps
Crest Audio power amplifiers rocked this summer’s inaugural Rockstar® Energy Drink Mayhem Tour. As the exclusive amplifiers of the Jägermeister® Mobile Stage — a custom-built, traveling foldout stage housed in a 44-foot trailer — Crest Audio provided the power for metal heavyweights Machine Head, Walls of Jericho, Five Finger Death Punch, Airbourne and more during…
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Tim McGraw Tour Enlists Crest Audio
Tim McGraw’s Live Your Voice Tour has chosen Crest Audio® HP-W™ mixing consoles and Pro 200™ Series power amplifiers for two stages on the country-music superstar’s 2008 North American dates. Dave Albro — a veteran live-sound engineer whose mixing credits include Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin and Roy Clark — and A2 Devan Skaggs are running…
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Crest Audio Release New HP-W™ Mixing Console
Crest Audio proudly introduces the HP-W professional mixing console, a continuation of its celebrated, feature-packed HP-Eight™ Series consoles. The HP-W is available in 28-, 36- and 44-standard mono input frames — with four full stereo channels, eight mono Automix™ channels and two stereo line returns — making this console ideal for both mixed music and…
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Crest Audio Unveils New NexSys® Module, CM™ Power Amps
Crest Audio proudly introduces its new Nx CobraNet-8(TM) control module and CMi Series power amplifiers, which work in tandem to support Crest NexSys 4 and Peavey MediaMatrix(R) MWare(TM) software programs for advanced control and audio routing. The Nx CobraNet-8 module, which fits into the rear bay of CMi 2204 and CMi 2208 power amps, supports…