| | CAMCO SETS NEW STANDARD FOR AMPLIFIER WARRANTY
December 2005 - Effective from December 2005, CAMCO has announced that it is doubling the warranty period on all the professional amplifier models in its portfolio. The new terms will cover CAMCO products for 6 years from date of purchase. Read more...
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| | MASQUE SOUND ORDERS CAMCO AMPS FOR 'HAIRSPRAY'
December 2005 - Masque Sound has ordered a substantial quantity of top-of-the-range power amplifiers from German manufacturer CAMCO, in readiness for a new Vegas opening of 'Hairspray' at the start of 2006. Read more...
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| | ''ONE NIGHT OF QUEEN'' – CAMCO PLAYS TRIBUTE
November 2005 - Reaching the end of its successful 11 month run in Europe, 'ONE NIGHT OF QUEEN' is the most authentic and impressive QUEEN tribute show ever to stage the greatest hits of the legendary rock band. Read more...
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| | IN DUBAI, PROTEC CHOOSES VORTEX AND TECTON
November 2005 - In Dubai, the largest rental company in the region has taken delivery of its first CAMCO amplifiers to team with a new NEXO GEO Series tangent-array system. Production Technology LLC (Protec), which was launched in September 1999, and has since risen to become the leading event production and equipment rental company in the area, is now offering CAMCO and NEXO as part of its event production services. Read more...
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| | APRES SKI WITH CAMCO
November 2005 - In Stafford, in the centre of England, is a Scandinavian-style ski-lodge development called the Après Bar, which is one of the classiest venues in the UK to feature CAMCO's TECTON amps. Read more...
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| | CAMCO TOURS WITH THE WHITE STRIPES
November 2005 - Leading British PA company SSE Audio Group is providing CAMCO amplification for the current European and Australasian tours by The White Stripes. Recently, the band took London by storm, with the biggest dates of the European tour taking place back-to-back at the legendary Alexandra Palace. Read more...
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| | CAMCO SHOWCASES IN KOREA
November 2005 - CAMCO's distributors in Korea, Nexcor Corporation, are building a strong profile for the brand in the region, and recently staged some impressive demos at the KOSound Exhibition in Seoul. Read more...
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| | CAMCO SHINES AT GERMAN JAZZ FESTIVAL 2005 IN FRANKFURT AM MAIN
November 2005 - The German Jazz Festival at Frankfurt am Main is the oldest, longest-running jazz festival in the world. For the 36th. festival, which ran last month in October, over three days, more than 3,000 visitors found their way into the broadcasting auditorium of the radio station Hessischer Rundfunk. Read more...
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| | FIDDLING WITH CAMCO
October 2005 - Fiddler's Green has the reputation of being one of Germany's best live acts, and is currently touring the country with a CAMCO-powered NEXO GEO S system, supplied by Vulkan Veranstaltungstechnik e.K. Stopping off to do a show in Römershagen, a tiny village near the small town of Wenden about 60 miles east of Cologne,the event turned into a bit of a company outing for Reiner Sassmann and his staff at CAMCO, which is based a few kilometres away, a chance to hear their amplifiers in action. Read more...
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| | FIRST CAMCOS FOR SPANISH HEAVY METAL
October 2005 - CAMCO has made its debut appearance at a heavy metal festival. 15,000 people attended Metalway in Gernika, near Bilbao in Spain, a 3-day heavy metal party headlined by Korn and the band that claims to be the loudest in the world, Manowar. Read more...
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| | CAMCO ON TV IN SWITZERLAND
October 2005 - CAMCO will play a supporting role in one of Swiss television's musical highlights of the year. The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (TSR) records a series of concerts starring Alain Morisod in front of a live audience at their main studios in Geneva, using a CAMCO-powered NEXO GEO S system. Read more...
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| | CAMCO'S SUMMER OF SIN IN NORTH AMERICA
October 2005 - CAMCO has been touring the USA with Tori Amos, and a NEXO GEO T tangent array system supplied by SSE Hire. Read more...
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| | 100-PLUS CAMCO AMPS FOR LINZER KLANGWOLKE
September 2005 - This year's Klangwolke, staged on the banks of the River Danube in the city of Linz, was ''Teilung am Fluss'', a multimedia extravaganza composed by Peter Valentin, which featured1950s military vehicles, river boats, and even an F-5 plane borrowed from the Austrian Air Force. And the largest CAMCO/NEXO GEO array system in the world. Read more...
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| | CAMCO AT THE LOSHEIM DAM
September 2005 - One of the last events of the summer was the big open-air rock festival at the Losheimer Dam near Saarburg, a 2-day outdoor event which attracted a first class line-up for promoters Popp Concerts. The acts included Die Toten Hosen, Social Distortion, Dover, Pascow and ZSK & Backyard Babies, Die Fantastischen Vier, Sportfreunde Stiller, Patrice, Kettcar, Les Babacools, The Funky Lowlives, Cosmic Casino and Spy Kowlik Read more...
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| | CAMCO GETS BEHIND VERDI AT REUTLINGEN OPEN AIR FESTIVAL
August 2005 - Sound designer Peter Jehle from Neomy Sound & Light had more than one reason for choosing a CAMCO-powered NEXO GEO S tangent-array system for the Open Air festival in Reutlingen, south-west Germany. Read more...
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| | CAMCO GOES DUTCH
August 2005 - Leading audio-visual and sound reinforcement rental companies in Holland have been buying up CAMCO Vortex amplifiers. Read more...
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| | SLOVENIA ENTERTAINS NATO WITH CAMCO & NEXO
August 2005 - MK Light Sound in Slovenia has invested in CAMCO Vortex, together with a new NEXO GEO S system, and was quick to show off its new purchase at the evening gala party for the NATO spring assembly. Read more...
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| | CAMCO GOES TO TAIWAN FOR CHICAGO
August 2005 - 'Chicago' has arrived in Taipei. Broadway's most popular musical is playing short residencies in selected major cities around the world, and has used a CAMCO/NEXO GEO T system to play the 1520-seater National Theatre Concert Hall in the capital of Taiwan. Read more...
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| | NEW USA DISTRIBUTION: CAMCO AND ASHLY AUDIO TIE THE KNOT IN NORTH AMERICA
August 2005 - From 1 August 2005, Ashly Audio is stepping into the role of North American importer and distributor of CAMCO amplifier products, offering a single comprehensive catalogue of amplification and signal processing products, backed by an adventurous approach to technological innovation. The CAMCO range of power amplifiers and networkable DSP products dovetails comfortably into the Ashly Audio portfolio. Read more...
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| | CAMCO IN FIRST ETHERSOUND NETWORK-CONTROLLED INSTALLATION
August 2005 - The Chantier des Francofolies, perhaps the most technologically advanced training centre for sound engineers and musicians in France, has been equipped with a NEXO GEO S tangent array system, powered by CAMCO, and operated entirely over an Ethersound© network. This is the first network-based installation of its kind to be completed in France. Read more...
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| | OASIS POWER IS CAMCO POWER
July 2005 - One of Britain's biggest rock bands Oasis is using CAMCO Vortex 6 amplifiers to power NEXO tangent-array systems for their sell-out stadium shows in the UK, and for the forthcoming US tour. Read more...
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| | PAOLO CONTE QUIETLY FILLS VERONA ARENA
July 2005 - A complete contrast to the Oasis stadium shows, another CAMCO user is one of Italy's most enduring singing stars Paolo Conte, whose sell-out show was the highlight of the summer jazz season at the famous Arena in Verona, Italy. Read more...
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| | JUMBO POWER
July 2005 - To mark the centenary of Jules Verne’s death, one of France's most innovative theatre companies, Royal de Luxe, has staged an extraordinary 3-day spectacle. Combining elements of street theatre, circus and carnival, the event featuring a robot elephant and a giant doll. French PA company Melpomen provided a mobile NEXO GEO system, powered by CAMCO Vortex. Read more...
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| | CAMCO VORTEX FOR PAVAROTTI IN PRAGUE
June 2005 - The world's greatest tenor, Luciano Pavarotti, gave his farewell concert in Prague at the Sazka Arena, using CAMCO Vortex 6 amps to power a NEXO GEO T tangent-array system. Read more...
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| | CAMCO, NEXO AND SIR ELTON JOHN SET NEW RECORD IN USA
May 2005 - The NEXO/CAMCO system provided for Herbalife's 25th anniversary gala at the Georgia Dome is the largest GEO T tangent-array ever to be used in the USA. Sound designer Chris Beale of SSE Hire (UK) worked closely with Gand Concert Sound (Illinois) and NEXO USA to provide record-breaking sound reinforcement services for this remarkable corporate event with its highlight, a private concert by Sir Elton John. Read more...
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| | DOWNHILL ALL THE WAY AT NORDIC WORLD SKI CHAMPIONSHIP
May 2005 - 360,000 spectators made their way to Obserstdorf (Allgäu, Germany) for the 2005 Nordic World Ski Championship. They filled the Schanzenstadion and the Langlaufstadion outdoor arenas, enjoying the combination of sunshine and plenty of snow. Read more...
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| | CAMCO KEEPS AN EYE ON THE BALL IN FRANKFURT
May 2005 - The German Sports Writers Ball is one of the social highlights of the year in Frankfurt am Main, held at the Alte Oper (Old Opera House) and attending by nearly 3000 guests. This year, its sponsor, Frankfurter Sportpresse e.V., welcomed many celebrities from the world of sport, politics, industry and showbusiness, including the star guest, José Carreras. Read more...
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| | CAMCO AND FÖÖN TAKE TECHNO TO NEW LEVELS
May 2005 - 14 hours of techno at 128db/a…for 2,500 people at the 'Schranz and Techno Party Loud', that was a perfect night out. Audio Studio Nord (ASN) from Wilhelmshaven has plenty of experience in events of this kind, and designed a CAMCO/FÖÖN system that could deliver high-quality sustained power. Read more...
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| | CAMCO DEBUTS ON BROADWAY IN TWO NEW MUSICALS
May 2005 - Sound designers for two new musicals have chosen to use Vortex amplifiers from the German manufacturer CAMCO, the first time they have been specified for Broadway productions in NYC. Read more...
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| | DIE PRINZEN CHOOSE NEXO GEO ARRAY SYSTEM FOR ACOUSTIC TOUR
May 2005 - With 14 gold records, six platinums, and over five million recordings sold, Die Prinzen is one of the most popular German pop bands of all time. Dates on 'the Princes' current acoustic tour sold out in record time, forcing them to add extra concerts to a national tour that is playing more than 30 theatres and concert halls (including the Leipzig ''Gewandhaus'' and the Dresden ''Semperoper'') across Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Read more...
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| | T-MOBILE CAMPUS WINS NEW-TECH AWARD
April 2005 - A prestigious SINUS Systems Integration Award 2005 has been awarded to the Walters-Storyk Design Group Europe for the work it has done at the T-Mobile Campus Forum in Bonn, Germany. The venue, which features CAMCO Vortex at the centre of its pioneering networked audio installation, has been given the Award for its use of new technology and system integration in a 'business' setting. Read more...
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| | MAJOR US RENTAL COMPANIES BUY INTO CAMCO
April 2005 - Two leading regional sound rental companies in the USA have purchased substantial inventories of CAMCO Vortex amplifiers along with NEXO GEO T systems. Read more...
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| | CZECH ANDEL AWARDS ARE NETWORKED BY CAMCO WINCAI
April 2005 - Every year, the Akademie populární hudby (Czech Academy of Popular Music) stages the Andel Awards,.the Czech equivalent of the Grammys, which are presented at a glittering ceremony. The event is a major highlight of the musical year in the Czech Republic, with 8,000 people at Ostrava´s CEZ Arena and millions watching it live on Czech TV and Czech radio. Read more...
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| | CAMCO and NEXO at the Film and Television Academy
April 2005 - Earlier this year, students at the 'Konrad Wolf Film and Television Academy' (HFF) in Potsdam-Babelsberg had the opportunity to attend a special lecture by celebrated acoustic expert Professor W. Ahnert. Read more...
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| | CAMCO HITS NEW LOWS AT THE AA ARENA, MIAMI
April 2005 - Leading sound designer Terry McNeil of Pro Sound - Miami has put together a hugely powerful CAMCO-powered NEXO system for DJs Sasha and Digweed, playing the huge 20,000-capacity American Airlines Arena in Miami, FL. Read more...
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| | CAMCO TECTONS ON THE EDINBURGH WATERFRONT
April 2005 - CAMCO's new TECTON amps have made their way to the Scottish capital, and into Cargo, a new concept music bar/bistro, which has been opened in the regenerated Fountainbridge area of Edinburgh Quay in Scotland at a cost of £1.4m. Read more...
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| | GARBAGE TOURS WORLD WITH CAMCO
March 2005 - Arguably one of the best rock 'n' roll bands in the world, certainly one of the most hard-working, Garbage is on the road again with the 2005 world tour. And they are taking CAMCO with them, to power the NEXO system being supplied by Thunder Audio. Read more...
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| | CAMCO POWER FOR LEADING LONDON CLUB
February 2005 - Umbaba is a new and exclusive club venue in London's West End, which has opened with a most unusual sound system The club's PA features high-end ATC transparent reference monitors, and CAMCO Vortex 3 amplifiers, specified by acoustician Nick Whitaker. Read more...
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| | AMERICAN PRESS PRAISE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF CAMCO VORTEX
February 2005 - In the Jan/Feb 2005 issue of 'Church Production', there is an article about the CAMCO-powered NEXO installation at the High Point Church in Fort Worth, Dallas. Author John Chester includes the following comments about the Vortex amps. Read more...
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| | BABBEL & HAEGER MERGES SOUND, MUSIC AND MODERN ART
February 2005 - German PA specialists Babbel & Haeger has completed a most perplexing sound reinforcement challenge, building a unique 'walk-in' sound stage for a presentation in Cologne, in cooperation with broadcaster Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR). Read more...
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| | CAMCO TO EQUIP ENTIRE PRODUCT RANGE WITH ETHERSOUND CONNECTIVITY
January 2005 - CAMCO is the first amplifier manufacturer in the world to commit to adding EtherSound connectivity to its entire product range. The optional EtherSound modules will be showcased as early as April 2005 at the Prolight+Sound trade show in Frankfurt. This short time to market is possible thanks to a close collaboration with AuviTran, an Authorized EtherSound Implementor, which will provide hardware modules and development services to CAMCO. [EtherSound is an industry-standard technology for audio networking developed, patented, and licensed by Digigram, which enables real-time audio networks using standard Ethernet cabling and components.] Read more...
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| | AMPTOWN PROVIDES UNUSUAL 'BACKSTAGE' SOUND SYSTEM TO THALIA THEATRE, HAMBURG
January 2005 - Hamburg-based sound company Amptown Sound & Communication GmbH (ASC) has completed an unusual but critical sound system installation at the Thalia Theatre in Hamburg. Following a shoot-out of loudspeaker systems, ASC chose a CAMCO-powered NEXO Alpha system for the task. Read more...
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| | CAMCO FOR JOSÉ CARRERAS BENEFIT GALA IN LEIPZIG
January 2005 - Legendary Spanish tenor José Carreras celebrated the 10th anniversary of his charity, the José Carrera Foundation, with a musical gala in Leipzig, Germany. Berlin-based event services company Artecom GmbH supplied a CAMCO-powered NEXO GEO sound reinforcement system for the show. Read more...
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