To deliver clear, intelligible sound for the celebration of the 20th anniversary of Macao’s return to China, AV integrator Macao Chi Fu Lighting & Audio Technology Co., Ltd. recently equipped the Macao East Asian Games Dome with a state-of-the-art JBL Professional by HARMAN audio system. To celebrate 20 years since its return to China, the former Portuguese colony of Macao held a dinner reception and inauguration ceremony at the Macao East Asian Games Dome. At the ceremony, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People’s Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission,…
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WorldStage was first in line to take delivery of ROE Visual’s new narrow pixel pitch LED platform, Sapphire, for the US rental market. The super high-resolution 1.5mm pixel pitch LED panel joins a growing inventory of LED displays and solutions available from WorldStage. “It’s exciting to be among the first to offer Sapphire to our rental customers,” said Gary Standard, President and CEO of WorldStage. “Sapphire is a very innovative product that meets the quality standard that ROE is known for. We’re pleased to add Sapphire to the high-resolution boutique products our discerning customers are looking for.” ROE Visual Sapphire…
In reality, Route 66 stretches 2,451 miles from America’s heartland to the shores of California. In spirit, however, it extends much further, since this mythical highway has a way of throwing off the shackles of everyday concerns, and setting the imagination barreling down a wide open road of unlimited freedom and possibilities. This quintessential symbol of the American free spirit served as an appropriate backdrop for the 2019 Hype O Dream festival, which featured convention defying EDM performances by stars such as Nico Morano and Cherry Moon Trax. Bringing this thematic setting to life in vivid eye-popping colors was a…
Bandit Lites has launched into the new decade with plans of robust growth, including multiple new sales initiatives and doubling the size of the Nashville and Charlotte facilities. To help with the infrastructural changes of the company, Bandit has announced the hiring of David Sloan as the IT Manager. Sloan’s career included working with The Learning Company as a Quality Assurance Tester of Foreign Language software, followed by a promotion as the QA Tech, where he was responsible for building and maintaining the computer laps with prefabricated and custom computer set ups. Sloan also worked as a Network Administrator for…
In keeping with the motto Where Corporates Meet Entertainment, Yamaha is showcasing a broad product range for both the enterprise and the entertainment markets at Integrated Systems Europe 2020, highlighting the close relationship between the company’s Unified Communications (UC) and professional audio portfolios in Europe. Exhibiting on stand 3-C95, the UC presence will highlight the three categories of its product portfolio, all designed to deliver communication with pristine audio quality in any environment. These will include the new YVC-330 conference phone, which combines a compact, portable design with exceptional audio clarity. Innovative SoundCap technology with Far Field Noise Reduction (FFNR)…
QSC has appointed Audiologic as a UK exclusive distribution partner for live sound. Audiologic will provide a holistic customer support, from daily interaction to service and training. Audiologic is a leading provider of pro-audio and commercial sound equipment who has already successfully worked as Industry Market Partner for the QSC Systems portfolio. Audiologic is one of the AV industry’s most respected providers in the UK and Ireland combining detailed product knowledge with excellent standards of customer service. “We are extremely proud to be awarded the exclusive UK distribution for QSC Live Sound products”, said Andy Lewis, Managing Director at Audiologic.…
Attendees visiting disguise’s ISE 2020 stand will have the opportunity to witness the different features of disguise’s solutions in action, working together at scale to deliver one fully integrated system. It will also feature an eye-catching projection mapped kinetic sculpture with real-time generated video content. Various demo stations on the stand will also present how disguise’s solutions are used on huge global projects and productions. From enhancing the stages of the most iconic music festivals and live events, such as Eurovision Song Contest 2019 and Marco Borsato live at De Kuip Stadium, to powering architectural wonders around the world. disguise’s…
Riedel Communications has promoted Marcin Jakowczyk as Sales Manager for the company’s Poland operation. Jakowczyk brings a decade of experience in the pro audio, broadcast, and telecommunications industries to his new role, including more than five years in various sales and engineering positions at Riedel. Based in Warzymice, Poland, he reports directly to Jürgen Diniz-Mallek, General Manager Austria and Central and Eastern Europe at Riedel Communications. Prior to his promotion, Jakowczyk spent two years as a systems consultant/sales engineer for Riedel, in which he led the development of a unified, company-wide standard for delivering IP solutions to customers. Also at…
Digital Insanity chose Green Hippo Media Servers to drive the on-screen visuals for the star-studded ‘blue carpet’ environment at the European Première of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Held at the Cineworld cinema in London’s Leicester Square in December 2019, the event called for visuals to be played on to a large LED screen. This served both to entertain the waiting crowds, many of whom had queued for hours to ensure their front-row positions, and to accompany the live interviews with the movie’s cast and creators as they arrived on the special ‘blue’ carpet. Digital Insanity’s founder, Richard Bagshaw,…
Broadcast live on 26 January, the 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards saw an industry first as Sennheiser’s Digital 6000 wireless microphone system helped deliver a completely digital signal path for wireless vocal mics for the first time in the award show’s illustrious history. The evening’s highlights included captivating performances by Lizzo, Brandi Carlile, Blake Shelton and others as more than 20 channels of Sennheiser Digital 6000 RF were deployed in both production and MC capacities at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. In light of an ever-congested RF environment and an unrelenting demand for wireless frequencies, this year’s technical deployment was…
At February’s Integrated Systems Europe exhibition in Amsterdam, Yamaha will be highlighting its support for both the entertainment and enterprise markets with its range of high end, integrated solutions. ISE takes place at the Amsterdam RAI from 11-14 February 2020, with Yamaha exhibiting on Stand 3-C95. Yamaha provides an unrivalled level of support for the enterprise and entertainment markets, the display of Unified Communications products underlining the close relationship between the company’s pro audio and enterprise solutions. Yamaha’s industry-leading digital mixing systems will be on show, including RIVAGE PM and the latest V5.5 firmware for CL/QL series digital mixers, which…
At ISE 2020, Brompton Technology will launch its new Tessera S8 LED processor. The Tessera S8 is a cost-effective solution for high profile projects that do not require the large output capacity of the award-winning Tessera SX40 processor, but still want to benefit from the flexibility of Brompton’s industry renowned Tessera feature set and easy-to-use software to produce stunning results. Like the Tessera SX40, the Tessera S8 provides support for all of Brompton’s key features including High Dynamic Range (HDR) and Dynamic Calibration, which offer a truly revolutionary approach to delivering better image quality for LED screens. In addition, the…
Jo Campana is with Francesco Renga on his L’altra metà (The Other Half) tour. The name refers to the hidden part of every one of us which can only be seen by looking into the mirror. On the basis of this idea, lighting designer Jo Campana came up with his Uno Nessuno Centomila (One, No One and One Hundred Thousand) concept. The set features several panels with reflective surfaces and columns with concealed video elements, which can only be seen when reflected in the back wall, also covered with mirrors. “The tour is remarkable for its rather small number of…
Sound Technology, the distributor of Martin by HARMAN in the UK, is pleased to announce the immediate shipping of the Martin ERA 400 Performance CLD. The ERA 400 is the first of the ERA Performance series, announced at LDI in November, to become available, with the remainder of range which consists of the warm white version of the ERA 400, the ERA 600 Performance and ERA 800 Performance – the brightest moving profile fixture in Martin’s history – arriving in February. The 10,000 lumen ERA 400 Performance CLD features a 300W 6,500K LED light engine, and in common with the…
With a quarter century of innovation to celebrate and a convention centre full of industry professionals in town, ISE 2020 (11-14 February) has been chosen as the perfect event to mark a significant achievement for Italian audio and technology visionary, Powersoft. Over the course of its history, Powersoft has been credited with a number of technological innovations and industry firsts. Jst a year into its life, in 1996, the company had already mastered designing and developing the (then) first commercially viable Class-D amplifier, which was able to deliver consistently reliable, high power levels — something that hadn’t been achieved until…
Lighting Designer James Scott of Suluko specified 96 impression X4 Bar 20 battens from GLP when London-based rapper / producer AJ Tracey played two shows at Alexandra Palace recently. The gigs were the culmination of a long year in which Scott had been an essential part of the artist’s creative team, headed by Tawbox, as he toured first the UK academy circuit followed by the festival season, with a simple floor package. Lighting inventory for the tour had been supplied by Siyan but when it came to the Ally Pally shows production manager Joel Stanley awarded the project to Neg…
At Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2020, 11-14 February 2020 at the RAI Amsterdam, AVIXA will present the latest market research and thought leadership for the pro-AV industry. Sean Wargo, Senior Director of Market Intelligence for AVIXA, will deliver new EMEA data and insights from AVIXA’s Industry Outlook and Trends Analysis (IOTA) for the first time in a series of sessions on the ISE Main Stage (Stand 14-B190, on Tuesday, 11 February, 12:00 – 12:30, and Friday, 14 February, 10:00 – 10:30). The talks will include the latest updated data that goes beyond the 2019 IOTA report, lifting the lid on…
Obsidian Control Systems’ complete lineup of NETRON data distribution products is now in stock and ready to ship from US and European warehouses. NETRON is Obsidian Control Systems’ new, comprehensive range of DMX Splitters and Ethernet to DMX gateways, supporting applications from live production and venue installations to architectural environments. Featuring outstanding build quality, advanced feature sets and smart mounting options, they perform at a level of reliability demanded by today’s market. NETRON offers smart solutions for professional lighting and AV markets. Developed with the user in mind, NETRON products combine tough hardware with smart software for fast setup and…
