SSE Audio, part of the Solotech UK Group, has appointed James Baker to the role of Live Sound Specialist to benefit the UK Sales team. In this new position, Baker will support SSE Audio and Manchester-based Wigwam’s live sound Sales customers. Working alongside their industry-leading team of technical experts and service providers, he will develop marketing strategies that promote the groups’ unique services for the live sound market. The Live Sound Specialist role has been created to ensure SSE Audio and Wigwam continue to deliver outstanding customer service. He will also help identify new routes to market while solidifying the company’s position…
Author: James Robertson
The church building of Christ King Parish in the western Milwaukee suburb of Wauwatosa has been through over half a century of construction, reconstruction, renovation and updates. But the one that likely may have made the most difference was the recent replacement of its old sound system with a new L-Acoustics A10i array and Syva loudspeaker enclosures installed over the summer by the local office of Clearwing Systems Integration. The building, which opened in January of 1957, was designed to seat 1,200 parishioners. However, like many older Catholic house of worship designs, the preponderance of marble, glass and hardwood made…
With maximum flexibility in mind, KLANG has created the KLANG:konductor, its most powerful and versatile immersive in-ear mixing processor to date, delivering connectivity that is ready for today and tomorrow. “After joining forces with DiGiCo in 2018 and the release of the workflow integration for its consoles, more and more monitor engineers have implemented a KLANG immersive IEM processor into their workflows,” says KLANG’s co-founder Dr. Pascal Dietrich. “At first, only the most critical channels for the main artists were sent through the processor, but the wish for more input channels, and thus new creative and organisational possibilities, grew further.”…
Backup recognises the need to positively communicate with our colleagues and to be aware of how they might be feeling and to ensure that they are not suffering alone, so this year’s PLASA Show sees the charity launching a free Mental Health First Aider course generously sponsored by Unusual Rigging in memory of Alan Jacobi who was a long serving and valued Backup Trustee. “Alan was always concerned about the welfare of his colleagues, and it is wonderful that Unusual Rigging has sponsored this course in his memory,” says Backup Chair, John Simpson. “We are not good at asking for…
Audio-Technica will be exhibiting at the upcoming PLASA show at Olympia between 5-7 September. The event will see Audio-Technica exhibiting products from distributed brands Optimal Audio and Audio Pro Business for the first time, alongside its own live event-oriented microphones and wireless systems and Allen & Heath digital mixing solutions. The show will give visitors a chance to get hands on with Allen & Heath’s latest addition to the incredibly popular dLive range – the ultra-lightweight CTi1500. The new control surface takes the best-selling compact dLive C1500 and applies “superleggera” Italian performance car principles to set a new standard for…
DTS lighting has announced a new exclusive partnership with German distributor BT.innotec for its entire product line. BT.innotec was founded in 2021 by Michael Timmer and Raphael Berndzen, who both have worked in the event industry for years, while developing a high level of know-how in sales of professional event technology. Product manager Malte Kaß also joined the BT.innotec team in August. The company strives to achieve a strong position in the market as a distributor for lighting equipment. Founders Timmer and Berndzen say they’re happy to tie the partnership with DTS, as: “it has grown over the years and…
The Brooklyn Mirage is an aptly named open-air live music venue located in the heart of New York City’s most populous borough. The unique sanctuary in the East Williamsburg area of Brooklyn recently reopened after a 15-month hiatus and now greets crowds of eager live music fans with a state-of-the-art IP-rated lighting package from Elation Professional. The Brooklyn Mirage lies in the Avant Gardner complex, an 80,000 square foot site that occupies an entire city block. The vast complex includes an indoor space, The Great Hall, and an intimate club space called The King’s Hall, as well as the outdoor…
Allen & Heath has named Tokyo-based Hibino Intersound as a distributor for Live, MI and Install products in Japan. “We are very excited to join the Allen & Heath family” comments Oizuru Osamu, President and CEO of Hibino Intersound. “Allen & Heath offer a wide range of products which are renowned for their innovation, quality and reliability. We look forward to developing market reach and supporting Allen & Heath customers in Japan.” “Many of our customers are now using and specifying multiple products across the range, from ZED to dLive” adds Jamie Ward, Allen & Heath’s APAC Sales Director. “The…
One small step for man, one giant leap for those working from home… in an audacious bid to rid the world of one of the most overused phrases of lockdown, “You’re on mute” has been sent to space – never to return. www.pioneerproaudio.com
As of January 1, 2022, QSC will take over direct distribution for all QSC systems solutions, including the Q-SYS audio, video and control platform, in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. This shift will give customers direct access to the QSC Netherlands BV training facilities, business development, as well as service and repair under one, dedicated brand. To support the new distribution model, Mark Ebing has joined QSC as sales director, reporting to Willem van Zuilekom, Managing Director of QSC Netherlands BV. Prior to QSC, Ebing held sales leadership positions at Biamp and Shure Benelux, and brings more than 10 years…
