Atlona, a Panduit company, has bolstered its Asia-Pacific (APAC) channel partner network with the appointment of Versatech International as its leading commercial AV partner in the Philippines. With its formidable network of resellers and experts, Versatech International distributes information and communications technology (ICT), including AV/IT solutions, to the Filipino enterprise market. Versatech’s experience throughout the Filipino market strongly positions Atlona for success in important market verticals including corporate, education and government. Founded in 2012, Versatech International empowers Filipino businesses with smart, connected solutions required for demanding AV applications, including video conferencing, webinars, seminars, training, and online presentations. Atlona offers a…
Author: James Robertson
With summer in full swing and theme parks finally welcoming visitors in large numbers again, SeaWorld San Antonio is celebrating by offering guests its two-month Electric Ocean Concert Series as an extra “free” perk to the park’s standard admission price on show days. Boasting a diverse roster of popular acts—Everclear, Little River Band, Josh Abbott, En Vogue, Newsboys, Chris Jansen, Vanilla Ice, Jesse McCartney, 38 Special, Matthew West, Shelly Lares, Air Supply, Blue Oyster Cult, and others—shows are staged at the 3,000-seat Nautilus Amphitheater, which recently got a powerful sonic boost, just in time for the new concert series. LD…
Xilica has launched Xilica Gio, a range of three networked endpoints for bridging personal devices to installed AV systems. The initial Xilica Gio series features three Dante interface products for USB, Bluetooth and XLR connectivity within collaborative and reconfigurable AV environments. All three Xilica Gio interfaces will drive greater adoption of bring-your-own-meeting (BYOM) strategies, and extend the use of installed AV systems in a variety of networked AV environments. Xilica’s Gio USB and Gio Bluetooth products are focused specifically on the needs of modern corporate andeducation customers, and bridge the gap between communications peripherals such as laptops, tablets and smartphones,…
A cost-effective solution has assisted Ebenezer International Centre in Gqeberha, in South Africa’s Eastern province, to improve the stage lighting in their 1 700-seater auditorium and the quality of their online broadcast. The new installation by DWR Distribution is as simple as 4 by 4m Prolyte trussing, 16 Longman F4UP parcans and a Le Maitre MVS Hazer while utilizing the church’s existing infrastructure and equipment. Senior Pastor Neville Goldman started the church around 40 years ago, and with a pioneering spirit and faith-filled heart, opened the large auditorium in Algoa Park on 17 October 1998. Just a few months later,…
Meyer Sound has appointed Kent Margraves as Sales Manager, Midwest and Jay Wyatt as Program Manager, Cinema and Residential. Effective immediately, Margraves assumes responsibility for sales and client relations in 10 states of the upper Midwest and Great Lakes region, reporting to Amy Luley, Director of Sales Operations, US. Margraves comes to Meyer Sound with an extraordinarily broad range of experience and training, including 26 years as a live sound mixer along with positions in applications management, technical services, and as a product specialist with leading companies such as Waves, Sennheiser and Digidesign/Avid. In his new position, Jay Wyatt will…
Tate Britain has unveiled RUPTURE NO l: blowtorching the bitten peach, a major new work by Heather Phillipson. Lighting, alongside sound and motion, played a key part in her unique spaces, with vibrant hues being created via two light sources from our eLumen8 and LEDJ brands. Phillipson’s three interconnected illuminated spaces are populated with the remains of scrap goods repurposed to form creatures. These structures, coupled with media, audio and projected light, create the scenes you see in the images from the commission. The whole installation utilises 40 of the eLumen8 Endura 1Q120 RGBW COB Zoom exterior fixtures and 42…
Doughty Engineering and PSI have teamed up to deliver the design and installation of specialist infrastructure at the Grand Opera House in Belfast. PSI were contracted by Tracey Brothers to facilitate the design and installation on the project which included a complete rewire of the production lighting and control, dimmers, audio, comms, stage management desks, show relay, foyer paging as well as providing a new house lighting system and additional elements to the in-house stage engineering system. All packages were specified by Charcoalblue. PSI, who are dealers for Doughty in both Northern Ireland and Ireland, brought Doughty on board very…
The BYU-Idaho Center, on the western edge of Brigham Young University-Idaho’s Rexburg campus, is an architectural marvel. Dedicated in December 2010 after three years of construction, the I-Center is a 435,000-square-foot facility combining two distinct gathering places: a large athletics center equipped with ten multi-use sporting courts and a 15,000-seat auditorium used for student devotionals, ecclesiastical meetings, graduation exercises, and select artistic and cultural events. Recently, the auditorium became more intimate sounding when an L-Acoustics loudspeaker system was installed by Clearwing Systems Integration. The fan-shaped venue with its 7,500-square-foot stage is one of the largest production theaters in North America,…
Powersoft has confirmed the appointment of Akira Mochimaru to serve as its new global marketing director. His duties in this role will be to connect dots between customers, technology, products, communication, and distribution through strategic business planning and guiding implementation. Based in the US, he will also coordinate with Powersoft’s operations in New Jersey to help growing the company’s presence in the install market through his knowledge and network of contacts. Mochimaru has made his move to Powersoft permanent after serving as a consultant for three months. He comes with an outstanding pedigree and track record extending over 38 years…
HARMAN Professional Solutions unveils its latest addition to the JBL Professional PRX Column Portable PA family, the PRX ONE all-in-one portable PA. JBL Professional also introduced the all new, universal JBL Pro Connect app for simplified management of the PRX ONE system. PRX ONE meets the needs of a broad range of portable and installed applications, delivering unmatched power, acoustic performance and functionality in a sleek, compact package weighing just 56 pounds. The system delivers a stunning 130 dB of wide, full bandwidth SPL with consistent front-to-back throw, thanks to its custom-engineered, 12-tweeter column array, featuring JBL A.I.M. (Array Inumbration…
