Graeme Stevenson has been appointed as Production Manager for Belgium-based pro AV manufacturer, APEX. “We’re excited to bring Graeme on board to strengthen our manufacturing operations,” says APEX Managing Director, Paul Van Hees. “We are seeing strong growth in demand, particularly for our CloudPower installation amplifiers and Liviau touchscreen AV controllers. Graeme’s experience and drive will ensure that we can scale to meet this demand while maintaining the reliability and flexibility that our customers expect from APEX.” Originally from the United Kingdom, Stevenson is no stranger to pro audio, having spent nine years as an audio technician with fellow Belgian…
Author: James Robertson
Luminex has revealed its latest LumiNode and LumiCore firmware (release v2.3.0) – offering KiNet protocol support, Chinese language support and advanced networking features to both product lines. User feedback taught us that AVL professionals were looking for a solution that could have full control of lighting data and without being disrupted by unwanted or irrelevant data from different network stakeholders. However, it was not a simple task, especially with a large IT network like TV studio’s. After thoroughly analyzing the needs, Luminex developed the advanced network configuration features for LumiCore, which offers three scenarios allowing network separation to match your…
NEXO has announced the appointment of Rich Soper to its UK team, where he assumes special responsibility for the company’s sales activity in the tour sound and audio production rental markets. Soper began his career as a freelance sound engineer, and has spent many years at the sharp end of the business, notably as a system tech and FOH for well-known artists. He further developed his hands-on experience with an operational role at Disney Cruise Lines, running ship-wide audio and AV systems, before moving into technical sales for several successful pro-audio distribution companies, including Yamaha Commercial Audio. With a proven…
The Laura C. Muir Performing Arts Theatre at Douglas College has undergone a significant upgrade, which includes a Christie Crimson 3DLP laser projector, and most recently, the installation of a Christie D4K40-RGB pure laser projector. Douglas College educates close to 25,000 students a year, with two major campuses in Metro Vancouver. The Muir Theatre, located on the New Westminster Campus, is a fully equipped 350-seat facility used by students from the Theatre and Stagecraft programs who produce a production each semester in the theatre, as well as the Music Department for performances and classes, and by other departments for lectures…
Israeli Opera is both the principal opera company and busiest hall in the country, producing top quality operas and playing host to some of the most prestigious artists from around the world. Located at the Tel Aviv Performing Arts Centre and owned by the municipality of Tel-Aviv, Israeli Opera is also home to regular shows by local orchestras and ensembles, delighting performing arts lovers with a multitude of first-rate productions. Over the years, as the venue began to expand its music programme, it became clear that the existing in-house PA was not capable of covering the diverse spectrum of productions…
Transformation Church (TC), a multi-ethnic, multi-generational, mission-shaped community outside Charlotte in Indian Land, South Carolina, has added Ayrton Levante fixtures to its inventory of equipment used in producing worship services. TC acquired the Levante fixtures from SES Integration, a division of Special Event Services located in North Carolina. Levante fixtures are a dramatically miniaturized version of Ayrton’s Bora wash light offering outstanding performance capabilities in an ultra-compact format. Levante’s optics produce an extremely uniform flat beam with no hot spot, ensuring a perfect colour mix regardless of the colour combination selected. Jeff Cranfill, owner and lighting designer at Special Event…
LED manufacturer VOD Visual has launched The Edge, an LED video wall solution designed to be a direct replacement for LCD. The 55” panels are the largest single diecast cabinets available with each incorporating just eight modules of LED. This is approximately four times that of a conventional cabinet, resulting in four times less components to reduce installation time and the number of seams for a smooth finish. The Edge is currently available in 0.9mm, 1.2mm, 1.5mm, 1.8mm and 2.5mm pixel pitches and a unique futureproofed design allows them to be updated with the latest pixel pitches as they become…
Located in the north-west of Kyoto, which is known as the city of culture, Ritsumeikan University’s Kinugasa Campus recently installed a Martin Audio CDD system in two of its halls. Ritsumeikan is a historical university founded in 1900 by Kojuro Nakagawa, originating from former prime minister Saionji Kinmochi’s private school. Surrounded by famous temples, its quiet atmosphere makes it perfectly suited for academic and research. It was in the Igakukan (Institute of medical learning), located within Kinugasa Campus, that the upgrade took place in the two halls. The building itself contains various classrooms, common rooms and offices, as well as…
The 19” grandMA3 onPC rack-unit is a perfect lighting control solution for fixed installations like theaters, shopping malls, TV/streaming studios or houses of worship, or for a reliable grandMA3 lighting control system backup solution. It can also be implemented as a stand-alone lighting control system for shows that run automatically, due to external triggers or the Agenda function, e.g. in a theme park or for an architectural lighting scheme. The latest grandMA3 onPC software version 1.5 is already pre-installed on a powerful computer so all the features and software functionality of the grandMA3 console are at hand. A mouse, a…
Datapath has upgraded its VSN400 video wall controller with a high-performance motherboard for improved performance and support for the latest Intel processors. The updated VSN400 now supports Intel’s 10th generation Ice Lake Core i5 processor, with the option to upgrade to intel’s Core i7 or i9 where required. In addition, customers can select an optional 128GB RAM upgrade, available for projects that require high performance application support. Datapath’s VSN400 is designed for video wall and multi-screen displays applications that require a balanced number of HD capture cards and HD video inputs. When matched with Datapath’s broad portfolio of capture cards…
