Pixotope makes two senior promotions and a new hire within its leadership team. The appointments follow the continued expansion of the company’s global staff, reflecting both its ambition and commitment to delivering first-class customer experience to creators and broadcasters across the live media and production sectors. Ian Puszet joins Pixotope as its Chief Customer Success Officer after a decade working at Avid, where as Vice President he led the Global Customer Care team. Drawing on his proven track record of successfully leading global teams across multiple enterprises and functions – including passages at Abekas Cox, Leitch and Harris Broadcast –…
Author: James Robertson
Itabashi Culture Hall, located in the Tokyo Ward of the same name, is a cultural hub that offers an entertainment program ranging from pop, jazz, classical and rock through to traditional Japanese music and drama. Inaugurated in 1982, the Hall radiates calm and serenity. Its 1,263-seat main hall is complemented by meeting spaces and rehearsal rooms. As the main hall’s ageing sound system was no longer offering satisfactory bandwidth and coverage, the team at Itabashi set out to replace it with a state-of-the-art sound reinforcement system that would offer vibrant, clear audio for patrons. The Hall’s audio upgrade was implemented…
SnapAV, a source of professional A/V, surveillance, control, networking, and remote management solutions, has announced that it has become Snap One. According to CEO John Heyman, the new name reflects the company’s goal to be the best provider of solutions, services, and platforms for custom installation integrators whose businesses have grown well beyond AV products. “The name ‘SnapAV’ no longer fully represents who we are or our aspirations for the future,” Heyman said. “We kept the name ‘Snap’ because of our ongoing mission to make our partners’ lives easier. Snap One builds upon this legacy and reinforces our aspiration to be…
LD Herrick Goldman chooses proven IP-rated range for flexible performance space lighting at city’s new and unique artificial island park An island oasis in the Hudson River west of Manhattan, Little Island @Pier55 is receiving praise as a unique arts area and green getaway from the hustle and bustle of urban life. Made up of 132 pot-shaped planters suspended above the water, the park’s topography holds a lush landscape of rolling hills, walking paths and open lawns. Nestled among the island’s more than 390 species of flowers, trees and shrubs are performance spaces outfitted with Elation Professional IP-rated automated luminaires.…
The talent and creativity of this industry never fails to amaze us. After looking at the high standard of the venues entered into the MONDO-DR Awards 2021 – particularly considering the wider situation across the world- we can only applaud the resilience, too. Despite everything, we wanted to make sure that your incredible work gets the recognition it deserves, which is why the MONDO-DR Awards has been an online event once again this year. We’ve had some truly special projects submitted for the 2021 awards – it’s certainly been a monumentally difficult task for our judges. We’d like to extend…
QSC announces Algam Nordic as its new Live Sound distribution partner for Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, and Iceland, effective July 1, 2021. “We are pleased to partner with Algam Nordic given their market expertise, well-established reseller network and experienced staff,” says Ron Marchant, Senior Director Sales & Marketing, QSC EMEA. “They are a great fit for QSC.” “For over 50 years, QSC has been a leading Pro Audio manufacturer, and its Live Sound portfolio will be a wonderful addition to our distribution offering,” says Örjan Kylhammar, CEO, Algam Nordic. “We look forward to representing QSC and providing our customers with…
Ashly Audio is enhancing its AW Series On-Wall speaker line with a Plus model that includes a higher power transformer to make the solution more flexible for integrations in larger spaces. The new model is available for order immediately. “When our partners saw how versatile the AW Series On-Wall speaker line was at its price point, one of the requests we heard was if we could increase the output power of our 70 and 100 volt transformers,” said Noel Larson, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development at Ashly Audio. “So we’ve done just that. This will enable even more…
Martin Audio is gearing up for two action packed days in early September, which will see them combine the latest in their successful Open Day programme—and their first in two years—with a party to celebrate their 50th anniversary. Held on September 7th and 8th, the Open Days have been designed to coincide with the return of the PLASA Show in London, when the international light and sound community descends on the English capital. The events will rigidly follow COVID rules for both staff and visitors, with appropriate protocols put in place. Sessions will be held at 09:30, 12.30 and 15:30…
Marshall Electronics has partnered with NETGEAR to offer three of the company’s M4250 network switches for pro AV applications. The M4250’s PoE+/PoE++ capabilities are the ideal fit for Marshall’s IP cameras and controllers, providing an easy to set up IP camera/controller/switch solution for its customers. The three NETGEAR models that are part of the collaboration currently include the M4250-10G2XF-PoE+, M4250-10G2XF-PoE++ and M4250-26G4F-PoE++, with the intention to expand the partnership by adding additional SKUs in the future. “Anytime Marshall has a chance to align itself with a company that manufactures game-changing products, like NETGEAR, is a big win,” said Marshall Electronics Director of Cameras,…
Zero 88’s RigSwitch is a remote-controlled and synchronised power switching and surge control device that is proving to be a reliable, cost-effective, and popular solution for multiple venues and installation scenarios worldwide. It is a best-seller even during this challenging pandemic period, as consultants, integrators and venue specifiers seek to protect vital lighting, audio, and AV equipment, like moving lights or LED fixtures, and avoid nuisance tripping caused by inrush currents on start up. RigSwitch was launched in 2019. It builds on Zero 88’s reputation for designing solid and practical power, control, and switching products, like the Chilli dimmer ranges,…
