Considered by its creators as the first portable UHF microphone system which doesn’t require external power charging, JBL Professional by Harman has released the Rock ONE Series wireless microphone system to the China market. Designed for users who require an incredibly versatile, remarkable sounding wire-free solution for performances or presentations, this system is the first truly portable UHF microphone system, featuring charging via a USB-type-C cable for both the receiver and microphone — eliminating the need for an external power source. The system combines a sleek, contemporary design and supports the simultaneous use of up to four Rock ONE microphone/receiver sets, available in red,…
Author: James Robertson
Robe lighting has released the T2 Profile – a lighting fixture offering an array of innovative technologies and the sought-after colour finesse of Robe Multi-Spectral LED (MSL) light engines. Crafted for multiple applications, the T2 Profile produces over 17,500 lumens – measured at the front lens – via its 850W MSL source. The T2 Profile incorporates many unique technologies like adjustable CCT – from 2,700K to 8,000K – together with DataSwatchT for the quick selection of 237 authentic pre-programmed colours and tones including the most frequently used whites. A high CRI of 95+ supplies skin tones, while L3 – Low Light Linearity…
Global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks is expanding its service in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region by onboarding two influential distributors in the design and production industry: Tathastu Techno Solution and Total Solution Marketing. Tathastu Techno Solution and Total Solution Marketing will expand and grow the Vectorworks business to better serve customers in the APAC market. “We’re proud to add Tathastu Techno Solution and Total Solution Marketing to our growing roster of distributors in the APAC region to best serve our customers in the industry” said Vectorworks Global Channel Operations Director Victoria Morris. “By expanding our presence in the…
Outside, the modern world of 21st century Los Angeles County may hurry along on nearby highway 101, but once visitors enter Mission Basilica San Buenaventura, with its tranquil palm-tree-lined gardens, they’re soon transported to a different state of mind and spirit. Inside the basilica itself, the essence of its rich past seems to echo off the six-foot thick stone walls. Many of the religious statues and works of art that endow the room with a transformative quality, actually predate the mission’s 1782 founding. Although the building’s old lighting system didn’t go quite that far back, being installed in the 1980s, it…
The Staatsschauspiel Dresden in Germany joins a long and growing number of high-profile performing arts venues that are investing in Robe’s T1 series of moving lights, a refined product line tailored to meet the exacting demands of this sector. The 52 T1s – 20 T1 Profiles and 32 T1 Fresnels – were specified by Staatsschauspiel’s head of lighting and video, Andreas Barkleit, after careful consideration. The Staatsschauspiel Dresden runs two venues – The Schauspielhaus in the old town with 788 seats and the Kleines Haus in the Neustadt area which offers three halls with 400, 150 and 99 capacities respectively…
Audio-Technica has been confirmed as a distributor for Optimal Audio – Focusrite’s new commercial audio brand – in no less than 17 territories across Europe and Africa. The company will assume distribution activities at launch on 20 April 2021. Focusrite Group’s seventh brand, Optimal Audio has been in development over the past three years to simplify the often unnecessarily complex world of commercial audio, as Focusrite CEO Tim Carroll explains, “Optimal Audio provides a streamlined product offering working seamlessly together to deliver high quality sound that is easy to install and can be operated by anyone, not just engineers.” Dom…
Absen has welcomed Jessica Golding as the company’s new European brand manager. Golding will be responsible for strengthening Absen’s reputation across Europe and Australia and fortifying Absen’s relationships with its European partners and distributors. Golding began her career working for DCS Group, a global distributor for brands in the FMCG market. “The work allowed me to gain invaluable experience straight out of University directly working with customers and to learn the ins and outs of distribution,” Golding said. After two years, Golding moved on to Taiwanese B2C and B2B manufacturer BenQ as a marketing executive, where she was rapidly promoted…
The Denton Bible Church (DBC) in Dallas, TX recently underwent a large redesign of its audio capabilities and added a new DiGiCo Quantum338 console for both front-of-house and monitor mixing as well as a new DiGiCo SD12 console as its new broadcast audio console. The 3,500-seat sanctuary is tied together on an Optocore Digital Fiber network, at the heart of which is one of Optocore’s new AutoRouters. The audio network was installed and set up by Digital Resources, who are based close by in Southlake. Lance Eddleman, Audio Sales Manager, implemented the Optocore AutoRouter solution for the church when he…
PROLIGHTS 7Pix and 19Pix contain 7 and 19 by 40W LED emitters, made by Osram, with additive RGBW colour mixing. The Astra Wash7Pix can output 4,000 lumens and the Astra Wash19Pix 10,000 lumens, considerably brighter than their predecessors, and the brightest fixtures in their class. Every Astra Wash is fully calibrated to a default 8,000K, cool-white at full. The fixtures have a newly designed and proprietary front lens and glass light rods, meaning it can meet exceptionally high optical efficiency across the entire zoom range. They are also protected by a new lens coating technology that helps increase the brightness, protecting…
Much has been written about how the trend toward online and virtual options that was already taking place before the pandemic accelerated mightily in 2020. Church of the King, a dynamic house of worship outside New Orleans, provides vivid proof of this phenomena in action. Prior to the coronavirus, well over 7,000 people were attending services every weekend at Church of the King, as they had been for years. But recently, a growing number of additional worshippers were also connecting to the multi-campus house of worship via livestreams. As a growing number of its congregants turned to the internet during…
