Hope Fellowship Church in Frisco, Texas, just north of Dallas, made a recent purchase of Obsidian NX4 and NX Wing lighting controllers and runs the intuitive ONYX platform across the ministry’s four campuses. Mark Ellis, Production Development Director at the church, is a past user of M-PC lighting control software but made the smooth transition to the ONYX platform when Hope Fellowship upgraded their lighting control system. “When I first came to the church they were using a Martin M1 console with M-PC software,” said Mark, who has been with the church for the past eight years. “When it was time to…
Author: James Robertson
Stanley, a new Cantonese restaurant on the waterfront of Brisbane’s Howard Smith Wharves, has complemented head chef Louis Tikaram’s fine mix of locally sourced cuisine, with a top quality Martin Audio sound system. The restaurant needed help with designing and implementing an audio system that delivered high quality and balanced audio across the two-storey venue, both indoors and out. It also needed a single touch point that would be simple to operate by any member of staff, depending on the atmosphere required, with automatic control to provide specific level adjustments to comply with their licence. So they turned to locally-based…
Newsbridge has expanded its Sales Team with Carole Pigeard and Sebastien Letemple Dit Chapuy, former Ross Video and Dalet Executives. In her new position as Sales Director, Carole will lead a team of regional sales & partnerships managers with in-depth industry backgrounds. She will be responsible for defining the company’s global sales expansion strategy, building up channel partner programs and overseeing top talent acquisition. With more than 10+ years of experience in international sales development for broadcast industry softwares, Carole brings a proven track-record and specialized skill-set to the team. In her previous roles as Business Development Manager for New…
Focusrite Group is scheduled to introduce a brand-new commercial audio brand to the market on 20 April, with the launch of Optimal Audio at a virtual event. Optimal Audio will become the Focusrite Group’s seventh brand, adding to Focusrite and Focusrite Pro, Adam Audio, Martin Audio, Novation and Ampify. Whilst full details will be revealed at the event, Focusrite Group CEO Tim Carroll was happy to talk about Optimal Audio’s prospects: “It’s a rare privilege to create a brand from scratch. The commercial audio sector has grown consistently over the years, and even during the pandemic has been more robust…
South African professional audio specialists, Stage Audio Works (SAW) have appointed Lee Thomson to the newly created role of Projects Sales Manager, with Mike Summerfield taking on the post of Distribution Sales Manager. The move follows the decision to restructure the sales operation into two distinct verticals – namely Projects and Distribution – to better serve both markets. The Projects team will look after markets served directly by SAW; these include key accounts in the houses of worship, themed attractions and casinos, sports, and performing arts sectors. The Distribution team will manage those markets chiefly served through a reseller/integrator channel;…
When London’s Adelphi Theatre re-opens later this year, it will do so with a brand new flying system. The refurbishment – stage one of three has involved a complete replacement of the fly tower hemp sets and a new front loading 42 set double purchase counterweight system. With all theatres across the country having spent the last twelve months in the dark, LW Theatres and Nederlander who jointly own the Adelphi, has taken the unprecedented circumstances as an opportunity to carry out a programme of work across several of its venues. And with no shows or audiences, this has allowed…
Barco has provided projection technology for a ground-breaking new immersive art centre, Infinity des Lumières, in Dubai (UAE). The new digital art centre will allow visitors and residents of the UAE to discover a novel approach to experiencing art. The first set of digital immersive shows, starting in 2021, will focus on the masterpieces of coveted artists including Van Gogh, Japanese artists such as Hokusai and Kuniyoshi, as well as the contemporary artist and moviemaker Thomas Vanz. Infinity des Lumières is the brainchild of organizing company INFINITYART and French company CULTURESPACES DIGITAL, the renowned provider of immersive digital experiences with…
Robe luminaires were selected for the Said-Galiev Cultural Centre in Derbyshki in Kazan, the capital of the Russian semi-autonomous region of Tatarstan, an area renowned as a lively melting pot of Russian and Tatar heritage. Robe’s Russian distributor LTM – with branches in Moscow, Novosibirsk and St. Petersburg – delivered the order of Robe Pointes, LEDBeam 150s and ParFect 150s for its client the Altin Group. LTM also undertook all the related installation and commissioning work for the Robe moving lights and other elements of the venue’s lighting that were extensively updated in this project. The ornate Said-Galiev Cultural Centre…
PK SOUND has released an installation-focused iteration of Trinity, its flagship large-format line array element. Trinity Install brings the exceptional voicing and coverage control of the Trinity family to performance installations and live event spaces in discreet new all-black enclosures. Trinity Install’s stunning SPL and clarity can be precisely controlled with variable coverage in both the vertical and horizontal planes. Intelligibility is dramatically improved by directing the system’s energy away from reflective surfaces as coverage is adjusted to meet the architectural design of the venue. “Trinity Install delivers the impact and operational advantages of our flagship array family to high-performance…
AUDAC has partnered with ViDiS SA as the new distributor in Poland. ViDiS SA will be standing in for the sales, distribution and service of the complete AUDAC product line-up. ViDiS SA is a specialized distributor of audiovisual products on the Polish market. The company was founded in 2004 and from the very beginning its main activity is distribution through a network of trading partners. “Thanks to this innovative new brand we expand our portfolio with professional audio solutions and AV accessories. In this way the offer of AV products available at ViDiS becomes complete which enables our clients to…
