When an Illinois-based four-star hotel and conference center needed a powerful, versatile, and scalable audio system, local supplier C.V. Lloyde Audiovisual turned to LEA Professional for its amplification needs. From corporate meetings, seminars, social gatherings, weddings, and more, the I-Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign, Illinois, offers a unique meeting space experience. With their recent conference center expansion, the I-Hotel now provides more than 70,500 square feet of interior meeting space. This includes a modern 12,200 sq. ft. exhibit hall that can accommodate up to 750 guests for a wedding reception, endless floorplan options for large conferences and expos, and…
Author: James Robertson
Life Church, an outreach-driven church in Wesley Chapel, Florida, has installed Analog Way’s Pulse 4K multi-layer video mixer and seamless presentation switcher to power a new LED videowall in the sanctuary. A new product from Analog Way, the Pulse 4K is uniquely suited to the worship market with its full feature set and cost-effective price point. “The Pulse 4K offers an array of features like high-quality scaling, seamless switching and low latency at a price point that represents an incredible value for houses of worship,” notes Brian Smith, Southeast Sales Manager at Analog Way. “The Pulse 4K just started shipping…
Stagehand in partnership with Crowdfunder, have launched #ILoveLive2, a second prize draw campaign organised to raise further funds for the production staff and stage crew impacted by the loss of work caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Stagehand is the only UK charity specifically dedicated to providing hardship funding for live events industry workers. We reached our initial target of £1m in donations by the end of 2020, we need to keep raising funds to continue supporting those out of work crew that have fallen into the gaps in Government support. Stagehand and the #ILoveLive initiative will not only make a…
Atlona, a Panduit company, has partnered with Lightspeed to promote professional classroom AV solutions for K-12 applications. The partnership will allow both companies to design integrated solutions that address the unique challenges of hybrid learning environments, while strengthening audio and video capabilities for educators inside classrooms and throughout school buildings. Atlona and Lightspeed are both leading suppliers of classroom AV technology. The Omega Series from Atlona is a family of switching, extension, and video processing solutions with features and technologies specifically designed for today’s educational spaces. Lightspeed instructional audio systems engage the whole classroom, ensuring every student can clearly hear…
In late 2020, the city of Munich wanted to create a projection mapping show on New Year’s Eve, but with coronavirus restrictions, a new solution was created. A semi-permanent installation would enable as many people as possible to see the attraction whilst maintaining a suitable social distance. The chosen location was The Kunstareal which is a museum quarter in the city centre of Munich, where numerous cultural institutions, universities and museums are located. WE ARE VIDEO are an Agency for Visual Art which is run by three artists: Betty Mü, Raphael Kurig and Christian Gasteiger. Betty Mü participated in a…
Lewis & Clark Library located in Helena, Montana, has commissioned a new public address paging system, opting for an elegant Martin Audio solution—designed and installed by locally based AV integration company, Montana Pro Audio. They were awarded the contract after the Library, which was established in 1868 before Montana became a territory, received a higher-than-expected bid for the desired AV integration design. After receiving a request for proposal, and undertaking a number of revisions and redesigns, Montana Pro Audio specified the solution from Martin Audio’s ADORN catalogue. “The original scope of contract was for a public address paging system throughout…
Bruno Poet and James Farncombe, both highly experienced freelance theatre lighting designers based in the UK but working worldwide, started the Making Theatre Podcast in June 2020. Their initial intent was to interview leading stage lighting practitioners. However, in the context of the pandemic, and the existential threat facing every aspect of the performing arts, they decided to turn outwards, and broaden the scope to involve people from all over the theatre community. The result is an ongoing series of informal yet revealing conversations, each episode featuring a different discipline, and a guest talking in depth about their experiences and…
Lighting professional Graham Hill is set to serve as Business Development Manager at Elation Professional. The latest recruit brings decades of valuable lighting experience to the position and comes to Elation from a position as VP of Business Development at 4Wall Entertainment, where he developed and maintained customer relationships in Europe and the United Kingdom. He is perhaps best known for his many years as Company Director of Static Light Company, the London-based supplier of lighting solutions for exhibitions, corporate events, and motor-shows. His new role at Elation encompasses building collaborative relationships across the industry internationally, including working closely with…
Power LED luminaire’s comprehensive design package used to help visualise narrative in Luminescent Longreach sound and light show. Global design studio Buchan Group designed and produced an extraordinary immersive storytelling experience at the Qantas Founders Museum in the Queensland Outback of Australia and uses Elation Professional IP-rated Proteus Maximus LED moving heads to help visualise the narrative. The 20-minute multimedia experience, Luminescent Longreach, uses the museum’s classic aircraft as projection surfaces to recount Qantas’ rich history and reflect on the spirit of aviation through projection mapping, custom gobos, animation, lighting effects and 3D sound. The story moves between the Museum’s…
The Shanghai Stock Exchange – the world’s fourth largest stock market – is located within a financial center in Shanghai, China that also includes the China Financial Futures Exchange and China Securities Depository and Clearing. At the heart of a professional audio upgrade within the Shanghai Stock Exchange Auditorium are premium loudspeaker solutions from Renkus-Heinz. The auditorium is an architecturally impressive space featuring a number of design challenges. Seating rises from the front of the theater, and the design features large red walls to separate seating areas. The steep rake of the seating required consideration to the vertical coverage of…
