Martin Professional has appointed Michael Straun and Nick Hansen as EMEA Lighting Designer Relationship Managers for Martin Professional, effective February 8, 2021. Created specifically to facilitate close working relationships with end users throughout the region, the EMEA Lighting Designer Relationship Manager role involves collaborating with lighting designers, Martin distributors and the rental market in all sectors, including television, theatre, touring and more. In addition to bringing real-world experience, first-hand product knowledge and industry connections to the position, Michael and Nick will also provide invaluable insight for research and development at Martin. “We are excited to welcome Michael Straun and Nick…
Author: James Robertson
Carousel Digital Signage has both simplified and centralised corporate and customer communications for Acme Tools, a premier retailer of tools and equipment. The retailer’s Carousel Cloud digital signage network currently spans across six of its ten brick-and-mortar stores and the company’s headquarters, with additional store rollouts expected. Founded in 1948, the Midwest retailer had long relied on DVDs to share information with staff and shoppers inside their Iowa, Minnesota, and North Dakota retail stores. The tide shifted two years ago when the management team at Acme Tools discovered the benefits that digital signage brings as a communications platform. “We had…
Elevating teaching programs and services in its Dharma Practice Room, the Young Buddhists Association of Thailand hired audio integrators Mahajak Development to deliver a top-notch HARMAN Professional audio solution that provides exceptional sound. Founded in 1950, the Young Buddhists Association of Thailand (YBAT) is an organization dedicated to enriching lives by bringing Buddhism to the younger generation and general public. Focused on developing minds and cultivating deep experiential wisdom through educational services, YBAT’s main office is located in the Phasicharoen District of Bangkok and includes the Thamnawet building, which features a 500-seat Dharma Practice Room. To upgrade the sound system,…
Panasonic projectors have helped to celebrate man’s understanding of Space with projection mapping onto Stockholm’s iconic City Hall (Stadshuset) as part of the Nobel Week Lights festival. The installation is one of the largest video mapping projects ever seen in the city. The event was a new way to celebrate the 2020 Nobel Prize in Stockholm. Several of the lighting installations created around the city were inspired by Nobel laureate discoveries. “Creating a projection mapped piece of art on Stockholm’s Stadshuset was one of those bucket list projects that PXLFLD creative director Andreas Skärberg and I had talked about for…
Lighting designer Hugh Taranto lit a vibrant array of artists performing on the Sydney Stage for the 2020-21 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)’s New Year’s Eve broadcast. The high-profile event culminated in a jaw-dropping pyro spectacular fired off the Sydney Harbour Bridge, stretching right across Sydney Harbour watched in awe by millions across Australia and worldwide. This year the event was named “We Are One” following 12 gruelling months that started with raging bushfires and ended with the ongoing pandemic. As the date neared, the very tough decision was taken to go ahead without a live audience, due to general Coronavirus…
Martin Audio has unveiled two major developments: the company’s first constant curvature array, TORUS, and the introduction of new 3D prediction and optimisation software, DISPLAY 3. Both were formally showcased for the first time online at a recent ‘virtual’ launch event. For applications that typically require a throw between 15-30m (50-100ft), a full-blown line array is not always practical, optimal or affordable. Conversely, a point source solution may not be sufficient in coverage and SPL. TORUS is a constant curvature array designed to fill that gap, combining optimised coverage, SPL profile and cost efficiency. However, Dom Harter, managing director, said:…
With a key focus on keeping up with US demand for LEA Professional solutions, the company has partnered with Lienau AV to serve the company’s growing market in the US Mid-Atlantic Region. Lienau AV was established in 1948 by founder Charlie Lienau to help electronics manufacturers develop their brands and connect them with the right distribution partners. From their earliest days selling tube radios, it’s been about listening to both the manufacturers’ and customers’ needs and wants, and making the right connections. This is a tradition they still honor today, by listening to integrators and consultants and bringing them the…
Stavanger Konserthus, one of the most prestigious venues in Norway, and home of the Stavanger Symphony Orcestra as well as an important venue for concerts of all musical styles have recently taken delivery of Prolights’ EclProfile CT+. In addition to the Kuppelhallen concert hall built for classical music, there are two additional venues, Zetlitz and Fartein Valen. Zetlitz is a well-equipped hall with great flexibility, capable of receiving up to 1900 people, and can be used for everything, from contemporary music to Opera. During last autumn the venue invited all Norwegian distributors of lighting equipment to a demo and shoot…
KLANG has announced the combined release of its new KLANG:kontroller, a hardware controller that is compatible with all KLANG immersive in-ear mixing processors, and its new processor, KLANG:vokal, bringing a whole new level of personal monitoring to musicians. KLANG:kontroller Serial Number 1 – along with a new DiGiCo Quantum225console and a DiGiGrid MGB MADI to SoundGrid Interface – is also one of three great gifts that three lucky winners received today as part of DiGiCo’s New Year New Hope competition. “This is the first hardware product designed specifically for the musicians,” said KLANG founder and CMO, Pascal Dietrich. “While many…
The CITY2 shopping centre in Denmark has installed 30 ADJ LED-powered moving head fixtures to provide a flexible lighting system that can be used both for special events and general ambient looks. Mounted to the high ceiling of the mall’s large atrium, which allows their beams to reach all across the main space, the fixtures have proved to be a big hit with the center’s management who love the versatility that the system provides. Located in Taaastrup, a suburb of the Danish capital city, Copenhagen, CITY2 is a large shopping destination that also incorporates an ice-skating rink and nine-screen movie…
