AV Stumpfl technology was used extensively at the Mãe D’Água das Amoreiras Reservoir in Lisbon, which has been transformed into a fully immersive, 360º projection canvas. Following the success of the Immersivus Gallery Porto (IGP) – a first-of-its-kind, projection-mapped art experience in the heart of Portugal’s second largest city – the gallery’s management made the momentous decision to expand this concept to a brand-new gallery in the capital. Ocubo, which masterminded the artistic direction for the original Porto gallery, was again brought in to coordinate the new installation; this time at the 18th century Mãe D’Água das Amoreiras Reservoir in…
Author: James Robertson
When Mikkel Borg Bjergsø started experimenting in his kitchen with his childhood friend Kristian Keller in 2003, the initial thought was to recreate the beer they most enjoyed and save themselves some money in the process. Today Mikkeller exports craft beer to over 50 countries and operates an equal number of bars and restaurants around the globe. The latest venture is Mikkeller Shanghai, the brand’s first bar in China and an exciting step into a new and developing market. Designed by Mikkeller’s own designer, Camilla Monsrud, the bar is a beautiful fusion of Chinese architecture with Nordic minimalism, including a…
Sweden’s largest regional theatre, Östgötateatern have further invested in Chroma-Q’s Color Force IITM Cyc, Wash & Effects LED battens. Welcoming around 100,000 visitors a year across their two beautiful theatre buildings and smaller venues, Östgötateatern offers a wide range of theatre – from classic Swedish tales, to modern international plays. With Color Force II in demand for a number of their performances they have expanded their stock to 26 units to enable the fixtures to be used on multiple stages and performances at the same time. Linn Persson, Lighting Designer at Östgötateatern commented: “We first purchased Color Force II back…
Celestion has announced the F12M-150 Triple Cone, a new compact, value priced guitar speaker designed from for use with profiling amps, modeling software, impulse responses, and all technology for emulating coveted guitar amps and speaker cabinets. Digital tone-emulation technology is more popular than ever, and guitarists who use it require full-range, flat and accurate output. General-purpose pro audio speakers (as in powered stage monitors) offer flat reproduction but are somewhat clinical sounding and lack the organic, immediate response guitar players want. On the other hand, traditional guitar speakers deliver immediacy and feel at the cost of accuracy, because they are…
ProSource has announced that it will feature vendor partner DMF Lighting — a provider of flexible, high-performance LED downlighting solutions — at its Lighting Technology and Learning Center (LTLC) in the Dallas Market Center, which is set to open in Q1 2021. The DMF Lighting display will include the award-winning DID Series lighting modules, OneFrame and SquareFrame recessed lighting systems, the DCC LED Cylinder, and DRD5 LED downlights. Engineered exclusively for the custom integration channel, the all-new, award-winning DID Series takes modularity to the next level by providing field-changeable optics and accessories for both downlights and adjustable accent lights. The…
HARMAN Professional Solutions has debuted a redesigned and streamlined web portal for its Education Alliance Program (EAP), available to universities and colleges worldwide. The updated portal gives university and college AV and IT managers more immediate, at-a-glance access to rewards points, account management and an overall simplified user experience. For more than a decade, HARMAN’s Education Alliance Program has been rewarding higher education institutions with its exclusive, industry leading customer loyalty program. Members can earn and redeem points for free products, access training and technical support, and gain recognition through sponsored case studies. Visitors to the EAP web portal can join…
Lectrosonics introduces two new transmitters as the latest generation in the award-winning Digital Hybrid Wireless SM Series product line: the SMWB/E07-941 (single AA battery) and SMDWB/E07-941 (dual AA battery), covering the Part-74 license-only frequency range from 941.525 to 959.825 MHz. The two new transmitters have the same dimensions and features as the earlier UHF SMWB and SMDWB units, including the ability to either act as a transmitter or as a body-worn recorder. RF power for these models is selectable at 100, 50, or 25 mW. They feature the standard TA5 connector with servo-bias mic input, as used on all previous SM…
QSC has announced the availability of the new Professional Tier feature set for Q-SYS Reflect Enterprise Manager remote monitoring and management service. This advanced feature set enables both remote access to UCI’s for helpdesk applications, as well as remote system and design file update capabilities. In addition, QSC has begun shipping two recently introduced Q-SYS Core processors – the Q-SYS Core Nano, which is a purely network I/O processor and the Q-SYS Core 8 Flex, which offers network and analog I/O processing (available now in North America with availability in EMEASA in the Spring). The new Professional Tier for Q-SYS…
Symetrix has announced that Don Zadunayski has joined the company as Regional Sales Manager, overseeing Hawaii, Northern California and Northern Nevada. “We are very happy to welcome Don Zadunayski to the Symetrix team,” said Scott Wrege, Symetrix U.S. National Sales Director. “Don spent the last 20 years working for Bose building sales teams, driving revenue growth and maximizing profits. As Symetrix continues to grow and evolve, we look forward to leveraging Don’s expertise in our sales channel.” With a background ranging from first-hand experience as a dealer to managing a network of integrators, distributors and consultants for Bose Corporation’s Pro…
Celestion, one of the world’s leading suppliers of professional loudspeakers and compression drivers for sound reinforcement applications, is pleased to announce the new TFX0515 5-inch ferrite magnet coaxial driver. With a rigid pressed steel chassis, 1.5” diameter polyimide voice coil, the TFX0515 provides a very cost-effective addition to the company’s well-established series of coaxial units, for applications including compact, fixed-install sound reinforcement and cinema audio. Incorporating a number of performance improvements over the older TFX0512, including bigger LF and HF voice coils, the new TFX0515 driver also features a larger ferrite motor driving the low-frequency element, delivering overall greater power…
