ClearOne has expanded the installation flexibility for its Beamforming Microphone Array Ceiling Tile Microphone with a new, optional VESA Mount Bracket. The VESA Mount Bracket is designed to allow pole mount or projector mount options for the BMA CT and the Versa BMA CTH solutions. The VESA mounting options facilitate installation on non-drop, “hard” and angled ceilings and allow the easy positioning of the BMA CT and BMA CTH at a convenient height from the floor. Installation is a simple process of attaching the VESA bracket to pre-existing holes on the back of the Beamforming Microphone Array Ceiling Tile Microphones,…
Author: James Robertson
ClearOne has appointed ADI Global Distribution to serve as a distribution partner in the United States. “The United States market for professional grade audio, video and collaboration solutions is growing and expanding at a dramatic rate,” ClearOne Chair and CEO Zee Hakimoglu said today. “Professionals in all fields are adjusting to the permanent reality of a distributed/hybrid work and learning environment and they are demanding the tools that will put them in the best possible light when communicating and collaborating with their peers. ADI has the deep reach across all verticals to help us present our solutions to the largest…
For more then 100 years, Goldbäckerei Grote has been serving its customers in the Sauerland region. In addition to 17 cafés and bakeries, the fourth generation of the family business has now also opened a gastronomy location directly on the shores of Lake Sorpe (Sundern). For the first time, an all-day concept has been introduced, where customers are provided with hot and cold dishes, cocktails and regional specialities. The upper floor is designed as an event area. The company Event Active from Schmallenberg was commissioned to equip this space with the appropriate audio-visual technology. Managing Director Noel Büchte stated: “Goldbäckerei…
The buzz around the new Sony PlayStation 5 launch was unmissable in November as Sony HQ buildings worldwide exploded in a spectacular series of co-ordinated lighting and visual shows to herald the new flagship PS5 console. In the Netherlands, Hilversum-based technical production company Smits Light & Sound (SLS) invested in 100 new Robe LEDBeam 150s to make up the 200+ Robe fixtures –including 172 LEDBeam 150s – that were needed to complete an ambitious lighting scheme created by brand agency BAAS Amsterdam and SLS for the ADAM Tower in Amsterdam Nord. The ADAM Tower (Amsterdam Dance & Music) on the…
Bølgen Kulturhus is a truly multi-purpose, multi-use venue that welcomes thousands of patrons annually for concerts, cinema, and theatre presentations, as well as conferences and events of all descriptions. With the recent installation of an Adamson Systems Engineering E-Series PA in its main hall, ‘Storsalen’, Bølgen has extended its already substantial capabilities to present the wide variety of programming it offers and the diverse range of events it hosts. Previously, Norwegian distributor Benum provided Bølgen with Adamson rigs for the venue’s other two, smaller performance/event spaces: eight IS10, four IS119 subs, four PC5, and two D120 amplifiers in ‘Sanden Scene’;…
Ayrton has appointed Sky Corporation as its new, exclusive distributor for Serbia with immediate effect. Established in 1999, Sky Corporation doo is a first-class company specialising in distribution, retail and systems integration, and a regional leader in event and production technologies and services. “At Sky Corporation we believe that high quality products and top performance are paramount in numerous applications and projects, and that’s where Ayrton steps in,” said Sky Corporation director, Milan Cvetinovic. “In the entertainment industry Ayrton products are high-end and we are happy to have the opportunity to introduce the Ayrton quality to our market. We have…
NAMM Believe in Music Week is a new digital event, featuring a robust marketplace, cutting-edge education, entertainment and live music, providing a platform to power our industry’s recovery and support those in need. Allen & Heath will be participating in multiple aspects of the online event, with roughly two dozen planned sessions in addition to hosting their virtual exhibit space. “Rather than look at 2021 as being downsized or limited in scope and comparing to the in-person 2020 NAMM Show, we’re focusing on the expanded possibilities with the new format,” shared Allen & Heath USA marketing maestro Jeff Hawley. “Not…
Albert Grossman – music industry guru and manager of Bob Dylan, The Band, Janis Joplin, Odetta, and Peter, Paul, & Mary, among many others – founded the Bearsville creative complex in the 1970s in Woodstock, New York. Sadly, Albert died while the Bearsville Theater was still under construction, and his widow, Sally Grossman, saw it through to completion in 1989. The John Storyk-designed theatre remains part of a complex that included restaurants, residences, the Utopia production studio, and a recording studio. The Rolling Stones, Isley Brothers, Ozzy Osbourne, REM, Peter Tosh, Phish, Dave Matthews Band, and many others recorded at…
Outside the Circle used the power of Elation Professional’s Proteus Maximus as an integral effect in unique end-of-year lighting display. With fireworks forbidden and Covid-19 keeping people isolated for New Year’s Eve, Ton Nieuwenhuis and Martin Ciesluk of design firm Outside the Circle decided to bring a bit of lighting inspiration to the people of the Dutch town of Hengelo. “We wanted to bring some light to people at the end of a tough year,” he said, “so we put together a project that included 21 mobile trailers with lighting to drive around the streets of the city on New…
After arguably the toughest year in recent memory, Bayside Church in Granite Bay, California, one of the largest churches in the Sacramento area, wanted to do something special for its congregation this holiday season. As a special holiday gift to the community, Bayside built a Christmas village complete with ice-skating rink, towering Christmas tree and special Christmas light show, a festive holiday experience enhanced using dynamic IP-rated luminaires from Elation Professional. Alec Takahashi, a former lighting designer and lighting director at the church, was called on to light the project and worked on creative production with the church’s creative team,…
