#WeMakeEvents, the campaign raising awareness of the events industry, has reached ‘Red Alert’. The technical production industry continues to be overlooked and the campaign calls for urgent UK Government support, with a day of planned outdoor activities on Tuesday 11 August. IN LONDON: Join #WeMakeEvents at London’s Southbank and Bankside to play your part in saving our industry and calling for the Government to ‘throw us a line’. To ensure the safety of the event pre-registration will be mandatory. More details to be announced soon. ACROSS THE UK: #WeMakeEvents hope to replicate the London event at major cities across the county, please…
Author: James Robertson
NEXO has appointed Audio-Technica Benelux BV inc. Iemke Roos as its exclusive distributor for Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. The appointment unifies NEXO’s representation in the three countries under one umbrella for the first time in 30 years and draws upon the extensive expertise of Gineke van Urk’s team at Iemke Roos which has handled NEXO’s business in the Netherlands since the mid-1990s. NEXO’s European sales manager Celso Papadopulos emphasised that “we are putting ourselves in a very safe pair of hands. For decades, Iemke Roos was one of our leading independent distributors, and now they have new breadth and…
The Tauron Arena in Krakow, Poland, is a favourite venue among artists, promoters, working crews and music fans on the normally busy year-round European arena touring circuit, but like most venues, it lies shuttered and empty while the live entertainment industry is ‘on hold’ as we fight the pandemic. Lighting Designer Maciej Hofstede from design / creative direction outfit OF COURSE, based in Bochnia, typically juggles a busy schedule of music festivals and artist tours at this time have years, decided to go big when it came to participating in the recent #LightTheSky Poland lighting action. He was among several…
MADRIX now grants 5 years of limited manufacturer’s warranty on hardware products since July 01, 2020. Average hardware failure and return rates of its high-quality products ‘Made in Germany’ had first been published on the company’s website over a year ago. Standing at 0.1 %, it is extremely low across the range of devices. Such an enormous reliability and the very positive experiences of customers over the years have led to the decision to offer these new benefits. The limited warranty covers the following products: MADRIX AURA – The upcoming stand-alone controller for automatic light shows from SD card. MADRIX…
South Coast Christian Church in San Juan Capistrano, California, delivers an upbeat, contemporary service to an energetic congregation. However, its aging sound reinforcement system was holding the ambitious worship team back and preventing the full translation of the praise band’s talents and hard work. In coordination with a larger renovation, local AV integration firm Tech Arts designed and installed a new sound reinforcement system for South Coast Christian Church centered on Danley Sound Labs loudspeakers and subwoofers, along with new video and lighting systems. “Our original sound reinforcement system was decades old and worn out,” said Jeff Wallace, technical director…
Yamaha Unified Communications and Sharp Business Systems, the direct B2B sales channel of Sharp Electronics Corporation, are providing the hospitality, enterprise, education, health care, and government industries with a safe, healthy way to interact with customers and guests in any lobby or front desk environment. The Remote Concierge Station solution brings together Sharp’s 40-inch or 50-inch flatscreen and Yamaha’s CS-700 Video Sound Bar in a sleek, mobile stand to allow organizations the ability to staff key locations without having an employee on site to provide high-quality custom service and reception response. “COVID-19 has highlighted the need for solutions that help…
Celebrations of Pride month in New York City, the birthplace of the modern LGBTQ+ movement, took on new importance this year as COVID-19 cancelled in-person events, including the 50th anniversary Pride March. Instead, a number of Manhattan landmarks staged rainbow illuminations as civic expressions of Pride. Among them was the famed Stonewall Inn where 160 Claypaky Mythos 2 fixtures produced a rainbow in the sky seen from miles around. The snack brand Kind partnered with experiential marketing agency Bankrobber Projects on the light tribute in the West Village at Seventh Avenue and Christopher Street, near the site of the Stonewall…
Located in Nashville, Tennessee, Pinewood Social is a gathering and meeting space that can accommodate the needs of its guest’s morning, noon or night. Whether it’s for a cup of coffee in the morning, a casual lunch, or cocktails and dinner with bowling, bocce ball and lounging by the pool, Pinewood Social strives to create a complete experience for all those stopping by. As the lockdowns began to occur nationwide due to the Coronavirus pandemic, owners Strategic Hospitality needed to think fast in order to continue meeting the needs of the community around them, so they worked with Elite Multimedia…
Live events trade bodies and businesses across the UK have joined forces to bring attention to the dire straits the live events industry and the entire supply chain is currently facing – the sector includes manufacturers, audio, lighting and video specialists, logistics, transportation, rigging and many more. The industry is now issuing a ‘Red Alert’ with many organisations, businesses and live events staff coming together on the 11 August 2020 to shed light on an industry set to collapse, unless the government provides the right support. Redundancies have started with research conducted last week indicating 10% of companies planning issuing…
As the world slowly and safely begins to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic – a time which has brought the audio industry to a standstill for the past few months – Void Acoustics has confirmed the appointment of a new distributor for Korea. Joeun Media are based in Busan, Korea, and first came to the attention of Void Acoustics in 2013 at Prolight + Sound in Frankfurt. The company has been operating since 1985 as a wholesale AV distributor and has established a significant reputation as an exceptional audio installation company for major clubs and venues around Korea. However, this…
