Commissioned by the Qiddiya Investment Company (Q.I.C.) and with phase one planned to open in 2023, the highly ambitious Qiddiya project is destined to be the upcoming capital for arts, entertainment and sports in Saudi Arabia. The immense 334km2 site will be built from a focus on the tourism and recreation industries, as highlighted in the Saudi Vision 2030 expansion plan by Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, His Royal Highness Mohammad Bin Salman Al Saud. The destination includes plans for expansive water and theme parks as well as a community of 5,000 residents, all within a 40-minute journey of the…
Author: James Robertson
QSC has announced Mainline Marketing, an independent manufacturer rep firm, will represent the QSC Systems and Live Sound business in Florida and Puerto Rico, effective 25 May 2020. Mainline Marketing will take over for Meyer Marketing after acquiring their firm early this month. “We would like to thank the entire Meyer Marketing team for their hard work and dedication representing QSC over the years,” said Frank West, Senior Director of Sales for QSC Systems. “We look forward to working with Mainline Marketing in the Southeast region and leverage their vast experience and connections in the AV industry, specifically in corporate…
Jeonju-Paul Church is the largest Evangelical Holiness Church in South Korea, with 1,500 seats and 15,000 members. Simultaneously with the new pastor’s inauguration service, the main loudspeaker system was completely replaced. Outline’s Seoul-based distributor Hebsiba Multimedia opted to deploy a main rig with a L-C-R set-up. The Left and Right hangs each comprise 12 Outline Eidos 265 line array elements for mid-high frequency reproduction and a FlySub 15 enclosure to add bottom end punch. Four more Eidos 265s were deployed for the center channel. Outline’s Eidos 265 was designed for applications ranging from live events to permanent installations. With its…
Strikken has been doing its bit to support Estonia’s fight against COVID-19 by voluntarily assisting the Synlab Eesti OU laboratory in collecting and transporting COVID-19 test samples gathered from all around the country. As well as illuminating Estonian skies with Robe fixtures, as part of its contribution to the #LightTheSky campaign. The delivery of kits is tied into research conducted by the University of Tartu, including a three-month study on the prevalence of COVID-19 among both symptomatic and asymptomatic people. At least 16,000 residents – based on a random statistical sample – will be interviewed and invited to be tested…
To help businesses relay important information to their employees, customers, visitors and patients, LG Business Solutions USA has introduced a suite of digital signage packages that allow businesses to dynamically communicate their policies, sanitization standards and real-time updates. Representing the first in LG’s all-new series of Health Protocol Solutions, these digital signage packages are designed for indoor and window-facing use in either landscape or portrait orientation. Each easy-to-use package includes a webOS Signage LG display, a Peerless-AV SmartMount Flat Panel Cart and a limited time free trial of content management software (CMS) that’s compatible with multiple webOS Signage software application partners. “More than ever,…
North American Theatrix (NAT) services a wide range of distinguished clients on a host of installations across theater, cinema, conference, education, stadium and house of worship applications. Collaborating closely with clients, architects and general contractors, NAT brings innovation, ingenuity and vast experience to every challenge, drawing on a portfolio of the finest products on the market. Some of its recent installations in the education sector featured the deployment of systems from CODA Audio, and illustrate both NAT’s willingness to embrace new and exciting technologies and the flexibility and versatility of the German manufacturer’s range. Set in a 50-acre campus and…
Astera LED Titan Tubes were at the heart of a lighting scheme designed by Ben Donoghue, now of Flare Lighting, for Beyond the Road: an immersive exhibition at London’s world-famous Saatchi Gallery last year. Featuring the music of UNKLE, the experience thoughtfully and cerebrally merged the worlds of visual arts, music and film, offering visitors a chance to lose themselves in a multi-sensory world led by sound. In the watchful eye of UNKLE’s James Lavelle, the work was curated by Creative Producer, Colin Nightingale and Sound Designer/Creative Director, Stephen Dobbie of Punchdrunk. Lighting Designer, Ben Donoghue – who has recently…
With the company’s ongoing global expansion accelerating, Alcons Audio has announced the appointment of Osaka-based E’Spec as its Japanese distributor. Established in 1990, E’Spec has offices in Osaka, Tokyo and Nagoya, making it ideally-positioned to cover the whole of the Japanese professional audio market. It chose to distribute Alcons Audio pro-ribbon systems because they provide the detail and seamless coverage of sound at high SPLs which is rarely seen in the industry. Initial talks between the companies had started at the 2019 Integrated Systems Europe show, when E’Spec approached Alcons with a keen interest to become its distributor for Japan. …
A1 sound engineer Eugene “Geno” Mulcahy uses Waves SuperRack, Waves Axis Proton computer and Waves plugins for broadcast at the Vox Church based out of New Haven, Connecticut. “Due to COVID-19,” Geno said “many churches, ours included, are now challenged with creating a high-quality web-stream/broadcast presentation for their parish. To achieve a smooth-running stream, we went along with a setup that includes a DiGiCo S21 with a DMI Waves SoundGrid® interface and a Waves Axis Proton computer running the Waves SuperRack plugin host and all plugin processing handled by the Waves Proton Server. We are streaming live, so I create…
Building on Martin Audio UK’s series of weekly webinars aimed at helping technicians stay up to date with the latest technology during the COVID-19 pandemic, Martin Audio Japan has taken inspiration from the concept and has started to host its own series. The localised programme is hosted on Facebook and started in early April with Low Frequency System Design which has had over 3,700 views. “We are doing whatever we can in this situation to assist customers,” said Martin Audio Japan’s Sam Yamashita. “We are aiming to provide them not only with insights into Martin Audio’s product portfolio, but also…
