Biamp has announced that Niclas Brattberg has been promoted to the position of General Manager for the Middle East and Asia-Pacific. This new position is designed to increase local presence and support for Biamp’s distribution partners and clients in these regions. Brattberg brings more than 25 years of experience leading international sales organizations to this new role and will oversee all elements of Biamp’s go-to-market strategy and execution in the Middle East and Asia. “Biamp continues to invest heavily in international growth by hiring talented people and opening local offices in select markets,” said Rashid Skaf, President, CEO and Co-chairman…
Author: James Robertson
Struck by the TurboRay’s face and features in the promotional industry media, Production/Lighting Director Keith Smith called High End Systems’ Terry Heisler for a demo. “I had to have some,” Kevin declared. The McCallum Theatre for the Performing Arts has been entertaining and educating residents and students in Palm Desert, Calif., since 1988. The staff thrives on providing state-of-the-art equipment for the seasons’ programs and for technical training. Smith purchased eight of the special effect LED units through 4Wall Entertainment in Las Vegas, and immediately debuted them to dazzle their December Gala fundraiser. “I kept wishing I had more as…
Victory World Outreach has been ministering in Colorado Springs and around the world for 40 years. A unique ministry with churches in the US and in 10 different countries, Victory World Outreach decided to modernize their AVL set-up and chose integrator and Elation Professional dealer Second Opinion Audio (SOA) for the audio, lighting and video upgrade. With the knowledge that AV and dynamic lighting systems can positively impact the overall worship experience, the church chose a flexible Elation lighting system to raise its profile and help grow its ministry. Paul Jones, lead pastor at Victory World Outreach said, “Part of…
BroaMan have teamed with Weiner Staatsoper (Vienna State Opera) and sound engineer, Athanasios Rovakis to purchase a point-to-point set of Mux22 multi-signal transmission devices, with the new FrameSync8 board. Offering a superior upgrade to traditional frame sync technologies it allowed sync distribution together with eight video channels, IP and serial data. But the upgrade path was far from complete, and this year the State Opera invested in a complete BroaMan architecture, with a system based on 10 Repeat48WDM, which provide five point-to-point transport systems with 12 video channels, each transported on a single duplex fiber; a Repeat48 electrical-optical media converter,…
Riedel Communications has appointed Ernesto de la Torre as Regional Sales Manager, Western U.S. He will report to Rich Zabel, Vice President of Sales for Riedel Communications North America. Ernesto brings a comprehensive background in broadcast technology sales and marketing to his new role at Riedel. Previously, he served for 16 years in business development and strategic account management roles at Bexel Global Broadcast Solutions, most recently as Business Development Manager, Engineered Services based in Los Angeles. There, Ernesto established the company’s Engineered Services division as a key business liaison between various Bexel branches, managing many successful and highly technical…
Broadcast Solutions announced the appointment of JP Delport to take on the role of Sales Director (Broadcast Solutions UK). With this addition, Broadcast Solutions has now underpinned its commitment to the UK market and is able to facilitate an increasing demand for their products and services with a dedicated team of six experts based in the UK full time. JP Delport brings more than 15 years’ experience in the broadcast and communications industry, having held leadership roles at many companies at the forefront of broadcast technology, including DTC, Presteigne Broadcast Hire and Vislink. As Sales Director, he will be responsible…
Elation Professional has won an Indispensable Technology Award for the Artiste Monet and a ProSoundWeb & Live Sound International Readers’ Choice award for the Fuze Profile, both cutting edge LED profile moving heads. At the Parnelli Awards during the NAMM show, the Indispensable Technology (IT) Award for Lighting marks the Artiste Monet’s third industry award and the Artiste Series’ eighth accolade. The IT Awards recognize products that have advanced the state of the art in entertainment technology and are voted on by subscribers to PLSN and FRONT of HOUSE magazines. On hand at the Anaheim Hilton Pacific Ballroom to accept…
Renkus-Heinz, manufacturer of premium professional loudspeakers, has partnered with More Distribution – based in The Hague in the Netherlands – to bring cutting-edge audio to the Dutch market. The partnership brings Renkus-Heinz’ digitally steerable offerings to new markets thanks to products such as the first in the Directivity Series: the DC12/2, which offers an ultra-compact and steerable array — featuring an app-based setup option — that positions even the smallest and most traditionally challenging spaces for optimal audio performance. Renkus-Heinz’ ICLive X Series brings a new level of flexibility to the pro audio market in the Netherlands, by featuring a…
Hi-Tech Audio Systems is Claypaky’s new distributor for the Indian Subcontinent. Alberico D’Amato, Claypaky Sales Director, said, “The Indian market is very large and varied. There is a great deal of interest in high technology but it is also very price sensitive. Claypaky can now offer an equally wide, varied range of products, which can compete with all major brands in terms of final cost to the customer. At the same time, it can offer unique products on the market, such as our new XTYLOS laser-source lighting fixture and our advanced Cloud-IO maintenance tool.” Pankil Ahuja, Area Manager for the…
Digital Projection has announced the appointment of Thierry Ollivier to the newly created role of EMEA business development manager. The appointment is in line with the company’s strategic expansion and client support programme in the EMEA region. Reporting to Chris Axford, Digital Projection’s international sales and marketing director, Thierry will support the sales team in joint development of projects on three major projectors and technologies aimed at specific markets, namely the INSIGHT 4K HFR 360 for VR, the INSIGHT 8K for broadcast, simulation and planetarium applications, and the next generation of Satellite MLS (Modular Laser System), which will all be…
