Mateusz Karon, deputy of technical manager the Teatr Dramatyczny m. st. Warszawy (Dramatic Theatre of the capital city of Warsaw), is very happy with the new Robe Tarrantulas – the most powerful of the current LED wash beam range – that are part of the house lighting rig for this important venue, which has been at the forefront of producing Polish drama since 1949 and ensconced in the Palace of Culture and Science venue since 1955. The four stages offer a busy and vibrant schedule of modern, classical and new works with a reputation for excellent acting and tackling relevant…
Author: James Robertson
The Elgiva Theatre has invested in a Vista by Chroma-Q lighting & media control system to take full advantage of its recent upgrade to an all-LED house rig. The theatre invested in the next generation Vista 3 control system, purchasing the latest Vista EX control surface, plus a Vista MV to use as an extra playback wing. Tristan Collett, the theatre’s Technical Manager, said, “I have found that the speed with which Vista allows users to work benefits Elgiva not only with saving time, but also positively impacting shows’ quality and budgetary constraints. He said, “Vista is so intuitive. It…
Award-winning independent French theme park, Puy du Fou, unveiled its first venture in Toledo Spain with an epic night-time immersive spectacular “El Sueño de Toledo” (The Dream of Toledo) featuring 74 x Robe BMFL WashBeam and 20 x MegaPointe moving lights. Creatively directed by Nicolas de Villiers and the team from Puy de Fou with lighting designed by Koert Vermeulen from Belgian creative visual practice, ACTLD. At the heart of Koert’s lighting spec are 74 x Robe BMFL WashBeam and 20 x MegaPointe moving lights. With over 1000 lighting fixtures in total on the show, the 75 x BMFL WashBeams…
Occupying a Marketing role, the Product Manager interprets market requirements into potential products and once complete, translates the engineering specification and the product back to the market place. The successful candidate will likely have significant industry experience. Developing new products by identifying potential opportunities; conducting market research; generating product requirements; determining specifications, production timetables, pricing. Presenting the product as a saleable package to the sales team and market including competitor analysis, features & benefits, timing, pricing and applications. Reports to: Marketing Manager The position requires: • Determine customers’ needs and desires by carrying out market research. • Recommend future product and…
Christie announced that Gyeongnam Masan Robot Land, the world’s first theme park dedicated to intelligent robotics, has installed an extensive range of its laser projectors and real-time video processing and show control systems, which deliver spectacular visuals and enhance the visitor experience. Located in the city of Changwon on the southeast coast of South Korea, Gyeongnam Masan Robot Land occupies 1.25 million square meters and comprises a research and development center, convention center and theme park. Its main attractions, which combine robotics technology and entertainment, are powered by Christie GS Series and HS Series 1DLP laser projectors, as well as…
HARMAN Professional Solutions announced the appointment of Brian Divine to President of the Professional Solutions division, effective immediately. As president, Divine will be responsible for overseeing the division’s worldwide operations, strategy, product roadmap and performance across all eleven brands. Divine’s elevation to the role is culmination of a nearly 20-year-career working in the professional audio, lighting and video control industry. In his 15 combined years at HARMAN Professional, Divine worked closely with distributors and customers in nearly all of the entertainment and enterprise vertical markets the division serves in roles overseeing customer service, sales, engineering, marketing and product management. Divine…
HARMAN Professional Solutions, the global leader in audio, video, lighting and control systems, including networked AV, announced it has realigned distribution of AMX and SVSI in New Zealand with the appointment of JPRO. JPRO has a long and successful history of association with HARMAN, representing audio brands JBL Professional, BSS, Crown, Soundcraft among others for more than 30 years in New Zealand. JPRO is known for their strong sales and service teams, technical expertise and customer relationships and now expand its portfolio to include the complete range of AMX video control solutions and SVSI Networked AV solutions offering their customers…
Clear-Com has appointed Jeanine Zolczynski in the newly-created role of PR Coordinator as part of the company’s ongoing growth plans. Jeanine will work alongside Clear-Com’s longtime global PR partner, Bubble Agency, and with Clear-Com Partners, end-users, and the internal team, to meet the company’s marketing and communications goals and to create new outreach opportunities. Jeanine joins Clear-Com from Meyer Sound, a highly regarded professional loudspeaker manufacturer. She performed a similar role as Meyer Sound’s PR Coordinator and is well acquainted with industry tradeshows, trade publications and the general footprint of the professional audio sector. “Jeanine joins our marketing team with…
Sharjah Grand Mosque opened its doors in 2019, becoming United Arab Emirates’ second-largest mosque. The building occupies 185,806 square metres with a capacity to accommodate over 25,000 worshippers. To make the prayers available to all faithful, even if they can’t visit the sermons, Sharjah Government Planning Department appointed the Sharjah Broadcasting Authority (SBA) as a consultant to implement a modern and innovative Broadcast System to cover the events within the mosque. The SBA again approached Broadcast Solutions ME to deliver a broadcast system to support the mosque’s busy calendar of Islamic events that includes several cameras, an impressive control room…
Winkler Livecom has added 200 Elation Professional KL Fresnel series luminaires to its inventory, a purchase that gives the full-service event production company an enhanced ability to highlight client brands for maximum impact. “We continue to replace our bulb-based static lights with LED versions and invited several distributors to a shoot out here at our facility,” recounts Frank Burghardt, Head of Sourcing at Winkler Livecom. “Elation’s Swiss distributor Cast came with the KL Fresnel 4 and Kl Fresnel 6 and in the end it was the price vs performance ratio of the KL series that was the best.” The KL…
