JoeCo is once again growing its reach in the Middle East thanks to a new distribution relationship With Provision AVL. The Dubai-based distributor will now represent the brand across the GCC region and follows hot on the heels of a similar deal with Boujikian Bros in Lebanon. The new relationships mean that the manufacturer has direct representatives in every territory across the Middle East. “We had been looking for some time to find the right partners for JoeCo in Middle Eastern territories,” explains Graham Murray, Business Development at JoeCo. “We feel it is important to have strong partners and a…
Author: James Robertson
Over the past five weeks, Bose Professional has hosted Installed Sound Expansion events in ten cities across Europe and the Middle East. Over 900 dealers, integrators, consultants and end-users visited Bose offices and external venues to experience a two-hour showcase of some of the latest audio solutions that are now available. These events were the culmination of the launch of over 50 new products earlier this year. The Installed Sound Expansion has one goal: to provide consultants and integrators with the components they need to deliver complete systems — from simple, repeatable background music systems, to sound reinforcement, to more…
Global entertainment lighting, LED video and effects equipment manufacturer ADJ has announced a new distribution partnership with the ULA Group for Australia and New Zealand. This strategic alliance will increase the availability of ADJ’s expansive range of products in the region, backed by a well-established company with a knowledgeable team of sales and support staff. Established in 1992, the ULA Group’s extensive experience in professional lighting, LED screen technology, architectural lighting, visual media and content management systems has set the company apart as a market leader in Australasia. ULA supplies rental houses of all sizes as well as supporting major…
Located in the north-west suburbs of Nashville, Tennessee, Temple Church is a striking, angular building where music features heavily in worship services. Featuring a gospel choir, full band, soloists and enthusiastic participation from the congregation, a high-quality sound reinforcement system was needed, but one which could seamlessly fill the large fan-shaped nave of this modern church. Finding the right system was difficult, but once the church staff heard Alcons Audio’s pro-ribbon technology, they knew it was the right solution. Eddy Hobby of Nashville-based Prosonic AVL maintains the church AV systems and was looking for a high quality, powerful system, which…
Two years ago, after Thomson Cruises (part of TUI) had rebranded to Marella Cruises, the instigation of a refurbishment programme of the fleet saw UK technology company tedav (part of The Entertainment Department), awarded a long term contract to provide entertainment and comms systems, commencing with the conversion of Mein Schiff 1 to the Marella Explorer luxury ship. Audio and networking components deployed through the many entertainment spaces and general deck areas were sourced from the HARMAN Professional Solutions catalogue via UK distributor Sound Technology Ltd. ted’s successful audio design template—along with the addition of Martin Professional from HARMAN lighting—was…
First Baptist Church of Smithville, Tennessee is the sort of small town Baptist church that has served as a community hub for decades. Its sanctuary is a very traditional rectangular Baptist-style building that seats around 400 people, with a small balcony, a high ceiling, pews, and carpet. Services continue to call on a talented choir, but these voices are mixed these days with an equally-talented band, making First Baptist Church solidly committed to a blended service. Design and integration firm Centerline Audio Visual recently installed an elegant Danley Sound Labs “hi-fi” system to make the emotional impact of the church’s…
Designed by multi-award-winning architects, Henning Larsen AS, Moesgaard Museum (MOMU) is one of Denmark’s leading attractions. Ingeniously designed as an integrated landscape feature, built into and rising up from the rolling hills overlooking Aarhus Bay, MOMU is a vibrant house of culture and knowledge that blends ancient artefacts with modern technology to bring the past alive. The latest exhibition, “Bound for disaster – Pompeii and Herculaneum,” brings to life the events that unfolded around the devastating eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, killing an estimated 2,500 people. The sound design for this spectacular new audio-visual experience was created by…
Hangzhou is the capital of the Zhejiang province on China’s eastern seaboard, and considered one of the country’s most prosperous areas. Its diverse nightlife scene has just been further enriched with the opening of a brand new One Third club destination in a former locomotive depot, another of the NOA’s Arc Group’s premium entertainment ventures. The third in the chain (including one in Beijing) the 2,500 capacity dance venue, specialising in Hard style, has been equipped with Martin Audio’s award-winning MLA Multicellular Loudspeaker Array. This was supplied to the Dutch creative team, Live Legends, and their creative director Daan Oomen…
Located in Ketchum, the principal city of Idaho’s Sun Valley resort area, The Argyros Performing Arts Center presents a broad spectrum of performances in its 462-capacity theatre, ranging from dance, film, lectures and comedy to drama and concerts by local and touring classical, jazz, blues and pop/rock musicians. To provide the optimum acoustic environment and transparent amplification for all events, The Argyros has installed a Meyer Sound Constellation acoustic system together with a direct reinforcement system based around LINA™ compact line array loudspeakers. “The Argyros has been hugely successful and a game-changer for the arts in our community,” said Tim…
The Erlangen Theatre has comprehensively modernised its audio technology. CRESCENDO-T, a 32-fader mixing console from Berlin-based Stage Tec, was installed in an existing NEXUS network. The NEXUS components of this network, some of which are 14 years old, were inspected and renewed as needed, and a Base Device and router were added. As part of this revamp, an interesting audio installation was set up to enable the theatre to use two PA systems in parallel: the classic and a 3D audio system. The systems house Wilhelm & Willhalm installed a 3D audio system from Astro Spatial Audio and distributed 70…
