Sound Video Lighting (SVL) has installed a full complement of Martin Audio CDD speakers and SX subwoofers in the elegant Peperoni restaurant and bar in the Dominican Republic capital of Santo Domingo, to ensure consistent coverage and the highest level of sound quality. Describing the venue, SVL’s Jonathan Del Villar explained: “Peperoni is a very popular restaurant serving what is essentially international cuisine in a variety of styles. Owner Jean-Pierre Bahsa used to be a club owner who knows that business very well. He had gone to Bachata Rosa, a popular restaurant in Punta Cana, owned by singer-songwriter Juan Luis…
Author: James Robertson
JD Sound & Video has installed sound systems for both the outdoor stadium and indoor gymnasium of Winslow Township High School (WTHS) using Biamp’s Community R SERIES loudspeakers. WTHS is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Winslow Township, Camden County, New Jersey. It serves students in ninth through twelfth grades as the secondary school of the Winslow Township School District. Joe DiSabatino of JD Sound & Video explained, “We’ve been using Biamp’s Community loudspeakers almost exclusively for all athletic venue projects for 13 years. Both spaces needed high SPL and good low-end and the Community R SERIES with…
Schottenhamel, home to Oktoberfest’s legendary O’zapft is! opening, has upgraded its sound system with more loudspeakers ensuring intelligible audio everywhere. Having been a feature in the 9,000-capacity space for a decade, rental company Stereomike once again relied on Dynacord equipment. While a huge number of VariLine 122, D8 and CXM15 loudspeakers could be found across the venue, it was power and control where Dynacord proved its true value. Only four IPX10:8 amplifiers were needed to drive the various zones, delivering plenty of power and more than enough headroom. Control from DSP 600 and Electro-Voice N8000 units ensured that the tent’s…
Home to 80 full-time musicians representing more than a dozen nations, the Colorado Symphony is one of North America’s leading orchestras and performs more than 150 concerts annually at the 2,700-seat Boettcher Concert Hall in downtown Denver, at nearby Red Rocks Amphitheatre, and across the state. In 2012, the City of Denver purchased a DiGiCo SD7 mixing console as part of a major audio facilities upgrade for Boettcher Concert Hall that also notably included a full L-Acoustics loudspeaker system. With productions growing increasingly complex and technically more demanding over the past seven years, the City once again chose to invest…
An inscription at the entrance of Lewis University’s Philip Lynch Theatre offers a glimpse into the building’s past. It reads “Lewis Holy Name School of Aeronautics,” a testament to a time when the 250-seat thrust stage and studio theatre with a 90-seat black box space served as an aircraft hangar, part of this suburban Chicago school’s long-standing commitment to educating aviators. (During WWII it suspended normal classes to aid in the training of Navy Pilots.) The inscription is not the only manifestation of Lewis University’s rich aviation history that can be seen in its thriving Theatre Department. Like its counterpart…
Allen & Heath has announced the appointment of Sonos Libra as its exclusive distribution partner for its full range of mixers in Vietnam. Allen & Heath’s APAC Sales Director, Jamie Ward, commented: “Sonos Libra has impressed us with its commitment to providing excellent service to the full spectrum of Allen & Heath customers in both Thailand and Vietnam, ranging from DJs and performers to systems integrators and rental companies. With a dynamic, experienced team on the ground, we’re looking forward to growing the Allen & Heath brand together in the region.” Alfonso Martín, Sonos Libra’s CEO, added: “Allen & Heath…
The world’s largest professional services firm, Deloitte, recently set up an innovation and entrepreneurship centre in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), which is strategically positioned to be a vibrant world-class city cluster and a globally influential international innovation and technology hub. Covering 1,266sqms, the Deloitte Greater Bay Area Centre boasts various innovation spaces and advanced facilities. High quality LED display solutions from Absen were deployed to help Deloitte provide innovation support and resources for entrepreneurs and talent in the zone. With the new centre in GBA, Deloitte will make better use of the resources and the advantages of…
Active Audio/APG has hired Mathieu Pobeda as its new R&D director. He will oversee the development and introduction of new products for both arms of the company, with particular attention being paid to acoustics and transducers. Pobeda brings with him a strong knowledge base – gained both academically and practically – of the market, as well as a great deal of expertise in electro-acoustic research. “Active Audio / APG’s vision – which was explained by CEO Régis Cazin – was very appealing to me,” said Matthew. “In addition, I know there to be a lot of clever and talented people…
Area Four Industries has consolidated its leadership position among the world manufacturers of aluminium trusses, support structures, peripheral products and related services industry. Continuing on the path already traced by the other controlled brands, Prolyte will keep its DNA intact but will undergo a profound reorganisation from a management, production and strategic point of view. Since its establishment in 1991, Prolyte has been a brand in the production of temporary structures for the entertainment industry. Throughout its history, the company introduced several key products that influenced the entire market for years to come. František Zykan, CEO of Area Four Industries,…
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