Belgium-based entertainment technology engineering and automation specialist WIcreations has acquired the assets of Swedish advanced technology manufacturer, Visual act Scandinavia AB, effective immediately. The terms of the deal include all the IP, source coding, patents, etc., related to Visual act’s innovative computerized control systems designed for all types of automated machinery – on, over or below the stage – for events, installations and venues. The move makes independently owned and operated WIcreations the largest and most significant automation rental provider in Europe. Hans Willems, CEO of WIcreations, stated, “This hugely exciting opportunity will assist our planned medium-term growth and allow…
Author: James Robertson
JoeCo has signed a pair of distribution agreements that will ensure a greater number of European end-users will have local access to the company’s full product range. The deals, which were signed at IBC, follow hot on the heels of the announcement that Beirut’s Boujikian Bros has taken on JoeCo distribution. The first of these new partnerships has seen Tonspur AG become the official JoeCo representative for both Switzerland and Liechtenstein. The company, based in Adligenswil, already has a number of important pro audio brands on its roster, making JoeCo an obvious addition to the range. “We are delighted to…
Papi Steak is the newest addition to Groot Hospitality’s portfolio of dining and entertainment ventures in Miami, Florida where Electronic Designs is responsible for installing DAS Audio’s state of the art CL and Quantum Series speaker systems. Papi Steak combines the company’s stellar reputation for top-notch dining, service, and hospitality with high-energy, high-impact ‘fun’ to ensure guests have the best possible experience. Central to the positive vibes emitted by this new venue is a sound system drawn from the CL and Quantum Series catalogues of Valencia, Spain-based DAS Audio. With offices in Florida, New York, and the Bahamas, Electronic Designs…
Recently the congregation of Christ the King Anglican Church moved into an existing church building in Hoover, Alabama, eight miles south of Birmingham, renovating their new home to fit their needs. As part of this renovation, MediaMerge of Birmingham designed and installed a Dante-enabled sound system in the sanctuary, based on Renkus-Heinz’ new IC Live-X series high-output digitally steered line arrays. Services at Christ the King are fairly traditional, including spoken word, acoustic guitar, piano, mandolin, and a few singers-but no choir, organ, or electric instruments. Designing the new system presented several challenges, however, even without the need to handle…
NEXO has expanded its Engineering Support Division with the appointment of Bertrand Billon, who will assume special responsibility for the company’s top-of-the-range modular line array systems, in particular the STM Series. After spending the first years of his engineering career working with tours and events as a PA technician and engineer for the well-known French production services company Dispatch, later known as Dushow, Billon joined the newly-created Stage Entertainment France as Head of Sound. He acquired a wide experience of managing crews and liaising with sound designers, dealing with rental inventory as well as permanent in-house equipment. As well as…
B-Tech AV Mounts, global designer, manufacturer and distributor of AV mounting solutions, have announced the appointment of Gary Purton to its senior management team following his promotion to Director of Product Management. Based at B-Tech’s UK office in Northamptonshire, Gary will oversee the complete lifecycle of B-Tech’s product development; from the initial stages of market research and opportunity to the final product launches and subsequent developments. Promoted from his previous role of Product Design Manager, Gary has held multiple positions in B-Tech’s design department since joining in 2004. Now, as Director of Product Management, Gary manages the full international team…
Leading provider of professional audio-visual equipment, Audiologic, has announced the internal promotion of Dave Smith to the position of Senior Business Manager, completing a management re-structure recently instigated by MD Andy Lewis. Dave will take responsibility for the day to day management of the company’s external sales team, providing a clearly defined link to the directors, whilst retaining some hands-on sales accounts. A vastly experienced industry professional who has enjoyed senior management positions within Sennheiser and Lexar Media, Dave has been with the sales team at Audiologic for five years, during which time he has been a key figure in…
NEXO has announced the appointment of Celso Papadopulos to the role of European Sales Manager. Celso Papadopulos has been one of the leading lights of the NEXO sales team since 2003, tasked with building the company’s export network and sales in Mexico, Central and Latin America. In that time, he has created one of NEXO’s most dynamic and successful territories from virtually nothing, and helped to bring highly valued education and training to this huge market. An industry veteran of 40 years, Celso started out as a professional musician and has since worked as a recording engineer, front-of-house engineer and…
Clear-Com has added three additional Global Sales Support staff as the company continues to experience strong growth, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region. Clear-Com is committed to providing the highest level of support for its customers around the world with an emphasis on providing local support as often as possible. Following five years working at several Chinese AV companies including Instec, Clear-Com’s authorized service partner in China, Jason Hao joins Clear-Com as an Application Engineer based in the company’s Beijing office, which recently relocated to a larger office space to meet the needs of an expanding team. Dalton Ong joins Clear-Com as…
Since the National Theatre‘s initial investment in 42 x Martin Professional MAC Encore Performance LED moving heads for the Olivier Theatre in May 2018, a planned roll-out has seen the venue on London’s Southbank install Martin Professional MAC Encores in the Lyttelton and Dorfman Theatres and add further units to the Olivier. In total, 156 MAC Encore Performance and Wash fixtures are either permanently installed or held in shared lighting resources. Selected for their feature set, durability and near-silent operation, the roll-out has been supplied by a number of Martin dealers including White Light, Stage Electrics, Hawthorn and Flashlight—all themselves…
