Leading international theatre consultancy, Theatreplan has strengthened its growing team with its three most recent appointments. Architect and theatre planner, Anniek Wasser, broadcast and AV consultant, Joel Hauxwell, and architect and BIM expert Carlos González Martín, all joined the team within the last few months. Anniek is an experienced architect and theatre planner and arrives at Theatreplan after ten years at AEDAS Arts Team (formerly RHWL Arts Team). She has a broad range of experience working on performance spaces including, the Victoria Palace Theatre; Watford Colosseum; Queens Theatre, London and the Music Hall at Guildhall School of Music and Drama.…
Author: James Robertson
Clear-Com has announced that it has appointed Bencsik Associates, as its rep firm for Florida. Bencsik Associates recently absorbed Clear-Com’s former rep firm Sound Vision Marketing, making this appointment an opportunity to expand support in the state while retaining key existing relationships. With 30+ years in business, Bencsik Associates serves as a local sales and customer service liaison for a range of electronic systems-based industries, with commercial and professional audio as its long-time specialty. The addition of Sound Vision Marketing’s sales staff Victor Clites and Tim Dykes means that a total of five outside sales staff now operate across the…
Portman Lights has received new investment from The French Team (Xavier Drouet, Jérôme Bréhard and Alain-René Lantelme) the original founders of the successful brands of Axente, Ayrton, Sixty82, and others, in a move that will allow the company to expand its R&D potential, service its clients more efficiently and develop new products more swiftly in response to market demand. Established in Gdansk in September 2016 by lighting designer, Łukasz Sztejna and business development manager, Dominik Zimakowski, Portman Lights enjoyed immediate success. Now, just 30 months later with three highly specialised, patented products in its portfolio and another due for launch…
The Global Truss and A.T.C. arranged a strategical relationship for heavy duty systems, stage roofs and special constructions. Especially the development of the iM- and iL-Type system by CAMCO see a high priority for both companies. Furthermore, A.T.C. will become a sales partner in Austria for Global Truss products. The cooperation started on the 1 January 2019 and includes the knowledge and technology transfer in those fields which strengthens the Global Truss product portfolio for heavy duty applications. Florian Schaaf from the Global Truss GmbH said; “Now we are able to rely on the long-time experience of A.T.C. in the…
A growing Atlanta-based firm leveraged cutting-edge AV technology, motion design and more to draw visitors into immersive experiences While AVL systems have always played a role in trade show design, there is no question that exhibitors are going bigger and bolder in recent years. Applied effectively, a dynamic and creative booth design that stirs the attendee’s imagination is proven to increase organic foot traffic – and the technology to make it happen is developing at a rapid pace. With such technology available, booth design has become a growing business opportunity for experience design firms that specialize in the visual and…
Reflecting a rising global demand for the company’s products and services, Meyer Sound has announced four new hires and a key promotion. Rob Cowles has been appointed to the newly created position of Director, Product Marketing. Reporting directly to Senior Vice President of Marketing John McMahon, Cowles will take on leadership and responsibilities in the areas of competitive marketing, vertical market strategies, digital initiatives, and customer relations management. Cowles comes to Meyer Sound with a wealth of experience in the high technology and entertainment sectors, having held prior senior marketing positions at THX Ltd., LucasArts, CNET and AOL Time Warner.…
In the heart of the city of Zhengzhou, capital of the Henan province in the geographical centre of China is the Zhengzhou Art Palace, which features two theatres, with 1,338 and 186 seats respectively. The Art Palace recently underwent a major renovation to convert the venue into a versatile, multipurpose theatre with a stage lift, a project that included a revamp of the Art Palace’s audio system. DAS Audio China was contracted to set up an audio system for the Zhengzhou Art Palace that was powerful yet adaptable enough to meet the venue’s unique sound needs, which range from ballets…
Fred Foster, ETC co-founder and CEO has passed away at the age of 61. Foster was a visionary, an innovator, and a role model. The ETC culture of family, support, and encouragement is attributed to Foster and his vision of a creating a people-focused environment. It’s difficult to put into words what it has been like to work for and with such an inspiring leader. One of Foster’s greatest qualities was his ability to bring people together and rally them around a goal or a vision. Whether it was a new product technology, a tradeshow booth design, or an employee…
Anchor Audio has unveiled a new brand identity for the first time in more than 40 years. The new brand identity reflects the evolution of the organisation, its products, and the audio-visual (AV) industry. The move is part of an extensive branding initiative designed to carry the organization forward in better serving its channel partners and customers. The debut of Anchor Audio’s new brand identity launched in June of 2018 in conjunction with the release of an entirely new product line, Series 2; the largest new product launch in the company’s history. A strong emphasis has been placed on the…
PK Sound (level 2, ACC North Booth 17515), will be demonstrating its new Trinity 10 at The NAMM Show – the first mid-size, three-dimensionally controlled sound system of its kind. The company will offer daily demonstrations of both the Trinity 10 and its Gravity series of subwoofers within its demo room, located in suite 203 B inside the ACC Brand Showcase Section on Level 2. PK Sound’s demo room will feature a cast of special guests at the FOH position, each mixing a diverse selection of tracks featuring various artists through the Trinity 10 and Gravity loudspeakers. The current schedule is…
