California based pro-AV technology distributor Allied ProTech is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeff Miranda to the role of Sales Manager. “Jeff’s broad experience, not just in professional AV sales, but also as an integrator, design engineer and mixing engineer, makes him the perfect choice to join us in this new role,” explained Rik Kirby, founder of Allied ProTech. “Over the last two years our business has been growing extremely quickly, both with Linea Research amplifiers and with Luminex network switches, and we’re confident Jeff will be instrumental in continuing this growth. Having known and worked with him for…
Author: James Robertson
Europa Park is the largest theme park in Germany, welcoming up to 60,000 visitors per day to enjoy its 13 roller coasters and other popular attractions across 18 themed areas. In September 2017 construction began for an exciting new section of the park; Rulantica will be a 450,000 square meter water-themed extension to the resort, with a Nordic feel and 25 water-based attractions. To generate anticipation, Europa-Park created a preview centre for the attraction, and turned to Bright!, the creative event solutions company, to design a highly visual show for that would tell the story of the Journey to Rulantica.…
Fellowship Bible Church is a non-denominational house of worship that offers a blend of both contemporary and traditional worship services. The church recently upgraded its sound reinforcement (SR) capabilities with the installation of the new CDL series loudspeakers offered by PreSonus Audio Electronics—making this the first full CDL series deployment in the United States. Horizon AVL of Blackwood, NJ, a full-service audiovisual integration firm that services the worship, broadcast, and commercial markets, was contracted to design and deploy the new sound system at Fellowship Bible Church. After consulting with church management to ascertain their goals and expectations, Joshua Kell, Chief…
Studio Tanta, the newest and largest recording studio in Tokyo which opened in the Shibuya district in May 2018, chose Ayrton lighting products for its rehearsal studios. The successful installation includes 10 Ayrton NandoBeam S3 units, 6 WildBeam R fixtures and 4 Arcaline 2 100 battens which were permanently installed in Rehearsal Studio-C. Studio Tanta is an impressive 7-storey building which took five years to build from planning to completion. It has two recording studios, a rehearsal studio, two artists’ rooms, and a restaurant. Hibino Lighting Inc., Ayrton’s exclusive distributor for Japan, was responsible for the supply and installation of…
The historic Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, a 2650-seat theatre-in-the-round constructed in 1963, has recently received a 48-module ShowMatch DeltaQ line array loudspeaker system from Bose Professional. The system integrator was Valencia, California-based Summit Electric & Data, Inc., with installation assistance from Rhino Staging, based in Tempe. Flown above the circular stage, the main system, consisting of eight three-box arrays, is essentially four outward-facing stereo systems with a similarly-configured delay ring. Additional Bose speakers have been installed throughout the venue to extend coverage to the VIP seating area, the Celebrity Club and the artists’ green room. The system’s capabilities were on full…
AV Stumpfl supplied several screens for 007 ELEMENTS, the new James Bond cinematic installation in Sölden, Austria. The location featured in the James Bond film, Spectre, and is now home to the interactive and immersive 007 experience built inside the summit of the Gaislachkogl Mountain in a bespoke 1,200sqm structure, 3,040m above sea level. 007 ELEMENTS is a partnership between EON Productions, Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM), and Bergbahnen Sölden and was realised thanks to the collaborative efforts of Creative Director Neal Callow (Art Director on Casino Royale, Quantum Of Solace, Skyfall and Spectre), Optimist Inc. Head of Design Tino Schaedler…
K-array is excited to announce the launch of K-array USA. With a new facility located in the greater Boston area, the Italian manufacturer will directly oversee operations of the sales, marketing and service of K-array’s unique audio solutions in the US. The new operation, already in effect as of 1st December, is headed by K-array Global Business Development Director, Rusty Waite and will work alongside manufacturer representatives SG Western (California, Nevada, Arizona), Marketing Concepts (Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi) and On The Road Marketing (New York City, New Jersey) who will cover their respective territories to grow the brand…
Located in Melborne, Florida, Church at Viera holds four modern worship services in two different venues each week using Allen & Heath dLive, GLD and SQ Series mixers for FOH and streaming broadcast and a ME-1 Personal Mixing System for monitoring. Production Director Eli Higginbotham, alongside Technical Director Brock West, leads Church at Viera’s production team. “We had an older digital mixer with reliability issues,” Brock said. “So, when I came on board, I looked for a replacement. We considered several brands but there wasn’t another console in the same class and price range as the dLive.” The church has…
River Audio has installed a new Martin Audio WPM line array in the main hall at Plymouth University. The University wanted to replace its small vocal PA in this location with an upgraded system that would be suitable not only for speech but also music and drama performance. When a delegation of the University’s AV technicians attended a live sound training course with the local Base Sound, to improve their mixing capabilities, they were introduced to Martin Audio’s signature sound and were immediately impressed. After reviewing various systems they opted for the WPM line array and chose Base Sound…
With historic entertainment venues predating sound reinforcement and their physical features often being protected, it can be a major challenge to meet the audio expectations of 21st-century audiences. But at the Rialto Theater in Loveland, Colorado, an Alcons LR7 micro-line array system has achieved exactly that. As with many historic movie theatres, the 1920-built Rialto enjoyed a comparatively short initial heyday. Designed for both silent films and vaudeville, by the end of the 1960s was in decline, finally being killed off by the rise of multiplexes and video in 1976. It briefly reopened as a retail complex but then closed…
