POLAR supplier of key industry brands to the installation, MI and professional audio markets has announced the appointment of Andrew Plunkett to the post of Business Development Manager for Public Address/Voice Alarm. A highly experienced industry professional, Andrew joins POLAR after 15 years at TG Baker where he gained wide-ranging and significant experience in the design and distribution of public address, voice reinforcement and voice evacuation equipment. An experienced project manager, Andrew has worked across diverse markets including industrial, leisure, education and most recently, on large-scale stadium installations and joins POLAR to develop this area of its business. As well…
Author: James Robertson
A recent concept change and complete rebuild for the Sofitel Legend Metropole in downtown Hanoi included a new sound system. Systems integrator DesignLive Technologies earned the contract with a tightly integrated, easy-to-use, customized solution based on a Symetrix Radius 12×8 EX audio DSP, Fulcrum Acoustic loudspeakers, Dynalite lighting control, an AMX NetLinx NX-series integrated controller, and iRidium for AMX touchscreen UI controls. “With a special status as the premier exclusive venue in downtown Hanoi, the renovation of angelina was an important project where the client demanded no compromise on quality,” observed DesignLive’s Thu Ta. “angelina is segregated into many creative…
One of Ibiza’s clubs DC10, recently celebrated its 28th birthday, as well as marking two decades since the introduction of its keystone event, Circoloco. In order to properly acknowledge this momentous double anniversary, owners and co-founder of DC10 and Circoloco, Andrea Pelino and Antonio Carbonaro, gave the green light to a large-scale overhaul of the venue’s already impressive audio setup supported by Powersoft. The new installation was set to encompass three main areas of the club – including their individual DJ booths – and required a major system architecture redesign. This vision became a reality thanks to a number of…
Symphony: The Global Revolution of Dance was a live performance and collaboration between DJ Hardwell and Metropole Orkest at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam, celebrating 30 years of dance music. It was staged to coincide with the renowned Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) conference. Lighting and Visuals Designer Andre Beekmans of The Art of Light and operator Jaap Kamps used a selection of Robe fixtures for the event. Andre and his Eindhoven based creative visual practice The Art of Light – who have designed and co-ordinated Hardwell’s lighting for some years – were approached by organisers Fourmation Events and MOJO and…
Biamp a supplier of professional audio and video solutions based in Beaverton, Oregon, has announced the acquisition of Cambridge Sound Management (CSM) from Gladstone Investment Corp. Headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, CSM is a pioneer and the undisputed leading brand in the fast-growing sound masking market. CSM is the only provider of direct and in-plenum sound masking solutions, distinguishing it from all competitors and supporting its ascension to the most recognizable and frequently installed sound masking brand. With approximately 50-percent market share and more than 20,000 installations, CSM systems are being put to work at organizations of all sizes and types…
inoage GmbH has announced that Xenian has become the exclusive distributor for MADRIX LED lighting control products in Australia and New Zealand. Xenian works alongside the region’s leading lighting designers, architects, interior designers, electrical engineers, and facilities managers. For over ten years now, Xenian products have been supplied on more than 2,000 diverse and exciting projects throughout Australia, New Zealand, South-East Asia, the Pacific Islands, and the Middle East. As a team, Xenian provides technical support and sales services in the supply of high-end, front-of-house architectural lighting. The sectors that they cover include hospitality, corporate tenancy, retail, infrastructure, and public-space…
VodafoneZiggo wanted to create a big impact to celebrate its new head office in the Utrecht, Netherlands. So Olaf van den Berg and Bas Frenkel Frank from live event and activation agency Hadimassa Brand Support teamed up with lighting designer Sander den Otter from T-MINUS Design and stage designer Bart van Rooy of BigVis and technical producers Neoc to create and direct a jaw-droppingly spectacular light sculpture, _CONNECTIONS_. This celebrated the key strategic move by VodafoneZiggo to the aorta of the Amsterdam Maastricht corridor Sander utilised 91 Robe MegaPointe multi-purpose moving lights to realise this light sculpture artwork. The team…
Marikka’s German restaurant, bar, brewery, and volleyball complex in Lexington, Kentucky, has been a local and regional hit for three decades. Now, a new sound system from Bose Professional is making it an even bigger hit. AV integrator Crave Systems, with support from the Technical Audio Team from Stampede Presentation Products, designed and installed a large distributed audio system covering a total of seven separate zones throughout the property. The Bose systems at Marikka’s include 20 Bose FreeSpace DS 100F pendant speakers in the bar and banquet rooms buttressed with four Bose MB210 ceiling-mounted compact subwoofers in the bar, all…
DiGiCo has announced the acquisition of KLANG:technologies as a key new addition to the Audiotonix family that already includes leading audio brands Allen & Heath, Calrec, DiGiGrid, Solid State Logic and DiGiCo. The deal further brings together some of the most influential and innovative brands within the Pro Audio Industry. James Gordon CEO of Audiotonix commented: “We have had the pleasure of working with KLANG and their pioneering immersive technology for a couple of years and when the opportunity arose for them to join Audiotonix, we were keen to make it happen. We have always stressed that with our M&A we…
Leeds cultural hub Sheaf St widens events scope with a Pioneer Pro Audio system delivered by The Audio Group. When the Leeds Tech Hub Fund awarded Duke Studios a grant, it’s Director James Abbott-Donnelly, took the decision to allocate significant funds toward dramatically upgrading the sound, light and projection facilities in Sheaf St to support a truly flexible and adaptable approach to staging every kind of event possible. Sheaf St was already popular, but Abbot-Donnelly reasoned that its long-term ambitions would only be fulfilled by delivering excellence across the board. Having done his research and spoken to a number…
