Absen has appointed Alex Couzins to the newly created position of head of brand and marketing for Europe in a move that sees the company underline its commitment to the region. Alex, who joins from systems integrator AVMI, will be part of Absen’s corporate marketing team where he will be responsible for European brand marketing and providing local marketing support for the group’s Value Added Partners, referring to Absen’s ecosystem of highly trusted and experienced distributors and systems integrators. The role will involve collaborating with peers across the business, including China and the US, to develop and implement the company’s marketing…
Author: James Robertson
French rental company STS has added a large-scale system to its inventory to complement its existing stock of L-Acoustics Kara and Kiva cabinets, choosing a K2 system as the perfect addition. “Our Kara and Kiva systems work really well for us,” said STS’s Eric Potte. “We use them on our own projects and also enjoy the benefits of a very healthy cross rental market. But in recent years, our business has changed a lot. L-Acoustics network policy has made it possible to attract new customers and develop business more quickly. We wanted to invest in larger-scale equipment to take advantage…
Mountain Productions names Shawn Sack as Director of North America Development for Rigging Sales. Shawn began his career at Mountain and has now returned after 10-years working across the entertainment rigging industry. Shawn is an Industry veteran with almost 30 years’ experience holding positions that span staging supervisor, rigging shop manager and rigging sales. Most recently Shawn acted as a product specialist for rigging sales at A.C.T Lighting and previously with market leader Columbus McKinnon Corp within their Entertainment Business Development team. Shawn prides himself on being relationship driven and a key part of the rigging community holding a 5-year active…
Bringing a new level of audio control to FOH and broadcast events at both the Regent University Communication and Performing Arts Center and Regent University Chapel, a pair of Allen & Heath dLive mixing systems effectively bridge the two spaces with network interconnectivity flexible enough to support everything from small worship services to concert level performances. Installed with the help of Zack Guida of Glen Allen, Virginia-based RTW Media, the dLive systems were delivered to Regent University’s Virginia Beach, Virginia campus earlier this year and configured under the direction of the private Christian university’s chief audio engineer Justin Fugett. With…
Laservision Mega Media has partnered with Aldar Properties PJSC (‘Aldar’), Abu Dhabi’s listed property development, investment and management company, to create a bespoke, immersive experience and art installation for the public at Reem Central Park, the AED 200 million, 1,000,000 square foot modern outdoor lifestyle destination on Reem Island. Laservision created and installed the immersive permanent attraction that features a stunning and modern sculpture fountain, known as ‘The Wave’, and utilises the latest in entertainment technologies including dynamic fountains, powerful lasers, synchronized LED lighting, underwater projection-mapping and drop-screen projection technology. The attraction, which opened on the 1st of December to the…
RCF Group announced the signing of a definitive agreement for the acquisition of DPA Microphones from The Riverside Company. DPA, based in Allerod, Denmark, is a brand in the high-end professional audio microphone market for the live, broadcast, theatre and studio end-user segments. RCF Group, with Headquarters in Italy and branches in the USA and Europe, operates under the companies RCF, AEB Industriale (dB Technologies) and EAW. RCF Group generates over 80% of its revenues outside of Italy in 120 countries. In 2017 two prominent European private equity players, Palladio Holding and Amundi Private Equity Funds, invested in RCF Group with a minority stake in order…
The Classical Academy (TCA) in Colorado Springs recently debuted its new performing arts auditorium with a production of “The Little Mermaid” enhanced by an all LED Elation Professional lighting system designed and installed by Second Opinion Audio. Second Opinion Audio designed all of the audio, lighting, video and motor control systems for the new performing arts space. “This is a total state-of-the-art system and we needed to have the lighting system reflect that,” said Second Opinion Audio founder Bob Langlois. “LED was the direction we wanted to go for maximum flexibility for the client. There is no other auditorium of…
Shenzhen’s Happy Valley Amusement Park wanted to make some special changes for its 20th anniversary, to keep the experience fresh, and decided that a sound reinforcement upgrade was the way forward. Ultimately they chose a Martin Audio WPC line array. Happy Valley is China’s first domestic amusement park chain, with seven locations across China and an eighth opening in 2019. Happy Valley, having previously worked with Budee and Martin Audio on its Chongqing park, once again decided on the same partnership, this time for its flagship venue. The Shenzhen park is a leader in the ever-growing Chinese theme park industry…
When fast-growing Action Church in central Florida decided to transform an older building into the ministry’s new broadcast location, they chose to dynamically light the space using an Elation Professional intelligent lighting system designed by AVL integration company Crown Design Group (CDG). Action Church opened the new chapter, its fourth, in Winter Park, Florida, this past fall. As a dedicated broadcast location, the main sermon takes place at the new facility and is then fed live to Action Church’s other locations, one smaller location and two mobile sites that are set up and torn down each weekend that CDG has…
Martin Tremblay, president and CEO of Group Solotech has announced that Solotech has acquired SSE Audio Group. This is the most important transaction in Solotech’s history. With the addition of SSE Audio, Solotech becomes one of the world’s largest audiovisual and entertainment technology companies. The acquisition will generate growth opportunities and operational synergies, in addition to expanding the services available to current and future clients. “We are thrilled that SSE is joining the Solotech team, especially given their well-known expertise in audio services. The transaction will enable us to definitively pursue our expansion strategy in the European market and consolidate…
