Tech LED has added Lumentender, a unique, cloud-based lighting control and management platform, from Lumentender Control Solutions Inc. (LCSI), to its distribution portfolio. Lumentender is a cross-platform control solution for supported API-based lighting control systems. Currently compatible with select Madrix, Enttec, Pharos and Mosaic controls, with additional integrations underway, the product enables simple and intuitive scheduling and control of complex lighting systems. The Lumentender platform is also an essential management tool for agents and dealers to easily manage their accounts and support their customers’ needs. Features available to integrators and users include the simple scheduling, control, and management of single…
Author: James Robertson
Optimal Audio has released WebApp 1.1, featuring a BluOS Control API integration to control Bluesound Professional audio devices that feature built-in network-connected streaming and music management controls for use in commercial audio spaces. Optimal Audio’s WebApp is the backbone of its ecosystem of controllers, amplifiers and loudspeakers providing a system integrator with the ability a to configure an entire system of multiples zones in a venue, while presenting the end user with an intuitive and simple interface to control the sound system. With this latest release, WebApp and Zone firmware enable API controls for Bluesound Professional devices via BluOS from…
What was your entrance point into the laser industry, where and when did you start? I started Artistic Laser Productions with my husband in 1999. We bought our first laser projector in November 1998 and operated under our mentor’s Variance until we obtained our Variance in April of 1999 (which is why we list 1999 as our starting year). We have always been based in north San Diego County, CA. What are the difficulties that women face in the laser industry? Thankfully, there aren’t that many. I guess the number one issue is still the fact that some potential clients…
With China’s four-year zero-COVID policy coming to an end, the country’s leading LED exhibition, LED CHINA, is set to take place from 17 – 19 July at Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center, Futian District. Incorporating all the related sectors of LED display into one single event, LED CHINA will present six exhibition topics: LED displays, commercial displays, digital signage, stage entertainment, audio-visual integration, LED lighting and advertising signs. With tech giants such as TCL, BOE, Samsung and Huawei recently beginning their journey in the LED display market, this has accelerated the advancements in technology, and they will be present at…
The MLT Pre Rig Truss Series from HOF gets a new member to complete the MLT Series: the MLT THREE. The MLT series now consists of the MLT THREE, MLT TWO, MLT ONE, MLT ZERO and the MLT FRAME. The MLT THREE has no closed head frame and is open at the bottom. This makes it easier to mount moving lights or video modules in the truss. In addition, the dolly of the MLT THREE Pre Rig Truss has extended telescopic legs that allow the user to mount complete video modules, including the hanging frame, in the truss and leave…
Creative Technology Middle East (CTME) has made an investment in Elation Professional’s industry-leading Proteus series of automated IP65 lights, along with studio-optimized IP-rated KL Panel softlights. The purchase includes the Proteus Excalibur sky beam moving head as well as the Proteus Maximus LED moving head, both high-power luminaires routinely used on large-scale productions and outdoor spectaculars. Additionally, CTME has invested in Elation’s versatile KL Panel XL IP, a full-colour spectrum LED softlight perfect for use in broadcast and film settings. CTME worked closely with Jean Pierre de Vernon from Venutech LLC, Elation’s exclusive distributor in the Middle East, to procure the new…
The Adam Hall Group continues to expand its sales network by appointing Commercial Audio Solutions Ltd as its Distribution Partner, following the presentation of the new Integrated Systems vertical, at ISE 2023. This is a hybrid business model which incorporates that, Commercial Audio, will distribute the LD Systems installation portfolio to their customer base. Commercial Audio Solutions leverages more than 20 years of experience in the AVL and events industry, including an extensive network of AVL integrators in the UK and Ireland. Among the company’s milestones, they supplied a large amount of audio equipment for the London 2012 Olympic Games.…
The Cidermill Theatre is a new performing arts theatre owned and run by Chipping Camden School in Gloucestershire, UK. Built to serve both the school and the wider Cotswold community, the £4million venue was opened in October 2022 at a launch event which featured actor Ben Miller and chart-topping singer Jennifer Paige, who performed a set including her international hit Crush. Centred on the Rockspring Auditorium (capacity 292 seated, 450 standing), the complex also includes a dance studio, black box studio, lounge area, rehearsal spaces, classroom, café and bar. The Theatre enjoys a full range of professional facilities and is…
PPDS has appointed of experienced AV sales specialist, Kristen O’Connor, to its North America management team. Part of an accelerated recruitment drive to increase staff numbers by 50 percent in North America this year, and adding even greater specialist knowledge and expertise across all departments and for specific verticals, Kristen O’Connor joins as PPDS’ new Sales Operations Manager, NA. Based in Oregon, and with a career entering its twelfth successful year, O’Connor is an established and highly respected member of the AV industry and community, having held a series of leadership roles at some of the world’s most established innovative…
When Jozef De Kesel, the Bishop of Bruges, declared that he could see no future for The Holy Family Church in the Langestraat Quarter of the city, the building ceased to be a centre for worship. Enter young entrepreneurs Mon and Zowie Hayen, owners of Brasserie Uilenspiegel, who envisioned the transformation of the 1904-constructed red-brick landmark into a multi-purpose events venue. That vision became a reality with the creation of Owla Bruges, a 270sqm space suitable for concerts, performances, weddings, parties, corporate events, conferences, seminars, fashion shows, product launches and more. High quality, flexible audio would naturally be essential to…
