Digital Projection has hired Kevin Bateman and Brahim Belal, who both join the EMEA team as Training and Products Manager, and Pre-Sales Application and Support Engineer, respectively. Bateman recently joined the EMEA team as training and products manager, reporting to the company’s Vice President of Global Marketing, Mark Wadsworth. His main responsibilities are to help develop the product roadmap based on extensive user feedback. Bateman is also tasked with delivering training programmes and increasing sales and customer knowledge of Digital Projection products by developing a comprehensive product training programme for the full product line, online and in-person. With previous experience working…
Author: James Robertson
ROE Visual announces the establishment of ROE Visual UK and the appointment of Nick Shaw as Business Development Director for the UK. ROE Visual aims to strengthen its marketing position with this move to open a base for operations at Production Park and hire new staff. The subsidiary ROE Visual UK sales office will offer direct support and service in the local market, in order to enhance and grow ROE Visual’s sales opportunities in the UK. The adverse effects of Brexit and steady growth of sales in the UK make the existence of an independent office for this region both…
K-array has announced the addition of the all-new Vyper Mark II, ultra-flat passive loudspeaker. Homeowners and designers will experience seamless integration with a focus on phase coherency, low distortion, and focused listening. The KV25 II, KV52 II, and KV102 II feature K-array’s innovative Pure Array Technology, (PAT), and selectable impedance, housed in an elegant yet sturdy aluminum chassis. The new frameless chassis, designed for elegant, discreet installations, is perfect for a clean bracketless application on any flat surface. The Mark II Vyper also offers a newly designed recessed option: KV25R, KV52R KV102R, built for in-wall installations where speakers need to…
Christie has launched the next generation of its popular HS Series 1DLP projectors with three new models. Ranging in brightness from 15,750 lumens to 23,650 lumens, the new models feature enhanced colour performance for bright, bold visuals with new Christie BoldColor+ technology. The DWU15-HS, DWU19-HS and DWU23-HS are 15,750, 19,150 and 23,650 lumens respectively, increasing the range of brightness while maintaining the legacy of reliability, quiet operation, and cost-efficiency of the original HS Series. With the addition of new BoldColor+, colours in the new generation of HS Series projectors are brighter and bolder with deeper blacks and more natural and realistic on-screen images.…
An Anolis Ambiane and Eminere auditorium lighting installation is part of a complete revamp at the Rakkestad Theatre, a busy community hub and performance venue serving the Rakkestad municipality and surrounding areas of this thriving and diverse Norwegian agricultural heartland. Opened in 1988, general manager Magne Bjørnstad oversees everything happening at the 286-capacity venue. Last year this included the radical makeover and complete renovation incorporating the new auditorium lighting, for which he approached stage lighting professional and expert, Lars Kristian Bakke. Lars lives locally, and provided general advice about the lighting, which before the upgrade was not specifically optimised for…
A focal point of the Expo 2020 Dubai site, Al Wasl Plaza is a domed trellis structure with a fully integrated 360° immersive projection surface, as well as a booming L-Acoustics audio system. Back in 2019, Bild Studios were commissioned by Creative Technology Middle East and Expo 2020 Dubai to produce the creative content pipelines to bring the structure to life using 252 Christie 40k lumen projectors, which cover a surface over 25,000 sq m across a 27,000 by 6,000-pixel canvas. Having designed the content workflows which allows the entire interior of Al Wasl Plaza to be picture mapped with…
Elation Professional has announced that Scandinavia’s leading distribution company for dynamic lighting, LiteNordic, will take over distribution of Elation Professional and Obsidian Control Systems products in Sweden, Norway and Denmark effective 15 September 2022. LiteNordic is the foremost entertainment lighting provider in Scandinavia with an exceptional reputation for quality and service. The company maintains outstanding local representation in each country with a proven customer partnership strategy that works and skilled personnel with years of industry experience. The company’s pan-Nordic approach and alignment across borders provides a host of cooperative benefits and efficiencies, resulting in an overall higher level of customer…
Located in Wynwood, one of Miami’s most prominent entertainment districts, Brick is one of the area’s hottest nightclub environments. Patrons enjoy a truly unique nightlife experience that includes hip hop music by some of Miami’s top DJs. With a full menu in addition to its bottle service, guests can celebrate into the early hours of the morning in a manner that is truly indicative of the South Florida vibe. To ensure the energy level is at peak performance, the venue recently upgraded its sound reinforcement capabilities with a newly installed audio system featuring components from E11EVEN Sound by DAS Audio.…
CM Series surface mount speakers find a home in high-end Milan sneaker store. Founded in 2018, dropout is an Italian-based business specialising in the sale of authentic limited edition sneakers and streetwear. The company recently opened a flagship outlet in the Quadrilatero Della Moda, Milan’s high-end shopping district, with a raw industrial look that breaks with the patterns of traditional clothing stores. Metal elements create space on the apparently crumbling concrete walls, acting as hangers for clothing, brackets for footwear displays, while other decorative elements add to the atmosphere. A source of great pride for founder and CEO, Kola Tytler,…
Barco and Deltoid Technology, a Turkish system integrator and supplier of professional display technology, have announced the extension of their existing partnership. The new distribution agreement for the Barco projection and image processing solutions leverages on an already strong partnership for the past decade and is aimed at strengthening the position of both companies in the growing Immersive Experiences market in Turkey. Barco and Deltoid Technology have been partners for more than ten years with a market share of over 90% in the Turkish control rooms industry with the Barco LED, LCD and RPC video wall solutions. Going forward the…
