In need of an audio infrastructure upgrade, Bucharest’s Hard Rock Café, the iconic food haven for rock ‘n’ Roll fans everywhere, turned to Romanian integrator, Paradigma Teknik for a system with power, clarity and above all reliability, featuring Powersoft’s latest fixed install Quattrocanali and Ottocanali amplifier platforms. Paradigma’s sales manager, Laura Angelescu, recommended a system of Martin Audio loudspeakers, and turned to Powersoft’s Romanian distributor AudioVision Store, for the amplification aspect of the installation. AudioVision’s Marius Craiu, explains, “We have a very strong relationship with Paradigma Technik. We have worked with them for many years and Powersoft aligns very well…
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Lightware Visual Engineering has appointed Craig Storey as CEO and Craig McQueen as Sales Director to head the UK team. Under their leadership Lightware UK will consolidate its position in the region with a new focus on growth after a successful last financial year. Craig Storey heads the Lightware UK office, overseeing all aspects of the UK business and its strategy. After joining Lightware a few weeks before COVID-19 hit, Craig has steered the company through the uncertainties of the pandemic while managing to maintain revenue for the UK through the first year [2019-20] and then grow the team who delivered…
QSC has appointed Perry Celia to VP Global Sales and Service, David Fuller to VP Product Development, Ray van Straten to VP Brand, Marketing & Training, and Linda Lee to Sr. Director, Operations. With this leadership team in place, the company’s new Pro Audio division is primed to position the QSC brand for its next phase of growth, innovation and expansion in the global sound reinforcement market. Celia takes the reins of the division’s global sales and service functions after having served at QSC for over 14 years – most recently as Sr. Director Sales, Americas. Fuller’s 12-year tenure at…
Michael Pagan designed and specified a new house lighting rig for Orangewood Church in Maitland, Florida, and used Elation’s energy-efficient Colour Pendant downlight to dramatically improve light quality while opening up for a number of new creative options. The Presbyterian church in Orange County is affiliated with Orangewood Christian School and both church and school share a number of facilities, including a gymnasium, which, on Sundays, doubles as a sanctuary. The space housed an older system of incandescent lights originally designed to light sports and other school activities, a setup that proved increasingly unsatisfactory for the church’s needs. Pagan, an independent…
ADJ’s new flagship IP65-rated moving head, the Hydro Profile, is now shipping. It combines a high-power 660W LED light engine that delivers 25,000+ Lumens of output with a precision-engineered optical system and expansive collection of beam-shaping tools including: a 4-blade framing system, dynamic animation wheel, and an impressive zoom range. It offers a huge amount of creative potential from a fixture that is truly designed for the demands of a grueling life on the road. At the heart of the Hydro Profile is an incredibly potent 660-Watt cool white LED engine, which delivers an impressive 25,000+ Lumens of output. This…
Absen Europe has appointed visual solutions expert Darren Banks as industry development director, corporate AV. Banks, who reports directly to Ruben Rengel, Absen’s senior vice-president of global business development, brings more than 20 years of industry experience working with display brands including NEC, Sanyo, Christie, LG and, most recently, Unilumin. At Absen, he will be responsible for the coordination, management and leadership of the company’s corporate AV vertical in Europe, working with local sales teams to support and execute their corporate market strategies, supporting the pro-AV consultant community, and establishing deeper relationships with corporate and enterprise end-user clients. A self-described…
As manufacturers and designers, Lynx Pro Audio understand the importance of having a good anechoic chamber for measuring loudspeaker systems, which is why they have opened one in their Research & Development department at the headquarters in Valencia, Spain. The new anechoic room has the latest technologies, making it one of the most modern in Europe and the special design of the room offers an accurate measurement of the sound in a complete sphere (360 degrees), with an accuracy of one degree. The chamber has a Four Audio robot to provide better sound measurement and a new space designed for…
Snap One has launched the Triad PDX Series of architectural speakers to provide Partners with a solution that pairs the premium audio performance that Triad is known for with a simplified installation experience made possible by Push Lock by Swarm technology. Coined “PDX” in homage to the Portland Airport – the city in which each speaker is custom-designed and engineered – the series includes thirteen speakers and nineteen accessories, including optional custom-colored grilles, rear enclosures and pre-construction brackets. “The PDX series marks the first Triad launch since the Snap One and Control4 merger in 2019, and it truly embodies the…
Located in Fondi, on Italy’s west coast, the Holiday Village resort overlooks a sandy beach, surrounded by dunes and lush Mediterranean vegetation. A Yamaha audio system was recently chosen to equip The Senses Club, which gives guests an exclusively high quality entertainment experience. Resort owner Paolo Maio wanted to create a live venue which would perfectly complement the ambience and setting of The Holiday Village. His son, Alessandro Maio, created The Senses Club to ‘gratify its audience with unique moments of rare quality.’ That quality would be reflected throughout the venue, including furnishings, food, drink and, of course, entertainment. With…
Kinly – a leading AV systems integrator and remote collaboration service provider– has picked up its second major international industry award this month, after being named ‘Service Partner of the Year’ by leading videoconferencing solution specialists, Logitech. Announced during Logitech’s inaugural ‘Channel Champions 22’ event in Montenegro, the award recognises Kinly – an aligned Logitech Premier Partner – for its outstanding performance during the six months to March 31. It is the second major industry achievement this month for Kinly, after winning Pexip’s ‘Greatest Retention Award’ for EMEA. Grouped and measured against Logitech partners from as far afield as Israel,…
