Josh Yagjian and Richard Kraemer have joined Riedel Communications as Regional Sales Representatives for North America. Kraemer, who is based in Toronto, will oversee sales in Canada, while Boston-based Yagjian will help cover accounts in the Northeastern region of the US Both come to Riedel with an abundance of experience between them and will provide excellent service and knowledge to the company’s expanding customer base in North America. Kraemer and Yagjian will both report to Rich Zabel, vice president of sales, Americas. “With the addition of Kraemer and Yagjian, we’re expanding our sales force to respond to the increasing needs and requests…
Author: James Robertson
St George’s Chapel at Windsor ranks amongst the UK’s most treasured examples of British heritage. Originally built in the 15th century by King Edward IV, the chapel has been the scene of many royal services and weddings, including those of The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, and HRH Princess Eugenie and Mr Jack Brooksbank. From the 15th century to the current day the chapel has been a chosen burial place for the British royal family including King Edward IV, King Henry VIII, King George III and, most recently, for Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.…
5 Words Media (5WM) is a leading systems integrator based in Phoenix, Arizona. Founded in 2011, principally as a design/build company for houses of worship, its skilled team also designs and installs audio, lighting and AVL systems nationally across the entertainment, education and corporate sectors. A wide-ranging and impressive portfolio of award-winning projects speaks volumes about the 5WM approach to delivering high quality, bespoke solutions. For the last four years, 5WM has placed German loudspeaker manufacturer CODA Audio at the centre of its program of custom design-and-build house of worship projects, and has forged a strong relationship with CODA Audio…
Opened for instruction late in 2021, the new Aarhus School of Architecture in Denmark is uniquely equipped to educate future architects in all elements — aural as well as visual — of contemporary building design. Among the most prestigious institutions of its kind in Europe, the Aarhus School of Architecture was established in 1965. Prior to construction of the new campus, the learning facilities were spread out across the city in nine separate locations. The new four-story main campus building brings together all nine addresses under one roof and leverages advanced AV technologies to provide optimum classroom communication and remote…
When DAER Nightclub opened at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida in late 2019, the high-profile club wowed guests with an eye-catching aesthetic that included a striking lighting and video design by SJ Lighting. Earlier this year, the leading production design firm updated the club’s dancefloor lighting rig with Fuze SFX LED Spot FX luminaires from Elation Professional. DAER South Florida includes DAER Dayclub, DAER Nightclub and Rooftop Live and is the second location of the DAER franchise (the original is located at the Hard Rock in Atlantic City). Located at the iconic Guitar Hotel, DAER Nightclub…
A variety of ADJ fixtures have been utilised at a new jump park attraction in The Netherlands built in a natural underground cave. Featuring both LED-powered static washes and moving head spots, the lighting installation fills the unique space with vibrant swathes of saturated colour and moving GOBO projections. With full DMX control from ADJ’s tablet-based Airstream DMX Pro App, operators of the attraction have the ability to easily alter both the colour scheme and intensity of the lighting effects to create the right atmosphere for the different public sessions and private parties hosted at the park. Bounce Adventure is…
Ayrton has announced the appointment of Nikolay Berenok as its new brand ambassador, with immediate effect. Co-founder of the visualising software company, Light Converse Ltd., Berenok brings a wealth of industry experience and contacts to Ayrton. His new role entails making use of his extensive network and superb recognition to drive interest in the Ayrton brand, and to support the work of its global sales team. “I’m really happy and excited to take on this new role,” says Berenok. “It’s a great honour and opportunity to become part of the wonderful Ayrton team and a company with such a great…
The iconic theatre, Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid acquires Ayrton’s moving head LED spots to enhance the lighting of its space. The theatre has now eight Spot Ghibli and six Levante-S wash moving heads supplied by Stonex to improve the creative possibilities of the theatre plays and shows to come. The renowned Ayrton Ghibli incorporates a precise system of blades that guarantee versatile focuses far beyond trimming. In addition, its LED luminaire can generate a wide range of tone palettes thanks to its CMYK colour mixing system, combined with a variable CTO and a complementary colour wheel. As the…
Schouwburg the municipal Theatre in Kortrijk in the West Flanders region of Belgium has recently invested in Robe T1 Profile and LEDBeam 150 moving lights and is now in preparation for – hopefully – being able to return to full post-pandemic programme of live performances. As an A-List theatre with a regular stream of high-profile productions, Stadsschouwburg is a great reference site for Robe and another acclaimed showcase for T1s. The Schouwburg Kortrijk’s newest Robe moving lights were a recommendation by lighting technician Lander Riemaeker who has worked there for eight years and often lights the venue’s own productions. He…
Nashville-based CTS AVL, a full-service audio, video and lighting company specialising in live events, has expanded its lighting inventory with a large complement of Ayrton Khamsin profile and Mistral-S ultra-compact spot luminaires. ACT Entertainment is the exclusive distributor of Ayrton lighting fixtures in North America. CTS AVL had been an audio company for almost 40 years when it branched out to video and lighting about half-a-dozen years ago. The addition of Ayrton Khamsins and Mistrals, the company’s first Ayrton purchases, offers more high-end lighting options for customers across all markets and across the US. “We needed a high-output fixture with…
