Allen & Heath and Shure have deepened its integration to enable native monitoring and control of Shure’s ULX-D, QLX-D and Axient Digital wireless systems from Allen & Heath’s Avantis digital mixer. With the release of Avantis V1.13 firmware, engineers can monitor and control supported Shure wireless systems from the mixer, or from the new Avantis Director software. Avantis consoles auto-detect any supported Shure wireless systems on the same network and, with compatible hardware, Dante can be used for the transport of both audio and control data. “Avantis mixers are in use in many venues, houses of worship, and mid-sized productions…
Author: James Robertson
Absen is primed to host its first public event held at its European headquarters in Mörfelden-Walldorf near Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Germany, on 15 to 16 March 2022 (10am – 4pm CET). Situated just a 15 minute drive away from Frankfurt airport, the new showroom will be open to the public for a full two days of discussion and market sharing. The first day of the event (15 March) will offer a number of scheduled seminars where visitors can delve into discussions surrounding MicroLED, corporate immersive spaces, and what Absen has planned for 2022 and beyond. Day two of the showroom open day…
Casas Church launched in the Tucson area in the early 1960s and has kept moving forward ever since, pacing the vibrant region’s own continuing growth. They’ve done the same with their audio technology, becoming an early adopter of the KLANG:fabrik monitoring solution several years ago. Most recently, however, the church became the very first user in North America to acquire the new KLANG:konductor immersive in-ear monitor mix processor. The system, which was purchased through AVLX in Franklin, Tennessee, is now paired with the church’s existing Yamaha Rivage PM5 front-of-house console and Shure PSM 1000 in-ear monitor system. “We upgraded our…
With over 12 albums recorded, multiple awards, and their own record company under their belt, Irish singer-songwriting duo, Maria Doyle Kennedy and her husband Kieran Kennedy are still going strong. For good measure, Maria has also gone on to become one of the most prolific Irish actors, known throughout the world for her starring roles in hits like Outlanders and classics, including Downton Abbey. In February, the duo celebrated their musical odyssey with a two-person show at Dublin’s popular Button Factory. Supporting their dreamy performance was a light show by Steven Douglas of Craorag Lighting Design that created a deeply…
edelmat., the Berlin based specialist for AV equipment, hybrid events and installations, has regularly employed AV Stumpfl products for the realisation of their customers’ demanding projects in recent years. The robustness and longevity of the projection screen frames in particular were factors that won over the sustainability focused company, with edelmat. also being a certified partner of the “sustainable meeting” management system. Project leader Yannis Kleibohm describes the recent installation of AV Stumpfl screens as part of the creation of a multi-functional meeting room in Berlin: “The idea was that one would be able to use the room as either…
ACT Entertainment has announce that Eric Abad has joined the company as Western Regional Sales Representative based in Los Angeles. He most recently was the Director of Business Development at JMAZ Lighting, a manufacturer of entertainment lighting equipment. “Eric comes to us with an extensive sales history selling a variety of products,” says ACT’s Director of Sales, Doug Mekanik. “His wide range of product knowledge coupled with existing relationships was exactly what we were looking for to serve customers in our western region.” Abad’s professional background spans the manufacturing, distribution and sales aspects of the lighting industry so his depth…
Housed in a former sheep-trading market, now a grade II listed building, The Fleece is Bristol’s largest independent music venue and has welcomed the likes of Radiohead, Oasis, Muse, Jeff Buckley, Coldplay, Sea Girls, Amy Winehouse, Frank Carter & Rattlesnakes, Queens Of The Stone Age, George Ezra and Ed Sheeran to name but a few. When the Covid-19 pandemic forced The Fleece into temporary closure, it presented a rare opportunity for a complete refurbishment – one that the management seized with both hands. The Fleece has been offering live music and club nights seven nights a week since 1982 –…
Winter Haven Worship Center in Winter Haven, Florida, has installed a new Adamson PA system in their 1000-seat facility. The new system features a main stereo hang of nine IS10b sub-compact line array cabinets on each side, along with a total of four IS10pb full-range point source cabinets for outside and centre fill. Eight PC5i ultra-compact coaxial loudspeakers were incorporated for front row nearfield coverage. Finally, for low frequency reinforcement, they installed an under-stage sub arc, consisting of eight IS119b. MABE, a faith-based AV production and installation company based in Florida, completed the installation with the help of Adamson territory…
As a worldwide sporting event, 91 countries joined in Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. Three competition zones are set up in Beijing, Yanqing and Zhang Jiakou, and the games lasted 19 days and emerged 109 gold medals. The LED display screens used in Beijing Medals Plaza, Yanqing Medals Plaza and Shougang Olympic Torch Relay Event, which are jointly produced by YESTECH and HUAO Media, cover a total area of 3000 square meters. Professional display equipment fully guarantees the visual effects of the Beijing Winter Olympics awards stage. YESTECH always strictly controls the quality of LED display screens, and…
Opened in 2014, Antwerp restaurant The Jane is the vision of leading chef Nick Bril. Bril engaged a team of acclaimed architects and designers to create his dream within the walls of what was once a rundown church, seeking to present his diners with a ‘total experience’. Since its creation, The Jane has become renowned for its Michelin-starred food and unique atmosphere, which is created in part by its sound system. For the chef, music is key to the concept, and in two previous phases Pioneer PRO AUDIO had supplied systems that could deliver a comfortable level of sound in…
