Craig Thompson has joined Riedel Communications as executive director of its new Customer Success Department. In his new role, Thompson will oversee operations for the department, which was created to deliver a frictionless experience for customers — from the initial demo and system design to training, delivery, and post-sales support — while expanding the company’s services portfolio and associated revenue streams. “With the creation of our Customer Success Department, we’re realising our vision of customer-centric operations, while preparing a solid foundation to support a product portfolio of hardware and software products,” said Riedel Communications Product Division CEO, Rik Hoerée. “With an impressive…
Author: James Robertson
As one of the top party destinations in the nightlife powerhouse of Guangzhou, China, Catwalk Disco and Club has carved out a reputation for an opulent, over-the-top guest experience. That meant that when its ownership group decided to open a sister venue dubbed Catwalk+ in August 2021, they needed to raise their own bar and set a new standard for evening entertainment in the city; subsequently, the team behind Catwalk+ turned to PK Sound and its exclusive Chinese distributor, Polar Audio, to elevate the experience in its main hall. “As the number one nightclub in Guangzhou and a destination for…
Meyer Sound has revealed PANTHER, a new flagship linear line array loudspeaker engineered to meet rapidly evolving demands for large-scale touring and installed systems. Complex and visually-focused production scenarios, coupled with tighter safety regulations, often restrict the space and weight allowed for loudspeakers. At the same time, environmental policies require greater energy efficiency and a smaller footprint for transport as more productions shift to a networked signal infrastructure. Responding to these demands, PANTHER’s acoustic output is closer to the significantly larger and heavier LEO line array loudspeaker and occupies the slender form factor of the existing LYON line array loudspeaker. Despite…
Extreme Lighting & Sound (ELS) recently wrapped up its first season presenting Holiday Wonders at Bowie Nature Park in Fairview, Tennessee. The dazzling drive-thru holiday light show featured atmosphere-generating effects from a large amount of Elation Professional lighting gear along with custom pixel products and proved a huge success. ELS was approached by the city of Fairview in September to create and run the show after an initial contractor pulled out, which gave the design and production company only two short months to get everything together. “We agreed to do the Christmas light show but knew we were on a…
Metropolitan interactive doing business as Metinteractive, which provides strategic solutions for architecture, communication and technology, partnered with Mitsubishi Electric DiamondVision to deliver the massive LED video canvas showcased in the WynnBET Sports Bar at the new Encore Boston Harbor hotel and casino. The 123 by 10-foot Mitsubishi Electric LED videowall, with sports ticker below, is the showpiece of the venue with its rarified size and resolution: It is one of the biggest fine pitch LED displays located outside Las Vegas. The elevated, wraparound screen immerses customers in sports content as they enjoy a full-service bar and cuisine close to the…
Ayrton has appointed Vijay Thaygarajoo as regional sales manager for Asia Pacific. The appointment takes effect from 1 February 2022. Vijay brings over 10 years of industry experience in the region, working with Ayrton’s local distributor and as regional sales manager for a number of industry manufacturers. “I am very excited to be joining the amazing team at Ayrton,” said Vijay. “As the RSM of Ayrton, I will be responsible for maintaining and building relationships with current distributors as well as appointing new distributors around the APAC region, with the aim of progressing and further strengthening the Ayrton brand and…
The Domaine de Mas de Pierre is a newly refurbished, five-star hotel and resort located in Saint-Paul de Vence, France, on the Mediterranean coast. Set within the heart of a beautiful 20-acre garden, the resort comprises nine authentic, Provencal country houses with 76 suites and a selection of luxurious restaurants, bars, a spa, and several indoor and outdoor meeting spaces. As part of the resort’s recent renovations, hotel management wanted to upgrade their AV system to a networked, multi-zone installation with local and centralised control to best manage sound for its many different spaces. And because some distance separates the…
Jungla, located within the Forum shopping center, is a vibrant new restaurant and cocktail bar in the heart of north Poland’s largest seashore city, Gdańsk. The restaurant, modern and spacious, with tropical décor, boasts a breath-taking view of the city and needed a sound system that could support not only the restaurant and cocktail bar, but also the live bands that play within. Designing and installing the sound system was Offstage. Przemysław Waszkiewicz, Offstage’s owner, worked with closely Patryk Kozak from Sound Service, who assisted with tuning the system. Together, they created a system that could support Jungla using Turbosound,…
Studio Zuid in Antwerp’s trendy South has transformed its entertainment offering with the purchase of a TiMax SoundHub-S64 spatial processor with MADI I/O. The venue’s semi-circular amphitheatre-like auditorium plays host to a wide and popular variety of immersive musical dining experiences, the first of which was an immersive production of The Bodyguard, originally made famous by the Whitney Houston film and award-winning soundtrack. Sound designer and venue audio director, Erik Loots, had a big vision for the type of production the venue needed and the level of audio flexibility he wanted for shows like The Bodyguard. For him, “TiMax was…
HuddleCamHD has released SimplTrack Lite, a plug-and-play auto-tracking camera with built-in compatibility for a range of system configurations. “With the streaming and video conferencing markets continuing to see high demand, we wanted to design an auto-tracking camera that just worked,” said HuddleCamHD and PTZOptics Director of Technology and Information Systems, Matt Davis. “The SimplTrack Lite truly is a plug-and-play solution. It relies on facial framing and auto-tracking as soon as it’s turned on, so whether you’re recording a lecture or streaming a worship service, the video looks great from moment one.” The HuddleCamHD SimplTrack Lite automatically creates smooth tracking shots…
