QSC has announced the opening of the QSC MEA regional office in Dubai. This new office will serve as the business development and training hub for Middle East and Africa and will manage the distribution of the expansive QSC product portfolio to support various verticals including corporate, higher education, live entertainment, and cinema. Chant Utukian, Director MEA, will lead the Dubai office, supported by Applications Manager Angelo Arbilo. Both will work closely with distribution partners in the region and hold close relationships with key direct accounts, providing Q-SYS training in a dedicated space as well as general support. “With this…
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Design, production and installation LED technology specialist The LED Studio has appointed Larry Zoll as its global director of operations. Zoll, who was previously the managing director of technology and innovation at Sensory Interactive, brings over 10 years of experience working with LED technology and 15 years of project managing large real estate installations. As a self-described futurist, Zoll has an invested interest in the development of functional environments that combine structural builds with advanced technology solutions, having been involved with the most prestigious LED screen installations located in New York’s Times Square. Larry Zoll, director of global operations at…
As the L-Acoustics V-DOSC line source array altered the trajectory of modern pro audio loudspeaker design in the 1990s, so the company’s unveiling of L-ISA Immersive Hyperreal Sound technology in 2016 represented an equally seismic shift in the sonic landscape of today’s live events. Extending spatial processing to a wider range of productions and venues, L-Acoustics now rolls out the next generation of its 3D audio processing engine, L-ISA Processor II. The new processor offers users more power, performance and flexibility, and is available in four different output configurations through a one-time, tiered license fee. Similar to its predecessor, L-ISA…
Analog Way announces the release of a major software update for the Midra 4K range of presentation switchers with more than 20 new features, including IP streaming, support of the RC400T event controller and live background content on Pulse 4K. Ideally tailored to small/medium-sized fixed installations and live environments, the Midra 4K series offers the highest reliability, the lowest latency, unrivaled ease of use, optimal image quality and state-of-the-art live 4K processing features. The range includes four products: QuickVu 4K, QuickMatrix 4K, Pulse 4K and Eikos 4K. With the 2.0 software release, the Midra 4K series now offers an IP…
Brompton Technology continues its expansion into the US with a new office in Burbank, California. The new facility comes as a result of Brompton’s continued growth in the U.S. market as demand has exploded for high-end virtual production setups in film and television. Brompton’s robust Tessera LED processors, with industry-first software features including Frame Remapping, ShutterSync, and 3D LUT, deliver the highest quality LED image for in-camera VFX and more. Brompton Technology Regional Technical Manager, Sean Sheridan will lead the new US outpost. “I’m thrilled to expand our international presence as Brompton now has footprints on three continents: North America, Europe,…
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance is the UK’s only Conservatoire of music and contemporary dance. With two separate faculties for dance and music in south east London, the establishment today is the result of a 2005 merger between Trinity College of Music and Laban. When the decision was made to upgrade the sound system at the Conservatoire’s Faculty of Dance in London SE8, Trinity Laban turned to Autograph Sound who designed, implemented and commissioned an innovative multi-role sound system from EM Acoustics. Autograph’s Business Development Lead Euan Mackenzie handled all the project specification and system design for this…
Xilica launches Xilica Sonia, a range of networked amplifiers and ceiling speakers for IT-friendly collaboration spaces. The Xilica Sonia series modernizes installed audio systems for the networked architectures common in today’s meeting and learning spaces, and strengthens Xilica’s value proposition as a complete solutions provider for corporate, education and government customers. The initial Xilica Sonia series includes the Sonia C5, a compact 5.25” in-ceiling speaker with a wide, even dispersion pattern that enables fewer speakers in large spaces, such as classrooms and legislative chambers. Sonia C5 is powered by Xilica’s new Sonia Amp, a PoE+-enabled amplifier with integrated network switch…
Starting from humble beginnings in an Auckland garage, New Zealand’s Lux Productions have grown from strength to strength since 2013 and are currently moving into a sixth warehouse to accommodate its full spectrum of event production services. In tandem with expansion to new premises, the company also decided to expand its console offerings with one eye on their existing stock of Allen & Heath audio expanders and SQ mixers. “We were in the market for a medium to large format audio console and adore the SQ range from Allen and Heath, so when we heard about the release of the…
Wilmington, Delaware and Las Vegas, Nevada-based Main Light has invested in Robe BMFL FollowSpot LT lighting fixtures and motion cameras, boosting its existing inventory of RoboSpot remote follow spotting systems. The company first invested in this technology shortly after the RoboSpot launch in 2017. Since then, Robe has developed and refined the system, most recently with the introduction of the BMFL FollowSpot LT, a solution for larger venues – covering greater throw distances. Robe has also increased the number of moving light ranges that can be controlled by RoboSpot BaseStations. Mullican praised the system’s ease of use and set up, which allows for those with experience…
DTS Lighting will attend LDI for the first time since 2016, following an exclusive partnership with US distribution company Apex technologies in July 2021, marking its official return to the American market. Members of both companies will be attending the event. DTS will be stationed at booth 2748 and will showcase its latest wash moving head Alchemy 7, designed to meet the ever-changing needs of theatre and television. A range of projectors from DTS’s entertainment line will also be at the exhibition like Synergy 7, profile moving head whose output reaches up to 55,000 lumen. DTS International Sales Manager, Carmen Savarese…
