Riedel Communications has announced that The Star Performing Arts Centre (Star PAC), a renowned theatre venue in Singapore, has expanded its intercom capabilities with the Bolero integrated wireless intercom. Bolero will offer complete wireless integration and channel support for The Star PAC’s existing Riedel Artist digital matrix intercom system, delivering clear, reliable communications throughout the facility’s 5,000-seat auditorium, function halls, and broadcast production centre. “Reliable intercom systems are critical for our live shows and broadcast operations,” said Reuben Ong, Head of Audio, The Star PAC. “After five years of success with our Riedel Artist system, Bolero is a very welcome…
Author: Jacob Waite
One of the most successful off-the-Strip venues in Las Vegas and one of Sin City’s more unique resorts is South Point Hotel and Casino. The resort offers novel amenities for a casino resort like an equestrian arena and 64-lane bowling centre but teems with standard casino attractions as well. In 2017, the resort decided to upgrade three popular areas with LED video displays – Showroom, Sports Book and Bingo Room – and chose Elation Professional’s high-definition Elation Professional EVHD3 LED video panels for the job. Twelve separate screens were installed across the three areas in November and December last year,…
When Richard Tring opened Le Poivrot, an unmistakably French wine bar, on Colston Street in Bristol, it was in sharp contrast to his speakeasy-style Red Light bar, described as an “adult drinking den in the heart of Bristol”. Le Poivrot demonstrates an altogether different creative expression from Tring, who with his wife Sarah also owns Weber and Tring’s wine and spirits shop in the city. Since opening night, a seat at the bar at Le Poivrot is much sought after, the impressive selection of wines, the surroundings and carefully designed decor encouraging lively conversation. It’s fresh, much complimented and this…
Opened in December 1916, the Stadttheater Langenthal has long been an important cultural centre for the city of Langenthal and for the Oberaargau region. In 2012, the city embarked on a major renovation and expansion of the theatre, including the relocation of the main entrance; the installation of an additional room, Theater 49, which seats 200 people; an enlarged stage and improved acoustics in the main hall; and a new sound system. Key requirements for the new loudspeakers in the main hall included the ability to support a variety of performances, provide very high-end sound quality that complements the hall’s…
In January 2018, lighting control manufacturer Visual Productions was fortunate to re-engage with an industry expert who also happens to be one of the first Visual Productions customers in Belgium, about 15 years ago: Luc Buytaert, Audio Visual Lighting’s Technical Manager. Recognising a gap in the product portfolio at AVL, Buytaert had been following closely the product developments by manufacturers of installation and architectural lighting controllers. Impressed by the multi-protocol, solid-state technologies he was seeing being engineered in the Netherlands, he approached Visual Productions to discuss distribution. The timing could not have been better for Visual Productions. For the past…
Elation Professional has announced as of 1 May 2018 lighting control specialist Menno Appelhof joins the company, with the aim of growing the M-Series brand of lighting controllers in the European market. Elation Professional acquired the M-Series range of entertainment lighting controllers from HARMAN Professional in March 2018. Menno’s position at Elation Professional encompasses maintaining contact with the current M-Series customer base while growing the M-Series network of users and partners in Europe. He is a familiar face in the lighting controller milieu and comes to Elation Professional from a similar position at Fairlight, the Dutch sound and lighting company…
Martin Audio has appointed Erikson Pro as the company’s exclusive distributor for Canada. Part of JAM Industries, Erikson Pro also distributes brands such as Allen & Heath, Audient, Chauvet Professional, Martin Lighting and Illuminarc, in addition to Martin Audio. Commenting on the new relationship, Erikson Pro Vice President Christian Bouchard said, “We’ve been looking at Martin Audio for some time and have been intent on pursuing the line because of their innovative and appealing products that have the potential to be very successful in the Canadian market. “Going to the UK and experiencing the line in person really convinced us…
St. Anthony Church in Davenport, Iowa, was established in 1837. One thing the church has long sought but never found until recently is reliably clear, intelligible speech. Like most church buildings of its type, St. Anthony’s stone walls and floors and vaulted ceilings create highly reverberant spaces, the ultimate challenge for intelligible speech. Now, St. Anthony Church has found the solution, with the installation, in March 2018, of a new sound system featuring the Bose Professional Panaray MSA12X modular steerable array loudspeaker system at its core. Installed in the church’s main building by AV systems integrator Communications Engineering Co. (CEC)…
A.C. Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET) launches its new sister company, A.C. Entertainment Technologies Ireland. The latest addition to the company, registered in Dublin, plans to have a long-term commitment to supporting customers of its growing portfolio of brands. Local industry face, Aaron Cripps has been appointed as Managing Director. Based in County Limerick, he previously acted as AC-ET’s Representative for Ireland. Prior to this Aaron has also worked as an Account Manager in the International Sales division of AC-ET. AC-ET Ireland will supply Chroma-Q, ProLights, Avolites, Luminex, Green Hippo, D.A.D and Tourflex Cabling products exclusively, as well as many other industry…
Over 2.5 million spectators have visited the TheaterHangaar, a former military aircraft hangar, to see Soldaat van Oranje – The Musical since its debut in 2010. The longest running performance in the history of Dutch theatre, the show tells the story of World War II resistance fighter Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema. Audiences are treated to a multi-sensory, immersive experience at this unique venue, as they sit in comfortable movie-theatre seats in the auditorium that rotate from scene to scene. The different sets feature an array of special scenic elements that includes parts of an actual airport runway, a beach with real…
