One of America’s largest houses of worship chooses the DiGiCo SD5cs for FOH and monitors at three campuses, and now relies on the Orange Box audio format converter for video integration. Atlanta-based North Point Ministries, whose 38,000-plus weekly worshipers make it Outreach magazine’s second-largest house of worship in the United States, has acquired eight new DiGiCo SD5cs consoles for three of its six locations. The Browns Bridge and Buckhead campuses have each installed two SD5cs desks at front of house and monitors, while the main campus in Alpharetta (North Point Community Church) has installed a total of four new SD5cs…
Author: Jacob Waite
Adamson Systems Engineering and its Vietnamese distributor, Van Lam Audio Equipment, have welcomed Ho Chi Minh City’s Van Nghe Music Center as Vietnam’s first E-Series partner. Following the delivery of Adamson’s globally standardized Applied Certification training for Van Nghe Music Center’s technicians, the company will demo its new system at Ho Chi Minh City’s “Demo ProSound in Vietnam 2018” trade show from 22-23 March 2018. “I had an opportunity to hear several products from Adamson’s E-Series and S-Series at an intimate demo in Hamburg last year, and was immediately impressed by the audio quality. I knew right there that we’d…
The Cathedral Church of the Advent, a 3,600-member Episcopal church in Birmingham, Alabama, recently completed installation of an Allen & Heath dLive system with C3500 Surface, CDM64 MixRack, IP8 Remote Controller and eight ME-1 Personal Mixers for the musicians. Kent Michael, The Cathedral Church of the Advent mix engineer, said: “We had recently ushered in a service on Sunday evenings that incorporated more modern instrumentation, so we needed a system that would be versatile and powerful enough to mix a full band for the evening service and simple enough to operate by our volunteer staff for the traditional services.” dB…
Just Add Power (J+P), Ultra HD over IP specialist, continues its focus on customer service with the appointment of Brian Sandifer as regional sales director covering the southern U.S. In his new role, Brian will be responsible for the management of existing dealer partners and for the development of new business. Brian is based in Tampa, Florida, and reports to J+P Sales Team Manager Taft Stricklin. “Just Add Power strives to ensure we staff our sales team with knowledgeable pros who have a long history in the industry on both the product development and design sides,” said Stricklin. “Brian’s expertise,…
Middle Atlantic Products announced today that Maxwell Kopsho will serve as the company’s new director of training. The appointment is a demonstration of the company’s continuing mission to help integrators and specifiers deliver amazing AV experiences and develop industry-leading training initiatives that will support that pursuit. In this position, Kopsho is responsible for delivering best practices, application, and technical product training to customers. He is additionally responsible for application and technical training for Middle Atlantic’s sales team, reps, and customer-facing associates to strengthen their ability to solve customer challenges. “We continue to invest in training — for both our customers…
McNally Enterprises recently made a substantial investment in Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) loudspeakers, by adding a 12 enclosure Anna Adaptive System supported by 6 RADIUS RSX218 dual 18-inch subs as well as 24 RADIUS RSX208L line array cabinets, 6 RSX12M stage monitors and 4 RSX12 subwoofers to its growing inventory. “My Dad started out years ago with EAW JF80s and KF300s,” explained Patrick McNally, Director of Events. “When we decided to upgrade to newer technology we checked out Anna and RADIUS. It was perfect, almost like coming full circle. Between both systems, we’re confident that we can provide our customers…
Riedel has announced the acquisition of shares of Wuppertal-based Guest-One. The aim of this investment is to set new standards for visitor and event security with customiSed solutions, all from a single source. Customers will benefit from a comprehensive solution for guest and crew management along with cost-effective and seamless integration into a uniform event infrastructure. Guest-One is also optimally prepared for the important European general data protection regulation (GDPR) that takes effect in May — a benefit that will help ensure its customers are compliant with the new rule. “This investment and the resulting partnership with Riedel provide us…
ProLights LED fixtures are helping shows to shine at the Elgiva Theatre in Buckinghamshire, with the venue recently upgrading their house lighting rig from the brand’s extensive range to cover the diverse day to day production needs of their lighting rig. Located in South-East England, The Elgiva presents a wide-ranging programme of professional and amateur productions, top comedy, musicals, ballet/dance, one-night shows, professional pantomime, movies, and private events. Initially the theatre invested in ProLights’ popular StudioCOB FC LED PARs, and they were so impressed with the results that they decided to further upgrade their house rig with ProLights Eclipse FC…
In support of expanding business opportunities in France, Sonnet Technologies has forged a new partnership with ComLine to distribute the company’s full line of products in the country. The new ComLine agreement joins Sonnet’s highly successful partnership with Platinum, which has represented Sonnet in France since 2005. “Over the past 13 years, Platinum has done an outstanding job of growing our market share in France. We value our partnership with Platinum and look forward to continuing it well into the future,” said Greg LaPorte, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Sonnet Technologies. “Platinum is completely dedicated to Sonnet, offering customers…
Sound Place, a South Korean distributor of pro-audio solutions, has recently completed a new theatre project with the help of APG loudspeakers. Situated in the heart of Seoul, the Yeongdeungpo Art Hall now features pristine audio performance courtesy of the APG Uniline Compact. For this installation, Sound Place specified only 10 UC206N (Narrow) and four UC206W (Wide) loudspeakers, coupled with four UC115B dedicated bass systems from the Uniline Compact System. The layout is completed with two APG TB218S subwoofers to maximise acoustic performance in the venue. After conducting an AB testing involving several international brand solutions, the Yeongdeungpo Art Hall…
