Located directly across the street from the Staples Center, the 1,000-capacity multi-room site regularly hosts press conferences, after parties and other functions associated with major award shows. Lately, the photos and videos taken at the celebrity co-owned A-list venue are looking better than ever, thanks to the installation of 34 Chauvet Professional fixtures, supplied by RAT Sound and designed by Aaron Silvie. “There has been a stunning improvement in our image quality on film and still photography as a result of these lights,” said Woody Nuss, Production Manager of the Conga Room-LA Live. “The room now has a beautiful even…
Author: Jacob Waite
The Preston Guild Hall and Charter Theatre complex undergoes a major upgrade programme; including the installation of a distributed audio system based on Yamaha processors and control. The project covers the 2034-capacity Grand Hall, 780-capacity Charter Theatre and a range of restaurants and other facilities. In the most recent phase, Autograph Sales & Installations was asked to supply an unobtrusive but powerful multi-zone audio system for Level, a facility providing a wide range of entertainment and activities, including a multi-screen sports bar and nightclub. Autograph’s Ben Tredwell worked closely with the venue’s technical manager James Hubbard, who was clear from…
Fenix Stage has announced the appointment of Juan Bautista to its export department, as a Sales Manager. “I have always tried to contribute with effort and passion everywhere I have been working at, as purchasing analyst, legal advisor or trade advisor in many industries in different countries,” Juan stated. “Now I have the chance to work on the other side, on the sales department, and Fenix Stage offers me the opportunity and the confidence to begin this new challenge thanks both to its great professional team and its formidable range of products, with continuous innovation and improvement processes. The complete trust in our products is a key…
A.C. Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET) has supplied Dynamic Audio Device (D.A.D) loudspeakers to the Victoria Theatre, Halifax to provide high fidelity professional stage monitoring for performers during the venue’s diverse programme of shows and other live events. The speakers were supplied as part of a full upgrade to the theatre’s audio system, with the sale handled by Steve Eaton, Senior Sales Executive in AC-ET’s dedicated Audio division. Following a site visit to discuss the client’s technical needs and budget, Steve recommended the D.A.D speakers as a very cost-effective solution for delivering stage monitoring to complement the high performance of their new PA…
In one of the company’s biggest ever projects in the UK, J&C Joel, helped keep sound in check by installing their acoustic solutions in the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire’s performance spaces. The £57m facility is an international music and drama academy, which is part of Birmingham City University. It has over 500 students on undergraduate, postgraduate and research programmes, as well as a junior department of over 200 students. In 2015, renowned cellist and conductor Julian Lloyd Webber was named as Principal. The Conservatoire has moved to a new building adjacent to Millennium Point, where Birmingham City University already has a…
Purdue University’s Football Performance Complex was created to inspire and energise players and recruits while centralising all football program operations into a single building. The heart of the facility is a 20,900-square foot weight room designed as a flexible training space to cater to the needs of the team and its individual members. Tasked with designing a high-performance sound system for the performance complex, Idibri consultant Ben Boeshans specified Fulcrum Acoustic loudspeakers for its expansive weight room and locker rooms, as well as for meeting rooms on the facility’s second and third floors. “Idibri used Fulcrum for the locker room…
Powersoft has announced the appointment of Mennegat Trading BV to its distribution network. Mennegat will promote Powersoft’s lightweight, high-power, energy efficient fixed install and rental staging series of amplifier platforms across the Netherlands. The company brings 20 years of experience and a dedicated focus on audio solutions. Mennegat Trading is the leading distributor of professional audio equipment in the Dutch region, operating through a strong partner network of integrators and installers. The company supplies 100 of the best Dutch system integrators and contractors in key market sectors that include corporate buildings and sports venues. The company also supplies wholesale to…
Sun Infonet of New Delhi has been named exclusive distributor of Meyer Sound products for the professional and commercial sound market verticals in India, including the sound hire, commercial installation and live entertainment business sectors. Sun Infonet was selected on the basis of the company’s broad marketing experience, proven technical expertise and extensive connections to the Indian pro audio community. Established in 1999, the company has been the exclusive distributor of Shure microphones in India since 2003. “Sun Infonet has a fantastic team,” says Sandeep Braganza, Meyer Sound Sales Manager for India. “They are known for their integrity and for their…
When Todd Christiansen, owner of the legendary Los Angeles Mint Club, set out to retrofit the venue’s 20-year-old sound system, he had two main objectives. First, he wanted to enhance sightlines in the low-ceilinged 1937-era building, and second, he was looking for a state of the art system befitting of a club that’s hosted some of music’s greatest performers, including Stevie Wonder, Willie Dixon, Natalie Cole and Ray Charles; as well as more contemporary acts such as Ben Harper, Macy Gray, and The Wallflowers. Working closely with VUE’s technical sales manager, Greg Kirkland, the Mint team, consisting of club manager…
PixelFLEX sets the tone downtown with HC Media and Fishbrook Design HC Media Studio 101 debuts with an exciting LED video display which illuminates downtown Haverhill, Massachusetts, using FLEXLite NXG 3.9mm LED video technology “HC Media Studio 101 is a new studio and performance space designed as both a live recording and educational facility for the community of Haverhill,” began Matt Belfiore, HC Media Director of Operations. “With the studio being in a prime downtown location, we wanted the community to be able to see what was happening inside so about 50% of the building is wrapped in windows. We…
