Biamp, provider of innovative, networked media systems, has appointed of Mark Ebing as Country Manager for Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg (Benelux). This new appointment is part of Biamp’s continued investment in the European region and will deepen its customer relations as the European AV market continues to grow. Stephen Patterson, Sales Development Director, Europe-Africa at Biamp explained: “Biamp understands the uniqueness of the European market and will continue its focus on delivering the expertise needed in the Benelux region.” Mark joins Biamp from Shure, where he served as the Benelux sales manager for more than seven years. He was…
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Electronics & Engineering Pte Ltd (E&E) has taken on the consolidated distribution of BSS, Crown, dbx, Digitech, Lexicon, JBL Professional, soundcraft and Studer in Singapore with immediate effect. This strategic partnership between E&E and Harman Professional Solutions paves a collaborative effort in developing future business and growth of the integration, installation and retail markets in Singapore. Gary Goh, Deputy Managing Director, Electronics & Engineering Pte said: “Harman Professional Audio Brands and Solutions are well established for their technological superiority and world class quality and E&E with more than 65 years of professional audio solutions know-how is known for our broad…
Mandylights played an instrumental role in transforming Wulugul Walk in Sydney’s Barangaroo precinct into a magical bushland filled with dramatic lighting and mesmerising puppetry during Vivid Sydney 2018. Designed by the artists at Mandylights, Erth Visual & Physical, Jacob Nash and James Brown. It featured a walking, 20-foot (six-meter) high, illuminated puppet named Marri Dyin wandering the site and interacting with spectators. The project was commissioned by the Barangaroo Delivery Authority to showcase a unique creative programme. Mandylights was responsible for the lighting design of Marri Dyin, including the use of a pair of Christie Pandoras Box Widget Designer, as…
Liverpool’s famous Cavern Club has moved into the digital age by retiring its long-serving Soundcraft analogue desks on its two main stages in favour of a Soundcraft Vi3000 and Si Performer 2. Director Paul Jones expressed the desire to remain with the familiar Soundcraft topography and emphasised that the iconic Cavern Club (including the organisation’s third venue, the Cavern Pub) will remain exclusively a Soundcraft house. He said: “We have replaced both our MH3 and GB4 [analogue desks], which have been here since well before I arrived six years ago,” he confirmed. “The MH3 still sounded brilliant, but it was…
The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium sits on a massive, 580-acre campus in Powell, Ohio, and is more than just a welcoming home for over 10,000 animal species. The zoo also boasts a water park, golf course, various dining options and hosts hundreds of special events for nearly 2.5 million visitors annually. The zoo needed a system to manage its hardware in an efficient and secure manner. The Dante audio network platform was deployed to pull together the more than 300 Dante-enabled speakers, 50 amplifiers, 50 wireless microphones and 20 digital processors already installed throughout the zoo’s campus. With Dante as…
Alongside long-running premium West End and Broadway shows, which continue to fill theatres, TiMax will feature in at least eight spatial sound designs across Europe. First up, Maria de Buenos Aires performed by Austria’s Oper Graz in an old jail complex which is part of the city’s Kasematten castle. The venue almost resembles a conventional theatre auditorium but with an ingenious retractable roof. TiMax SoundHub and Tracker were jointly specified by acoustic consultant Fabio Kaiser of Rohde Acoustics and immersive audio specialist Volker Verner of PDV Records Og. The system was the first of a collaborative hybrid integration of TiMax…
One of the most unusual deployments of RCF’s active HDL6-A line array has taken place at Sage Gateshead to coincide with the Great Exhibition of the North. The installation of 40 compact elements was sensitively carried out by RCF partner Nitelites, to contour the curvilinear glass and stainless superstructure of the magnificent building. Its purpose is to reproduce a unique and newly commissioned work by Sheffield-based ‘sound sculptor’ Mark Fell, aptly called Protomusic #1. The installation was carried over the course of 3 days and involves bespoke mounting bracketry; manufactured in house by Nitelites, enabling each speaker to be optimised…
Working in Las Vegas, independent production sound mixer Neil Curschman of NC-Sound relies on Lectrosonics Digital Hybrid Wireless equipment to get the job done, including SMQV belt pack transmitters, bagged SR Series receivers and a pair of racked Venue2 receivers. “There are different types of productions that come into town,” said Neil, whose client list includes television networks, film companies, ad agencies, fortune 500 companies, celebrities and numerous others. “There are so many challenges, and you can’t mess up. It’s all about your skill set, your professionalism and the way you interact with people, but the equipment is a big…
Biamp, provider of innovative, networked media systems, has appointed Brian Davies to the role of European technology architect. In addition, the company has promoted Dane Miller to field sales engineer. These new positions will strengthen Biamp’s global market leadership and provide additional resources for customers as the European AV market grows, with revenues expected to reach $43 billion by 2022, according to AVIXA’s AV Industry Outlook and Trends Analysis (IOTA) report. “As a global company, Biamp continually seeks ways we can deepen our commitment to the market and set the bar ever higher for customer satisfaction,” said Stephen Patterson, Sales…
For the third year running, Clair Brothers innovation – the 10SPOT Hybrid Loudspeaker – brings home InfoComm Best of Show Awards to the proud team in Manheim, Pennsylvania [notably adding to honours in 2017 for the C12-TrueFit Line Array and in 2016 for the 1AM Stage Monitor]. The Clair Brothers 10SPOT faced stiff competition, but ultimately the judges could not ignore the shear brilliance of the problem-solving technology and design of this bold, smooth sounding and sleek looking cabinet. Inherent in the Clair Brothers 10SPOT loudspeaker design is its hybrid nature – a speaker that combines Clair Brothers Curved Array…
