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Major Role at Eurovision Song Contest 2019 for Ayrton Lighting
The Eurovision Song Contest 2019, hosted by Israel at the Expo Tel Aviv, boasted 700+ Ayrton fixtures in its massive lighting rig. Set designer, Florian Wieder, and lighting designers, Ronen Najar and Dakar Azulay created individual looks for each competing country.
Audio Solvation appointed new Netherlands Power House for L-Acoustics
L-Acoustics has a new CPD (Certified Provider Distributor) for The Netherlands called Audio Solvation - a recently formed company specialising in premium brand pro-audio sales and support that comes complete with an impressive pre-existing reputation and heritage.
New UK direct sales distribution for Claypaky
Claypaky will handle directly the distribution of its products in the UK market. The direct contacts with customers will be managed by Emilio Cornelli, a face already known to many, who returns as UK Regional Manager.
Q-Light Egypt appointed as new international distributor for Ayrton
Q-Light Egypt is the latest addition of Ayrton’s international distributor’s network. As newest exclusive distributor, Q-Light, managed by Walid Bahnasy, CEO and co-founder, will handle the full portfolio of Ayrton’s LED profile, wash, spot and effects luminaires.
DARE TO DREAM WIRELESS: 140 SENNHEISER MICS FOR EUROVISION SONG CONTEST 2019
Eurovision is the world’s largest live music event. The RF wireless system deployed by Agorà and Sennheiser/Kilim included 140 wireless microphones from Sennheiser’s Digital 6000 and 9000 Series, plus 42 channels of 2000 series IEMs with a total of 196 IEM bodypacks.
A Hellow a “Rockstar”: DPA Microphones for Post Malone
As FOH engineer for best-selling rapper, singer and songwriter Post Malone, Joe Hellow takes pride in capturing the artist’s emotions during live performances. He brought DPA Microphones’ d:facto 4018VL Vocal mic into the mix and appreciated the results, read below.
New exclusive German distributor for Ayrton: Lightpower at the helm for new strategies
Ayrton and Lightpower are excited to announce that, from the 1st July 2019, Lightpower will take over the exclusive distribution of Ayrton in Germany. Lightpower has been offering market proximity, comprehensive service and support and over 40 years of experience.
New Products and Upgrades at InfoComm 2019 for DiGiCo
DiGiCo Set to Showcase New Products and Upgrades at InfoComm 2019. New offerings shown June 12th-14th in Orlando will include Mustard and Spice Rack, an updated Dante DMI card, SD12/SD10 software upgrades, and more.
ETC names new CEO
Continuing the 40+ year tradition of strong company leadership, the ETC board of directors has appointed Dick Titus as President/CEO of ETC. The company is dedicated to maintaining the legacy of its co-founder Fred Foster who passed away earlier this year.
Smart PD and Smart RD from Nixer: Dante is not a blind inferno anymore
Nixer Pro Audio’s PD Dante is a handheld portable audio monitoring tool designed to set up and configure DANTE audio networks. Its touchscreen presents up to 64 channels for instant monitoring via built-in speakers, phones or ext. monitors, same for rackmount version.
Holophonix for Archeopteryx: huge 3D Amadeus sound system for Dinosaur show in Beijing
Amadeus installation of over 180 of their speakers in the 10,000-square meter space of the Beijing National Indoor Stadium for ‘The Long Gone Dinosaur’ project to be opened in 2019, and featuring state of the art technologies, including Holophonix 3D Immersive sound.
Significant Adamson inventory expansion for Poland’s Technika Kubacki
Technika Kubacki, full-service live event and production Polish firm, expanded its Adamson inventory with S10, S119, E219 models, Lab.gruppen amps and more, to better serve its wide customer base, which includes many of Poland’s best-known live acts and music events.
Sporting team for L-Acoustics: Gino Pellicano and Dan Palmer as Sports Facilities and Consultant Outreach
Gino Pellicano and Dan Palmer Named as L-Acoustics Sports Facilities and Consultant Outreach Team. New hire Pellicano will also team up with Palmer and industry experts for an InfoComm panel discussion on sports venue sound system integration.
Powersoft Releases Comprehensive Training Video Series for ArmoníaPlus
Powersoft has released a series of YouTube training videos for their audio design environment software ArmoníaPlus. The hour-long set of tutorials covers the new ArmoníaPlus released last October, bringing existing users familiar with its previous iteration up to speed.
French prestigious location for Showlight 2021 Lighting Quadrennial event
The next gathering for the quadrennial Showlight, unique lighting colloquium for lighting professionals by lighting professionals, will take place on 22-25 May 2021 in beautiful French town of Fontainebleau, sponsored by 100-year old French manufacturer Robert Juliat.
