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SeeSound to distribute Follow-Me in Spain

SeeSound’s product manager Isaías García and director general Nacho Alberdi

Details: 07 March 2022

Spain - Follow-Me has announced a partnership with SeeSound for marketing and sales distribution of the Follow-Me systems in the Spanish market.
The two companies first came in contact when Isaías (Sasi) García, product manager for lighting, video and rigging at SeeSound was searching for the right auto tracking solution for a customer’s project.
Follow-Me’s Zoë Castle comments: “We are excited to be partnering with SeeSound especially recognising their extensive knowledge, capabilities and product range, which is enhanced by the addition of Follow-Me tracking solutions.”
Nacho Alberdi, SeeSound director general, adds: “With Follow-Me we are bringing a wonderful solution for our customers’ projects where manual and auto tracking is required. My team

Digigram redesigns visual identity

Details: 04 March 2022

France - Audio equipment manufacturer Digigram has launched a new website and a redesigned logo, along with a new corporate identity. Effective today, the new website will enable online visitors to enjoy a refreshed graphic design for the company’s identity, as well as improved functions for customers.
This global redesign operation, encompassing the company’s graphic identity and operational website, is the outcome of a company-wide work that has been carried out in the past years with the purpose of reaffirming Digigram’s values and message to the public. A redesigned logo that puts forward the company spirit the new company logo has been designed along the lines of the cochlea-shaped Digigram signature, featuring light lines that are flexible to morph and evoke sound waves.
“The iconic cochlea has been Digigram’s signature for over 35 years, and we love

Avril Cook will be providing product advice and demonstrations of Martin fixtures

Avril Cook joins Sound Technology's Martin team

Details: 04 March 2022

UK - Sound Technology, exclusive distributor of Martin Professional in the UK, has appointed Avril Cook as technical sales support in its professional lighting division.
Cook comes to Sound Technology with over 14 years of experience as a lighting technician within theatre, touring and live events most recently as deputy head of lighting at The Old Vic, and previously as deputy head of lighting at Hampstead Theatre. Her CV also includes a spell at the ENO, and freelance, design and education work within the lighting industry.
Cook will be providing product advice and demonstrations of Martin fixtures to rental companies, dealers, venues and lighting professionals, working alongside Sound Technology’s lighting sales and support teams.
“I’m excited to be joining Sound Technology in the role of technical sales support and am eager to get out and promote the

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The OC818 comes with an entire suite of software

Austrian Audio OC818 now available in black

Details: 04 March 2022

Europe - Austrian Audio has announced that the OC818 professional, large diaphragm microphone, will now also be available in black. The new colour meets the demands of broadcasting, podcasting, live performance, and streaming, says the Vienna-based manufacturer The black OC818 is designed for situations where the mic needs to blend in and leave the focus on the performance.
Engineered and manufactured in Austria, the OC818 is equally at home with studio, broadcast and live applications. As the ceramic capsule design is so consistent, any OC818 is match-paired with any other OC818, and when in cardioid mode, it can also be match-paired with any OC18, its affordable smaller brother.
The OC818 has proven itself as a studio and stage allrounder and has been endorsed by engineers like Obie O'Brien, Michael Abbott, Dave Natale, Jim Ebdon, Colin Norfield, Adrian Hall, and oth

Doug Aldrich: “The basic idea is that we should leverage all available tools to play better”

Dead Daisies’ Doug Aldrich turns to ClearOne

Details: 04 March 2022

USA - Doug Aldrich, guitarist with The Dead Daisies recently spoke about how ClearOne’s audio and video capture technologies have become vital to his daily routine.
“Making music and being a successful self-promoter have always been a function of what technology is available, so keeping up with technology is fundamental to our business,” he explained. “The basic idea is that we should leverage all available tools to play better, sound better and look better, and today, video and audio quality for video calls can be a big part of that equation.”
Having recently completed a short UK tour and now on a 26-show European tour, Aldrich is keeping busy with virtual practices, meetings and promotional interviews that reinforce the vital role video collaboration plays for modern professional musicians. Even so, he hadn’t thought much about the quality of his audio an

Sound Anchors designs and builds speciality audio stands

TransAudio Group adds Sound Anchors

Details: 04 March 2022

USA - TransAudio Group has announced that it has signed on Sound Anchors. For 38 years, Sound Anchors has been designing and building professional-grade speaker stands for recording studios. More recently, they’ve added DAW stands to the product line and are currently designing new products for Dolby ATMOS applications.
“Sound Anchors is focused exclusively on providing the very best stands and mounts available anywhere,” says Brad Lunde, founder and president of TransAudio Group. “They have an excellent reputation in the industry. Bernie Mara purchased the company from its founder, Bob Worzalla, three years ago. He has been making improvements in the production process, maintaining Bob’s build quality while making the overall operation more responsive to customer’s needs and increasing profitability for Sound Anchor dealers.”
“We’re thrilled to brin

The event served up a rich mix of sounds from an international roster of artists

Chauvet colours Gem and Jam Festival

Details: 04 March 2022

USA - British trio Shpongle were one of the headliners at the Gem and Jam Festival in Tucson.
Taking place over three days at the Pima County Fairgrounds, the event served up a rich mix of sounds from an international roster of artists including Lotus, Lab Group and Hallucinogen, all in a peaceful setting that included campsites and art displays.
Part of the renowned Tucson Gem Mineral and Fossil Showcase, the festival also mesmerized with some glittering displays of gemstone artwork. Reinforcing this theme, its stages had names like Emerald, Onyx and Quartz.
One would expect stages bearing such monikers to be bursting with colour, and this festival didn’t disappoint, thanks to the work of Cody Lisle, who designed the sets and did the programming for the main stage, while also supporting guest LDs like Tiberius Benson, who came with STS9, and Chandler Thomann,

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The Grand Manège du Cadre Noir de Saumur IFCE (photo Christian Desaivre)

Robert Juliat Zep2 LEDs light Cadre Noir

Details: 04 March 2022

France - The Cadre Noir de Saumur IFCE (Institut Français du Cheval et de l'Equitation) recently took possession of a large number of Zep2 LED luminaires and Robert Juliat followspots as part of the renovation of the stage lighting of the Grand Manège.
The Cadre Noir is one of the leading riding schools in the world and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Heir to an illustrious military history and based on an ancestral equestrian culture, it perpetuates its mission of training and showcasing the French equitation tradition for almost two centuries.
This prestigious venue will open its 2022 season beneath Robert Juliat's LED luminaires. One hundred and twenty Zep2 360LF2 Fresnel lanterns, six Zep2 660SX2 profiles and two Super Korrigan followspots have just been installed in the Grand Manège by Geste Scénique, Robert Juliat's regional partner.
“The c

Children take their first steps into the world of sound and music in the new, purpose-built venue

L-Acoustics L-ISA immerses Philharmonie des enfants

Details: 04 March 2022

France - On the northeastern border of Paris, the Philharmonie de Paris complex is the musical epicentre of the City of Lights, encompassing an amphitheatre, concert hall, museum, an exhibition hall and studios and workshops. The newest addition to the complex, the Philharmonie des enfants (Children's Philharmonic) was created for children aged four to 10 with the mission to develop hearing sensitivity through interactive games and immersive sound installations.
Children take their first steps into the world of sound and music in the new, purpose-built venue. The space encompasses five different themed areas, one of which aptly named Plein les oreilles! (Earfuls!), has been equipped with L-ISA Immersive Hyperreal Sound technology.
Plein les oreilles! is a blend of specially created musical films, stories, concert recordings and sound experiences. By combining fully-sp

VDC Trading appoints commercial director

Details: 03 March 2022

UK - VDC Trading has promoted Herpreet Kaur Singh to the role of commercial director. She will now be responsible for the commercial aspect of the business for the whole of the UK and export and will oversee and assist the continuing growth of VDC and the Van Damme brand in multiple markets across the world.
Herpreet, who joined VDC in 2014, previously managed VDC’s export and customer services department. “I am thrilled to have been given the opportunity to be able to expand my role in this way,” she says. “We have weathered an incredibly difficult time during the pandemic and have emerged more resilient with so much to look forward to. Van Damme as a brand has never been stronger and VDC has many interesting projects in the pipeline - both domestically and internationally. I’m excited to drive the commercial side of the business and look forward to continuing to

Jonas Stenvinkel has joined the growing Elation sales department

Jonas Stenvinkel joins Elation sales team

Details: 03 March 2022

Europe - Elation Professional has welcomed experienced industry professional Jonas Stenvinkel to its European-based sales team. Jonas, a native Swede who works from a base in London, joined the growing Elation sales department on 1 March and is tasked with overseeing some of the company’s most important growth markets including Greece, Turkey, the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent, and Africa.
Stenvinkel, a 20-year industry veteran, brings with him broad international sales and marketing experience and has a proven track record in leading sales teams to new goals and growth. He comes to Elation from a similar position at Ayrton. His industry journey began at Martin Professional in 2003, which included a three-year assignment in Singapore as managing director for Martin’s APAC office. He later moved to London to work for Harman International in a senior EMEA role.

The M45 microphone is able cover up to 150sq.ft of area

Audix introduces M45 Shortgun shotgun mic

Details: 03 March 2022

USA - Audix has introduced its newest installed ceiling mic, the M45 Shortgun miniaturised shotgun condenser ceiling mic. The new M45 microphone is able cover up to 150sq.ft of area and is suitable for use in corporate or educational classroom style setups, boardrooms and conference rooms as well as larger lecture venues and hospitals.
The M45 features a low-profile, swivel-and-pivot base for convenient positioning. It is optimised for vocal intelligibility and offers high sensitivity of 98 mV / Pa at 1 kHz, a maximum SPL of >124 dB, an integrated preamp, immunity from RF interference, and is easy to install in a 1-1/2” hole with no additional tools required.
Mic-level signal and LED control is over an RJ45 connection. An adapter is also included to convert from RJ45 to an 8-conductor pluggable terminal block. For those using Dante networks, the optional Audix DN4

The X14FD is a point source, dual-purpose front-of-house PA and stage monitor system

Amate debuts coaxial point source system

Details: 03 March 2022

Spain - Amate Audio has announced the launch of the ultra-compact, high performance X14FD; a point source, dual-purpose front-of-house PA and stage monitor system.
The X14FD is the latest and the most powerful iteration of an extended line of successful coaxial based dual-purpose designs. A latest generation Xcellence series self-powered active system, it incorporates Amate Audio’s uprated Active+ digital power and control platform with high order high-order FIR filtering and Dante audio networking.
The single low distortion, high-power handling 14" coaxial driver provides a smooth full frequency response, characterized by a low frequency response comparable with a conventional 15” driver, combined with the mid-frequency resolution and clear vocal articulation of a conventional 12” driver; together with exceptionally transparent HF response and peak handling char

An intimate mood was created throughout the event space

TJ Harrison immerses corporate event with Chauvet

Details: 03 March 2022

USA - When working a corporate event, lighting designers usually have to go with the flow, at least as far as colour schemes are concerned. If the company logo relies on a palette that doesn’t translate so well in light, the LD has to figure out how to make the best of the unfortunate hand that was dealt.
TJ Harrison on the other hand was grateful when he was called upon to light a dinner event at the Mohegan Sun Casino for JSC Management Group, a major quick service restaurant franchisee. The company’s preferred palette with its deep reds, blues and other hues, gave him excellent colour choices.
He took full advantage of the opportunity too. Using the 36 Chauvet Professional Rogue R1 BeamWash in his Squeek Lights supplied rig, he created an intimate mood throughout the event space, no small accomplishment give its cavernous 18,500sq.ft size. Relying on subtle colo

Engineers at Studio 606 selected the AKG K371

Foo Fighters’ Studio 606 upgrades with AKG

Details: 03 March 2022

USA - To provide artists with isolated and well-balanced headphones whilst recording and mixing, engineers at Studio 606 selected the AKG K371 as their over-ear headphone of choice.
The recording space and headquarters to the Grammy Award-winning band Foo Fighters, Studio 606 specialises in analogue and direct-to-tape recording methods, the studio also houses the custom Neve 8028 recording console from Sound City, the studio where countless artists recorded some of their most notable work.
As the majority of bands who record at Studio 606 prefer to track while playing live in the same room, the studio required high-quality closed-back headphones capable of providing sufficient noise isolation and preventing audio bleed. Additionally, to ensure accurate sound for recording and mixing, the studio’s engineers needed headphones with a balanced and uncoloured frequency r

The showcase ‘totally transformed the landscape’

Poole Lighthouse young technicians impress

Details: 03 March 2022

UK - Lighthouse young technicians at Poole’s Centre for the Arts tripped the light fantastic last weekend, presenting a showcase of digital light art in the amphitheatre as the latest intake of students completed the final element of their 12-week training course.
“The work was absolutely brilliant,” says Lighthouse chief executive, Elspeth McBain. “It totally transformed the landscape, which is what technicians do, and reminded us of what is possible in the outdoor space beside our venue.”
Aimed at young people aged 16-19 interested in getting to grips with lighting, sound and stage management in a variety of indoor and outdoor settings, this course is an opportunity to experience technical theatre in a real-world environment tutored by working professionals.
Students are guided through a structured 12-week course by professional technicians, gainin

The first CONECT Technology Summit will be held virtually on Tuesday 5 April

tvONE and Green Hippo launch live summit series

Details: 03 March 2022

USA - tvONE is launching a series of educational AV and live events-focused sessions called CONECT. The initiative will initially take place online, with the first livestreamed CONECT Technology Summit taking place next month.
The free-to-attend event will include virtual demos, training, and panel discussion with industry leaders, also covering products and solutions from Green Hippo, and tvONE and Magenta Research.
Parent company Spitfire Creative Technologies has said that during the CONECT Technology Summit, participants will discover how tvONE, Magenta and Green Hippo can help reimagine the AV landscape.
“We’re inviting the industry to discover, learn, and interact with our latest products, solutions and strategies that enable complete end-to-end solutions, as well as understanding successful integration with other manufacturers,” says Mark Trevena, c

Future resources will be concentrated on pro audio

Sennheiser completes consumer business sale

Details: 03 March 2022

Germany - Sennheiser has completed the transfer of its consumer electronics business to Sonova Holding AG and is set to focus solely on its professional audio solutions.
The deal, which was first announced in May 2021, will see Sonova, a hearing aid specialist, operate its consumer hearing business under the Sennheiser brand umbrella under a long-term licence, taking over the German manufacturer’s consumer division fully.
Daniel Sennheiser, co-CEO of Sennheiser, comments: “In the future, we will focus our resources and financial strength on our Pro Audio, Business Communication, and Neumann business units. Here, we plan to grow at an above-average rate, further expand our position in the global market, and successively extend our business areas.
“We have transformed the company and - despite the pandemic - can look back on a very successful financial year

The Calibre session will be presented by industry veteran Raymond Budd

Calibre promotes LEDFusion Pro series

Details: 02 March 2022

USA - AV integration professionals can discover the installation and operational benefits of the Calibre LEDFusion Pro series all-in-one LED video wall solutions by attending the upcoming LAVNCH Week 5 online virtual event.
“Exhibiting at LAVNCH Week 5 will accelerate Calibre’s growth and presence, especially in North America. It gives us a unique platform to connect AV professionals with our LEDFusion Pro Series that delivers fine detail, accurate rendering of images, increased efficiencies as well as reduced installation complexities,” said Steve Su, senior director at Calibre.
The Calibre session titled A New Visual Adventure Begins with Calibre LEDFusion Pro Series will be presented by industry veteran Raymond Budd, senior sales manager at Calibre UK. The session starts at 11:20am EST on Day 3 (Thursday, 3 March 2022).
The LEDFusion Pro Series

Pearce Hire powers to a win

Details: 02 March 2022

UK - Peterborough-based technical production company Pearce Hire has received the accolade of Best Power Supplier at the recent Event Production Awards 2022.
The company specialises in temporary power and lighting systems for outdoor events on greenfield sites across the UK, including Royal Parks, stately home gardens and areas of outstanding natural beauty.
During the last two years, founder and managing director Shaun Pearce has campaigned for government support of the sector at local and national level, whilst working tirelessly to safeguard and future-proof the business he has built.
“It really has been one of the most difficult periods of Pearce Hire’s history but this really signifies the light at the end of the tunnel,” says Pearce. “Like the rest of the industry my company has battled to get through the past two years and we couldn’t have done

The PT-MZ20K offers cost performance and impressive image quality in well-lit rooms

Panasonic releases ‘world’s smallest’ LCD projector

Details: 02 March 2022

UK - Designed for use in corporate meetings, lecture theatres and hybrid environments, Panasonic has announced “the world’s smallest, lightest and quietest 20,000lm LCD projector”. The PT-MZ20K offers cost performance and impressive image quality in well-lit rooms and over IP cameras to remote viewers, says Panasonic.
With a compact, 22.3kg (49.2lbs) chassis and quiet operation (36dB), the projector blends into the room. Panasonic’s time-saving technologies reduce installation complexity, effort and cost - making the PT-MZ20K ‘a smart choice for value-conscious customers’.
The PT-MZ20K has a tuned optical engine featuring new 1-inch LCD panels. Pure White Generator harnesses extra light to improve colour accuracy for vivid and engaging image presentation. Combined with Dynamic Contrast, which analyses video and adjusts light output to suit contrast require

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