In a significant addition to the company’s global sales team, Riedel Communications has appointed Guillaume Mauffrey to serve as sales director APAC. In this new position, which Mauffrey assumed on 1 Jan, he is responsible for Riedel’s business growth across the entire Asia-Pacific region. “Guillaume brings a great deal of Asia experience to Riedel’s business case, and a wealth of industry knowledge as well,” said Jens Miedek, Executive Director of Global Sales at Riedel. “As a former COO of Ideal Systems, one of the biggest system integration companies in Asia and a key Riedel partner in Taiwan and Hong Kong,…
Author: James Robertson
Philadelphia’s HiJinx Festival transformed the Pennsylvania Convention Center into a massive two-night EDM New Year’s Eve party, bringing a stellar lineup of bass heavy DJs who played out amid mind-bending lighting that was designed to uplift and thrill. Creative production company Raw Cereal, known for pushing the boundaries of light-art shows, created a huge range of powerful effects using Vari-Lite VL3600 fixtures from Signify. Raw Cereal’s Cort Lawrence joined HiJinx as production designer and creative director for the inaugural Philadelphia incarnation of the festival in 2018 and has been raising the bar ever since. Working with Live Nation Philadelphia, which…
The MOBO Awards, which recognise and celebrate black music and culture, returned for its 25th year in October last year. With Craig David, Little Simz, Central Cee and Knucks among the artists recognised, the annual ceremony took place at the OVO Arena Wembley, where a star-studded line-up of artists including Nile Rodgers, Kojey Radical, Tion Wayne, Fireboy DML, Cat Burns, FLO and Eliza Rose all performing on the night. DiGiCo’s SD10, SD12 and S21 digital mixing consoles offering ultimate flexibility, sound quality and reliability to the technically challenging event. Simon Purse, Head of Audio at South West Group Events (SWG…
As part of its initiative to increase its level of service and product availability throughout the world, CHAUVET Professional has appointed Zalight the exclusive distributor of its products in Italy. “The timing of Chauvet and Zalight joining forces to develop the Italian market is spot on, as both companies share a similar vision and culture,” said Stéphane Gressier, International Sales Director of Chauvet. “We are thrilled to start this new adventure with Graziano Zanini and Luca Di Donato’s team at Zalight. Antonio Parise, our Business Development Manager EMEA, and Goran Doncic, our Senior European Business Development Manager EMEA, and the…
Music Venue Trust (MVT), which represents almost 1000 UK grassroots music venues (GMVs) has launched its 2022 Annual Report, which highlights the important contribution that its members make to the UK economy while delivering sobering news about the challenges facing many in the sector. A survey of the 960 members of the Music Venue Alliance (MVA), who employ over 30,000 people throughout the sector, found that they staged 177,000 events in 2022, with 565,000 individual performances attracting audience visits of almost 22 million. This, however, is a decline of 16.7% from 2019 as venues were forced to make significant cutbacks…
Peavey Commercial Audio introduces the MediaMatrix sPower Series multi-channel smart power amplifiers designed for applications that require a large quantity of constant voltage output channels. The sPower Series offers seven different models of smart power amplifiers that support either 4- and 8-channel outputs at 75, 150, or 300W per channel plus a hi-power 600W/Ch x 4 option. Intelligently designed and highly efficient, sPower Series smart power amplifiers are ready to meet the most demanding of venues and environments, where power and reliability can’t be compromised. The thoughtful design of the MediaMatrix sPower Series smart power amplifiers begin with optionally selectable…
Cincy Entertainment Services (CES) has risen to be one of the larger live event production companies in the Cincinnati metropolitan area since its founding more than twenty years ago. Initially working in the DJ space before expanding to academic events, corporate conventions, and live concerts, the company has carved out a unique area of expertise as one of the leading live production companies designing competitive cheerleading and dance events. Committed to a philosophy of constantly expanding the company’s capabilities and exploring the latest in live event technology, the company recently upgraded its sound reinforcement capabilities with a set of powerful…
Loudspeaker manufacturer Funktion-One has introduced a new generation of Compact Range speakers at ISE 2023 in Barcelona. Enhancements in high frequency driver technology and new porting techniques have led to a collection of outstanding compact loudspeakers that carry Funktion-One’s unmistakable sonic signature. This collection includes the F5.2, F81.2, F101.2 and F1201.2 mid/high speakers, plus the self-powered SB8A and SB10A compact bass speakers. In addition to the advancements in audio performance, the new Compact Range features both Phoenix and NL4 connectors as standard. All existing installation accessories, except for the F1201.2 wall bracket, are compatible with the new versions. The redevelopment…
RF Venue, a leading global manufacturer of antenna and RF communications wireless audio essentials, has announced its selection as the exclusive North American distributor for the Li.LAC Microphone Disinfection System. The Li.LAC Microphone Disinfector offers a simple, quick and effective way of disinfecting microphones and microphone accessories using controlled exposure to ultraviolet light (UV-C). The announcement was made by Chris Regan, RF Venue President, and underscores the ongoing expansion of the company and its growing range of wireless audio essentials. Designed by live event touring pro Tobi Hoff (Deep Purple, Rea Garvey) and his company LAC Labs, the Li.LAC Microphone…
The ADJ Group has restructured its USA Sales Team to provide a solid foundation for further growth in 2023. Firmly established as a mid-level entertainment lighting brand, ADJ’s product range offers an attractive combination of functionality, reliability, and value which is proving increasingly popular in both the rental/production and installation/integration sectors. To better serve customers in both these markets, as well as the traditional retail supply chain, four well-established ADJ team members are being redeployed into new strategic roles. Having been with the company for 28 years, most recently in the role of USA National Sales Manager, Alfred Gonzales has…
AV Stumpfl and LANG IBERIA announced a new projection screen distribution partnership for the Spanish and Portuguese market during this year’s ISE exhibition in Barcelona. “The outstanding quality of the AV Stumpfl screens product portfolio speaks for itself, but it was their commitment to technological innovation that sealed the deal. Many of the products we offer can benefit from being used in conjunction with AV Stumpfl projection screens, so this new partnership is a classic win-win situation,” commented LANG IBERIA CEO, Tom Voncina. LANG IBERIA is a German–Spanish dealer for visual presentation technology and related peripherals. The company provides the…
Side Door, the platform giving agency to artists and turning any space into a music venue, announces its panel for South By Southwest 2023 called ‘How To Tour Without Going Broke’ and artist showcase for the second year in a row. The panel will be composed of four music industry professionals: Andrew Leib, artist manager at Red Light Management, Dan Mangan, artist and co-founder of Side Door, Brighid Fry of Housewife, and Tour Manager Abbey Simmons. “I am incredibly passionate about educating up-and-comers and nerding out over tips and tricks for the industry. Thrilled to speak alongside the Side Door…
Bringing a touch of Firenze to Barcelona, Powersoft kicked off the 2023 edition of Integrated Systems Europe in style, wowing the first-day crowds with the highly anticipated launch of its third-generation fixed-install amplifier platform, UNICA. In Italian, UNICA both means Unique and Single, and this is what UNICA delivers to the audio industry: a unique and single new-generation amplifier platform that is versatile enough to cover a wide range of applications, while at the same time delivering the highest level of audio quality, reliability and efficiency for which Powersoft is renowned. Most importantly, UNICA is able to deliver consistency across…
Brompton Technology has announced the release of a new receiver card, the Tessera G1, which is set to disrupt the LED industry with its ground-breaking capabilities. The G1 is the first receiver card to support 10Gb fibre connections direct to the panel. It is also capable of supporting a staggering one million pixel capacity for a new generation of ultra-fine pixel pitch panels, or up to 1,000 fps (frames per second). All this is made possible by a monumental 20x increase in computing power compared to the existing top performer, the Tessera R2+ receiver card, making the G1 a game-changer…
Green Hippo has unveiled a Hippotizer v4.8 software update for its range of Media Servers, packing in an exciting range of new and upgraded features designed to power-up real-time media manipulation, playback and mapping. A major enhancement is Show Manager, facilitating complete control of multiple productions and installations at once. It allows users to easily save and load various shows on one Hippotizer Media Server, simplifying show management and switching between events. Within this, shows can be duplicated to enable quick modifications without affecting the primary show data, and each show can be easily labelled for one-glance referencing. For productions…
BikeFest returned to Spain last week, cycling over 360km towards ISE in Barcelona, and so far has raised an astonishing £40,000 for industry charities Backup Tech, Music Support and Stagehand along the way. The now annual event has garnered huge support from across the live AV and events industry, in both the UK and Spain. Organised by #WeMakeEvents, PLASA and AFIAL, the 2023 edition of BikeFest Spain was proudly sponsored by Ayrton, AVIXA, d&b Group, EARPRO, Fantek, ISE, SOJC and Total Solutions Group. Piers Shepperd, Backup Tech Chair, Technical Director of Wonder Works, and BikeFest member, said: “I’ve been amazed…
Underscoring its commitment to providing premium solutions that meet critical safety standards, d&b audiotechnik now offers a range of EN 54-24 compliant loudspeakers and EN 54-16 compliant audio solutions to better serve the needs of its customers. These certifications ensure d&b products are not only manufactured to the highest quality but can be used as part of an emergency communication system in addition to everyday audio needs, allowing customers to get the most from their d&b systems. “We are delighted to announce that we have achieved EN 54 certification on a number of products,” said Wolfgang Schulz, d&b Product Manager,…
British based Woodroffe Basset Design has specified Follow-Me on a number of productions during 2022, acknowledging Independent, Flexible, Scalable as the reasons for doing so and Follow-Me lived up to expectations when on tour with Rolling Stones SIXTY tour this summer. The show had a new set design by Stufish, customised for each venue yet clearly briefed to give the typical look, feel and experience of a classic ‘Stones concert with the origanal, 40 years long, lighting designer Patrick Woodroffe as Creative Director bringing Ethan Weber in as tour lighting director. Terry Cook, associate lighting designer at Woodroffe Bassett Designs…
