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  • Wednesday, May 08, 2013
    Westbury National Revamps Web Presence
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    PSW Staff 05/08/13 11:15 AM,
    Westbury National, the Toronto-based show services and AV systems integration firm, has launched a fully redesigned company website. Accessible at www.westbury.com, the company’s goal for the site is to better communicate its service offerings to current and potential clients, drive sales of new and used equipment, share company information, and showcase the achievements of the company’s show services and systems integration divisions. Designed by Toronto’s Climax Media, whose clients include Acura, Honda, and Astral Media, the site offers a number… View this post
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  • Tuesday, May 07, 2013
    High End Systems Hog 4 And Catalyst On Bloc Party
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    PSW Staff 05/07/13 01:45 PM,
    Popular British indie band Bloc Party celebrated the release of their new album, “Four”, by performing a one-off show at Earls Court in London. The band’s biggest show to date, the performance hinged on proper video support for the 19,000 capacity venue. Video Director Matt Askem and XL Video rose to the occasion with a stunning visual package that perfectly complemented LD Rob Sinclair’s lighting. XL Video supplied two Catalyst Media Servers, a Hog 4 console from High End Systems… View this post
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  • Sardou’s “Les Grand Moments” Tour Features 93 Martin Professional MAC Vipers
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    PSW Staff 05/07/13 12:12 PM,
    In late 2012, popular French singer Michel Sardou began a four-month “Les Grands Moments” tour across France, revisiting his biggest hits in a truly energetic show. Lighting designer Jacques Rouveyrollis used just one type of spotlight on stage throughout the tour -  the MAC Viper Profile from Martin Professional – a somewhat bold choice given it was the lighting fixture’s French début. Fortunately it more than delivered on all its promises.  A total of 93 MAC Viper Profiles, supplied by… View this post
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  • Monday, May 06, 2013
    Ruehling Associates Augment High End Systems Inventory
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    PSW Staff 05/06/13 11:37 AM,
    Established in 1982, Ruehling Associates, Inc. is a premier rental and sales provider of lighting equipment to a diverse clientele. Based in Maple Grove, MN, the company has been a loyal dealer and staunch supporter of High End Systems products since the Intellabeam 400HX’s debut in 1988. Much to the delight of their clients, Ruehling Associates recently augmented their High End Systems inventory with a smorgasbord of new gear, including SolaSpot LED, Trackspot Bolt, TechnoArc, Technospot and Intellaspot fixtures and… View this post
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  • Christie Lites Invests in 200 Martin M2GO Lighting Consoles
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    PSW Staff 05/06/13 11:21 AM,
    In order to meet market demand for Martin Professional’s M2GO lighting controller, Christie Lites has purchased 200 of the compact consoles for its rental inventory. “We were looking for the best console for everyday rental and found that the M2GO made the most sense,” says Christie Lites CEO Huntly Christie. “It was the only console in its category to offer powerful onboard processing with a small footprint.” The M2GO is equipped with a fast, dual-core processor with no external computer… View this post
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  • Friday, May 03, 2013
    The Maj Theatre In Perth Installs All-Digital Riedel Intercom System
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    PSW Staff 05/03/13 09:27 AM,
    Riedel Communications today announced that His Majesty’s Theatre in Perth has installed a Riedel digital intercom system. The Riedel solution prepares the facility for Australia’s “digital dividend,” which mandates the release and eventual auction of 126 MHz of contiguous RF spectrum and will affect wireless microphones, in-ear monitors, and RF communications systems. The new all-digital intercom system at “The Maj” is centrally controlled by a Riedel Artist 32 digital intercom matrix. The theater has replaced its traditional analog partylines with… View this post
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  • Thursday, May 02, 2013
    Martin Professional Lights Up Harvest Christian Fellowship Celebration
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    PSW Staff 05/02/13 11:30 AM,
    On March 17th, Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, California, celebrated the ministry’s 40th anniversary by hosting a weekend event titled “ReEnvision.” The weekend was intended to reflect on how Harvest grew from a small church into one of America’s mega-churches with one of the largest evangelical outreaches in America and the world, “Harvest America.” Harvest lighting designer and programmer Christopher Eguizabal was tasked with lighting the event, as well as a special dinner for Harvest guests and staff to be… View this post
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  • Wednesday, May 01, 2013
    Martin Professional Upgrades Popular Jem AF-1 Mkll All-purpose Fan
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    PSW Staff 05/01/13 09:49 AM,
    Martin Professional’s compact Jem AF-1 fan has been a touring industry staple for well over a decade. Now improvements in digital electronics have made this industry-standard fan more responsive and even more versatile. With the new Jem AF-1 Mkll, advances in control, rotation, speed range and increment adjustment have raised the bar for quality, performance and durability. Speed control response is instantaneous, minimum fan speed has been lowered and motor noise at low speeds has also been reduced. Fully DMX… View this post
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  • Allen & Heath To Host Digital Mixing Education Center At Infocomm 2013
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    PSW Staff 05/01/13 09:32 AM,
    Allen & Heath will be hosting live digital mixing training sessions in booth # 742 at this year’s InfoComm show in Orlando Florida June 12-14. Product training specialists will be instructing users on Allen & Heath’s newest digital mixer, the Qu-16 and Me-1 personal monitor mixer. Preregister today. The new Qu-16 takes compact digital mixing to a new level with innovative design and exceptional functionality combining to create a superb professional mixing experience. Bristling with all the features you’d expect… View this post
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  • Monday, April 29, 2013
    TEC Foundation Joins NAMM
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    PSW Staff 04/29/13 12:00 PM,
    The TEC Foundation for Excellence in Audio has formally entered into an agreement to become part of the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM), strengthening the important work of both non-profits and the NAMM Show. All TEC activities, including the Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards, will join other marquee activities, events and efforts within the NAMM Foundation portfolio including the Museum of Making Music, research projects, the SupportMusic Coalition and global public service campaigns. The NAMM Foundation will present the… View this post
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