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Education Technology Conference Makes Use of Roland V-800HD Multi-Format Video Switcher

CUE 2016 National Conference

Education Technology Conference Makes Use of Roland V-800HD Multi-Format Video Switcher

PALM SPRINGS, CA — For the CUE 2016 National Conference, an education technology event that took place March 17-19 in Palm Springs, AV Professionals deployed Roland’s V-800HD Multi-Format Video Switcher. Garth Fjellstrom, president of AV Professionals, credited the switcher for its functionality and value. The conference, the largest of its kind in California, has been attended by educators, technology coordinators, administrators and other education professionals for 35 years.

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Al Ridella and Brian Friborg

4Wall Promotes Al Ridella, Hires Brian Friborg

MOONACHIE, NJ – Al Ridella, who led 4Wall’s New York location as general manager for the previous three years, has been promoted to national sales manager.  To fill the vacancy created by Ridella’s new role, the company has added experienced industry executive Brian Friborg to the role of 4Wall New York GM. Ridella is pictured here on the left, and Friborg is pictured here on the right.

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ArKaos booth at Prolight + Sound 2016

ArKaos Draws Visitors with 2016 Prolight + Sound Presentation, Designer Competition

FRANKFURT, Germany –– ArKaos PRO noted that the recent Prolight + Sound exhibition in Frankfurt was one of the Brussels-based company’s busiest shows to date. Highlights of the stand included demos for the video mapping capabilities of the ArKaos PRO MediaMaster 4.2 software with an intricate array of 3-dimensional shapes outlined to perfection as projection surfaces and also a daily competition to find Europe’s fastest video mapper.

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Jeff Pelzl, Scott Kinnebrew and Sean Hoey

High End Systems Announces Promotions for Jeff Pelzl, Scott Kinnebrew and Sean Hoey

AUSTIN, TX. – Following the release of the SolaSpot Pro 1000 and SolaWash FX 1000 luminaires at the recent Pro Light & Sound Exhibition, High End Systems has announced several key promotions within their sales and management teams. Jeff Pelzl has been promoted to General Manager of High End Systems; a 26 year veteran of the company, Pelzl has worked in numerous roles within the organization throughout his tenure, most recently in marketing management and as Sales Manager for the Pacific Rim territory.

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Ayrton booth at Prolight + Sound 2016

Ayrton Stages Light Show at Prolight + Sound 2016 Featuring Nine New Products

FRANKFURT, Germany – Ayrton’s light show, staged at the company’s double decker stand at Prolight + Sound, featured nine of the company’s most recenty introduced products. Exhibiting with its German distributor, Vision Stage, at a 224 square meter, double-decker booth, the light show was designed by Stéphane Migné and made use of more than 650 fixtures in all.

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The Elation lighting and video elements support the moody-but-active show visuals.

Tinashe World Tour Features Elation Lighting and Video Rig

LOS ANGELES – Singer, dancer and actress Tinashe is out on her 2016 “Joyride” world tour beneath an Elation Professional rig of SixBar 1000 LED battens and Platinum 5R Beam moving heads with graphic elements displayed across an LED wall made up of Elation EMAG4 LED panels. Production designer Daunté Kenner worked with Jason Reberski of JR Lighting to support the show’s visuals with the lighting and video package, chosen in part for its efficiency.

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The Optocore and BroaMan booth

Optocore and BroaMan Recap PL+S Highlights

FRANKFURT, Germany – Optocore and BroaMan recapped some of the highlights from the company’s booth during Prolight+Sound in Frankfurt. Noted for its slot car scale racetrack, the booth featured milestones from the company’s 20-year history right up to the present, including this year’s new product releases such as BroaMan’s upgraded Route66 video router and other products targeting the Broadcast, System Integration and Concert market sectors.

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The Sahara Tent

Sahara Tent at Coachella Festival Gets Structural Support from AG Production Services

INDIO, CA – The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, which returned for back-to-back weekends April 15–17 and 22–24, 2016, once again offered visitors a huge, elaborate immersive environment with the Sahara Tent. Dubbed by the Los Angeles Times as “Coachella’s giant multimedia room that’s a shrine to partying first and partying always,” the temporary venue was once again built by AG Production Services, which provided staging, rigging, video and lighting.

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