Awaken Conference Lighting Rig Controlled by Vista

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Watermark Church in Dallas hosted The Porch’s Awaken Conference during the labor day weekend, with over 4,000 attendees. It was the ideal location for this event, as it had a perfect setup where young adults could immerse themselves in the events. The event was held in many rooms and outside of the church, and required a large auditorium seating over 4,000 people. Watermark Church allowed Awaken to be the cutting-edge party atmosphere young adults can relate to.

Awaken is a Christian conference aimed at young adults to help them find and deepen their faith. Awaken needed to be fun and relevant to young adults while providing the audience with events and content they could get excited about.

Just Add Power to Introduce Support for Multicast Switching Systems at InfoComm 2021

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Just Add Power, a leader in AV-over-IP distribution, today announced that the company will be introducing its new Advanced Matrix Programmer (AMP) software for multicast switching systems at InfoComm 2021, taking place Oct. 27-29 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.

Just Add Power’s AMP software is designed for environments with existing infrastructure or special network requirements that don’t allow for a dedicated AV distribution switch. AMP consolidates and streamlines the process of setting up individual Just Add Power devices — discovering them on the local network, presenting them in a list, and allowing installers to name them, configure their IP addresses, and assign channels to transmitters — while assisting with updates when new firmware is released. Once the Just Add Power system is configured, AMP provides a user interface to control source switching.

BenQ Wins ‘Best of Show’ Award at InfoComm 2021 for LK936ST Golf Simulator Projector

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BenQ, an internationally renowned provider of visual display solutions, today announced that its LK936ST 4K golf simulator projector has earned a major accolade from Projector Central, the world’s largest projector resource. Presenting BenQ with its ‘Best of Show’ award at InfoComm 2021, Projector Central noted that the LK936ST won the award based on its notable achievement in performance specs, innovative design features that benefit usability and flexibility of set-up, and unusual value at under $6K.

“We are honored to accept this recognition for the LK936ST,” said Bob Wudeck, senior director of business development at BenQ America Corp. “The golf simulation market has grown enormously as golfers of all levels look to practice their drives at home. So, we addressed the classic tradeoff of brightness vs. color, and designed a 4K 5,100-lumen laser projector with unprecedented color accuracy that delivers both at an unbeatable price. With its painless setup and exclusive Golf Color Mode, it’s easy to create the best home golf simulator anywhere. Plus, its superb picture makes it ideal for home theater and gaming as well.”

Proteus Hybrid™ Joins Proteus Maximus™ in Main Light Inventory

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Industry-leading dry hire provider Main Light has added to their stock of IP65-rated lighting with purchase of the Proteus Hybrid™, Elation’s groundbreaking multi-functional arc source moving head.  The market-leading all-weather hybrid luminaire joins Elation’s Proteus Maximus™ as new additions in Main Light’s inventory of IP65 moving heads.

Main Light is one of the largest dry-hire rental houses in the United States for lighting, special effects, and video, and services a wide range of clients in the entertainment industry, as well as the corporate and house of worship markets. “We’ve again partnered with Elation to offer our clients a cutting-edge luminaire and are excited to see the one-of-a-kind visual experiences these new fixtures will bring,” said Randy Mullican, General Manager at Main Light. “We’ve had repeated calls for a beam type IP fixture and the Proteus Hybrid does that well and much more. The quality of the unit is exceptional and the personal customer service we receive from the Elation team is outstanding.”

Old Town Temecula Community Theater Invests Heavily In ADJ Automated Fixtures

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Located in the downtown area of Temecula, CA, the Old Town Community Theater is a 354-seat proscenium stage venue with an adjacent 48-seat intimate ‘black box’ performance space known as The Merc. Having recently celebrated its sixteenth anniversary, the theater is well established at the heart of the community and hosts an extensive program of performances each year. Its resident companies produce a variety of musical theater productions and straight plays, while the popular ‘Temecula Presents’ series sees the venue host musical performances covering everything from blues to classical as well as regular tribute band concerts. In addition, numerous promotors and outside theater companies also utilize the space, making for a packed calendar that requires a comprehensive and versatile technical system.

The man responsible for designing and specifying this audio and lighting system is Bill Strawn, an industry veteran with a wealth of experience. Having spent much of his career touring the world, Bill’s transition into his current role as Technical Director at the theater was truly serendipitous. On the back of a six-year run working as an Electrician on the touring production of Riverdance, he bought a house in Temecula and happened to see a new theater was being built in town. He knocked on the door, offered his services, and over sixteen years later is an integral part of the venue’s team.

VuWall’s TRx 3.1 Wins SCN Installation Product Award for Most Innovative Signal Management Product at InfoComm 2021

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VuWall, a technology leader in video wall control systems and unified visualization solutions, today announced that its TRx version 3.1, the company’s major update of its powerful, centralized video wall management platform, has won the 2021 Systems Contractor News Installation Product Award. The award was presented to VuWall at InfoComm 2021 in appreciation of I the product’s unique ability to deliver advanced video wall management and AV distribution capabilities in professional and mission-critical environments.

“We are pleased that Systems Contractor News has acknowledged the strides VuWall has made with our TRx 3.1 platform in simplifying the configuration and operation of video wall systems deploying AV-over-IP while enhancing their performance, flexibility and scalability,” said Paul Vander Plaetse, founder and CEO at VuWall. “It’s a huge challenge for integrators to configure and operate hundreds of network devices from multiple sources and multiple brands on a single network. Our goal is to continue creating even more powerful tools that install easily, without any programming, to streamline workflows with drag-and-drop simplicity.”

Newly Formed ACT Entertainment Makes First Public Appearance at InfoComm 2021

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ACT Entertainment, the newly formed entity borne from the merging of the ACT Lighting and RHC Holdings families of companies, will exhibit under its new branding for the first time at InfoComm 2021 (Booth 5753). With a deeply rooted heritage in several key markets, such as pro AV, installation, broadcast, touring/live, retail, house of worship, film and television, and industrial markets, ACT Entertainment streamlines all of its brands into a collective, market-focused approach. In recognition of this new business objective, the company will be showcasing its recently launched Just Networking brand, along with MA Lighting, ProCo Sound and Aytron products, at the show.

“With the entertainment industry among the hardest hit through the pandemic, we recognized the importance of creating one unified, efficient approach to servicing each of our markets as they rebound,” says Dale Williams, President and COO of ACT Entertainment. “This change happened organically, as our industries adapted and evolved to the new ways of delivering content and entertainment. We’re excited to officially launch ACT Entertainment at InfoComm.”

DiGiCo heading to Milan with Avnu Alliance

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DiGiCo is renowned for having an eye on current and future industry needs. Recognizing that the post-pandemic connectivity landscape is going to be more critical than ever, it has announced its participation in the Avnu Alliance®. This move to AVB networking and the Milan™ family, along with a keen focus on how best to integrate Milan into its range of digital mixing consoles, is an ambition the company is delighted is now underway.

Milan has been developed through close cooperation between a number of manufacturers. It builds on a common networking technology to create a link between AV, IT and silicon industries. It is already being used in projects around the world and by manufacturers including Adamson, Biamp, d&b audiotechnik, L-Acoustics, Meyer Sound, Neutrik and RCF.

Alex Ordoñez Named Marketing Manager for Group One Limited

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Group One Limited, the Long Island, New York-based US distributor for Avolites, Calrec, DiGiCo, KLANG, Solid State Logic and several other premium professional audio and lighting manufacturers, announces the appointment of Alex Ordoñez to the newly-created post of Marketing Manager. The news comes from Group One President Bryan Bradley, to whom he directly reports.

Based at the distributor’s Chatsworth, California office, Ordoñez is now responsible for the planning, development and implementation of Group One’s marketing strategies, operations and communications activities across all of the company’s teams. He is additionally collaborating with Group One’s UK- and European-based manufacturers to manage and execute domestic marketing strategies for each of the brands individually.

Iron Range Engineering’s Bell Program Kicks Off School Year With BenQ RP Series Interactive Displays

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BenQ, an internationally renowned leader in visual display solutions, has been chosen to supply its 4K UHD RP Series of interactive displays to one of the most innovative engineering schools in the nation, Iron Range Engineering. Part of Minnesota State University in Mankato, Iron Range Engineering’s Bell Program is kicking off the university’s new school year with upgraded huddle rooms featuring 10 65″ RP6502 displays and two 86″ RP8602 displays. Each is loaded with interactive productivity tools to help the students develop a real-world professional skill set.

The RP Series is BenQ’s premier line of interactive displays, delivering cloud-based connectivity for seamless collaboration to the classroom. Available in 65″, 75″, and 86″ models, the panels incorporate BenQ’s intuitive, feature-rich EZWrite cloud whiteboard software and InstaShare wireless screen sharing system.