VER, the leading, global provider of production equipment and engineering support, announced that it has acquired the business of DPS Inc., a production services company.  In a sale ordered by the bankruptcy court, VER acquired more than half of the company’s lighting and film equipment, nearly all of its audio, video, and rigging equipment, its 70,000-square-foot facility near Burbank, CA and retained nearly half of the company’s employees.

VER is already consolidating its rapidly growing, industry-recognized lighting division at DPS’s former location. The new VER “Light Lab” is being expanded to create the most significant facility in Southern California, enabling clients to design, test, and prep systems in real time, supported by the VER engineering team, enabling even more creative solutions and a streamlined programming and design process.

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Yamaha Professional Audio, Commercial Audio Products, will hold two boot camps for contractors for the Commercial Installation Solutions (CIS) product line.

The first contractor boot camp will be held on Tuesday, February 23 at SE Systems, 2605 Phoenix Drive, Greensboro, NC between 1:00 – 7:00 pm. The boot camp will entail basic selling and installation techniques for Yamaha CIS Products. Presenters include Yamaha Application Engineers Steve Seable and Joe Rimstidt

Sessions will be held at 1:00 pm, 3:00 pm and 5:00 pm for 90-100 minutes.
Space is limited so register now a CISevents@yamaha.com.

On Wednesday, February 24, Washington Professional Systems will host a second Yamaha contractor boot camp at 11242 Grandview Ave. Wheaton, MD.

Two 90-minute sessions will be held at 3:30 pm and 5:30 pm that will focus on
70v amps, DSP Programming, as well as unique speaker applications design. Yamaha Application Engineers Steve Seable and Joe Rimstidt will present. Space is limited so RSVP to CISevents@yamaha.com.

For information on Yamaha Commercial Installations Solutions (CIS) products, visit www.yamahaca.com.

Contrary to popular belief, streaming live video isn’t terribly difficult- provided you have the right tools and guidance. Servicing the central United States, Stream Dudes was created to provide customers with the advice and tools they need to easily produce and stream high quality video. Drawing from their personal live production and industry sales experiences, the founders of Stream Dudes created a company with an emphasis on making webcasting as easy as possible.

Having worked across multiple verticals, the Stream Dudes team realizes that there is a lot of confusion over what people really need to stream and how to reach their target audience. More than providing just equipment, Stream Dudes provides guidance and consultation designed to ensure that their customers have a successful broadcast.
This commitment to helping people make streaming easier is not only reflected in the laid-back, yet professional attitude of the company, but it is also reflected in the very products they sell. COO & Product Manager, John Basile said “We are very proud of the products and solutions we offer our customers. It was a difficult task picking the ‘right’ mix of equipment, but drawing from my experiences as a live producer and educator, we ultimately chose brands that lent themselves to being user-friendly in a live production environment, reliable and innovative in design.”

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