Los Angeles, CA, June 2010….ToolsOnAir, makers of innovative QuickTime-based applications for broadcast video production professionals, has announced the opening of their first US offices, located in the busy West Los Angeles media corridor.
Peter Bentley
Managing Director Peter Bentley of ICU Grow, Pty., ToolsOnAir’s United States distributor, will oversee the day-to-day operations of the US offices, including sales, marketing and support.
“We’re very proud to be representing such a fantastic suite of powerful applications,” remarked Bentley. “I’ve worked in Mac-based technologies for more than 20 years, and the ToolsOnAir just: Broadcast Suite of products stands out as one of the most impressive and innovative I’ve had the pleasure to work with.”
Stiernberg Consulting, the leading business development firm to the audio, video and multimedia industries, has issued their industry megatrends overview white paper for Q1 of 2010.
As part of the company’s ongoing series of quarterly industry-focused analyses, the current Stiernberg Consulting white paper offers a fresh perspective on current global economic trends and their effect on sales, marketing, brand building and communications.
“The common thread running through virtually all conversations we’ve had over the past few months has been the dual effects of globalization and our economic downturn,” observes Stiernberg Consulting’s founder and principal consultant, John Stiernberg. “The good news is, we’re seeing an exceptional degree of cautious optimism throughout the technology sector, and we believe that bodes well for a pattern of slow but stead growth in the coming months.”
For a sound company, there are few scenarios more challenging than the ambient noise of an aircraft or two. That probably makes the guys from Continental Air Show Productions either masochists or experts (they’d probably say a little of both). The company spends their days pumping it up loud enough to be heard over the roar of several dozen of the loudest military jets on the planet. To get louder than this stuff, you’ve got to be good, and these guys have proven their stuff over forty years in the industry.
Nearly two decades have passed since a handful of congregants gathered in a rented school cafeteria for Kensington Church’s first service. Today, Kensington’s five campuses bustle with activity, from youth programs and community groups to multiple services throughout the week.
The main Kensington campus in Troy, Michigan recently upgraded their sanctuary with a new Digidesign VENUE system. As veteran engineer Tim Corder explains, the VENUE is the first phase of an upgrade plan that will eventually include a new P.A. system as well. Nonetheless, Corder says, the new VENUE console has already delivered far more than expected.
New Firm Brings Large-Scale Know-How to Mid-Scale Companies and Manufacturers
Rick McClendon, Pro Sales Management
Companies in the MI and pro audio sector have responded to the economic slowdown by slashing budgets and downsizing, with recent industry trade shows looking increasingly like job fairs. But one industry veteran has come up with an innovative approach to turn the current downturn into a growth opportunity for businesses both large and small across the MI and pro audio spectrum.
New Jersey’s Columbus Baptist Church celebrates moving up without moving too far.
For the elders, staff and congregants of Columbus Baptist Church in the Columbus, N.J., suburb of Mansfield Township, their new sanctuary is most certainly something of a divine miracle. The mixed contemporary church, whose mission of “being a lighthouse for our region” underscores
their deep involvement in the local community, had long ago outgrown their original 18th century, 100-seat sanctuary.
Hanover, New Hampshire’s Dartmouth College recently gained a new addition to its sprawling sports facilities with the completion of a new competition soccer field in the Chase Athletic Field complex. The 1600-seat venue is outfitted with an audio system designed by Cavanaugh Tocci Associates (CTA) and installed by Burlington, Vermont-based Advance System Design (ASD).
Snoop Dogg wears a lot of hats – artist, musician, actor, producer, entrepreneur and many more. But one thing Snoop has never been is low profile. So when it came time to take his recording rig on the road, Snoop’s studio had to be more than just mobile. It had to be a statement.
Princeton, NJ – Philadelphia-based Clear Sound Inc. has completed a number of high-profile audio system projects on the storied campus of Princeton University, all featuring Community Professional R-Series loudspeakers.
The season kicked off with new audio for Princeton’s Hoby Baker ice rink, home to the Tigers men’s hockey team. The rink was fitted with a scoreboard-mounted center cluster of four R1 full-range, two-way systems. Two R1-66 and two R1-94 systems handle the different coverage areas.
The newly-built Roberts Stadium, home to the school’s soccer teams, was next. Clear Sound put together a system comprised of two R1 and thirteen R.5 medium throw systems, with BSS London DSP and QSC amplification.
Like many urban downtowns, inner-city Philadelphia has been undergoing a renaissance of late. Crumbling warehouses emerge from their construction cocoons sporting wings of modern condo loft apartments for a growing influx of young working professionals. The once-deserted evening streets buzz with nightlife — the area’s denizens ever on the lookout for the latest in trendy eateries and clubs.
