London, UK (October 31st 2007) Live event lighting company, Essential Lighting, announced today that it has become part of Australian based Staging Connections Group.

Essential joins the Staging Connections family of world class businesses based in eight countries around Australia, Asia and the United Arab Emirates and marks its first step in a European expansion. more

DiGiCo has appointed a new US representative, covering Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas.
Founded by Bruce Marlin 20 years ago, Marketing Concepts focuses on comprehensive customer support. “When I started the company, the south west already had a lot of rep firms. But they were all sales-orientated, whereas I wanted one that came from a technical perspective,” says Bruce. more

After successfully completing a two-year Broadcast Engineering course at Ravensbourne College, Chris King was given the chance to put theory into practice when UK Systems Integration specialist Broadcast Networks employed him as a Systems Engineer.

Over the summer, King has worked on a number of projects for Broadcast Networks, including the installation of a new Network Operations Centre at Chellomedia in Amsterdam and a new television studio in Berlin for Bloomberg TV. more

As part of the re-equipping its main 5.1 television mix room, audio post production facility Videosonics has installed a DK-Technologies MSD600M++ audio meter, which is specifically designed for monitoring stereo and surround sound audio.

The latest purchase means that Videosonics is now 100% equipped with DK-Technologies audio meters, with a Master Stereo Display (MSD) unit in every one of its studios. more

One of the biggest advantages of the Internet is its ability to set people free from the constraints of the traditional office environment. Running a company with little more than a laptop and a modem connection is now entirely possible, as renowned audio engineer Peter Watts has discovered.

For the last four years, Watts has been operating his R&D consulting business Stonepower Ltd from wherever he happens to be in the world. At present, he is based in South Wales but he has also spent time in Hong Kong and China, working alongside manufacturers producing a range of equipment, from mixers and signal processing units to amplifiers and line array speaker systems. more

Acoustic and technical design company White Mark Ltd is celebrating its 10th anniversary by completing its 100th audio post production control room in London‘s Soho.

By the end of November, Envy‘s Studio D will be open for business. The studio, which is the sixth audio room at the White Mark designed six floor complex north of Oxford Street, is configured to work in surround sound with a separate booth for voice over contributions. It complements the full range of suites originally built into the complex, which range from the two track laying rooms to the Dolby licensed Studio A. All are equipped with White Mark woven screens chosen for their acoustic transparency and full surround monitor systems by Exigy. more