WEST CHESTER, PA, MARCH 20, 2009—Aviom, exclusive developer of the world’s most powerful audio transport technology, A-Net®, has expanded its Applications & Technical Training Program. The initiative was originally launched last summer, and this year, the company has significantly expanded the program to include multiple interactive webcast sessions each month. Since the beginning of this year, the company has been hosting five or more of these sessions per month. The new expanded initiative features two training programs: one set of sessions designed for contractors, consultants, and other audio professionals and a second set designed specifically for end users. more

Tony Rossello, who has been Senior Event Manager at Scharff Weisberg for the last nine years, has been named to the position of Senior Account Representative, announced Josh Weisberg. In his new role Rossello will be charged with developing business for the company’s video and audio concerns and serving as the primary sales contact for those markets, as well as continuing to partner with current clients to meet their AV needs.

In the last year, Scharff Weisberg has successfully supported numerous large jobs including many inauguration-related events, big museum installations, high-profile television and Broadway shows, as well as large and small special events and corporate meetings. Also, in the past two years, the company has effectively combined interests with Video Applications in California and added a significant number of management staff to its roster. more

On Tina Turner’s current world tour, sound engineer Dave Natale deployed AKG C214 microphones as well as a WMS4500 wireless system to provide outstanding audio quality and versatility on stage. Natale initially tested the C214 mic on a sound check in AKG’s hometown of Vienna, Austria and immediately began using the mic on the current tour.

Dave Natale is no stranger to working with some of the world’s biggest stars, including The Rolling Stones, Lionel Richie, Liza Minelli, Joe Cocker, Van Halen as well as engineer for the 1998 Grammy Awards. On the current Tina Turner tour, Tina, Live in Concert, Europe and the US, Natale fell in love with the wide range of capabilities of the C214. more

Fairlight is celebrating the success of Slumdog Millionaire, the 2009 movie that has captured the imagination of people all over the world and has picked up numerous accolades including eight Academy Awards, seven BAFTAs and four Golden Globes.

This rags-to-riches romance’s slew of Oscars includes awards for film editing, cinematography and sound mixing, as well as best original score and original song – Jai Ho – both written by Indian composer A.R. Rahman. more

PETALUMA, Calif. — March 19, 2008 — Panamax/Furman, a world-leading provider of AC power management solutions, today announced that Greg Larson was named International Rep of the Year for his exemplary sales efforts and support to Panamax/Furman distributors in the Latin American region. Larson was presented with the award at the NAMM Show 2009 in Anaheim, Calif. more

Wohler at InfoComm 09:

Wohler will be showcasing a range of products that represent state-of-the-art processing and monitoring in convenient and compact designs, all integrated into Wohler Mobile. Proudly adorned in Wohler blue and on site in booth 3500, the new trailer demonstrates how easily Wohler products provide key functionality even in the most space-constrained production applications. Wohler Mobile’s array of products includes intuitive touch-screen systems that simplify video monitoring and routing while providing key functional enhancements; versatile HD monitors for all variety of signal types; and analog and digital audio monitoring systems and level meters that together accommodate virtually every audio input type. more

Paul Tillman, Dave Weidenhoffer, Jan Nguyen and Annette Bilous join Oxnard-based team

OXNARD, California — L-ACOUSTICS is underscoring its continuing growth by announcing the addition of several new employees to its US distribution team. Official word of the appointments comes from Paul Freudenberg, L-ACOUSTICS vice president of sales and marketing, to whom all of the new hires report. more

Advanced Audio and Lighting of Peoria, Illinois was awarded the job of installing a new sound reinforcement system in Torrey-Gray Auditorium at the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. The system would need to handle spoken word, live music and recorded music. After MBI was presented with several ways to go, the choice was made to use four speakers from the Synergy Horn line manufactured by Danley Soundlabs. All four would be rigged in a center cluster, with one pair over the other. more

Contact: Kathy Patrician
Polar Focus Inc.
Phone: 413-773-3869
Fax: 215-975-2756
kathy@polarfocus.com

Hadley Massachusetts based Polar Focus Audio Rigging recently provided a custom rigging design for installation at the St. John Chrysostom Church in Wallingford, Pennsylvania. The scope of Polar Focus’ work was the complete transition from the attachment to the roof structure down to the hardware that attaches to the loudspeakers, using standard Polar Focus parts put together in a custom design. Broomall, Pennsylvania’s Audio Video Systems Group, a division of Hi Fi House Group, was the installing contractor. more

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – MARCH 2009: Steve Devino, owner of sound production company Granite Rocks Live, relies on three Metric Halo Mobile I/O 2882 units to meet the often-complex demands of theatricals, concerts, and special events. Although he typically pairs them with an analog console to provide outboard processing or with a digital mixer to add routing and submixing capabilities, the flexibility and reliability of Metric Halo’s 2d and v5 upgrades have begun to change that protocol. More and more, Devino finds himself deploying the Mobile I/O 2882s as standalone, computer-operated mixing systems. more