Atlanta, GA – October 13, 2009 – Citing a successful company launch at CEDIA 2009, Innovolt Inc., has appointed the following nine independent sales rep firms to carry its complete line of CVSS™ (Current & Voltage Surge Suppression) Power Protection and LED lighting products in the US: more

NEW YORK, NY – Gepco, a General Cable company and industry leader in the manufacturing and distribution of professional audio and video cables, is highlighting its new field-deployable and expandable HMS & HMD Modular Hybrid Fiber Distribution Racks at HD World 2009 (Stand 940). Simplifying and improving the cable installation process, the HMD and HMS series of distribution racks deliver an on-site termination solution for SMPTE 304M format camera connectors which are typically challenging to field terminate. more

New drawing announced for October…

MENOMONIE, Wis. – Oct. 13, 2009 – StrandVision LLC, a provider of Web-based Software as a Service (SaaS) digital signage, has announced that Mike Holder of Noland Company, a WinWholesale Company, is the winner of the StrandVision Digital Signage system drawing. Holder is based in Noland’s Harrison, Ark. office/showroom. The prize includes a one-year StrandVision Digital Signage software subscription with a personal computer and display. more

At AES 2009, JBL Professional is introducing the MSC1 Monitor System Controller, a remarkable new product that integrates monitor system control and tune-ability at a most accessible price point. The MSC1 Monitor System Controller includes features found in large mixing consoles to control essential monitoring functions from the mix position. Since the acoustic issues in the room can compromise the quality of the mix, the MSC1 includes JBL’s highly acclaimed RMCâ„¢ Room Mode Correction Technology that tunes the monitor system to over come low frequency problems in any room. The affordable MSC1 works with any speaker system, and is the perfect add-on to JBL’s new LSR2300 Series studio monitors. more

Is this the smallest 96-input digital console available?

NEW YORK, New York – Soundcraft is now offering a Vi Series control surface for applications where space is very tight.. The new Soundcraft Vi2™ inherits all the basic functionality of its larger brothers the Vi4 and Vi6, but measures just 850mm in width, around half the size of a Vi6. more

“The Blue Note Mysteryâ€? – Futuroscope

“The Blue Note Mystery� is an amazing new evening show devised by Yves Pépin and produced by ECA2 for Futuroscope theme park in Poitiers, France.

E/T/C, specialist in high power AV projection, has been called by ECA2 and has selected Medialon to be the main controller of the show. more

Prism Sound’s range of test and measurement equipment is now being represented in Sweden by MixRommet, a subsidiary of Oslo-based distributor LydRommet, which already handles Prism Sound’s range in Norway.

Established in 2007, Stockholm-based MixRommet shares service, support and administration facilities with LydRommet. The company is headed by Gunnar Silins, who spent more than 20 years as a sound engineer, maintenance engineer and recording studio manager before moving into pro audio sales. Since 1988 Silins has worked for several distribution companies in Sweden, selling and supporting a number of key equipment brands including Neutrik Test Instruments, which he represented for nearly five years. more

BUENA PARK, Calif.⎯ Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. (YCAS) has announced the addition of the NEXO PS R2 to the PS Series of high-output, compact speakers. The new PS R2 delivers enhanced performance with higher SPL and extended bandwidth, and re-designed cabinetry and grilles – all within the same compact footprint that make the PS 8, PS10 and PS15 some of the best-selling small loudspeakers in available to the commercial audio market. more

NEW YORK⎯Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. launched its ‘Rolling Showroom’, a state-of-the-art, 53’ double-expanding trailer during AES 2009 in New York City. The vehicle, constructed by Century Industries of Sellersburg, Indiana, will make appearances across the U.S. and Canada at select national tradeshow events, regional events including houses of worship-based events and Yamaha Commercial Audio Training Sessions (YCATS). more

Emmys

Los Angeles-based audio visual rental and staging company, American Hi Definition, Inc., supported the 61st Primetime Emmy(r) Awards live telecast from the NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE with six Christie Roadster HD18K projectors. American Hi Definition, Inc. is a veteran of previous Emmy telecasts and chose Christie projectors once again for the prominent television and media awards show.

The star-studded audience and home viewers feasted their eyes on a glittering set that consisted of two large rear-projection screens set back on the stage and raised on an upper tier. The six Christie Roadster HD18K projectors fed various graphic elements, ranging from a collage of network logos and stylized views of the elegant Emmy Statuette to video clips of nominees on a 13.5 x 24-foot screen at camera left and a 13.5 x 48-foot primary screen at camera right. more