Logic Systems Sound and Lighting, a 20-year-old audio/video production company based in Valley Park, Missouri, continues to deploy JBL SRX728 subwoofers for events ranging from live concerts to presidential rallies across the Midwest. With a large arsenal of the subwoofers, owner Chip Self and his staff not only provide superior sound to the rental firm’s events, but also highlight the SRX728’s capabilities during local subwoofer technology workshops.

In his search for a subwoofer to replace his older, previous units, Self hoped to upgrade with a reliable, lightweight and durable loudspeaker that could be used for any venue or event. As an authorized JBL repair facility as well, Self had ever only seen one JBL SRX728 unit in for repair, which was ultimately how he was able to test it.

“The customer’s SRX728 impressed us because it was the first one we had ever seen come into our more

A growing audio/video/lighting contractor and event production company in southern California specializing in live events, installation, rentals and sales, Mastermind Production Group Inc. has added JBL VERTEC® subcompact line array loudspeakers to its roster of live sound equipment.

Recently, Mastermind purchased 18 JBL VERTEC VT4886 subcompact line array elements and nine VT4883 subcompact arrayable subwoofers to add to its rental inventory. Other JBL speakers in use by Mastermind include VRX932LA-1 Constant Curvature powered loudspeakers, eight 18-inch VRX918S subwoofers, SRX712M stage monitors, and AC25 speakers for use as area fill speakers. The company will be adding more VERTEC VT4886 and VT4883 speakers by the end of December.

“We are a regional sound company in Orange County, California. We pride ourselves on having great gear and doing great work,� said Chad Griswold, President of Mastermind Production Group Inc. “We do a lot of church and school events, functions for more

HARMAN’s Mixer business invests in new programme management skills to optimise new product development.

POTTERS BAR, United Kingdom – Soundcraft Studer has recruited Garry Blackmore, previously Programmes Manager at Xerox, to spearhead a wave of new product developments as part of its rapid growth strategy.

Garry has a background in research and development having worked on developing Xerox’s multifunction systems, and has a BSC in Computer Science. He also qualified as a Prince2 practitioner with experience in electronics design, software development, systems engineering and project management across the UK, USA and Asia.

“Garry joins us at a time when we are turning a performance corner, said head of HARMAN’s Mixer business Andy Trott (Vice President & General Manager, Mixing and Microphones & Headphones). “We have delivered the first two phases of our growth strategy and now aim to accelerate projects even faster. With Garry’s skills more

NBC Today

When the lighting needs intensified for the Rockefeller Center outdoor concerts hosted by NBC’s “Today” show, Kaufman Astoria Studios provided a grandMA2 to handle lighting control duties. A.C.T Lighting is the exclusive distributor of the grandMA in North America.

“Emmy Award winning Lighting designer Howie Strawbridge began getting into heavier lighting with ColorBlazes, Showguns and HMIs, and he wanted to start using the grandMA2,” says Kaufman Astoria vice president Mike Spera. “So we’ve been providing the board for concerts featuring Bon Jovi, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift and Carole King. The grandMA2 not only controls Howie’s lighting but several DL3 projectors on the set, too.” Brian Davis is the board programmer.

When “Today” wraps its concert series in December the grandMA2, which has been housed at NBC in Rockefeller Center, will go back more

LightShop

Stage Research is updating Light Shop, its online database of everything lighting, to be a website instead of an application. The company is in the final testing stages of the update and will be extending a free, three-month trial to lighting and theater professionals.

“We decided to release our entire database of lighting fixtures, gobos, gels and bulbs to the lighting community at no charge,” says Stage Research co-founder, Carlton Guc. “Light Shop (www.lightshoponline.com) is constantly refreshed with current industry data and is useful for finding specific information quickly and easily.”

Users will be able to find replacement bulbs for thousands of fixtures, find the right gobo for their design from over 10,000 manufacturers’ stock patterns, download a pdf manual for a console, read latest news on latest product announcements and get the more

CYPRESS, Calif. – FOR-A, a leading manufacturer of video and audio systems for the broadcast and professional video industries, was awarded a Government Video Salute for its new VFC-7000 HD Variable Frame Rate (Super Slow Motion) Camera by Government Video magazine at the Government Video Expo in Washington, D.C. The camera offers high-speed playout and recording in full frame HD (720/59.94p or 720/50p) at up to 700 fps, with variable recording speed from 125 fps to 700 fps.

“The VFC-7000 was designed to make it easy for anyone to capture high-speed action in uncompressed HD,� said Hiro Tanoue, president, FOR-A Corporation of America. “Super slow motion is an essential element of many educational, scientific, and creative video projects for government agencies. We are extremely proud to have been recognized by Government Video for our camera.�

With its high-sensitivity CMOS color more

New form factor means easy, durable installations

CHATSWORTH, CA – The new GefenPRO 3G SDI Fiber Optics Extender offers a long-range method of extending any 3G SDI source, far exceeding previous distance limitations. This sender/receiver system is packaged in a small dongle format, offering a rugged construction with a small footprint that can be installed anywhere in true plug and play fashion.

Sender and receiver units are connected to the 3G SDI source and the remote destination up to 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) away. A single-mode fiber optics cable terminated in ST connections links the source (sender) to the destination (receiver), offering a clear video signal transmission for a stellar performance.

All standard and high definition SDI formats are supported including the newest 3G SDI format. Supported resolutions include 1080p, more

Evanston,Ill.—Gand Concert Sound of Glenview, IL aka “The NEXO Guys”, recently provided a 42-box flown NEXO GEO T line array for international rap star Snoop Dog and opener Kid Cudi for a concert held at the Welsh-Ryan Arena on the campus of Northwestern University. The earth-shaking sound system included 20 NEXO CD18 subwoofers with PS15 monitors used on stage by the artists. NEXO Alpha ALEF 3-way side fills with S2 subs and PS10′s were implemented for front fill on the wide stage for the jam-packed dance floor.

“The unusual layout of the venue was tackled by hanging four columns of NEXO GEO T boxes with the two offstage columns being larger to cover additional side balcony seating,� says Gand President, Gary Gand. Power for the show consisted of a mix of 36 Camco V6 and V200 on mains, five Yamaha PC9501N amps on front fills and monitors, all more

Charlotte, NC – December 13, 2010 – SnapAV, a manufacturer and exclusive source of nearly 1,000 high-quality solutions for the custom A/V channel in the US and Canada, is now offering two professional-grade component video matrix switches ideal for installations where multiple video-switching is required such as sports and entertainment bars, etc. The switches are sold under the company’s Binary brand of media distribution / interconnect products.

The Component 8×8 Matrix Switch (with Analog and Digital Audio) allows eight A/V sources to be independently switched to eight HDTVs, projectors, surround-sound receivers, etc. MSRP is set at $2,399.

Also available is the Component 6×4 Matrix Switch (with Analog Audio) that enables six A/V sources to be independently switched to four HD displays, amplifiers, etc. MSRP is set at $999. more

Portland, OR – December 13, 2010 – Larry Pexton, Founder and President of custom loudspeaker manufacturer Triad Speakers Inc., today announced the February 2011 retirement of Sales and Marketing Director Paul Scarpelli. Having joined Triad in 1996, Scarpelli is credited by Pexton as being a driving force behind the brand’s growth to a leading architectural brand in the custom channel. Scarpelli will continue as the face of Triad on the Internet, with contributions to AVSForum.com and other A/V sites, as well as consulting to Triad.

Scarpelli’s duties will be divided among three accomplished Triad employees. Current Director of International Sales and Business Development Mike Budd continues in that role. Existing National Sales Manager Bruce Franklin moves into the role of Director of North American Sales, and Marketing Manager Paul Teixeira becomes Director of Marketing. All three will report directly to Pexton. more