Innovative Power Options Target Industry’s Hottest Cameras

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – Anton/Bauer, a brand of The Vitec Group, and the world’s premier provider of batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems for the professional broadcast, video and film industries, will demonstrate the advanced capabilities of its power solutions and accessories to Mexican broadcast and video professionals at Telemundo 2011 (Stand 1). Anton/Bauer will showcase the new MATRIX Cheese Plate, a new mounting plate that can be used with the company’s Gold Mount Solutions for the Sony PMW-F3 camera; Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EOS 7D and EOS 60D Digital SLR cameras and Panasonic AG-AF100 series professional HD camera. Additionally, Anton/Bauer will display the DIONIC HCX 120 watt-hour capacity battery.

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SAN FERNANDO, Calif., June 13, 2011 – Califone® International, Inc. (http://www.califone.com), a leader in the design, development, and manufacturing of A/V products and accessories since 1947, is proud to announce that it will utilize its social media resources during InfoComm 2011, held in Orlando, Fla. from June 15-17 at the Orange County Convention Center, booth 4117. Califone personnel will post via Twitter and Facebook, and blog via its webpage throughout the show.

“InfoComm is a very busy and important event for us, so we want to keep our dealers and customers up-to-date on what’s happening with Califone during the show,� said Tim Ridgway, Califone VP of marketing. “Through social media, we will be able to keep attendees aware of booth schedules and events, and what’s happening with Califone during InfoComm. For those not able to get to Orlando, it will offer them a unique perspective of real-time activities as more

Compact Granite 500 and Slate 500 Systems Ideal for AV Installations

Billerica, Massachusetts – Broadcast Pix™ will showcase its new Granite™ 500 and Slate™ 500 live video production systems at InfoComm 2011 (Booth 3968), which runs June 15-17 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. The new systems, which include recently upgraded Fluent™ workflow software, provide an ideal toolset at an attractive price point for stadiums and auditoriums, houses of worship, government facilities, and other AV installations. Broadcast Pix will also show the new Granite 2000, its most powerful 1 M/E video production system.

“We have the best control surfaces for combining cameras, clips, and graphics to create compelling live video,� said Ken Swanton, president of Broadcast Pix. “Now our 500 systems feature a new control panel and enhanced Fluent-View display, which lowers the cost of more

BOSTON, June 13, 2011 – The call of the wild echoes throughout the Dallas World Aquarium, where visitors to one of the city’s most popular attractions can experience nature from five continents, 14 countries and three oceans. As the sounds of wildlife emanate from the diverse range of live animal exhibits, a host of presenters and performers use a range of professional audio equipment to further enhance the visitor experience.

Crescent Sound and Light, a Louisiana-based production and systems integration company, recently upgraded the sound systems for several exhibits. The company chose Technomad Noho and Vienna advanced audio loudspeakers to reproduce intelligible voice and full-range musical audio in the Giant River Otter and Crocodile display in the Orinoco exhibit range; and the Temple of the Jaguar in the Mundo Maya exhibit range.

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BOSTON, Massachusetts — Founded in 1963, the Boston Ballet has become one of the leading dance companies in the world. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen and Executive Director Barry Hughson, the Company maintains an internationally acclaimed repertoire and the Boston Ballet School, the largest ballet school in North America. The Boston Ballet recently upgraded its audio system, including the installation of a Soundcraft Vi1 digital mixing console.

Talamas Broadcast Equipment of Newton, Massachusetts provided the Soundcraft Vi1 console in time for the recent holiday production of ‘The Nutcracker.’ “We required a console that could handle a number of diverse elements including mixing the chorus and orchestra, and splitting the live feed for archiving,� said Nick Jabour of Talmas Broadcast Equipment. “We looked at various consoles and found that the Vi1 more

NCAC Immediate Past President Russ Berger presents University of Kansas Architecture graduate student Shane Kantor with the one of the organization’s first four Student Travel Awards.

The National Council of Acoustical Consultants (NCAC) announced that Shane Kanter of Leawood, KS, a student in the University of Kansas’ Architecture Master’s program is one of the first four recipients of the organization’s new Student Travel Award. Kanter received $500 in travel assistance to present his technical paper, “Architectural Acoustics and Noise: Acoustics of Green Buildings,� at the 161st meeting of the Acoustical Society of America (ASA), which took place May 23-27 in Seattle, WA. more

NCAC Immediate Past President Russ Berger presents Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Architectural Acoustics undergraduate student Philip Robinson with the one of the organization’s first four Student Travel Awards.

The National Council of Acoustical Consultants (NCAC) announced that Philip Robinson of Gallup, NM, a student in Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Architectural Acoustics undergraduate program, is one of the first four recipients of the organization’s new Student Travel Award. Robinson received $500 in travel assistance to present his technical paper, “Quantitative and Qualitative Effects of Diffusion in Rooms,� at the 161st meeting of the Acoustical Society of America (ASA), which took place May 23-27 in Seattle, WA. more

Christie took the occasion of its largest InfoComm exhibit space ever to showcase a host of technologically-advanced yet practical and affordable projectors, displays, video processors, yoke systems and software solutions for the Pro AV, large venue, architectural, corporate, control room and digital signage markets.

Organized into a dozen zones representing real-world situations, the Christie solutions show businesses, government entities and academia how they can safeguard the value and leverage the potential of their visual technology investments, while delighting their own end-users and customers.

“Visitors to the Christie booth will have the opportunity to experience the full range of our solutions. With more than 30 products in 12 zones on our booth, we continue our tradition of providing the latest visual display technologies to meet the needs of today’s savvy media consumers, who demand compelling visuals,” commented Kathryn Cress, vice president, global and corporate marketing, Christie.

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Bruno Mars

Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Bruno Mars is taking grandMA2 and a complement of Clay Paky Sharpy lighting fixtures on the road for his international tour in support of his debut album, “Doo-Wops & Hooligans.” A.C.T Lighting is the distributor of both grandMA2 and Clay Paky lighting in North America.

According to lighting designer/programmer/operator Cory FitzGerald almost two truckfuls of lights are accompanying Mars, who is known as one of today’s most versatile pop singers. To control the extensive lighting complement, “we have two full-size grandMA2s running the latest version software – the first time we’ve taken the grandMA2 on tour,” he reports. “We’re using overhead and double-hung diagonal trusses and have a pretty well-rounded lighting inventory.”

FitzGerald has been “working with grandMA for a while” and has teamed with A.C.T “to tweak and get more