June 1, 2011—Walnut Creek, CA—The TEC Foundation for Excellence in Audio has announced its Call For Entries for the 27th Annual Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards®, to be held January 20, 2012, at the NAMM Show in Anaheim. The TEC Awards, the professional audio and sound production industry’s premier awards event, also announced it will inaugurate 2 new awards in the Outstanding Technical Achievement categories: Musical Instrument Amplification & Effects Technology and Amplification Hardware/Studio & Sound Reinforcement. In addition, the category of Digital Converter Technology is being renamed Computer Audio Hardware. The new categories will bring to 19 the number of awards for audio product design.
Musical Instrument Amplification & Effects Technology will include instrument amplifiers, preamp/processing/effects rack units and pedal boards, software amp and effects emulators, pedals, stomp boxes and other related equipment. Amplification Hardware/Studio & Sound Reinforcement will include amplifiers, speaker/monitor management, system controllers, signal distribution, snakes, feedback eliminators, more

Europe’s leading broadcast monitor specialist Oxygen DCT has launched a new modular range of multi-viewers that will simultaneously display up to 64 images of a single screen. This new state-of-the-art multiviewer range is ideally suited to both multichannel broadcasters, Outside Broadcast vehicles, DSNGs and flyaways, reducing costs whilst benefitting users with better facilities and the highest levels of reliability.

Based upon extensive market research and user feedback, the feature-rich HMV-160 family is more flexible, more versatile and more compact than legacy products, with a scalable modular system that is perfect for Galleries, Presentation Suites, Master Control Rooms, Lines Areas, Command Control Centres, Outside Broadcast vehicles, flyaways and studios.

Steve Hathaway, Managing Director of Oxygen DCT, says: “Compared to traditional systems, the HMV-160 offers much greater levels of flexibility. The system is highly user configurable and adaptable to individual users’ more

Leading digital service provider Pure Digital Services and digital film consultancy Light Illusion recently conducted a comprehensive demonstration of a complete ARRI Raw workflow at Annapurna Studios’ new state of the art Digital Intermediate facility in Hyderabad, India.

The demonstration, which was attended by some of India’s top Directors of Photography, was designed to highlight the speed and versatility of collaborative systems coming together to execute smooth real time workflow from ‘Scene to Screen’.

With many DPs now gearing up to shoot ALEXA RAW there is a growing need within the film industry for a thorough understanding of RAW workflow. Light Illusion, which provides specialized consultancy to clients in the fields of Digital Intermediate, Digital Cinematography and Colour Management, was asked to conduct the demonstration at Annapurna Studios after building and installing the new Digital Intermediate Facility, which houses a fully fledged 4K SGO/Mistika DI system in a more

L to R: Marco Colindres, principal of Pride of Hawaii, Alberto Fabiano, EVP of SIM2 USA

SIM2 USA is pleased to announce its appearance at the upcoming Pride of Hawaii Design Summit 2.0 on June 3, at the Honolulu Design Center, Honolulu, Hawaii. Taking center stage will be the LUMIS 3D SOLO proudly presented by Alberto Fabiano, Executive VP of SIM2 USA. Pride of Hawaii, principal Marco Colindres, ASID, AIA, and Honolulu Design Center sponsor this event.

“Marco has done an incredible job working with the interior design and architect community in Hawaii, to bring everyone together for this prestigious event,� said Fabiano. “SIM2 will further enhance the event by showcasing cinema-quality 3D with our unique LUMIS 3D SOLO projector displayed on a Stewart projection screen. Thanks to our incredible R&D team, this projector is more

WallWizard Appoints 5 New Independent Sales Companies
- Company Extends Global Reach

- Unique and Innovative TV Mount Solutions Now Available in Australia, Brazil, Denmark, Finland, India, Netherlands, Norway & Sweden

City of Industry, CA – June 1, 2011 – Since its summer 2010 debut, flat-panel TV mount brand WallWizard continues to advance in the marketplace, announcing the appointment of two distributors and three sales agents who will represent the WallWizard brand in Australia, Brazil, Denmark, Finland, India, Netherlands, Norway and Sweden.

Targeting big-box and specialty AV retailers, custom installers and electronics systems contractors worldwide, WallWizard’s innovative line consists of five (5) motorized and six (6) manual mounts, each aggressively priced and positioned to please even the most discerning clientele. more

WALLINGFORD, CT – June 1, 2011 – Discover Video, LLC (www.discovervideo.com), a leader in video streaming and conferencing products and solutions, today announced that the State of Oregon has enlisted Discover Video to stream its legislative meetings on the Internet to viewers with iPhones®, iPads®, Blackberry’s, Androids and other smart phones and tablets. Discover Video is transcoding up to 13 simultaneous live Windows Media streams to H.264 Flash and mobile compatible live streams.
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Swank Audio Visuals provided a JBL VERTEC line array system for the ASCAP Pop Music Awards at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel and Spa in Los Angeles.

NORTHRIDGE, California – ASCAP (the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers), in association with the I Create Music Expo, recently held its 28th Annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel and Spa in Los Angeles. The event honored the songwriters and publishers behind some of today’s most popular music and was attended by some of music’s biggest artists, composers and industry luminaries.

The rental sound system contractor for the ASCAP Pop Music Awards was Swank Audio Visuals, who provided a HARMAN JBL VERTEC® line array system for the event. Swank AV is a national meeting, convention and special event production company based in St. Louis, Missouri, more

InfoComm Booth # 1343

FSR TO SPONSOR INDUSTRY CONCERT AT INFOCOMM 2011 FEATURING DRUNK UNKLES

Woodland Park, NJ — FSR will sponsor the InfoComm concert that promises to rock the house. The charity event, to be held on June 16th from 9-11 at B.B. King’s Restaurant and Blues Club, will feature the industry’s own blues band – Drunk Unkles – and will raise money for the NSCA Education Foundation. FSR, long time patron of both the band and the cause, is demonstrating its support by serving as a Bronze Sponsor.

“I’ve had the pleasure and privilege of working with the Unkles as an individual and as a representative of FSR for over two decades,� stated Jan Sandri, FSR president. “They’re not only a hugely talented group, but their generosity has helped escalate the industry’s level more

COLUMBUS, OHIO – MAY 2011: As the owner and operator of Paper Street Audio Company, Paul Kavicky has carved a satisfying niche for himself in the world of major theatrical productions, where he serves as production audio engineer and, beyond that, guru of all things audio. Indeed, his latest appointment with the Threesixty Theater’s production of Peter Pan has placed him at the FOH position for over 350 shows spanning four cities throughout the US in over a year-and-a-half. Much of Kavicky’s work back at his well-appointed home studio is related to the theater, creating and recording sound effects and voiceovers. After a thorough search of the available solutions, Kavicky leapt at Metric Halo’s FireWire interfaces. Citing superior audio quality, a road-worthy build, and rock-solid driver support, he outfitted Paper Street Audio Company with six Metric Halo interfaces with eight inputs/outputs each: four 2882s, one LIO-8, and one top-of-the-line ULN-8.
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SHAKOPEE, Minn. — June 1, 2011 — Remote Technologies Incorporated (RTI) today announced that the company has increased international support for its control solutions through a partnership with Wim Voet of Belgium-based Artemea. Under the agreement, Wim will provide sales and marketing support for RTI’s control solutions in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa and serve as a regional point of contact for RTI’s dealers and distribution partners. more