Owners Kristi Anderson and Bryce McKamey conceived Seattle‘s See Sound Lounge, nestling in the heart of trendy Belltown, over dinner in New York City one day in 2001. For a venue that came about from an evening‘s conversation, it has turned into something rather special that indulges a few of Anderson and McKamey‘s personal passions. Not least of which is what McKamey declares to be ‘studio quality audio‘ based around a Turbosound QLight™ loudspeaker system. more

Mid-September has seen a brand new nightclub opening on London‘s Fulham Road, providing those who like to relax in opulent surroundings with another exclusive location to see and be seen in.

Located on the site of the historic Cafe des Artistes, a favourite haunt of the likes of the Rolling Stones and David Bowie in the 1960s and 70s, the Valmont Club is a 300-capacity venue whose focus is on providing an inclusive atmosphere (no VIP rooms here) and serving a menu of 60 different cocktails to a high quality audio soundtrack, comprising a mixture of background music, DJ sets and live performances. more

The New Epic Curved Screen Combines Superior Supernova Optical Technology With a Masking System to Bring a Sweeper Cinema Experience Into the Home – No Matter the Aspect Ratio

COSTA MESA, CA — September 19, 2007 – dnp denmark, the world’s leading supplier of optical projection screen technology and developer of the groundbreaking Supernova Screens, announced the release of a revolutionary new product in the Supernova family. Designed to be used in the very finest dedicated home theaters, the new Supernova Epic Screen provides uncompromised widescreen reproduction of movies in all aspect ratios displaying superior high-contrast images in 100% neutral color. more

CHRISTIE IS LEAD CORPORATE SPONSOR FOR CAFKA.07 HAPTIC CONTEMPORARY PUBLIC ART FORUM IN KITCHENER

Christie Digital Projectors Feature Innovative Installation Works by International Artists

WATERLOO REGION, ON – (September 21, 2007) – Christie, a global leader in visual solutions for entertainment, business and industry, is the lead corporate sponsor for CAFKA.07 HAPTIC, an international forum of contemporary public art being held in Kitchener and environs, September 20 – 30. Carl Zehr, Mayor, City of Kitchener, will officially launch the biannual event at a gala opening reception on Friday, September 21, 7:00 PM at Kitchener City Hall. The reception will include a demonstration of Nicholas Stedman and Kerry Segal‘s The Blanket Project, a fully autonomous robotic blanket that navigates bedrooms seeking out people for intimate encounters. more

CHRISTIE SUPPORTS KITCHENER‘S CENTRE IN THE SQUARE WITH DONATION OF PROFESSIONAL-GRADE DIGITAL PROJECTION SYSTEM

WATERLOO REGION, ON – (October 11, 2007) – Christie, a global leader in visual solutions for entertainment, business and industry, announced that it has donated a professional grade, high resolution digital projector to one of Kitchener‘s leading cultural institutions, the Centre In The Square (CITS). Christie also donated a ChristieTWIST™ image warping and blending module to complement the projector‘s built-in edge-blending capability, three HD lenses, and a stacking frame to provide a complete projection system. This new system will dramatically enhance the presentation of performances and help promote the prestigious cultural facility. more

Riedel Communications, pioneer of advanced intercom and radio technology, has added several new products to its Performer digital partyline intercom series. The world‘s first digital partyline intercom system featuring high-quality digital audio now provides 2 and 4-channel master stations, rack-mount, wall-mount and desktop speaker stations, call light indicators and 2-channel beltpack headset stations. The Performer digital partyline series was showcased at the recent AES Convention. more

SAN DIEGO — Oct. 10, 2007 — Broadcast systems integrator TV Magic today announced that it will take part in the Vendor Showcase at the Alliance for Community Media (ACM) Western Region Annual Fall Conference and Trade Show, Oct. 26 and 27, 2007 at the Crown Plaza Ventura Beach Hotel in Ventura, Calif. TV Magic‘s booth at ACM will highlight solutions tailored to the challenges of operating and producing for public, educational, and government (PEG) access television. more

BUENA PARK, Calif.– Celebrating 40 years since the “Summer of Love,” Adams Entertainment and Lyric Opera San Diego presented the world premiere of “Love In: A Musical Celebration of 1967” in early September at the Birch North Park Theater in San Diego. Created by the producers of “Primal Twang,” which debuted to sold-out audiences at the Birch North Park Theatre in September 2006, “Love In” is a theatrical celebration of the music of 1967 featuring legendary guest artists and a spectacular psychedelic light show. As with “Primal Twang,” Adams Entertainment filmed the performances of “Love In” for commercial release. more

2007 saw the tenth anniversary of the annual BlauerSee DJ festival taking place near Ratingen, Germany, with Turbosound once again bringing the sounds of some of Europe‘s top DJs to large and enthusiastic crowds.
Headlined, as always, by Sven Väth, the theme for this year‘s festival was unsurprisingly ‘Zehn‘ (Ten). And it was 10/10 for the sound, as the event‘s regular sound companies, North Rhine/Westphalia-based BLL and CE-Veranstaltungstechnik, used the latter‘s brand new NuQ and Aspect® TA-890 cabinets at the festival for the first time. more

CHATSWORTH, CA – No cables are required to transmit USB 2.0 signals up to 100 feet in distance with the new Wireless USB Extender from Gefen.

This sender/receiver system delivers cable-free USB connectivity and is designed to offer a useful, plug and play method of removing USB devices from the computer station. It is effective in extending typical computer peripherals such as keyboard/mouse and printer with full operational functionality using a radio transmission based on 802.11a, b, g, n and Extreme USB technologies. more