Medialon, thanks to the Greece-based integrator TELMACO, marks its first installation in Greece with the integration of a pair of Medialon Manager Pro show control systems at the Foundation of the Hellenic World (FHW) in Athens. FHW is a not-for-profit cultural institution dedicated to the preservation of Hellenic history and tradition.

In March 2006, FHW’s Cultural Center completed construction of the Tholos, a building housing a Virtual Reality system with a capacity of 130 people. Medialon controls the AV equipment for the Preshow and Tholos areas and is responsible for the operation of four plasma displays used for signage throughout the Center. more

RECORDING ENGINEER JIMMY DOUGLASS AND JBL PROFESSIONAL LSR4300 SERIES STUDIO MONITORS MAKE BEAUTIFUL MUSIC TOGETHER

ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, January 17, 2008 –Renowned recording engineer Jimmy Douglass, whose credits range from the Rolling Stones to Foreigner to Jay-Z, has enjoyed continued success mixing Justin Timberlake‘s blockbuster FutureSex/LoveSounds album and Duran Duran‘s Red Carpet Massacre. Both albums were mixed using JBL Professional LSR4300 Series studio monitors, which Douglass purchased while mixing the Timberlake release. more

ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, January 17, 2008 — In a high-profile tour that demonstrates the versatility and unmatched performance of JBL Professional VERTEC® line arrays, leading audio rental company Audio Analysts is currently providing the live sound system for the Blue Man Group‘s “How To Be A Megastar Tour 2.1.” The world tour, which included a January 12, 2008 performance at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA immediately preceding this year‘s Winter NAMM show, is expected to continue through May 2008. more

ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, January 17, 2008 — Demonstrating its ability to provide fully integrated sound reinforcement systems for the world‘s top performing arts venues, the Harman Pro Group today showcased an advanced networked system at the prestigious Gallo Center For The Arts in Modesto, California that comprises JBL VERTEC® and VRX line arrays, Crown amplifiers and BSS Audio processors.

As a new $40 million dollar theater complex that brings a dream to fruition for area arts supporters, The Gallo Center For The Arts has two performance venues to satisfy a wide range of performances. The Mary Stuart Rogers Theater is the larger of the two with 1,250 seats, while the Foster Family Theater has a capacity of 444 seats. Owned by Modesto County, the facility was financed by private donations. It is a regional facility that is home to the Modesto Symphony and will serve as a multi-purpose center for a broad range of entertainment. Media Systems Design Group was the audio design consultant, with Principal Tim Hart overseeing the design. more

ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, January 17, 2008 –Renowned engineer/mixer Jimmy Douglass, whose resume reads like a who‘s who of music stardom, has recently integrated the Eclipse into his toolbox for sessions in his Miami studio. From looking at his discography, one would be forgiven for assuming (incorrectly) that Douglass is a man of considerable years — he has worked with legendary recording artists spanning rock, funk, soul and hip hop genres, including the Rolling Stones, Aretha Franklin, Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z, Foreigner, Timbaland, and Missy Elliott, to name a few — but one constant in his work has long been Eventide products, now including the Eclipse. more

The show may have been called “Clash of the Choirs” but it was all sweet music with the grandMA controlling the lighting for the new NBC series. A.C.T Lighting is the exclusive distributor of the grandMA in North America.

“Clash of the Choirs” featured five music celebrities — Nick Lachey, Patti LaBelle, Blake Shelton, Michael Bolton and Kelly Rowland — who assembled amateur choirs in their hometowns. The choirs performed on four consecutive nights in the week leading up to Christmas with viewers eliminating groups as the nights wore on. Lachey‘s Cincinnati-based choir emerged the winner taking home $250,000 for the Cincinnati Children‘s Hospital. more

Luna Technologies, a division of Luna Innovations Incorporated, announces the expansion of its fiber optic test platform with the release of the Optical Vector Analyzer (OVA) ELp. This new instrument is designed to characterize the polarization properties of fiber optic components for high-speed optical networks. Using the industry standard for measuring polarization mode dispersion (PMD), the OVA ELp is a fast, economical tool that provides industry-leading accuracy and resolution in a single sweep of a tunable laser and offers a dynamic range in excess of 50 dB.

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Middleton, WI- Intelix, U.S. manufacturer of audio/video equipment and software, recently announced the release of the DIGI-DVIT2R-F system, which transmits DVI video from a single source to two remote destinations over twisted pair cabling.

“DVI signals are typically very difficult to distribute–DVI cables are limited in length and DVI distribution amplifiers often choke on EDID and DDC signals,” explains Steve Cohan, Intelix C.E.O. “The Intelix DIGI-DVIT2R-F solves both problems with a convenient, integrated solution.” more

Look Solutions‘ CRYO-FOG low-fog system is contributing to the theatrical magic of Disney‘s “Beauty and the Beast” now enjoying an open-ended run in Mexico City. Four CRYO-FOG machines are used throughout the show as low smoke in forest scenes and around the castle exterior.

“Ten years ago ‘Beauty and the Beast‘ opened in Mexico City with four liquid nitro machines,” recalls Nic Phillips, the show‘s technical advisor and programmer. “It was the first big musical for the producers and Disney‘s first in Latin America. When they moved it to Spain all the equipment went with it. Since then this production and it‘s equipment has been touring the world. Now back in Mexico for the tenth anniversary, the producers asked me to replace some equipment, including liquid nitrogen low smoke machines which were actually dangerous.” more

Stage Research, Inc., the developer of audio, sound design and lighting software, is pleased to announce that its SFX software, for creating reliable and enriched soundscapes, is being used by the innovative BLUE MAN GROUP in its shows in Las Vegas, Orlando, Berlin, Oberhausen, Tokyo and Stuttgart.

The BLUE MAN GROUP‘s production team taps SFX for multitrack music and audio playback and sound effects during their sell-out shows. “It‘s been great,” reports Matt Koenig, sound supervisor for BLUE MAN Productions. “SFX was easy to get going and manage, and it‘s easy to make changes with the software — something we do frequently during the tech process. SFX gives us the flexibility to set up screens, pages, playlists and cue lists and revise them quickly and easily.” more