Exertis AV has undergone significant changes over the past three years. We spoke to Jamie Brothwell, Chief Sales and Commercial Officer about how things were shaping up and what else she had planned for the future. BD – For readers who don’t already know you, can you please provide a little background on yourself and what you do? JB – I am Jamie Brothwell, Chief Sales and Commercial Officer for Exertis AV. I recently celebrated ten years at Exertis AV overall and have been in my current position for around three years. Prior to that, I worked for Samsung and…
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Absen, LED display solutions, today announced that a wide range of its products has achieved certification as Crestron Connected® devices. This significant milestone reinforces Absen’s commitment to delivering cutting-edge display solutions that seamlessly integrate into modern AV environments. Crestron is renowned for its leadership in control automation and integration within meeting spaces, conference rooms, and classrooms. The Crestron Connected certification ensures that Absen displays can be effortlessly controlled and managed in a Crestron controlled environment, and monitored through any PC or mobile device through Crestron XiO Cloud® platform. “We are thrilled to achieve Crestron Connected certification for key products in…
AbsenLive, Absen’s dedicated live events brand, will be showcased for the first time at Plasa Show 2024 – the UK’s leading trade event for live entertainment technology. Taking place at Olympia London from 1-3 September, the ‘AbsenLive Experience Zone’ will be on show in the Olympia Room to add a live event atmosphere to the space. The 182m² Experience Zone will transform into a festival stage, featuring Absen’s innovative LED displays. Visitors will experience live event footage and real-time demonstrations. The zone will showcase the versatility of Absen’s LED solutions designed for the live events industry. Central to the…
RM Technology has been confirmed as Avantis Education’s latest Platinum Partner, which means the leading supplier of technology and services to the education sector can provide virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) to its UK and Ireland customers for the first time. Awarded under the Avantis Assured partner programme, the accredited status means RM Technology customers now benefit from access to the complete and award-winning ClassVR solution, the world’s leading VR/AR designed exclusively for education. Commenting on why RM is a strategic partner for Avantis Education, Alistair Hayward, Chief Revenue Officer, said: “We develop education solutions that make the impossible, possible,…
The Shiki Theatre Company in Japan’s entertainment scene has become one of the world’s largest theatre groups with 1,400 actors and team members. Sennheiser Japan has been a reliable partner to the Shiki Theatre Company for many years. In the beginning, all their theatres were equipped with a combination of analogue Sennheiser 3000 series wireless receivers and 5000 series transmitters. After recognising the significant advantages of the Digital 6000 series, Shiki upgraded to the new audio system a few years ago. Mr. Kaname Morishita from the Sound and Music Department of the Shiki Theatre Company talks about how the new…
The Friedrichstadt-Palast has been the leading hub for cultural and artistic excellence in the heart of Berlin, with a history that dates back to 1919. One of the largest and most prominent theatres in the capital, its latest production FALLING | IN LOVE is a fantasy tale filled with colour, exuberant costumes and an ensemble of 100 artists on the ‘largest theatre stage in the world’. Visual design and technology studio, bright! played a pivotal role in enabling lighting and audio technology befitting such a grand production. “The Friedrichstadt-Palast team were searching for a tracking solution that could manage both…
Genelec delivers professional-grade sound for music students in Finnish high schoolin the city of Kuopio in Central Finland, Lumit is the country’s premier performing arts school. In 2022, Lumit – now numbering around 600 students from all across Finland – moved into a new, state-of-the-art building with high-tech facilities dedicated to the learning and practice of the performing arts. Earlier this year, the building witnessed a further upgrade, this time to its sound system with a range of Genelec smart active loudspeakers – which power the facility’s four music classrooms and studio. Ville Heikkinen is a music lecturer and coordinator…
WLab leverages cutting-edge Brompton Technology LED processing and Pixreal Avatar series, offering a unique opportunity for first-time virtual production filmmakers to kickstart their journey in this revolutionary field. WLab emerged from a fundamental quandary: the world of virtual production, while evolving rapidly within studios such as Disney, Amazon, and Sony, remains an enigma and a luxury to students, artists, and independent creators. “We questioned why such a critical and transformative aspect of modern filmmaking should only be accessible to a privileged few, and how we could resolve this imbalance,” says WLab’s Co-founder, Tommy Wu. With a team of passionate filmmakers…
PSNI Global Alliance has announced the addition of Sony Electronics as a preferred vendor partner. This collaboration aims to enhance the technology solutions offered to PSNI Global Alliance’s customers and its Certified Solution Providers (CSPs). Sony’s inclusion in the PSNI Global Alliance is expected to benefit customers with innovative and reliable solutions tailored for various applications, including hybrid workspaces, collaborative classrooms, immersive exhibits, command and control centers, transportation hubs, houses of worship, and retail spaces. “We are thrilled to welcome Sony as a preferred vendor partner,” said Tom Roberts, Director of Vendor Programs for PSNI Global Alliance. “Sony’s commitment to…
Molok Studios is a prominent multilingual game, movie and digital localisation and post-production company. When it came to creating its new premises, Molok observed the trend of games moving towards spatial audio environments, and decided to create two Genelec-powered 7.1.4 rooms – thereby becoming the first Dolby Atmos gaming studio in Italy. “We knew Atmos was going to be released and made available on PS5 and consoles, and we thought, ‘no one is taking advantage of this, so let’s make it happen!’” explains Andrea De Cunto, Molok’s CEO. In need of a seamless monitoring solution compatible with Atmos, Genelec emerged as…