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GEARING UP THE GREEN COAST Salt, a new bar located at the luxury tourist retreat Green Coast, recently turned to Martin Audio’s local distribution partner Prosound for a sound system installation. Tasked with reinforcing a wide range of music sources, including DJs and live bands, Prosound recommended Martin Audio’s CDD solution. NESTLÉ MODERNISES LISBON OFFICES Nestlé Portugal has installed a state-of-the-art LED screen from Alfalite at its Lisbon headquarters. In the Multipurpose Room of Nestlé’s offices, a total of 72 Alfalite UHD Finepix AlfaCOB 1.8 panels have been installed, forming a 7.2x2m screen. The LED solution provides sharp visualisation, which is ideal for presentations and events. STARIN PARTNERS WITH BOSE Starin, a Midwich Group company, has announced the start of a distribution relationship with Bose Professional. With Starin’s focus on integrated audio, the partnership expands its offering to include Bose Professional audio solutions, including the innovative Edge Max, Design Max and Show Match loudspeakers, high-performance amplifiers, configurable processors and the Control Space ecosystem. Bose resellers will have unlimited access to Starin’s sales and technical expertise and support. TAKING A STAND Yellowtec has launched the Mika table stand, a compact stand for professional and home microphone set-ups. Following a successful preorder phase, the Mika table stand is now available to the public in multiple versions, designed to meet the demands of broadcasters, podcasters and content creators worldwide.
SETTING AN IMPORTANT GREEN BENCHMARK
Audiotechnik supplier Southby Productions. The solution would embrace the event’s sustainability ethos while providing the long throw necessary to cover the large audience area with high-quality sound. In response, Southby’s Henry Cook specified a system of elements from D&B’s SL-Series (including GSL, KSL and XSL). These were chosen for their full- bandwidth directivity control and cardioid performance, which helps keep sound energy where it is wanted. In addition, the GSL and KSL delivered the required level over distance, while the use of D&B Array Processing ensured optimum clarity and control. Importantly, these tools included D&B’s Noizcalc software to both predict and mitigate the effects of off-site noise.
When band Massive Attack played a one-off gig in their hometown of Bristol on 25 August, their focus was on event sustainability. For the show, they chose a sound system from long-term partner D&B Audiotechnik. Staged at Clifton Down, Act 1.5 Climate Action Accelerator set a new benchmark for the event industry by being the lowest- carbon gig of its size ever staged. Everything was considered: plant-based food, compostable lavatories, promotion of public transport, recyclable serving items and a site powered entirely by renewable electricity. As Massive Attack themselves put it, the event was to ‘trial new standards for the decarbonisation of live music’. To fulfil their requirements, Massive Attack approached D&B
LED CUBE STUNS VISITORS OF ESPACIO MOVISTAR
Alfalite has been selected by Telefónica Tech, the technology arm of the global telecom giant Telefónica, to complete a standout installation at the company’s latest venue, Espacio Movistar. Located in the Telefónica Building on Madrid’s Gran Vía, the project is part of Telefónica’s 100th- anniversary celebrations. Alfalite has designed and installed a five-sided immersive LED cube covering three walls, the floor and the ceiling, using
its Modularpix Pro 1.5 ORIM panels. The LED cube creates an immersive sensory experience, leveraging state- of-the-art visual technology. The cube’s multiple high-resolution screens, when combined with the durability of Alfalite’s
panels, deliver breathtaking image quality, drawing viewers into dynamic and immersive content. The installation is part of Telefónica Tech’s strategy to infuse innovation into Espacio Movistar, a space where tech meets entertainment.
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