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This issue, Samsung’s The Wall wows Dubai resort visitors, HARMAN elevates new Yokohama location, AV Stumpfl servers drive Indian Republic Day celebrations, Yamaha boosts Park Holidays, Sennheiser helps preserve sounds of nature, and much more!

Luxury Dubai resort fitted out with Samsung signage solutions, including The Wall

Atlantis The Royal, a new resort from Kerzner International on Palm Jumeirah in Dubai, has been fitted out with Samsung displays, including the modular microLED display, ‘The Wall’, as well as Smart Signage displays, both indoors and outdoors.

Atlantis The Royal is the first hotel in the MENA region to install The Wall. Measuring 146in with 4K (3,840 x 2,160) resolution, The Wall has been installed to enhance the hotel’s most luxurious guest suite, the Royal Mansion, with a “one-of-a-kind, personal viewing experience”.

In the hotel’s lobby, Samsung Smart LEDs have been installed on three large water tanks, with the largest screen measuring 6m x 8.5m. The hotel’s spa and gym feature Samsung’s IER series, and by the outdoor infinity pool, the ceviche bar features Samsung Outdoor LED signage. Samsung Smart Signage has also been installed in restaurants and meeting rooms to enhance guests’ comfort and communication while boosting staff efficiency. In addition, 957 Samsung hospitality displays have been installed in the hotel’s 795 rooms.

Billboard Live elevates new Yokohama location with Harman solutions

To provide Billboard Live’s latest venue in Yokohama with a world-class live setup suitable for a wide range of performances, HIBINO and SC Alliance collaborated with Harman Professional Solutions to select and implement a range of JBL Professional audio and Martin professional lighting solutions.

To elevate the overall guest experience with state-of-the-art live sound as well as immersive and impactful lighting, the HIBINO and SC Alliance installation team deployed JBL VTX and VRX Series speakers and Martin ERA Series lights.

For the audio component, the team installed the JBL VTX A8 and B18 high-performance speakers. Equipped with proprietary JBL woofers, custom-designed high-frequency transducers and advanced waveguide technology, the VTX A8 is a compact-yetpowerful line array capable of high, distortionfree output.

AV Stumpfl PIXERA media servers drive Indian Republic Day celebrations

AV Stumpfl’s powerful PIXERA media server platform was on the front lines for Beating Retreat, the military ceremony at the heart of India’s Republic Day celebrations, which this year transformed New Delhi with a projection-mapping experience synchronised with a drone display.

Marking the formal end of Republic Day, Beating Retreat 2023 featured a 3D anamorphic projection mapped onto the facade of New Delhi’s Secretariat Buildings. It was the first time a show of its kind had been projected onto the imposing buildings, which are central to Lutyens’s Delhi, the historic government district also home to Rashtrapati Bhavan, the presidential palace.

The ceremony also included a drone show, featuring 3,500 drones, in sync with the projection mapping, as well as military parades and performances of Indian classical music by the bands of the armed forces and state police.

“This is the biggest projection-mapping project to date in India, as well as the first event in India where projection mapping and a drone show were in sync,” said Pratik Wadhwa, CEO of Delhi-based Modern Stage Services, which won the tender for the projection mapping.

To ensure the stability and reliability crucial to delivering the demanding 14-minute show, which took place during what Wadhwa describes as “one of the most prestigious events that happens in India”, Modern Stage Services turned to AV Stumpfl’s media server platform, PIXERA.

“We have been using PIXERA for all our projects since 2021,” he explained, “and we are very satisfied with the stability of the software. Features like 3D pre-visualisation, live input preview and dynamic soft edge make the job much easier for us.”

Eye-popping installations

Park Holidays UK has included Yamaha MTX3 and MTX5 matrix processors as part of a major investment programme in its entertainment systems, upgrading and digitising them to deliver an enhanced, more flexible experience for its customers. With 47 sites throughout England and Scotland, Park Holidays UK is the UK’s second largest holiday park operator, with holiday homes, touring and camping facilities.

The 47 sites utilise Willow Communications’ Event entertainment platform and Command venue AV control software, and the Northampton-based entertainment technology specialist was contracted to specify and supply the upgraded hardware systems. To deliver these, Willow managing director Steve Barlow recommended the Yamaha MTX series for the audio routing element of a completely automated audio/video/lighting system.

“We chose the MTX for several reasons,” said Barlow. “We have used MTX processors since their launch, as they provide a very reliable and flexible platform which integrates smoothly with our proprietary Command software. The availability of Dante on the MTX5 and Yamaha’s XMV series power amplifiers also provides a reliable digital audio network.”

Sennheiser helps sound recordist to preserve sounds of endangered species

Sound recordist Thomas Rex Beverly has Sennheiser to thank for accompanying him on his past three successful arctic expeditions to Alaska (2019), Iceland (2021) and Norway (2022). Sennheiser’s MKH 8020, MKH 30, MKH 8040 microphones and HD 280 PRO headphones have helped him to record and preserve the sounds of endangered species and ecosystems, including the thunderous calving of glaciers and underwater sounds of whales and other marine wildlife.

Beverly’s 90-plus nature sound libraries have been used extensively in the world of television, games, apps, museum exhibits and on high-profile film productions. As a nature sound recordist and composer with over ten years of experience, Beverly explores our evolving planet through sound. Through his field recordings, music, and sound art, he inspires listeners and hopes to help preserve the precious natural landscapes and their breath-taking soundscapes for future generations.

His fourth and latest major expedition took him to Greenland in 2022. This journey was part of Beverly’s project of recording and preserving the sounds of endangered species and ecosystems. Beverly focuses on field recording, with a particular passion for recording nature sounds, and he favours a pair of closed Sennheiser HD 280 PRO headphones. His main recording rig comprises a double mid-side set-up with a Sennheiser MKH 30 figure-of-eight and two Sennheiser MKH 8040 cardioid condenser microphones.

“You have a front and a rear mic, which in my case is a pair of 8040s, and the side mic is an MKH 30. This has been my ‘go-to’ rig, as you can do everything from a closeup animal recording to recording surround sound, all in one blimp,” he enthused. “Plus, it’s a compact rig, which is important for me as I always have to think about how much gear I can actually fit in my backpack.”

Control4 scores at Accrington Stanley football club with GB Integrated Systems

Control4 control systems have been installed at Accrington Stanley football club within a new £2.5m hospitality and conference suite, with the build managed by Readstone Construction which subcontracted GB Integrated Systems to supply a turnkey solution for the new facilities.

Accrington Stanley boasts a following of life-long devotees, many of whom have supported the club since its home, Crown Ground, was opened in 1968.

Palmer Digital Group delivers dynamic menu board for dualconcept fast casual chain

Palmer Digital Group has installed most of the Chicago-area fast casual chain Buona locations with its turnkey outdoor digital menu board systems, beginning with two dual-concept locations with the Rainbow Cone system.

Tubular Bells chimes in 50 years with EM Acoustics throughout UK tour

A celebration of Mike Oldfield’s landmark debut album Tubular Bells, the Tubular Bells 50th-anniversary tour, recently finished its UK concert circuit with EM Acoustics systems, consisting of HALO and EMS series loudspeakers. They were deployed in a total of 32 venues over the course of two months.

Released in 1973, Tubular Bells gained critical acclaim, going on to become the highest-selling instrumental album of all time, following its use on The Exorcist movie.

AV installation and rental company Show Works specified a full EM Acoustics system consisting of HALO-B and HALO-C, as well as EMS-129s and EMS-81s. Two DQ20 amplifiers were deployed to drive the main part of the system. An established partnership with EM Acoustics also meant Show Works could get together the kit they needed in a short amount of time.

Digital Projection’s Satellite MLS provides ultimate flexibility for Nordic convention centre

Elmia, the leading convention centre in the Nordic region, has become the first venue of its kind to be equipped with Digital Projection’s advanced MLS projection system, thanks to Sävedalen-based AV specialist Austman Consulting.

LEA Professional provides seamless audio with Dante for Hawaiian residential complex

Integrator Pacific Audio & Communications (PAC Audio) has specified LEA Professional as the preferred audio system in the new Lilia Waikiki 28-story mixed-use development high-rise apartment complex in Waikiki, Hawaii, which opened in 2022.

Genelec loudspeakers provides healing sound for Brooklyn wellness centre

Gaia Nomaya Wellness Center, a 7,000-square-foot music, wellness and arts space in Brooklyn, NY, is calming visitors with a Wellness Womb, created using eight Genelec 4430A Smart IP installation loudspeakers. The 4430As are used to play continuous streams of soothing music and sounds that evoke forests, oceans and other tranquil environments.

Dedicated to using music as medicine and art as therapy, Gaia Nomaya is a social wellness environment where visitors can have fun and hear music, yet also experience a range of healthy self-care options; the space is also used for outside events that support the neighbourhood.

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