AVNation Staff

Riedel Communications today announced that Rick Seegull has been promoted to the role of SVP technology and business development for the Americas. Seegull was previously the VP of system consulting for the Americas, where he managed the team of system consultants and project engineers to design, install, and support numerous innovative installations throughout the Americas.

Building off its popular Terra LuminSound outdoor speaker portfolio, Leon Speakers adds a new taller model to the line. The Terra LuminSound Bollard speaker features the same handcrafted components and built-in low-voltage lighting as the shorter landscape version but stands taller, thanks to a 21-inch aircraft-grade aluminum base.

While consumers love how Samsung’s The Frame looks more like an art piece than a TV, integrators have often struggled with how to add high-end audio to the installation. Leading soundbar manufacturer Leon Speakers puts an end to the design dilemma with FrameBar, a discreet, ultra-thin soundbar designed to match the width and finish of The Frame TV, providing enhanced audio and an unobtrusive aesthetic.

Jetbuilt, the global leader in AV project sales and management software, has announced a strategy to bridge the silos existing within the AV industry. While industry professionals recognize their software as the go-to tool for fast and efficient proposal generation and 360-degree project management, Jetbuilt’s platform possesses more comprehensive capabilities.

The City of Crawfordsville is a rapidly growing suburb of Indianapolis, Indiana. Nestled within the suburb, Crawfordsville Community School Corporation is home to more than 2,500 students across six school facilities. To protect the safety of students, teachers and staff, Crawfordsville Community School Corporation has developed a comprehensive and effective school safety procedure to uphold its obligation to quickly and efficiently communicate with students, teachers and staff.  

Live production services provider BlackStar Group has supported some of the biggest names and titles in esports, including Call of Duty League, Overwatch League, Halo, Counter-Strike, Apex Legends, FIFA, and Madden, among others. Constantly evolving and exploring new workflow solutions, the Baltimore-based company produces elevated deliverables by leveraging the optimal tools for each project.

PPDS, the exclusive global provider of Philips professional displays, is delighted to announce the official launch of its Wave ecosystem. The new, scalable and secure, state-of-the-art cloud platform is complemented with a dedicated ProStore marketplace for premium PPDS and certified development partner applications, all fully proven to integrate with Philips professional displays, while supporting a variety of use cases across industries including retail, education, corporate and hospitality.

As a company with strong roots in the arts, Leon is always looking for innovative ways to add an artistic twist to high-fidelity loudspeakers and soundbars. Leon demonstrates the natural harmony that exists between fine art and immersive audio with its design-forward Ente SoundTiles. This unique product transforms a traditional stereo system into a modern piece of wall art, seamlessly blending art and audio into residential and commercial environments. Each Ente SoundTile conceals two channels of reference-grade audio and an amplifier behind a perforated metal speaker grille that is screen printed with select artwork.

Lightware Visual Engineering will give the professional AV market its first glimpse of the new Lightware Advanced Room Automation (LARA) and dedicated vertical market solutions, at stand 3N200, ISE 2023, 31 January – 03 February 2023, Barcelona.

Stand back, NFL—Major League Soccer (MLS) is looking to make a move on the title for loudest sport in the stadium. CITYPARK, the new home of St. Louis CITY SC, the city’s MLS franchise, was designed with maximizing crowd noise in mind.