We’re happy to announce that our CONNECTSERIES amplifiers now support 802.1X!
While this may not affect most of our customers, this new feature is a requirement for certain installation projects that require extra levels of network security.
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Stanley, a new Cantonese restaurant on the waterfront of Brisbane’s Howard Smith Wharves, has complemented head chef Louis Tikaram’s fine mix of locally sourced cuisine, with a top quality Martin Audio sound system.
The restaurant needed help with designing and implementing an audio system that delivered high quality and balanced audio across the two-storey venue, both indoors and out. It also needed a single touch point that would be simple to operate by any member of staff, depending on the atmosphere required, with automatic control to provide specific level adjustments to comply with their licence.
Martin Audio’s MLA Mini loudspeaker array has been specified at a new leisure development in Rosenthal Park, Lane Cove — a suburb of Sydney, Australia.
The award-winning technology was specified by integration company Xcite Audio Visual, who tendered the successful bid, with the system supplied and supported by the manufacturer’s Australian distributor, Technical Audio Group (TAG).
Generation AV is pleased to announce its expansion in the region with the appointment of 3 well known industry figures located in Singapore and India.
David McKinney, MD of Generation AV comments “We started Generation AV in mid-2019 and hit the ground running. We got business established quickly and had some great successes before the whirlwind of 2020. Despite the challenges we have seen business steadily grow over the last year in various parts of the region and decided now was the right time to expand the team to capture the opportunities in the market. Business is returning albeit at different stages in different countries. We want to be set up and ready.”
Kevin Kee has started as Regional Sales Director to manage the video brands at Generation AV, based in Singapore. Kevin has spent over 20 years working in the video market in Asia with companies like Prism Dynamics, Visual Contact and Lightware Visual Engineering Asia. McKinney comments “Kevin has all the experience and knowledge we were looking for to be able to increase the exposure of Digital Light Windows’ LED solutions, and iMAGsystems software driven AV over IP solutions across the region.”
Also based in Singapore, David Wong joins as Director of Sales and focuses on the audio side of the business across the region. David has worked closely with McKinney over the years, including during his time at Harman, and at Electro-Acoustics Systems. McKinney comments “It is great to welcome David to the Generation AV team. His experience and relationships with system integrators and consultants across the region is a great advantage for the brands we work with. Good progress has been made with LEA and Martin Audio, being seen in many of the latest project tenders, and with HH in the portable PA market. David will be able to build on this and take things to the next level.”
Generation AV also took the opportunity to expand its focus on the Indian market with Prashant Govindan joining the team as Regional Consultant for India. Prashant was the GM of Harman Pro India for several years and was responsible for their success. “Having Prashant on the Generation AV team is a big win. His market awareness, customer relationships, and experience in the India market will really help to provide a strong local base for Generation AV and ensure we have a voice on the ground to support the business. Prashant will be initially focused on expanding the installation market for Martin Audio, LEA Professional, iMAGsystems, and DLW LED, and building up the portable PA market for HH Electronics.” said McKinney.
“I believe with the expanded sales team of Kevin, David and Prashant, and with applications support from Tony Sawyer located in Manila, Generation AV is now setup to take the business to the next level. At the same time, the brands we work with have been expanding and enhancing their product and technology offerings, including the Connect Series Cloud enabled amplifiers from LEA and the new TORUS constant curvature line arrays from Martin Audio. With the new team and the new product offerings, 2021 is going to be an exciting year ahead.”
“Generation AV is happy to announce the launch of our new website. We are missing face-to-face customer engagement and so having an improved online presence is important to us.” said McKinney. The website highlights not only the latest products available, but also provides a great place to watch the latest webinars, get trained on the products, find out what is happening at the brands, or even just to check out news on the latest installations completed. With support for both YouTube and Youku, the content on the website is available to view in all countries in Asia and will serve as a great resource for distributors, installers, consultants, rental companies, and engineers alike.
About Generation AV
Generation AV was established in Singapore in 2019 and represents Martin Audio, LEA Professional, HH Electronics, iMAGsystems and DLW LED in Asia Pacific. Generation AV provides technical and sales support for distribution partners, dealers, and customers across the region.
We’re happy to introduce another CONNECTSERIES API for 3rd party amplifier control and monitoring! This time, we’ve worked closely with Utelogy to develop an API that works within their intuitive and comprehensive control platform – the Utelogy CONNECT SERIES API.
Utelogy users simply need to login to the Utelogy portal to gain access to this driver and start monitoring and controlling LEA products today.
The theatre production of INSPIRE Onmyoji, starring famous Japanese actor Takao Osawa, ran at the 1300-capacity Nissei Theatre in Tokyo from December 31st 2020 to January 6th 2021. This number was reduced slightly to conform to the Government’s COVID regulations at that time.
A Umeda Arts Theater production, the show was scripted by Brazily Anne Yamada, Takaya Okamoto, NatsuTeranishi and directed by Junya Yamada. Takao Osawa performed the role of Japanese ancient wizard ’Onmyoji’, with next generation video, sound and lighting effects, making full use of latest technologies. This included Martin Audio’s Wavefront Precision platform (WPM) and Sound Adventures immersive 3D, with all outputs controlled by the SARA II Premium Rendering Engine.
The I-Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign, IL brings people together from around the world to gather for corporate meetings, seminars, social events, weddings and so much more. From creating special moments and memories for the bride and groom’s big day to providing the tools and technology to inspire business leaders and deliver critical information, this space required technology with power, reliability, and the flexibility. And it is an honor to have our amplifiers driving the audio experience.
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Martin Audio has unveiled two major developments: the company’s first constant curvature array, TORUS, and the introduction of new 3D prediction and optimisation software, DISPLAY 3. Both were formally showcased for the first time online at a recent ‘virtual’ launch event.
For applications that typically require a throw between 15-30m (50-100ft), a full-blown line array is not always practical, optimal or affordable. Conversely, a point source solution may not be sufficient in coverage and SPL.
Right now is the perfect time to take advantage of new technologies in AV in order to drive new and additional recurring revenue streams for your integration business. And by using a service such as our Cloud platform, AV integrators can start generating additional and regular income right away.
Our Founder & CEO, Blake Augsburger went in-depth on creating recurring revenue for AV integrators in a recent article featured in the January release of Sound & Communications.
Dive in and read it below!
Occupying a premium 3-4 hectare waterfront site, Howard Smith Wharves (HSW) in Brisbane is described by Anthony Russo at TAG, Martin Audio’s Australian distributor, as “world class”, “transformative” and “the most unique site in Australia.”
Developed by the HSW Nominees consortium led by Adam Flaskas, a wasteland of old disused heritage buildings, that had remained derelict for several decades, has been completely transformed into a multiplexed, family-oriented leisure village overlooking the Brisbane River. The development has taken five years and cost between 200m-250m AUD.
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