Professional Lighting & Production - Spring 2020 | Page 9

Go to www.professional-lighting.com/coronavirus for the latest news about COVID-19 and its impact on the professional lighting, video, and live production industries, as well as tips to prepare your business and more. PL&P PL P 09 SC Media Named Exclusive Canadian Distributor for Claypaky Claypaky has announced the appointment of SC Media Canada as its new exclusive distributor for Canada. SC Media says it is now working with Claypaky to present a series of demos, workshops, and roadshows throughout Canada. Marcus Graser, Claypaky CEO, says: “Our goal is to re-establish Claypaky’s presence and commitment to the Canadian market. We want to serve the market with a proper sales structure, create a strong geographical presence in the main Canadian provinces, and provide a (L-R) CLAYPAKY’S FRANCESCO ROMAGNOLI, SC MEDIA’S RAHIM NATHU, CLAYPAKY’S ALBERICO D’AMATO & MARCUS GRASER, SC MEDIA’S JEAN DAOUST trained, well-established, fully-equipped service centre.” & ARIF NATHU “It has been our mission since day one to select brands that are the best-in-class,” adds Rahim Nathu, SC Media’s pro visual sales manager. “Our partnership with Claypaky fits in perfectly with this. We can now offer unique, high-quality stage lighting products on the market, such as the new XTYLOS laser-source lighting fixture and the advanced Cloud-I/O maintenance tool.” For more information, contact SC Media Canada: 514-780-0808, [email protected], www.scmediacanada.com. , WS E N E US FOR OR R I E M V C N A DA N E S & O R I SS CO G U I N E S BU Solotech Named Lighting Company of the Year at 2020 Parnelli Awards At the 2020 Parnelli Awards, Solotech earned the Lighting Company of the Year honours for its work supporting P!nk’s The Beautiful Trauma World Tour. In addition, Solotech Account Executive Paul Becher won the Video Director of the Year award for his role on Paul McCartney’s Freshen Up Tour. The 19 th Parnelli Awards were held on Jan. 17, 2020 in Anaheim, CA during The NAMM Show. They honour the best of entertainment technology in the live event and concert touring industry. “We take a tremendous amount of pride as a company in the Live Production team and the support they provide to clients around the globe. They not only bring, but set the highest level of customer service in this market segment,” says Solotech CEO Martin Tremblay. For more information, go to www.parnelliawards.com. (L-R) SOLOTECH’S PAUL BECHER, MARTIN TREMBLAY, DEAN RONEY & LEE MORO PAG Canada to Represent Roland Pro AV Nationally PAG CANADA’S JOHN MCARTHUR (LEFT) & MARK KULAS Roland Pro AV, a division of Roland Canada, has announced the appointment of PAG Canada to represent its products across the country. Roland says that with the continuous expansion of the Roland Pro AV product portfolio, additional sales support was needed. “We are so honoured to be appointed as the Roland Pro AV reps for Canada. Russell [Wil- liams, national sales manager for Roland Pro AV Canada,] and his team have been excellent in communicating the road map and I know this relationship will be a terrific fit for both PAG Canada and Roland Pro AV,” says John McArthur, managing partner at PAG. “Our reps from Victoria to Atlantic Canada are ready to take on the task and start helping to provide solutions with video and AV streaming switchers, video matrix switchers, field recorders, video converters, accessories, and more.” For more information, contact PAG Canada: 866-972-4226, [email protected], www.pagcanada.com. Solotech has launched an e-commerce platform at store.solotech.com, which offers used professional audio, video, and lighting equipment available for shipment anywhere within Canada. “What we offer with the Solotech Online Store is a simplified shopping experience for diverse cli- ents, from the beginner DJ looking for their first mixer to the entertainment venue owner who’d like to get their hands on premium-brand projectors, all in just a few clicks,” says Philip Giffard, president of Solotech’s Sales and Systems Integration Division. Previously used by Solotech during the tours of international artists, all products displayed on the online store are tested by the company’s teams of specialists before being offered for sale and guaranteed for 90 days. For more information, go to store.solotech.com. Spring 2020 | 9