SIGNALS
Solotech Integration Division
Announces Four New Sales
Appointments
Philip Giffard, president of
Solotech’s Integration Division,
has announced four strategic
sales appointments in an
effort to grow its Canadian
market share in the coming
months.
First, Frédéric Senay has
been named director of sales
in the Montreal head office.
Senay has been with Solotech
SOLOECH’S FRÉDÉRIC SENAY
for over 10 years and will
oversee internal and external sales with the objective of
significantly growing Solotech’s integration business and
market share.
Second, Peter Chartrand is now the business devel-
opment representative in the greater Ottawa region.
Chartrand will be in charge of developing new and
existing business accounts in the corporate, sporting,
government, and theatre segments.
Third, Philippe Giron is the business development
representative in the greater Montreal area. He will be
responsible for developing new and existing accounts in
the corporate, government, and institutional segments.
Lastly, Alexandre Piquette is now the business
development representative in the greater Quebec City
area and responsible for developing new and existing
accounts in the educational, recording, and musical
instrument segments.
For more information, contact Solotech: 514-370-
5259, [email protected], www.solotech.com.
Prolight + Sound Continues to Evolve in 2018
Over 90,000 visitors from 152 countries made their way to Frankfurt, Germany
from April 10-14, 2018 for the Prolight + Sound and Musikmesse trade fairs.
As organizers expected, the reintroduction of days reserved for trade visitors
resulted in a decline in the number of private visitors from Germany, but there
was a 10 per cent increase in trade visitors and more visitors from outside
Germany.
At Prolight + Sound, one of this year’s focal points was immersive technologies,
such as 3D and spatial audio, holograph projection, 360-degree film, and virtual
and augmented reality. Held for the first time this year, the Immersive Technology
Forum was given a warm reception by both visitors and exhibitors; moreover,
some companies took advantage of the potential of Prolight + Sound to give
visitors a taste of their future-oriented products in immersive demonstrations.
For next year, Messe Frankfurt has announced that Musikmesse and
Prolight + Sound will be closer together and overlap from April 2-5, 2019.
For more information, go to www.prolight-sound.com.
AMX Canada Appoints Sales
Manager for Western Canada
AMX Canada has announced
the appointment of Glenn
Corthey to the position of
regional sales manager for
Western Canada.
Corthey brings over 20
years of experience in AV to
the role. “Glenn is a perfect
fit with our team and culture.
We anticipate lots of synergy
in Western Canada with
GLENN CORTHEY
Glenn’s arrival,” says Jean-
Pierre Xenopoulos, AMX Canada director of sales.
Corthey can be reached at 204-588-7376 or
[email protected].
For more information, contact AMX/Techni-Contact
Canada: 514-695-4883, [email protected],
www.technicontact.com/amx.
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CITT Rendez-vous Trade Show & Conference
Heading to St. Catharines
CITT/ICTS will be hosting its 28 th Rendez-vous trade show and conference at
the Meridian Centre and Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts
in St. Catharines, ON, from Aug. 15-18, 2018.
Rendez-vous offers three days of sessions, workshops, backstage tours,
a trade show exhibition, social events, and networking opportunities for
professionals in the theatre and live production industry. The opening day will
include a course on pyrotechnics safety and legal issues and that evening will
host the popular Junk Challenge. On Thursday, there will be the New Product
Show and Tell Breakfast, as well as a site visit at the Shaw Festival and a tour of
the performing arts centre. Friday features a tour of the Scottish Rite Theatre
in Hamilton, ON, as well as conference sessions on architecture, standards,
and stage machinery. The Saturday conference sessions include the Ladies of
the Backstage Forum, the Education Forum, and the Sound & Audio Caucus,
Staging & Rigging Caucus, and Management Caucus.
For more information as it becomes available, go to www.citt.org.