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upfront Third Quarter 2013 Volume 21 Number 3 PROMAG is published quarterly by Electrosonic SA and distributed to the professional audio, video and lighting industry. © PROMAG and Electrosonic SA. All rights reserved. Trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Editorial and subscriptions Managing Editor – Terry Bourquin 011 770 9800 or [email protected] Editor – Khuboni Communications Design and production – Cranberry Creative Solutions Cover image – AV System demonstration room at Crestron House, Johannesburg Printing – Seriti Printing - 012 333-9757 Electrosonic SA Johannesburg – Electrosonic SA 33 Lily Avenue, Northcliff, Johannesburg P O Box 73515, Fairland, 2030 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] www.electrosonic.co.za e-mail: [email protected] 24 hour AV Systems Support 0861 AVHELP / 0861 28 43 57 24 hour Lighting Technical Support 0860 MARTIN / 0860 62 78 46 Durban – Electrosonic SA KZN Units 5/6, 80 Rinaldo Road, Durban North P O Box 401130, Redhill, 4071 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Crestron House 279 Weltevreden Road, Blackheath, Johannesburg Tel: [phone] e-mail: [email protected] Useful Links ADB Lighting – www.adblighting.com Compulite – www.compulite.com Crestron South Africa – www.crestron.co.za CM Lodestar – www.cmrigging.com Electron – www.electron.gr Elite Screens – www.elitescreens.com Green Hippo – www.green-hippo.com InfoComm (ICIA) – www.infocomm.org Kramer – www.kramerelectronics.com Litec – www.litectruss.com Martin Professional – www.martin.com Milos Structural Systems – www.milosgroup.com NEC Displays – www.nec-displays.co.za PLASA – www.plasa.org SACIA – www.sacia.org.za Screen International – www.screenint.com Sierra Video – www.sierravideo.com SIM2 – www.sim2.com GO BIG AND FLAUNT IT! CONTENTS In May Electrosonic SA organised a glitzy DIARY Cocktail Party for the opening of Crestron Shows and events worldwide – CEDIA, House in Blackheath, Johannesburg. With PLASA London, Integrated Systems Europe, the event date slap in the middle of winter, Prolight + Sound 2014, Light+Building 2014 and the function taking place under a Bedouin tent, warming up the venue was NEWS the main consideration. 2 Ambient music, delicious food and lots of thirstquenchers usually do the trick. With Jacques Lagesse crooning the night away with that velvet-lined voice; backed up by a gorgeous saxophonist in red-hot boots, and a funky double bassist, the mushroom heaters were almost superfluous. Adding to the vibe were the wickedly delectable canapé plates, which weaved their way through clusters of networking invitees. After the ribbon-cutting moment, guests were treated to a grand tour of Crestron House’s impressive AV demo room, training facilities, modern offices and boardroom. Crestron House also boasts a massive storage area which ensures faster service on order processing and movement of stock. The evening was sweetly rounded off when guests were treated to Crestron’s logo-branded Nougat and Fudge treats. It was truly a night to remember and deserves its status as cover article in this edition. This was not the only exciting development at Electrosonic SA – something else worth celebrating is the new distribution partnerships with Green Hippo (UK Pioneers in real-time video manipulation), and Milos Structural Systems, specialists in aluminium structural systems. Read more about these new affiliations in this issue. 3 Rush roadshow generates huge buzz, Green Hippo selects Electrosonic as SA distributor, Milos appoints Electrosonic as SA distributor, MediaTech Africa 2013, Crestron trains the trainer, Electrosonic SA revamps concept demo room, Northfield Methodist Church goes digital, Inta-Media - Seeing, Hearing and Knowing the Difference, InfoComm 2013, New Martin M6 sets the benchmark, MGG's followspots shine at the SAMA awards, Kearsney College gets the Martin magic touch, Grahamstown National Arts Festival COVER STORY 12 Crestron in the house And if you’re a lover of fine coffee, you’ll love Electrosonic SA’s newly renovated AV Systems demonstration room. Besides offering a cool new look and feel, it’s also rumoured to offer some of the best cappuccinos in town. Do pop in for a sensory experience to savour. PROMAG supplies feedback reports on popular trade shows that took place in the past quarter. Electrosonic SA attended InfoComm 2013; and participated as an exhibitor in Mediatech Africa, where our beautiful stand landed us a Silver award. On the Entertainment Lighting front, a national Roadshow showed off Martin Professional’s RUSH Series of fixtures. And, once again, the Lighting team did their bit for the arts by offering technical support and training at this year’s National Arts Festival, in Grahamstown. As always in this magazine we love to bring you successful installation stories. View our feature article on how Stage Effects’ treasured Mac Vipers helped top international act, Chevelle rock Carnival City. Inta-Media also have an interesting story to share. They showed the value of their expertise by helping the Northfield Methodist Church with a ‘future-proof’ digital media solution. 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