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THE VENUE GETS A REVAMP
lengths in keeping his venue in perfect condition that maybe it should be
called ‘The Venue’. In the spirit of an extreme makeover reality show Tony
went for a bottom-up overhaul: the entire venue was gutted, floors dug
up, ceilings removed, and new facilities installed - bars, kitchens, stairs,
washrooms as well as lighting and AV.
Kyle Robson, of Tadco, was in charge of providing sound. Andi Rodgers, of
Fifty South, and Dean Govender, of Electrosonic SA, designed the video
control systems. It then fell on Andi, to install the whole shebang. In close
consultation with Tony, the team set about creating a venue worthy of
the name.
It is 1968 a roots rock band emerges on the scene with an
acclaimed album called Music from Big Pink. This band, which
has hitherto backed solo artists like Bob Dylan, decides to call
itself ‘The Band’. It’s not a gimmicky name, just an informal
name that the band members settle on to describe what they
are.
For video control Dean ordered a complete suite of Kramer products to
handle matrixing, scaling and signal distribution. The longest HDMI cable
run was 70 meters, but there were no issues with performance, and Andi
was very happy with the Kramer products. “The whole system works very
well, and it’s very flexible – you can combine lighting, sound and video
in just about any way you want. For example there are some 16 video
destinations and, with some patching, you can send anything to any one
of them.”
Dean, too, was equally happy with the outcome: “We needed a very
flexible solution, one that could handle having any source at any screen at
any time – so we needed to integrate the entire system. Thanks to a great
team effort, and excellent products, the system works brilliantly.”
Andi and Dean also enjoyed working with a client who, through years of
Fast forward to 2014, the year Tony Raciti decides to upgrade his Melrose experience, understands exactly what it takes to create a first class venue.
Arch conference facility. The name of his facility? Nothing gimmicky, just, As Andi put it: “Tony knows what he wants, and what he wants works for
‘The Venue’: a simple name to describe what it is. Tony goes to such great what he does - that’s why he’s so successful.”
ELECTROSONIC SA FORMS RESELLER PARTNERSHIP WITH KINESYS UK
Electrosonic SA has formed a partnership with Kinesys, the
renowned British motion control system specialists. Kinesys,
is a global leader in the field of design, construction, and
installation of motion control systems for the entertainment
industry. With Electrosonic SA as