Snap, the multi-disciplined events service provider, was contracted to design and supply a technical and staging solution for Sofitel, The Palm Jumeirah’s 2023 New Year’s Eve Gala dinner event. The client’s brief to Snap was to deliver an exciting stage package that catered to an audience of roughly 1500 guests on the venue’s beachfront, which was approximately 150m long by 40m wide. Snap’s project team put together a comprehensive audio, video, lighting, and SFX package that not only looked after rider-specific requests but also offered a creative canvas for both the headline and supportive acts of the evening. The event…
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Creative Technology Middle East (CTME) has made an investment in Elation Professional’s industry-leading Proteus series of automated IP65 lights, along with studio-optimized IP-rated KL Panel softlights. The purchase includes the Proteus Excalibur sky beam moving head as well as the Proteus Maximus LED moving head, both high-power luminaires routinely used on large-scale productions and outdoor spectaculars. Additionally, CTME has invested in Elation’s versatile KL Panel XL IP, a full-colour spectrum LED softlight perfect for use in broadcast and film settings. CTME worked closely with Jean Pierre de Vernon from Venutech LLC, Elation’s exclusive distributor in the Middle East, to procure the new lighting gear. The…
For the 2022 World Cup fan zones INFiLED LED displays were used to empower venues globally and ensure hundreds of thousands can experience the matches in impressive image quality. In the 2022 edition that was held in Qatar, Doha and Dubai are two of the six cities around the world that host official FIFA Fan Zones, spaces specially designed so that football lovers can follow all the sporting action live in an unbeatable environment. INFiLED’s large format screens offer high image quality and allow fans to enjoy the matches in an immersive atmosphere, living a complete audiovisual experience to dream…
Unilumin keeps developing new product series to cater to extensive market demands which are quickly changing and upgrading. In 2022 Unilumin launched multiple new products covering a wide range of indoor and outdoor applications such as professional scenarios, commercial scenarios, rental activities and sports events. UGNII, an indoor HD rental display, is a creative highlight of Unilumin’s new series. Supported by a detachable lock design, UGNII can be easily assembled in a perfect cube shape with a specially-designed corner cabinet. Including but not limited to cube & corner, UGNII is also configured with curve cabinets with concave and convex up…
THA Staffing, one of the leading staffing solutions providers in the region, announced today its expansion into Saudi Arabia, in response to the growing demand for event experts in the country. With a special focus on servicing the entertainment sector across the Kingdom, THA Staffing has deployed over 1,000 personnel across the Event Staffing and Event Experts verticals in the last quarter of 2022, and aims to double that number in the next six months. With a team consisting of 35 staffing experts based in the UAE and KSA, THA staffing aims to further develop job opportunities in Saudi Arabia…
A selection of ADJ lighting fixtures have been utilised to produce the fourth season of The Voice Nigeria. A mixture of recently released luminaires, including the feature-packed Focus Profile and ultra-compact Focus Flex L7, were combined with older models, including the best-selling Vizi Beam RXONE and versatile Vizi CMY300. Over 100 fixtures of six different types, covered a variety of duties, including key light, back light, aerial effects and background ‘eye candy’. Beating out other premium brands, ADJ fixtures were selected for the production due to their performance, reliability, and affordability. As with other versions of the international reality TV…
Martin Professional Middle East (MPME), decides to help gear up the rental industry for the upcoming year 2023 with a stock investment of 100 units of UDX-4K40 FLEX large venue projectors. The stock will be readily available for the rental partners. “The media and entertainment industry of the region is undergoing significant transformation, especially following the downturn we experienced during COVID. We would like to increase the leverage of our valuable rental partners in the region and to be ready for immediate deliveries to avoid any setbacks in projects,” commented Bilal Assidi from Martin Professional Middle East. The decision followed…
Audio Performance has released the ‘tower style’ KS12.0 monitor system. Designed primarily for full range studio monitoring but equally at home in many other applications. The great sound and high speech intelligibility will make them the perfect tool for audio engineers dealing with demanding spaces. It is a 3- way active monitor system consisting of a main enclosure containing a 12” low frequency driver, two 6.5” mid frequency drivers and HF 1” fabric dome tweeters with advanced waveguides. An optional second enclosure can also be added containing one 12” low frequency driver to complete a tower style monitoring presentation. Incorporating…
Venuetech has announced a distributor partnership with Colorlight – a globally based LED Display Control System Solutions Provider. As the exclusive distributor of Colorlight, Venuetech will distribute Colorlight’s extensive range of LED Display Control System Solutions that include 8K and 4K LED Controllers, Video Splicers, 4K Senders, 5G Receiving Cards, Media Servers, and Multifunction Cards. Colorlight also contributes to the advancement of the LED control system industry with their Research and Development (R&D) center which seeks the expertise of more than 300 engineers. “We are excited to bring a leading global market player in LED display controllers like Colorlight to…
NMK Electronics has appointed Lloyd Platt as Business Manager to head up and assume responsibility of key growth strategies across projection, LCD, LED, signage, and the technical video division. Platt has over 16 years of industry experience and comes from the UK arm of the Midwich Group, he has a wealth of commercial and business development experience and aims to implement growth plans across an array of technologies by working closely with partners, resellers, and integrators. Demand for added value specialist distribution throughout the middle east has grown, with NMK expanding geographically the demand for expansion of our video division…
The 17th G20 Heads of State and Government Summit will take place in November 2022 in Bali. As a strategic multilateral platform connecting the world’s major developed and emerging economies, the G20 Summit will be widely anticipated and concerned by the world in the current complex international political and economic environment. At present, the G20 Summit has already held meetings of the preliminary working groups and other meetings, covering a wide range of areas such as trade, investment, finance, and education. YES TECH’s star product, Magic Stage, was used to create the giant LED screens as the background of the…
MDLBEAST, the Saudi music entertainment company committed to growing talent and the regional music scene, has announced the launch of ARAVIA, a series of concerts throughout the world cup season. Aravia marks a milestone in Middle East entertainment which will bring 56 regional and international artists to Doha across 28 nights to entertain football fans. The nightly raves will bring together football fans from all over the world to enjoy the best music and AAA artists in the Qatar capital.The performances will kick off at the end of each match from November 21 to December 18, at the purpose-built Al…
