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NEWS

March - April 2015

New Sennheiser RF Experts In Action

INDIA: Nine months of hard work have paid
off : a total of 19 wireless professionals from
the worldwide Sennheiser organisati on
have been awarded the coveted RF Expert
certi fi cate. The last of three on-site training
sessions took place in Delhi, and in the
meanti me the new RF experts have been in
acti on all over the world to provide support
for Sennheiser customers and partners in
their projects.

“The system of extensive online training and
close supervision by mentors combined with
several weeks of on-site training has proven
itself,” said Kirsten Wessendorf, Manager
Sennheiser Sound Academy, summarising the
training course. Meanwhile, some of the new
RF experts have already completed their fi rst
major projects.

Ryan Burr from Sennheiser Middle East
provided support for his client Doummar

• Q2 Advanced Technology in planning the
  conference and entertainment faciliti es for
  the Sheraton Hotel and Conference Centre

in Doha (Qatar). This included carrying out a

thorough analysis of the wireless conditi ons

at the locati on, planning the conference/

interpreti ng systems and the wireless

microphone channels, coordinati ng all

wireless frequencies and programming and

testi ng the systems on site.

“This project is simply giganti c. Five

conference rooms are equipped with ADN-W

wireless conference systems with a total of

380 delegate units, while a further six have

SR 2020/HDE 2020 interpreti ng systems with

a total of 4,000 receivers. 150 channels of

wireless microphones, mostly 5000/3000

systems, are used in the event venues. One

room alone has 72 channels! It’s the largest

single project that Sennheiser Middle East

has ever worked on, and my further training

as an RF expert came just at the right ti me for

me,” said Ryan Burr.

Vincent Tilgenkamp from Sennheiser Benelux

has also earned the right to call himself an

RF expert. In fact, he even achieved top

results in all tasks and was presented with

an Outstanding Achievement Award. He can

also look back on a number of successful

projects, including the hit TV show “Utopia”,

devised by John de Mol and produced by

Talpa, in which he supported the multi media

company Dutchview by providing a special

wireless soluti on. Dutchview was faced with

the daunti ng challenge of picking up the

wireless microphone signals from the reality

show parti cipants over an area of 12,500

square metres. Vincent Tilgenkamp and his

team succeeded in covering this vast area

with a single rack of receivers and a number

of antenna distributi on combiners that were

custom-built for Utopia.

Tilgenkamp was delighted with the RF expert

course: “I parti cularly liked the on-site

training sessions where we had to solve tricky

problems. Our mentors put in a lot of eff ort

to manipulate the equipment, introduce all

sorts of RF interference and additi onally, put

us under ti me pressure. For example, they

would invite a big audience to a concert and

ask us to get the band miked and the RF

wireless systems running in virtually no ti me

at all! In the end, of course, the audience was

let in on ti me and enjoyed a top-quality gig.”

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(L-R)Eric Denise (Global Sales Vice President

APAC) presented Vincent Tilgenkamp with the

Outstanding Achievement Award with Volker

Schmitt (Director Product Lifecycle Management

Professional) and Tilgenkamps' mentor, Sam

Davison.

The New Sennheiser Rf experts with their mentors

Maestro Invests In Showline

SAUDI ARABIA: An array of Showline's LED

luminaires have lit the launch of a nati onal

Saudi employment initi ati ve following

Riyadh-based event producer Maestro's

investment in Showline stock.

The award-winning company purchased

Showline SL BAND 300 RGBW, SL STRIP

400 (both RGBW and Tunable White) SL

BAR 520 and SL BAR 620 luminaires. The

units were employed to deliver lighti ng

for the functi on, which was att ended by

members of the ministry, members of the

Shoura Council and top executi ves from

the companies involved in the scheme.

"We came across the Showline products

at Prolight and Sound last year, and were

extremely impressed," said Project Manager

Nawal El Masri. "We decided to purchase

them as the quality was so high - the

standard we off er our clients."

“The Showline products have added great

value to our arsenal," conti nued El Masri.

"They're versati le, reliable and the inbuilt

eff ects are ideal for delivering stunning looks

quickly, making our events extra special."

The SL BAR 520 and 620 luminaires are highly

fl exible tools, enabling designers to employ

them in any orientati on and confi gurati on.

The SL BAND 300 is a compact colour

mixing luminaire, providing a vibrant

wash of colour wherever needed, with a

10-degree angle and hanging hardware

so it can be installed at an event with

ease. Similarly the SL STRIP 400 provides

blasts of colour in multi ple applicati ons

and is designed with cable management

capabiliti es for clean cabling and easy set

up.

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