[By Dan Ferrisi, from Sound & Communion magazine]

At root, any house of worship audiovisual install comes down to faith: Leaders from the worship center that is being constructed, or in some cases renovated, must invest their faith in the systems integrator that has been contracted to outfit the facility with the AV excellence people have come to expect and appreciate. The monthly “House of Worship: Business” column in Sound & Communications, written by David Lee Jr., PhD, often stresses the importance of relationship building in the house of worship vertical market. This is particularly so not only because churches often have to work within a limited budget, which means there likely are not funds for a “take two” on a bad system, but also because of the passion with which adherents to a faith—whichever one it might be—want their message to be heard and understood.

Allstar Hosts Martin Road Show

Allstar Show Industries is proud to announce that Martin’s “Engineered for the Eye” Road Show is coming to its Edmonton location (10331 176 Street) on Friday September 16, 2011 from 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM.

This is an excellent opportunity for you to come see the latest and greatest in Lighting Technology first hand. Martin is committed to bringing the latest lighting and video technology to lighting professionals across North America and is once again going coast to coast on an extensive Road Show tour. The first leg of the 2011 Road Show, which wrapped up in June saw Martin hold 100 local events in 34 cities. Leg two is expected to hold an additional 70 events in 40 cities. The second leg of Martin Professional’s 2011“Engineered for the Eye” Road Show tour kicks off in August in Atlanta and will continue until mid-December. The 2011 Road Show is expected to have logged an astounding 62,000kms before year’s end!

Leg two is as ambitious as ever with a custom Road Show trailer that is being updated with the latest Martin offerings. Joining a full range of lighting, video and control products will be new EC-10™ LED panels and all new LED moving heads, as well as new LED fixtures in Martin’s Exterior series.

The Martin Road Show has proved to be highly successful since its launch in early 2010, and has been well-received by thousands of lighting professionals across the country. The Martin Road Show is a national education program that gives lighting professionals the opportunity to get a more personal, up close look at the latest Martin gear through product demonstrations, application and hands-on training, and on-site presentations.

2011.07.08 - EDMONTON, AB - Allstar Show Industries, recently added the Avid (formerly Digidesign) VENUE Profile System, along with a full-featured ProTools HD recording system to it's line-up of digital consoles.  This system provides not only a high-end professional audio front-of-house solution but also a full-featured live recording rig. Rounding out the package are the VENUE FOH Rack and Stage Rack I/O components.

The Avid VENUE Profile features 24 faders in small-footprint package, full support for hundreds of Avid and third party professional audio plugins, and direct connectivity to ProTools recording and playback systems.

The VENUE Profile is one of the most sought-after digital consoles in the pro audio industry.  In fact, the demand for Allstar's VENUE Profile has been so great that Allstar has purchased 3 Avid VENUE SC-48 consoles.

Allstar Show Industries Inc is very proud to announce two new staff appointments to the West Coast Branch office, based in Richmond BC.