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PLASA 2022: The Gottelier Award Honoree is JB Toby – Technical Director for Avolites

JB Toby, Technical Director, Avolites Ltd is the 2022 Gottelier Honoree

Following the PLASA Innovation Awards, the prestigious Gottelier Award was presented to JB Toby, Technical Director for Avolites. This award, named in memory of Tony Gottelier, the renowned industry innovator and commentator who passed away in 2006. The Gottelier Award recognizes individuals or teams of people who have made sustained and significant contributions to the development of entertainment technology. Read More »PLASA 2022: The Gottelier Award Honoree is JB Toby – Technical Director for Avolites

Pictured here, center, is Fairlight's Michel Arntz, flanked by Avolites' Steve Warren (L) and Koy Neminathan (R).

Avolites Names Fairlight BV Distributor in the Netherlands

UK/THE NETHERLANDS — Avolites Ltd. and Avolites Media Ltd. have named Fairlight as their sole distributor for the Netherlands. Koy Neminathan, Sales Director for Avolites Ltd., and Steve Warren, Managing Director of Avolites Media, both spoke favorably of the new arrangement. Pictured here, center, is Fairlight’s Michel Arntz, flanked by Avolites’ Steve Warren (L) and Koy Neminathan (R).

LD Jamie Thompson is using an Avolites and Avolites Media system for U.K.-based rockers Bastille's tour.

Bastille Tour LD Relies upon Avolites and Avolites Media Gear

CALGARY, AB, Canada – LD Jamie Thompson is using an Avolites and Avolites Media system for U.K.-based rockers Bastille’s tour. Thompson is using Avolites Sapphire Touch as his main control console, with backup console Avolites Tiger Touch Pro. For the show’s projection mapping Thompson specified two Avolites Media Ai Infinity 4 Media Servers, one main and one backup, with full redundancy at every point.

Einstein & Sons, founded in 2013 by LDs Roland Greil and Michael Kuehbandner, is using Avolites Media's Ai Servers

Einstein & Sons Invests in Avolites Media Ai Media Servers

LONDON – Einstein & Sons, founded by LDs Roland Greil and Michael Kuehbandner, is using Avolites Media’s Ai Servers on client projects. Kuehbandner credited the media servers for their ability to “push the boundaries of real-time video playback and manipulation.”

The Xbox One preview at Microsoft HQ in May 2013. Two hi spec Avolites Media Ai Infinity Servers powered visuals designed by film studios, game developers, and Microsoft's in-house team to 12 stacked 22k projectors.

Xbox One Preview at Microsoft HQ Got Visual Assist from Avolites Media Ai Servers

REDMOND, WA — For the announcement and preview earlier this year of the Xbox One video game console at Microsoft’s headquarters here, two Avolites Media Ai Infinity Servers powered visuals designed by film studios, game developers and Microsoft’s in-house team. The AV setup included 12 stacked 22K projectors. Xbox One, which features an AMD processor eight times faster than the Xbox 360, is due to be released Nov. 22, 2013.