Nomad Sound Tours with Van Damme Cable

Austin, TX (March 07, 2018) – Nomad Sound has been responsible for the sound of some of the biggest music festivals and events in Texas, Colorado and beyond, including LEVITATION, SXSW, Old Settler’s Music Festival, RIOT FEST, and WanderLust. For their newest rig, they’ve chosen to implement Van Damme Cable, manufactured in the UK and supplied in the USA by Fingerprint Audio.

Nomad’s Billy Leger says, “We were looking for world-class cable for world-class PA. It had to be flexible, rugged, and hold up to life on tour without being too bulky. I found Van Damme’s Black Series Tour Grade to exceed any speaker cable I had worked with previously.”

“The fine-stranded ultra-pure copper makes it flexible, great for heat transfer, uniform when tinning and uniform in signal transfer from amp to speakers – and the ‘anti-kink’ core keeps it flexible with excellent cable memory. I highly recommend this cable.”

The legendary Van Damme cable range has been powering audio systems for over 25 years and the name has become synonymous with outstanding quality. From Abbey Road Studios to live gigs in the biggest stadiums in the world, the Van Damme cable range is designed and built specifically around our customer base to ensure we always provide the very best looking and sounding cables. Across thousands of customers in the UK and internationally, there is testimony from extremely satisfied Studios, Producers, Engineers, Colleges and Universities who have heard and experienced the trademark innovative Van Damme sound and the superior edge it delivers in the sonic department.

For more information on Nomad Sound, please visit:
http://nomadsound.net

For more information on Van Damme Cable’s US Distribution, please visit:
http://fingerprintaudio.com

VDC Trading Appoints Fingerprint Audio as US Distributor

VDC Trading, the company behind market-leading Van Damme cable, today announces a distribution agreement with Fingerprint Audio, a USA-based distributor of professional audio equipment for North and South America since 2009. The agreement sees Fingerprint Audio take on VDC’s entire range of Van Damme audio, fibre, data and video cables, including bulk, manufactured and packaged cables and act as distributor covering the entire USA market with immediate effect.

Commenting on the agreement, Niall Holden, CEO of VDC Trading, said: “Fingerprint are an excellent distribution partner for our Van Damme cable range in the USA. With their expertise in audio and MI, they are well positioned to extend our reach and penetration across the US national market. We are delighted to be working with the team.”

Josh Thomas, General Manager of Fingerprint Audio, added: “Van Damme cable is known the world over as a leading, quality cable that provides unrivalled robustness and premium performance. Those values match perfectly with what Fingerprint Audio seeks in its brands, and we are proud to help bring Van Damme’s offerings to a new audience.”

Recently, Fingerprint Audio has also expanded both their nationwide network of representatives as well as their warehouse facilities to accommodate for new growth in the studio, live sound, and broadcast markets.

VDC’s Van Damme Tourlight fibre cable range was recently accredited for use in Neutrik opticalCON assemblies. In addition to the product certification, VDC Trading has seen its Neutrik opticalCON Service Centre certification upgraded to the highest level of CLASS A COCA (Certified opticalCON Assembly), following continued investment in clean room facilities and training. VDC will now be able to offer Van Damme Tourlight II OM3 50/125 and OS1 9/125 Superior Fibre Solutions terminated with Neutrik connectors at optimal turnaround times, delivering a high speed, fibre optic solution to clients globally.

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About VDC Trading

VDC Trading is the manufacturer and main UK distributor of Van Damme cables, one of the world’s leading audio visual cable brands. Established in 1987, VDC Trading supplies a range of other cabling, connectors and specialist associated products, including Neutrik, Switchcraft, Olson, Schill, Lewden and more. Used by world-class recording studios, venues, broadcast and film studios, superyachts, retail complexes and commercial construction, Van Damme cabling is the product of choice for professionals seeking audio, data, video and fibre cables of the highest quality and reliability.

The extensive Van Damme range is distributed by over 30 partners globally, with VDC Trading providing a specialist service to clients in the UK. Headquartered in London, the VDC Trading technical team specialises in creating bespoke, technical configurations for a range of high profile clients, including Abbey Road Studios, Coldplay, Muse, Glastonbury, Sadler’s Wells, X-Factor, Wimbledon, Westfield Shopping Centres, Sky, CNN and many more. In addition, VDC Trading’s online store and unique YouSpec online bespoke configuration tool enables consumers to tailor their specifications and buy direct.

For more information, visit www.vdctrading.com or connect with VDC Trading on Twitter @VDCTrading.

Willow Creek Monitors Dante with Bel Digital

South Barrington, IL (February 23, 2017) – Willow Creek Community Church, a non-denominational and multi-generational Evangelical Christian church located near Chicago, has installed three of Bel Digital’s latest BM-A1-64DANTE audio monitors for their extensive campus.

As Willow Creek’s Audio Systems Engineer, Matt Wentz’s role is to design, maintain, upgrade, and install audio systems in over 20 venues across the entire campus. “Our church is really dedicated to moving forward, keeping up with the latest technology in all the disciplines, and networked scenarios is a huge one for us.”

According to Wentz, the first unit was purchased in mid-2016, with two additional units purchased this winter during a large systems upgrade. “With Dante®, it’s all networked, so how do I monitor the audio that’s flying around here without patching to a console? What’s nice about the Bel is that I can have multiple channels going - with presets - and I love that it’s a bit of a mixer. The flexibility of the product is huge, with the internal speakers, but also routing to external speakers…it’s filled a huge void.”

“With this unit, I can troubleshoot issues - hopefully before they go live, or as they’re happening. On the troubleshooting side, it’s mattered immensely.”

To learn more about Willow Creek, please visit http://www.willowcreek.org.

Based in Milton Keynes, UK, Bel Digital creates ultra-high specification A/V equipment for professional broadcast, live sound, installation and studio applications, with over 35 years of experience in design and manufacture of quality audio systems.

To learn more about Bel Digital, please visit http://beldigital.com.

Bel Recreates an Analogue Classic with New BF-20-500 Stereo Flanger

Wimberley, TX (January 19th, 2017) – New for the 2017 Winter NAMM Show, Bel Heritage Designs is proud to announce the BF-20-500 Stereo Flanger, a 500-Series version of their classic analogue effects unit.

Designed by Bel founder and ex-Genesis guitarist Mick Barnard, and first released in the late 1970s, the original rackmount BF-20 quickly became the “flanger of choice” for many of the world’s top recording artists (Phil Collins, The Rolling Stones, YES) and prestigious recording studios (AIR Studios, RSK, Townhouse Studios, Metropolis, Miloco). 

This sought-after analogue effects unit has been meticulously recreated and made available for the 500-Series format. It is based fully on the original design, including use of the well-renowned SAD512 bucket brigade devices.

The BF-20-500 will be available in March 2017 through select resellers worldwide, with a retail price of $1195 USD.

For more on the BF-20-500, please visit http://belheritagedesigns.co.uk

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Professional Wireless Systems Chooses Bel Digital 64DANTE for Large-Scale Awards Shows

Wimberley, TX – Professional Wireless Systems, a subsidiary of Masque Sound, has purchased the first two newly-released Bel Digital BM-A1-64DANTE monitoring units for their latest music awards show in Miami, FL.

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Jim Van Winkle, General Manager of PWS, says, “We had an analog monitoring system, but it required us to either put a splitter in line or get a return feed from the main show splitter. We had been looking for a way to monitor through Dante and we decided this box would be a good solution. We recently deployed the Bel monitors for the first time and everybody picked it up pretty quickly…we’re very happy with it. We used both of our units on a recent Latin music awards show – one at the mic racks backstage for the lead RF engineer, and one on stage where the RF A2 can check a mic before handing it off to the talent.”

The BM-A1-64DANTE is being used for monitoring all their live mic feeds, including units from Sennheiser, Shure, AKG, and Audio Technica. “Being able to connect by DANTE has streamlined our set-up time. Very easy to use and reliable. We plan on using these units on all of our large shows.”

Founded in 1992 and located in Orlando, FL, PWS is a supplier and supporter of wireless systems for all manner of live and broadcast events, including the NFL’s Super Bowl, Coachella, and the Latin GRAMMY Awards.

Based in Milton Keynes, UK, Bel Digital creates ultra-high specification A/V equipment for professional broadcast, live sound, installation and studio applications, with over 35 years of experience in design and manufacture of quality audio systems.

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For more on Professional Wireless Systems, please visit http://www.professionalwireless.com.

For more information on Bel Digital’s US distribution, please visit http://fingerprintaudio.com.

Fingerprint Audio Expands with Three New Rep Firms

Fingerprint Audio, the North and South American distributor for sE Electronics and the US distributor for Bel Digital and Van Damme Cable, has announced that it is poised for growth with three new US rep firms. "We are excited to expand our independent field rep network with three excellent rep firms with deep experience in Pro Audio and MI," says Greg Addington, Fingerprint Audio's National Sales Manager.

Beginning March 1st, Audio Pros (Principal: Rick Swensen, http://audioprosreps.com) took on representation for the New England States (ME, MA, VT, NH, RI, CT, & upstate NY). Swensen is an industry veteran with more than 20 years experience as an Independent Manufacturers' Representative in the Professional Audio/Music Retail Industry.

Starting April 1st, AMP Sales (Principal: Fred Allard, http://www.amp-sales.com) began representing Fingerprint's product lines for the southwestern US (CA, NV, UT, AZ, NM, CO, & WY). AMP Sales is an award-winning firm with a wide range of products offering solutions for the Pro Audio, Audio Visual, and MI industries.

Also starting in April is a new firm, Fusion Tech Marketing, LLC (Principal: Michael Sipe, http://www.fusiontech-av.com), built on over three decades of experience working at every level of the Audio Visual industry. Fusion Tech Marketing will be servicing the plains states (NE, IA, KS, MO).

For more information on Fingerprint Audio and their product lines, please visit http://fingerprintaudio.com.