IMS Pro A/V Press Releases

Winter 2009/2010 - Winter in New York, where our main headquarters is located, often brings snow but this year snow storms have been few and far between while our website has brought in an ongoing storm of new customers from around the world.
Current Trends -
Audio for video/post applications and live sound for houses of worship, theater and various commercial applications have been very strong verticals. The studio/recording market has downsized over the past few years but growth in this vertical can be seen with the purchases and upgrades of computers, software, control surfaces, recoding interfaces and microphones. Studio furniture has been added to many home based studios as a way to organize the work space in addition to bringing in a professional look and feel. Room treatment kits have become popular as way to improve what is being heard during the mix, while some have contracted IMS Pro A/V to design custom solutions to make the "home" environment as professional as possible.
Here is a partial list organizations that have recently counted on IMS Pro A/V for products, service and support:
Advantage Distributors, Brooklyn, NY, Audio Engine, NY, NY, B Productions, NY, NY, Beck Center For The Arts, Lakewood, OH, Bronx Bear Music, Ossining, NY, Cannon Mountain Ski Resort, Franconia, NH, Church on the Sound, Stony Brook, NY, Cassidy Studios, Setauket, NY, Commack UFSD, Commack, NY, Corillo Music, Centereach, NY, D/A Central, Oak Park, MI, East Meadow UFSD, Westbury, NY, Edinburg IDSD, Edinberg, TX, Ethical Culture Fieldson School, Bronx, NY, Fire Directors Office, Newark, NJ, First Baptist Church of Corona , East Elmhurst, NY, Flying Monk Films, Great Neck, NY, Luce Studios Riverhead, NY, Ricco Studios, Sea Cliff, NY, Herkimer Community College, Herkimer, NY, Horace Mann School, Riverdale NY, Holmes Studios, Beacon, NY, Jericho UFSD, Jericho, NY, MTV Networks, Hauppauge, NY, MacIntosh Music, NY, NY, National Sky Ads, Mattiuck, NY, New Hyde Park High School, NHP, NY, Nicholas Woodbury Music, Centereach, NY, O’Rourke Music, New Orleans, LA, Red Dog Music/ Big Yellow Duck , NY NY, Richmond Sound Design, Vancover BC, Canada, Riverdale Country School, Riverdale, NY, Spiegelman Video, NY, NY, Sabella Music, Huntington, NY, Snyder Studios, Staatsburg, NY, SoundSmith, Huntington, NY, Spargos Studios, Mexico, St. Nicholos Parish, St. Claus, Evansville, IN, The Fine Arts Association, Willoughby, OH, The Kitchen, NY, NY, Tinnitus Production, Bergen, Norway, Village Bible Church, Hot Springs Village, AR, Ward Melville High School, Setauket, NY, WNYC Radio, NY NY.

November 2009 NEW LINES - IMS Pro A/V has added more items to our already vast line up. These now include all types of seating for home theaters. performance spaces, stadiums etc. We now carry the full line of stock and custom products from Irwin Seating, Oasis Home Theatre, Cineak Luxury Seating, Continental Seating and Coaster Furniture. If you need a place to sit, call us at 1.800.344.6434 today!

Fall 2009 HOT PRODUCTS - Audio and Video Workstation Studio Furniture by Omnirax and Middle Atlantic, Lab Gruppen Amplifiers, Kurzweil Keyboards and Accessories, Shure, Sennheiser and Audio Technica Microphones, Gator and SKB Cases, Yamaha Digital Mixers, JBL and EV Speakers, Whirlwind Cables and JSP Home Theatre Furniture.

November 2, 2009 - WNYC Radio, New York, NY - As a 24 x 7 radio station in the largest city in the world, WNYC has a commitment to being on air no matter what. IMS Pro A/V has been contracted to provide the support package to keep their Studio Network Solutions Digital Audio Network on the air. The SNS Raid stores all of the stations recorded shows, interviews and audio assets.

October 27, 2009 - Brookhaven National Laboratories, Upton, NY - Yamaha Digital Mixing Consoles are moving fast. The latest one shipped to BNL, one of our nations most respected and top scientific research centers. The Yamaha LS9-32 Digital Mixing Console has become very popular because of it’s versatility for almost any small or medium size live venue. In addition to the console the installation will include a Yamaha 32 x 16 Digital Snake Box Kit with Whirlwind Ethercon Cables.

October 26, 2009 - St. Nicholas Parish, Santa Claus, IN and D/A Central, Oak Park, MI- They may have found us on the web because of our great product selection but they ended up counting on IMS Pro A/V for our time tested advice. Both had greatly different needs. One had to mic a choir the other a conference room. In each instance, discussions took place about custom cables, which microphones to choose and how best to integrate the equipment. It was purely by coincidence that both ended up with Audio Technica Microphones. Products included items from the AT’s professional and speciality contractor series line up: Audio Technica --U857 QL 18" Gooseneck Microphone w/ Cardiod Capsule, 8666RSC Microphone Desk Stand w/Switch, ES 945 Omni Condenser Boundry Microphone-Blk, CP8506 48VDC 4 Channel Phantom Power Supply, ES 933WC Mini Cardiod Condenser Hanging Microphone-White. Stock and custom cables provided were Whirlwind, Hosa and Horizon.

October 21, 2009 - The Kitchen, New York, NY - As one of New York’s premier performance spaces for all types of media The Kitchen, has turned to IMS Pro A/V again for assistance in making sure that they have the right equipment when they need it and at the right price! This time around a high quality projector was in order and the choice was Panasonic’s PT-D6000US. At 6500 lumens this projector offers features and performance found in other products costing much more. Attractive options for this projector include the availability of multiple interchangeable lenses, which added to the projectors adaptability especially for this multi-faceted performance space. The mounts selected were by Chief, which offer outstanding quality and flexibility to meet the requirements of any installation.

October 20, 2009 - National Public Radio, New York, NY & Washington, DC- IMS ProA/V has set up so many Pro Tools based workstations for NPR over the years. Recently they had a specific requirement to be fulfilled; an audio interface that can run Pro Tools under $ 150.00.   Our Answer: M-Audio’s Fast Track.   Perfect for an advanced engineer editing Pro Tools sessions on the go and also great for someone setting up a basic home studio too! If you have questions, we have the answers. Call us today at 1.800.344.6434.

October 19, 2009 - Flying Monk Films, Great Neck, NY - IMS Pro A/V has supplied the post production market for many years. Surround sound has become a must for any facility and controlling the signal goes hand and hand with any system. In the most recent application for Flying Monk both audio and video were part of the solution. A Studio Technologies 76/77 Surround Controller & Console was chosen for the surround audio along with Black Magic’s SDI to AES Audio Mini Converter. Other studio upgrades are on the drawing board and are expected to be installed shortly.

October 8, 2009 - WQXR & WNYC Radio, New York, NY - As a long time client, the station has counted on IMS Pro A/V for product support, suggestions and excellent prices. Immediate requirements for both stations included: NEC 32" LCD TV’s, Chief Articulating Arms, Sorensen Media Squeeze 6 for Flash Pro, Stereo Pair of Cascade M-39 Microphones, Sony PCM-M10 Linear PCM Recorders, Tascam DR-100 Portable Recorders, Sennheiser K6 ME66 Shot Gun Microphones and Evolution EW112P G3 Camera Mounted Wireless Systems and Lacie Quadra Firewire Hard Drives.

October 5, 2009 - Smithtown Public Library, Smithtown, NY- This large public library serving the local community was in need of enhancing their audio for conferences and presentations. As a multi-part upgrade the first set of gear has been delivered. Items included a Yamaha MG124C 12 Input Analog Mixer and Shure MX393C Microflex Boundary Microphones. Carry case were by Gator G-Mix-B1815 and GX-Bag-1313. Stay tuned…..more to come.

October 1, 2009 - New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, New York, NY - Security, Security, Security! We all know it is a reality these days and to insure that that got the proper equipment the NYC Parks Department came to IMS Pro A/V for their recent purchase of Ganz 16 Camera Security Recorders w/1TB of storage. These systems included our custom integration and testing services. If you have security needs such as cameras, recorders or monitors...think IMS Pro A/V!

October 2009 - Client Updates - Numerous recording studios, schools plus various businesses and organizations count on IMS Pro A/V every month for new gear and upgrades to their hardware and software. Here are just a few of the places where we delivered equipment this month: Sibella Recoding, NY, Sterling Sound, NY, Three Village UFSD, NY, Ethical Culture, NY Buys Euphonix MC Mix, Veritext, NJ, Earth Studios, NY and Celebrate Church, NY buys Clearsonic IsoPac C. The top honors for out of state sales were Alabama, Georgia, Michigan, New Jersey and Maryland.

September 29th 2009 - Apple Final Cut Studio / Logic Pro World Tour, New York, NY - Apple’s Audio division requested the presence of IMS Pro A/V http://imsproav.com to help showcase the new features that are now incorporated in their recent release of Logic Pro 9.01.  IMS Pro A/V Sales Consultant, Eddie Sullivan who is Apple Logic Pro Certified was on hand as more than 2000 eager loyal Apple users saw the new offerings. The event was held in the luxurious Hudson Theater inside Manhattan’s Millennium Broadway Hotel.

September 2009 - Live sound has been strong and steady. We are thrilled to have been awarded the contracts to design, supply and install the upgrades for the following facilities. Below is just a sampling with a brief overview of these diverse clients.

Great Lakes Theatre anchors Cleveland’s vital Playhouse Square complex with five full length productions appearing at the Ohio Theatre from July through December. Great Lakes Theater Festival strives for the highest artistic quality, and it remains a distinctive and significant cultural resource in an extraordinary American city.

Brooklyn Ballet is a professional, not-for-profit dance company dedicated to artistic excellence, education, and serving Brooklyn’s diverse communities. The company was founded in February 2002 by Artistic Director, Lynn Parkerson, the first of its kind in Brooklyn in over 40 years.

The 106th Rescue Wing - New York Air National Guard is the parent organization of the oldest flying unit in the Air National Guard, the 102nd Rescue Squadron. The 102nd traces it roots back to the 1st Aero Company which was formed in 1915 on Long Island, New York.

Dixon Place is a home for performing and literary artists. It is dedicated to supporting the creative process by presenting original works of theater, dance and literature at various stages of development.

Late Summer, Early Fall 2009 - Here are just some of the companies, schools, studios, and houses of worship that have recently called on IMS Pro A/V for assistance and to purchase products. Call us today at 1.800.344.6434 to see how we can work side by side with your organization and build for the future.

The Sonic Arts Center, NY, NY - The Fine Arts Association, Willoughby, OH - Park City, Utah - Riverdale Country School, Bronx, NY - Jericho UFSD, Jericho, NY - Sewanhaka CSD, Elmont, NY - Beach Street Music, Babylon, NY - Sterling Sound, NY,NY - Triumph Brewing, New Hope, PA - WQXR/WNYC Radio, NY, NY - Second Act Studio, Irvington, NY- MTV, Hauppauge, NY & FL - Mojo Recording Studio, Franconia, NH - James Media Group, Jamaica, NY - Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witnesses, Mount Sinai, NY - City of Covington Georgia, GA - Smithown Public Library, Smithtown, NY.

August 2009 Logic Professional Certification- We are sure that it comes as no surprise to the thousands of IMS Pro A/V customers with whom we have helped design and build their Digital Audio Workstations in addition to providing training programs and on going post sales support, that we are a force to be counted on.

At IMS Pro A/V we strive to grow with you and keep up with the ever changing world of technology.  With that said, we are very proud to announce that our own Eddie Sullivan, with whom many of you have come to know well over the last ten years has now received his Logic Professional Certification from Apple Computer.

So, if you got questions, we have the answers…so what else is new?

August 2009 - This summer things have picked up. Rentals are going strong and inquires for systems and infrastructure upgrades have been keeping our phone lines lit and the email boxes full. It seems that the economic conditions that have haunted just about everyone we know in every business sector seem to be easing up. Time will tell.

At IMS Pro A/V, our international customers have been taking advantage of the weak dollar and we have seen a noticeable increase in sales and interest from Australia, Scandinavia, Germany, Mexico, Jamaica and France. Product growth has come from hardware and software covering many verticals.  Here in the US, sales continue nationwide with many coming from outside our local NY area. These states include Utah, California, South Carolina, Ohio, Florida, Georgia and Pennsylvania among others.

Summer 2009 New Lines - You get some, you toss some. Our goal is to respond to our customers wishes and project requirements. This summer we have signed on to provide products from these fine manufacturers: Digital Rapids, Lynx Studio Technology, Philips Hospitality Solutions, Viewcast, Christie and Motorola. If you have any questions about any of their products please shoot an email our way, info@imsproav.com.

June-July 2009 Update - We all get busy, and before you know it time has flown by. So for the moment, all of us at IMS Pro A/V wanted to keep you informed about a few of the exciting projects and deals we have been involved in. Notable sales specials included our Ilio Expander Special, Sonic Reality Remix Gold Special and our great stock of Kurzweil Ribbon Controllers that have all sold like gang busters, worldwide!

MTV, Melbourne, Fl - Contracts IMS for the purchase of 20 Philips 42" Hospitality Displays for their TV studios. Dell Computers, Paramus, NJ - Contracts with IMS Pro A/V to provide audio, video and educational software for their computer system installations to school systems and universities. Nassau Community College, Garden City , NY - Upgrades audio software from Digidesign and Waves for numerous Pro Tools Workstations and purchases numerous Plantronic Audio 655USB Headsets for their A/V Department. Spargos Studios, Mexico - Orders new monitors and amplification for multiple video workstations. Imperatives, Schenectady, NY - Contracts IMS Pro A/V for Furman AC-215 Flat Panel Surge Protectors for their digital signage installations. Triumph Brewing, New Hope, PA - Purchases DBX Drive Racks PA Processors and Compressors for their Micro Brewery. Servants of the Holy Family, Colorado Springs, CO - Installs Earthworks Microphones for their House of Worship and School. Federal Aviation Administration, Oklahoma City, OK - Contracts for Gator G Tour 60" LCD/Plasma Display Road Cases. Houston Central Public Library System, Houston, TX - Contacts with IMS for numerous Gator GL-LCD 2224 Lightweight LCD Cases. WlNY-TV55, Melville, NY - Purchases additional Sony ECM55B Lavilier Microphones for their studios. Audio Engine, Pheonix, AZ - Installs Black Magic Intensity Pro Video Capture Cards for their Pro Tools Workstations and Magma Expansion Chassis. Veritext, Florham Park, NJ - Adds Shure Super Cardiod MX393/s Boundry Microphones for their deposition and court reporting division. Bob Mann Studios, Olivebridge, NY - IMS Pro A/V was contracted to provide this seasoned composer from Deep Diner Music, his new rig for the upstate NY get away studio. Some of the items included: A custom Apple Mac Pro computer with multiple hard drives to store sessions and numerous sound libraries including IK Multimedia’s Amplitube Fender and Spectrosonics Stylus RMX Expanded, Digidesign’s 003 Rack Factory w/ Music Production Toolkit 2, Viewsonic Monitor, APC Battery backups and various other products. St. Mary Magadalene Church, Willowick, OH - Outfits their house of worship with Sennheiser Evolution Lavilier Wireless Microphones. Allen Christian School, Jamaica, NY - Outfits workstations with Avid Media Composer Software. WNYC Radio, NY, NY - Contracts IMS Pro A/V for their La Cie Ruggedized Hard Drives for their reporters and Sound Toys Native Effects Software. United Packaging Supply, BenSalem, PA - Adds more Apple iMac Computers and various other gear to enhance the companies production. Teaneck Schools, Teanneck, NJ - Some of the items ordered Included numerous products such as: Cavalry Hard Drive Bays, Kensignton Notebook Locks, Viewsonic LCD Displays, Belkin and Cables To Go Cables and Switches, HP IPAQ Classic PDA’s, Memorex 8.4" Widescreen Portable DVD Players, Panasonic Video Camcorders and San Disk Memory. Benitez Studios, bay Shore, NY - Adds products from Digidesign, Fostex, On-Stage, Horizon and Sennheiser to his studios. Ken Kito Studios, Port Jefferson Station, NY - Purchases new studio gear including Tascams 2488 24 Track Hard Disk Recorder, Akai XR-20 Beat Machine, Shure Drum and M-Audio Microphones, M-Audio BX5A’s Studio Monitors and Sennheiser HD280 Pro Headphones, plus cables and stands.

May 22, 2009 - Lansing Community College, Lansing, MI - Thirteen is the magic number of music workstations IMS Pro A/V was contracted to upgrade. Products included: Digidesign MBox 2 Mini’s, Ableton Live 7 to 8 Upgrades, Audio Technica AT2020 Microphones, Yamaha KX8 Keyboard Controllers, Samson Mixers, Pro Co Cables and On Stage Stands.

April 23, 2009 - Lincoln Amphitheatre, Lincoln City, IN - 2009 marks the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birth. As a tribute to our 16th president, the Lincoln Amphitheatre will kick off the Summer 2009 season with the Lincoln Experience. Brad Berridge, Sound Designer for the project along with IMS Pro A/V’s Richard Ingraham and the folks at Theatre Research have designed a package of products to be used to enhance the performances audio. We have designed and built two custom rack mounted computers plus we have provided, Viewsonic displays, Radial Engineering SW-8 Auto Switchers, Midi Solutions Programmable Input Selectors and Thru Boxes, JL Cooper’s MCS2 Midi Transport Control, Tripplite Surge Protection, Custom Rack Cases from Hybrid and various products from Microsoft, Logitech, Hosa and I/O Gear.

April 7, 2009 - The Systems Group, Hoboken, NJ - Well respected integrator TSG continues to count on IMS Pro A/V for solutions to many of it’s high end studio audio applications. Multiple items made up the mix including: Digidesign’s Premier Icon Control Surfaces with XMON, 192 A-D/D-A Converters, HD Sync I/O’s and more.

March 26, 2009 - Irish Repertory Theatre, New York, NY- The Irish Repertory Theatre opened its doors in September 1988 with the mission to bring works by Irish and Irish American masters and contemporary playwrights to American audiences, to provide a context for understanding the contemporary Irish American experience, and to encourage the development of new works focusing on the Irish and Irish American experience, as well as a range of other cultures. IMS Pro A/V happily announces that it has been contracted to supply our services and products for the theaters live sound overhaul. A long list of products will be provided from many top manufacturers. Some of these include: Yamaha Commercial Audio and Australian Monitor (Mixers), Apple (Computers), QSC (Amplifiers), Mark of the Unicorn (Recording I/O), Rapco/Horizon, Hosa, Startech and Tripplite (Custom Cables), Audio Technica and Shure (Microphones), Meyer Sound, Electro Voice, EM Acoustics and JBL (Speakers), Clearcom and Telex (Comm Systems), DBX (Processors), Gefen (Extender Systems), Anchor Audio (Portable Sound), Middle Atlantic (Racks), Lucid (Word Clocks), Kramer Electronics, Lowell, Motion Labs and Rane (Distribution) Z Systems (Digital Patch Bays), Midi Solutions (Midi Implementation), Tascam (Recorders and Players), Gator Cases (Road Cases), Tripplite, Furman and Littlelite (Power Products). As always, we encourage all of our customers to take the opportunity to experience the excitement and professionalism that these regional and national theater companies provide.

March, 2009 - Quick Update- Thousands of customers from around the world come to IMS Pro A/V to improve their studios and facilities. The section below outlines just some of the changes that have recently taken place which make a difference to what we all hear and see whether on the radio,TV, on film or at a performance space quite possibly in your hometown.

Barbiero Music, Old Tappan, NJ - This Gold and Platinum producer and mix engineer has worked on projects for The Allman Brothers, Puff Daddy, Whitney Houston, Alice Cooper, Joe Cocker, Counting Crows, John Lennon, Blues Traveler, Metallica, Maroon 5 and The Jerky Boys among many others has added Custom John Hardy M-2 Mic Pres w/ Jensen Transformers to his studio rig. Sound Over Sound Productions,West Caldwell, NJ - adds 2 - Vintech X73i Mic Pres, Shure SM58 Mics, ART HQ231 Dual 31 Band EQ’s and Neutrik NYS-SPP-L Patch Bays to the gear list. WNYC Radio, New York, NY - adds Mackie MCUPro Universal Control Surface, upgrades Studio Network Solutions Fiber Raid, adds M-Powered software and portable Rocstor hard drives. Westside Performing Arts Center, Parma, OH - has upgraded to multiple Countryman E6 Omni directional headset microphones to improve their theater performances. Luce Music, Riverhead, NY - adds Apogee Duet, Genelec 8030 Triple Play Monitors and Euphonix MC Mix and MC Control to his studio rig. Bartolozzi Music, Astoria, NY - Upgrades the studios hardware and software with products from Apple, Kingston, Digidesign, Waves and Glyph. Elmsford Schools, Elmsford, NY - Upgrades Waves plug-ins for their Pro Tools music workstations. Young Music, Tallahassee, FL - adds Sennheiser HD280 Pro Headphones and Studio Techs 35 Talent Amplifier to this well equipped first class studio.

March 11, 2009 - Ethical Culture Fieldston School, Bronx, NY- Since 1878 this outstanding preparatory schools mission has been to develop the intellectual, artistic and moral potential of its students.. The alumni list is a virtual who’s who of celebrities, politicians, scientists and business leaders. This is the second project that IMS Pro A/V was asked to provide expert assistance on and top flight products for their music program. For the current project, IMS was contracted to design, build and install an array of custom patch-bays and cabling systems for the new multi-room studio facility. "Our aim was to provide the school with a high degree of flexibility, security and rugged interfaces that will allow the staff and students easy and fast access to all of the equipment spread through out the whole department". Concurrently, IMS has delivered MOTU 896mk3 Audio Interfaces and outlined an equipment list all of which will be installed as soon as all the cabling is in place and fully tested.

March 4, 2009 - El Paso ISD, El Paso, TX - This large school district has once again contracted IMS Pro A/V to provide equipment for their expanding electronic music program and keyboard labs. The contract included 50 digital pianos and electronic keyboards from Yamaha and Suzuki Corporation.

February 25, 2009 - Nassau Community College, Garden City, NY - Long Island is the home of many colleges and universities. Nassau has come back regularly to IMS Pro A/V to purchase gear for the theater and music departments and their on-campus radio station. Recent quality product acquisitions included: Eventide’s BD960 Broadcast Delay and Eclipse 3.0 Effects Processor, Tascam’s CD-601mkII Broadcast CD Player’s, 3- Digidesign’s 003 Rack + Factory and Furman’s Headphone Monitoring System comprising of multiple HR-2 Headphone Remote Stations and the HA-6AB Headphone Amplifier.

February 6, 2009 - Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH - The Theatre and Dance Program at the college required an upgrade to their wireless sound system and they came to IMS Pro A/V for assistance. Included in the new system were Sennheiser’s EW172G2 Wireless Transmitters and Receivers with the EW-ANT8RG2 Splitter Kit for 8 Receivers with Remote Antennas, some of our favorite head worn microphones for theatre, the Countryman B3 -10db Red Band, Gator’s GR-6L Rack Case, Tripplite’s Isobar Ultra 12 Rack Mount Surge Suppressors and assorted cables.

February 5, 2009 - Snyder Music, Staatsburg, NY- To keep those creative juices flowing, composer Snyder decided to expand his New York City facility to a new upstate New York location. The new computer based studio included a customized Apple Mac Pro 2 x 3.2Ghz Workstation loaded with ram and storage, Apple’s 23" HD Cinema Display all with Applecare, his audio interface is the newly created bundle from Digidesign- 003 Rack Factory Complete. We loaded the system with some of our favorite software libraries including Spectrosonics Stylus RMX Expanded, Omnisphere, IK Multimedia’s Total Bass & Guitar Collection and the newly released AmpliTube Fender. For a controller he picked M-Audio’s Axiom 61 Note Keyboard with the EX-P Expression Pedal, Quiklok’s WS-550 solid as a rock keyboard stand, Whirlwind Cables and for playback Genelec’s newest addition to their line the 6010APM Powered Studio Monitors with their 5040A Powered SubWoofer. All of us at IMS Pro A/V wish Craig the very best in his get away retreat.

February 5, 2009 - Audio Recording Technology Institute, Orlando, FL- For well over 10 years this premier accredited school for audio recording has come to IMS Pro A/V for all sorts of computer hardware/software audio and video gear to outfit everything from small student workstations to their world class THX facility. Many of their students also purchase their first recording studio rigs from us as well, all of course at our specially approved academic prices. Always keen on keeping up on the cutting edge of technology to ensure their students don’t miss out on anything, they recently purchased software upgrades for all their numerous workstations. Upgrades included Propellerhead Reason, Apple Logic Studio, Logic Express and Mac OS, Waves Plug-In’s and Digidesign’s Pro Tools 8 Software. If your looking for a school to further your knowledge in audio recording it is certainly worth your time to consider ARTI.

February 2, 2009 - Smithtown Public Library, Smithtown, NY- IMS Pro A/V has a long history of assisting libraries with picking the right equipment to be used for lectures, movies, conferences and just about any other presentation requirement. We were approached by the library to recommend a quality professional camcorder that was going to be used to document various activities at the facility. The choice was the Panasonic AG-HMC70 Professional 3-CCD AVCHD Shoulder-Mount Camcorder with an extra long life battery, packaged along with a Kingston SDHC Memory Card. The tripod was a Davis & Sanford Magnum X3T w/ FGX10 3-Way Head, Kata KT MC-61 Multi-Case and to edit the videos we choose Pinnacle’s easy to use Studio Plus 11 Ultimate Software, a 2008 PC Magazines Editors’ Choice Award Winner.

January 29, 2009 - The Laurel Hill School, Setauket, NY- Private schools can found all over Long Island but Laurel Hill offers programs for infants to middle school children and is well know on the North Shore as a place where individualized instructions is second to none. The schools music department contacted IMS Pro A/V because of our history with the Yamaha company for both sales and service. After accessing the condition of their existing digital piano we recommended that they purchase a new Yamaha PF85 Digital Piano with Stand and Pedal System. Because IMS Pro A/V is academically authorized by the manufacturer, they also benefited by receiving a fantastic price!

January 14, 2009 - The Systems Group, Hoboken, NJ - Well known integration specialists and manufacturers across the country regularly come to IMS Pro A/V for assistance in system design, equipment recommendation, installation or to purchase gear to be used in some of the most exciting projects that are being implemented anywhere. Over the past couple of years IMS Pro A/V has worked with TSG to provide it’s clients with some of the best audio products available. Some recent applications required Digidesign’s 192 I/O Audio Interfaces equipped with Digidesign’s 192 DA and AD Expansion Cards providing additional I/O.

January 12, 2009 - First Baptist Church of Corona, East Elmhurst, NY - Last year IMS Pro A/V was hired to install new FOH powered loudspeakers for the main sanctuary, this year it was a complete portable system for Fellowship Hall. Low cost, highly portable gear with a proven track record was required. To fulfill this need we chose the following items: JBL’s E System 15 which comes with a pair of EON 15 G2- 15" Powered Speakers, Soundcraft’s EPM-8 Mixer, AKG D88S Handheld Microphones and all the cables. To round out the gear list we included, Shure’s PG288/PG58 Dual Channel Dynamic Handheld Wireless System, On Stage S8800B Crack Up Speaker Stands plus S7201B Round Weighted Base Microphone Stands, Furman M8LX Power Conditioner w/ Lights for the Gator GRC10X12PU 10 over 12 Slant Rolling Rack Case plus JBL’s EON 15 Covers with wheels making it easy for anyone to quickly get the rig from point A to point B.

January 8, 2009 -Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, New York, NY - 2009 started off with a bang for IMS Pro A/V as we are very proud to announce the addition of the world renowned Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre to our extensive list clients. Some of the gear that will fill the Dance Companies current performance requirements includes: The Panasonic PT-D7700UK DLP Projector with an assortment of top notch lenses, Denon DN210 and Phillips DVP-5990 DVD Players, Sony BDP-5550 Blu-Ray Players, Sony HDR-SR10 HD Camcorders, Microboards GX CD/DVD Disk Publisher and a large variety of digital cables and interconnects from FireFold. A note to all of those who have read this press release; if the dance company comes to a city near you on their 2009 US tour, please try to see them. You will experience the special magic they bring to audiences around the world year after year.

January 6, 2009 - Greater Allen AME Cathedral, Jamaica, NY - Both in their main sanctuary and on the road, this is a house of worship that has a long history of bringing a very positive message to all whom are fortunate to attend. They also make sure they are prepared with top notch audio and video gear so that all can hear and see the message clearly. To that end, some recent upgrades that have been made include: Sony DXCD55WSH 2/3" 16:9/4:3 Widescreen Cameras with Fujinon A20x8.6BRM 2/3" Lenses, Sony DFX51 Viewfinders, Sony CCU-D50 Camera Controllers, Sony MS-01 Varizoom w/ Focus Controls, Miller Custom Tripods w/ Fluid Heads, Spreaders and Travel Cases, Thermodyne and Hybrid Custom Road Cases , Custom Triax Cables and to cover the unexpected, Mack 3 Year Diamond Warranties on the Cameras and Lenses.

December 12, 2008 - Elmsford Union Free School District, Elmsford, NY - The schools auditorium like many of the era, were designed and built when the usage of the space was limited and productions were both smaller and not so complex. Today, this Westchester town school is finding like many of it’s counterparts, that as higher demands are being placed on the facility important infrastructure upgrades are required just keep pace with the changing times. Last year IMS Pro A/V installed a new Yamaha O1V Digital Mixing Console in the auditorium and recently was contracted and will be installing new Source Four fixtures to improve the onstage lighting system so no one is left out in the dark.

December 11, 2008 - Jimmy Heath, Saxophonist, Corona, NY - At 82 years old most of us are thinking about kicking back and taking it easy but nothing keeps Mr. Heath from going strong day after day. He has played with just about every Jazz superstar, toured the world, been on countless recording sessions and now at 82 it was time to upgrade his composing workstation. Go figure, right? Jimmy asked IMS Pro A/V to provide a simple way to take both the hardware and software he was already using, such as the Garritan Sound Libraries, and assist in improving his systems overall functionality. We installed and brought Mr. Heath up to date with a customized Apple Imac Computer, M-Audio Firewire 610 Audio Interface and M-Audio Studiophile AV40 Powered Monitors. All of us can now look forward to some more wonderful arrangements by this Jazz legend.

December 9, 2008 - St. Matthias Episcopal Church, Monument, CO - Congregations all over the country are more aware then ever how important it is to have both quality and clarity in a small sound system, especially in these times of tighter budgets. The concept is simple; if the sound isn’t good, you can’t here the message. Smaller PA’s have been playing a bigger role in the day in day out operations of many smaller houses of worship. St. Matthais came to IMS Pro A/V to fill this very need. The new, simple to use, system consists of QSC ’s HPR122i, 12" - 2 Way Powered Loudspeaker known for it’s high quality sound with outstanding speech intelligibility paired with a Allen & Heath ZED 22FX, 16 Input Mixing Console with EFX and USB, a Denon/Marantz PMD560 Digital Rack Mount Stereo Recorder and Sennheiser’s EW135G2 Dynamic Handheld and EW112G2 Omni Lavalier Wireless Microphones.  Longer unbalanced signal runs for band members are common in many situations and were acheived through the use of Rapco-Horizon DB-1 Passive Direct Boxes. All of which worked like a charm.

December 2, 2008 - Photographic Images, Roslyn, NY - Encapsulated by a great artistic sense and a keen eye for capturing the moment plus cutting edge gear, makes this Long Island photographic studio second to none. Photographic Images proprietor Cathy Slatas approached IMS Pro A/V for some guidance as she recognized the need to upgrade her back room editing equipment. Making the change over from PC to Mac was going to present some rewarding challenges. Flexibility coupled with higher productivity was a must. Items included were a customized Apple MacBook Pro Notebook, VMware Mac Fusion and Adobe Photoshop CS4 Software, Rocstor Portable Firewire 800 Hard Drive to use with Apple’s Time Machine, Hewlett Packard Deskjet C6380 All-In-One, American Power 750va UPS plus a host of other specialty products to provide a top flight digital photographer with all the tools necessary to simply inspire the utmost in creativity.

November 26, 2008 - Madison Square Garden, New York, NY- Expansion of this legendary venue is ongoing, especially when one has to provide top-notch audio and video for fans of the NY Rangers, NY Knicks, theatre productions and concerts galore. Primarily focusing on upgrading their portable requirements, products shipping to the Garden include Lectrosonics Portable Wireless Systems, Sanken and Electro Voice Microphones, BEC Group Microphone Mounting Hardware and Porta-Brace Mixer Cases.

November 21, 2008 - The Beck Center For The Arts, Lakewood, OH - When we talk about theatre in the midwest The Beck Center has a long history of producing quality productions. They also have made a commitment over the years to purchase quality gear from IMS Pro A/V to give their audiences an experience that is second to none. Some of these products are so tiny (0.2" in diameter) that they can hardly be seen. In fact that is exactly the point, like the recent purchase of Countryman B3 Omnidirectional Lavalier Microphones made for theatre applications. These microphones are highly water resistant, low distortion at high SPL, field-selectable for high-frequency (H.F.) response, -10db sensitivity and are available in six colors to match hair or skin tone.

November 17, 2008 - WNYC Radio, New York, NY- Upgrades to stations infrastructure and to the equipment used by field reporters continues. Included was the expansion of the Central Tape Library Archive System with an upgrade from Rorke Data’s RTL4440 to RTL4480 Carousel, LG Blue-Ray Burners, Mackie 402-VLZ3 4-Ch. Compact Recording/SR Mixers, Izotope’s RX Audio Restoration ToolBox, Apple Macbook computers with Rocstor’s Ultra Portable Bus Powered Firewire/USB 2.0 Hard Drives, Star Tech KVM Switches and a variety of Hosa Cables.

November 14, 2008 - Jericho UFSD, Jericho, NY- Jazz and Jericho go together like salt on peanuts. The Jazz ensemble adds two Hartke A70 1 X 12" 70 Watt Bass Amplifiers w/ 7 Band Graphic EQ and the Yamaha NP30 76 Note Contemporary Digital Piano to it’s line up.

November 11, 2008 - Spargo Estudios, Puebla, Mexico - Versatility is the one word that comes to mind when we talk about this wonderful production company south of the border. Spargo Estudios has completed numerous projects that have aired on radio and television for both commercial accounts and government agencies. Spargo’s has purchased a variety of products from IMS Pro A/V over the past number of years. Recently they came to us for the Sekonic L-308s Flashmate Digital Light Meter and Ikan’s PT-2000 Through the Glass Mobile and Studio Teleprompter.

November 10, 2008 - Brimmer Productions, Hamilton HM CX, Bermuda- To increase their productivity along with having the ability to offer their clients a disk on the spot Brimmer has added the Microboards Copywriter Live CD Recorder/Duplicator to their array of gear.

November 7, 2008 - HD Pro Audio, Egham, Surrey, UK- Many customers of IMS Pro A/V include industry insiders who come to us to assist them in solutions for a variety of applications. This can be design and integration issues, product acquisition, installation, training and support. To that end we would like to welcome our newest customer from overseas. In this case, the Fostex 8346 Time Code Option and Fostex 8360 Ethernet Option for the Fostex D2424LV HD Recorder provided an integrated product solution that fulfilled the customers project requirements.

November 4, 2008 - Audio Engine, New York, NY & Pheonix, AZ- As a premier post facility Audio Engine offers it’s clients top notch personnel and production rooms to match. IMS Pro A/V recently provided Sharp 32" and 65" LCD Displays along with Peerless Mounts as part of the expansion taking place at their New York location. Also slated for install are RPG’s Flutter Free Sound Treatment in a custom Walnut finish. Stay tuned for more exciting news as these two new first class studios near completion for upcoming projects.

October 24, 2008 - Big Yellow Duck Post, New York, NY- This state of the art post facility acquires Dolby Media Meter. This is a software tool used for measuring loudness in programming for broadcast, packaged media, VOD, and games.

October 21, 2008 - Riverdale Country School, Bronx, NY- Committed to a providing it’s music students with a diverse and well rounded program in recording technology that includes Pro Tools, Logic, Reason, Sibelius Notation and Auralia Ear Training, top of the line gear from Drum Workshop and Pearl Percussion, Roland and Hartke amplifiers among other fine products, the school has just added some large diaphram AKG 3000B’s to the microphone cabinet. It has be an exceptional experience for all of us at IMS Pro A/V to be able to assist in the design of such a wonderful program in the arts.

October 20, 2008 - Sound of Fury Studios, Coventry, CT- Adds Fxpansion’s BFD 2.0 Drum Library and Deluxe Collection to the studios extensive software library.

October 17, 2008 - James Media Group, Jamaica, NY- Upgrades their video workstations to Avid Media Composer Software.

October 14, 2008 - American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY - It may come as no surprise, that a world renown institution like the American Museum of Natural History in charge of documenting and displaying some of the Earths most valuable finds throughout history, uses modern hardware and software to assist in getting the message out to the public.  The Museum’s Deapartment of Architecture was referred to IMS Pro A/V to provide a fast, high quality audio/video encoder, at the workstation level, to handle just about any siutation. The solution: Telestream’s Episode Pro Desktop Software with Flash 8.

October 7, 2008 - Sixty Second LP, Miami Beach, FL - Long time customer Sixty Second LP has recently moved from Connetitcut to their new home in Florida. Although they own much of the equipment that was required for the new location a few items were necessary including the ability to have their New York engineer remotely control Pro Tools. Some of the items purchased were: Digidesign’s Mbox 2 Pro, Sennheiser 421 MKII Microphones, Sony MDR-7502 Headphones, Mic Stands and Goosenecks from On Stage, Hamilton Music Stands, Apple Desktop Remote for 10 Managed Systems, Apple OSX Leopard, Pro Co Cables and Western Digital’s 1TB Quad Interface Hard Drives. All of us at IMS Pro A/V wish Jeff and staff all the best in their new location.