Avid workshop leads to first Venue Profile sale in Egypt
Published: MEA
EGYPT: Alpha Audio and Avid have conducted the first Venue console workshop in Egypt, an event that culminated in the first Venue Profile system sale in the country.
The event, held at Le Meridien Heliopolis in Cairo, was attended by members of the live sound industry in Cairo. Nadiyam ‘Ravi’ Ravisankar, manager live sound for Avid Emerging Markets, used a Venue SC 48 tied in with a Pro Tools LE for the demonstration. George Saeed, owner and chief engineer of Automation Systems attended the workshop and ordered the Venue Profile system.
‘I am very happy with the response to our workshop event,’ said Mr Ravisankar. ‘Though Venue consoles have been used in Egypt by various touring acts, this was the first time that the local industry professionals got to see a detailed demo about the capabilities of the Venue consoles and get a better understanding of why Venue consoles are so widely used worldwide. I am positive about the uptake of this revolutionary console technology in Egypt.’
Hesham Enan, president of Alpha Audio added, ‘the timing was great. Venue is simply the answer to all the drawbacks of other digital consoles.’ Shahir Nakhla, industry veteran and general manager of Alpha Audio said, ‘I learned most of the console in a few minutes. It is so intuitive; it simply unleashes your creative mind.’