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jess@griffin360.comCityWinerySpotlightsELANControlwithAVUpgradeinFiveofitsLocations

AnELANControlSystem,supportedbyGefenandFurmansolutions,managestheaudio,video,

projectionandlightinginfiveCityWinerylocations.PETALUMA,CALIFORNIA,April11,2017—CityWineryvenuesacrosstheUnitedStatescombineafullyfunctioningwinerywithintimateconcerts,foodandwineclasses,finedining,andmore.Withover300eventsin2016,CityWinerydecidedthatitwastimetoredesignandrenovateitsAVtechnologytocommunicateseamlesslyacrosseachvenue’smanyrooms.Todoso,theycalledontrustedNashville-basedtechnologyintegrationfirm,TourSupplyInc.“WewereapproachedtohelpdesignanewAVsysteminCityWinery’sNashvillelocationthatwouldconnectalltechnologythroughasingularinterface,”saidtechnologyintegratorLanceWascomofTourSupplyInc.“WesuggestedthatELANserveasthevenue’s‘brain,’andbuiltoutthesystemfromthere.Followinganincrediblysuccessfulinstallation,CityWineryaskedustodesignexpandedA/VrenovationsforitsAtlanta,NewYork,andWashingtonD.C.locations.”ThesystemsacrossCityWinery’smultiplelocationsarenearlyidentical.WascomandhisteaminstalledoneELANgMV1616HDMI16x16MatrixandtwoELANgSC10SystemControllerstodistributethecontentandautomateit.TheyalsointegratedsevenELANgTP7in-walltouch

panels,oneELANKP7,andtheELANApponemployees’phones,whichenablesinstantcontrolfromanywhere.Now,anyemployeeintheNewYork,Atlanta,WashingtonD.C.andNashvillelocationscancontrolthevenue’smanydisplays,televisions,andprojectors,aswellastheextensivemulti-roomaudioandintegratedlightingsystems.“Wereplicatedthesystemacrossmultiplelocationsbecauseitworkssowell,”Wascomemphasized.WascomandhisteamuseoneELANgMV1616HDMI16x16Matrixwith72audioinputpathsand64audiooutputpathstocarryHDCP-compliantHDMI,Ethernet,serialandIRsignalsoverasinglecableviaHDBaseT.Now,CityWinerycaneasilydistributeaudioandvideoviaaCat-5cableandconvertitintoHDMItodistributetoaudioandvideodevicesthroughoutthefacility.Sincethevenueoftenholdsvariouseventsthatusebothprofessionalandcommercialaudiosimultaneously,theneedtodistributemultiplesignaltypesisoftheutmostimportance.“CityWinerywilloftenholdaprivatedinner,cookingclass,andconcertsimultaneously,indifferentroomsofthesamevenue,”Wascomexplained.“Eachoftheseeventsrequiresauniqueaudioandvideosignal.WithonlyoneELANgMV1616,wecandistributethatcontentseamlessly.AndthroughtheELANcontroller,weareabletoautomateeachdevice.”CityWinery’smanagersandbartendershavecontrolovertheELANtouchpanelswhenappropriate.Thesystemisseparatedintozonesbyroom;ifamanagerisoverseeingaprivatediningevent,heorshecaneasilycontrolthelighting,audioandvideowithinthatpartofthefacility.Or,theycouldsimplyclicka“dinnerparty”settingandhaveallvariouscommandsoccursimultaneously.“Weabsolutelylovethenewsystem’sease-of-use,”saidCityWineryVicePresidentofBusinessandVenueDevelopmentGregKitowicz.“Theinstantcontrolallowsourstafftochangetheambianceon-the-flyasneeded.Particularly,havingtheMobileApphasbeenagamechangerforallfiveofourfacilities.It’sveryconvenient.”Additionally,24LutronRadioRA2DecoraDimmers,fourLutronRadioRA2DimmingLEDDriversandfourLutronRadioRA2WallMountKeypadsareintegratedintotheELANsystemtoenableinstantcontrolandautomationofthevenue’ssophisticatedlightingsystem.“Thelightingvariessignificantlyfromroomtoroom,”Wascomsaid.“Weintegratedstagelightingintothesamesystemthatweintegratedrecessedmoodlightinginto.Weendedupwith40dimmableloadsofLutronincludingPHPMpowerextenders,LEDdrivers,and0-10vdimmingmodules.Itwasa

verysophisticatedsystemtobuild,butitworksflawlessly.”Thevenuealsousesmultipledisplaysthroughout,especiallyintheconcertvenuearea.Toensurethateachdisplayreceivesflawlesssignalinput,TourSupplyInc.integratedaGefenEXT-HD-DSMPDigitalSignageMediaPlayer.Throughittheycaneasilydistributedigitalsignagecontenttomultipledisplaysacrossthevenue.“Thisproductisperfectforthisapplicationbecauseitsupportsupto1080pVideoHDMI,”Wascomcommented.“Thedisplayscanreceivethishigh-resolutioncontent,andwecanconfigureittobecontrolledwithELAN.”Additionally,withstricterfirecodesfromthefacilitiesmanagement,itwasnecessaryforELANtobecomepartofthefirecontrolsystem.“Whenanalarmeventgoesoff,theELANsystemmutesallaudiooutputs,disablesallTV’sandprojectors,retractsthescreenandturnseverylightoninthefacilityaswellassetsthestagelightingtoaneutralstate,”Wascomsaid.Withsomuchhigh-endequipmentworkingtogether,WascomandhisteamrecommendedthateachCityWinerylocationback-uptheirproductswithFurmanpowerconditioningproducts.TheyintegratedaFurmanF1500-UPSUninterruptiblePowerSupplyintotheAVsystem’scentralequipmentracktoensurethatthesystemwouldremainintactintheeventofapoweroutage,andinstalledsixFurmanPST-8PowerConditionerswithSeriesMulti-StageProtectionPlus(SMP+)toguaranteethatallthesystem’sAVcomponentsreceivecleanpower.“WealsoutilizedtheBlueBOLTremoteenergymanagementtoallowtheF1500toautomaticallypower-cyclethecablemodemafteranoutageisdetected.Ittriggersautomatedeventstothesystembasedonpowerconditions,”headded.TourSupplyInc.isnowworkingonreplicatingtheAVrenovationagain,thistimeinCityWinery’sbrandnewBostonlocation.“Ihighlyrecommendthatothervenuesinvestinasmartcontrolsolution,andELANinparticular,”Kitowiczconcluded.“It’saone-stop-shopfortotalcontrol,enablingyouandyourstafftoimprovethecustomerexperience.Welookforwardtoutilizingcutting-edgecontrolinevenmorelocationstocome.”Formorehi-resimages,clickhere.AboutTourSupplyInstallationsInc.isaDBAofTourSupply,Inc.Foundedin1998,TourSupplysuppliesspecialized

productsandservicesforthelivemusic/touringindustry.Theirintegrationdivision,InstallationsInc.,providesfullintegrationofliveaudioandvideo,backgroundmusicsystems,computernetworks,phonesystems,surveillance,accesscontrol,andsimplifiedcontrolsystemstooperatethesesubsystems.FlagshipinstallationsincludemultipleCityWinerylocations,theFamousSaloon(Nashville),PrincessCruiseLine,FairlaneHotel(Nashville),ClermontHotel(Atlanta),multiplePuckett’slocations,andmanyothers.Seemoreatinstallations.toursupply.com.AboutELANELAN,fromCoreBrands,developsanaward-winninglineofwhole-houseentertainmentandcontrolsolutionsdistributedthroughacomprehensivechannelofselectdealersthroughouttheUnitedStates,Canada,andcountriesworldwide.ThenewELAN8updatewashonoredwiththe“2017HumanInterfaceProductoftheYear”awardfromtheConsumerTechnologyAssociation’sMarkofExcellenceAwardProgramCommitteeatCES2017.Tolearnmore,visitwww.elanhomesystems.com.AboutCoreBrandsAnchoredbytheELANSmartHomeControlPlatform,CoreBrandscombinesthestrengthsofitsiconiccontrol,audio,powermanagement,connectivityandvideodistributionbrands–ELAN®,SpeakerCraft®,Gefen®,Niles®,Panamax®,Proficient®,Furman®,Sunfire®andXantech®–todeliveraportfolioofconnectedhomeandcommercialsolutionstoitschannelpartnersandendusers.Forfurtherinformation,visitwww.corebrands.com.

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