InspIred by expertIse

The norThernmosT AV ouTposTExton celebrates its 20th year in 2012, having grown from a garage rental operation

to a full AV integrator that is internationally recognised for its outstanding work.

Its dedicated and professional staff comes from a background in television, theatre,

live music and every other aspect of technical production and facilities design.

Equipment sales and integration services include sales of audio, video and lighting

equipment, plus the integration of media systems for theatres, television, conference

halls, meeting rooms and retail locations. Recent installation projects include

Reykjavik’s Harpa Concert and Conference Hall and Musikkens Hus in Aalborg,

Denmark.

Exton’s rental services range from the dry hire of simple systems to full production

packages for concerts, music festivals, corporate events, meetings and inter-

national conferences. The company has worked with an impressive range of global

artists, including Coldplay, Sting, Norah Jones, Robbie Williams, Metallica, Roger

Waters, Björk, Sigur rós, Of Monsters and Men, Duran Duran, Bryan Ferry and

Kraftwerk to name a few.

Over the next two years Exton will seek to grow its international integration business

by building on its expansion into the EMEA market.

This striking addition to the Icelandic and international cultural scene opened its doors in 2011.

The building boasts four halls, ranging in capacity from 200 to 1,800 people, 10 meeting rooms

and various conference areas. Harpa’s façade was designed by renowned artist Olafur Eliasson,

Henning Larsen Architects and Architects Batteríið. Acoustic design was carried out by Artec

Consultants Inc, New York.

Exton won all four of Harpa’s system integration tenders; Sound and Communications, Produc-

tion Lighting, AV Systems and Digital Signage. The company’s technicians pulled over 300km of

sound, light and AV cabling into the building, configured 400 IP addresses and installed 30 high-

end computers to manage over 3,000 control points.

Harpa reykjavIk ConCert Hall and ConferenCe Centre

DIm The LIGhTsThe production lighting brief at Harpa offered an exciting challenge,

which Exton answered with trusted products from its premium

manufacturer partners.

ETC controllers and fixtures star in all the major roles. ETC Congo and

Congo jr. controllers amass a total of 11,000 DMX channels to handle

ETC’s 924 Sensor dimmer channels and 248 non-dim channels.

Wireless Focus Remotes and Remote Video Interfaces are fitted in

all four halls, while the Congo Light Server provides backup. House-

lights are controlled via ETC Paradigm architecture processors with

a customised AMX 19-inch touch screen interface.

Over 500 fixtures are available for production in the concert and

conference halls, including ETC Source 4 pars and spots with various

beam angles, ADB Warps and Philips Selecon fresnels. Moving heads

include the amazing Martin Professional TW1 and MAC III Perfor-

mance fixtures, along with ADB Warp Motorised Tungsten and others.

meyer hAs The mIDAs TouchThe main hall is fitted with a Meyer Sound Mica line-array, 600 HP

subs and a number of other speakers that form the left, right and

centre clusters. In total there are 48 speakers in those clusters

weighing in at over 5-tonnes. Drive is courtesy of a Meyer Sound

Galileo loudspeaker management system with three Galileo 616

processors and a Galileo 408 processor.

First choice for the FOH engineer is one of four networked Midas

PRO9 series desks residing onsite, forming part of one of the largest

Midas installations in the world to date. The portable FOH PRO9

carries up to 88 inputs into 32 mix busses, while the control room

PRO9 can record up to 96 channels to the Klark Teknik DN9696

multi-track recorder.

Meyer Sound reinforcement and portable systems complete the

picture for the other halls. These include Meyer Sound Melodie

line-arrays, UPA-1P, CQ-1 and various other speakers. For control

and monitors outside the main hall there is a selection of Allen &

Heath’s iLive series.

HARPA / LIGHTING

HARPA / SOUND

ouTsTAnDInG hIGh DefInITIon VIsuALsHarpa’s AV system is built around an AMX fibre optic infrastructure capable of transporting both

analogue and digital signals from practically any point in the building to Barco’s Presentation Switchers and

on to the projectors. Each of the conference and concert halls are equipped with Barco 20K Lumen or 8K

Lumen projectors, while smaller meeting rooms are furnished with Hitachi projectors. All devices are fully

capable of transporting or displaying 1920 x 1200 resolution images onto the building’s 250 sq metres of

projection screens. The AV systems are controllable from 19-inch AMX touch screens or by tablets over a

WiFi network.

A Triax and HD-SDI infrastructure also allows for easy access for broadcast purposes.

off The wALL ImpressIonsThroughout the building you will notice about 40 digital

signage screens. The system uses AMX Inspired Xpress

player and a customised media management system to

display information about each day’s schedule, meeting

room occupants and advertising for current and future

events.

“Harpa is an extraordinary affair. Its timeline, its look and feel,

the level of expertise invested in it and the entertainment

technology story combine to form a remarkable tale. Unusu-

ally great, in fact. For the different parties involved, it will

undoubtedly mean different things, but it’s fair to presume

that each will be a proud associate. For Exton, it means a great

deal.” – mondo*dr magazine

HARPA / DIGITAL SIGNAGEHARPA / AV SYSTEM

Exton was awarded the contract for sound, staging and lighting equipment for HOF Cultural

and Conference Center, which opened in August 2010. Located in the northern Icelandic town

of Akureyri, HOF virtually sits on top of the world. The building has two large auditoriums,

designed for music and other performing arts events, as well as premium facilities for confer-

ences and meetings, receptions, parties and exhibitions. The building’s interior also recalls

nature, with the interior pedestrian street being reminiscent of a ravine between two rock faces.

on top of tHe World

sIDe orDersThe side auditorium is a multiuse facility, with seating for up to 200 people. The ETC SmartFade

controller is perfect for the ESR 36 dimmer rack and the less demanding Source 4 Pars and

Jr Zoom lights. ALLROUND - Bühnen Forneberg provided the mobile stage, trusses are from

Litestructures and the chain hoists are LTM. A selection of portable Meyer Sound speakers

forms a flexible sound system for the room.

cenTer sTAGeThe main auditorium has motorised acoustic curtains,

winches, hoists and pulleys from Stage Technologies and a

sound system comprising Meyer Sound M1-D speakers, with

a Galileo loudspeaker management system. A total of 32

Meyer MM4XP speakers supply surround fill. The main

console is a Midas PRO6, which is accompanied by Klark

Teknik’s 96-track High Resolution Audio Recorder. Monitors

are controlled using an Allen & Heath iLive 72.

In terms of lighting, the main auditorium is equipped with

two ETC Sensor ESR 48 dimmer racks, Martin Professional

MAC TW1 moving heads, Selecon PCs and fresnels, motor-

ised ADB Warp spots and an ETC Congo for control.

HOF / MAIN HALL

HOF / SIDE HALL

you GoT The LookHD quality pictures are distributed from each hall over the

facility’s IPTV network, so that performers and the public alike

can monitor the action in real-time.

AuDIbLe quALITy In the main auditorium - a 1,200 capacity concert hall - there

is a functional loudspeaker system consisting of Tannoy’s QFlex

series speakers, backed by Meyer Sound UPJuniors for stage

lip and QSC ILAs for under balcony reinforcements.

The system is driven by Meyer Sound’s Galileo Loudspeaker

Management System.

ATTenTIon ALL AreAsThe Clear-Com Eclipse Median Intercom has 32

ports and connects all four halls via Optocore’s

digital fibre network. Built as separate systems for

each hall, the intercom has four Partylines con-

nected to a matrix, as well as House Manager

stations that can page artists and staff via the 80

QSC speakers mounted backstage.

Exton won the tender for Sound and Communications for The Musikkens Hus, which will

open in Aalborg, Denmark in 2013. This iconic building, designed by COOP Himmelb(l)au,

will house the Aalborg Philharmonic Orchestra, the Music Conservatory of Aalborg, as well

as the Institute of Music of Aalborg University. On top of that, Musikkens Hus will house

four different concert halls and an educational section, with studios and rehearsal rooms.

Artec Consultants are responsible for acoustic and theatre planning for the venue.

aalborG denMark

HospItalIty, leIsure and retaIl

Exton provides professional design, sales and integration for any audio, video or lighting project including hotels, theatres, schools, houses of worship, retail stores and board rooms. Key AV suppliers are AMX, Extron, Barco, Meyer Sound, QSC, MA lighting, ETC and others.

Projects include Reykjavik Hilton, Icelandair

Hotels, Blue Lagoon, Vodafone, Keflavik

International Airport, London Science

Museum, Palais de la découverte and

Islandsbanki.

Exton provides turnkey broadcasting solutions, including facility design,

equipment sales and integration. The company is committed to providing

the best solution for each specific function. Preferred partners remain

Grass Valley, Fujinon, Chyron and Sachtler. Infrastructure, workflow design,

studio lighting and media storage are key strengths of Exton’s offer.

broadCastInG

365 meDIAThe Icelandic media powerhouse is making the transition to HD and

upgrading its facilities. Exton commissioned and installed Grass Valley’s

K2 Edge Play Out Centre for eight simulcast HD/SD channels.

Infrastructure, facility and workflow upgrades include the Aurora News

Production Suite, JVC HD monitors, Edius Pro 6 editing, a Gecko Flex

Frame and sound devices from Yamaha, DPA and others.

Lighting, cabling and connectors were provided for the all-new Sports

and News studios.

To top things off, 365 Media embraced 200 terabytes worth of the new

and exciting EtherDrive SRX media storage technology from Coraid.

skJÁrInnThe dual-channel television provider selected Grass Valley’s

K2 Edge Play Out Centre. Both channels will run as HD/SD

simulcasts. For preservation, new production and general media

storage Skjarinn opted for the price-performance, flexibility,

and simplicity of Coraid’s EtherDrive SRX media storage.

COLDPLAY LIVE IN REYKJAVIK

Exton has been the premiere Sound and Light

rental service in Iceland for almost two decades.

International tour managers and event producers

rely on the top quality stock of equipment

available to them locally in order to save on costly

air freight.

A quick glance at the stock reveals Meyer Sound

line arrays, Midas consoles, Litestructures

staging, Martin Professional and High End moving

heads, ETC controllers and profile spots. For AV

applications there are Barco projectors and JVC

HD Portable Production Units while Sony and

Extron gadgets handle processing. Conference

and translator equipment is powered by a Bosch

DCN system.

lIve ConCerts & events

EAGLES

EVE ONLINE FANFEST 2012

ICELAND AIRWAVES

NORAH JONES

ERIC CLAPTON

In The spoTLIGhTRental services range from the dry hire of simple systems,

to full production packages for concerts, music festivals,

corporate events, meetings and conferences. Amongst the

international stars who have used these services are Eagles,

Coldplay, Sting, Norah Jones, Robbie Williams, Metallica,

Roger Waters, Sigur rós, Of Monsters and Men, Duran Duran,

Björk, Bryan Ferry and Kraftwerk.

mAnAGemenT Agnar mar JonssonPresidentamj@exton.is Ingolfur magnussonVP Rentalsgolli@exton.is sverrir hreidarssonVP Technical Salessverrir@exton.is

TechnIcAL sALes freyr Vilhjalmssonfreyr@exton.is Gunnar Gunnarssongunni@exton.is hafthor olafssonhaffi@exton.is Jakob Tryggvasonjakob@exton.is kristjan magnussonkristjan@exton.is reynir finnbogasonreynir@exton.is

renTAL sALes Agnar hermannssonagnar@exton.is

helgi steinar halldorssonhelgi@exton.is Ivar ragnarssonivar@exton.is orri rosenkranzorri@exton.is steinar snaebjornssonsteinar@exton.is

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