Zamar Media Solutions' Spring BATMC

Don't miss the Spring 2011 edition of this long-running and popular event!

When is it?

The event will take place on Saturday April 2, 2011 starting at 8:00am

Where is it?

Church on the hill, San Jose
500 Sands Drive
San Jose, CA 95125

What is it?

Seminars, workships and demonstrations covering all aspects of church presentations: sound, lighting, video and acoustic treatment.

Who should attend?

Anyone involved in "putting on" church - worship pastors and lay leaders, volunteers and paid staff.

What does it cost?

Just a few hours of your time - there's no fee.

BATMC Schedule

7:30 - Registration Opens / Cafe on the Hill Opens
8AM – Coffeetime Q & A – Exhibits Open *
9AM – 1st Workshop sessions
10AM - General Session and Worship/Tech demo **
11AM – 2nd Workshop sessions
noon - Event Ends

* Exhibits open from 8:00AM to Noon 
** Worship Set provided by the Church on the Hill Worship Team.

* Exhibits Open from 8:00AM to Noon 

** Multi-Church worship team.

BATMC Workshop Schedule  

Workshop List

Audio Track:

Considering Digital Mixers for the Church - There are a myriad of digital mixer choices available today. In this session we will cover some products that we feel are well suited for the church as well as discuss the features and differences in each. We also will be mixing the General Session Worship set on Digico SD9 mixer.  Michael Dow, Zamar Media

 Microphone Usage and Wireless Microphones Going Forward -  Real time demo of dynamic, condenser and the different polar patterns and what works best for  you. And with ith today's FCC changes for wireless, learn correct and legal usage of wireless microphones, and proper set up. Paul Morris, Shure

Speakers that Improve the Worship Experience - In this session we will discuss various line arrays systems and how they can greatly improve coverage and clarity in the often times difficult worship spaces of churches. - Philip Jones, Innovox Audio and Michael Dow, Zamar Media

 Video Track:

Budget Minded HD Camera Systems for the Church – With the advent of cost effective HD cameras and switchers this technology is now available to the church. We will discuss how these systems work and the various types of video signals that you’ll be dealing with. And we’ll cover some of the pitfalls that you may encounter and how to deal with them. Art Yeap, Zamar Media

Campus A/V Distribution -  This class covers key feature, application, system building and control aspects of a forward-looking IP-based product as well as others.  It will also address primary differences between I/P based systems and other similar-sounding solutions on today’s market.”    Gerlad Hayashi, Southern Video Systems and Tim Fairbairn, Zamar Media

Lighting Track:

The New Wave of LED lighting – in the session we will discuss and demonstrate a variety of new LED fixtures and how they integrate into your church. The power and heat savings of LED fixtures will be compared to conventional fixtures, as well. We will also be demonstrating many of these fixtures during our General Session Worship set.   Josh Kimmich, Zamar Media.

Lighting for Video – Getting your stage and house lighting is critical to enable the best possible video recording as well as projected images. This session will cover the various aspects of color temperature, amount of light, placement, aiming and fixture type needed to make you videos pop and flicker free.  Josh Kimmich, Zamar Media

Projection Track:

HD Projectors – Is it time to switch? – In this session we will look at the new cost effective HD Projection systems, including switch/scalers, and how they can be integrated into your church. We will also cover control systems, CAT5 interconnect, projector resolutions and brightness. Tim Fairbairn, Zamar Media and Art Yeap, Zamar Media