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UK - City Theatrical will be demonstrating their new technology at PLASA Focus on stand A11 in the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow, Scotland.

DMXcat is a device used to control, analyze, and test DMX lighting gear. The system combines a small hardware dongle connected by a wireless connection to a suite of Android or iPhone apps. Drawing on a built-in database of lighting fixture personalities, DMXcat controls the fixture through a user interface that emulates a lighting console with encoder wheels.

The DMXcat system contains a total of seven apps including DMX Controller, Fixture Controller, RDM Controller, DMX Tester, DIP Switch Calculator, RF Spectrum Analyzer (Android only), and Light Meter (Android only).

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UK - Audio-visual equipment supply company LSH Events (part of the London Speaker Hire family) has been an enthusiastic supplier and promoter of Shure equipment over the last 10 years, and was closely involved with testing the mic manufacturer's technically ground-breaking dual-diaphragm KSM8 even prior to its official launch in January 2016. Throughout the microphone's launch year, LSH supplied KSM8s to many high-profile artists and engineers, and even helped it to play an important part in the setting of a new world record, as LSH managing director Grant Turner relates.

"Since we opened our event and band rehearsal facilities in East London, LSH Spaces, we've been involved with a lot of current high-profile bands and their technical support staff," explains Turner from LSH's London HQ. "We put some KSM8s in one of the rehearsal rooms there alongside the usual SM58s, and peop

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UK - Hull launched its year as the 2017 UK City of Culture with Made in Hull, a week of innovative and engaging mixed media sound, lighting and visual installations telling the story of the city and its people over almost a century. Audio specialist tube uk joined in the excitement, specifying, rigging and fine-tuning audio systems for six separate interactive works around the city centre.

Made in Hull was designed to thrill, excite and intrigue the public and was created by the core creative team of Sean McAllister, Ala, Lloyd, Rupert Creed, Durham Marenghi, Dan Jones and producer Niccy Hallifax, working alongside numerous artists. The installations ran for seven days from 1-7 January.

tube - based in Manchester and London and known for its penchant for invention and thinking 'out-of-the-box' was working closely with BAFTA and Ivor Novello Award winning soun

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Mexico - TV Azteca, the second largest mass media company in Mexico, has invested in Robe Pointe moving lights which were specified by head of lighting Miguel Osorno and lighting manager Manolo Toledo.

The fixtures reside at TV Azteca's main broadcast complex in Ajusco in the south of Mexico City which has seven studios and are used there and on another 11 studios at their other main site across the city in Tlalpan. TV Azteca broadcasts two networks - Azteca 7 and Azteca Trece - and 10 cable channels covering a wide mix of programmes, including news, soaps, quiz shows, music, reality, etc.

Lighting for all the programmes utilizing the studios is designed and co-ordinated by Manolo and Miguel - the department is working sevendays a week - and there are outside broadcasts on top of that.

TV Azteca owns a large quantity of lighting equipment. Manolo, who also LDs for outs

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Guatamala - Colegio Americano de Guatemala (The American School of Guatemala) is a private K-12 college preparatory school located in Guatemala City, Guatemala, and is one of the biggest schools in the country. Modelled after the educational practices and methodologies of the United States, Professional that has changed the look dramatically.

With a vision to offer students a better environment in which to put on their performances, the school asked audio, video and lighting integration company Aviitec to reviethe school includes a 500-capacity theatre that recently received a lighting upgrade of LED fixtures from Elationw their situation.

The initial focus was to improve the audio quality of the venue and consequently Aviitec presented the school with a proposal for a new microphone, audio and automation system while stressing to them that a lighting upgrade was also need

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UK - Truss UK is one of the few remaining British manufacturers of load- bearing aluminium trussing products; they design and manufacture structural aluminium products for the entertainment industry as well as other specialist industry sectors worldwide.

Having recently launched their new aluminium space frame product, Truss UK have announced that they have supplied the National Theatre (NT) with a large OBLIK system.

OBLIK is a modular space frame system consisting of only three main component types, the largest of weighing in at less than 16kg. The system is lightweight, compact for transport and storage and simple to erect using conventional fixings (nuts and bolts) to create complex aluminium structures that are extremely strong.

Truss UK director Paul Jordan says, "The OBLIK space frame system was deployed in the grid of the NT's Lyttelton theatre and is suspended

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UK - Forming part of University of Surrey, The Guildford School of Acting aims to teach students the fundamental skills that will enable them to make a career in the performing arts industry. GSA's courses contain a mix of theory and practical work giving students the chance to hone their skills while allowing time to critically reflect on their work in a professional working environment.

GSA prides itself on offering the very best vocational courses, so when Mig Burgess, a technical theatre tutor, attended a free seminar at the 2016 Olympia PLASA show for the new MA dot2 lighting console, she was very impressed. The desk was exactly what Burgess had been looking for, as she explained:

"I've always wanted to let my students practise with the MA platform, but MA2 consoles are a little beyond our budget. The dot2 solves both of these problems, as not only is it a financially

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UK - 2016 saw another busy year for Ambersphere Solutions, culminating in a move to a new larger facility in West London. On 25 January, they are hosting an Open Day, inviting everyone to come and take a look at what's new at Ambersphere.

The new building is twice the size and offers better truck access, larger warehousing, showroom & training facilities. In addition to an increased stock of all fast-moving products and spare parts, the larger facility has enabled Ambersphere to build a custom showroom and demonstration area.

The new showroom is already crammed with new products from all of their manufacturing partners. There are the newest Scenius and Unico moving lights from Clay Paky, 7 new visual LED innovations from Ayrton, new LED theatrical products from Robert Juliat and the newest industry leading control software from MA Lighting.

There is also a new and expa

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Germany - Following a construction period lasting 10 years, the long-awaited moment came on 11 January 2017, when the Norddeutsche Rundfunk (NDR) Elbphilharmonie Symphony Orchestra under its principal conductor Thomas Hengelbrok opened the spectacular Big Concert Hall in Hamburg's new landmark building with a musical journey from the Renaissance to present times.

The concert was recorded and broadcast by German public broadcaster Norddeutscher Rundfunk (situated in the North of the country) from an audio control room in the same building as the performance - using a Lawo mc

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Canada - GLP Inc has increased its North American presence with the appointment of a new Canadian distributor.

GLP Inc president Mark Ravenhill has confirmed that Montreal-based AVL Media Group will take on distribution with immediate effect.

The company was founded by Steve Kosters, and is headed by experienced MD Andrew Hope, who has 30 years' experience in the world of live entertainment.

"Andrew leads a strong and passionate team at AVL, who have been serving the Canadian market for many years," stated Ravenhill. "We look forward to working closely with them and introducing more of the Canadian market to the full GLP range of products and solutions."

"We are delighted to have GLP as part of our distribution portfolio," responded the AVL MD. "Their unique LED solutions have become highly specified items and we look forward to a long and fruitful partnership betw

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UK - PLASA Focus Glasgow has announced its final programme of events, including support from the BBC who will provide a unique opportunity to visit the BBC Scotland production facility. PLASA Focus Glasgow - Scotland's sole entertainment technology show - returns to the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC) on 18-19 January 2017.

John Carmichael, BBC Radio operations manager for Scotland, will host a tour of the studio for the Quay Sessions, a live music programme recorded in front of an audience, including a run-through of the state-of-the-art studio technology in use. The studio is in the BBC Scotland production facility at Pacific Quay, just a few minutes' walk from the SECC.

Other highlights on the Glasgow programme include a networking event at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, who will host a drinks reception and technical tours. Seminar sessions

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Italy - Powersoft's mission to strengthen the company further in 2017 has begun with the appointment of the experienced Klas Dalbj

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The Netherlands - The OCA Alliance, the AV industry alliance promoting awareness and adoption of Open Control Architecture, also known as OCA and standardized as AES70, is proud to demonstrate new examples of how this technology is evolving at ISE 2017.

On booth # 7-V250 the OCA Alliance is showcasing multiple examples of OCA (AES70) in action, including hardware and software reference designs, new web-based GUI interfaces for OCA (AES70) solutions, a demonstration of the synergy of AES67 and AES70 in creating complete media networking solutions, and integration examples of selected products implementing OCA (AES70), available on the market today.

"The OCA Alliance has been looking forward to exhibiting at ISE this year, as the OCA (AES70) ecosystem is evolving in several very interesting ways," commented Ethan Wetzell, platform strategist for Bosch Communications Systems.

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Italy - Proel has launched a major upgrade of its Pronet remote control software. Based on the stable and reliable Can Bus communication protocol, Pronet AX enables remote control of all Axiom powered loudspeakers, DSP amplifiers, and system controllers in a network of devices equipped with the Core DSP platform.

The new Pronet AX software offers a totally redesigned user interface with improved object identification and management - thanks to colour-coded items, intuitive icons and panels, desktop grid, and docking Editor Panel.

Three different operating modes are provided: Setup, Edit, and Live; these can be chosen depending on whether systems are to be set up for the first time, units are to be edited individually, or operated under live conditions; and on the operations to be performed on the loudspeaker system.

The interface allows different choices of information

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USA - Elation Professional has announced the launch of the Platinum 1200 Wash, a bright LED colour wash moving head luminaire with (19) 65W multi-chip RGBW LEDs, making it Elation's brightest wash light offering to date.

The Platinum 1200 Wash produces colour washes on par with 1500W discharge fixtures and houses a host of professional features like a 5° to 50° motorized zoom for tight to wide beam angle control.

The fixture comes with a selection of linear colour temperature presets from 2,700 - 8,000K, which combined with the RGBW colour mixing possibilities and powerful 19 x 65W LED engine, make for an extremely flexible colour wash luminaire capable of powerful and smooth colour shade projections across any surface.

A variety of different effects are possible using the fixture's pixel and pixel ring control with colour pixel ring macros, colour preset macro

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USA - Electro-Voice is kicking off its 90th birthday year with a Loud & Clear pledge to portable speaker customers at the upcoming NAMM show in Anaheim, California:

Under the Loud & Clear banner, EV's new NAMM booth will serve as a live performance venue to showcase talent playing through EV's best-selling family of portable loudspeakers and new ND Series microphones.

Nine different artists spanning a broad scope of genres will perform through various system setups at the booth over the course of the four-day show, including ZLX, ELX, EKX and ETX models, so visitors can hear EV sound quality for themselves. Multiple product experience areas will give guests a chance to compare and contrast the various features each series offers to suit a range of portable applications and budgets.

EV is also launching the new #EVsound social media campaign at the show -

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UK - Production, entertainment and events flooring specialists Harlequin Floors are exhibiting at PLASA Focus, in Glasgow, 18-19 January on stand A3, introducing new and exciting products including Hi-Shine Gold and Silver.

Following a huge success at the London Olympia exhibition at the end of September last year, Harlequin Floors is heading to Glasgow for more PLASA action, where it expects to have heads turning once again at the new product lines on offer.

The metallic finishes in gold and silver are the latest additions to the Hi-Shine range and give a highly reflective, glossy, and mirrored effect. Because Harlequin's Hi-Shine floors are durable and easy to roll out, they are perfect for the fast-paced and pressurised world of events, television production, set design and fashion, where time and high quality are of the essence.

Also of interest to set designers an

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USA - The Georgia World Congress Centre in downtown Atlanta is the site for the semi-annual Bronner Brothers International Beauty Show, a three-day professional beauty industry event that is the largest multicultural/multi-textural tradeshow in the United States.

More than 30,000 beauty professionals were in attendance for education, workshops and entertainment. The show culminated with the televised, legendary hair battle on the main stage.

Locally based AEE Productions provided an Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) KF line array sound reinforcement system that was the driving force behind the show's entertainment and fashion events, including the televised competition.

"We were on site for full production except for the broadcast trucks," explains Tracy Towne, production manager for AEE. "We designed and set up the EAW system to ensure the audience received the full impact

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France - French artist Jeanne Added has found the perfect complement for her powerful, harmonic voice - a DPA d:facto Vocal Microphone that allows her to convey emotion without changing the timbre of her singing. Jeanne, who last year released her debut solo album Be Sensational, was introduced to the d:facto by her sound engineer, Gilles Olivesi.

"I was looking for a very flat microphone that wouldn't try to enhance anything in her voice," Olivesi explains. "French engineer Malik Malki told me about the d:facto, so we tried it with Jeanne in the studio and compared it to a number of other vocal mics. We all agreed that it was the right one because it keeps her voice sounding natural. It also works for the FOH mix and the monitors - in my opinion vocalists sing better when they can hear themselves clearly without stretching the monitor's EQ."

Jeanne's tour is also a

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Europe - Heralding the New Year 2017, ALC NetworX has announced that German telephone hybrids, audio codecs specialist AVT Audio Video Technologies has joined the RAVENNA community to contribute their expertise and provide yet another building block in the ever-growing landscape of RAVENNA/AES67-enabled products.

AVT are experts in the field of telephone hybrids or talk show systems, which are technologies that convert an incoming phone call into an audio signal that is suitable for a studio environment. Naturally, Voice-over-IP technology is playing an increasingly important part in this crucial domain. Another field of expertise for AVT concerns audio codecs that are needed for high quality audio transmissions over different networks. Once again, the transmission standard is now AoIP rather than ISDN or 2-Mbit/s that were used in the past. It is therefore a logical step for

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Puerto Rico - Daddy Yankee and Nicky Jam closed 2016 on a high and very emotional note, bringing down the house for four electrifying sold-out Cangris concerts at the famed Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot. The two Reggaeton icons had a lot to celebrate, having collectively garnered six nominations for Univision's upcoming Premios Lo Nuestro awards.

The Cangris concerts were about much more than superstar performances, however; they were also a spirited celebration of trailblazing music and the reconciliation of two gifted friends who joined forces in the '90s, then spent more than a decade apart, before their recent reconciliation. Reflecting the passion of these events were two sweeping and transformative lightshows by Daddy Yankee's LD David Ayala, and Juan David Guerrero, the designer for Nicky Jam.

Drawing on the far-ranging performance features of ov

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