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Germany - Panasonic has announced the creation of a new European solutions company that will bring together its various business products and develop world class solutions for its customers, offering a single point of contact and accountability.

Panasonic System Solutions Europe (PSSEU), a division of Panasonic Marketing Europe, founded on 1 April 2016, develops market specific solutions that include Panasonic devices, software, connectivity and third party products, delivered with world class design engineering and project management.

PSSEU will initially focus its activities on three distinct vertical markets: utilities, transportation and logistics.

The new organisation will be led by Tony O'Brien who has over 20 years' experience in enterprise solutions, having previ

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Benelux - Belgian lighting designer Carlo Zaenan of QBE created another amazing live show in Benelux, using a rig that included 256 Robe moving lights - the 2016 leg of the Symphonica in Rosso concerts, six performances presented by Dutch superstar singer Marco Borsato at Amsterdam's 17,000 capacity Ziggo Dome.

This followed another six shows - all 12 completely sold out - in October 2015 at the same venue, which was transformed into a giant theatre space to present the concept.

Carlo has worked with Borsato since 1999 and since 2011 has been his regular LD and lighting operator. To develop the visual treatment for the 2015/16 Symphonica in Rosso, he worked closely with set designer Anne-Mari Ahola and Marcel de Vré, Borsato's long term show designer as well as the video crew from Visual Solutions and content creator Tom van Gestel from Fabrique Fantastique. Once th

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UK - PLASA, the Professional Lighting and Sound Association, has announced that Peter Heath has been appointed to the new role of managing director of PLASA, with effect from Monday 11 April 2016.

Peter brings with him a wealth of industry knowledge and hands-on sales and management experience. He joins PLASA from Roland Corporation, where he worked in various senior roles for nearly 20 years, making a substantial contribution to the sustained growth of its UK music division, where he became sales director in 2009.

In 2006 he set up Roland UK's Pro Audio division, which later became Roland Pro AV after merging with Edirol Video products. He developed his role and in 2012 became pro AV sales and marketing director in the UK. In 2014 he Joined Roland Europe Group as head of Pro AV for Europe. Peter has also worked closely with the Music Industries Association (MIA) and, thro

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Indochine X PixMob Fan Immersion

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's - 40 thousand LED pixels on a ceiling!!! Indochine's whirlwind tour transports fans to another level of the live experience - immersing them from floor to ceiling with PixMob's X4 wristbands, and an LED ceiling made entirely of its NOVA Minis! With the vision of Indochine's creative team, PixMob used its LED fan-technology to turn attendees and venues into an ocean of effects, and a starry sky of LED magic. Très très cool!

Read more about the Indochine tour in the latest issue of LSi

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USA - Arena Seating's managing director Niall Gaffney is taking up a new opportunity, moving to become general manager of the New Jersey division of Arena Americas, April 2016.

With each of the Arena Americas divisions geographically split into four areas, Gaffney will be responsible for managing and delivering growth across the Northeast Division.

Niall comments, "I've enjoyed a fabulous time at Arena Seating, working within a great team of people and on some amazing events, such as the Commonwealth Games, which stands out as a personal highlight. The fact that I can continue to expand my horizons within the Arena Group is a testament to their expansion and I am relishing the prospect of continuing my time with the company in a new environment.

"I'm sure I'll have plenty to learn as I take on the vagaries between the US and UK markets, comparing how projects are deliv

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Europe - PR Lighting has announced the release of its new lightweight LED lamp - the XPar 150. This features a new advanced 150W LED lamp, offering full RGBW colour mixing.

Weighing a mere 6.2kg it is easy to handle and with its IP67 rating has been designed for outdoor use, thanks to its high-intensity die-casting aluminium chassis.

The XPar 150 is also supported by a host of features. These include Colour Temperature of 2700K-10000K (linear correction); Beam Angle 30°; Field Angle 60°, 0-100% linearly adjustable dimmer and 0.3-20 fps strobing.

(Jim Evans)

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Germany - This year sees British audio company, Audient celebrate the success of its flagship ASP8024 console with the launch of ASP8024: Heritage Edition, the definitive version of David Dearden's classic design.

Building on the existing features, which have seen the ASP8024 installed in thousands of studios worldwide, Heritage Edition comes with a brand new look as well as an array of added enhancements 'under the hood', giving the renowned console renewed vigour ahead of the company's 20th anniversary.

ASP8024-HE features the all new variable mix bus technology Retro Iron. Technical director Tom Waterman explains, "By utilising an all-discrete and warm sounding output amplifier with Carnhill output transformers, Retro Iron adds punch and 'vibe' to the consoles' mix output. We based this design on two custom consoles from David's first job in 1970 at Advision Studios in

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Germany - Consistent with the MA Lighting philosophy of continual improvement, the dot2 lighting console software has just received a significant upgrade. Based on real dot2 user feedback, this version 1.2 update is available as a free download from www.ma-dot2.com.

Intuitive operation is the core of the dot2 philosophy and with a comprehensive set of connectivity hardware on all console models, the dot2 range is suitable for most theatre, touring, corporate, television and education lighting environments. The easy to operate dot2 software is available in multiple languages and provides on-board Help and Direct Hints to guide a new user to operate the console to its full potential. A full range of clever programming and playback features provide intuitive access to advanced functionality.

With 5 customisable layout views the user is now able to create a visual representati

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Germany - Building on the phenomenal success of CRMX TiMo, LumenRadio is opening up new market segments with the launch of the CRMX Nova TX USB at Prolight+Sound in Frankfurt.

The CRMX Nova TX USB delivers "never before seen accessibility to the powerful CRMX technology". With its small size and easy to use USB interface it is suitable for small to medium sized temporary shows and works in combination with battery powered fixtures with builtin CRMX technology.

CRMX Nova TX USB comes equipped with all the advanced features of the larger CRMX Nova products in a smaller enclosure; Automated Cognitive Coexistence, DMX fidelity and error correction, lowest latency in the industry at 5ms and 128 bit encryption - it's all there.

The CRMX Nova TX USB utilizes the industry standard ENTTEC DMX USB protocol which allows for full compatibility with a vast range of consoles and a r

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Germany - A wide array of Audio-Technica products are to make their Prolight + Sound debut at this year's event. From instrument microphones to in-ear monitors and conference system solutions, all will be on display at the Audio-Technica stand (Hall 4, stand C23).

Receiving its international launch at Prolight+Sound, the ATM350a is a new and improved version of Audio-Technica's popular ATM350 clip-on cardioid condenser microphone. Designed for use on snare drums, toms, strings, piano, brass and woodwind instruments, the ATM350a features an increased SPL handling over its already-impressive predecessor. Increased by 10dB to 159dB, the ATM350a's new SPL capability ensures it can cope with an even wider range of extremely powerful, dynamic sources with ease.

The AE2300 features Audio-Technica's proprietary double-dome diaphragm construction, giving it high-frequency and trans

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Germany - Weighing 240 grams, compact enough to fit in the palm of a hand, yet powerful enough to control entire building, automation, audiovisual and lighting systems 24/7, the new Wings IOBox Pro network control device from AV Stumpfl will ship this month.

"Removing the need for PC-based control, AV Stumpfl has taken the tried and tested IObox adding several new performance features. It is the most compact but scalable media control solution available on the market today allowing for advanced control of audiovisual and building functions," said Tobias Stumpfl, CEO at AV Stumpfl.

One of the new features of the Pro version is its ability to host a HTML5 touch user interface using a built-in webserver. This user interface can be designed and customized using AV Stumpfl's free Wings Touch software. It utilizes HTML5 web app technology for prompt bidirectional control without

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Germany - At PL&S2016, TiMax and Out Board (Hall4.1-A38) are celebrating a couple of their busiest years ever with five musical shows now on Broadway currently using TiMax, and two of the West End's biggest shows this year about to open in London with TiMax SoundHub and Tracker, plus an ever increasing range of shows and installations across Scandinavia, Europe and the Far East. Out Board's Dave and Robin will be showing some major new enhancements to the TiMax2 SoundHub software just about to be released.

And in a Frankfurt debut, Out Board's PAT test joint-venture associates Data Strategy (Hall3 -G90) will demonstrate the PAT4 Test Processors, CAB5 Cable Testers and RCD Test modules with their QC-Check PAT automation and logging software which is rapidly being adopted by a growing number of the UK's top production rental companies - check in with Iain Roche to learn more.

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Germany - Barco is expanding its successful HDF projector portfolio for large venues and events with a 3-chip DLP, 30,000-lumen model that offers WUXGA resolution with top image quality. The powerful HDF-W30LP FLEX projector features a high-brightness laser phosphor light source that offers extremely long lifetime with remarkably low total cost of ownership, says the company.

Thanks to the laser phosphor retrofit module, customers who already own a Barco HDF-W30 FLEX projector can also benefit from laser technology. The projector shares its lenses, very wide lens shift range, ease of use, and modularity with the other HDX and HDF models. The HDF-W30LP FLEX is ready to order and will begin shipping in Summer 2016.

"Today, customers are confronted with a myriad of technology choices. We have been expanding our projector portfolio with high brightness and laser phosphor techn

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Germany - Automated lighting manufacturer High End Systems will be giving the lighting community its first look at the latest Hog control software at the Pro Light & Sound exhibition held this week in Frankfurt. Displayed on European Master Distributor AED's stand (Hall 4, Stand D59), Hog v3.4 software offers numerous enhancements to the Hog operating system, including many inspired through designer feedback.

High End's software team has worked diligently to continue improvements to the popular control platform, resulting in an unparalleled feature set with rock solid performance.

In addition, High End will show the latest alpha version of Hog OS with exciting new features

High End Systems control systems software manager Jonathan Kemble comments, "As all can see from the new feature set, there is a lot going on with Hog software development in 2016, and we're very exc

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Germany - Allen & Heath has expanded its Qu compact digital range with the new Qu-SB ultra-compact intelligent mixer / interface. Qu-SB is designed as a Stage Box solution with all the features offered in the Qu series but purely designed for tablet control, freeing the user to mix from anywhere in the venue. Qu-SB provides a smart, portable solution for bands, music venues, project studios, schools and corporate events requiring a pro live and/or recording mixer in a tiny footprint.

A freestanding or rackmount surface-less mixer, Qu-SB has 16 XLR mic inputs, 2 line inputs and 14 outputs but thanks to the powerful Qu-32 core inside, it can be expanded up to 32 mic input channels and 24 outputs, enabling the mixer to connect over a single Cat5 digital snake to AB168, AR84 and AR2412 remote audio racks.

Eliminating the on deck user interface, all control parameters on Qu-SB

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Japan -Yamaha Pro Audio and Shure Incorporated have announced that customers using Yamaha CL and QL Series consoles will be able to control and monitor Shure ULX-D Digital Wireless Systems (Dante enabled ULXD4D Dual Channel Digital Wireless Receivers and ULXD4Q Quad Channel Digital Wireless Receivers), providing the user with significantly enhanced operability.

The seamless integration of Yamaha's CL/QL Series consoles with Shure's ULX-D Digital Wireless Systems - which offer uncompromising 24-bit audio clarity and efficient RF performance - equips audio professionals everywhere with the intuitive tools they need to handle sound reinforcement applications of any size. The newly-available control parameters will include monitoring of battery, RF reception strength, antenna status, frequency and audio level, and full control of gain, mute, and channel name assignment.

Ken Hi

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USA - The latest rental company to add Elation's Platinum FLX hybrid luminaire to its rental inventory is Glendale, California-based Kinetic Lighting, Inc, an award-winning lighting supplier in the LA area that has also added a quantity of Colour Chorus LED battens to its stock.

"There were several things about the Platinum FLX that made us decide to stock them in our rental inventory," comments Kinetic Lighting president David Rosen. "It has the right mix of features - optics, form factor and price - and we get full CMY colour mixing in a hybrid fixture. But we were especially impressed with its output. The FLX is the brightest beam fixture we rent. And while we still rent lots of Elation's Platinum Beam 5R Extremes, and even the original Platinum Beam 5R, the FLX is a great complement to those while meeting the needs of clients who want even more output in a beam fixture."

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UK - Baldwin Boxall has announced the launch of a new logo and refreshed look, reflecting the company's ethos of ongoing improvement and evolution of the brand. The new logo has an up-dated look, whilst keeping its traditional, and highly recognisable, blue triangle. The rebranding exercise has included a fully responsive website and modernised exhibition stand.

During the website redesign Baldwin Boxall insisted that there must be no loss of content as the company has always been keen to ensure that it is as informative as possible. To give you an idea of size, the site itself consists of well over 100 pages and contains over 200 items of downloadable content. In addition there is a project profile area, a news blog, customer log-in area and staff news blog.

Despite its size, the website is straight-forward to navigate, with plenty of interesting content, and includes a n

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UK - Honouring the talent that the British advertising industry has to offer, the British Arrows Awards this year celebrated their 40th anniversary. Taking place on Wednesday 23 March 2016 at Battersea Evolution, creative technical event production expert, Hawthorn was on hand to make sure this year's event was bigger and better than ever.

The evening, which was hosted by Peep Show actor and comedian David Mitchell, saw 18 gold and 26 silver awards handed out to the cream of the advertising crop, with guest presenters including actor Stanley Tucci.

Hawthorn has delivered the technical production for the British Arrows Awards since 2011, with the design and production values increasing in specification and complexity each year. Working alongside the British Arrows Awards producers, the team at Hawthorn once again provided an imaginative and unique way of using the 4,

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China - Five Christie DWU555-GS laser phosphor projectors provided impressive projections on the backdrop of a massive sand table model showcased at a new national heritage park in China - restoring the ancient glory of Luoyang city, China's former imperial capital during the Sui (589-618 BC) and Tang dynasties (618-907 AD).

Wu Zetian was the first and only female emperor in China. A major highlight is the full-scale reconstructions of two iconic towers that symbolised the splendour and opulence of Empress Wu's reign.

During her political heyday, Empress Wu instructed the construction of these two towers, which were described as architectural miracles. And today, the recreated nine-story-high Ming Tang houses a spectacular sand table model of the ancient city of Luoyang, which covers an area of 130sq.m and is built to a scale of 1:800.

The backdrop of the massive sand

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South Africa - When it comes to suspending line arrays for large-scale events, In-Harmony Productions rely on ProLyft motors from Prolyte. With six one Ton Prolyft motors in stock already, they recently made an investment of an additional two-ton motor to keep up with demand.

In-Harmony provides a service in two key areas, live technical productions and installations particularly for Houses of Worship, explains Juan Soothill, MD and system designer engineer at In-Harmony. "We own a JBL VTX V25 system, and for massive events collaborate with two other V25 owners. When working on bigger indoor and outdoor gigs, we want to be able to suspend more line array boxes with the focus being on safety."

Earlier this year, In-Harmony used the Prolyft motors for church meetings held in Johannesburg's FNB Stadium (an over 94 000 seater venue) and in Accra, Ghana. The motors then went st

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UK - The Kenneth Branagh Theatre Season has been running at the Garrick Theatre in London's West End since October 2015. In the first-ever season led by the BAFTA award-winning actor, it has achieved critical acclaim with hit productions such as The Winter's Tale starring Judi Dench, for which she has just won an Olivier Award, and Red Velvet starring Adrian Lester. The latest show, The Painkiller, which stars both Kenneth Branagh and Rob Brydon, has now opened to rave reviews. As with every other production throughout the season, White Light is providing the lighting equipment on this comedy classic.

The Painkiller tells the story of two men sat in adjacent hotel rooms. One of them is an assassin, whilst the other is suicidal and the only thing that separates them is an adjoining door. The play is a new adaptation of Francis Veber's classic French

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