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UK - Robe is ready to rock the PLASA 2016 expo at Olympia next week, 18 - 20 September, which is back amidst the lively buzz of west London.

"PLASA is an important show, and we recognise London as an entertainment industry capital of the world which is why we are focusing on three innovative new products," comments Robe's CEO Josef Valchar.

With Spiider, Robe has experienced unprecedented levels of anticipation surrounding this new product which is launched worldwide just three day days ahead of the show.

Josef confirms, "Spiider is really something special which everybody will love! Forty-two Spiiders will be in action on the Robe booth - which is an absolute 'must-see'!"

The Halo, a special bespoke new Robe LED 'pixel technology' device, can be used to transform PA

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Korea / USA - API has announced a new partnership with Korea-based distributor Dasan, headquartered in Seoul. Founded in 1999, Dasan has been providing innovative media solutions for recording studios, concert halls, religious institutions, and sports facilities, among others, for over 15 years.

"We are proud to partner with such a distinguished and experienced distributor," said API managing director Gordon Smart. "Dasan is dedicated to providing only the best professional audio equipment, and we're extremely pleased to join forces with a distributor whose values align with ours."

(Jim Evans)

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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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UK - Since making their first investment in Powersoft's X Series amplifier technology earlier this year Orbital Sound has seen them graduate from driving the sound during the pantomime season to full touring duty on the hit musical, Chicago, where they have partnered with the company's new Flare Audio X2 Compact Vertical Point Source Array loudspeaker system.

Chicago has been touring provincial theatres for the first time in four years, and according to Orbital director of sales, Andy Simmons, it has proved a compelling combination. The system was specified by leading theatre sound designer Rick Clarke, who passed away so tragically last month, and whose association with the production dates all the way back to 1998.

Orbital's new Powersoft X8 8-channel amplifiers provide the touring production with 32 channels of amplification in just 8U, and Rick commented

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USA - The Audio Engineering Society (AES) East Coast convention in 2017 will be co-located with NAB Show New York at the Javits Convention Centre in New York City, event organizers have announced.

The AES annual fall USA Convention will be held 18-21 October, 2017 and NAB Show New York will be held 18-19 October, 2017. The adjacent location of these events creates the most comprehensive and largest media and entertainment event held on the East Coast with over 600 exhibitors, say the organisers.

"Audio is the expertise of the AES, and NAB Show New York highlights expertise in video and content distribution. For today's media professionals, it makes perfect sense for these two events to take place side-by-side, complementing each other's missions, benefiting each other's memberships and increasing the opportunities for all attendees," said Bob Moses, executive director, Aud

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Germany - GLP's mighty X4 Atom, the latest addition to its popular X4 range, enjoyed its German television premier in the best possible way - when Thomas Gerdon selected 116 of the compact fixtures, containing the same high output quad color LED source common to the entire X4 range, for a new prime time series.

They were used to light up the Capitol Theatre in Offenbach in front of an audience of 400 for a Saturday night series on the RTL network called Mein Bestes Jahr - a retrospective in which Germany's top comedians showcase the best and weirdest moments of their own favourite year.

The versatile Gerdon has worked extensively with RTL, and with some of the country's favourite comedians such as Mario Barth, regularly sourcing GLP LED solutions from Felix Sandmann at PRG.

It was Sandmann who accompanied Gerdon on the first site meeting to this old theatre with

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Germany - Shure has been recognized as a 2016 Global Excellence Award winner by the Global Presence Alliance (GPA). As a reflection of the leading audio, visual, and UC manufacturers and vendors, the annual Global Excellence Awards honour the vendors that exhibit the highest level of commitment to delivering superior experiences to GPA members and global customers. Shure joined the GPA's Accredited Vendor Program in January 2016.

"As a newer member of the Accredited Vendor Program, we take enormous pride in this recognition, especially given our continued dedication to providing top-notch products and services worldwide," said Brian Woodland, senior director of global business development at Shure. "The alliance's focus on providing consistent, high-level services to its esteemed client roster aligns nicely with Shure's legacy of providing AV technology to our global customers

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New Zealand - Specialists in sound, lighting, AV and live streaming, New Zealand's Lampros Sound, recently invested in a dLive digital mixing system to add to its hire stock. The new system comprises the flagship S7000 Surface and DM64 MixRack.

Based in Wellington, Lampros' warehouse contains a number of other mixers from the Allen & Heath range, including a GLD-112 digital mixer, an iLive-T112 Surface with iDR-64 MixRack, a Qu-16 compact digital mixer, and an assortment of ZED compact analogue mixers.

The new dLive system was purchased in preparation for the ARISE Conference, one of New Zealand's largest Christian gatherings, which hosts in excess of 6,000 attendees from 300 churches across New Zealand over the three-day event. Two additional dLive systems were sub-hired to supplement Lampros' stock for this event and provide a consistent user experience for the client.

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Italy - Preparations for Showlight 2017 are hotting up as the first speakers for this quadrennial event are announced.

With the Papers Committee continuing to sift through a swathe of submissions, details of the first speakers for Showlight 2017 in Florence are coming to light. The programme promises to be as fascinating as ever with the following international lighting specialists the first to sign up:

Aldo Visentin will share some of his experiences over many years of touring with, and lighting for, Maestro Andrea Bocelli.

Lighting designer Colin Ball will show how he uses theatre and film lighting techniques to light many buildings, including the Tower of London and the Palace of Westminster.

Declan Randall will tell of his experience of acting as set and projection designer, in addition to lighting designer, for an original production of Sister Act in Jo

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UK - The Tara Theatre, in Earlsfield, south west London, is a contemporary Asian-inspired theatre space. Opening to the public in autumn 2016, the venue, which includes the only permanent earth floor theatre in the country, will be home to world classics, new plays and plays for children - all produced by established and emerging artists.

Architecturally, Tara Theatre is a fusion of East and West and features an intimate 100-seat auditorium, a studio for rehearsals and small events and an outdoor patio walled by railway sleepers.

Designing the technical theatre installations for the new venue was Theatreplan. Mathew Smethurst-Evans, partner at Theatreplan, explained, "The brief for the redevelopment of the Tara Theatre was to provide a new adaptable theatre space with a rehearsal room, along with relevant back of house facilities and a foyer.

"One unusual challenge on

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UK - Martin Audio was in carnival mood, masquerading among the 70-plus exotic floats and sound stages through three miles of Notting Hill's streets, during the traditional August Bank Holiday event.

MLA partner LSH Events this year increased its activity level with Martin Audio's award-winning system, adding the highly influential Colours/TriniPosse float to that of their long-term client, the Flamingo Arts Carnival Charity.

"Colours saw the MLA Compact/MLA Mini rig we did last year and approached us to work with them this year - and provide wireless connectivity between the trucks," explained LSH Events project & logistics manager, Eli Saunders-Deutsch. "They are serious about their audio and wanted to move into line array technology."

He said that the event is becoming more competitive. "In the yard where we rig and on the road there were systems from other major com

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The Netherlands - Lawo announced at this week's IBC in Amsterdam the appointment of L P Systems as its distributor for Poland.

"The selection and appointment of an appropriate partner for Lawo's rapidly expanding IP portfolio is a strategically critical process," comments Charles Rowden, Lawo's European sales director. "After thorough research and careful consideration, I'm delighted to confirm our partnership with L P Systems for Poland's increasingly sophisticated IP technology markets."

"We are confident that IP-based products will define the future landscape of broadcast technology investment," observes L P Systems director Jaroslaw Kierkowski. "And with Lawo's leading position in the industry, we relish this opportunity to work closely alongside one of the world leading brands."

(Jim Evans)

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Poland - UK theatre, event and installed audio specialists Out Board has appointed Polsound as its new Polish distributor for the TiMax SoundHub audio showcontrol matrix and TiMax Tracker performer tracking systems.

The team at Polsound is headed up by sales & marketing director Pawe? Danikiewicz with dedicated support from TiMax application specialist, Krzysztof Polesi?ski, an experienced sound designer and systems engineer in his own right.

Polesi?ski stated, "TiMax is a totally unique sound automation system and it cannot be compared to anything else. At Polsound we understand TiMax SoundHub and TiMax Tracker, and how it will bring the best sound arrangements for our customers across Poland. I see a very promising future for the range with Polsound."

Out Board director Dave Haydon commented, "We are excited to welcome Polsound's support for TiMax in Poland, they hav

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Fighting Talk - Culture minister Matt Hancock has pledged to improve access to the creative industries and build a stronger relationship between technology and culture, as he sets out his main priorities for the role. Hancock, who succeeded Ed Vaizey in the position in July, also said he would fight to ensure government support for arts and culture in his first keynote speech as minister.

Delivered in front of an audience of creative industry professionals, Hancock used his first speech to set out his three main priorities, which he described as "backing success, access and synthesis". After praising the creative industries as "absolutely central to our post-Brexit future", Hancock said he would "fight to ensure that the creative and digital industries are at the heart of this government's industrial strategy." The minister went on to pledge that creative sector tax reliefs wo

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UK - Mark Sawyer has joined Matrix as a project manager. Having initially trained as a back of house op in a music studio, then moving his way into PA in 1995 as a warehouse casual, he worked his way up to become a senior project manager at Delta.

During Mark's time at Delta he project-managed some of their high profile projects including HM The Queen's 90th Birthday celebration at Windsor, Lumiere London as well as numerous high profile commemorative events in the UK and Europe. He was also part of the London 2012 & Glasgow 2014 Olympic/Commonwealth Games audio delivery team.

Mark has an extensive, varied and detailed knowledge of sound and intricate complex PA systems.

(Jim Evans)

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World - The Shure SM58, the world's most popular microphone, has been a foundational and formidable part of live performance for more than 50 years. To celebrate and honour five decades of the renowned sound, design, and durability of this iconic mic, Shure is announcing the introduction of a 50th Anniversary model, along with a variety of initiatives to engage and inspire loyal SM58 fans of all ages around the world.

Planned activities include: charitable auction of specially-designed SM58 artist editions; a comprehensive, multi-lingual website packed with historical information, artist photos, videos, and fan stories; customer engagement activities, including the ability for fans to share their experiences and memorable moments on social media and through a video project submission

The SM58-50A Limited Edition microphone touts all of the award-winning characteristics and

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Europe - Yamaha has announced that it will successively update Dante products to support the AES audio-over-IP interoperability standard, allowing Yamaha products equipped with Dante networking capability to communicate with Ravenna and other audio networks via AES67.

Beginning with the CL series digital mixing consoles, introduced in 2012, Yamaha has included Audinate's Dante audio networking solution in digital mixers, signal processors, power amplifiers and other pro audio devices, significantly contributing to the growth of audio networking throughout the industry. As of September 2016, a total of 24 Yamaha products offer Dante networking capability.

AES67 is an audio-over-IP interoperability standard established by the Audio Engineering Society (AES) in September 2013. The Ravenna network by ALC NetworX is AES67 compatible and upcoming AES67 compatibility has been ann

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Germany - This year, Germany's biggest electronic music festival was inspired to attract massive crowds, with more than 65,000 visitors attending Nature One.

For four days, top acts like Robin Schulz, Paul van Dyk, Sven V

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Belgium - Lokerse Feesten is a 10-day city festival that takes place during August in Lokeren, East Flanders. What began as a small festival in 1975 has grown into one of the largest festivals in Europe, with hundreds of thousands of visitors descending upon the small town each year to see an eclectic range of artists, ranging from Snoop Dogg to Simple Minds.

This year, the famed festival's Red Bull Elektropedia Room delivered a high-energy club-like feel with a Ignace D'haese, Jonas Weyn and Tijs Coene (Arf & Yes) designed light show that featured 100 Chauvet Professional Rogue R1 FX-B fixtures supplied by Phlippo.

D'haese and Weyn of Arf & Yes drew on 500 individually controlled moving heads in the collection of Rogues to create a mesmerizing multi-dimensional look on the festival stage. He fixed the fixtures around all four sides of the large industrial-style indoor spa

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USA - The Lost DayClub at Tiki Island, NY, is a large, outdoor dance club with a pool-party ambience. The club hosts private parties as well as nightly entertainment and features a swimming pool, a Tiki bar and a central area used for special events and dancing. A major club renovation in 2016 included a new distributed audio system featuring Community R Series and I Series loudspeakers.

JD Systems, Inc. of Staten Island, NY designed and installed the Lost DayClub's new audio system. JD Systems' owner Jak Daragiati says the club's previous audio system had uneven coverage and they had received noise complaints from neighbours. "The loudspeakers were just thrown all over the place and nothing was delayed," he said. "It was a real mess." As far as audio quality, Daragiati says, "Tiki wanted to host events with well-known DJs. But the DJs refused to come because of the sound."

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UK - As part of the company's ongoing investment in a host of new equipment, Pinewood MBS Lighting has brought in a substantial number of Digital Sputnik fixtures to augment what has become one of the industry's most expansive product ranges.

Having amassed 60 DS6 fixtures and over 240 single heads including a quantity of the latest wirelessly controlled DS1 battery version, Pinewood MBS is home to the largest Digital Sputnik rental stock in the world!

Used extensively by cinematographer Greig Fraser ACS/ASC during filming of the Pinewood MBS supported Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the fixtures have been well received by filmmakers and have become a key part of lighting lists on a variety of film and television productions. Supplied by Pinewood MBS in exclusively cased kits, the modular systems are exceeding the expectations of filmmakers of all genres.

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