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UAE - The countdown has begun to the inaugural edition of Prolight + Sound Middle East, with scores of product launches, industry seminars, and a live demo area setting the stage for three days of networking at the region's dedicated trade show for the pro audio-visual and entertainment market.

Taking place from 31 October - 2 November at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Prolight + Sound Middle East 2016 has attracted some the biggest names in the business, with the likes of Bose Professional, Sennheiser, Martin Professional, Adam Hall, and Monacor International rubbing shoulders with top regional distributors such as GSL Professional, Echo Beats, and AVISS.

"They will line-up alongside 40 exhibitors from 12 countries, all of which will target a burg

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Europe - Sennheiser is expanding its SpeechLine Digital Wireless system with new products that further enhance its flexibility, including two fully wireless Tablestand units, a Qi-based wireless charging solution and a new network enabled charging unit.

"SpeechLine Digital Wireless was created by Sennheiser to be the first solution to meet the demand for a wireless microphones dedicated purely to speech. It offers easy installation and operation, a high level of reliability and future-proof technology to deliver supreme speech clarity," said Kai Tossing, portfolio manager, business communication. "We are taking these qualities even further, bringing the simplicity, flexibility and freedom of wireless charging, with all products allowing easy monitoring and control via our intuitive Control Cockpit software."

Sennheiser has created two new wireless base units featuring wire

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USA - Prolyte Group will exhibit at the LDI show from 21-23 October in Las Vegas (booth 2053), premiering the new Verto truss on the North American continent.

The new Verto truss will be shown in action or you may give it a try in the Verto challenge. Pop by, request for a demonstration and get your limited edition Verto T-shirt at the stand!

Prolyte will further highlight the Verto truss during the New Technology Breakfast on Saturday 22 October - another opportunity to learn all the technical details of this truss.

(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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USA - Shure Incorporated has released the latest version of its Wireless Workbench System Control Software - Version 6.12. The update is designed to put maximum power and flexibility into the user's hands. The addition of several new features will help wireless users better manage and monitor wireless system performance over the network, from pre-show planning through post-performance analysis.

Shure has created Timeline - a new logging utility designed to capture essential channel status information over time. Information recorded includes RF level, antenna status, audio level, interference, ShowLink Remote Control status, and battery level. With optimized data storage, Timeline can record data from all networked channels for an indefinite amount of time, given sufficient system resources. Capturing and viewing the recorded data enables users to troubleshoot wireless system o

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USA - When the 2016 LDI Conference and Tradeshow opens its doors on 21 October 2016, Altman Lighting will be showcasing its award-winning line of lighting innovations inside the Las Vegas Convention Centre. Altman Lighting will feature the PHX LED ellipsoidal family, the Gallery series, Pegasus, and the Chalice LED series of luminaires in Booth 1359.

"We are very excited about exhibiting at LDI 2016 as this is a very exciting time for Altman Lighting," began Julie Smith, general manager. "Understanding the vision at Altman has always been to develop the most innovative and cost-effective lighting solutions, we are eager to have the opportunity to demonstrate our passion and latest product solutions to the lighting designers, engineers, specifiers and dealers in attendance at the show."

New and innovative options are what make the award-winning PHX LED ellipsoidals suitable

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USA - At LDI this year (booth 1787), TMB will once again feature new technology in a laid back setting. The welcome mat is out!

One of the most exciting innovations from TMB this year is new Q+ Technology, now available in the Solaris Flare. This LED driver technology maximizes LED output for unprecedented brightness, while also optimizing LED temperatures for long term reliability.

The new Flare Q+ fixture has all the features of its renowned predecessor, while Q+ Technology increases the brightness by over 40% with practically no fan noise. Its Theatre Mode is effectively silent, yet still brighter than the original Flare. Also introduced at LDI, the new Flare LR Q+ offers Q+ Technology performance in a linear format. Flare IP outdoor fixtures will also be on hand, as will other Solaris LED fixtures such as Mozart and the SoLED strobe.

Central to this year's TMB LDI

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USA - The Verizon Amphitheater in Alpharetta, Georgia, recently hosted Live Nation's I Love The 90s concert, to the delight of more than 11,000 fans. AEE Productions, based out of Atlanta, Georgia, provided a EAW KF line array system to reinforce the sold out show.

"AEE started in the industry back in the 80s," explains Tracey Towne, production manager for AEE. "At that time AEE built an excellent reputation for supporting dozens of national hip-hop and R&B tours. Though it was before my time with the company, I remember AEE being known as the 'low end' guys back then, so it was no surprise that they called us for a show like this."

The Verizon Amphitheater sports a distinctive fan-shaped roof, comprised of a translucent cloth-like material, suspended over a steel-framed structure. Located on 45 acres of land, the venue seats 7,000 under the roof and another 5,000 on the l

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World - FOH engineer Jim Ebdon has been piloting for three-time Grammy Award winners Maroon 5 for nearly the last two years on their world tour which has so far passed through North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania and South America. Ebdon has been tweaking the arrangement of the L-Acosutics K1/K2 system's components, finding little tricks that are making "an already great-sounding system perform even better".

Ebdon and the band began the tour back in February 2015. At the time, Ebdon, who has also mixed front-of-house sound for Aerosmith, Annie Lennox and Matchbox Twenty, discovered that the L-Acoustics V-DOSC system that he had come to count on wasn't available. "The V-DOSC was simply still so popular that one wasn't always available - bands and production managers loved it," he recalls. "That first six months on the road [without L-Acoustics] was 'an interesting exper

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USA - On Tuesday 11 October, the secretary of ANSI's Board of Standards Review issued notices that three more ESTA standards had been approved as American National Standards. They are now published and available on the ESTA website. In alphanumeric order, the new standards are:

ANSI E1.4-1 - 2016, Entertainment Technology - Manual Counterweight Rigging Systems, is a revision of the old standard for manual counterweight systems. The E1.4 project has been broken into three related parts. The other two parts are for dead-hung battens and manually powered winch systems.

ANSI E1.22 - 2016, Entertainment Technology - Fire Curtain Safety Systems, is a revision of the 2009 edition to better align it with the requirements in the current NFPA 80. The standard describes the materials, design, fabrication, installation, operation, testing, and maintenance of fire safety curtains and s

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USA - When the house lights dimmed at the iHeartRadio Festival 2016, the lighting system, designed by Tom Kenny, included one of the largest rigs of Solaris Flares ever: 222 of the popular 1 kilowatt LED fixtures, with a maximum potential output of over 7m lumens.

Taking place in the new T-Mobile Arena on 23-24 September, the sold out show made music history once again. With performances by artists such as U2, Sting, Usher, Sia, Ariana Grande, Twenty One Pilots, Tears For Fears, Britney Spears, and many more, it was an event that made way for some of the most exciting live music of the year, in a visual setting enhanced by stunning lighting and effects.

The Solaris Flare was originally introduced four years ago as the industry's first 1,000 Watt LED fixture. The Flare has been widely used on many of the world's top shows and tours, from Kenny Chesney to Beyoncé, and

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Burkina Faso - PR Lighting fixtures reach some parts of the globe that other brands do not. One of the more obscure locations is Burkina Faso, the tiny landlocked country in West Africa.

From there, sound engineer Henri Damien runs the successful pro-audio importation and technical supply company Datalinks, from his base in the capital, Ouagadougou.

Back in 2013, at Frankfurt Prolight+Sound, he first started talking to PR Lighting's Lawrence Mao - as the African took his first steps beyond sound into the world of lighting.

Finally, a deal was struck at this year's show, when Henri Damien placed a large order for 20 XR 330 BWS; 10 XLED 3019; 24 XPAR 348; four ARC LED 3108 and two Mega Color 4000 (4000W search light). These popular fixtures provided him with a complete, integrated package, suitable to reinforce the wide range of projects with which the company is contrac

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The Netherlands - Paradiso, the legendary central Amsterdam music venue, has chosen SSL Live consoles for both its Front of House and Monitor positions. Supplied by Dutch pro audio specialist and SSL partner Audio Electronics Mattijsen (AEM), an SSL L500 will be used for FOH, and an L300 will be used for monitors.

Paradiso began its remarkable life in 1968 as the Cosmic Relaxation Center Paradiso, after an abandoned church was squatted in 1967 by hippies intending to turn it into a music venue. Since then it has become an icon of popular culture, playing host to some of the biggest bands and artists in the world such as the late Prince, The Rolling Stones, Red Hot Chili Peppers, U2, and many more, who see the Paradiso as an essential and intimate stop on tours that normally fill venues many times its size. It's also known for being one of the busiest venues there is, with an e

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Italy - Claypaky has launched its new image - a brand new logo and new way of writing the company's name (Claypaky rather than Clay Paky). The first public event Claypaky will attend with its new identity will be LDI in Las Vegas from 21 to 23 October.

"The need for modernity sometimes requires a break with tradition," says CEO Pio Nahum. "This does not mean betraying the ideals with which the company was founded and has grown in the past forty years. However, the way we see it, it does mean being in step with the times including purely from the point of view of brand image, with our eyes firmly fixed on technological progress, innovation and the future."

(Jim Evans)

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Serious Impacts - Theatre figures have condemned the "catastrophic" reduction of arts education in schools, claiming it is having serious impacts on the diversity of the theatre industry. Curve artistic director Nikolai Foster led criticisms of the shrinking emphasis on creative education, claiming that "pathways" in place several decades ago have now disappeared. "Twenty-five or 30 years ago . . . in schools there were teachers who were encouraged, because of a curriculum, to share these great plays, these great stories. There were drama clubs, dance classes. Drama GCSEs and A Levels, theatre studies - these were subjects that the teachers were able to teach freely and speak about passionately, and have value for the students," Foster said. He was speaking as part of a panel on training opportunities at a diversity conference held in Leicester, at Curve. Foster continued, "It s

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UK - An apprentice from Le Mark Group has been announced as a winner at the East of England National Apprenticeship Awards 2016 regional ceremony.

Jessica Morris, age 24, who worked as an apprentice product developer and graphic designer at Le Mark Group, was winner in the region for Apprenticeship champion of the year.

The Awards, now in their 13th year, are run by the National Apprenticeship Service and recognise excellence in two areas: businesses that grow their own talent with apprentices and apprentices who have made a significant contribution to their workplaces.

On winning, Jess said: "I finished my apprenticeship just over a year ago now and can safely say it is the best thing I could have done for my career, it has given me the skills and knowledge to progress within my job role and has given me the confidence to be the best I can be. I pro-actively promote t

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EMEA - Digital Projection EMEA has announced the appointment of Shreeram Manjunath as business development manager for the Middle East region, reinforcing the Digital Projection sales team. This employment reflects the UK manufacturer's growth in this strategic region and its commitment to the market.

With more than eight years' experience in the Middle East and Africa regions, Shreeram brings a wealth of experience to the Dubai office. Prior to joining Digital Projection, Shreeram worked as an engineer in India before working in sales and product management for Sanyo and Panasonic in the MEA region. He holds an MBA from the SP Jain School of Global Management and a Bachelor in Engineering from Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology in India.

Said Middle East and Turkey regional sales manager Tim Wood, "Shreeram is a great addition to our Middle East team. His appointment wi

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Italy - Powersoft has announced that it is sponsoring the multi-platform PAcalculate app, which runs on mobile devices such as Android, iOS, Windows-Phone, Blackberry - including smartphones and tablets.

Developed by Brusi Acoustics, a consulting firm for electroacoustic and an independent laboratory for loudspeaker directivity testing, it is marketed by Doctor Pro Audio, a leading web portal. This multi-lingual app (currently speaking Simplified Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish), contains many calculations, utilities and reference information. It is therefore a useful tool for anyone dealing with PA, sound reinforcement, sound systems, electroacoustic, pro-audio - as well as lighting.

Explaining the sponsorship decision, Francesco Fanicchi, Powersoft's brand and communications director, said, "We have decided to implement our bran

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Denmark - Pascal has announced the launch of its new U-PRO Series amplifier module. A design optimized for self-powered portable PA systems and ultra-compact, high SPL loudspeakers for fixed installation applications; offering both single and asymmetrically rated 2-way power channels.

The U-PRO series features dynamic power ratings due to its extremely high voltage rails, relative to its RMS power output. Resultantly, with RMS ratings of 280 W, it can deliver ultra-short bursts of 500 W RMS or 1000 W peak power; at a lower cost point than normal market expectations for such power capabilities. These are optimal performance characteristics for lightweight portable PA and ultra-compact, high output fixed install cabinet designs.

The U-PRO2 has a 280 W + 100 W two channel asymmetrical power rating for 2-way loudspeaker cabinet designs, while the U-PRO1 provides a single chann

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UK - Avolites is gearing up to launch the latest update to its Ai software - Ai version 10 - which will see an overhauled user interface for a more intuitive experience and new features developed for the real world demands of Coldplay's video-heavy A Head Full of Dreams 2016 tour, and Las Vegas nightclub JEWEL - the latest addition to the Hakkasan Group of premium nightlife experiences.

Avolites' team of developers worked alongside Coldplay's video director Ben Miles, who scooped a Knight of Illumination Award 2016 for his work on the tour, and video programmer Leo Flint to bring to life one of the update's most salient new features - Notch and Spout Integration. Notch is a real-time effects generator whilst Spout, a real-time video sharing framework for Windows, allows users to share frames across applications on a computer.

An array of all new visual effects has also bee

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France - The Surf de Nuit is a concept gathering thousands of spectators each year in August on the Sables d'Or beach in Anglet, France.

Listed in the official World Surf League (WSF) calendar, this competition sees 12 of the best professional surfers duke it out by night under the light of gigantic Airstar balloons. Equipped with LED-lined surfboards (lumiboard), the riders compete for this coveted League trophy and put on a real show with daring tricks.

This event is made possible thanks to the Anglet city hall which organises this event in cooperation with regular partners and service providers, without the help of a specialist company. Both the logistics and power supply are handled by the technical team from the city. One of the Anglet city partners is none other than Airstar, whose South West branch has been working on this exciting project for the last 10 years, tak

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Denmark - As part of a newly-launched contest, DPA Microphones is asking the audio community to tell how they use DPA mics today or how they would have used them if they had DPA mics.

They just have to go on the company website, to share their story. If users submit their stories, they will be entered for a chance to win prizes. The grand prize is $2,800 in DPA microphones and accessories of the winner's choice and the more people who participate, the more prizes will be added. The campaign runs from October 17 to November 7.

"We love to engage with our users and hear how they are utilizing our microphones and accessories," says Anne Berggrein, VP of marketing "We often get surprised about how creative our mics are actually being used in many different environments and applications. This competition is a great opportunity for people to tell us their story and get the chanc

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