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Germany/USA - EAW has announced the appointment of Ibbenbüren-based Trius Vertrieb as EAW's exclusive distributor for Germany. Effective immediately, Trius will handle distribution for EAW's products, interfacing with EAW's European sales director Sean Martin, EAW application support group EMEA representative Moray McMillin and other key members of EAW's team in Europe. The announcement was made by Jeffrey Cox, VP Pro Audio, at the Musikmesse Show in Frankfurt.

Kai Boeckmann, Trius managing director, stated, "Trius has been a German market leader for several decades, having built successful business relationships throughout the region, and we look forward to using our experience and contacts to lead EAW's sales initiatives in Germany. EAW produces high-quality products, and

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USA - Blending the modern with the traditional is always a challenge, particularly when it comes to architectural landmarks. Such was the case with the Lancaster County Convention Centre, a $170 million state-of-the-art facility designed to fit within the classic 19th century Pennsylvania Dutch façade of the city's landmark Watt and Shand department store.

The Convention Centre is designed for versatility, with a 46,000sq.ft exhibit hall, 9,000sq.ft ballroom and numerous other meeting areas. This same versatility also presented the biggest challenges in creating an audio system suitable for the space, explains Daniel Rohrer of Sage Technology Solutions in Mt. Joy, PA.

"Aside from addressing the vast differences in the architecture of each different space, we also faced issues of scheduling and coordinating the various phases of the project, building around the historical

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UK - Specialist high-power projection company E/T/C has decided to divide the company into two separate entities as of 29 January, 2010. ETC UK Ltd, a subsidiary of E/T/C, has been acquired by projection artist and designer Ross Ashton. Ashton is now operating as an independent company called The Projection Studio, and plans to develop its creative strengths by further expanding into large-scale artistic and projection projects.

E/T/C Paris will continue being involved in major international projects, headed up by the same teams that have worked on high-profile shows around the world for many years. The two companies look forward to a continuing collaboration on selected projects in the UK.

(Jim Evans)

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UAE - Nicolas Kyvernitis Electronics Enterprises, distributors of a number of professional audio manufacturers has announced a new business relationship with Sound Devices.

Sound Devices, based in Wisconsin USA has been manufacturing and supplying the field production business since 1998 with various products that include audio mixers, digital recorders, preamplifiers and computer interfaces.

"Sound Devices products are designed to help capture the highest quality audio with products designed to take anywhere our clients must work. Now with NMK Electronics as our new distribution partner we will be able to provide the region with the highest level of support. NMK brings strong audio knowledge and sales experience that will add great value to our customers," commented Ed Capp, sales manager of Sound Devices.

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Russia - The Russian government's Presidential commission for modernisation has announced that the transition from incandescent bulbs to energy efficient lighting devices will not take place by implementation of energy saving lamps (CFLs), but by converting to LEDs directly.

The corresponding law should be effective by June of this year. This new law will result in the Russian lighting industry's escalated adaptation to the new conditions. Only one factory in Russia currently manufactures light-emitting diodes. The production capacity (about 10% of the requirements) obviously does not support wide-range coverage of the industry and the population with LED lighting.

This topic will be featured during the 4 LED Forum Moscow, which will take place within the scope of the Interlight Moscow on 10-11 November 2010 at the Expocentre Fairgrounds.

(Jim Evans)

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UK - PLASA Focus: Leeds 2010 - which takes place on Tuesday 27 and Wednesday 28 April at the Royal Armouries - is fast building its profile as a show for new products as well as networking, with a host of products launching in Frankfurt scheduled to make their first UK appearance in Leeds just a few weeks later. Among these are the latest developments from some of the 31 new exhibitors who have signed up to PLASA Focus since the first show last year - leading to a completely sold out event.

From the audio world, exhibitors include Allen & Heath, showcasing new products including the iDR-16 3U MixRack and iLive-R72, iLive software v1.6, Xone:PB, Xone:XD40 headphones and ZED-10 and ZED-10FX mini mixers; Ateis International with its new ECS-Teleconference unit echo cancellation system; Cloud Electronics' new MA60MEDIA combined mixer/amplifier/digital music player; Duran Audio's AXY

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South Africa - For young revellers, the Potch Rag is an event not to be missed. This year's concert, held on the 4 and 5 February 2010 at the Potchefstroom University in South Africa, saw performances from Straatling Kinders and Die Heuwels Fantasties, with the lighting and AV provided by MGG Productions. The show incorporated the Robe 700 Beams with control by grandMA.

"The client, C2, were absolutely blown away by the Beam 700s," said Herman Wessels from MGG. "He said it was the best lighting he had seen in nine years at Potch."

Wessels rigged all the lighting fixtures on trussing. Opting for a theatrical LX bar, he incorporated a box truss with two loose trusses hung on either side. He, along with crew Deon Kriel and Kevin Rieck, used Secureload slings and steels for safety.

The six Robe 700 Spots, six Robe 700 Washes and six Robe 700 Beams were rigged

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UK - Specialist AV company PSCo is relocating its HQ to new premises in Reading. PSCo will move its headquarters in March enabling the company to develop and grow with new product ranges being added to its rental and sales portfolios.

Stuart Holmes, managing director of PSCo comments: "Moving to the new HQ is an absolute must for PSCo. Our portfolio of products has increased in scope and volume significantly in the past three years and we have developed our technical and support services to ensure these new technologies are accessible for our partners.

"Our rental fleet has grown continuously with the recent addition of projectors and the larger warehouse facility will allow us to dedicate more time and specialist resources to maintaining the rental products.

"Looking at our rental clients needs, we will be able to offer a more flexible and efficient service.

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Slovakia - High profile lighting, sound & video rental company Q-99 supplied the full technical production - lighting, video, sound - for the 2010 Miss Universe Slovakia pageant, a live telecast on STV 1 staged in front of 5000 people at the SIBAMAC Arena (National Tennis Centre) in Bratislava.

The show's lighting was designed by Martin Kubanka, and the equipment included Robe moving lights as the main 'workhorses' of the rig.

Miss Universe is one of the most popular programmes on the Slovakian TV calendar and enjoys massive ratings. It is organised by former Miss Slovakia, Silvia Lakatosova-Chovancova, and her company the In Agency. This year the set was designed by Michael Klang, the show was directed by Thomas Eibner and the DoP was Vladimir Durcansky. It was also broadcast live in the neighbouring Czech Republic.

Kubanka has lit the show 11 times previously

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USA - Geoff Stock, a dealer project manager with J. R. Clancy, has passed the exam in the Entertainment Technician Certification Programme (ETCP) for Theatre Rigging. Stock is now an ETCP-certified rigging professional.

The certification indicates expert proficiency in the use of counterweight, mechanical, and hydraulic systems installed in theatres. ETCP riggers also understand the health and safety issues involved in the use of theatre rigging, as well as Occupational Health and Safety Association (OSHA) requirements for the use, maintenance and inspection of rigging.

Stock, who came to J. R. Clancy in 2008, is the third rigging professional on the Clancy staff to earn ETCP certification. Formerly a project manager with Grand Stage Company, the Midwestern production house, Stock works directly with dealers and oversees the in-house completion of their projects. Most recently

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Germany - At last week's ProLight+Sound in Frankfurt, Yamaha launched the BR Series of passive speakers - an all new five-strong range of front-of-house and monitor speakers designed for "discerning musicians and institutions on a budget".

All models deliver high output right across the frequency range, significantly out performing more expensive audio solutions, and will prove suitable for a wide range of sound reinforcement applications including schools, houses of worship, corporate events and performing musicians, says the company.

The BR Prefix represents Bass Reflex but also encompasses the terms - Built Right, Better Response and Best Reliability, all attributes that characterise the new range.

The compact BR cabinets are carefully designed and engineered to meet the exacting demands of the sound reinforcement professional with high power woofers delivering

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Australia - Moomba is not an event normally associated with a Music Festival, but with amusement rides, water skiing competitions on the river, night time fireworks and a parade. However, in recent years, the organisers have re-introduced a music stage where "local" acts can play. Popular in the '80s, the event marked the participation of most of the famous Aussie bands of the time. This year's Festival, taking place in Melbourne in early March, included Vanessa Amorosi and Colin Hay (Men at Work) among the acts.

The main stage front of house system was the recently purchased Powersoft K Series powered EAW KF740 system. The system consisted eight EAW KF740 mid-sized line array loudspeakers per side, four EAW SB1002 Arrayable Subwoofers (in cardioid array) per side and UX8800 processors, all powered by Powersoft K10s. For the sub-bass the K10s used the DSP cards to impl

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Germany - Kreios G, the new LED luminaire by Osram is billed as the first LED module suitable for use in gobo projectors. Kreios G replaces the traditionally used 50W halogen luminaires.

Kreios G has a light output of 600lm and is therefore ideal for numerous applications of projectors in spot lighting and special effect lighting, says the company. Higher output levels are also possible within almost unchanged dimensions of the luminaire. In contrast to conventional light solutions due to the LED lights' long durability, the light source in a gobo projector will only need to be changed occasionally. Combined with the savings in energy costs, operating costs can be significantly reduced. The higher initial investment into the LED solution pays off during the term of usage.

Kreios G is a further addition to the OSRAM Kreios range which includes LED modules for film, studio and t

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Austria - Lawo, manufacturer of mixing consoles and routing systems, and Optocore are planning closer cooperation in the future, following the successful completion of their first project in Salzburg, Austria. For this, Optocore developed a 'Lawo Emulation Mode', which enables a Lawo console to communicate with Optocore I/O units. This new development allows the Lawo console to receive audio signals and control Optocore preamps.

The installation of a Lawo mc²66 console, and its accompanying transition from analogue to digital mixing console technology, was the focus of modernisation at Mozarteum University last year. This will enable faster workflow and digital networking of the complete building.

"The mc²66 is a reliable console and provides excellent audio quality. Its success in radio stations, theatres and concert houses certainly tipped the balance in favour of Law

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Germany - L-Acoustics introduced its new Kara modular line source system at Prolight&Sound in Frankfurt last week.

With a design inspired by the K1 stadium system, Kara "delivers the highest performance for the rental market". The system features a compact size and lightweight enclosure complying with rigging and visual limitations and the complementary SB18 subwoofer for reinforced LF contour applications. Kara delivers a considerable number of improvements over its predecessor: added LF resources for increased bandwidth and coherence, improved directivity control in the horizontal plane, vertical coverage capability and improved ergonomics thanks to an integrated rigging system and lighter weight.

With a horizontal directivity of 110° and a vertical inter-element variation up to 10°, Kara is fully configurable to match any audience geometry. Utilising the c

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Germany - Arcstream is partnering exclusively with Ray Laser Technologies (RTI) to launch the new Nano laser range.

The new Nano range is the culmination of a year's research and development by RTI and brings a range of OPS, full colour, laser systems ranging from 10 Watts to 42 Watts; the flagship model being the Nano Rainbow - the first and only OPS laser on the market with six individual wavelengths. The lasers are all assembled in RTI's factory in Germany with the majority of parts and electronics being manufactured onsite.

Ray Laser Technologies managing director, Karl Kaes explains, "We are using the smallest laser diode drivers available for high power laser diodes, this means easier handling due to smaller size and weight, higher efficiency and lowest heat dissipation. Service friendly module technology and easy replacement of each colour gives the opportunity to

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UK - The d&b UK office will host a T-Series product demonstration at The Embassy Theatre in Swiss Cottage, London on Wednesday 14 April. The day will feature the complete T-Series range of loudspeakers, the d&b Remote network and the thinking behind the integrated systems approach.

Steve Jones from the d&b UK office and John Taylor from their Education and Application Support team will present the day. The programme will mix theory and practice; an introduction to the positioning of the T-Series within the d&b audiotechnik product range, design criteria, and an overview of the ArrayCalc software and d&b's Remote control network.

This will be followed by a chance to listen to various configurations of the T-Series loudspeakers including the new B4-SUB cardioid subwoofer. There will also be comparisons with products from the E & Q-Series and there will be some time to listen to

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Germany - At ProLight&Sound last week, d&b audiotechnik featured a spread of products with the new E6 taking pride of place. The E6 loudspeaker is destined to replace the d&b E3.

The E6 is a high performance multipurpose cabinet employing an integrated 6.5"/1" exit coaxial driver design with neodymium magnet and constant directivity horn loading. The horn with its 100° x 55° (h x v) dispersion pattern can easily be rotated through 90°, providing a 55° x 100° pattern, without the use of tools. It is a two-way design with a built-in passive crossover network and its frequency response extends from 85 Hz to above 18 kHz.

The cabinet shape allows use either in a vertical or horizontal orientation as well as deployment as a discreet stage monitor. Weighing in at only 5 kg and with smaller dimensions than the E3 it produces a maximum SPL of 123 dB when

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Germany - Following the successful launch of its active K Series at last year's ProLight&Sound in Frankfurt, 12 months later, QSC has gone a step further with the introduction of the KW Series. Building on the same platform as the ABS-moulded K Series (which it is designed to complement), the KW Series has been engineered to produce the same performance - but this time in a second generation wooden enclosure. Manufactured in QSC's Costa Mesa, California factory, the form factor is consequently more compact and substantially lighter than previous birch enclosure designs.

Packaged into the new, second generation Baltic birch design will be the same 1000W of Class D power modules (2 x 500W), 1.75-inch high output HF device (in the full-range models) and extensive DSP featured in the K Series, along with all QSC's patented technologies designed to fully-optimise the system.

The KW

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France - L-Acoustics reports that it has joined the Crestron Integrated Partner Programme (I2P). The result of this collaboration will be the development of a Crestron Integrated Partners control module which allows the LA Amplified Controllers LA4 / LA8 to be controlled and monitored in an open-platform Crestron system environment.

L-Acoustics' head of fixed installation technical support, Cedric Montrezor, says, "The seamless integration of our platform into any Crestron-based system is an important move forward in our strategy to develop complete and integrated solutions for the permanent installation market. We are delighted to join one of the leaders in control hardware and touch panel manufacturing, and will soon be able to offer system designers and consultants solutions for our amplified controller platform to effectively communicate with other equipment within this

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UK - Recently shown at ProLight&Sound, the new Chroma-Q Color Force 72 (6ft /1.8m) and 48 (4ft /1.2m) LED batten range features 12,000 / 8,000 lumens light output - providing a powerful fixture for lighting a cyclorama of up to 26ft drop. Combined with an enhanced RGBA colour spectrum, a CRI of 92, theatrical grade dimming and all the benefits of LED technology, the Color Force is billed as a multi-purpose colour-changing fixture.

The Chroma-Q RGBA engine has been developed to deliver a CRI of 92, for true colour balance across the spectrum and accurate tungsten white light emulation. Each 1000 lumen engine utilises unique ColorSure technology for enhanced colour consistency across cells and fixtures.

The unit's custom optical design provides a smooth, uniform output with "outstanding colour blend". Optional accessories include a Cyc lens plate for lighting up to a 1

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