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Hong Kong - GLP has set up a new base in Hong Kong with the formation of GLP German Light Products Asia Ltd. Under the supervision of general manager Michael Münz, it will provide a third global axis for the company, following its success in Europe, and subsequent expansion into the US.

"As the brand was becoming more internationally recognised, this development was an obvious consequence," says Münz. "Hong Kong is the perfect hub to reach out to the Asian markets."

Situated on Hong Kong Island, next to the Central Business District, the main focus will be on pan-Asian sales and support - not only for the growing roster of GLP LED moving head and control products but also G-LEC visual technology.

Explaining the rationale, Münz continues, "Faced with

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UK - Robe is launching its new Robin 600 and 300 LEDWash fixtures at PLASA 2010 - these are two of a raft of nine new environmentally friendly lighting fixtures slated for release by the Czech Republic manufacturer at the London, UK, exhibition.

The super-slim Robin LEDWash 600 features 37 x 10 Watt RGBW multichip LEDs that are each individually controllable. These are arranged in three concentric rings designed for creating colour and pattern effects when pointed towards an audience, as well as for providing comprehensive, even wash coverage of performers, stages, spaces and scenery.

The Robin LEDWash 300 is a compact fixture weighing a mere 10 Kgs. It utilises 108 single RGB 3 Watt LEDs and has a motorised zoom of between 12 and 40 degrees giving great flexibility. The life expectance of the lamp is 50,000 hours and once again, superior homogenisation of the lightsource ensu

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Belgium - The Vlaamse Opera is an opera company based in Flanders with two venues: one in Antwerp and one in Ghent. The theatre in Antwerp is an amphitheatre, semi-circular in shape; it seats 1,180 people. It takes its cue from classical mythology, the ceiling painting in the auditorium depicts Rhythmus, one of the basic principles of all music: a man surrounded by nine female Muses.

During recent refurbishments, between 2004 and 2007, a completely new ventilation system was installed, the chairs on the ground floor and first floor were replaced, and on other floors they were repaired and the walls were painted in a different colour. The theatre was partially re-equipped with some new audio and video elements, and an Ethernet ring added, as well as new loudspeaker and light cabling. However no changes were made to the acoustics and no new public address installation was planned.

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UK - Highlite International is launching a new Showtec product at Plasa 2010: Cobrastrip, nominated for for a PLASA Award 2010.

The new Cobrastrip is a flexible striplight. All lights can be rotated and twisted against each other which allows you to make nearly any shape, this means a lot of possibilities. Each lamp can be individually controlled allowing you to create impressive chases and programmes.

Also, the Cobrastrip has multiple DMX modes selectable, and the Cobrastrip already contains 16 built-in programmes for simple applications. Power input is via Neutrik Powercon. DMX signal is transferred by Neutrik three-pole XLR connectors

Multiple Cobrastrips can be mounted together mechanically. Each Cobrastrip has 11 M10-thread mounting points to give you enough possibilities to mount the fixture or rig it on a safe way.

(Jim Evans)

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UK - CAST Software will be debuting their newest technology, BlackTrax at PLASA, September. BlackTrax is a motion tracking system for people and objects that operates in real time. BlackTrax is designed to work with CAST's BlackBox system of multi-directional high-speed control coordination.

The BlackTrax system works using a proprietary sensor device that is placed on the moving object(s). BlackTrax monitors the velocity of the object(s) in motion, as well as giving important spatial relationships between objects and people in a 3D space - and each moving object or person is an individual measurable set of data, completely distinguished from the next. BlackTrax monitors all of these parameters at a very high speed and with stunning accuracy, says the company.

During PLASA, CAST will be also be demonstrating BlackBox, wysiwyg R25, a sneak preview of R26 and Vivien - Virtual Ev

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UK - Sustaining its annual tradition, PixelRange provided products from its LED lighting range, to support the The Sunday Times' National Student Drama Festival (NSDF), held in Scarborough and celebrating its 55th year. PixelRange supplied a selection of PixelLine K2 Luxeon RGBA battens, including PixelLine Micros E and W, a single PixelMax Wash and PixelPar 90s, via Stage Electrics, the festival's technical sponsor.

The festival each year welcomes productions, participants and professionals to Scarborough from across the UK, to create a week of performances, discussions, training and over 180 workshops covering every area of theatre and including technical theatre. Technical director, Nic Watson, explains, "On the technical side, we take on a crew of about 60 young people, selected from hundreds of applicants, who build and manage the stages for the performance grou

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USA - Jon Bosaw, whose career expands over 20 years in the professional audio field has taken the position of US sales manager for Adamson Systems Engineering.

Adamson is gearing to expand its US market share by strengthening its support for existing users, by building a strong national sales network and support body with a dedicated person at the helm, says the company.

Bosaw will be preparing the stage for the upcoming, and yet unannounced release date of Adamson's new product series, "expected to take the market by storm".

"First we let the products speak for themselves, but the relationships and a support system are at minimum as important. As a person of character, and with the right experience, Jon Bosaw will be an asset to Adamson's US operations." comments Jesse Adamson, Adamson's director of marketing and sales.

"Adamson has always been as

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UK - LED lighting manufacturer Anolis continues its 2010 expansion plans announcing the appointment of industry specialist Alfred Vallaster as International business development manager.

Vallaster will work on major project development, strengthening and setting up further distribution channels and support networks in regions where Anolis has ongoing and future business. He brings over 25 years of lighting industry experience to the equation, including time working high profile players like Zumbotel, WILA and TIR Systems.

Says Anolis director John Saunders, "Anolis has enjoyed rapid progression in 2010 and I am delighted to welcome Alfred to our international team. We have been looking for someone with his vast knowledge for some time now, and this enables us to continue with our development plans. His lighting industry expertise is first class and his work with and under

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Indonesia - Slash's world tour featuring Myles Kennedy of Alter Bridge, is currently playing throughout Asia. On two recent tour dates in Surabaya and Jakarta, Indonesia, the sound reinforcement system consisted of Aero and Avant Series loudspeaker systems from Valencia, Spain-based D.A.S. Audio.

Jakarta-based DSS (Don Sistem Suara), a music and sound equipment rental house that supplies much of the pro audio equipment to music, audio, and broadcast professionals throughout Indonesia, was contracted to provide sound reinforcement services for the two Slash performances. Donny Hardono, the firm's owner, compiled a massive D.A.S. Audio sound system for these concerts and turned the mixing controls over to producer/engineer Ken "Pooch" van Druten.

In Surabaya, the D.A.S. Audio sound system deployed by the DSS crew consisted of 32 Aero-38 line arrays flown 16 elements pe

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Italy - Martin Professional is illuminating the architectural installation, Cloudscapes, at the 12th edition of the Architecture Biennale of Venice (La Biennale di Venezia). Designed by German climate engineering firm Transsolar and Tetsuo Kondo Architects, the indoor cloud is being created in an 800m2 room in the Venetian Arsenal (Arsenale di Venezia) and illuminated using luminaires from Martin Professional's architectural line.

Architecture Biennale is being directed by Kazuyo Sejima, 2010 winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize and a member of SANAA, one of the world's leading offices of contemporary architecture. She also serves as curator of the International Architecture Exhibition.

This year's Architecture Exhibition is titled People Meet in Architecture and runs from 29 August- 21 November 21 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale, as well a

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USA - ESTA (Entertainment Services and Technology Association) has announced the finalists in the third annual Rock Our World Awards to be presented at the ESTA Annual Dinner & Awards Ceremony at LDI 2010.

The ESTA Rock Our World Awards were created to honour groundbreaking achievement by its members and to acknowledge the genius of both the creator of the technology and the designer or integrator who applies it in a real world environment. The finalists for the third annual Rock Our World Awards are:

Inverter Pac - Motion Laboratories Inc.

LightConverse 3D Show Platform - LightConverse Ltd.

RevEAL LED Color Wash - Prism Projection, Inc.

RSC Lightlock - Total Structures, Inc.

PRG Series 400 Nodes & Ethernet Switches in the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest - PRG

Shanghai Expo Opening Ceremony - MA Lighting International GmbH

Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre -

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UK - QFlex, Tannoy's range of digitally steerable array loudspeakers first launched in 2008, has recently been updated with some major additional features designed to meet a range of industry needs. These enhancements give the product improved functionality and superior capabilities for integration within large scale PA/VA applications, says the company.

The new features that Tannoy has introduced on QFlex deliver more resolute safety and monitoring facilities, making it fully compliant in any life safety or mass notification environment. In addition QFlex has been weatherised for outdoor or harsh environments without compromising on the product's sleek aesthetic, making it suited for large scale transport hub applications such as within airport terminals and major train stations.

Among the key improvements on this front are the addition of Pilot Tone Detection capability, Sen

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South Africa - The Potters House Church in Bloemfontein is utilising QSC's active K Series, with integrated 1000W Class D amplifier lightweight portable PA system.

Senior pastor at Bloemfontein, David Kennedy, was eager to replace his existing system with QSC's and when a friend offered to buy the previously installed rig (including sub), he said it was just the break he needed.

"I wrapped up the deal and ran to Toms [QSC's South African distributor] to buy my new K12's. As soon as I had installed them the difference was like night and day; even people untrained, or unobservant of such things, could tell immediately the difference in quality."

David Kennedy had been introduced to the K12's by Nico Greyling, who looks after the Bloemfontein branch of Toms Sound and Music.

Said Greyling, "I have known David for a few months, and on many occasions we have discu

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UK - Blackburn- based lighting rental company HSL once again supplied lighting across four buildings and 15 theatres for C venues, who provided the largest theatre and new writing programme of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

HSL has been working with C venues since 2005. The project was co-ordinated between Mike Oates at HSL and C venues production manager Richard Williamson, who also co-designed the C venues spaces with artistic director (and international lighting designer) Hartley T A Kemp. The lighting supply included the provision of generic and moving lights, dimming, power distribution and trussing, plus a technician - this year Ellen Connolly- for the fit up and get out periods, who trained the C venues crews who ran the shows for the month-long duration of the Festival.

This year, HSL invested in the new Avolites Power Cubes to supply various C venues spaces with a sol

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UK - Belfast-based Production Services Ireland (PSI) supplied lighting equipment, rigging services and crew for the 2010 Belsonic Festival - staged in Custom House Square, central Belfast, Northern Ireland.

PSI has been involved with the event every year, seeing it grow steadily since its inauguration in 2008. This year the promotion was a collaboration between Shine Productions and MCD. The 6000 capacity outdoor concerts were all a success despite the unpredictable northern Irish weather at this time of year.

PSI's Sean Pagel created a production design that covered the requirements of all eight headlining acts - Kasabian, Paolo Nuttini, Florence & The Machine, the Stereophonics, Soulwax/2 Many DJs, Paul Weller, Biffy Clyro with special guests The Lost Prophets, and David Guetta, who brought the eight shows over two weeks to a tumultuous close. All of these brought the

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UK - DB Systems has taken on two new members of staff and promoted three others as it prepares for a busy final quarter to 2010.

Richard Woodward has joined DBpixelhouse, which is DB's content building division. In addition, Alex Copson and Nick Beard have both been promoted to the DB project management department with responsibility for liaising with a variety of organiser and agency clients. Usama Dafaalla is been appointed Logistics Coordinator and will work alongside Mark Danvers, Operations Director.

David Bulley, said: "We are about to embark on a very busy few months, which will see us servicing clients at over 30 events and exhibitions events in the UK and throughout Europe. These guys will be in the deep end but I have no doubt that they will rise to the challenge of working for a global leader in IT & AV rental.

(Jim Evans)

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UK -The Chroma-Q Color Force LED lighting range has been extended with the launch of the Color Force 12, a multipurpose fixture that is suitable for various entertainment lighting disciplines.

The Color Force 12 provides the feature set of the Color Force LED battens range in a compact, all-purpose version that is suitable for floor, wall or truss mounting. At only 300mm long, the unit's small footprint is suitable for pipe end, shin buster and wash applications.

The fixture can also be used to extend Color Force 48 and 72 LED batten installations, with minimal distance between fixtures and an output in excess of 2,000 lumens for seamless wall washing up to 8m.

The Color Force 12 uses its RGBA colour mixing palette to deliver a full range of high brightness colours for power across the spectrum, from deep cold blues to red hot lava looks all from a single fixture, says the c

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USA - Philips Vari-Lite has announced the discontinuation of the VL550 80V Wash luminaire product line, but will continue to offer the VL550, VL550D, and the VL550CD Wash luminaires. Spurred by a dedicated effort to offer the best in energy-efficient lighting and due to the success of the VLX Wash luminaire, Philips Vari-Lite has made the decision to focus on these technologies which have surpassed the benefits provided by the VL550 80V lamp.

"Philips Vari-Lite has dedicated our most recent technology developments to the successful real-world application of energy-efficient lighting technologies," stated Bob Schacherl, vice president of sales and marketing. "We have seen great success with the VLX Wash and the patented LED technology driving the VLX light engine offers everything that we desired from the VL550 80V lamp, and much more."

Although production o

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The Netherlands - Prolyte has announced some changes in its sales department. Paul Eric Haseloop will direct his focus towards new markets and new possibilities. Paul Eric will promote the Prolyte products on a worldwide basis, in and outside the entertainment market as sales director new business and key account management.

Yvonne Vriesen has found a new challenge outside the entertainment business and has left Prolyte after seven years' service.

The recently returned Date Jonkman, in addition to his function as account manager for Latin Europe, has been appointed account manager for Germany, where he will gradually take over responsibility from Peter Draaisma.

(Jim Evans)

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UK - PLASA 2010 will see the release of the Vision Pro from Midiator. The Netherlands-based company is set to launch the visual show control device at stand H1.41. The Vision Pro will officially be released on the first day of PLASA 2010, when Midiator's founder Menno Pleij and James Heron of media-server manufacturer Green Hippo show the first ever third party integration of the proprietary HippoNet protocol, the foundation of the Hippotizer family.

"The integration of HippoNet in our Vision OS means that we can provide the same level of quality in operation, control depth and optimised feedback as is provided in Green Hippo's ZooKeeper software, but then integrated directly into our advanced interface. We're thankful that Green Hippo has provided us with their help, knowledge and trust in implementing their proprietary protocol. We think that this is definitely a solution

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UK At PLASA 2010, MA will present the just-released grandMA2 software 2.0 which adds "a multitude of new functionality", such as layout pool and layout view, MAtricks, auto create, NDP integration, advanced tracking sheet options, 'fast call', dynamic channel faders and much more.

(Jim Evans)

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