The PLASA Awards for Innovation recognise products which advance the industry by demonstrating a new style of thinking, improving technical practice or taking a key step forward in terms of safety.
Extended deadline for nominations - Tuesday 6 September
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With its headquarters in Moscow, SLAMI offers an full range of MI products, via an extensive network of music shops called 'Mir Muzyki'. Located in many of the largest cities in Russia including St Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan and Samara, more outlets are being opened every year. SLAMI also operates a comprehensive dealer network for both its MI and pro audio products, collaborating closely with over 300 companies across the territory.
Segey Korzh, chief of the pro sound department comments, "The SLAMI music company team intends to make every effort to further contribute to the success of dBTechnologies. We needed a brand like dBTechnologies which really meets t
The system featured a central cluster of eight KARA cabinets, with two further KARA and two SB28 subwoofers per side as in-fills.
Onstage, the band was using L-Acoustics 115XT HiQ active stage monitors.
"I have spent all my career in recording studios mixing top Brazilian and international artists," says Carlos' engineer, Flavio Senna. "For live sound it's pretty hard to find the same quality we have in studios due to the environment of the different venues. L-Acoustics K1 and KARA are the systems that come closer to the sound we have in the studios, and make my mixing job much easy. The Loudness guys, Celson and Fernanda, did a great sound desig
The event, which is open to all PLASA 2011 visitors, will be held on Tuesday 13th September 2011 from 6:00pm to around 7:30.
The BBC recently launched the first release of its Guide and has hosted sessions at Television Centre to explain its findings and the steps being taken by different organizations to help quantify the output characteristics of LED lighting fixtures when used on TV Productions.
The event's schedule and speakers are:
6:00 PM - Paul Middleton (STLD) - Introduction
6:05 PM - Mariam Ali (BBC) - Low energy lighting at the BBC
6:15 PM - Francesco Anselmo (Arup) - Low energy lighting performance comparison
6:25 PM - Karl Ruling (PLASA) - BSR E1.41 - 201x, Recomm
ENTECH Connect will be a condensed two day industry showcase held in Melbourne in July 2012. Part tradeshow, part seminar, ENTECH Connect will provide an informal environment for all members of the live entertainment industry to be informed, inspired and get their hands on the latest industry technology.
Building on the success of ENTECH's seminar programme, ENTECH Connect 2012 will feature industry leaders from Australia and overseas presenting on key industry and technology developments, as well as allowing up-close 'ask the experts' opportunities.
ETF recently commissioned research into the national market, and results clearly indicate Melbourne, and the broader Victorian market is ready and waiting for
Ambersphere's managing director Glyn O'Donoghue comments: "For the past six months I have been working closely with MA Lighting and Clay Paky in the UK and the synergy is fantastic. Both companies make high quality innovative products and they deserve the best support services available. Through this alliance, we'll be able to offer total UK support for both product ranges. Later this month we will be moving into larger pre
Against a background of such uncertainty, PLASA CEO Matthew Griffiths suggests there has never been a more important time to talk to each other. "When financial experts are sceptical about future economic growth, we have to take note and be prepared for market changes. Fortunately, this is a strong industry that performs well and understands how to innovate. It's also thankfully one that believes in openly discussing issues, so it's encouraging that people want to discuss what the next 12
Copies of Pilbrow's book were available for purchase, which he personally signed throughout the evening. The catered reception also served as a successful networking event, and was attended by well-known designers including Ken Billington, Imero Fiorentino, Hugh Hardy, Natasha Katz, Stan Pressner, and Jennifer Tipton. PLASA Members and staff connected with their industry peers, Pilbrow's family and friends, and fans and students of his work.
Pilbrow will also sign copies of his memoir at the PLASA show in London, Tues
Jazz a Juan is the longest running jazz festival in Europe and is organised by Jean-René Palacio, artistic director of the Société des Bains de Mer (SBM), based in the principality of Monaco - also the organiser of the Monte-Carlo Jazz Festival, which DiGiCo has sponsored for the past four years.
Palacio's desire to produce not only the best, but something a little different, stretches across every event he organises, both in terms of artistic line up and all aspects of production. In a
With nearly one million square feet of indoor floor space, the flexibility of the complex allows it to host a wide range of premier events. In addition to accommodating its namesake Pennsylvania Farm Show, the venue serves as host to more than 200 exhibits and trade shows, numerous meetings and conferences, proms and graduation ceremonies, concerts, sporting events and rodeos, even monster trucks.
With space for up to 5,000 large animals and 10,000 or more visitors at any given time, a powerful, high-quality sound system is a necessity for the complex. Incorporated into the venue is
The Awards ceremony was staged in the atmospheric Reed Flute Caves in Guilin, Guangxi, China.
The Projection Studio were the technical, design and installation consultants for the projection hardware and control elements of the project and also responsible for overseeing the creation of the project's show material, for which Ashton specified the first Christie 20K video projectors to be used in India for a son et lumière application.
Says Ashton, "It's a huge honour for us to receive the award and a recogn
The order for BNCs was for the Watford Colloseum Theatre which is almost ready to reopen after a £5.5 million refurbishment. The venue itself has a reputation for its acoustics and was chosen as the location for the soundtrack recordings for The Lord of The Rings, The Star Wars trilogy and The Sound of Music.
Northern Light is a long standing customer of Canford's and both companies have worked together closely for a number of years. Canford has been able to support Northern Light on numerous major multi-million pound AV installation
Outline adds that currently, thanks to the evolution of a market in which loudspeakers are increasingly sturdy and efficient, "there is no doubt that almost all PAs effectively sound loud". This, says Outline, has led to exaggerated use of expressions such as 'incredible output power' by audio manufacturers - "expressions that in many cases are backed up
The P3-200 retains all the advantages of the P3-100 System Controller like built-in scaling and de-interlacing, multiple video protocol and resolution support, built-in graphical user interface, and direct DMX control of brightness, color, pixelmapping and more. It works with all Martin LED display systems (LC Series with P3 Upgrade Kit, LC Plus Series and EC Series) and is software and showfile compatible with the P3-100 System Controller.
Stating that "it took a lighting company to change the LED video world", Martin says that with the P3 family of video signal control
BlackTrax 3D is, the company says, "a revolutionary system for tracking people and objects with unbelievable accuracy, in real time". The system uses a proprietary IR placed on each object to track their X, Y, and Z - the 3D coordinates. The new system also drives true 3D audio output for the first time in the world, says CAST.
CAST will also demonstrate a prototype of its new BlackTrax 6D - which tracks the position and orientation for 3D plus roll, pitching, and yaw - all in real-time.
Using leading-edge proprietary IR, BlackTrax can track all the parameters of each uniquely tagged object in the defined 3D space. Should the IR line of sight be obstructed (which is the primary mode of tracking), the onboard accelerometer delivers redundan
The multi-angle FOH speaker system offers power handling of 950 W rms. It is suitable for use as a full-range solution for all voice and music applications in large arenas, amphitheatres, stadiums and sport halls, with eight UA1 units covering an area of 360°. In addition, the LD UNO array matches up perfectly with the V-218B 2 × 18" (1.6 kW) and VA-PS215 2 × 15" bandpass subwoofers for a more dynamic sub-bass.
The uniquely-designed cabinets are made of 18mm multiplex ply and have DuraCoat LX coating, helping them stand up to the tough daily demands of touring and live applications.
Dispersion of the main syste
The new 16,000-lumen fixture features a variable CCT range (2,800K-6,500K), adjustable focus from hard to very soft edge, changeable lenses for beam angles from 14º to 36º, and a flat field. It also offers four shutters on a tri-plane; an M-sized area of a B-Sized GOBO; DMX, ArtNet and local control; and universal AC input (90-260 VAC).
RevEAL products also produce an extended color gamut using a five-color mixing process: red, green, blue, cyan and amber. The advanced optical algorithms produce amazingly pure and consistent colors, including white light with a CRI above 93.
In addition, the products encompass a real
The German company continues to play an active role in the show, and in addition to showcasing its expanding portfolio from a typically spacious open-aspect stand, it will also participate in the STLD LED shoot-out with its innovative Spot One and Wash One, and market-leading impression 120 and impression 90 LED luminaires.
And it is the new impression Wash One, making its UK début, that will be given star billing at the show.
Boasting a 400W RGB LED light engine, and the same groundbreaking technology as the Spot One, the fully-featured luminaire is able to deliver delicate colour changes or instantaneous colour bumps over a wide, carefully-calibrated colour spectrum.
The impression Wash One offers a 6°-
The system permits wireless transfer of both audio and DMX signals with just one system comprising a tri-Wi Tx transmitter and tri-Wi Rx receiver. A tri-Wi Rp repeater can be added between Tx and Rx for even longer distances, while a tri-Wi Plus Pack Beam Antenna Kit is optional.
Offering "excellent audio and DMX quality", the system's headline specifications include analogue or digital audio input and/or DMX512; stereo audio transmission in CD quality 48kHz, 16bit; DMX transmission of all 512 channels at 24 frames per second; and both audio and DMX data processed without compression.
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Pandoras Box Server is a turnkey solution that, says Coolux, perfectly unites state-of-the-art rendering technology with intuitive media control, offering "the best high performance link between projection and digital image compositing". The latest version, on show at PLASA 2011, offers users an unprecedented amount of creative freedom for real-time media control.
Pandoras Box Players offer the ideal, cost-effective software solution for all video professionals with multi-media requirements in smaller projects. 2/4 video layers and 4/8 graphic layers are available to be programmed and arranged quickly and easily. The Pandoras Box Manager redefines real-time media editing and playback control. This standal
NEW: ALPHA SPOT QWO 800
The Alpha Spot QWO 800 makes its first international appearance at the show, featuring the latest MSR Platinum lamp - an 800W light source that produces an intense sparkling light, brighter even than older 1200W lamps. Additionally, the Alpha Spot QWO 800 is equipped with optical features that place this luminaire at the very top of its class, including a very wide zoom range from 7.6° to 55°; uniform beam distribution at all zoom angles; and a unique Stay-Sharp-Zoom feature that locks images in focus while zooming.
Add to that the lamp's ability to reproduce highly detailed images, and the Alpha Spot QWO 800 becomes a brillia
The H40R has three-sided webbing. The thicker braces on the bottom side allow easy mounting of automated luminaires/moving heads and central loading, reducing the torsion effect resulting from one-sided loading in standard trusses.
The spigot orientation follows that of the S series truss, allowing easy assembly while the truss is still on the floor. The H40R measures 339mm high by 239mm wide. The diagonals are placed to allow room for a 30D truss to rest on the bottom chords.
The loading rate is comparable to the H40V, taking into account that, due to the
Watch Me Move does not simply chronicle animation in all its forms, it highlights it as an influential force in the development of global visual culture. It is designed as an immersive experience, with footage from commercial giants such as Walt Disney, Aardman and Pixar running alongside work from contemporary artists including Étienne-Jules Marey, Harry Smith, Jan vankmajer, William Kentridge and Nathalie Djurberg.
Pixels is a value-added distributor of BrightSign HD media player products. MD, Norman Garland notes, "Since the start of our relationship with BrightSign in 2009 we have shipped over 1900 units to our customers, over 900 to June this year al
It's the second year that LML's Joanna MacKay has led the production management team for this 30,000 capacity event, which is orientated towards children and young people.
LarMac LIVE's brief included organising the supply of lighting, sound, video, staging and backline for the eight main stages which included an eclectic array of live performance from Primal Scream, Blondie and Mark Ronson to Howard Marks to Groove Armada's Red Light DJ set, Mr Tumble and Sooty, plus host of other bands, DJs, comedians, poets, speakers, circus acts across the three-day event.
Working for Loudsound Events and The Bestival Organisation, LML also p
