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USA - U.S distributor of professional audio and lighting products, Group One Ltd., has announced at NSCA Expo, Las Vegas, new additions to it team of manufacturer's representatives.

Jack Kelly, Group One Ltd. president, remarked that the new appointments position Group One for ongoing expansion, while assisting the company to provide the highest level of service and support for the distinguished brands it represents.

Hudson Marketing is now responsible for the territory of Upstate New York as well as the New York Metro area, and Michael Chafee Associates has been appointed as the Florida representative for the XTA and MC2 product lines. Warman Marketing's coverage area for XTA products has been expanded to include Arizona and Las Vegas, Nevada, in addition to Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and El Paso, Texas. The Mac West Group will now represent XTA and MC2 in Southern California

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UK- The Professional Lighting and Sound Association (PLASA) has lent its name to a lobbying campaign intended to encourage the Government to rethink its proposals to introduce a 10% tax on all UK hotel bills. The proposal - part of a wider Government tax review conducted by the Lyons Inquiry - recommends that a 10% tax per night is added to the current 17.5% VAT - which means that the UK would effectively become the highest taxed destination in Europe.

PLASA believes that the proposed tourist tax (dubbed the 'bed' tax) will hit this industry from both sides: not only will it put yet another financial burden on businesses in the entertainment, event and installation sectors where business-related travel accounts for a large part of their ongoing overheads, but it will almost certainly affect tourism revenues, which directly influence the financial performance of this industry.

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UK - Event supplier Pearce Hire has moved its entire operation, of power, distro, sound and lighting equipment, to a new office and warehouse premises to accommodate the company's expansion.

The move keeps Pearce Hire in Peterborough, its home of 15 years, but has taken the company to a newly built facility with improved infrastructure. The Pearce Hire management team have spent over a year planning the move, to find premises suited to their specific growth requirements, in order to improve the levels of service offered to clients and become more efficient.

The new site incorporates carefully organised storage bays, an equipment testing and preparation area all with good access for improved loading ability.

Pearce Hire has expanded steadily over recent years, consolidating relationships with clients ranging from organisers of corporate events, festivals, tours, exhibitions,

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UK - Bosch Security Systems has obtained approval from the independent and internationally recognized TÜV Product Service GmbH testing authority in Germany for its Plena Voice Alarm System.

The Plena Voice Alarm System has been independently TÜV tested to EN/IEC60849 certification for 'Sound Systems for Emergency Purposes'. This means Bosch can assure not just installers but also fire departments, consultants/specifiers and end-users that the voice evacuation systems they are using comply with the strictest requirements of the EN/IEC60849 standard for public buildings - such as hotels, schools, entertainment venues, sport centres, railway stations and termini, retail stores, shopping centers and exhibition centers.

TÜV approval for the Plena Voice Alarm System follows that of Bosch's Praesideo Public Address and Emergency Sound System, which obtained TÜV approval in 2003.<

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UK - An Allen & Heath iDR DSP system has been installed in M&N Trading, afinancial trading firm in Chicago, which needed to improve audio quality for its team of traders. M&N Trading occupies the upper three floors of an ex-warehouse in Chicago's Meatpacking district, next to the tracks of the city's L train, which runs just outside the windows every fewminutes.

Each trader station includes a phone, two or three 19" LCD monitors, and stereo computer speakers. In front of each group of 18 traders is a wall of six to eight plasma monitors, displaying up-to-the-second trading information and TV satellite feeds, and above each group is a matrix of ceiling speakers.

Traders need to be able to hear in-house announcements, audio from any of four satellite TV receivers, and streaming audio from Internet feeds. An added problem is the ambient noise level from the passing trains, w

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UK - A.C. Lighting's Audio division recently supplied three Yamaha M7CL 48 channel digital mixing consoles to Sonalyst, the new touring production company of renowned FOH/Monitor engineer Rory Madden.

After working on successful Rod Stewart/Ben Elton West End musical Tonight's The Night, Rory was hired again by producer Phil Macintyre to provide the sound design and PA systems for three new comedy tours. All three productions - Little Britain, The League of Gentlemen and Ben Elton are touring extensively throughout the UK.

Having become a convert to Yamaha's latest generation of digital mixing consoles after purchasing Yamaha PM5D-RH desks from A.C. Madden was convinced the new M7CL 32/48 channel desk would be ideal for the needs of theatre-size touring productions.

He says: "What I really liked about the M7CL is its small footprint size and ease of

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Germany - First announced at AES New York in October, the new EnergyPro brand will be launched in Europe at ProLight+Sound on stand D41 in Hall 5.1 with Germany, Austria and Switzerland distributor Analogue Audio/Pro Audio Services.

EnergyPro is the newly created professional division of Audio Products International Corp, manufacturer of the world famous consumer brands Energy, Mirage and Athena Technologies. Based in Toronto, Canada, APIC is the third largest loudspeaker manufacturer in North America and one of the ten largest speaker manufacturers in the world, say the company.

The first products created under the new brand are a comprehensive line of studio monitors, focussed on the recording, post production, project studio and broadcast markets. Stereo, surround, passive, active, analogue and digitally controlled systems are all featured.

The products on show at Frankfu

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USA For the ninth year in a row, a broad range of Audio-Technica microphones was selected to outfit the internationally televised VH1 broadcast of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. A-T supplied over 60 mics to capture the audio for this widely celebrated musical event, which took place at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Midtown Manhattan. The 21st annual induction ceremony was held on 13 March, 2006, with a VH1 broadcast of the ceremony premiering 21 March.

Audio-Technica's acclaimed Artist Elite 5000 Series UHF Wireless System was used with the AEW-T5400 handheld microphone/transmitter for frontline vocals during performances by Kid Rock and Johnny Van Zant of Lynyrd Skynyrd for the Lynyrd Skynyrd medley; and Leela James, Solomon Burke and Marc Broussard for the Wilson Pickett medley. The 5000 Series was also employed for the New Orleans tribute that featured

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USA - The Grammy Awards is one of the biggest highlights of the music industry year, with the nominees and winners forming a collective of the industry's current biggest hitters. BMG Records traditionally holds a prestigious party on the night before the awards, hosted by the chairman and CEO of BMG North America, Clive Davis.

Taking place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, this year's party was held on 7 February and featured a diverse array of performers including Rod Stewart, Barry Manilow and Carlos Santana.

Delicate Productions, based in California, handled the audio and video requirements for the party and specified DiGiCo consoles for the past three years. This year three were supplied for FOH, monitors and broadcast / recording, while another two were brought in by Rod Stewart for his performance.

Three stage racks were linked via their fibre optic loop to allow 168

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UK - Blackpool-based In The Pink Leisure (ITP) proudly opened their two latest venues during January 2006, with Community loudspeakers and KIND amplifiers used throughout.

The first of the venues, The Flying Handbag, is designed to be fully versatile, with bar and servery and the facility for live acts, DJ driven club nights and much more. The installation of sound and lighting was handled by Fylde Stage Lighting Support Ltd, assisted by Community UK in the design of the audio system.

The main stage and dance floor system utilises a pair of CPL42-94 along with a pair of SBS22 subwoofers, two STS26s are mounted on the ceiling to provide discreet monitoring for performers on the stage with a further two STS26s employed for in-fill off the dance floor. The pool table area is covered by two CPL27s, and the conservatory by four CPL23s, whilst Cloud 4 ceiling speakers are installed

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New Zealand - Allen & Heath's New Zealand distributor, Jansen Professional Audio & Lighting, recently installed an Allen & Heath iDR DSP system in a heritage building in Auckland. Formerly the headquarters of The Northern Steamship Company, the building has been carefully renovated into a state-of-the-art bar and restaurant by the Macs Ale Brewery, and retains the name of the original tenant -The Northern Steamship Co. Brewbar and Restaurant.

Jansen selected Proel Edge Series speakers driven by Phonic XP Series amplifiers, all controlled by an Allen & Heath 16x16 matrix iDR-4 mixing processor, with an accompanying PL-10 rotary fader remote control panel located centrally for immediate access to functions.

"The venue is divided into two areas - one is a bar, and the other a restaurant - with separate sound systems requiring different music sources, EQ, and volume settings

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UAE - The organisers of the PALME exhibition in Dubai report that this year's event will be 50% bigger than last year's. PALME, the region's only exhibition of professional sound, light, music, audio-visual and systems integration technologies will be the largest event of its kind ever staged in the region, say IIR exhibitions.

The event will feature 220 stands, with 600 exhibiting companies represented, with more international manufacturers taking part than ever before. "PALME 2006 has grown from a regional event into one of the leading international events of its kind, which is not surprising given that the latest industry re-forecasts indicate that the market is worth in excess of US$3 billion a year," said Darren Brechin of IIR Exhibitions. "Visitors to this year's show will meet the cream of the industry, including market leaders from Europe, the USA and Far

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UK - Canadian indie band Metric, nominated for the Alternative Album Of The Year at this year's Juno's, kicked off their North American Tour, promoting their new album Live it Out at Toronto's Kool Haus. The 27,000sq.ft club was filled to capacity at both shows with an audience of around 2,300 people. "It felt like an intimate show after Madison Square Garden," where they opened for the Rolling Stones on two consecutive nights in January, Emily Haines, Metric's lead-vocalist commented after Friday's show.

Adamson's debut at the Kool Haus was designed by Towers Productions. Sean Richards mixed for Metric and commented: "Mixing Metric on an Adamson Y10 system, I am getting the clarity, range and focus I need for their inherent subtleties, along with just enough bite to justify a rock band, who needs to be heard AS a rock band, in their increasingly energetic

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UK - The Technical and Production Arts department at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow will hold its Graduate Exhibition and Trade Show on 22-23 March 2006. The event highlights the latest in creative and technical thinking in the entertainment and event technology world.

A free seminar programme runs across both days, with a range of sessions including an introduction to moving lights, information on the Bristol paint range and its use across film, television and theatre, a glimpse into the world of LED lighting, a history of dimmers, how to become a lighting designer and the use and abuse of chain hoists. Visitors will also be able to learn more about the latest technologies and their applications, and take the chance to have some focused discussions in a relaxed environment.

The work of students graduating from the RSAMD's BA Technical and Productions

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Sweden - Starlight AB, one of the largest technology and service providers in the Swedish music and stage industry, has joined forces with United Audio AB, one of Sweden's leading pro audio rental companies. The two companies will start cooperating immediately, making up what it says is "the first true total service provider for the Swedish entertainment and events industry".

The company now controls the greatest resource available in Scandinavia, consisting of staff, stages, audio, lighting, and transportation services for the music industry, and will soon be able to compete on the European market while maintaining a strong local prescence. United Audio / Starlight will remain represented throughout Sweden, with offices in Stockholm, Avesta, Gothenburg, and Malmo. "The new, nationally available equipment resource, combined with the high level of competence that h

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Canada - McGill University in Montreal is no stranger to technology. A school renowned for state-of-the-art education in audio recording, video, performing arts and audio research has teamed with Sennheiser Canada to bring cutting-edge sound reinforcement technology to the university. Peter Holmes, technical manager for McGill was looking for a natural sound for classical music, speakers that don't sound like a typical PA with a palatable timbre to the educated ear.

"With our limited budget, we expected it would be difficult to find a loudspeaker system that would be liked and appreciated by our demanding user base. It was therefore a pleasant surprise to hear the K&F offering. Since we installed the system we have had many compliments on the quality of sound reinforcement in our new hall."

The Tanna Schulich Hall, located in the New Music Pavillion at McGill Univers

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UK - Carlsbro has announced that the team from computer DJ will be joining its stand at the ProLight&Sound show in Frankfurt to demonstrate their incredible 00DJ Lap top DJ/Karaoke mixer and MP3 player. This new collaboration also sees Computer DJ pairing the 00DJ exclusively with Carlsbro's active Orion and Gamma loudspeakers.

Commenting on the collaboration, Computer DJ managing director Shaun Minns said: "Due to the massive interest in the 00DJ system we were constantly being asked by customers for recommendations for speaker and amplification configurations to complement the system, so after a great deal of research we found a company that had the same principles and ideas about design and customer service as ourselves, as well as some outstanding products that can deliver the optimum sound quality that our system dictates and in Carlsbro we have found that partner.&quo

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USA / Worldwide - Radian Audio Engineering has strengthened worldwide sales and support of its loudspeaker systems and speaker components with the appointment of seven new distributors serving the installed and touring live sound markets in Western Europe, Scandinavia, Australia and Asia.

Radian Audio has appointed Fuzion plc (www.fuzion.co.uk), located in Surrey, just southwest of London, as the exclusive distributor for the UK. Fuzion, which was established in 1994, is one of the UK's most successful independent distributors of professional audio products and consistently tops pro audio manufacturers' "best distributor" lists.

Audio Design Nederland (www.audiodesignnederland.com) has been appointed as the exclusive distributor of Radian Audio products for the Netherlands. Founded in 1987 and with offices in Drachten and Almelo, ADN offers import and sales services

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UK - Pro Audio Systems, the Bradford-based audio and AV rental, sales, and events production company, recently produced events for Harveys and Provident Financial.

The sales conference for Harveys, the furniture retail chain, was produced for McKendrick Associates, and accommodated 250 sales managers in the Kings Suite in the Metropole Hotel, Birmingham. Two live camera feeds were mixed with PowerPoint and video presentations on two large projection screens. A 24ft x 12ft main stage was erected, along with four 12 x 12ft product display stages, and a large red back wall set backdrop. Lighting comprised Strand Coda floods, Strand SL zoom profiles, Strand fresnells, Source Four Pars, Celco dimmers, an Avolites Pearl console, and CM ProStar motorised hoists for suspending the lighting truss.

Audio was supplied with a Meyer Sound system, comprising six self powered UPJ-1P speaker

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Germany - Just one year after the start the integration of Klein+Hummel into the Sennheiser Group has been completed. The brand is becoming successful internationally. Just before the prolight+sound tradeshow the new headquarter of the Pro Audio speaker manufacturer in Hanover-Wedemark has been officially opened.The new facilities will house the sales and marketing teams, as well as the R&D division. A state-of-the-art un-echoic chamber and purpose built 'live' stage have been created there to test and demonstrate the entire K+H product range. The opening kicked off with a house warming party on 24 February 2006. The a-cappella band Harmony Central gave the new stage its first airing to the audience.

Klein+Hummel president, Achim Gleissner, commented: "It's been a great challenge to integrate the K H operation into the Sennheiser Group. The sales, ordering, invoicing and lo

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Australia - The last six months have seen audio companies servicing key markets across Australia rapidly expand their inventory with Kudo systems. Kudo - the latest horizontal and vertical line source array from L-Acoustics - has achieved worldwide sales of more than 1500 elements since its release in March 2005.

In Perth, AAA Productions and Audex Sound have taken delivery of 24 Kudo and rigging, 6 MTD112b all powered by LA48a amplifiers. They have recently used their new system for the Emirates Concert featuring Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, held outdoor at Lake Karrinyup (Perth) in January 2006.

Frontline Tasmania based in Launceston have also purchased 12 KUDO, 6 SB218 subwoofers along with 10 115XT HiQ floor monitors also powered by LA48a amplifiers. Frontline has debuted the Kudo system for the Launceston Carols by Candlelight<

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UK - Yamaha's Commercial Audio team and technical support capability has undergone significant expansion since the recent appointment of new general manager Nick Cook, who recently announced the changes.

Reinforcing plans to further extend activities within the installation and network solutions markets the company has named Scott Fraser as installation manager. Fraser will be responsible for supporting dealers and prospective customers with aggregating and installing Yamaha products into complete solution systems. A respected sound designer, Fraser brings valuable experience and insight to the organization, and will also have special responsibility for liaison with houses of worship sector.

Well-known Live sound engineer Nick Pemberton, formerly with console manufacturer Audient, is the newly appointed technical sales manager for the south of England. His role in the North is

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Denmark - The Danish Music Awards 2006 were celebrated this month at Copenhagen's KB Hallen, with the two-and-a-half hour event broadcast live to air on Danish National Radio (DR) and television (DR1). With 10 of the 12 bands performing live, a Digidesign 96-channel Venue system was used both in the OB truck, where the desk was tracked to Pro Tools HD, and at front-of-house.

All acts were accompanied by their own sound engineers for the FOH mix (and many for the OB). Even though most had no previous experience of Venue this seemed to represent no obstacle. "Everyone was excited about the sound quality, the ease of use and the use of the plug-ins," says Digidesign's Ineke van der Voort, who provided support in the OB truck. All mixes were stored into snapshots.

As the sound designer (and FOH engineer) for this year's DMA, Claus Pedersen was able to choose the console

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UK - Ultimate DJ Gear (UDG) have redesigned their popular universal Denon tabletop CD bag - to accommodate the new flagship DN-S3500 player (which is based on a slightly different footprint from its predecessors).

As a result the burgeoning DN-S3500 now fits snugly into one of these ever-popular soft accessory bags - so favoured by DJ's as they offer the ultimate protection, without the weight of a traditional hard case.

David Morbey, D&M Professional product manager, says: "The DN-S3500 has been such a massive seller for us in the past six months that we're delighted that UDG have updated the bag. As with all their products this is by far the best soft case option available for the S3500 - we take them everywhere; they're especially handy for plane journeys when visiting our dealers and distributors around Europe."

UDG's international sales director, Tony Moore sa

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