PLASA09 Education & Learning programme unveiled

UK - PLASA Events has confirmed some of the industry names that will headline its 2009 PLASA Education & Learning Programme, which runs throughout the PLASA Show from 13-16 September at Earls Court in London. Leading the ... More >>

Midas and KT take UK distribution in-house

UK - Effective 1 July 2009, Midas and Klark Teknik have brought their UK distributorship in house. Rob Hughes, previously employed by Shuttlesound to handle the brands, has joined Midas and Klark Teknik to continue his ... More >>

RG Jones rocks the Pyramid at Glastonbury

UK - It's already been described by organiser Michael Eavis as the "best ever" Glastonbury and for audio rental company RG Jones Sound Engineering it marked the third year in succession in charge of the Pyramid Stage. This year the ... More >>

Independent Studio Services to distribute ASM

UK - Entertainment Inspection and Installation specialists Independent Studio Services has been appointed as exclusive UK distribution agents for ASM Steuerungstechnik, who design and manufacture lifting equipment for ... More >>

SGM opens office in Spain

Spain - SGM has announced the opening of a new sales office in Spain and the appointment of Rafael Gonzalez to the SGM team. Rafael Gonzalez is a professional with specific experience in the lighting industry and has ... More >>

Stage Electrics at Greenwich & Docklands Festival

UK - The Greenwich + Docklands International Festival returned during the weekend with a spectacular water-themed programme for 2009. The four-day free event featured performances by UK and international artists using ... More >>

Portable JBL PRX reinforces bike culture

USA - Rock the Bike, a designer and manufacturer of bicycles with an eye on raising the awareness of the "bike culture," has employed JBL PRX portable loudspeakers at several of its live music events, which are run on human power ... More >>

HSL supplies Lemar tour

UK - Blackburn- based HSL supplied lighting equipment and crew to the recent Lemar UK theatre tour. It was HSL's first tour with producers Production North, on which project manager Mike Oates comments: "It was great pleasure to ... More >>

PR Lighting gets Glastonbury workout

UK - MilTec (UK) again joined forces with the South West Group to supply PR Lighting automated fixtures and LED effects for this year's Park and BBC Introducing stages at Glastonbury. SWG have been involved in the ... More >>

Sound Division in West End aperitivo bar

UK - Sound Division Group has extended its long relationship with London operators Piers Adam, Guy Pelly and Nick House with the opening of Tini Bar, a classic Italian 'aperitivo' bar in Chelsea. This provides them with a trio of ... More >>

Festival de Verao rocks with grandMAs

Brazil - More than 40,000 visitors every day recently attended the eleventh Festival de Verao in Salvador, Bahia, North-East Brazil. The four day spectacle featured scores of Latin American bands including Jota Quest, Ivete Sangalo, ... More >>

Iconyx revitalizes St Patricks Cathedral

USA - Renkus-Heinz Iconyx Digitally Steerable Array technology has helped another famous house of worship satisfy the demands of modern-day audiences for clarity and intelligibility in an acoustically challenging space - in this case, the ... More >>

Australian theatres get greener with Selecon

Australia - An increasing number of Australian venues are making a dedicated commitment towards reducing their greenhouse gas emissions while significantly reducing stage lighting and air conditioning heat loads. This commitment ... More >>

Martin joins FC Barcelona's celebrations

Spain - FC Barcelona is the first football club in Spain to attain the coveted treble: National League Cup, Kings Cup and UEFA Champions League Cup. Martin Professional was chosen to share in a special Three Cups celebration ... More >>

Global Infusion Group gets busy

UK - Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, The Killers and Take That were among the diners enjoying some of the 39,000 meals served by the Global Infusion Group (GIG) last weekend. The company was employed on 18 events across ... More >>

Saxophonist Ricketts adopts DPA 4099

Denmark - American saxophonist and music director Bobby Ricketts has adopted Copenhagen as his hometown like many expatriate musicians before him. And he has selected the DPA 4099 Saxophone mic to accompany him and his ... More >>

Elation debuts transparent LED video panels

USA - Elation Professional's new lightweight, transparent IP65-rated LED video panels have been designed for creating vibrant video screens, curtains and backdrops. The panels are available in three versions: ... More >>

Philips releases Rebel LED

USA - Philips Lumileds has announced immediate availability of its Luxeon Rebel phosphor converted amber (PC Amber) LED. Luxeon Rebel PC Amber delivers typical flux of 70 lumens at 350mA. This performance enables solution ... More >>

MIPRO and Fusion launch encrypted wireless system

UK - MIPRO, in conjunction with Fuzion plc, has introduced a new second-generation encrypted digital wireless system designed to overcome the inevitable problems faced by today's conventional analogue and hybrid ... More >>