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UK - To celebrate the launch of the new Chroma-Q Color Block 2 LED fixture and the growing success of the lighting brand worldwide, www.chroma-q.com has been launched.

Dealers and end users are provided with easy access to a dedicated online portal for the latest Chroma-Q product news, user applications, support and reseller information.

The site includes product information, extensive application case studies and testimonials from a diverse range of clients including lighting designers, technicians, venues, rental and production companies, plus access to full 360° product views, high resolution colour photos, brochures, detailed technical specification sheets, manuals and exploded diagrams.

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UK - The latest phase in Litestructures' studio's development will be to create a dedicated, permanent exhibition space within the building. This will be accessible to performers, technicians, riggers and all production crew and visitors. As such, it will provide a sales and display opportunity for companies and organisations offering products and services to this important industry sector, says the company.

Those interested in supporting this venture and in exploiting the potential it represents should contact Laurie Giraudeau or Ben Brooks to discuss their detailed requirements or to explore the options and alternatives.

Litestructures exhibition will be based around well lit spaces for exhibitors created from Litestructures trussing and staging products, giving an attractive display for all participants. The maximum booth size will be 4m2 per exhibitor.

(Jim Evans)

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World - After an eight year absence from the stage, Tina Turner is back with a world tour spanning North America and Europe. Based on a production design by Baz Halpin and a set design by Mark Fisher of Stufish, Turner is backed by some of today's finest lighting technology.

Two grandMA full-size, one as a back-up, and six MA NSPs, (Network Signal Processor) including two spares, form the heart of the lighting control for a rig that comprises 80 Clay Paky Alpha Beam 300s, 64 Vari*Lite VL 3000 spots, eight VL3500 washes as well as Coemar, Syncrolite and Martin fixtures. In total, the lighting consumes 16 DMX universes.

Lighting designer Baz Halpin explains his design, "The show is a recap of the last 50 years of the career of one of the most stunning female artists in history. We tried to create a system that was versatile enough to cope with not only the stylistic changes

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LD Systems ICOA PRO series – high-performance coaxial PA speakers for professional demands

The popular ICOA PA systems have been further developed to include two active full-range coaxial speakers – ICOA PRO 12 A and ICOA PRO 15 A – as well as the active 21″ bass-reflex PA subwoofer ICOA PRO SUB 21 A. With its professional features and high output power, the ICOA PRO series is aimed at ambitious bands, musicians and DJs as well as hire companies and commercial customers looking for a compact, robust and powerful PA sound system. The ICOA PRO series is rounded off with modern connection and control options via Bluetooth 5.1 and the specially developed ICOA PRO app, for use on smartphones and tablets.

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Korea - A QSC WideLine-10 line array system has been installed in a new cultural centre in Korea. With two hangs of four WL2102 enclosures per side, the line array forms part of a complete QSC solution proposed by the manufacturer's Korean distributors, Sama ProSound, to deliver optimum sound at the YEJU Cultural Art Centre in Yeongdeok-gun, Gyeongbuk.

The Centre was originally opened in June 2004 to promote comprehensive culture and art within the community. It was equipped with a variety of facilities such as a 530-seat performance hall, exhibition room, cultural lecture room and library; and it is in the performance hall that the WideLine-10, with its 140° horizontal dispersion characteristic, has been specified.

With responsibility for staging a variety of cultural and community events - including classical and concert performance - the Centre had insisted on top quali

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ETC Halcyon Silent

High End Systems Halcyon Silent builds on ETC’s legacy of fanless automated fixtures by incorporating features from the highly sought-after Halcyon family. Halcyon Silent perfectly balances silent operation with brilliant output of 18,400 lumens and high-impact features. 

For more information visit us at www.etcconnect.com

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UK - Studiomaster, the UK-based manufacturer and supplier of professional audio systems, has announced the appointment of Max Lindsay-Johnson to the post of international sales manager. His initial remit is to grow the worldwide distribution network of the Studiomaster brand. Following its acquisition last year by the Soundking Group, China, Studiomaster is introducing a number of new products at this year's Frankfurt Music Messe.

Lindsay-Johnson was formerly managing director of Harman Pro UK. He commented on his appointment, "Studiomaster has a substantial pro-audio heritage, stretching back to the mid 1970s, and is a well-respected name worldwide. My appointment coincides with the brand's re-launch, and I couldn't be joining the company at a more dynamic time in its history.

"Studiomaster has been re-organised, new products have been designed, and it's on track to

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UK/Germany - 2009 sees the 30th year since the launch of Trace Elliot as a brand, in Essex, UK. To commemorate this a special promotional video has been commissioned.

It was 1979 when the first Trace Elliot amplifiers became available and these quickly revolutionised the way the industry perceived bass amplification. Coincidentally it is also 20 years since this was repeated for acoustic players with the launch of Trace Acoustic in 1989.

With both ranges again generating much interest, these milestones are being celebrated with the imminent release of an entertaining and insightful video. This refers to the continuity of the origin of the brand's design and also reveals some of the reasons that make these brands different.

The five and a half minute video will be officially released on the first day of the 2009 Frankfurt Musikmesse, 1 Aprilt, and will be freely available in

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Create new traditions – Cameo P6 - High Output Full-Spectrum Ellipsoidal

Cameo's P6 is a future-proof LED profiler with a powerful 600 W RGBACL engine and 16,000 lumens. It’s an energy-efficient replacement for 2.5 kW halogen profile lights in theatres and venues. With excellent light quality and natural colour rendering, it fits perfectly in theatres, musicals, TV studios, congresses, and live events.

With an LED life of 50,000 hours and low power use, the P6 cuts energy costs and supports the EU’s ‘Green Deal’ goals for climate neutrality by 2050. It also meets updated eco-design rules for lighting.

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UK - Lighting control and automation group, Dynalite, has drawn on its extensive expertise in the residential and hospitality sectors to secure contracts with four prestigious hotel projects in England. The installations--at the Rockliffe Hotel in County Durham, the Hilton Hotel in Liverpool, the Bridges Wharf Hotel in London, and the Berners Hotel in London - all of which are expected to be completed by year-end 2009.

Dynalite's involvement in these hotel installations will span from the design phase through to commissioning. In each case, the company will supply an automated lighting solution comprising a range of Dynalite controllers, wall panels, touch-screens, interfaces, sensors, and software.

At the heart of the Dynalite systems are the modular DIN rail-mountable DDMC802 multipurpose controllers. These support large quantities of small loads in hotel and high-density re

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Event lighting specialist, Matthieu Larivée, who has been honoured with international awards for his special event lighting designs at the Pyramids in Egypt, will deliver the keynote at the lighting solutions conference taking place at this year's PALME Middle East expo which takes place 26-28 April at the Dubai International Exhibition Centre.

During his presentation entitled, Transforming One of the Seven Wonders of the World - Live at the Pyramids, Larivée will discuss the need to push the boundaries of lighting and audio visual technologies for events. Using his own creative work as an example, specifically he will examine future trends and review the latest technology available.

"Larivée has earned a solid reputation for his multi-dimensional artistic approach and global vision of a show," said Alex Heuff, exhibition director, PALME.

In 20

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Denmark - In May, the Martin MAC 250 Krypton will celebrate its six-year anniversary. Martin Professional is celebrating by offering a 10% price discount on the MAC 250 Krypton. The campaign will run from 1 April until the end of June.

Six years on and the MAC 250 Krypton is still going strong, says the company, having been specified on a huge variety of clubs, special events, television shows, restaurants, houses of worship, cruise ships, and more.

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USA - Shure Incorporated has filed a Petition for Reconsideration on the FCC White Spaces Rules (docket 04-186) published in the Federal Register in February.

"Whether the Commission's new 'White Spaces' rules successfully protect incumbent operations, including particularly wireless microphone operations, in this challenging spectrum environment is a matter determined by the specific details of the FCC's rules. It is imperative that these rules provide sufficient protection when actually implemented in real world environments," said Mark Brunner, senior director of industry and public relations for Shure. "It is critical that the FCC's technical and operational rules -- including pre-certification testing rules -- 'get it right' before mass produced equipment is pushed into the market."

Toward that end, Shure urged in its filing that the Commission impose

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UK - Many of the UK's pro-audio sales community gathered in Swansea for the inaugural dealer event to be held by RSS by Roland. Attendees included representatives from Acoustic Arrangements, R.G.Jones, Wigwam, Midas Pro Sound, B&H, SFL and JAP Sound.

In addition to product training sessions, the Swansea event was the first opportunity for RSS dealers to see the new M-48 Live Personal Mixer in action. Launching at the ProLight+Sound show tomoorow, this innovative monitoring solution offers the performing musician control over 40 audio sources that can be easily managed in 16 assignable stereo groups.

"The M-48 is the logical progression for the current suite of RSS stage sound control and mixing products," explains Peter Heath, general manager of RSS, "and this was a great chance to show our UK dealers the detail of the product as well as how it integrates into t

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Germany - Black Cat Music Europe will be exhibiting a comprehensive range of music and performance equipment at the Frankfurt Musikmessethis week. The Black Cat stand will feature equipment for music, performance and theatre.

Performance equipment includes music stands, orchestral chairs, staging, choral risers, conductor's equipment and music folders. Theatre products embrace tiered audience seating, pit filler staging, make-up stations, costume racks and stage boxes.

Black Cat will also be promoting its position as the Master Distributor for Wenger Corporation in Europe and Russia. Wenger are recognised as a leader in fully-guaranteed staging and music performance equipment and Black Cat Music has also been the UK & Ireland representative for Wenger's extensive range for more than 20 years. Thanks to success in these markets the decision was taken to expand the organisation

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Show Time - The lighting, sound and production industries head to Frankfurt this week for ProLight+Sound 2009 and judging by the flood of pre-show product information - and launch party invitations - received by LSI, there will be much new to see and hear. Not surprisingly, then, the organisers are anticipating healthy attendance figures.

Woodstock Reprise - Michael Lang, the co-founder of the legendary 1969 Woodstock festival, is reportedly seeking sponsors for a 40th anniversary reprise in New York City. "The chances that something will happen are probable," he told the Times. "But I don't really have the answer yet as to what that will be." Central Park has been suggested as a possible location for the event. The Who were among the acts who played at the original concert, which took place in Bethel, New York State. A 30th anniversary concert

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Switzerland - Barix AGhas scheduled a series of hands-on workshops to immediate follow the upcoming NAB, Infocomm and IBC conventions. The workshops will educate attendees on the topic of Audio over IP; Barix products, new developments and available software; key markets and applications; and an overview of the ABCL environment (Barix Control Language) used for custom Barix applications.

Barix held two successful workshops alongside Infocomm Asia and the Digital Signage Expo conventions in Hong Kong and Las Vegas, and included hands-on demonstrations of how the products are used in real-world applications. The next three workshops will take place on the following dates, with locations to be announced: NAB Workshop: 23 April in Las Vegas, Infocomm Workshop: 16 June in Orlando and IBC Workshop: 10 September 10 in Amsterdam.

"The initial success of our early training sessio

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UK - Sennheiser UK and Powersoft have agreed, by mutual consent, to cease their distribution partnership in the UK.

Carlo Lastrucci, Powersoft's president commented, "We acknowledge the efforts put in by Sennheiser UK to promote our brand and technology in the United Kingdom, however, given the current difficult economic situation, we have agreed that a change of approach to the market would be beneficial to both parties."

Sennheiser UK's general manager, Phil Massey stated, "I would like to take this opportunity to thank Powersoft for their assistance over the period of our association. However, we will not be strangers to Powersoft technology in the future, as it is integrated into other products that we distribute, namely Klein + Hummel and K-array power amplification. So, Powersoft will still have a presence here at Sennheiser UK as we continue to develop an

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USA - Peavey and Budda Amplification have established a strategic alliance that "will optimise production techniques and expand the distribution of Budda musical products in the global marketplace".

San Francisco-based Budda Amplification will continue to serve its customers and design USA-built guitar amplification and effects products. Peavey Electronics, which brings 44 years of manufacturing experience to the arrangement, will commence manufacturing of the Budda Amplification line for the global marketplace in the Peavey Custom Shop, located at its international headquarters in Meridian, Mississippi.

"Peavey has perfected high-quality manufacturing in the US," said Ken Johnson, CEO of Budda Amplification. "We approached Peavey because it makes sense to partner with a company whose strengths are complementary. With Peavey, we will be able to meet th

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UK - Since it was first established the Liverpool Institute for the Performing Arts (LIPA) has developed a diverse and expansive curriculum. With recent advances in technology, particularly on the digital side, there are inevitably, multiple demands and expectations upon any equipment investments it makes. That certainly applies to the recent purchase of loudspeaker systems and digital consoles from TMC based near Bradford.

"There were several demands that led us to choose d&b audiotechnik equipment for the sound technology courses," said John Attewell chief technician at LIPA. "On the one hand we were looking for two systems identical in performance, and of professional scale. We've had an in house PA system for some time, but not one that meets that last parameter. The choice of C7-TOPs and SUBs gives us that ability as well as being useful in the wider context,

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UK - sE Electronics has announced the appointment of Fingerprint Audio, an offshoot of Rupert Neve Designs, as the new distributor for sE Electronics in North and South Americas.

This new partnership between sE and Rupert Neve Designs completes a natural progression from the manufacturing project the two companies have been working on together for the last three years to produce microphone products within the new sE Rupert Neve Signature Series.

"There is a natural synergy developing between our two companies," says sE Electronics' James Young, "both on a product level and a personal level that has enabled us to produce, in a relatively short time, a truly world class piece of microphone technology with the sE RNR1 active ribbon microphone, and with more products to follow very shortly. This partnership of ideas has been so successful that it seemed a very clear

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USA - Launched in the Americas last year, Bosch Public Address and Conferencing products have generated considerable interest from a systems integration market hungry for improved audio quality and application flexibility in these fields.

To address the growing demand for information on these products and to discuss the opportunities available to Bosch Audio Partners, the Bosch Audio team launched the Bosch Audio Roadshow (BAR) on 24 March, 2009, kicking off their tour of key U.S. cities in Anaheim, Cal. with over 35 attendees. Seven more dates have been scheduled for 2009.

The BAR presents a programme focused on Bosch audio solutions, including Plena and Praesideo Public Address systems and DCN Next Generation and CCS 800 Ultro Conferencing systems. Discussion topics include mass notification solutions and the new local and national standards being implemented by the NFPA.

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UK - Following on from last year's success, Shure and the and the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance, have teamed up with NME to search for this year's musical talent in The Shure Creative Award 2009. NME will be the official media partner in this year's competition judged by Amy MacDonald.

First prize is an opportunity to attend, free of charge, the one-year Professional Diploma in Songwriting course at the ICMP, worth over £5,000.

Amy MacDonald says: "I'm really pleased to be working with the ICMP by judging entries to the Shure Creative Award. I think it's great that this competition exists to encourage and support the talent of developing singer/songwriters and I'm looking forward to hearing the entries over the coming months."

Paul Crognale, marketing manager, Shure Distribution UK says, "Last year was an unprec

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UK - Mark de Gruyter has joined London-based automation specialists Kinesys to head up sales and business development. de Gruyter has previously worked with Element Labs and High End Systems and also for rental major PRG.

With Kinesys, de Gruyter's role will be global, and will include maintaining and strengthening existing relationships, plus exploring new markets and territories for Kinesys.

de Gruyter joins the Kinesys team at the Prolight + Sound exhibition in Frankfurt and will take this opportunity to introduce himself to Kinesys' distributors and existing customers. "I'm really excited about working with Dave, Andy and the rest of the team at Kinesys," he comments, "With their highly respected reputation and innovative and growing portfolio of products and services, I'm eager to meet existing partners and distributors and capitalise on opportunities for t

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