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Germany - Visual Productions will be showing Cuelux software lighting control running on Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows and Ubuntu Linux at ProLight&Sound.

The Mac computers will highlight Cuelux' Plug&Play MIDI feature, including connection to a Behringer BCF2000 MIDI desk with motorized faders: a suitable package for any LJ / DJ or Club to use.

The Windows version will be running on a touch screen computer showcasing the true nature of this touch screen designed software.

The Linux system will run the stand lighting which consists of a number of Lightcraft LED fixtures supplied by VP's German distributor LMP Lichttechnik.

Visual Productions will also be showing new hardware at the show. A new version of the DIN Rail DMX Splitter now features RJ-45 connectors. This further reduces the time required for an installer to create DMX networks on site.

(Jim Evans)

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Germany - The resurgence of the Studiomaster professional audio brand continues with new product lines, being launched at ProLight&Sound, where the company has doubled its stand space this year. The new products include portable PA, compact sound installation, PA and line array systems. Also being launched is a new multi-pattern tube condenser microphone, a first entry for Studiomaster into the professional recording microphone market.

Portable PA is a traditional Studiomaster product sector where it enjoys a long history of product innovation, especially in compact and powered mixer systems. The company is launching the new Stagesound series in Frankfurt, a modern, high quality, powered mixer and two-way cabinet portable PA series. Two models, the Stagesound 8 with a six-input, 2 x 100 watt powered mixer and 8-inch speaker cabinets, and the Stagesound 10, offering an eight-inpu

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UK - The organisers report "excellent attendance" at ISCEx2010 in Watford last week. All possible exhibition spaces were taken up and the seminars were filled with keen listeners almost to bursting.

Terry Baldwin, president of ISCE, said, "What a day! I thought this year's exhibition was probably the very best yet. There was a full house regarding seminars and an excellent number of casual visitors. Well done to Ros Wigmore for organising the event and to the many exhibitors without whom it wouldn't have been the same."

Nicky Spiers, of Voice Perfect, said: "This year's exhibition was Voice Perfect's first with the ISCE. We were pleasantly surprised by the friendly and relaxed environment that they created which allowed us to demonstrate our new products to interested members. We met many friends, old and new and hope to have at least re-established co

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Germany - The Compulite team will be displaying at ProLight&Sound in Frankfurt with Feiner Lichttechnik, Compulite's German distributor.

On display will be the new compact and powerful Vector Violet and Vector Ultra Violet. The Vector Violet line offers the power, versatility and flexibility of the Vector consoles in a sleek, compact and affordable packaging, says the company. Also showing will be the new 3.18 Beta 'candidate release' software.

The Compulite and Feiner teams will be on hand to answer any questions as well as demonstrate the full capabilities of these consoles.

(Jim Evans)

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UK - Sennheiser UK will showing a large selection of products at PLASA Focus. The company's wireless microphone and monitoring products are the industry standard and these are well-represented by a wide range of evolution G3 series and 2000 series transmitters and receivers. Complementing these are the EM 3732-II twin receiver and SK 5212-II bodypack transmitter, which feature switching bandwidths respectively twice and five times as wide as before.Also on show are the EK 2020-D portable tour guide receiver and the DDA Kit, a unique infra-red solution for the hearing impaired which has already met with tremendous success at London's O2 Arena.Alongside Sennheiser's own products will be an array of those that the company distributes in the UK. APart products on show include the new Mask2 loudspeaker, a tiny (94 x 82 x 108mm), aesthetically pleasing full-range loudspeaker that delive

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UK - In order to promote the Honey Monster family of food Stage One was asked by experiential marketing agency, Hotcow, to create a themed 'Monster' truck to both raise brand awareness and reinforce the public's latent fondness of the Honey Monster.

"The conversion of the original truck, an iconic 1970's ex-army Land Rover 101, was a huge challenge," said Neil Franklin, head of interpretation for Stage One. "But by forming a close working partnership with Hotcow we were able to provide a solution to meet the aspirations of the client."

The process was, however, far more complex than it appears and throughout the conversion the design of the truck was constantly evolving, requiring Stage One to draw on their extensive experience to offer and incorporate design solutions. The conversion included extra lighting, panelling, graphics and a roof hatch, and drew o

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UK - This year's PLASA Focus sees GDS (Global Design Solutions) exhibit a number of new, innovative products, including additions to its successful LiteWare and CueSystem ranges.

GDS will showcase the newest addition to the LiteWare range, LiteWare HO (High Output). Following the success of LiteWare wireless RGB uplighter, launched in 2009, LiteWare HO is a high output version offering 80Watts of LED power. Designed to be completely compatible with the existing LiteWare range, the LiteWare HO product is the same footprint as the standard version and is calibrated to deliver colour-matched output.

Also at the show is the new TCP-IP CueSystem a Networked cue light system which launches at ProLight + Sound this week. In an industry first, with the ever-increasing trend towards completely networked show control and lighting systems, the TCP-IP CueSystem bridges the gap for stage m

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Germany/Italy - The first five products from Italian manufacturer Sagitter are showcased on Proel's stand at Frankfurt's Prolight + Sound this week

The Arrow 700 moving head, the Mantis LED projector, the Arrow moving mirror, the Supertracer followspot and a professional line of smoke machines compose the first new Sagitter line, available as of the beginning of next summer.

Particularly interesting is the decision to integrate the traditional lamp range with the Lockit OSRAM 300, 700, 1500 in the Wash, Beam and Spot moving heads. Completely different from the conventional moving heads, the Spot Beam Series feature new patented focusing and zooming technologies.

The Arrow Mirror, in combination with the 575 Beam colour changer, creates a web of light beams and new evocative visual effects, giving free rein and emphasis to light designers' creativity, says the company.

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Germany - At Pro Light + Sound this week, Philips Entertainment is demonstrating a synergy of product lines from Philips Vari-Lite, Color-Kinetics, Strand and Selecon. By combining four of the leading manufacturers in the entertainment lighting industry, Philips Entertainment has the ability to share the most innovative technology developments and patents across all product lines giving lighting designers and dealers the very best tools for the lighting industry today, says the company.

"We are very excited to have a fully integrated showing of all the Philips Entertainment brands at Pro Light + Sound," said Peter Rogers, senior director entertainment marketing. "By building on the success of our showing at PLASA in 2009, we have a unique position in the lighting industry. Philips Vari-Lite, Color Kinetics, Strand and Selecon have always been at the forefront in e

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Australia/Germany - LSC Lighting Systems, the Australian based manufacturer of lighting control systems, has announced the appointment of LMP Lichttechnik as its exclusive distribution partner for Germany and Austria.

Based in Ibbenbüren, in the north of Germany, LMP has a long history of supplying quality products to the German and Austrian markets where service and support are paramount.

The range of lighting control consoles, dimmers and DMX512 distribution products developed and manufactured by LSC is aimed at both the touring and installation sectors.

Uli Petzold, LMP's CEO comments, "We have been great friends of LSC for many years now and it is a wonderful opportunity for us both to be working together again. LSC is at the forefront of lighting product design which includes the new and powerful Clarity lighting and media control system and they continue to embra

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UK - Bristol Fashion Week returns to The Mall at Cribbs Causeway on 25-28 March through. Stage Electrics has supplied two of its high resolution 6mm LED screens to its client Prupim, for the event.

This year's fashion show, hosted by TV fashion stylist Mark Hayes and celebrity hairdresser Andrew Barton, is set to be filled with glamour, together with a mix of this season's new fashion trends on the Catwalk. The event will also include expert style advice and beauty treats for those who attend.

Over the duration of the event, Stage Electrics has supplied two bright, 4.5x4.5m ground supported, high performance LED Screens. One screen is being used as the backdrop for the catwalk, situated in the main show Marquee which has been built specifically for the show, on the North side of the Mall. A further screen has been assembled in the food court area, to provide entertainment for

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UK - Carlsbro has confirmed the appointment of CPC as its exclusive distribution partner for the UK. Established in 1959 Carlsbro introduces over 50 new MI and PA products in three new catalogues at Frankfurt this week.

For nearly 45 years CPC has been one of the United Kingdom's leading, electronics, B2B distributors. Chris Beesley of CPC comments, "This partnership will deliver competitive pricing and long term supply stability to retailers and installers."

(Jim Evans)

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USA - Royal Caribbean International's Oasis of the Seas (225,000 gross registered tons, 5,400-passenger capacity), boasts a spectacular and varied entertainment environment. From Broadway productions and comedy revues, to ice skating shows and hot dance clubs, Oasis offers a broad spread of entertainment options to cruising passengers.

A number of designers working independently on various projects aboard Oasis chose the same lighting - Acclaim Lighting. More than 650 LED fixtures and some control solutions from Acclaim are being used to light Oasis.

The largest application of Acclaim products is in the ship's 1380-seat Opal Theatre, where scenic designers Vicki Baral and Gerry Hariton (Hariton/Baral Design, Los Angeles) used 400 Acclaim X-Panels to create a wall of lights for the ship's production of the Tony-award-winning musical Hairspray.

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UK - POLARaudio will exhibit a number of new and existing products from its extensive portfolio at this year's PLASA Focus, including products from leading manufacturers, ASL, Australian Monitor, beyerdynamic, Biamp, MC², Novosonar, Renkus-Heinz and Revolabs.

The focus of this year's show will be on a number of additions to POLARaudio's portfolio. From Australian Monitor, the new AV Revolution DSP, a simple, easy to install DSP solution suitable for multiple applications ranging from lecture theatres, boardrooms, function rooms and systems requiring room-combining capabilities. beyerdynamic products on show will include the new MPR-210 desktop microphone, which utilises Revoluto technology, the Stegos, encrypted wireless boundary microphone and the wireless Revoluto range.

POLARaudio will also showcase the new Biamp Vocia and AudiaFUSION ranges. Vocia is the flagship DSP and

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Germany - Coemar is presenting its new range of multi-lamp moving head projectors at ProLight + Sound this week.

The Infinity M range of projectors is designed to hold the revolutionary 700 W mini fast-fit bulb. As powerful as 1,200 Watt projectors, they consume up to half the energy due to the optical quality of the parts used. The reduced dimensions make them easy to handle and transport and the modular construction facilitates maintenance.

At Frankfurt Coemar is exhibiting all the projectors in the range: Infinity XL, Infinity S, and the latest Infinity M.

(Jim Evans)

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Germany - Among the new products launched by FaitalPRO at Frankfurt this week is the FaitalPRO 18XL1500 super woofer. The 18XL1500 is 100% water proof thanks to a pulp of synthetic and natural fibres cone and a special additive applied directly during the production stage and not later on as a coating. An extremely light neodymium magnet ensures all of the speed, power, rapid response and linear excursion

Suitable for any SR application, it fits in 170 litre double chamber Band-Pass configurations with tuning respectively at 30 and 90 Hz. Its electrical parameters are sufficiently "elastic" to allow a very vast range of applications without complex filters. The FaitalPRO 18XL1500 is even suitable as subwoofer for hanging line array configurations.

Also on debut is the 15XL1400", 15" subwoofer - pure sub that uses the same magnet assembly and suspensions - t

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UK One of the North East's largest venues is set to embark on a major campaign to attract large scale exhibitions and conferences.

St James' Park has more than a 100 boxes and suites which can cater events ranging from those for a handful of people to a sit down dinner for a 1000.

And now the club's events team is set to proactively market the venue to highlight its easy accessibility and the versatility of the spaces available to organisations and companies wanting to stage an event or an exhibition in the North East.

The conference and banqueting at Newcastle United is run by Sodexo Prestige. In 2009 the club held more than 2000 events, including accommodating over 1500 people who turned up for the auditions for Big Brother.

The club is now planning to raise its profile outside of the region to highlight its easy accessibility and versatility of the space availabl

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Germany - DiGiCo unveiled its SD9 console at ProLight+Sound in Frankfurt yesterday. The SD9 is a complete, integrated system, which includes the mixing surface, a D-Rack digital stage interface and CAT5E digital multicore, with the additional ability to simultaneously record 56 channels direct to multitrack software or DAW. And it all comes at a price "which makes the SD9 the perfect solution for touring bands, schools, conference centres, smaller theatres, houses of worship and a host of other applications where exceptional performance and flexibility need to be realised on a tight budget".

The SD9's work surface features a giant full-colour digital TFT LCD touch sensitive screen, 24 full-length motorised faders with touch-sensitive fader caps, high resolution bar graph meters, quick access encoders and buttons plus user defined RGB backlit LCD scribble strips to ensu

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Germany - At the 2010 ProLight+ Sound expo in Frankfurt this week, Barco announced a broad spectrum of enhancements, upgrades and new products geared towards strengthening the digital lighting and moving luminaire product lines. This comprehensive multi-product announcement expands the capabilities of the DL.3 digital light, the Axon Media Server and the DML-1200 digital light, and unveils two brand new products - the SDI-DMX Mixer Pro and the new intellaspot XT-1.

For the DL.3 digital light and the Axon media server, Barco advances the product line's core capabilities with new version 2.0 software - providing additional media streams, new features and additional creative effects.

Exclusive to the Axon media server, each unit now ships with dual HD-SDI inputs as standard. For the DML-1200 digital light, the unit's latest software upgrade expands the system's functionality with

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usa - After an acclaimed world premiere at Berkeley Repertory Theatre in California, the new musical American Idiot is set for Broadway.

Directed by Tony Award winner Michael Mayer and featuring music by multi-Grammy Award winning punk trio Green Day, the new rock tuner takes the St. James Theatre beginning 24 March, 2010. Opening night is set for 20 April.

American Idiot follows the journey of a new generation of young Americans as they struggle to find meaning in a post 9/11 world, lived through Green Day's score. The musical includes every song from the album American Idiot as well as several songs from the band's 21st Century Breakdown.

Mayer leads a creative team that includes scenic design by Tony nominee Christine Jones, video and projection design by Darrel Maloney and lighting design by Kevin Adams.

The set is fed by 15 Hippotizer HD V3

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Germany - Allen & Heath and Audinate announced at Prolight +Sound this week that they are collaborating to introduce Dante networking modules for the iLive digital mixing series. Dante will be incorporated into Allen & Heath's range of audio networking plug in cards, which slot into the iDR MixRacks and allow iLive to interface with a variety of common audio interface and networking standards, increasing inventory flexibility and system integration.

Audinate's Dante is a standards-based IP media networking solution. The Dante media networking technology suite transports low latency uncompressed audio over a standard IP Ethernet network with sample accurate synchronization. Dante simplifies installation because it supports automatic device and channel discovery, with easy to use signal routing. Dante also provides comprehensive network monitoring tools. Allen & Heath will be sell

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Germany - This week's Frankfurt Pro Light + Sound marks the launch of Adamson's Eklipsa series of horizontal arrays as well as the expansion of the M Series family of floor monitors.

The Eklipsa array is available in both a 12" bi-amped version and a 15" bi-amped version. Both of these arrays boast Adamson's Advanced Cone Architecture together with Adamson's High Frequency Wave Shaping technology.

Both of Adamson's proprietary, ND12, 12" neodymium low-mid transducer and ND15, 15" neodymium low-mid transducer, feature a progressive Kevlar cone geometry that reduces modal behaviour, providing an improved and linearized pass-band throughout the vocal range.

The High Frequency Wave Shaping sound chambers insure a uniform wave front that does not interfere with the adjacent enclosures in the array. Each waveguide is loaded with a 4" diaphragm neodymium co

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Turkey - Every three years the World Bank - International Monetary Fund (IMF) annual meetings are held outside Washington, DC. In 2009 this prestigious event took place in the Istanbul Congress Centre, Turkey.

Over 13,000 delegates from 186 countries participated in the meetings, which were covered by 2,000 media representatives and broadcast live by France 24 and BBC Television. The key meetings took place in a 3500-seat auditorium, while 28 meeting halls of various sizes enabled 250 separate meetings to be held.

The DCN Next Generation Conference System and the Integrus Digital Infrared Language Distribution System from Bosch were installed in the auditorium and 28 other meeting rooms by Atempo Project Contract Co. The Bosch equipment included 250 Concentus delegate units, 116 interpreter desks, 3000 Integrus wireless infrared receivers, 50 infrared radiators and five 16-cha

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UK - PLASA Focus: Leeds 2010 - which takes place on Tuesday 27 and Wednesday 28 April at the Royal Armouries - is fast building its profile as a show for new products as well as networking, with a host of products launching in Frankfurt scheduled to make their first UK appearance in Leeds just a few weeks later. Among these are the latest developments from some of the 31 new exhibitors who have signed up to PLASA Focus since the first show last year - leading to a completely sold out event.

From the audio world, exhibitors include Allen & Heath, showcasing new products including the iDR-16 3U MixRack and iLive-R72, iLive software v1.6, Xone:PB, Xone:XD40 headphones and ZED-10 and ZED-10FX mini mixers; Ateis International with its new ECS-Teleconference unit echo cancellation system; Cloud Electronics' new MA60MEDIA combined mixer/amplifier/digital music player; Duran Audio's AXY

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