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Germany - The advantages of teamwork between German TV broadcasters and third party production companies have been demonstrated on many occasions. The latest example could be seen when Schwartzkopff TV collaborated with Talpa Distribution for the latest season of The Voice of Germany. This enabled lighting designer Manuel da Costa - once again working with an established team of lighting and video specialists - to bring Florian Wieder's stage set to life with some inspired lighting dynamics.

For the first time at the Berlin finale, a Christie YK200 and Christie MicroTiles were used, the latter serving as a podium for the duet between one of the finalists and international star Nelly Furtado.

It was last year that Manuel da Costa first experienced the YK200, using the powe

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UK - A.C. Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET) Ltd's Rigging division recently supplied a substantial quantity of Litec QX30S truss to London-based production service company, Lightwave Productions.

Servicing a large range of events from concerts to club nights and corporate functions, Lightwave Productions are committed to investing in the latest entertainment technology equipment for their production stock - ensuring they can offer the highest standards possible for their varied customer base.

Looking for an affordable, versatile, strong and durable trussing solution - Lightwave's Henry Clarke contacted A.C. Rigging, who recommended Italian truss manufacturer Litec's range of high quality, QX30S truss.

A.C. Rigging's Matthew Millward, who coordinated the sale comments, "The Litec QX30S truss range is very popular and is found in many rental stocks across Britain."<

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UK - Manchester based lighting and rigging company dbn designed and installed lighting to illuminate Manchester Town Hall for the Virgin Media event No Likey, No Lighty, where football fans tweeted in their support for the outcome of the local derby match between Manchester City and Manchester United.

The building was lit proportionately in red (Man U) and blue (Man City) the evening before the match reflecting these results.

dbn's project manager Andy Kennett and his team worked with Roy Fernley of Event Technical Support who co-ordinated all the technical elements for creative communications agency, Bray Leino.

Kennett designed the lighting scheme, for which even coverage was the most important factor as it was essentially a press photo opportunity.

He chose 20 x Studio Due CityColor floods, 22 x SGM Palco LEDWashes, 16 x Clay Paky Alpha Beam 700s and two CP 1200

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USA - Elation Professional has introduced the EZ6, a high-resolution 6mm indoor LED video display panel whose affordable price, light weight and modular quick assembly make it suitable for visual displays at nightclubs, concert venues, live stages, exhibit halls and public spaces "who want the excitement of a video screen without overstepping their budgets or getting bogged down by complicated installations".

Powered by high-quality Tri-Color 3528 SMD LEDs, the EZ6 features 6mm pixel pitch, 1,800-nit brightness and 960 Hz refresh rate, producing high-definition graphics, text, logos or images. The 22.7" x 22.7" (576mm x 576mm) square panel is constructed of a very high-precision die-cast aluminium frame, so that when linked together it forms an extremely flat, seamless video wall. Its slim lightweight body (24 lbs./ 11 kg.), also makes it easier to hang in ar

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Germany - Genelec is debuting its new M Series Bi-amplified Active Monitors at Pro Light + Sound 2013 in Frankfurt (booth 8 H25). The energy-efficient M Series takes a new approach to monitor design as part of Genelec's larger ongoing sustainable initiatives known as GES (Genelec Embedded Sustainability). The primary focus in developing the new M Series was to proceed with a sustainable mindset without sacrificing the accuracy and reliability for which Genelec has been known for the past 35 years - while also offering something new and innovative for project studio customers.

The first two models being introduced are the M030 and the M040 Bi-amplified active monitors, which employ a Natural Composite Enclosure (NCE) manufactured for Genelec in Finland from wood fibre and recyclable material. The M030 and M040 use Genelec enclosure design heritage, featuring rounded edges and gen

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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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USA - Bose Professional builds on its proprietary PowerMatch amplifier technology platform with three additional models of configurable professional power amplifiers. Based on decades of research across multiple industries, Bose engineers optimized audio performance with a robust Class-D amplifier and power supply design that together are capable of maintaining top performance even with unexpected variations in AC line voltage, rack temperature, and output load conditions, says the company.

Configurable through the use of QuadBridge technology, each amplifier is capable of combining 2 or 4 output channels, creating flexible options to drive different power levels and loudspeaker impedances.

"Building off customer feedback we've received during our first 18 months with the PM8500, we developed three new models with different channel and power levels-all leveraging the same

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UK - A.C. Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET) Ltd. will be showcasing products from a selection of the leading brands which it distributes including Chroma-Q, Jands, High End Systems, LedGo, Green Hippo, Christie Nitro, BroadWeigh, Columbus McKinnon and many more - at the 2013 PLASA Focus show (stand N-E2).

Product highlights include Chroma-Q's new Inspire high output, RGBW colour-changing LED house light and AutoLED II ultra bright (16,430 lumens) daylight white LED moving head fixture; LedGo's range of high-quality modular LED video panels; High End Systems' new flagship lighting console, the Road Hog 4; Jands' renowned Vista lighting console range and innovative new Stage CL console "made for LEDs"; and Columbus McKinnon's range of durable, reliable electric chain hoists. Other brands represented at the show on AC-ET's stand include Green Hippo, Spotlight, SGM and Se

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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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China - Barco Lighting Systems and EZPro International (HK) Limited have announced a new partnership that will enable EZPro to serve as exclusive distributor of High End Systems' products throughout China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Effective immediately, this agreement enables EZPro to make HES' products available to their extensive network of local distributors and resellers. They will also have direct access to product knowledge, support as well as local stock.

Jun Zhu, president of the EZPRO group, comments, "High End Systems is the creator and industry leader of professional lighting products and lighting control systems. It is an inspiring event that EZpro becomes the exclusive distributor for the High End Systems brand in China. We are looking forward to creating a brand new development for High End Systems in China."

Renaat De Wilde, VP of sales for High End syst

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Germany - The TC Group of companies, which includes leading sound and audio brands Tannoy, TC Electronic, Lab.gruppen and TC-Helicon, has announced a bold rebranding initiative, unveiled for the first time at Frankfurt as part of a combined group presence at the Musikmesse/Prolight+sound show.

The move formally brings the collective vision and values of the group's brand companies together under a new and visible, TC Group brand identity - increasing market awareness of both TC Group as a whole and of its individual brands. While the companies have been linked by the same parent organisation for over a decade, and more recently shared sales co-ordination with the formation of sales organisations such as TC Group Americas (TCGA) and TC Group International (TCGI) in recent years, as well as increasingly collaborating on product development; individual brand identities have remaine

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Germany - Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) has announced that they have appointed Mega Audio, GmbH, as their German distributor effective immediately. EAW president Jeff Rocha made the announcement.

"Mega Audio gives EAW a strong partner in the highly-demanding German market," Rocha said. "Our product line can compete with anybody's, and Germans, known both for a love of music and for an appreciation of advanced technology, deserve to hear it for themselves. Mega gives us the strength to be certain we are heard."

Mega Audio GmbH, a leading professional audio equipment distributor, was founded in the year 1989 in Bingen, Germany, and originally focused on high end recording studio equipment. Over time, the company expanded into other aspects of pro audio, including broadcast, cinema, installation and integration, concert touring and "musical instrument"

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USA - Two new sessions have been added to the PLASA Focus: Orlando 2013 Professional Development Programme, a two-day program of free educational seminars and workshops running alongside PLASA Focus: Orlando 2013, at the Wyndham Orlando Resort, on 15-16 May 2013.

Chauvet will present How to Blend LED with Traditional Fixtures on Thursday, 16 May at 12.30pm. Ford Sellers, senior product manager at Chauvet, will review the process of transitioning and replacing existing lighting with energy saving LED fixtures. Sellers will also discuss narrow band versus broad emitting in relation to color, and explain why using the right tools are important to design concept.

In Lights, Camera, Tracking! Paul Braile, a representative from CAST Group, will demonstrate the BlackTrax. By integrating lighting, audio, multimedia and video with one comprehensive tracking solution, the

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Germany - With the launch of the new ZLX series, Electro-Voice has extended its range of speaker systems to include two active and two passive models. The ZLX series being presented at the Prolight + Sound (Hall 8.0, Booth A22) comprises the two powered models, ZLX-12P and ZLX-15P, and their passive counterparts, ZLX-12 and ZLX-15.

They are equipped in each case with 12" and 15" woofers, respectively, a 1.5" titanium HF driver and, in the case of the powered models, a 1000 W (peak) Class-D power amplifier - compromise-free, high-quality components that guarantee clear and powerful performance. The patented 'split baffle' design leads, furthermore, to a clear improvement in the acoustic dispersion. In addition to a precise sonic image in music applications, the primary advantage of this is enhanced intelligibility of the spoken word.

These features make the ZLX s

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Canada - Christie Lites has announced the opening of a new stage lighting and equipment sales and rental office in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The new location - its thirteenth - strengthens Christie Lites' multi-office network of full service and equipment across North America.

"Winnipeg is a great city with plenty of culture and entertainment," said Christie Lites CEO Huntly Christie. "I am very pleased that Christie Lites will be able to offer local support to the many events which use stage lighting."

The new Winnipeg office is located at 25 Terracon Place, Unit 19. Although the official opening is set for 1 May, Christie Lites is already fulfilling immediate lighting needs by servicing show productions in the area.

Ken Alexander, VP Rentals for Christie Lites: "The Winnipeg market is already welcoming the Christie Lites Rentals team and equipmen

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Norway - The Trondheim Soloists, one of the most exciting classical ensembles currently performing on the international stage, has invested in 20 DPA d:vote 4099 Instrument microphones, supplied by DPA's Norwegian distributor, Lyd-Systemer AS.

"Quality is key to everything we do and we never reduce our standards with regard to our musical performance," says Steinar Larsen, managing director of the orchestra. "Over the last five years we have applied the same principle to our live performances and have made a significant investment, in both time and money, to ensure that our amplified sound is of an equally high standard. Our decision to buy DPA d:vote 4099 Instrument Microphones is an extremely important part of this process."

Established in 1988 by Norwegian violinist Bjarne Fiskum, the Trondheim Soloists began as an ensemble for training young string play

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Germany -At ProLight+Sound 2013, Cadac Holdings exhibited a full range of analogue and digital sound production consoles, from the bespoke, hand built J-Type to the complete CDC8 digital mix system. Together with the CDC Four and LIVE1 compact designs, and the highly configurable S-Type analogue series, the product range offers the legendary Cadac sound quality across the full range of live and installation sound applications.

The company also ran demonstrations of its CDC8 and CDC Four digital consoles. It showed the extended CDC8 mix system, comprising the CDC8-32 and ultra-compact CDC8-16 frame size consoles, the CDC8-16S expansion sidecar and 32/16 and 64/48 I/O stage racks featuring Cadac's proprietary, high speed MEGACOMMS network protocol. The CDC8-16 is a 16 fader, single touch-screen control surface variant with an ultra-compact footprint but identical 128 channel I/O c

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Germany - At ProLight+Sound 2013, Doughty introduced a set of new and stronger truss adaptors to its existing range, offering riggers a wider choice for theatre rigs and outdoor events.

The new adaptors are made from solid, high tensile aluminium and fit all major brands of triangular and square truss, enabling it to be lifted into place safely and securely. With a choice of three hanging sizes - 250, 500 and 1000kg - the new truss adaptors are fitted with slim line clamps. The 250kg size is available as either a fixed or a swivel version and comes ready fitted with a 28mm Euro spec spigot.

As with all Doughty branded products, the new truss adaptors are manufactured in the UK and available for immediate shipping.

The German entertainment industry is Doughty Engineering's biggest export market and continues to grow year on year. With seven distributors in Germany and one in

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Germany - Audient challenged visitors to "discover your iDentity", as it launched its new recording interface: iD22 at this year's Musikmesse. The interface features two-in, six-out + ADAT i/o with high performance 24-bit/96kHz AD/DA converters, and professional, console-like monitor controller functionality in a compact, stylish and ergonomic desktop package. ID22's pristine mic pres and versatile feature set transforms your DAW into a world-class recording system by connecting directly to your computer, monitors and microphones with the option to expand via ADAT, says the company.

iD22 provides impressive depth and detail across all six outputs, allowing you to accurately hear a source and ensuring you make the best creative decisions when recording, mixing & mastering.

"iD22 brings together many of the things that people love about Audient into one inexpensiv

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UK - InfoComm International this week stages University Days in the UK for the first time. University Days will be held at the QEII Conference Centre in London on Tuesday, 16 April and at Leeds Metropolitan University on Thursday, 18 April. Both events will feature a full day of education sessions and manufacturer training, plus lunch and a closing cocktail reception.

Programme highlights include The Reality of Radio Frequency Access Changes to AV Users, to be presented by Tuomo Toinen of Shure Distribution; GUI Design, Workflow and the User Experience, from AMX's Jonathan Mangnall; AV Systems Commissioning Best Practices, from Frank Sheehan of Visual Acuity; and From A Wobbly Castle To The Moon, an overview of AV services supplied to the London Olympics and Paralympics Ceremonies, led by Scott Burgess of Creative Technology.

Chris Lavelle, regional

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France - ACS France has announced the Shotover K1 from Shotover as the latest addition to its aerial filming equipment range.

"Adding the Shotover K1 to its portfolio, ACS France brings a new innovative offer in equipment that consistently produces unique and inspiring images, be it aerial filming (Gyron SuperG2, Flying Cam), flying cameras on wire (Cablecam and Skycam) or tracking cameras with the PFC Ultimate Arm," said Luc Poullain, CEO of ACS France. "All this high level technology increases ACS France's palette of products, allowing ACS France to offer economic solutions for complex shoots."

"At last, 4k has the stability it deserves with Shotover K1," said Aerial director of photography Jim Swanson. "Cineflex-type stability with a choice of cameras and lenses. I can't wait to work with it."

"Aerial cinematography is one of t

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UK - Following extensive research and collaborative testing, Inspired Audio and LMC Audio Systems have signed an agreement for LMC Audio to sell and service Inspired Audio products in the UK and Ireland live audio market.

Inspired Audio has developed a premium quality loudspeaker system family designed, manufactured, and tested in Nottingham, by the team led by design director Chris Scott, who has a track record of over 20 years of original design success.

Scott comments, "Inspired Audio gives me a clean sheet of paper in terms of the product and, equally importantly, how that product was represented in the marketplace. It is fair to say that having been around the block a few times I had clear ideas on what does and doesn't work and I knew that I wanted a clear, simple and controlled route to market, making a well-placed distributor the obvious choice for the UK.

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Italy / Sweden - With an over 30-year heritage of designing and manufacturing leading edge products for the worldwide entertainment market, Clay Paky has now partnered with LumenRadio to bring the CRMX technology to their product line.

After extensive testing, Clay Paky approved LumenRadio thanks to its quality and reliability. The LumenRadio Coexistence technology allows smarter use of the frequencies by continuously scanning the radio spectrum and dynamically adapting its frequency-hopping pattern to the surrounding environment. This eliminates interference and maximizes performance.

Select models of the extensive product portfolio that consists of a wide range of professional fixtures and accessories for stage and studio lighting as well as architectural applications, will now be available with integrated CRMX OEM modules.

"Partnering with LumenRadio was important fo

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