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disguise Supports Yuzu Tour Featuring Innovative Sculptural LED Character NEWS: d3 Technologies Debuts New Name

EXHIBITION REVIEW: Prolight + Sound Shanghai

LIVE: Christie And Avollusion At Inaugural Lumieres Hong Kong Festival

The Most Powerful led Spot. ever.

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Lighting designers can now access the most powerful, digitally advanced LED Profile Spot on the market, with no sacrifices in terms of light output, features and effects. Axcor 900 signals a new dawn for creative possibility.

AXCOR PROFILE 900: No Compromise. No Limits.

AUSTRALIA - NEW ZEALAND SHOW TECHNOLOGY www.showtech.com.au

CHINA - HONG KONG A.C.E. (Int’l) co. ltd. www.acehk.com

INDIA DHAWAN STAGECRAFTS www.dhawans.com JAGMAG ELECTRIC www.jagmagelectric.com

JAPAN PRG K.K. www.prg.com/ja

PHILIPPINES RMB LIGHTS AND SOUNDS TRADING wek72@yahoo.com

SINGAPORE-THAILANDMALAYSIA-INDONESIA ACOUSTIC & LIGHTING SYSTEM www.acousticlighting.com

SOUTH KOREA TONGSUH TECHNOLOGIES & TRADING www.tongsuhtech.com

TAIWAN ACROPRO Ltd www.acropro.com.tw

VIETNAM ITCSTAR JSC www.itcstar.com

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Arena For GMAs 55 GLOBAL: Carabao Rocks Out With DPA Microphones 56 AUSTRALIA: AFL Grand Final With JPJ Audio 58 JAPAN: disguise Supports Yuzu Tour With Sculptural LED Character 60 AUSTRALIA: Staging Connections Provides AV Support For AVCAL Conference 61 EVENTS LISTING

PROJECTS 50 VIETNAM: HARMAN Brings Performances To Life 52 HONG KONG: Christie & Avollusion Light Up Lumieres Hong Kong LIVE 54 TAIWAN: L-Acoustics Tames Taipei

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A New Direction For ETA Reinvention is part and parcel of life. Products and software get updated regularly to keep in tandem with market needs.

Staying stagnant is a sure way of losing the battle. The key with reinventing your products or brands is to ensure that the message does not get lost and the reinvention caters to true needs.

It is with this in mind that from 2018, ETA will be taking a different approach in its reach and editorials. We are transforming ETA into a platform that is fully dedicated to the needs of the technical and production crew and supporting disciplines.

We hope to produce articles to help them further upgrade their knowledge, share know-how, understand what their peers are up to and seize opportunities. Our aim is to produce a magazine dedicated to creativity and technology coming together to provide an exceptional experience to all involved.

Technical and Production crew are critical to the success of any event. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO REGIONAL MAGAZINE DEDICATED PURELY TO THE TECHNICAL AND PRODUCTION CREW IN OUR INDUSTRY. We aim to plug that gap with our editorials and reach - from Front of House Sound Engineers & Sound Designers, Electricians, Engineers, Riggers, Stagehands, Technicians, Lighting Designers and Operators, Production, Stage & Event Managers, Programmers, Projection Designers to Technical Directors.

We are excited about our new direction and we hope to truly serve your needs.

Thomas Richard Prakasam Publisher/Editorial Director thomas@spinworkz.com

Ram Bhavanashi Editor, India And Middle East ram@spinworkz.com

Julie Tan Admin & Circulation admin@spinworkz.com

Jimmy Chin Design And Production jimmy@spinworkz.com

Natalie Chew Writer natalie@spinworkz.com

Daniel Ngiam MEDIA Rep for Spinworkz Pte Ltd Tel: +65 84410258 first_dm@hotmail.com

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Disclaimer Entertainment Technology Asia is published 12 times a year. All rights reserved. No part of this magazine is to be reproduced, whether mechanical or electronic without the prior written consent of the publisher. Views expressed in this magazine do not necessarily reflect those of the editor or the publisher. Unsolicited contributions are welcome but the editor reserves the discretion to use them. Whilst every care is taken to ensure the accuracy and honesty in both editorial and advertising content at press time, the publisher will not be liable for any inaccuracies.

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Prolight + Sound Guangzhou: Refreshed 2018 Edition To Explore Possibilities In Technological Convergence CHINA: To underline the drive towards technological convergence in the pro AV and IT sectors, Prolight + Sound Guangzhou will return next year with a renewed approach in the fair’s organisation. In addition to its comprehensive showcase of pro audio, lighting, event and stage products, the 2018 edition will lean more towards integrated solutions in the areas of audio, lighting, communication, conferencing and KTV. Held from 10 – 13 May 2018, the fair will comprise of 13 thematic halls and the Y Channel, all dedicated to the advancements in the pro AV and lighting market. Over 1,300 companies are expected to showcase their expertise across 130,000 sqm of exhibition space at the China Import and Export Fair Complex, Guangzhou.

Show highlights solutions in communication and conferencing, karaoke and home theatres The vast possibilities created by the convergence of the AV and IT worlds will be brought to the stage of Prolight + Sound Guangzhou. The latest integrated solutions from China’s most burgeoning markets – the communication and conferencing, karaoke and home theatre sectors – will be emphasised in the designated areas at the Y Channel and in the Audio Brand Name Halls.

Communication and conferencing is becoming an increasingly popular segment and important aspect of the fair, particularly with the Chinese government’s greater focus on cost optimisation, convenience and clarity in real-data transmission. This special area will cover a wide array of conference systems, networks, as well as AV and communication systems.

As more and more consumers pursue a personalised and integrated entertainment experience both at home and outdoors, the demand for multi-functional karaoke rooms and mini theatres is growing at a staggering rate. The “Theatre K. Pub” which enjoyed great success last year, will expand once again for this edition. High quality karaoke systems, mini home theatres, customised installations, smart digital AV and system integrations will be featured here.

Apart from the aforementioned areas, Prolight + Sound Guangzhou will continue to deliver an all-inclusive platform with its Audio Brand Name Halls, Pro Audio Halls, Lighting Halls, KTV Hall and Enping Microphone Hall. There will also be dedicated product zones for stage equipment, parts and accessories, as well as projection and display. Together, they will offer an unmatched range of advancements for the industry peers. prolight-sound-guangzhou.hk.messefrankfurt.com

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disguise Grows Its APAC Footprint With Grand Opening Of Redline’s New Office In Shenzhen musician Wang Feng’s tour, theatrical productions Dao God, Xi’AN Incident and Encore Dun Huang, and CCTV’s Chinese Valentine’s Day special and 2017 New year show – Flying Dragon.

CHINA: Redline, the Beijing-based disguise Sales Partner (Reseller), has expanded with a new office in Shenzhen, China. The grand opening featured the official launch of disguise (formerly known as d3)’s gx range of media servers and Notch generative realtime visual effects in the APAC region.

Redline’s Shenzhen office will enable the technical solutions specialists to provide greater support and customer service to a growing roster of clients in South China. It also establishes a higher profile for the disguise product range in theregion.

Redline have been a disguise reselling partner representing disguise in China since 2015. “We’re delighted to see Redline expand their footprint to cover South China.

Redline has experienced amazing growth over the past two years, and we’re excited to see where they continue to takedisguise.” says Fernando Kufer, disguise’s CEO. “In the last two years we’ve used disguise to help us break into different fields, such as concert touring, conferences, broadcast, fixed installs and exhibitions. The new office and team in Shenzhen will continue to see us expand and will better serve our customers and partners in the Southern China region,” says Jack Sun, CEO and Founderof Redline.

The company has used disguise media servers for a diverse range of projects, including Nanjing light show, the 13th National Games of China, CBA All Stars Weekend, rock

The Shenzhen office has introduced disguise’s gx range and Notch to the APAC region where the products are expected to find an eager following. The gx range, designed to push generative content to new heights, builds on the legacy of disguise’s pro range and boosts output processing power so users can render real-time generative content that responds to its environment. The gx hardware range offers Gold support for Notch within disguise and includes a Notch Playback License demonstrating the tight integration of disguise and Notch.

“Supercharged by powerful real-time rendering, Notch empowers creators with game-changing visual creation tools to revolutionize the creative process,” says LukeMalcolm, Director of Notch. “We work with disguise and Redline because they share our passion for delivering revolutionary products. That’s why we’re delighted to see the disguise gx range launch in APAC. I know first hand the high demands of this market and how eager clients are to create ever more incredible experiences. The gx range and Notch deliver to this high standard.”

The Shenzhen grand opening featured interactive demonstrations driven by the gx 2, which highlighted how disguise can seamlessly integrate with both Notch and the BlackTrax real-time tracking system. Using the highly-skilled exercise of Chinese martial arts, a dynamic Kung Fu routine showed how the gx system can respond to a live performer in real-time, rendering high-quality generative content with a smooth frame rate.

Technical Sales Manager for disguise APAC, Kevin Li, adds: “With the tremendous growth from China and the constant hunger for the next best thing, the gx range of products along with Notch is going to help push the creative boundaries of the next big show.” www.disguise.one/en

power to respond.

The gx range’s unrivalled power density pushes generative content to to new heights.

Whether it’s smoke that moves as it is touched or water that ripples as performers pass by, the immersive experiences will captivate audiences like never before.

www.disguise.one/en/products/gx/

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Protec Teams Up With Bumat In Middle East

MIDDLE EAST: Protec has entered into an agreement with Bumat Motion Systems GmbH, the world’s leading manufacturer of turntables and revolves since 1948.

Through this agreement, Protec will be better-positioned to provide their partners and customers with a more comprehensive product offer, and the industry’s leading source in the Middle East for turntables and revolving platforms rentals for events and exhibitions held in the region.

Protec’s Founder and CEO – Stephen Lakin said, “Over the last year we have had more and more requests for revolves, particularly in the Motor Industry. We felt that working together with a world leader like Bumat would be the ideal solution to beef up our stocks with a quality product that we could offer our clients. Bumat’s modular system can supply turntables of any size and carrying capacity: made of aluminium or steel, in diameters ranging from 0.1 m to 55 m and capable of accommodating load weights from 10 kg to 450 metric tons. Our customers can now order turntables out of the standard-system or have them planned and manufactured according to their individual requirements. They can individualize any

turntable with regards to carrying capacity, installation height, construction design, mode of operation and serviceability”.

As a market-leader, Protec is known for its exceptional event technical deliveries with the ability to use the latest technologies and equipment drawn from its vast portfolio.

It currently owns one of the world’s largest stocks of audio, video, lighting, scenic & staging, robotics, motion tracking, backline, rigging, SFX and conference solutions equipment.

It’s not uncommon for the company to be seen at the heart of some of the most technically challenging shows produced in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia and the Far East. The company only recently bolstered its lighting, video and audio departments with more investments apart from recruiting more world class talent to further reinforce their over 140 strong team.

According to Lakin, this latest development with Bumat has strengthened the company’s commitment to providing its clients in the region nothing short of the best products and services and should allow Protec to serve more companies with more flexible and scalable services.

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Bumat’s project at the Ronacher Theatre in Vienna.

This agreement between Protec and Bumat, both global leaders in their own right, should boost the Middle East’s ability further in terms equipment and expertise offered.

Speaking to Bumat’s Managing Director – Timo Burgmeier, he said, “Bumat manufactures a highly sophisticated and long lasting product. This is why we only manufacture our turntables in Germany. Different construction parts, protected by patents, ensure a high running smoothness and durability of our turntables. Bumat’s engineering achievements enable our clients to take advantage of all conceivable combinations of complex revolving, rotating, elevating and traversing movements. We use of state-of-the art 3D CAD systems and our own production facilities with CNC machining centres.”

Burgmeier said that he was excited with this agreement with Protec and looked forward to working with the Middle East giant to strengthen Bumat’s reach and ability to offer a world class product to the region.

“As an owner-run family business, we have been installing systems and managing numerous projects for well-known customers all around the globe since the company was founded in 1948. Dedicated assembly and service teams with many years of experience are at our customers’ disposal wherever they may be: in Germany, Europe or anywhere else in the world. We are very excited and we are sure that our agreement with Protec will be a positive step – both for us as well as the Middle East region”, Burgmeier added. www.productiontec.com

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Pliant Technologies Names National Audio Systems As New Australian Distributor AUSTRALIA: Pliant Technologies, the professional intercom division of CoachComm, has announced National Audio Systems Pty Ltd. as its new distributor in Australia.

National Audio Systems will provide Pliant with regional support throughout the South Pacific.

“We actively source products and accessories that are backed by cutting-edge technology,” says Shane Bailey, managing director of National Audio Systems Pty Ltd. “Pliant Technologies offers excellent products and technology. We see an opportunity to begin incorporating Pliant into projects within the local market with our customers. The new CrewCom system offers market leading technology in wireless comms for a number of applications. We’re looking forward to connecting with Pliant’s existing customer base and expanding the awareness and knowledge of the brand into new markets with potential customers that may not be aware of the company.”

National Audio Systems works with broadcasters, entertainment venues, retail, corporate, healthcare, hospitality, airports, architects and government and education professionals. Pliant Technologies will join National Audio Systems range of popular audio products that it offers, including brands like Ashly, d&b audiotechnik, K-array and Midas.

“National Audio Systems is a distributor that is focused on productivity, efficiency and response times, which are qualities that we look for when choosing a distributor,” says Gary Rosen, global sales manager for Pliant Technologies.

“As we continue to expand our reach globally, it is important for us to establish relationships with distributors that appreciate our products and are excited about the future. We look forward to delivering our advanced intercom solution to new and existing customers in the South Pacific region.” www.plianttechnologies.com

Rob Clark Named Managing Director Of Allen & Heath GLOBAL: Allen & Heath has announced the appointment of R&D Director, Rob Clark to the role of Managing Director, following the decision by longstanding company figurehead, Glenn Rogers, to pass on the reins to the next generation.

Rob Clark joined Allen & Heath as a digital R&D engineer in 1993 and has played a key role in the development of the company’s digital mixers, becoming R&D Director in 2008.

Glenn Rogers remains a director of the Audiotonix group, focusing on identifying market opportunities and helping to specify new products.

Rob Clark commented, “It’s an honour to take on this new challenge. Glenn has been a trusted friend and mentor for more than 20 years, and I know we can rely on his wise

counsel in the future. It’s a fantastic time to move into this role; the product range has never been stronger, we’re blessed with an amazingly talented team, and we have the collective expertise of the Audiotonix group to draw upon. Together we will continue to grow the business with the passion and innovation that Glenn has always personified.”

Glenn Rogers said, “Rob has a wealth of experience and the best team in the business behind him, so I know that Allen & Heath will continue to go from strength to strength under his leadership. I am excited to take up new challenges for the Audiotonix group and look forward to exploring the new ideas and technologies that will shape the next generation of mixers.” www.allen-heath.com

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Hanslee Lim Joins Chauvet To Direct Sales In Asia ASIA: Chauvet has announced that wellknown industry figure Hanslee Lim will be spearheading its sales efforts in Asia.

Lim comes to Chauvet after directing Asian market sales for Robe and prior to that SGM. “We are extremely happy to have someone with Hanslee’s impressive track record and commitment to excellence on our team,” said Stéphane Gressier, International Sales Director of Chauvet.

“Hanslee has an extraordinary depth of knowledge about lighting in general and more specifically about lighting in the Asian market. Most importantly though, he has a well-deserved reputation for understanding the needs of customers and putting them first. This makes him very compatible with the Chauvet way of doing business.”

In his new role, Lim will be responsible for directing sales throughout the Asian market for all Chauvet brands including CHAUVET Professional, CHAUVET DJ, ILUMINARC architectural lighting and TRUSST trussing. He will report directly to Gressier.

“About five years ago, a very prominent lighting veteran told me to watch Chauvet as it was on the move, and today, here I am with the company. For me, this is an exciting opportunity,” said Lim. “Chauvet’s stature has been growing rapidly in Asia and across the globe. Customers know the company as an innovator with a strong commitment to delivering value. I look forward to building on this reputation and growing a powerful sales network throughout Asia for all Chauvet brands.” www.chauvetlighting.com

Green Hippo Reports Record Orders For New Hippotizer + Media Server Range GLOBAL: Green Hippo has reported that their announcement of the new Hippotizer + range has broken sales records. The announcement of the new product line, which builds on Green Hippo’s Hippotizer family of Media Servers, produced an unprecedented number of sales enquiries, and dealers and distributors have been reportedly overwhelmed by early orders.

The Hippotizer + Media Server range – which comprises the Amba+, Boreal+, Karst+, Montane+, and Taiga+ – has already yielded over 100 orders, all of which landed before the November 17th- official product launch at LDI in Las Vegas.

Requests are coming from across the globe, with sales already made by: A.C. Entertainment Technologies (UK);

Ampco Flashlight Sales (Benelux); Bary AS (Norway); Eclipse Staging Services (Dubai); Beacon SSR (Sweden); EarPro (Spain and Portugal); Lexair Entertainment (Australia & New Zealand); Light Partner (Denmark); MLK SOUND (Belarus); Technical Supply Japan (Japan); and TNIRED (South Korea).

James Roth, Head of Sales & Marketing at Green Hippo commented: “I am delighted that pre-orders from our ROW territories have already passed the 100 units mark and this is before the official launch at LDI. With many major territories waiting until LDI, this will be by far and away the most successful Green Hippo product launch ever and we’re delighted at the response from the international markets.” www.green-hippo.com

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d3 Technologies Debuts New Name – disguise – And Explores The Future of Projection GLOBAL: d3 Technologies has recently announced their new name – disguise.

The new name wraps up a momentous year of key changes and growth for the company which finds an expanding international community using their technology at the heart of some of the world’s most exciting cultural experiences, in verticals including concert touring, broadcast, theatre, fixed installs and, most recently, film.

Despite this rapid growth, disguise maintain that they’re still the same company at heart, focused on the same level of support and innovation that have earned them success.

The recent LDI marked the start of an exciting new chapter for disguise, which will reveal a snapshot of future

developments with an experiential demo exploring The Future of Projection.

The gx range – a new range of media servers – was launched by disguise earlier this year, and served to power the content displayed at their booth, titled The Future of Projection.

Developed to support real-time, generative content, the gx range offers Gold support for Notch and features a 2-year Notch playback license demonstrating the tight integration between the two companies. d3technologies.com

L-Acoustics Appoints Tony Szabo To Head Touring Applications Team GLOBAL: L-Acoustics announces the appointment of industry expert Tony Szabo as head of application, Touring. Tony will work directly with Florent Bernard, director of applications, Touring to deploy the application strategy for the touring market and manage the touring applications team. As part of the senior leadership team, he will ensure the continued success and strength of the global network of L-Acoustics partners and will support major projects around the globe.

Tony will be a familiar face to many in the industry, his career spans 25 years - from Monitor Technician to FOH Engineer, Show Controller, Crew Chief and Senior FOH Systems Engineer, Tony has worked with the world's top artists and festivals. Most recently, he served as Senior Systems Engineer at L-Acoustics UK partner Adlib Audio Solutions, designing systems for tours and festivals as well as mentoring the systems engineer team and leading technology acquisition decisions.

Tony has lived and worked in Australia, Canada and the UK, touring with artists such as David Bowie, Bryan

Adams, Kylie Minogue and large-scale events like the Sydney Olympics Opening and Closing Ceremonies.

“Tony's extensive experience in key posts in the industry brings a unique and fresh perspective to lead our market development strategy. His combination of technical expertise, industry knowledge, and business acumen will be a great asset for L-Acoustics,” affirmed Florent Bernard. “Tony in this newly created position will allow us to continue to affirm and expand our leadership in the touring market, while supporting our partners to do the same.”

“I've worked extensively with all of the top pro audio technologies and am proud to join what I consider to be the leading pro audio brand,” commented Tony Szabo. “It's exciting to represent the L-Acoustics in the touring market, ensuring the continued strength of the brand through the excellence of our internal team and our global network of partners.” www.l-acoustics.com

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Musikmesse & Prolight + Sound 2018 To Strengthen Ties, Focus On Professional Encounters

GLOBAL: Musikmesse (11 to 14 April 2018) and Prolight + Sound (10 to 13 April 2018) will bring together companies with retailers, professionals from the musical-instrument, event and media-technologies sectors, as well as musicians from all over the world. In 2017, the two events attracted a total of around 100,000 visitors from 144 countries to the Frankfurt Fair and Exhibition Centre. For companies of all sizes there was a wide spectrum of options to showcase products, ranging from all-inclusive booth packages at an entry-level price and open air live-demonstrations to the integration of brands and endorsers in the event programme of the two shows.

This important international trade-fair duo will move even closer together in 2018. New features include the concentration of the audio, DJ and recording product segments in Hall 4.1 and other improvements in the layout of the fairs. With measures to reduce noise levels and the focus on trade visitors on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

morning, Musikmesse will raise its profile as the platform and source of inspiration for professionals from the musicalinstrument and educational segments, and for musicians.

For all music fans, there will be a reduced-price privatevisitor ticket on the Friday afternoon and Saturday. Recently launched, successful formats, such as the Drum Camp, Guitar Camp, the Musikmesse Festival and the Silent Stage area, will be continued in 2018.

Trade-fair duo to concentrate strengths with audio, DJ and recording segment in Hall 4.1 The audio, DJ and recording product segment will have a new and centrally located presentation platform. Previously, exhibitors from this segment were to be found in both sections of the Exhibition Centre – with the new concept for Hall 4.1, exhibitors will be able to reach visitors to both Musikmesse and Prolight + Sound with a single exhibition stand. Hall 4.1 is in the heart of the Exhibition Centre and will be open throughout Musikmesse.

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The focus of the hall is on products that are not only for professional users in the field of event and media technology but also of interest to musicians, music producers and musical-instrument retailers, e.g., microphones, effects and signal processors, cables, mixing desks, control units, monitoring tools, production tools, DJ equipment and recording hardware and software. As in the past, visitors will find products for (live) PA systems and permanent installations in Hall 3.1.

Also part of Hall 4.1 is the ‘Silent Stage’ area, which was launched in 2017 and presents an innovative stage concept for clean sound and effective monitoring, as well as the Sound & Recording Lounge, which offers lectures on mixing, miking and production.

Optimised hall layout, community-specific programme and benefits programmes for retailers Unlike any other event in Europe, Musikmesse presents the complete spectrum of musical instruments and genres.

In addition to a comprehensive product overview, it offers targeted content for different musical communities.

The highlights of the Drums, Percussion, Guitars + Amps segment are the Drum Camp and the Guitar Camp where top international drummers and guitarists give exclusive performances, as well as workshops and masterclasses.

Exhibitors have the opportunity to make presentations on attractive complete exhibition stands in the immediate vicinity of the camps. With the move to Hall 9.0, electric guitars are only a stone’s throw away from acoustic guitars in Hall 8.0.

Musikmesse is also planning to continue the successful cooperation with the ‘Woodstock of Wind Music’, which began in 2017 and, with rousing bands and groups of modern wind music on the outdoor area, proved to be a great source of inspiration for visitors.

For the specialist musical-instrument trade, Musikmesse offers free admission and exclusive services within the framework of the ‘Musikmesse Insider’ and ‘Musikmesse Premium’ benefits programmes. The Business Area in Hall 11.1 offers room for business discussions and a dedicated further-development programme for the musical-instrument sector in the form of the ‘Business Academy inspired

by SOMM’. Additionally, the Musikmesse matchmaking programme brings together suitable companies and retailers.

Under the heading Music Education, Musikmesse groups together products and services for music making that are relevant to teaching and society. Thus, at the ‘Discover Music’ area, the youngest visitors have the chance to try out musical instruments for themselves while the ‘Music Education Lounge’ provides presentation space for organisations from the world of teaching, culture and music business. Additionally, exhibitors can take part in the programme of the ‘Musikbiz & Culture Forum’, which spotlights subjects such as professional development in the music sector and the social significance of music making.

Musikmesse is also the setting for the finale of ‘SchoolJam’, Germany’s biggest competition for school bands, and the presentation of the European School Music Award, which honours the achievements of music teachers at general schools.

The Keys + Piano segment moves to Hall 11.0, close to the Portalhaus entrance. The ‘Piano Salon Europe’, which returns this year, provides Europe’s piano makers with a platform for showing high-grade upright and grand pianos.

Part of the hall is a presentation and lecture stage where, inter alia, the ‘Piano Player of the Year’ award will be presented.

For the third time running, Musikmesse will be accompanied by the Musikmesse Festival in 2018. In the evenings, visitors can look forward to concerts by a broad spectrum of extraordinary acts at the Exhibition Centre and venues throughout Frankfurt.

Acoustic instruments remain in Hall 8.0 and, together with string and plucked instruments, percussion and harmonica instruments, cover a broad spectrum. On the ‘Acoustic Stage’ in the adjoining Galleria, visitors will be able to see outstanding artists from the acoustic-music scene – from classical and jazz to pop. Woodwind and brass instruments are to be found in an acoustically separate part of Hall 8.0.

In the eastern section of Frankfurt Fair and Exhibition Centre, companies present trailblazing technologies for entertainment, integrated systems and creation. There, visitors from all event and media technology disciplines can not only discover a host of new products but also gain inspiration and expertise in subjects of relevance to them from the complementary programme of events.

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Professionals from the field of light and sound technology can see new products in action at the PRG/LEA Stage in the ‘Festhalle’ and at the outdoor Live Sound Arena.

The lectures of the Prolight + Sound Conference provide answers to questions on miking, PA systems, lighting design, etc.

The growth fields of Prolight + Sound include media technology & systems integration. Technological trends, such as digital audio networks, AV over IP and immersive technologies, are to be found in the exhibition halls and will be discussed by experts in the seminar programme. For the 15th time, Prolight + Sound will be the venue for the presentation of the ‘Sinus – Systems Integration Award’. An attractive area for interested users from the Broadcasting segment is the Moving Picture Pavilion in Hall 4.0 with products for live video production and streaming, as well as ready-to-play production chains from the camera to live distribution.

Products and seminars on the stage & theatre are summarised in a special brochure to help planners, technicians and other professionals from the theatre segment orientate themselves at the fair. In keeping with tradition at Prolight + Sound, the Opus – German Stage Award – will be presented in honour of outstanding achievements in the field of stage and scenery design, as well as the use of technology on the stage.

As last year, Musikmesse and Prolight + Sound will be held concurrently on the Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and all tickets are valid for both fairs on these days. www.musikmesse.com www.prolight-sound.com

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Venuetech New Elation Professional Distributor For Middle East MIDDLE EAST: Elation Professional has appointed Venutech Audiovisual & Lighting Systems as their exclusive distributor for Elation Professional products in the Middle East.

Venuetech has been a leading provider of professional products and services to the entertainment industry in the Middle East since 2003 and has seen immense growth since its founding. Headed by one of the Middle East market’s most experienced and esteemed personalities, Nour Assafiri, Venuetech’s team of industry professionals is focused on all aspects of the audio, video and lighting market, from sales to technical support.

“The major target has always been to be able to provide a complete solution for our clientele, therefore we see Elation as the missing piece of the puzzle,” said Nour Assafiri. “We believe that our experience in entertainment lighting along with Elation’s strength and reputation, as well as their continuous production of innovative products, will open doors for a strong relationship and the proper share in the market.”

Venuetech has just wrapped up a successful Prolight + Sound Middle East show at the Dubai International Convention Center, where they represented Elation products for the first time. Supporting the Venuetech team at their stand was Elation Sales and Marketing Director, Eric Loader, as well as Elation Key Account Manager, Frederik Afif.

“We are excited to have Venuetech join the Elation team and grow the Elation success in the GCC region,” Eric Loader stated. “I’ve known Nour for many years and value the relationships and experience he and his team have in the region. We look forward to the opportunities this partnership will open up and to supporting Venuetech in expanding the Elation brand in the Middle East.” www.elationlighting.com www.venuetech.ae

Christie Sets Up Office in Hong Kong HONG KONG: Christie has opened an office in Hong Kong to better serve clients and partners in the region.

Located in Causeway Bay, the Christie Hong Kong office is strategically positioned to work more directly with end users to create experience strategies by leveraging on its combined in-depth knowledge of the total array of digital media and leading-edge technical skills.

Denys Lavigne, Vice President, Global Christie 360, said, “By setting up a new office in Hong Kong, we are demonstrating our strong commitment to our clients and

partners in the region by adding depth to the offering and help them put together impactful projects for their business. Over the last few years, Christie has delighted customers with large-scale projection mapping, bestof-class interactive video walls and superior immersive, experiential installations in the region. I’m confident that our presence in Hong Kong can further help our industry partners be more successful in growing their businesses.” www.christiedigital.com

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Sennheiser Appoints Fadi Costantine As Technical Sales Manager In Middle East MIDDLE EAST: Sennheiser has appointed Fadi Costantine as its new Technical Sales Manager in the Middle East. In this role, Fadi will primarily focus on supporting customers and growing Sennheiser’s footprint in the Business Communication, System Integration and Audio Recording segments.

Fadi will work closely with Ryan Burr, Head of Technical Sales & Application Engineering at Sennheiser Middle East who said, “A certain amount of confidence has returned to the market in 2017 and we’ve been running at above 20% versus the previous year. This is clearly the time for us to reinvest in our regional presence to capitalize on new opportunities. Fadi is the ideal candidate to help us drive further growth as he brings with him wide-ranging knowledge of our customer base and pertinent skills that will be invaluable to our team and our customers.”

As a part of the Technical Sales and Application Engineering department, Fadi will help deliver technical support for the System Solutions channel across all of Sennheiser’s target verticals. His skills and experience working with system integrators will be integral to getting Sennheiser’s Business Communication products into some of the exciting projects taking place in the region in the coming months and years.

Prior to joining Sennheiser, Fadi held the position of Audio Division Manager at Venuetech, Sennheiser’s long standing distributor in the region. As a result, he already has a wealth of experience and knowledge on the technical and commercial aspects of Sennheiser’s range of audio solutions. During his tenure with Venuetech, Fadi led project design and client support efforts on high-profile projects such as the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, King Saud Stadium in Riyadh, Basra Stadium in Iraq, and the Lusail and Khalifa Stadia in Qatar.

Commenting on his new position, Fadi said, “Joining Sennheiser presents me with the opportunity to drive innovation and the uptake of best practices in the Middle East industry. Over the duration of my career in the UAE

and Lebanon, I have established professional relationships with key industry figures which I will now leverage to help Sennheiser penetrate into new customer accounts.”

Fadi holds a diploma in audio-visual and sound engineering from the Academie Des Sciences Cinématographiques Et Théâtrales in Lebanon, and has achieved several certifications from vendors including Electro Voice, Dynacord, Extron, AMX, Datasat, Biamp, and Audinate. sennheiser.com

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Shure Advanced RF Seminar Draws Full House

Audience members checking out the displayed equipment after the seminar.

SINGAPORE: The Black Box at Gateway Theatre saw a full house turnout during the recent Shure Advanced RF Seminar, organised by their Singapore Distributors, Electronics & Engineering Pte Ltd (E&E). Attended by over 145 industry professionals, the seminar focused on how the RF spectrum was getting increasingly crowded and complicated with more devices in operation, and what professionals could do to get the most out of their RF range.

The seminar rounded off with a question-and-answer session. Highlighted to the participants were also details about the on-going Wireless Rebate Program – currently only available in Singapore and led by E&E. The programme allows users to trade-in their existing wireless systems for a rebate with the purchase of any Shure Digital Wireless Systems and is only available for a limited period.

Speaking at the seminar was Independent Technical Consultant at Shure Asia, Hayden Leiper, who shared his experience as well as tips to help minimise dropouts between the receiver and antenna.

Points made during the seminar were followed with reallife examples – when explaining how the RF range was primarily affected by three main factors (transmitter output power, antenna choice and placement, and the noise floor).

Leiper highlighted various cases where operators faced problems with the RF signals by accidentally blocking them with obstacles such as cages or grids.

Other topics discussed during the seminar included the different types of antennas, amplification and distribution tips for wireless microphone systems, various noise sources, dealing with them, as well as how to plan and coordinate frequencies.

Seminar speaker Hayden Leiper talking to an audience member.

All Photo Credits: E&E

www.enepl.com.sg www.shure.com/asia

“We are keen to focus on educational seminars as they are beneficial to our clients and end users, what more with the current challenges surrounding the RF Spectrum environment in Singapore. We are especially grateful that Hayden was available to share his expertise with us,” commented Gary Goh, Deputy Managing Director, Electronics & Engineering Pte Ltd

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Penn Elcom Announces India Operation

INDIA: Multinational flight case hardware and 19 inch racking manufacturer Penn Elcom announces the launch of a new distribution centre in Mumbai, India. This will be based in the Vasai area and will be headed by Rodney D’Monte, who will be working with six staff for now. The numbers are expected to increase as operations ramp up.

Penn Elcom Chairman Roger Willems stated, “Mumbai is a major commercial and cultural hub and a great strategic location with a very positive future … and we enjoy its vibrancy and energy! That’s exactly where we want to be”.

This follows other recent major investments in Penn Elcom’s global manufacturing and sales network - in Canada, the UK and China – and is also in response to growing demand for their ranges of premium quality products in key market sectors like professional audio, AV and IT. Roger - known for his lateral thinking and commercial wisdom – also comments they see India and the whole sub-continent as a huge growth market and a powerhouse of the future. “Although it is very different, the rawness and the sheer potential remind me of how I felt about China 15 years ago,” he says.

With this in mind, he also expects – as a highly industrialised nation – to increase Penn’s market share of domestic sales there.

Penn’s Indian enterprise is also about responsible business and finding a balance. Their highly successful approach

in China has included integrating and building sustainable commerce and opportunities that can economically and socially impact the immediate community.

There is the chance to enhance working practices and ideas - including administration and production – via information and experiences shared between all Penn’s facilities around the world. This maintains worldwide consistency and offers skills / learning opportunities via active training programmes and staff interchange between Penn in the USA, Canada, Mexico, the UK and Asia.

This is an initiative that benefits all the company’s resources and the model will be enthusiastically embraced in India.

The Indian operation will first focus on the racking and hardware elements of Penn’s business, and will also manufacture and distribute products utilizing well known quality brands like Amphenol cables and Neutrik connectors.

It will also work closely with the Chinese operation – based near Beijing – sourcing its basic hardware from there and the two manufacturing bases in the UK. “It’s a long term investment with a lot of work and detail involved in setting up the infrastructure, but all signs are that India will become another star performer,” concludes Roger. www.pennelcomonline.com

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Perth Concert Hall Installs Silent Elation SixPar 300s

AUSTRALIA: Elation Professional products are supported in Australia and New Zealand by distributor Lexair Entertainment, who earlier this year were involved in the refresh of the entire Perth Concert Hall lighting rig on Australia’s west coast. Made possible through the State Government’s Department of Culture and the Arts Infrastructure Improvement Program, the lighting project saw Head of Lighting, Alex Spartalis, with a lot of decisions to make. The choice to make the Perth Concert Hall home to Elation SixPar 300 RGBAW+UV LED fixtures was not one of the difficult ones. With the whole rig headed to LED, Alex had to audition a huge range of luminaires, and the SixPar 300s were an easy winner.

“I loved the six-chip design, the inclusion of amber, their narrow beam angle capability, the 5-pin DMX, and the build quality,” Alex listed. Added to this is the fanless design, a must in acoustically sensitive applications like classical concerts. “All of the features Alex mentioned were a big plus,” added Sean McKernan of lighting supplier Evolution 512, “but the fact they’re completely silent was incredibly important. A lot of fixtures Alex and I auditioned simply did not have an acceptable noise floor.”

The nine SixPar 300s are included in the house rig as floating fixtures – they’re often used on stage, but also roam around the venue, sometimes used as powerful

uplights on the nine columns of Perth Concert Hall’s iconic Brutalist façade. “They’ve got great color mixing, and they’re really bright,” continued Alex. “They’re a good complement to the rig for our school and dance shows. We often use them on a stick of truss lower to stage than our 16.3 meter ceiling when we need something closer. They’re also our back light color off the screen truss now, because when we have a screen in place, it takes out our back light bar.”

The indoor version of Elation’s SixPar 300 runs 18 12W RGBAW+UV LEDs, with the amber and white LED’s helping lighting designers to achieve extremely natural whites and pastels. They have 15° beam and 25° field angles, electronic strobe and dimming (0-100%), and five variable dimming curve modes. Vital for filming, they have flicker free operation. Multiple units can be power linked, and all can be controlled via RDM. Lexair and Evolution 512 pride themselves on professional service, prompt technical support, and quality products.

“We have a great relationship with both Evolution 512 and Lexair,” confirmed Alex, “and hopefully we’ll be buying more equipment from both of them soon!” www.elationlighting.com

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Introducing The Christie Crimson

Come take a look at Christie’s Crimson Series - featuring proprietary Christie BoldColor Technology, the Christie Crimson Series of high-performance, 3DLP laser phosphor projectors produce big, bright and intensely colourful images for stunning visual experiences.

ETC ColorSource CYC ETC’s ColorSource CYC is a dedicated cyclorama fixture designed with the sole purpose of creating beautiful, smooth washes of light on a cyclorama or wall. Watch as fixture product manager, Jim Uphoff, talks more about and demonstrates the features of this compact, affordable fixture.

Claypaky’s Axcor

300 Range

Introduced by Claypaky CEO Pio Nahum, the new Axcor 300 family of moving LED fixtures consists of a spot light, a wash light and a beam light, all driven by a white LED engine with a rated power of up to 180W. With a physical size, power consumption and price point that disguise their strength and creative potential, the Axcor 300 range enables a new world of expression in touring, events, TV, theatre and installed lighting markets.

Allen & Heath SQ:

Overview w/ Keith Johnson

SQ Product Manager Keith Johnson takes you on a brief overview tour of SQ – Allen & Heath’s new 96kHz compact digital mixers. Built on their latest generation 96kHz FPGA XCVI core, SQ sets a new standard for compact digital mixing, delivering pristine, high resolution audio with a class-leading latency of less than 0.7ms.

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HARMAN Pro Announces New Lighting, Audio Products HARMAN Professional Solutions recently announced the launch of a range of lighting and audio products, including: MAC Encore Wash A full-featured, LED moving head, the MAC Encore Wash is designed to produce premium white wash lighting in a wide variety of applications where critical lighting is required. The washlight is available in two colour temperature variants WRM for unparalleled, 3000 K warm incandescent emulation and CLD for crisp, 6000 K neutral daylight.

Like the MAC Encore Performance, the MAC Encore Wash weaves together coveted features and dynamic effects including vibrant CMY colour mixing, Animotion FX system for 3D mid-air and projection effects, smooth colour temperature correction, extreme speed and accuracy of movement, and a record breaking, low noise engine.

The MAC Encore Wash also includes an internal barndoor system with two overlapable shutter blades that allow for dimming to full blackout.

Martin RUSH MH 10 Beam FX CAPTION: The Martin RUSH MH 10 Beam FX. This compact LED beam moving head fixture features an independent built-in LED ring, with 24 individually-controllable LEDs surrounding a central beam lens. The Martin RUSH MH 10 Beam FX is a compact 60W RGBW LED moving head fixture that offers tight beam effects using a collimator lens design, creating a striking, high-intensity look on stage.

The LEDs on the MH 10 Beam blend perfectly with Martin MAC Aura, RUSH MH 6, and RUSH Par 2 fixtures, providing excellent colour mixing capabilities. In addition, the LED ring surrounding the central beam utilizes 24 LEDs that are independently controllable for a range of visual effect possibilities.

Martin RUSH MH 11 Beam This is a high-intensity beam moving head designed for high end installations and rental applications. A replacement for the MH 3 Beam, the new RUSH MH 11 Beam utilises the same lamp from the RUSH MH 7 Hybrid, but with refined beam optics that provide excellent intensity and sharp mid-air effects in a beam-only fixture.

The RUSH MH 11 utilizes the same 250W Platinum 11R lamp found in the Martin RUSH MH 7 Hybrid. When this lamp is combined with the optics of the MH 11, the fixture achieves sharp, high-output beam effects with a super-tight 2.6 degree beam angle. The fixture can produce a range of complex and precise mid-air looks utilizing eight rotating and indexing gobos and an eight-facet prism. The fixture has thirteen selectable colours and frost and motorized focus, and has a ruggedised industrial design that makes it perfect for high-end touring and rental applications.

Martin RUSH CS Series The high-output lighting strips are suited for indoor spaces, such as hotels, restaurants and bars, and are available in a variety of sizes. The RUSH CS Series uses a hybrid power and data cable system that reduces wiring and installation costs by using a single cable for both power and data.

Fixtures are available in both “graze” variants for wall illumination and “wide” variants for open area illumination, with the ability to use both types of fixtures in a single system.

Martin Exterior Linear QUAD An LED colour-changing cove and graze lighting system suited for outdoor spaces, the Exterior Linear QUAD features premixed colours and uniform light distribution at

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three different beam angles: Narrow 15°, Wide 60°, and Asymmetric 18° x 66°— ideal for highlighting textured surfaces. The Exterior Linear QUAD’s large high-precision lenses provide accurate beam control and reduce glare, and is also available in a dedicated, lensless cove version, which allows for a wide 120° spread for cove light applications.

Accessory glare shields and louvres are available for additional glare reduction and improved visual comfort.

JBL Professional VTX A12W

The JBL Professional VTX A12W.

Featuring a 120-degree dispersion pattern for wide horizontal coverage, the VTX A12W expands the VTX A Series family and enables live sound professionals to achieve balanced coverage in any live sound application.

Featuring a 120-degree dispersion pattern, making it an excellent choice for applications where wide coverage is required. When used in the lower part of a line array in combination with VTX A12, the VTX A12W provides a wider pattern that helps balance coverage closer to the audience.

VTX A Series’ new high-frequency (HF) section features three uniquely designed drivers that combine the HF phasing-plug and waveguide into one part, which helps provide better tolerances and increased sensitivity, while reducing distortion and overall weight. Improving upon the patented JBL Radiation Boundary Integrator (RBI), the all-new RBI found in A Series loudspeakers combines four 5.5” mid-frequency drivers into the high-frequency waveguide—providing a smooth horn surface for the high-frequency section. A lightweight 12” neodymium lowfrequency woofer (LF) features a 4th-generation Differential Drive design, with a new dual-voice coil, dual-magnet arrangement introduced with the VTX A12, which increases linear excursion, power handling and sensitivity. pro.harman.com

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Philips Lighting's VLZ Range Sets New Standard For Performance Consistency Philips Lighting has announced the availability of the new Philips VLZ range of moving head luminaires for professional show lighting applications. Using the latest Philips LED light engine and providing advanced colour and beam control, the three VLZ models together set a new benchmark for performance consistency in stage and television lighting.

The new range has a smaller footprint, improved beam quality and additional features based on the latest LED technology, while maintaining Vari-Lite colour performance and programming workflow.

The three fixtures - the VLZ Spot, VLZ Wash and VLZ Profile - are dedicated to their individual functions, yet designed to work in unison. All deliver fast, accurate and repeatable movement on all functions.

The VLZ Spot produces a 25,000 lumen output, creating striking midair and break-up effects from its dual rotating and indexable gobo wheels, plus a three-facet linear prism.

The high contrast, flat field, 7-50Ëš zoom range and iris provide beam control, while the 16-bit focus control channel allows for hard- to soft-edge focusing, with focus zoom tracking remotely selectable from the console.

Beam softness can be further adjusted via the three-way frost control.

Also with 25,000 lumen output and 7-50Ëš zoom range, the Philips VLZ Wash boasts a flexible array of beam-shaping options, with three different systems used independently of each other or in combination. A lenticular lens can flatten the beam shape, while a beam softening control offers four softness grades.

Lastly, a set of four internal framing blades can be used to further shape the beam.

Designed for mid-air effects and crisp, defined image projection, the 24,000 lumen output Philips VLZ Profile features two gobo wheels with Philips VariLite exclusive patterns.

A continuously rotatable animation wheel provides further effects variety, while its iris and four-blade framing system give full beam-shaping control.

Like the VLZ Spot, the VLZ Profile has 16-bit focus control for hard- to soft-edge focusing, console-selectable zoom tracking and three-way frost control. www.lighting.philips.com

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Adam Hall Group Presents First 19� LED Rack Light With Built-In Motion Sensor

The professional SMART C LED multicolour rack light in 19'' format (1U) features patented smart motion sensor technology and is equipped with 18 RGBW LEDs, which provide uniform illumination for the underlying rack modules over the entire rack width. The integrated motion sensors provide users with intelligent and energy-saving rack lighting that is adaptable to their requirements.

The 19'' multicolour LED rack light features a timer control for the duration of illumination as well as an adjustable dimmer level for when idle. The RGBW LEDs facilitate

flexible colour adjustments to suit individual requirements or the surroundings. The colours red, green, blue, cool white and warm white are available. The integrated memory function stores favourite settings for immediate retrieval as required.

The 19" SMART C LED multicolour rack light features a black metal housing and is supplied with an AC power adapter (12V DC) with strain relief. www.adamhall.com

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HK Audio Unveils New Generation Of LUCAS NANO Family

HK Audio has introduced the new generation of its bestselling LUCAS NANO family of portable, highperformance stereo PA systems: the LUCAS NANO 302, LUCAS NANO 305 FX and LUCAS NANO 605 FX, joining the already available 608i and 602 models.

The LUCAS NANO family is now made up of five individual models across two power classes, with a NANO to suit any need or application. Each LUCAS NANO model includes an active subwoofer that delivers huge amounts of low end.

The subwoofer powers the two fist-sized satellites which, when not in use, are stored within the subwoofer itself.

The LUCAS NANO 608i features 8 channels, controlled via an onboard digital mixer or using a free App for iPad which features additional EQ and compressor functions.

With enough inputs to plug in a whole band in, and other features like Bluetooth audio streaming, the 608i is the portable PA for any environment – and it can be mixed wirelessly from anywhere in the venue.

The LUCAS NANO 605 FX is suited for anyone from musicians and bands to DJs and public speakers. Featuring five inputs, built-in reverb effects and Bluetooth audio

streaming, LUCAS NANO 605FX is ready for any audio occasion.

The LUCAS NANO 602 is suited for musicians who want to use their own external mixer - its simplicity also makes it the ideal second unit in a Twin Stereo System.

Finally, the LUCAS NANO 305 FX and 302 are slightly smaller in size, power and weight than their 605FX and 602 counterparts, but include the same input options and features. Supremely practical to transport and set up in a huge variety of locations, the 305FX and 302 are set to become top choices for audio fans who are seeking a better sounding lifestyle.

The classic LUCAS NANO 600 and 300 models will now be phased out, and replaced by the 605 FX and 305 FX models. However, the classic models will combine perfectly with the new models, for example in a Twin Stereo System.

The LUCAS NANO 608i, 602, 605 FX, 305 FX and 302 are now available. hkaudio.com

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Green Hippo Launches Hippotizer + Media Server Range, Releases Hippotizer V4.3 Software Green Hippo has unveiled its Hippotizer + Media Server range, its new product range of Media Servers. The new line comprises the Amba +, Boreal +, Karst +, Montane +, and Taiga +. Building on already incredibly powerful and talented machines, Hippotizer + range brings many user benefits, including the below features: • • • •

Performance boosts measure at up to 40% Larger media drives New back-up and restore system The Hippotizer + range also runs Hippotizer V4 software, ensuring perfect interoperability between the two, and enabling new features for years to come.

Green Hippo has also announced the Hippotizer Version 4.3, the latest version of its award-winning software.

Hippotizer V4.3 runs on both Hippotizer and Hippotizer + hardware, and brings many new features to Hippotizer and

SHAPE. In addition to vigorous bug squashing, benefits of Hippotizer V4.3 include: • NDI (video over Ethernet) send and receive • Smart improvements to ZooKeeper include a new ‘tabbed selector’ and drag-and-drop pin board creation and editing • ‘Notes and Tags’ – tag media with key words such as ‘Blue’ or ‘Strobe’ and then search for it by those tags in the media select • Enhanced UI for SHAPE, with grouping of objects, Nulls, parenting and bulk editing • Controllers in SHAPE let you move objects in real time, in 3D • GPU Selection enables even better PLAY and PREP performance in SHAPE www.green-hippo.com

Reach the Summit MA-808 Portable Wireless PA System Versatile Sound Amplification

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Transmitter Storage www.mipro.com.tw

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Le Maitre Unveils New Wireless Salamander Quad Pro Flame Machine To celebrate their 40th anniversary, Le Maitre debuted their new Wireless Salamander Quad Pro, a wireless version of the Salamander Quad Pro flame machine, with integrated wireless COBRA Firing Systems technology. With an internal chargeable battery and no running cables, the Wireless Salamander Quad Pro can simply be put in place and switched on, making it easy, quick and safe to use.

The four-canister flame unit offers a great level of versatility. Each canister can be fired independently, producing 30 seconds of continuous flame or up to 120 flame balls. Each flame reaches up to 15 foot in height. Alternatively, all four canisters can be fired at the same time to produce a much bigger single flame reaching up to a spectacular 28 feet.

Le Maitre has also announced that they are now producing large-scale Comets that reach up to 300', perfect for stadiums and outdoor events. Available both with and without a tail, they are available in heights of 150’, 200’, 250’ and 300’. There are also Matrix Comets available in heights of 150’, 200’ and 250’. These have a flitter effect in addition to the chosen colour. The Comets are available in Blue, Gold Glitter, Green, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, White, White Flitter and Yellow. www.lemaitreltd.com

ADB Arrives At LDI With Big Dreams Backed by Claypaky and the Osram Group, ADB recently made its debut at the LDI. Through in-depth market insight and advanced technological know-how, it aims to optimise the brand’s excellent products after having updated production all over the world.

ADB’s KLEMANTIS.

The first product of the new range to be introduced was KLEMANTIS, an asymmetric linear cyc light based on the most advanced LED technology. KLEMANTIS features the innovative and exclusive HCR technology, that consists in a six colour LED module and its unique control algorithm. The HCR technology provides a wide colour gamut, from bold colours to pastel shades, as well as an impressive tunable white light with a CRI > 97, up to 99. Its light output is enhanced by an innovative optical system, which enables the Klemantis to generate a uniform light with excellent diffusion and perfectly blended colours.

ADB’s Imago and Imago Wing.

Imago and Imago Wing are new, flexible, professional lighting control desks for modern programming. They are compact, light- weight, ergonomic, universal, always at hand, and can be easily carried around in a backpack. The system works with Hathor, innovative lighting software, specifically designed for today and tomorrow’s theatre challenges. Hathor features a user friendly and comfortable programming environment, and an impressive multi-users networked architecture. www.adbstagelight.com

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Elation DARTZ 360: New Projection Possibilities From A Narrow-Beam Luminaire Elation Professional is offering the DARTZ 360, a unique LED beam/spot fixture that offers new projection possibilities from a compact, narrow-beam luminaire. The DARTZ 360 is the first RGB source beam/spot to combine such a high level of output with smooth colour-mixing, gobos, effects and sharp optics in such a small package.

A single-source 50W RGB LED engine produces a powerful and tight 3-degree beam for smooth, colour-mixed beam effects similar to a discharge lamp. Output is 29,000 Lux @ 5M. Extremely bright for its wattage and size, the combined LED engine source/optics package not only provides brighter output than previous multi-chip LED “beam” solutions, the field of light is also noticeably more homogenous. Safe to use at any distance, the DARTZ 360 is ideal for use in smaller clubs and at smaller events.

The smooth, full spectrum colour output combines with fourteen fixed gobos and effects to produce perfectly colour-mixed beam or image projections. With remote focus for a perfectly smooth colour-mixed beam, the light quality is exceptional. This focusable beam effect is similar to a discharge lamp source but in a fixture that offers full LED colour mixing with an extremely flat field of light and gobo and projection effects.

The DARTZ 360’s effects package also includes 6- and 8-facet independent rotating prisms, which can be overlaid

to create new morphing effects. A linear frost filter is also included that softens the beam when a wash effect is needed. The DARTZ 360 is compact and phenomenally fast with lightning-quick motors and continuous 360° pan and tilt movement that adds an intense level of energy to any size show. A high speed electronic shutter and strobe are also included.

Dimming of the LED engine is smooth and stepless from 100 to 0 percent and the unit includes five dimmer curve modes to suit any specific application. When used with cameras, the fixture works absolutely flicker-free thanks to its user-adjustable LED refresh rate and Gamma brightness settings. Standard DMX controllable and RDM ready, the DARTZ 360 can also operate via Art-Net, Kling-Net and sCAN protocol. Users can pixel map multiple units via Art-Net, easily adding into matrix displays the added features of beams and effects.

The DARTZ 360 features a fullcolour LCD menu display with a multi-button touch control panel that is 180-degree reversible.

Professional grade 5pin XLR, RJ45 etherCON, PowerCON TRUE1 in/ out connections are included as is a multi-voltage universal auto switching power supply.

The DARTZ 360 can also receive wireless DMX via the integrated Elation E-FLY system. www.elationlighting.com

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Allen & Heath Launches New 96kHz SQ Mixer Series

Allen & Heath has unveiled its new 96kHz SQ series of digital mixers for live sound, AV and installation.

The SQ-5 and SQ-6 mixers are founded on Allen & Heath’s revolutionary XCVI 96kHz FPGA engine, delivering classleading high resolution audio with a latency of <0.7ms.

SQ-5 has 16 onboard preamps and 17 faders and is 19” rack mountable, while the SQ-6 provides 24 preamps and 25 faders. Both consoles can be expanded up to 48 inputs via a family of remote expanders and feature an audio networking slot for optional Dante, Waves and other card formats, expanding the scope for system integration, FoH / monitor splits and multitrack recording.

A built-in SQ-Drive makes it easy to capture high resolution 96kHz stereo and multitrack recordings direct to a USB drive. SQ can also be hooked up to a PC or Mac via USB to become a plug ‘n play, Core Audio or ASIO compliant 32x32 audio interface, with MIDI and DAW Control capabilities.

Allen & Heath’s DEEP processing plug-in architecture allows boutique compressor and preamp emulations to be added to the SQ mixer and embedded directly within its inputs

and mix channels without adding system latency or setup hassles. SQ also features a fully integrated Automatic Mic Mixer (AMM), handling conferences, panel talks and TV shows.

The SQ user interface marries a capacitive touchscreen with an accompanying set of illuminating rotary controls.

Channel and mix layouts can be configured to fit the audio professional’s own workflow, with colour displays and custom naming on all strips. SQ-5 features 8 softkeys, allowing further customisation, while SQ-6 has four assignable rotary controls and displays in addition to its 16 softkeys.

SQ is the centrepiece of a wraparound ecosystem of apps, remote I/O expanders, audio networking cards and personal mixers, multiplying the system’s expansion and integration possibilities. The SLink intelligent port allows connection of Allen & Heath’s 96kHz and 48kHz expanders and can link to another SQ, or even to a dLive system. www.allen-heath.com

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SGM's G-Spot Turbo Outperforms White Light Source Fixture SGM has launched the G-Spot Turbo, the first in the G-Turbo series of new IP65-rated LED moving heads. This series will eventually expand to include a Spot, a Profile, a Wash, and a narrow Wash-Beam.

Features include: • Extreme brightness (20,500 lumens) • High power RLB LED light source (Red, Lime, Blue) • High CRI values (>80) • An extended colour palette, with warm pastels and rich saturated colours • Extensive green hues • Outstanding performance in white • Zoom range of 8º to 43º with a pseudo zoom down to 1º • 2 rotatory gobo wheels, FX wheel, 4-facet prism, and ultra-high-speed strobe • 2,000K-10,000K CTC control, no hotspots • Linear frost and smooth iris feature • Practically maintenance-free, and silent performance • Flicker-free / programmable scenes / DMX, RDM, and wireless control • HUD truss ready The G-Spot Turbo is tsuited for those in need of a powerful LED moving head with good chromaticity levels and an outstanding performance in different shades of white. It is ideal for outdoor applications, while being practically maintenance-free makes it a sustainable and long-lasting choice for indoor events and installations as well.

The complete G-Turbo series consists of the brightest and most qualified moving heads on the market. By using the new RLB (Red, Lime, Blue) additive mixing, the luminaires are able to output impressive high-CRI whites - an increase of more than 30% compared to the regular G-Spot - while maintaining the 2,000K to 10,000K colour temperature control.

This low-noise luminaire is optimized to manage the heat in a very smart way. Like all SGM LED products, the G-Spot Turbo is tested under extreme hot and cold conditions to prevent any kind of failures in outdoor or indoor environments. Installation time can also be saved onsite as the fixtures can be pre-rigged to HUD truss making the rig fly-ready when reaching the venue. sgmlight.com

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ADJ Introduces New Video And Lighting Product Ranges

ADJ has launched a brand new video panel range, the Design Series. This innovative system comprises four modular panels of different shapes that can be combined together to create video screens of almost any conceivable shape. The DS4 (square), DS4T (triangle), DS4QC (quarter circle) and DS4HC (rectangle) can be easily linked together, rigged and transported using an expansive collection of accessories, allowing unique and eye-catching screen configurations of any size to be created for fixed installations and touring productions.

Each panel is lighter in weight than most panels currently on the market, offers a 4.8mm (0.19”) pixel pitch and brightness of 1200 NITS as well as a wide viewing angle of 160-degrees (horizontal) and 120-degrees (vertical), making them ideal for a wide variety of applications.

The new MOD Series is ADJ’s latest range of professional LED Pars which offer a variety of useful and unique features. Their modular design means that the LEDs can

slide back into the casing to create a snoot that eliminates side glare, while an optional pearl white housing kit will also be available. This means that LED Par owners can switch between black or white fixtures, depending on the application, without having to hold inventory of two different types of fixture.

The range comprises four models, each featuring the same innovative casing design, but with a different LED configuration: MOD QW100 (7 x 15W RGBW LEDs), MOD QA60 (4 x 15W RGBA LEDs), MOD HEX100 (7 x 15W RGBWA+UV LEDs) and MOD TW100 (7 x 15W CW/WW/ WW/Amber 4-IN-1 variable color temperature white LEDs – a LED chip made exclusively for ADJ Lighting). Offering a beam angle of 17-degrees, each Par is also supplied with a set of three Frost Filters which can easily be locked into position in front of the LEDs to widen the beam to an angle of 20-degrees, 40-degrees or 60-degrees. www.adj.com

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Claypaky AXCOR 300: Small Body, Big Personality

The new Axcor 300 family of moving LED fixtures consists of a spot light, a wash light and a beam light, all driven by a white LED engine with a rated power of up to 180 Watts. The quality of their effects, their construction, and their high light output derive from the high-end products Claypaky specializes in.

The AXCOR SPOT 300 has 17 gobos on 2 wheels, including 7 high quality dichroic rotating gobos. Weighing just 20 Kg and measuring a little over 500 mm, this unit incorporates features that are not often found in models of this size, like a rotating prism, a motorised iris, a soft edge filter, a 16-bit dimmer, and a 8-40째 zoom.

The AXCOR BEAM 300 has an even more compact body less than 500mm - and is able to emit a super-concentrated solid beam with a beam angle as small as 2째 and a surprising light output. The wealth and quality of its colors and aerial effects, its electronic focus and its 140 mm diameter front lens make the Axcor Beam 300 the ideal

beam moving light in any application area, and the perfect replacement of a Claypaky Sharpy!

The AXCOR WASH 300 has a 140mm front PC lens and linear 5.5째 - 42째 zoom. Producing colors is its speciality: it is fitted with all the components you need to produce any shade of color you desire, with a light diffusion uniformity comparable to higher-end models.

The AXCOR 300 models boast cutting-edge electronic and software technology, with all the features that enable optimal fixture management and maintenance over time.

With a physical size, power consumption and price-point that disguise their strength and creative potential, the Axcor 300 range enables a new world of expression in touring, events, TV, theatre and installed lighting markets.

Now, more designers than ever before can achieve their biggest ideas. www.claypaky.it

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WORK PRO Unveils Lightshark Range WORK PRO has announced their new Lightshark Range, the first ever DMX-based hardware lighting console range to offer wireless, browser-based control from a multitouch smartphone or tablet. With support for up to three connected devices simultaneously, LightShark sets a new standard for features and usability at its price point.

The LightShark range comprises two independent products, the LS-Core and the LS-1 console, both developed and designed entirely within WORK PRO's lighting division.

The LS-1, which retails for 1199 Euros (MSRP) within the EU, brings together the best features from the world of innovative software-only lighting control and marries them to an intuitive, ergonomic assignable hardware control surface. The LS-Core, which retails in the EU for 499 Euros (MSRP), omits the LS-1’s hardware control surface but offers exactly the same lighting control software, processing power, and smartphone/tabletbased software control interface.

Alongside all of the features users expect from a modern, fully featured lighting control system (including detailed control of colour and gobo options via palettes, comprehensive grouping options, CueList operation with up to 1200 Cues and Lists, customisable automation via an elegant, easy-to-use graphics-based Executor window, and special effects such as fanning), LightShark offers intuitive control over a total of eight 512-channel DMX Universes, plus built-in support for an ever-growing library of lighting Fixtures. A Fixtures editor is also built into the console for those that wish to modify or customise Fixture control templates.

Because the LightShark control software runs on the console itself, and the Wi-Fi-connected tablet or smartphone is merely controlling it via a simple web browser, the control software is fast and responsive, as well

as offering the benefits of real-time, multi-touch control.

For those professionals who prefer control via a physical user interface, it’s worth remembering that once set up and assigned, all aspects of the LS-1 system can be controlled entirely from the hardware surface; a generous LCD display on the right of the control surface shows how the physical controls are assigned at all times, and updates when the user switches between control assignment Layers.

LS-1 users therefore have the freedom to control their lighting systems via the browser-based control software, a combination of the LS-1 hardware and their preferred mobile device, or the LS-1 hardware alone, according to personal preference.

All of the required hardware interfacing is available on the back of the LS-1 console (including Artnet, a 5-pin DMX Out for control of one 512-channel DMX Universe, and an Ethernet port for access to a further seven DMX Universes), along with a USB connector for updates. With a further nod to ergonomics, there’s even a built-in stand to hold an iOS or Android device on the back of the LS-1, and an extra, dedicated USB charging socket on the rear panel to keep associated tablets or Smartphones charged at all times. Designed from the ground up as a complete lighting control system, and shipping with the browser-based control software pre-installed on the WiFi-enabled console (Safari, Chrome Firefox and Opera are all supported), the LS-1 includes everything apart from a suitable tablet or Smartphone in its retail price, including a rackmounting kit.

Both the LS-1 and LS-Core are expected to ship early in 2018. www.workproaudio.com

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Clear-Com Updates Firmware For All LQ Series Interfaces

Clear-Com has announced a firmware update for all LQ Series interfaces, bringing their IP capabilities to analogue and digital partyline users in live performance settings.

The Agent-IC app is available for free download at the iTunes Store and Google Play, and licensed on the LQ devices.

As a brand-agnostic interface platform, LQ connects, extends and expands industry-standard 2-wire and 4-wire intercom systems over IP networks. LQ is now also capable of allowing VoIP telephones and Clear-Com Agent-IC mobile app users to connect with any traditional intercom systems.

Each LQ Series IP interface can support up to eight individual Agent-IC clients; meaning that up to eight users can call into the intercom system through 3G/4G or Wi-Fi internet links. Up to 48 channels of LQ Series IP interfaces can be connected to a particular Clear-Com partyline intercom system at any given time.

The newly-improved LQ Series leverages the internet’s global reach to connect intercom and audio to remote users who are running Clear-Com’s Agent-IC mobile client app on their iOS or Android smart telephones and tablets. Any core production user on the main intercom system can instantly connect with contributors on Clear-Com’s Agent-IC mobile app for monitoring the intercom, whether within the venue or at any other location.

The same LQ Series IP interfaces can also support connections to VoIP telephony via SIP (Session Initiation Protocol). This allows intercom users to cost-effectively call IP phone users with a single push of a button, and vice versa. www.clearcom.com

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Prolight + Sound Shanghai 2017

The Shanghai New International Expo Centre show floor buzzed with business from 11 – 14 October as the pro audio, lighting and entertainment industry converged at the 15th anniversary of Prolight + Sound Shanghai. The show received 29,604 visitors this year, a surge of 11.6% compared to the previous edition. The exhibition space of 45,000 sqm also hosted 630 companies and brands to uncover the latest advancements and products.

Ms Judy Cheung, Deputy General Manager for Messe Frankfurt (Shanghai) Co Ltd remarked: “The 15th edition was an undeniable success, with more people than ever coming together to unveil innovations and forge new relationships. There was also a lot of encouraging feedback on the improved internationality, variety and quality of our offerings, which we believe is a result of the new aspects we’ve introduced this year. Prolight + Sound Shanghai is certainly well-poised for further growth, and we will continue to create an invaluable platform for more business collaborations and forward-thinking ideas to take shape.”

Extensive industry support from prominent brands

This year’s show attracted the largest number of exhibitors and brands to date.

Exhibitors included: Antelope Audio, Audio-Technica, AV Link, BBS, Beta-3, BFC, Concord, Digisynthetic, DGX, Eastern Edison, EM Acoustics, Enewave, Fidek, Great Wall, Harman International, Laon, Lavoce, Lewitt, Litelees, NextProaudio, Neutrik, Peavey, Prolyte, RME, SE Audiotechnik,

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ShowTex, Shure, Soundking, TW Audio, Voice-Acoustic and Yamaha.

Audio-Technica returned to the fair with its AT5047 cardioid condenser microphone and was satisfied with the buyers’ quality. Mr Jerry Woo, General Manager of China Business Development & Marketing Department of the company said: “Through the show, we can open up new sales channels and meet professional buyers. Being in proximity with other well-known audio brands here also enables us to gain a clearer overview of the pro audio market.”

Dedicated product zones unlock new business prospects Prolight + Sound Shanghai 2017 heralded a fresh approach that increased the focus of the event on key market segments. Numerous exhibitors from the enlarged Recording and Production Zone, as well as the two debut zones for AV entertainment solutions and stage machinery, praised the effectiveness of these areas in helping them connect with their targeted clients.

Antelope Audio, a newcomer from Bulgaria, exhibited at the Recording and Production Zone to seek out new markets in this segment. Ms Nina Teneva, the company’s Business Development Expert, is happy with their first exhibiting experience: “Being situated here is very helpful to us, as it can attract more potential clients from this specific sector who might not have been aware of our brand before. We have already met with a lot of our targeted buyers, including installers, music audiophiles, professional musicians and small-scale bands.”

BBS Prosound Ltd, a frequent local exhibitor, was eager to capitalise on the exploding market demands in East China through the AV Entertainment Solution Zone. Mr Shulin Tang, Marketing Director of the company commented: “We have always given priority to new products and investment in the East China market, as it is one of the country’s wealthiest regions. Exhibiting here is beneficial in showcasing our innovative microphone series to the lucrative entertainment market in this area.”

Taizhou Yinxing Stage, another Chinese exhibitor from the Stage Machinery Technology Zone, introduced its lightweight YXGS series of stage products at the show. Mr Tianji Wei, General Manager of the company, discussed the advantages of exhibiting here: “Grouping all the stage

machinery manufacturers together here is a wonderful idea. Not only can we promote our brand specifically to stage and event experts in East China, we can also learn and acquire new knowledge from our industry peers.”

Fringe programme promotes global dialogue Besides the abundant business opportunities, the enlightening fringe programme was also valued by attendees as an important avenue into the fast-growing entertainment market. One of the highlights was the PLSS Academy, where a prestigious line-up of international speakers delivered practical training courses and seminars on 3D audio, acoustics technology, AoIP, lighting design, studio recording, sound systems and event safety.

Mr Johannes Kares, Audio Experience Designer from Sennheiser, was excited to present the AMBEO immersive audio technology for the first time in China during the VPLT Audio Training Course. “With the immense interest in cinematic content and music making in new ways, this is an excellent occasion for attendees to get started in 3D audio production for VR. Sharing about the AMBEO technology here is a win-win situation in terms of promoting our brand visibility and disseminating knowledge to our industry peers.”

Ms Jean Xu, Associate Sound Designer from CCP Games attended the course and was impressed with the relevance of the content. “The speaker achieved a good balance in terms of providing accessible and up-to-date information for both beginners and people like me with some background in interactive audio and VR games. The training gave me renewed insights in the combination techniques of film and gaming applications.”

The Hands on Rigging Seminar, aiming to raise attendees’ safety awareness on rigging, also received full-house attendance. Speaker Mr Roger Barrett, Special Projects Director of Star Events Ltd, was positive of the event’s impact to the Chinese audience. “With more and more large-scale events in China, professionals from event businesses are getting more exposure to Western technology. The seminar is great in terms of stimulating awareness in rigging safety standards to the Chinese audience. I can’t imagine any other environment better than this to demonstrate our techniques.”

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With 19 exhibiting international and local brands in the Concert Sound Arena, this year’s showcase was one of the largest in Asia to date. SE Audiotechnik unveiled one of their best-selling products the M-F3A array system and was flattered with the overwhelming inquiries from customers.

Mr Ugis Vilcans, Product & Application Engineer of the company said: “Live demonstration is what actually matters in the live sound market, because people need to hear the performance of the loud speaker systems. Showcasing our systems here is very important as it gives us a lot of direct feedback from our Chinese and Asian customers.”

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Attendees at the IFTT forum.

The Shanghai International Film and Television Technology Forum – Sound (IFTT) closed with resounding success as world-class leaders from AMS Neve, Dolby, E-Coustic Systems, Harman, LAWO, Sennheiser and Shure explored topics on media convergence, multi-channel technology in 3D audio and IP technology. Other concurrent events wellattended by industry peers included the Dante Certification Training @ Shanghai, the 8th National Music Mixing Contest Award & Launching Ceremony, as well as Vision X Network.

Visitor satisfaction with new discoveries, product quality Apart from the numerous inspiring knowledge-sharing platforms, visitors were equally impressed with the comprehensive product line-up and the noticeable increase in the international participating brands this year.

German visitor Mr Sebastian Hayer, Product Purchase Manager PA of Music Store Professional, praised the product internationality and quality of products on offer.

“I’ve been visiting the show for five years to source for new PA equipment like microphones, speakers, amplifiers.

Nowadays, portable battery-powered speakers are gaining popularity in the market, and I’m happy to have already found some suitable suppliers of good quality from Ningbo and Guangzhou on the first day. Compared to previous editions, this year also gathers more overseas brands and products of higher quality.”

Local buyer Mr Jianguo He, Audio Director of Yihe Culture Communication Co Ltd, also shared about his fruitful sourcing experience at the fair. “As a rental company for audio and lighting equipment, we come to the fair every year to look for new lighting products. I’m particularly impressed with the wider selection of products this year, and I’ve found many local lighting suppliers of satisfactory quality at competitive price ranges.”

The next Prolight + Sound Shanghai will be held from 10 – 13 October 2018. The fair is a brand event of the annual Prolight + Sound exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany. prolightsound-shanghai.com prolight-sound.com/worldwide

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LED vs Projectors In Cinemas Samsung Electronics installed its first ever commercial Cinema LED Screen at Lotte Cinema World Tower in Korea.

Designed as a High Dynamic Range (HDR) LED theater display, the Cinema LED Screen creates a captivating and vibrant viewing experience through next-generation picture quality. Recently Samsung announced the installation of another LED Screen in Thailand.

This made ETA wonder about the impact of LED as an alternative to projection. We reached out to Christie a pioneer in Cinema projection to get their views. Brian Claypool, Vice President, Global Cinema Product Development, Christie, gives us his view. ETA acknowledges that all technologies have their advantages and disadvantages.

Recently a debate has arisen as to whether LED solutions for cinemas are a viable alternative, now, to traditional, projection-based exhibition technologies. On the surface it’s an intriguing concept, but LED cinema solutions still need to evolve to meet the requirements of cinema. It is essential for exhibitors who are analyzing the technical features and cost/benefits of these LED cinema offerings to consider the costs, colour accuracy and range, display considerations and other factors before taking the leap.

Let’s look at costs to begin with. They are often, first and foremost, the key consideration for exhibitors in adopting new technologies. In Christie’s opinion, RGB laser projection is still the most economically-viable solution and one that best meets the requirements of exhibitors. Going forward, we expect to see the costs of RGB laser projectors coming down with the introduction of second-generation RGB laser systems for mainstream cinemas, which will also bring a tangible improvement in the quality of the image.

Then there are the issues around colour reproduction.

Some LED screens for cinema are capable of reproducing DCI-P3 colour, but LEDs in general have a difficulty in maintaining colour stability and show a lack of consistency as well, with frequent, targeted replacements needed, leading to higher costs. In contrast, RGB lasers maintain steady colour output through their operating lifetime.

Conventionally, most LEDs are incapable of getting beyond

Rec. 709, making them fall short of the wide colour gamut available with RGB laser projection.

Display factors also need to be taken into account. RGB laser projectors and LED screens display visual data through different methods. A projector reflects light off a screen which could be flat, curved, and is permeable for audio, whereas a LED screen is a large, direct-view display. While point-source illumination gives LED screens a slight edge at controlling contrast, RGB laser projection technology, epitomized by the next generation of RGB projectors like the Christie CP4325-RGB CineLifeTM series projector with RealLaserTM illumination technology, are also making great strides in contrast and dynamic range performance. As well, LED fill factor and surface reflectivity are major contributors to a direct emissive display achieving high contrast, but again at significant cost.

In terms of the ability to display 3D content, LEDs do not excel in delivering 3D images. Where projectors normally use a small polarizer in front of a lens to achieve 3D, an LED screen would require an enormous and costly polarizer in front of the entire screen –also at the expense of spatial resolution- or the use of an expensive and high maintenance active 3D system.

With projectors, the illumination source can be replaced as it ages and is quickly up and running again at original performance specs. But with LED screens, the illumination source replacement requires swapping entire modules.

Such a process is difficult and costly, in even the most mature solutions used today. True, an aging projector does need ongoing, basic maintenance and light source replacements. But with an aging LED screen there are also observed dead pixels or failed pixels stuck in the onposition that add to their potential nuisance.

Being at the forefront of innovation for imaging technologies, Christie has several core focuses, among them cinema projection and LED displays. We are of the view that front projection is still the most optimal and viable imaging technology for cinemas, until LED screens are economical to purchase, install and operate within the stringent requirements of the cinema world.

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HARMAN Professional Solutions Brings Performances To Life At The Vietnam National Puppetry Theatre

Ba Sao Investment selects JBL, Crown, dbx, Lexicon and Soundcraft solutions to deliver premium sound quality at the historic Vietnamese puppet theatres

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a Sao Investment recently installed a complete audio system by HARMAN Professional Solutions at the Vietnam National Puppetry Theatre.

Since 1956, the Vietnam National Puppetry Theatre has preserved the uniquely Vietnamese art of water puppetry, hosting multiple performances per week. Considered a cultural highlight in northern Vietnam, these shows combine dramatic performances by skilled puppeteers with accompaniments by a traditional Vietnamese orchestra.

In order to enhance the performances and ensure superb audio quality for audiences, the National Puppetry Theatre

hired Ba Sao Investment to upgrade its aging audio system with a complete end-to-end HARMAN audio solution.

“One of the main objectives was to seamlessly integrate the new sound system with our existing equipment,” said Trịnh Đình Tân, Technical Manager, Vietnam National Puppetry Theatre. “It was also necessary to implement an outdoorfriendly solution that would be easy to set up and operate.

The HARMAN system installed by Ba Sao Investment met all these requirements, delivering an audio experience worthy of the prestige our show is known for.”

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The HARMAN sound system Ba Sao Investment installed in the National Puppetry Theatre includes JBL VT4886 line array speakers and VT4883 subwoofers, JBL PRX412M 12-inch portable speakers, JBL AWC129 weather-resistant speakers, JBL AC 25 ultra-compact speakers, Crown DSi2000 power amplifiers, dbx iEQ-31 equalizer/limiters, a Lexicon PCM92 digital effects processor and a Soundcraft GB8 series mixing console.

“We rely on HARMAN Professional Solutions to provide quality products for all of our installation needs,” said Nguyen Khac Anh, CEO, Ba Sao Investment Co. Ltd. “The National Puppetry Theatre wanted to make sure the audio solution would be easily integrated with their existing system. Thanks to the versatility of HARMAN products, they are very happy with the system we provided.”

Ba Sao Investment designed the audio solution around JBL VerTec series line array speakers and subwoofers, which offer excellent performance and coverage in a compact footprint. PRX412M portable speakers provide clear and precise stage monitoring, while JBL AC25 ultra-compact speakers offer high output and 90° x 90° coverage. JBL

AWC129 full-range speakers are highly weather-resistant and satisfy the theater’s outdoor use requirements.

The entire system is driven by Crown DSi 2000 amplifiers, which deliver unmatched sound quality and reliability. To ensure maximum sonic performance from the system, dbx iEQ31 graphic EQ/limiters offer 31-band equalization, AFS™ feedback suppression, Type V™ noise reduction and PeakStopPlus® limiting. The Lexicon PCM92 is the most advanced reverb and effects processor in its class and lends its famously rich and smooth sound to the productions.

Finally, a Soundcraft GB8 dual-mode topology audio mixer brings industry-standard mixing control to each performance.

“We are honoured to be a part of the unique traditions of Vietnamese puppetry art performance,” said Ramesh Jayaraman, VP & GM, HARMAN Professional Solutions, APAC. “We thank the National Puppetry Theatre for trusting HARMAN products to improve its audience experience, and Ba Sao Investment for continuing to have faith in HARMAN’s ability to deliver custom-tailored solutions for every client’s needs.” pro.harman.com

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HONG KONG

Christie And Avollusion Light Up Iconic Landmarks At Inaugural Lumieres Hong Kong Festival

From 23-25 November, the festival offered activities and celebrations for the general public, young and old, to rediscover the city’s heritage.

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eaturing three nights of light installations, video projections, art pieces and dining, the Lumieres Hong Kong Festival celebrated the 20th Anniversary of the Hong Kong SAR Establishment and aimed to show Hong Kong in a bright new light.

During the festival, landmark sites and buildings of the city in Sheung Wan, Soho, Central, Tsim Sha Tsui and Kowloon were transformed into a canvas for some of the most renowned local and international light artists to showcase their vision of the city’s very own culture.

Christie and Avollusion worked together as partners during the festival of installations, performances, audio effects and audience interaction.

“We’re very proud to be a part of Lumieres Hong Kong and have been working on the technical design since the conceptual stage of the festival. Due to the scarcity of space, we have had to come up with unique solutions to counter the challenges of executing projection mapping projects in Hong Kong,” said Justin Choy, Managing Director, Avollusion.

“Through this event, we hope to show that building mapping is indeed possible in Hong Kong and hopefully we can inspire others to come up with new, creative and innovative ideas that help bring the cityscape to life. In the live events world, there is still so much more technology that we want to show the people of Hong Kong, and hopefully this is the first step to making that happen.”

Denys Lavigne, Vice President, Global Christie 360, added, “Lumieres Hong Kong is our first major collaboration since we’ve established our new Hong Kong office and we’re very excited about this project. Exploring new innovative and meaningful ways to integrate digital media experiences in urban environments continues to be a priority for our team.

In addition to the collection of large-scale experiences that will be illuminating the city, we are particularly proud of the interactive light painting station we’ve created as it will allow visitors to express themselves and create digital art that they can share on their social media platforms. We are confident that the result of this great collaboration between the Lumieres team, our partner Avollusion and Christie will offer the people of Hong Kong and festival visitors a truly magical experience.”

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Among the highlights was an eye-catching projection mapping performance on the façade of the Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong, one of the most exclusive luxury hotels in the world located on Connaught Road in Central.

Measuring 34m in width and 33m in height, the projection canvas was lit using 10 Christie Boxer 4K30 3DLP projectors, and managed by Christie Pandoras Box servers, with contents entirely designed and produced by Christie 360.

The result? A highly entertaining show exemplified by bright, colourful and dynamic visuals.

In addition, Christie established an interactive booth near the hotel to increase users’ engagement and experience.

Known as LUX, it elevated the traditional event photo booth to the level of interactive experience. Festival visitors were invited to pose for a snapshot. Then, using analogue light sources, virtual brushes and custom-built software, the snapshot was transformed into a piece of dynamic digital art by Christie’s team of light painters. The best visuals were then projected onto the façade of the Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong as part of the projection mapping showcase.

Using Christie visual solutions, Avollusion transformed the following landmarks and buildings into fascinating canvases of art:

The General Post Office

The projection mapping performance, titled “The Anooki Shake Up Hong Kong” was created by French artists Moetu Batlle and David Passegand, and sought to bring the “Old Lady of Pedder Street” to life with a joyful show featuring the Anooki, two lovable Inuit characters. From

a huge trampoline to a giant aquarium, the white façade of the General Post Office became the new playground of the Anooki. Small windows became fountains, filling the building with water. The captivating visuals were made possible using six units of Christie Boxer 4K30 projectors.

City Hall The projections on the façade of City Hall, titled “E-motion”, was a journey in time portraying the evolution of Hong Kong from its past to its present and towards the future, playing with light, shapes, colours and movements.

Created by French designer Yves Moreaux, the show transformed the facade of City Hall in order to suspend the notion of time, and immerse the visitor in a bath of images and lights. The massive installation comprised 16 units of Christie Boxer 4K30 projectors.

Clock Tower A total of six Christie WU14K-M 3DLP projectors were deployed for the projection mapping on the iconic Clock Tower. Titled “Long Striker”, it was an interactive projection with a digital participative element where visitors could challenge each other and become involved in lighting up the Clock Tower, while also trying to achieve the highest score. Designed by interactive design agency Vendredi 4, the installation at this venue was highly popular, especially among the young.

Lin Yu, Vice President, Christie Asia Pacific, commented, “We’re thrilled to use light as a medium to enhance landmarks sites and buildings in Hong Kong through this major event. It was also a wonderful opportunity to showcase the talents of local and international light artists to accentuate the beauty and vibrancy of this city. The deployment and usage of Christie projectors at various venues has certainly helped us to achieve this objective of entertaining the public and delivering a fantastic shared experience.” www.christiedigital.com

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L-Acoustics Tames Challenges Of Taipei Arena For Golden Melody Awards

Winly Engineering & Trading was tasked with designing and supplying an L-Acoustics system that would cover the Taipei Arena for the 28th edition of the GMAs. simulation programme, Soundvision, to provide us with the optimum result.”

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rganised by the Ministry of Culture for Taiwan, the Golden Melody Awards (GMAs) is the Chinese speaking territories’ biggest and most prestigious music awards, with nominations open to artists from countries including China, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong and has set the region’s standard for stage design, audio, lighting and visuals.

Winly has worked on the GMAs since they started two decades ago and is fully aware of the importance of this most prestigious event and spent a considerable amount of time prior to the event on the design and preparation of a system that could cope with the venue’s deep, yet narrow configuration, basing the design on L-Acoustics K1, K2, Kara and SB28.

“A big challenge for the system design was the shape of the venue, its limited rigging possibilities and the fact that the production requested no fill system in front of the stage,” says Winly’s president and production manager for the event, Andy Chen. “With the help of L-Acoustics’ Alvin Koh, we made an initial design of the system with L-Acoustics 3D acoustical

With the need for clean sightlines, and therefore no option to incorporate delays, the final design comprised two main hangs of six K1 plus 10 K2, one each positioned left and right of the stage. The K1s at the top of the hangs covered the raked seating at the rear of the arena, which extends to a distance of approximately 75 metres at its furthest point, whilst the K2s were angled downwards to cover the majority of the arena floor. Outfills of two hangs of eight Kara each covered the seating areas to the sides and further hangs of six Kara downfills handle the VIP area directly in front of the stage.

“There were many restrictions, one of which was that the main PA had to be pushed forward to provide better sightlines for the stage design,” adds sound engineer Mike Li. “All the subs were also flown to clear the sightlines, with two arrays of six SB28 per side hung in a ‘cannon’ configuration – one hang in front of the other, offset in the vertical - to provide all the sub harmonics needed for the venue, while achieving great control on the stage area. We knew that by choosing this combination we would be able to deliver the audio requirements for the event.”

“Thanks to Alvin’s assistance and valuable system design advice, despite all the challenges and restrictions, we produced an optimized design for the event,” concludes Andy Chen. “Everyone was impressed with the directivity control, even coverage and tonal balance of the L-Acoustics system for every seat in the Arena.” www.winly.com www.l-acoustics.com

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GLOBAL

Thai Band Carabao Rocks Out With DPA Microphones

A selection of DPA microphones was used to amplify the sound at the band’s recent one-off concert in Los Angeles.

d:vote Instrument Microphones, which were used on trumpet, flute, saxophone, snare bottom and saw (a traditional Thai instrument); d:dicate 2011A and 2011C microphones, which were used for kick drum and snare top respectively; d:facto Vocal Microphones for the singers and a d:dicate 4011C as an overhead.

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PA’s microphones played a key part in helping Thai rock band Carabao deliver a stunning live set when they performed at the Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, as part of a recent US and European tour.

Hugely famous in Thailand and other Asian countries, Carabao reached cult status long ago and are now one of the most successful rock groups in the world. Lead singer and founder Yuenyong Opakul, aka Aed Carabao, is also the founder of energy drink company Carabao Daeng, which is well known throughout Europe thanks to its involvement in various forms of football sponsorship – most notably sponsorship of the English Football League Cup. Carabao incorporates eight musicians, including Aed Carabao who has been using a DPA d:facto Vocal Microphone for some time. For the Los Angeles performance, Alan Sachsel – a long time friend of the band who helps with their US gigs and projects with US artists such as Carlos Santana - arranged for Carabao to be miked entirely with DPA so that they could asses the microphones prior to investing in various models for their own permanent collection. Sachsel, who also works as a sound engineer at the San Jose Convention Centre, is fully versed in the benefits of DPA’s microphone technology because he regularly uses d:fine Headset Microphones as part of his job.

Sachsel contacted Eric Stahlhammer, Area Sales Manager for DPA Microphones, who arranged for the band to demo a selection of microphones at its LA gig. These included

“The sound was amazing,” Sachsel says. “You could really hear a difference. The drummer, Uan, who also plays other instruments, said he’d never heard his kick and snare sound so good - and he loved the simple clips that attached the d:vote mics to his flute and saxophone.”

Sachsel adds that, with four lead guitarists on stage, spill from other instruments can become an issue, especially with Members of the band Carabao vocal microphones. expressed satisfaction with using DPA microphones.

“This was where d:facto really scored,” he says. “The band’s FOH engineer, Theera Chinhango had no problem with feedback or with the microphone picking up extraneous noise from other instruments. The microphones simply captured the sound of the vocals and delivered them with absolute clarity.

Everyone was impressed by the quality of the vocals because they were crystal clear and you could hear every nuance of each singer’s voice.”

After completing their Los Angeles concert, Carabao played a concert in New York before heading to Europe for gigs in Norway, Sweden and Germany.

“The Los Angeles gig gave the band a good opportunity to see what DPA can do for their live sound.” Alan Sachsel adds. “Now they are back in Thailand, they are planning to invest in five or six DPA microphones, mainly for trumpet, saxophone, kick and snare – the instruments that they felt really came alive with the DPAs we used in LA.” www.dpamicrophones.com

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AFL Grand Final 2017 With JPJ Audio

It’s been smooth sailing ever since JPJ Audio took over audio system design and operation for the AFL Grand Final six years ago.

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he Killers absolutely killed it – pun intended – during their performance at this year's AFL Grand Final.

For sound designer James ‘Oysters’ Kilpatrick the biggest hurdle is the sheer size of the playing field, which is around 500 metres in circumference, and the fact that everything has to be set up in matter of minutes. Of course, it also has to be taken down in an equally short amount of time.

“We do a rehearsal during the week where it all has to be wheeled out and struck down afterwards, and then we do a soundcheck and out it all goes again,” said Oysters. “We

also have a large amount of outputs as we’re driving the TV OB for the music, sending a mix with ambient mics to Triple M plus feeding the ground and the media. It takes us about a week to wire and thoroughly check all of the outputs as there are so many including various mix minus feeds.”

Oysters ran an Avid Profile mainly because he wanted stability and the Waves Plugins to run without the complication of a server but also because of its’ small footprint as space is premium. He also required a console that was capable of running ProTools whilst at the same time, could add markers for memories via snapshots, as the rehearsals are recorded on the Thursday and on the

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Friday there are more rehearsals running everything off the ProTools to the broadcast truck. The reliability of the Avid Profile was also a major factor in its choice especially as the weather and temperature can be quite erratic in Melbourne at that time of year.

At FOH control with Oysters this year were Tim Millikan and Ryan Fallis, with Oysters sending his outputs to Tim to distribute via matrix mixers, line drivers and active splitters.

Everything that Oysters had on his console was mirrored onto Tim’s DiGiCo SD11 in case Oysters console was to fail.

Ryan looked after the fully redundant ProTools replay and would also send everything he was doing to Channel 7. All control gear was on a UPS and were all timed, with JPJ doing extensive power failure tests in the factory leading up to the event.

“It was all fibre with Channel 7 directly to me so that was a bit easier than years previously,” added Oysters. “Tim and Bowden Birkett (JPJ Audio’s head system engineer) could actually change any part of the PA or any part of the zoning, or even the levels to Channel 7 without asking me.”

It’s important to remember that this is a TV show, not a concert, which can be a hard thing for people to get their head around. It’s not only live in the ground, its going live to millions people, there is no waiting till somebody is ready, it just rolls ready or not.

on all of the radios, allotted all of the frequencies and it worked incredibly well. Everyone is on in-ears because without them the amount of slap back in the playing field is disorientating.”

Sixteen carts of d&b audiotechnik cabinets were wheeled out, each cart holding three d&b J Series cabinets.

“The ground runs in mono with redundant loops of signal and power so the most you could lose would be two or three carts,” said Oysters. “We can even broadcast for about 15 to 20 minutes without power although the speakers would fail. We could have run it with fibre but that would have got quite complex and I try to keep it as simple as possible, especially as so many complex things have failed at this event in the past. Eventually it will be entirely networked but when we do that, we’ll probably run it in the shop for a month before.”

Oysters remarked that this years’ show by The Killers was the best yet, even though the band was so complex he didn’t take a full split of all of their gear.

“As they have so many electronics such as sequencers, synthesizers and keyboards, we had that all bussed down a series of stems by Marty Beath,” he explained. “We Sound designer James “Oysters” Kilpatrick. took the vocals, guitars and drums all separate but it was condensed across sixteen lines instead of say fifty-six.”

“You have to use wind socks as it’s our windiest month in Melbourne and it really swirls around the ground,” said Oysters. “RF can also be a problem and in the past, it has failed. This year Frontier production bought in Peter Cochrane from ARTICULATE Communications to manage all of the RF and communications. He lowered the power

Once the footy had finished, The Killers performed a free show for anyone who wished to attend reverting back to a normal concert set up with FOH and monitors and with Oysters looking after OB to television only. jpjaudio.com.au

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disguise Supports Yuzu Tour Featuring Innovative Sculptural LED Character

4x4 media servers unify the different feeds needed to push content

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apanese folk-rock duo Yuzu are celebrating their 20th anniversary with a tour across Japan. The band’s unique stage show features a huge back wall of LED screens of assorted sizes and shapes and a giant sculptural Yuzutaro LED – an anthropomorphic character whose head is fashioned from the Japanese citrus fruit called yuzu. disguise (formerly known as d3) 4x4pro media servers were chosen to unify the different feeds needed to push content to the LED back wall, the sculptural Yuzutaro LED plus the stage riser LED. “We have used disguise extensively in the past so we knew it would be the best option,” says Roy Chung from Los Angeles-based content creator POSSIBLE. “The biggest challenge for us was figuring out the ambitious sculptural Yuzutaro LED that was the central fixture of the stage show. When show director Ijitsu Hiroaki of Show Design, Inc. first presented his concept to us, we knew there would be significant technical challenges but were excited by the creative opportunities afforded by this unique sculpture.”

The POSSIBLE team worked with several different partners in Japan and the US to realise Yuzutaro, which is over 15 meters tall and has 100,000 hand-placed LED bulbs. “We spent several weeks getting the mapping right, and Nihon Stage and Sanko worked tirelessly to finish fabrication and LED placement, respectively,” says Chung. Sculptural

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Yuzutaro has an LED pitch of about 70mm. The LED back wall is a mix of 30mm and 18mm pitch products.

“The tight production schedule meant we would not have very much time with the sculpture itself, so the visualizer was indispensable for testing if our content was actually sticking to the sculpture correctly beforehand,” Chung explains.

“When we arrived in Tokyo for technical rehearsals, all that early groundwork we laid meant we only had to do a bit of dialing in on disguise with the help of the programming team from disguise Rental Partner, Hibino Corporation.

When we saw Yuzutaro light up for the first time, I think everyone felt all the sleepless nights were worth it!”

Hibino provided three 4x4pros: one was the main timecode system, one was the timecode back up and the third was a DMX-controlled unit for flexible use.

“We ran the show with timecode most often, but some parts are run with the grandMA2 controlling the grand master and switching the camera feeds and content,” explains Naoki Ogawa, who handled the disguise project set up for Hibino. “We also mapped the camera feeds using the parallel map [treating] the randomly configured LED walls as one big LED wall.”

In addition, says Ogawa, “since the show has a 30-minute medley we used version control. With that feature the content creator doesn’t need to re-render 30 minutes of footage every time. They just have to re-render the part they need to change.”

The disguise operator from Hibino is Toyokazu Fujisawa; the video director is Tatsuro Ogawa from Orange Collar; show director is Hiroaki Ljitsu - Show Design and additional content was created by P.I.C.S in Tokyo www.disguise.one

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AUSTRALIA

Staging Connections Provides AV Support At 24th Annual AVCAL Conference

Held at the MCG, the event gathered delegates from over 180 AVCAL member organisations to network.

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taging Connections was chosen as the preferred AV service provider for the 24th annual AVCAL alpha conference, the private equity and venture capital industry’s biggest networking event of the year.

The Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association Limited (AVCAL) developed this year’s theme ADAPT. CREATE. INSPIRE. to reflect the industry’s evolving ways of working; the value created in building better businesses; and the partnerships and stories which will strengthen and inspire the future.

The exceptional program for 2017 featured speeches by a host of aspirational local and international speakers from varied backgrounds across professional sports, finance, education, banking, healthcare and technology, covering a range of topics carefully selected to shine a spotlight on current issues and future challenges.

Highlights included Bill Evans of Westpac, futurist and inventor Mark Pesce, keynotes from Stephen Cassidy of the Fire Department of New York Pension and Investment Boards, and Commissioner and Chairman of the Investment Committee at New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF),

David Ourlicht, as well as former Australian Wallabies star John Eales and WAFL Collingwood player Moana Hope.

Over 400 delegates enjoyed the two-day conference enjoying various plenaries, break-out sessions, a tour of the MCG, leader’s forum, cocktail function and more, culminating in the esteemed 24th Annual AVCAL Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner.

Staging Connections delivered an impressive 5m x 3m LED screen for the MCG’s Olympic Room for the awards dinner and suggested the Member’s Dining Room to be set with a multi-projection system to allow for presentations as well IMAG (image magnification). The AVCAL event backdrop was the centre piece (6m wide x 3m high) featured directly behind the stage.

AVCAL’s Nilanga Kotigala was thrilled with another wonderful event, “The alpha conference 2017 was a real success and we would like to pass on our sincere thanks to our AV Partners, Staging Connections for the fantastic support provided”. www.stagingconnections.com

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EVENTS LISTING 2017 November 17 – 19 Conference programme starts on November 13 LDI Venue: Las Vegas Convention Center, USA Site: www.ldishow.com

2018 Jan 14 -16

Apr 11 – 13

Jan 25 - 28

Apr 24 – 26

Feb 06 – 09

Apr 25 – 27

CABSAT 2018 Venue: Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai Site: www.cabsat.com

NAMM Show 2018 Venue: Anaheim Convention Centre, Anaheim, USA Site: www.namm.org/exhibit/wn18

Integrated Systems Europe 2018 Venue: Amsterdam Rai, Amsterdam, Netherlands Site: www.iseurope.org

Feb 21 - 23

Live Entertainment Expo Tokyo Venue: Makuhari Messe, Tokyo, Japan Site: www.live-event.jp/en/

Mar 13 – 14

Technology For Houses Of Worship Venue: SMX Aura, Manila, Philippines

InfoComm China (IFC) 2018 Venue: China National Convention Center (CNCC) Site: www.infocomm-china.com/en/

SLV Symposium Venue: Quill City Mall, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Site: www.slvsymposium.com

SecutechAsia Venue: Taipei, Taiwan

Site: secutech.tw.messefrankfurt.com/taipei/en/ visitors/welcome.html May 08 – 11

Guangzhou Entertainment Technology (GET) Show 2017 Venue: Poly World Trade Centre Expo, Guangzhou, China Site: www.getshow.com.cn

May 10 - 13

IoT Asia Venue: Singapore Expo, Singapore Site: www.internetofthingsasia.com

Prolight + Sound Guangzhou 2018 Venue: Area A, China Import & Export Fair Complex, Guangzhou, China Site: prolight-sound-guangzhou.hk.messefrankfurt.com/ guangzhou/en/visitors/welcome.html

Apr 09 – 12

May 10 – 12

Mar 21 – 22

NAB Show 2018 Venue: Las Vegas Convention Center, NV, USA Site: www.nabshow.com

Apr 10 – 13

Prolight + Sound Frankfurt 2018 Venue: Frankfurt am Main Site: https://pls.messefrankfurt.com/frankfurt/en.html

LED Expo Thailand Venue: IMPACT Exhibition and Convention Center, Bangkok, Thailand Site: www.ledexpothailand.com

May 31 – June 02

PALM Expo 2018 Venue: Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai, India Site: www.palmexpo.in