Reports

Two days of full immersion at d&b

Are you interested in spending two days immersed in Germany at d&b audiotechnik? Then follow the guide. Soundscape concert, discussion with product management, visit of the manufacturing, vision and sustainable development & demos. Ready? Let's go!

Test bench

OXO Colorblind 400 BFX, a blinder rated IP 65, with variable whites and effects

OXO presents a matrixable LED “blinder”, rated IP65, which has possibilities for very original animations and color effects and boasts exceptional light quality. We tested the fixture to find out what is hidden behind its 9 big eyes!

News

Astera launches the QuikSpot, versatile and quick to install

The Astera QuikSpot is a compact, battery-powered , single-source spotlight zoomable, that use the Titan RGBMA LED engine, combined with a Fresnel lens. A versatile and highly efficient lighting fixture.

Rigging

TAF GS500: A Square Structure for Lifting Towers

The GS500N Fork Truss is a square aluminum structure primarily designed for building truss bridges on towers.

Reports

Sennheiser Spectera, a new paradigm in wireless audio

At IBC 2024, which has just concluded, Sennheiser presented the first bi-directional broadband digital wireless ecosystem. Words we’re not used to saying together, but which perfectly describe this new paradigm, the one that will change everything in the way wireless audio links are handled. It goes by the lovely name of SPECTERA.

News

ETC SolaPix Fan 8: spreading beams and effects

SolaPix Fan 8 is the latest addition to the High End Systems range. With its 8 cells arranged in an arc, it differs from the classic concept of the motorized bar by producing a range of perfectly distinct Beams that blend into a wash thanks to its zoom of 4.5°-60°.

Sound

Shure Nexadyne, the new generation of dynamic vocal microphones

With almost a century of excellence in audio engineering now under its belt, Shure introduces the brand new Nexadyne™ range of dynamic vocal mics. Available in both cardioid and supercardioid versions, Nexadyne features an exclusive dual-transducer technology called Revonic™.

News

ETC announces new dealer Matrix Sales in denmark

ETC Ltd is pleased to announce that Matrix Sales will now serve as the official dealer in Denmark following the successful acquisition of long-term ETC partner Atendi A/S’s Protech division.

Sound

Adamson welcomes VGs to the Vergence Group

Adamson to announce a new addition to its Vergence Group: VGs, a powered subwoofer built upon the trusted E-Series E119 subwoofer, combined with a custom-designed and in-house manufactured, single-channel 6kW Class-D Amplifier with on-board DSP.

News

The Gdansk Shakespeare Theatre Invests in Robe T1 Profiles

The Gdansk Shakespeare Theatre in Poland has acquired 11 Robe T1 Profiles to serve as the main lighting fixtures for all its performances.

News

ETC launches Halcyon Silent, a powerful fanless spot/profile

Designed for use in noise-sensitive environments such as theatres, opera houses and auditoriums, the Halcyon Silent uses a convection cooling system to eliminate noise disturbance.

News

Showlight 2025 - ticket sales open to delegates!

European lighting professionals wishing to attend the Showlight congress/exhibition in Dijon from 19 to 22 May 2025 can now buy their delegate tickets.

Test bench

Robe iPAINTE: a new kid going into the Big League!

Small profile of short and medium range, the iPAINTE, with its "i" protecting it from any external aggression, is a jewel of technology and optimizations which ranks it among the most compact and complete in this power category: 310 W of LEDs.

Tutorial

SHURE WIRELESS AND WMAS, THE CHALLENGE OF FREQUENCIES FOR PMSE

The regulation and protection of frequencies used by wireless audio systems is a key issue for Shure. Prakash Moorut, Guillaume Mascot, together with Thomas Delory, explain the importance of their work for audiovisual professionals.

News

Groupe Novelty charts international course with new name and identity

Formerly known as Groupe Novelty-Magnum-Dushow, the European leading provider of technical solutions for the event and rental staging market, and owner of the continent’s largest inventory of AVL equipment, today announces its rebranding as Groupe Novelty.

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Tambora Flash Claypaky Travel the Globe with Green Day

Green Day is continuing its ‘The Saviors Tour 2024’ with Claypaky Tambora Flash spotlights supplied by Upstaging. The Tambora Flash is a hybrid luminaire that combines the functions of strobe, wash and blinder.

Sound

L-Acoustics L Series at Musis Arnhem Hall

Musis Arnhem Concert Hall, one of the Netherlands' oldest and most prestigious concert halls, has installed an L-Acoustics L Series loudspeaker system thanks to the Certified Partner Fairlight who spearheaded the design and implementation.

Rigging

Protos Launches Voyager TW, a truss integrated winch system

The PROTOS VOYAGER TW, truss integrated winch system is available for grids as well as single spans of truss. Made in The Netherlands, the TW series is a perfect example of Dutch ingenuity to which we are awarding an SLU Innovation Prize.

News

Avolites Announces Three New Avolites Distributors In Europe

Avolites, owned by Robe, announces three new distributors in European countries : Signal in Austria, Prostage in Norway, LSD in Serbia and the other Balkan countries of Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Albania.

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Robe Shines for Opera Hedeland

Robe moving all had great impact on the lighting and set designed by Simon Corder for Opera Hedeland’s La fanciulla del West by Puccini, which is set in a ‘Gold Rush’ prospecting town in 19th century western USA.

Sound

MITCH RAUCH JOINS POWERSOFT AS SALES DIRECTOR, USA

Mitch Rauch joins Powersoft as Director of Sales for the United States. With more than 20 years of experience managing pro-AV distribution channels, Mitch's expertise will be a major asset as Powersoft continues to grow its patented high-end audio technologies in the US.

News

Robe FOOTSIES and TetraXs for Gary Clark Jr Tour

Grammy Award-winning artist Gary Clark Jr is touring the world with his new album JPEG Raw, complete with a lighting scheme designed by John Adamo and Robert Fuller.

Sound

Gdansk Institute of Urban Culture with L-Acoustics L-ISA

Gdansk Institute of Urban Culture choses L-ISA from L-Acoustics. The Polish multi-purpose venue harnesses the power of spatial audio to push creative boundaries and enhance flexibility with the collaboration of Audio Plus, which installed the new audio technology.

Test bench

Robert Juliat Sully 4C, retrofit Color LED module

Robert Juliat presents its brand new LED module, Sully 4C RGBL. Very flexible, it brings color to the Sully range by revolutionizing the way of understanding the mixing of shades to obtain the color which best meets your needs.

News

Astera LunaBulb Wins 2024 PLASA Innovation Award

Astera’s new LunaBulb product has won a coveted PLASA Award for Innovation, which was received during the association’s annual expo at Olympia in London, UK in early September.

News

Full of Robe Flair

Flair Event Services based in Dubai designs and delivers full technical production for a range of cool, spectacular, and extraordinary projects throughout the UAE and across the Middle East region.

Rigging

TAF Tower 05 - TAF Tower 05, a compact and optimised tower

Truss Aluminium Factory, (TAF) based in the Czech Republic, is launching a new all-in-one, light-duty tower system for small roof systems, elevation of truss grids.

Reports

Starway Quasar, an IP65 wash, strobe, and effects fixture

Starway launches Quasar, an effects fixture combining colors, blinder, pixels, and strobe, all with tilt-controlled and capable of operating outdoors.

Reports

ETC ColorSource PAR Jr, ETC quality at a nice price

Make a product more affordable without sacrificing quality. This is the motto of the ETC ColorSource range which welcomes the “Junior” version of the ColorSource PAR.

Reports

DTS Synergy 6 Profile and Alchemy Pro

The DTS team challenged itself. Create the worthy successor to the Synergy 5 Spot, almost twice as powerful, just as well equipped, all with the same dimensions and without the needle of the scale going crazy.

Video

ROE Visual Carbon LED screens Shines in Metallica M72 World Tour

In total, over 1,600 ROE Visual Carbon 5 MKII (CB5 MKII) panels were utilized to bring the stage design to realization.

News

ETC FULL BOAR 4 CONTROLS RENGANEK TOUR

Pietro Bardelli has employed two Full Boar 4 consoles from ETC’s Hog 4 family to ensure flexibility, speed, and reliability throughout the tour.

News

Ayrton launches Veloce Profile IP65 - the ultimate precision

Ayrton is proud to present its brand new Veloce Profile, a versatile, IP65 rated, luminaire capable of operating in all conditions including saline-heavy environments.

Sound

The 6K UNITED 2024 with CODA immersive audio processor

Melodus GmbH deploys CODA’s immersive audio processor SPACE HUB for the 6K UNITED 2024 six-thousand strong choir ‘You are Precious’ German arena tour. Accompanied by a sixteen-piece backing band, the huge children choir delivered a wide range of musical styles.

News

LSC & Avolites Announce Partnership for Australia & New Zealand

Two of the best-known brands in the lighting technology industry have announced a partnership destined to change the landscape of the market in Australia & New Zealand.

Sound

RCF appoints Jim Reed Manager of Installed Sound & System Designs

RCF appoints Jim Reed to the newly created position of Manager of Installed Sound and System Designs as part of its future-focused business strategy and reflects the company’s ongoing future-focused business plan for long-term growth and expansion.

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Robe & Anolis for Icon of the Seas

Icon of the Seas, Royal Caribbean International’s new game-changing ship, is setting new jaw-dropping standards and records in the world of vacations.

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ETC Lights the Biggest Stadiums for the Biggest Games

Gopher Stage Lighting has selected an ETC system to manage lighting control at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, home of the Las Vegas Raiders and host of the last Super Bowl.

News

Ayrton Cobra lights David Guetta in an epic performance

Twenty-four Ayrton Cobra laser-sourced fixtures were specified to create this impressive lighting.

Rigging

SIXTY82 launches new TPM39 Series

SIXTY82 is excited to announce the launch of the latest in its TPM Series of super-strong box truss, the TPM39 Series. Yes, the TPM29 Series has got a big – 39cm - brother!