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Jack Calmes, the founder of Showco and Syncrolite has died at the age of 71. One of the concert production industry's true pioneers, Calmes was also a musician, promoter, live music venue owner, artist manager and film and television producer.

Effective 1 December 2014, NEEC Audio Barcelona acquired the Ecler pro audio brand and business including the personnel and management team under the leadership of Enric Casimiro who will continue to manage the business.

The iconic rock band Fleetwood Mac never stops thinking about tomorrow – and planning their next tour to delight fans. For their current “On With the Show” tour a complement of Clay Paky A.leda B-EYE K20 LED-based moving lights and Sharpy Wash lights have been specified by lighting designer/production designer Paul “Arlo” Guthrie.

The 15th Annual Latin Grammy Awards took place in a blaze of glamour at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, and was attended by some of the biggest names in Latin music and a sold-out audience of nearly 17,000. Almost 10 million television viewers - the highest figures to date - tuned in for some or all of the three-hour live broadcast on the Univision network.

Ian Newton, monitor Engineer, died on December 19th. Suddenly and at the age of 52. He mixed the monitors of a stunning list of stars including Madonna, Sting, Pink, Oasis, Roger Waters, Kate bush, Mariah Carey…On her website (see the direct link inside the article) Kate Bush pays tribute to Ian, sad but full of admiration for the man and the pro.

When researching how to capture the much sought-after sound and vibes of classic 1970's studios, Question de Son owners Jordan Kouby and Frederic Vectol reached out to Amadeus for both the acoustic design and custom studio monitors for both Studio A and Studio B. The team at Amadeus, led by designer Michel Deluc, satisfied all their needs. Question de Son is now one of the most respected studios in France, and a "favorite Paris recording studio.

Symetrix has launched SymNet Composer 3.0, an update to the manufacturer’s award-winning open architecture design software. Version 3.0 has built upon the native support of Audinate’s Dante media networking technology for select third-party devices in earlier releases, and extends support of market-leading products thanks to new partnerships with Shure Inc. and Audio-Technica.

In celebration of its 35th anniversary in October, Hong Kong Ballet presented three dance showcases, titled A Celebration of Dance, in the Grand Theatre of the Hong Kong Cultural Center. Lighting designer and director of C'est Bon Projects, Kwok Fai Mak, employed numerous ETC Source Four® LED CYC and Selador® Desire® luminaires to light up this ballet trio.

Lighting designer, Jason Bullock of Infinity Point Design, Inc., brought a wealth of new Ayrton lighting fixtures to Wiz Khalifa’s Under the Influence of Music Tour this year. Under the Influence of Music is an annual event which brings the biggest new names in hip-hop to venues across America.

In recent months, three major amusement parks in the USA have all installed the G-Spot for their main attractions: Cedar Point in Ohio, Kings Island in Ohio and Carowinds in North Carolina.

NEXO enters the new year of 2015 with a new CEO, as Jean Mullor takes over the reins at the leading French loudspeaker manufacturer.

In the 40 years since Yamaha produced its first professional audio mixer, every new generation of the company’s mixing consoles has become an industry standard. November 2014 sees the birth of a new era in live sound mixing, as Yamaha launches the RIVAGE PM10.

Czech Republic-based lighting manufacturer Robe Lighting has appointed Craig Burross as Regional Sales Manager of the Western United States, effective November 17, 2014. Burross, based in Austin, Texas, was most recently with Barco/High End Systems as the National Sales Manager for North America.

S9 incorporates 55 Ostar Stage 15 W RGBW LEDs (825 W total). Able to go from beam to wash, from 8° to 40°, this fixture uses a particular optical system that allows it to be very compact and maintain a constant luminous flux, regardless of the setting of its 5:1 zoom.

For the Lady Gaga World Tour ArtRave, Roy Bennet, chose to include in his Lighting kit 120 Clay Paky’s A.leda B-EYE K20 and more than 100 Sharpys provided by PRG and performed with three full-size grandMA2s and 10 NPUs.