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Clay Paky Scenius: a big, bright spotlight joins the band of superheroes

Until now, "The Projectors" – the band of superheroes from the latest Clay Paky marketing material – lacked a true spot fixture in the line-up. Scenius is positioned at the top of the range and employs a new 1400 W Osram arc lamp of the latest generation. Advantages: a CRI of 96, a luminous flux of 20% to 30% higher than the previous 1500 W, a zoom ratio of 1:7 and a magnificent beam.

Text & Photos : Monique Cussigh

Music Group acquiert TC Group

MUSIC Group has today announced the acquisition of TC Group, one of the largest group of companies in the professional audio industry. Headquartered in Denmark, and with offices all over the world, TC Group owns and manages some of the most acclaimed brands such as Tannoy, Lab Gruppen, Lake, TC Electronic, TC Helicon and TC Applied Technologies.

L-Acoustics Invests in Expanded Production, Logistics and Carpentry Facilities

L-Acoustics announces the opening of three new facilities dedicated to production, logistics and carpentry in order to respond to market demand. The new facilities will enable L-Acoustics to increase production significantly by the end of 2015.

Robert Juliat DALIS 860, a cyclorama light with very rich tones

Imagine a one-meter rail with two levels of 24 small, conjoined spoons serving as reflectors for LEDs, meticulously sorted by color in a smart and tidy kitchen. The recipe for the quality of the diffusion and the color palette are especially tasty! Dalis meets a set of specifications that should appeal to theaters and television studios in terms of diffusion, luminous density, variety of pastel and saturated colors, and silent operation.

Monique Cussigh

Nexo launches the ID Series multipurpose speakers

Nexo chose Prolight & Sound for the debut of the ID24 series (ID stands for Inspace Definition), which comprises a line of ultra-compact, full-range speakers and two subs, S110 and S210. Because there are numerous versions – between the touring and installation versions and the "à la carte" variants – the ID24 enclosures cover a wide range of applications, starting with under-balcony fills, front-fills for theatre or concert stages, or even monitoring applications.

L-Acoustics Launches X Series at Prolight + Sound 2015

As white as the website, L-Acoustic’s booth at P+S 2015 is entirely dedicated to the X series. The three new enclosures in the X Series family represent the most recent engineering innovations at L-Acoustics and directly benefit from the research and development breakthroughs that led to the launch of K2 last year.

Ayrton CosmoPix-R, back to the future with a beam-throwing planet

CosmoPix-R is a small planet that rotates endlessly, throwing out punchy colored beams. Ayrton revisits a huge 80s hit with ten times the power and range. Making its debut at ProLight+Sound, CosmoPix-R will also be used in the light show designed by Laurent Chapot for the Aytron stand.

SSL announce significant poxer up and V3 for SSL Live consoles

Solid State Logic is proud to announce the release of a significant power increase and new V3 software that introduces over 40 new software and hardware features and updates for its SSL Live console range. The new release takes SSL Live consoles to an unrivalled balance of power, features and price.

ETC adds Fresnel adapter to Source Four LED family

There’s another tool in the Source Four® LED toolbox. ETC is announcing a new optic, the Source Four LED Fresnel adapter, which attaches to the front end of a Source Four LED Series 2 or Series 1 light engine, turning it into a superior washlight.
Robert Juliat Roxie

Robert Juliat at Prolight + Sound 2015 : Merlin, Roxie & Dalis

Robert Juliat will be out in full force in support of the 20th Prolight + Sound show in Frankfurt, where the company will exhibit alongside its German partners, Lightpower GmbH, in Hall 11 Stand D76. Robert Juliat will celebrate the official launch of Roxie, its new 300W LED followspot.

MagicDot-R, a new creative Ayrton luminaire

Seven new products will appear at PL+S 2015 on the Ayrton stand, most of them used in a light show presentation designed by the famous French lighting designer Laurent Chapot! Ayrton really shifts into high gear!

Text : Monique Cussigh

Clay Paky opens a Technical Service Centre in Dubai

Clay Paky has recently opened a Technical Service Centre in Dubai in order to provide all Clay Paky customers in Gulf countries with support and assistance. The office is manned by specialized professional technicians, under the guidance of Gordon Carr, who has recently obtained a certificate from Clay Paky for attending an intensive specialization course in Clay Paky product support.

Robe Lights Legendary Karel Gott

Robe was very proud to participate in Karel Gott’s latest arena tour, the best known and most successful ever Czech singer, at the end of 2014, which featured eight high profile concerts, five in the Czech Republic and three in Slovakia, culminating in two performances at the 18,000 seater O2 Arena in Gott’s hometown of Prague – all completely sold out.

Photos : Lukas pelech

Adamson to Launch New S-Series Line Array Family

Adamson Systems Engineering will introduce the S-Series at Prolight + Sound from April 15-18 in Frankfurt. The new sub-compact line array system consists of the S10 line array enclosure, S119 subwoofer, Blueprint AV™ and the E-rack; Adamson’s new unified rack solution.

Rat Sound gives legendary West Hollywood club a top-shelf ARCS sound system

Belying its modest exterior, The Troubadour has featured prominently in the entertainment history of Los Angeles almost since the day it was opened in 1957 by the late Doug Weston. Showing no signs of slowing down after nearly six decades, has just become even more attractive to touring artists with a major upgrade of its PA system to L-Acoustics components.
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