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The coolest Hybrid: Proteus in Frigid Conditions on Swarovski Crystal Worlds Festival of Light
Real cooool news here! Elation’s IP65 moving heads, used by Chris Moylan at Festival of Light at Swarovski Crystal Worlds in the Austrian town of Wattens, in an impressive beam show, remain reliable in ice and snow, during a special 15-minute light show.
Star Role for Lawo in Indian Premier League Broadcast
Indian Premier League is the star in cricket’s commercial crown, with large audiences and paying the highest fees. The rights for the season are held by Star TV as part of a five-year contract, with longstanding use of equipment from German broadcast innovator Lawo.
Fourth Generation Active Field Control System for Yamaha at InfoComm
Yamaha will demonstrate at InfoComm the upcoming upgrade to its innovative Active Field Control (AFC) acoustic enhancement system. The new AFC4 (fourth generation) system features significant upgrades in DSP processing and hardware.
Alice in Paris’ Moulin Rouge wonderland: Robert Juliat follows legendary French spot
Le Moulin Rouge, the famously emblematic cabaret of Parisian nights and entertainment since 1889, recently renewed its followspots and chose Alice, the latest 600W LED model in Robert Juliat's generation of LED followspots for the Féerie show.
Major Role at Eurovision Song Contest 2019 for Ayrton Lighting
The Eurovision Song Contest 2019, hosted by Israel at the Expo Tel Aviv, boasted 700+ Ayrton fixtures in its massive lighting rig. Set designer, Florian Wieder, and lighting designers, Ronen Najar and Dakar Azulay created individual looks for each competing country.
Audio Solvation appointed new Netherlands Power House for L-Acoustics
L-Acoustics has a new CPD (Certified Provider Distributor) for The Netherlands called Audio Solvation - a recently formed company specialising in premium brand pro-audio sales and support that comes complete with an impressive pre-existing reputation and heritage.
New UK direct sales distribution for Claypaky
Claypaky will handle directly the distribution of its products in the UK market. The direct contacts with customers will be managed by Emilio Cornelli, a face already known to many, who returns as UK Regional Manager.
Q-Light Egypt appointed as new international distributor for Ayrton
Q-Light Egypt is the latest addition of Ayrton’s international distributor’s network. As newest exclusive distributor, Q-Light, managed by Walid Bahnasy, CEO and co-founder, will handle the full portfolio of Ayrton’s LED profile, wash, spot and effects luminaires.
DARE TO DREAM WIRELESS: 140 SENNHEISER MICS FOR EUROVISION SONG CONTEST 2019
Eurovision is the world’s largest live music event. The RF wireless system deployed by Agorà and Sennheiser/Kilim included 140 wireless microphones from Sennheiser’s Digital 6000 and 9000 Series, plus 42 channels of 2000 series IEMs with a total of 196 IEM bodypacks.
A Hellow a “Rockstar”: DPA Microphones for Post Malone
As FOH engineer for best-selling rapper, singer and songwriter Post Malone, Joe Hellow takes pride in capturing the artist’s emotions during live performances. He brought DPA Microphones’ d:facto 4018VL Vocal mic into the mix and appreciated the results, read below.
New exclusive German distributor for Ayrton: Lightpower at the helm for new strategies
Ayrton and Lightpower are excited to announce that, from the 1st July 2019, Lightpower will take over the exclusive distribution of Ayrton in Germany. Lightpower has been offering market proximity, comprehensive service and support and over 40 years of experience.
New Products and Upgrades at InfoComm 2019 for DiGiCo
DiGiCo Set to Showcase New Products and Upgrades at InfoComm 2019. New offerings shown June 12th-14th in Orlando will include Mustard and Spice Rack, an updated Dante DMI card, SD12/SD10 software upgrades, and more.
ETC names new CEO
Continuing the 40+ year tradition of strong company leadership, the ETC board of directors has appointed Dick Titus as President/CEO of ETC. The company is dedicated to maintaining the legacy of its co-founder Fred Foster who passed away earlier this year.
Smart PD and Smart RD from Nixer: Dante is not a blind inferno anymore
Nixer Pro Audio’s PD Dante is a handheld portable audio monitoring tool designed to set up and configure DANTE audio networks. Its touchscreen presents up to 64 channels for instant monitoring via built-in speakers, phones or ext. monitors, same for rackmount version.
Holophonix for Archeopteryx: huge 3D Amadeus sound system for Dinosaur show in Beijing
Amadeus installation of over 180 of their speakers in the 10,000-square meter space of the Beijing National Indoor Stadium for ‘The Long Gone Dinosaur’ project to be opened in 2019, and featuring state of the art technologies, including Holophonix 3D Immersive sound.
