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Lighting designer and consultant, Denis Hutchinson, was loaned six Robert Juliat Dalis 300W LED Cyclights by DWR Distribution to ‘test drive’ on the musical Sophiatown which played at the Market Theatre in Johannesburg and at the State Theatre in Pretoria.

Developed specifically to answer the demands of today’s massive live music, television and entertainment environments, the new Ayrton MagicDot™-XT is an amplified version of the MagicDot™-R much more powerful punch that suits long throw applications. Optimised for use in large venues, MagicDot™-XT is equipped with Ayrton’s new proprietary 126 mm diameter collimator that distinguishes the ‘XT’ product line.

Ayrton’s MagicDot™-R has been awarded the Live Design™ Product of the Year 2016 in the Effects Category at the 9th annual Live Design Awards ceremony. This marks the second year running that Ayrton’s product designers were so honoured, having won Product of the Year 2015 for MagicBlade™-R. A member of Ayrton’s Radical product line, the patented MagicDot™-R is the first professional moving head LED luminaire with a single optical collimator.

ETC has announced its Unison Mosaic® Show Controller X (MSCX) has a new-and-improved version. It is now smaller, housed in a one-unit, 19-inch rack-mount enclosure. The updated Show Controller X is offered with capacities from 5,120 channels (10 universes) up to 50,000 channels of DMX-over-Ethernet. It is compatible with all existing and new Mosaic control systems that utilise Mosaic Designer 2 software.

Award-winning, critically-acclaimed and highly successful performance art company Blue Man Group has recently started incorporating Robe moving lights into their show at the Luxor Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Blue Man Group is a heady mega-mix of music, technology, art and excitement which immerses and delights audiences by wrapping them in its infectious beats and vibes. Lighting plays a crucial role with a dynamic and energetic maelstrom of color, movement and emotion.

Bal en Blanc, Canada’s oldest EMD festival and one of the first in the world, featured an exclusive attraction by 45DEGREES, Cirque du Soleil’s events and special projects company. Five Cirque acts performing during the Sultan+Shepard set were lit by an array of Clay Paky fixtures provided by 4U2C.

Thierry Philippe joins Adam Hall Group as the New Sales Representative of brands LD Systems®, Cameo®, Gravity®, Defender®, Palmer®, Adam Hall® Hardware and Adam Hall® Stage Equipment & Cables overseeing the areas of Paris and Northern France.

L-Acoustics announces the launch of the Kiva II, a new ultra-compact modular line source, adding 6 dB of max SPL versus its predecessor, maximized amplifier density with 16 ohm impedance and a new rugged enclosure material. Despite its ultra-compact format, the Kiva II features the L-Acoustics Wavefront Sculpture Technology™ (WST), giving it a long throw capability and allowing even SPL from the front to the back of the audience.

The most watched event of the year, Super Bowl 50 starts not at kickoff, but about a week prior with a media circus that must be seen to be believed. Alcons Audio, best known for their high frequency Pro Ribbon technology, provided the loudspeakers and amplifiers for the large media spaces within the media center in downtown San Francisco.

Robe BMFL Spot moving lights created a huge impact for the arena section of Simple Minds’ “Big Music" tour for which lighting designer Stephen Pollard expanded and scaled up the stage set and lighting rig he used in theatre venues last year.

Single-channel, 500 series preamps herald new development focus for Swiss manufacturer. Schertler expands into the pro audio market with the release of its new YELLOW MIC500 microphone preamplifiers – single channel, full Class A, 500 series preamps that are specially designed for user installation in commercially available Lunchbox racks.

When the technical managers for the concert hall at the new build Malmö Live venue in Sweden were planning the lighting for the venue, they knew they needed to future proof it, while also keeping costs down. So ETC’s Danish dealer Atendi – previously known as Bico Professionel – supplied a full ETC Sensor3 power control system with triple-function dim/relay/constant current ThruPower modules. They also supplied 100 ETC Selador® Desire® D40 Studio Tungsten LED fixtures.

Since 1991 Eldra LLC has been building a reputation as one of the foremost sound, lighting and video rental and sales houses in Croatia. Based in Bregana, near Zagreb. Eldra’s portfolio includes television shows, corporate events, festivals, high profile tours, even state visits by international leaders. Recently, Eldra’s founders and co-CEOs – Igor and Damir Dražić – made the decision to invest in Kara and K2 systems.

At the Red Bull Music Academy (RBMA) Studios which were specially built within La Gaite-Lyrique in Paris, producers, and mixing and recording engineers got to hear a new level of sound and music with the install of a pair of the newly released Amadeus Philharmonia speakers.

This year, this allocation of halls has been changed, and the first day of the trade show will be Tuesday, April 5th (and the closing day Friday, April 8th). The show hours have also changed, with the halls opening at 10 am and closing at 7 pm.