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New China office for Brompton Technology
Brompton Technology, manufacturer of high-end LED video processors, has opened its new China office in High Tech Industrial Park, Nanshan, in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province. It is a direct response to requests from Shenzhen huge number of LED panel manufacturers.
New $100m Innovation Center at its Japanese Headquarters for Yamaha
Yamaha has been at the forefront of the professional audio industry for many decades. The corporation is committed to maintaining this position and, to achieve this, it has opened a brand new, $100m Innovation Center at its headquarters in Hamamatsu, Japan.
Everybody wants to rule the lights: RoboSpot and MegaPointes do! on Tears for Fears on tour
Tears for Fears, 1980s hitmaker of pop-rock classics, are back on the road in style, kicking off 2019 with a sold-out UK and European arena tour. LD Alex Reardon utilised 66 x Robe MegaPointe moving lights and RoboSpots as key elements of his lighting inventory.
Creative potential raised by Meyer Sound Technologies at Seattle Symphony’s Octave 9: Raisbeck Music Center
Equipped with Meyer Sound’s Constellation® active acoustics and Spacemap® spatial sound, Octave 9 affords virtually limitless potential for exploring new ways to create, present and experience music from all genres and eras in a richly immersive environment.
Martin waltzing with Andre Rieu and The Johann Strauss Orchestra
Netherlands-based Fairlight and Andre Rieu Productions design lighting for 100-venue concert tour using MAC Encore Performance CLD and MAC Aura to meet the needs of live audiences, broadcast and cinema. LD Maurice Verbeek explains his choices.
IS-Series brings clarity to IFGF Semarang in Indonesia: another Adamson sonic miracle
IFGF Semarang, Central Java, has built a new main campus to better serve its dynamic congregation of over 650 worshippers. After a rigorous audition process, the main auditorium boasts a new audio system built around the IS-Series from Adamson Systems Engineering.
Portman Light P3 PIX3L with video demo
The P3 PIX3L is a retro-look hexagonal luminaire with industrial, yet comfy design, fitted with 3 halogen lamps individually controlled, as shown in this demo video.
Fresh interactive approach for Audio Pros from Yamaha: Audioversity Webinar Series Mid-May
Mid-May sees the start of a brand new series of webinars from Yamaha, aimed at professional audio engineers, systems integrators and venue technicians; each webinar will run twice to ensure that as many participants as possible can take part.
New ETC touchscreens for lift control and architectural lighting
For this 2019 Prolight+Sound edition, the US brand came to Europe with two new intelligent interfaces in its suitcase. The first one is dedicated to lift control for motors, and, last but not least, the second one is a touchscreen controller for architectural lighting.
Digico SD5 roaring on Def Leppard world tour
After an eight-month stadium tour, selling out a series of 45,000-seater ball parks, Def Leppard are preparing for their next stint across Europe and North America. Live engineers, Ronan McHugh and Ted Bible, are relying on DiGiCo consoles to get the job done.
End of the Road with endless turning heads for Kiss World Tour with 218 Elation Dartz
Legendary rockers KISS launched their farewell “End of the Road” world tour in Vancouver in late January and use a multitude of Elation DARTZ 360 effects moving heads as key visuals in the dynamic, multi-sensory show.
Audiosales appointed new Italian distributor for Sixty82
SIXTY82 is pleased to announce that it has appointed Audiosales s.r.l. as new representative in Italy for its full trussing and staging product line. Audiosales will offer expert guidance, advising Italian customers on the best SIXTY82 solution for their own needs.
Meyer Sound provides Sensual Sound Technology for Apocalypse Now Final Cut at Tribeca Film Festival Premiere
For those about to rock (or collapse) from soundtrack effects below 20 Hz, don’t miss Apocalypse Now Final Cut premieres on April 28 at the Tribeca Film Festival, complete with Sensual Sound deeeep effects provided by Meyer Sound with 12 VLFC and 6 1100-LFC.
Robe T1 Profile: custom made for Broadcast, SoundLightUp test!
Designed for the precise lighting of TV sets, theatres and concert filming, T1 is the latest gem from the Czech leaders, with 5 LED colors, a framing module and new options for direct access to colorimetry, already unanimously appreciated by directors of photography!
Super Sharp Claypaky light design for X-Factor Malta
Nexos Lighting & Video supplied 22 x Claypaky Mythos 2, 14 x SuperSharpy, 18 x A.leda B-EYE K20 and 16 Claypaky Sharpy for the duration of International singing competition The X Factor series in Malta. Lighting designer was Anton Borg Olivier.
