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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.

The exceptional 15W OSRAM OSTAR Stage RGBW is one of today’s most widely used multi-chip LED emitters. OSRAM has always closely collaborated with its innovative and responsive customers to identify their needs and develop great solutions. With feedback from preferred customers like Ayrton, OSRAM optimized the Ostar SMT in the current four color form.

Iconic Sound Ltd announced earlier this year the launch of the world’s first optical analog, jack-to-jack musical instrument cable, The LightLead™. Following its successful debut at the NAMM show where the company exhibited the prototype, they are excited to announce customers can now pre-order the product from their website with the first 2000 orders receiving a limited edition LightLead™ at a special launch price.

Team Nexo welcomed a gathering of friends to the chic and glamourous surroundings of the Dallas Burston Polo Club for the launch of two remarkable new products...Nexo R&D engineer Mathieu Pobeda, UK Sales Manager Gather Collyer and Concert Sound Representative and FOH legend Stuart Kerrison took to the stage to present a close look at various configurations of the new GEO M6 and STM M28 line array systems, along with associated processing, amplification, accessories and packaging.

Tomorroland is undoubtedly one of the world’s most important dance festivals, attracting over 400,000 to this year’s 10th Anniversary edition. Spread out over two three-day weekends in the town of Boom in Belgium, Tomorrowland headliners included David Guetta, Steve Aoki, Armin van Buuren and Aviici. NoizBoyz chose multiple L-ACOUSTICS K Systems to successfully tread the fine line between delivering big sound and eliminating spill-over, all while hitting the needed sound measurements.

At its world premiere at Plasa, Merlin showed off unique features that put it ahead of the pack and that will enchant an entire population of rental suppliers and followspot operators: a zoom ratio of 4:1, a reinforced frame, a cooling fan and, on top of that, it talks...

Shure announced the addition of the PSM300 Stereo Personal Monitor Systems to their existing line of In-Ear Monitoring (IEM) technology. PSM®300 introduces the clarity and precision of stereo, 24-bit digital audio processing to the PSM line, while still offering users the customised mix control for which PSM systems are renowned.

It’s not often that an institution over 13 centuries old receives a lighting upgrade but such is the case with the Abbey of Saint Wandrille in Normandy, France, a Benedictine monastery founded in the year 648 that has installed Elation TVL 3000 II dynamic white light LED luminaires in the Abbey’s church.

Ayrton has just announced the MagicRing-R™, a new addition to its Radical Series which offers seven 15W LED RGBW sources and the continuous pan and tilt. It will receive its world premiere at PLASA London.

Robert Juliat will exhibit at PLASA 2014 with its exclusive UK distributor, Ambersphere Solutions, where a new Robert Juliat followspot will be unveiled. Rumours of a new product from these masters of followspot design have been permeating the industry over the last few months.

RCF strengthens its efforts in preventing manufacturers to use copies of RCF transducers. The RCF reputation of good quality and reliable products is at risk due to the widespread copies of our transducers.

This September LumenRadio adds ACME to their growing CRMXchip family. ACME, one of the largest enterprises known worldwide for its specialization in the field of lighting, will now include CRMXchip as a standard feature for their existing and future professional product line.