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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.

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 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.

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!

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 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.

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.

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.

In the film "The Miracle of Bern", director Sönke Wortmann tells the story of the unexpected German victory in the 1954 World Cup in Bern and, at the same time, focuses on the difficulties of a prisoner of war who returns home and fails to re-adjust to his old life. Stage Entertainment took this story and made it into a musical

Artistic Licence launches Art-Osc, an open domain, free-of-charge protocol that enables the transport of DALI lighting control data over an ethernet network. The DALI (Digital Addressable Lighting Interface) standard provides a popular means of controlling ballasts that do not require fast special effects.

Tom Schneider, an ETC tech and console trainer has designed and operated EDM shows since he was old enough to light raves. He believes that Eos is the perfect tool for the job. The effects engine is programmable to anything I could possibly want.”

After a recent summer tour throughout Europe, legendary musician Stevie Wonder’s audio team has something new to sing about; the addition of DPA microphones to his touring rig. On recommendation from Jazz singer Dee Alexander, Wonder’s front of house engineer tested the DPA Microphones d:facto™ Vocal and d:vote™ 4099P Instrument piano microphones while on the road.

At the midnight countdown, lighting designer Jeff Freeman employed Clay Paky SuperSharpys to illuminate the iconic Arc de Triomphe for the festivities. The display saw the monument spectacularly video-mapped, with Freeman using 18 of the super powerful Clay Paky fixtures, supplied by rental company Magnum, to complement the visuals.

The annual excitement of the Pepsi Super Bowl XLIX Halftime Show raged around the University of Phoenix stadium, Arizona on 1 February, broadcast to the world by NBC. International superstar Katy Perry headlined the much-anticipated Halftime Show supported by Lenny Kravitz and Missy Elliott. Ayrton LED fixtures played their part once more in the dynamic lighting design by Bob Barnhart of Full Flood, Inc., with the new, compact MagicRing-R1 and NandoBeam-S6 helping to wow the crowds.

SGM’s P-5 wash lights demonstrated their applicability as waterproof luminaires at the recent International Festival of Light in Moscow. Fountain specialist Aqua-Show was tasked with installing two lines of fountains and creating a 3D world of water for laser projection. They needed to illuminate the fountains with water reaching heights up to 30 metres, and for that they selected the powerful RGBW P-5.