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It is the new revolution of the season, a Martin moving head, a true spot with a blessed 1000 W discharge lamp, gobos, CMY color, zoom and functions like the good old days of this breed of projectors that we believed to be extinct. It has a rock star name and the stature of a workhorse; it is a deadly viper and a legion of 5000 units has already marched out of the factories. It's all here and, more than anything else, it represents a resurrection.

Audio-Technica is sad to announce the passing of company founder and executive emeritus of Audio-Technica Corporation, Hideo Matsushita, on March 5, 2013. Hideo Matsushita passed away of natural causes at the age of 93. In accordance with his family’s wishes, a private wake and funeral service were held on March 8 and 9.

Dedicated to studios and DJs, Flare Audio’s S1 bi-amplified speaker system has been designed using advanced technologies and measurement methods and claims a great accuracy in sound reproduction. Its cabinet is made of CNC machined solid aerospace aluminum blocks.

SSE Audio Group has acquired French lighting company M.E.S through its French subsidiary Melpomen. Both MES and Melpomen have bases in Nantes and Paris and have worked together extensively on sound and lighting projects in recent years.

Robert Juliat invente un concept ultra-modulaire autour d’un projecteur compact, disponibles au format découpe ou Fresnel, en température de couleur fixe ou variable, aux carrosseries multicolores. Bref que du choix. Pour faire le point voici notre test de la découpe Led Tibo 533 en 3 versions de blanc.

Mackie Launches My Fader™, a powerful remote Control App for DL1608 and DL806 mixers from an iPhone or iPod touch

XLR, Brussels-based sales and distribution team, has joined the L-ACOUSTICS Certified Provider network for Belgium as a Distributor. Jan de Brucker and Louis Lukusa head the team dealing with Dutch-speaking Belgium and with the French-speaking side of Belgium respectively, backed up by the technical expertise of Sébastien Desaever.

Singer, song writer Mika with a string of English Funk/Pop hits to his name, gave two sold out concerts at the Casino de Paris atthe end of last year. Lighting kit was provided by Régie Lumière a Paris based and long established lighting hire company who suggested Martin’s Mac Viper and the ilumo ZOOM LED Spot from Lumonic. Lighting Designer Justin Shaw was just astonished and even entranced by the lights.

Robert Juliat will introduce at Siel Creative Concept Light by Robert Juliat, a new concept in lighting formulated to illustrate its forthcoming range of unique TIBO luminaires. The full TIBO range will be previewed at SIEL.

Success takes two: those of us who hold the pen and all of you who read so, once again, we thank you for being there every day. We do not know what 2013 will bring, except that there will always be more to do, so keep reading Soundlightup. We wish you all a fantastic year. Frankly, You Rock! So, keep on rocking in 2013!

The latest addition to the JB-Lighting range, loaded with 61 15-watt RGBW LEDs, the A12 moving head wash is presented as a technological flagship capable of competing with 1200 W arc-source lights. Beyond the advertising claims, does this unassuming, 100% German mover really revolutionize a market locked into a race for power? When the Parisian rental company NAT didn't hesitate to invest in a significant number of A12s – 500 units – we decided it was necessary to bring one to the test bench.

Schouw & Co., parent company of Martin Professional, has entered into an agreement with the global infotainment and audio company HARMAN International Industries to sell Martin to HARMAN. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, and is expected to close in Q1 2013.

Among the reasons for setting up a digital audio network, the most common is the need for routing multiple channels to a small number of fixed destinations. For example, between the stage and the FoH console. Therefore, in most cases it may not be necessary to resort to extremely powerful network systems, which require specialized expertise and heavy administration. Roland REAC is a solution in these situations.

ADB Lighting Technologies has, with great sadness, announced the passing of one of the company's longest serving friends, its popular sales manager, Dirk Van Nieuwenhuysen, on 13 November 2012. Dirk, aged 50, had worked exclusively with ADB Lighting since the mid 1980s

Our british friends, designers of the famous Jarag, had a brilliant idea to use LED to create a beam projecting screen. This is how Elidy was born. A LED matrix on a semi-transparent plate where each optic creates a spotlight, as long as smoke materialize it. The picture animating the beam. What a nice innovation.