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UK - Traction Sound has announced that it will be once again running its demo room in the Arthur Conference Suite at the Holiday Inn during PLASA Focus: Leeds 2013. As the Holiday Inn is adjacent to the entrance to the event's Main Hall 2 it give's visitors the easy option of coming to hear their PLASA Innovation Award nominated SDS Range of loud speakers.

The company will also be showcasing its new BP18 Atlas sub alongside their new portable front of

house stack that wowed the PA Experience at last years' BPM show in Birmingham, says Traction.

Traction Sound's Business Development Director Jonny Goodwillie comments: "We're very much looking forward to visiting PLASA Focus 2013 as it was here two years ago that we first announced our company and technology to the world. H

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China / Vietnam - The Portuguese audio manufacturer brand Next -proaudio has announced the appointment of new distributors for China, Hong-Kong, Macau and Vietnam.

Real Music Acoustics & Lighting Technology has been awarded full brand representation by the Portuguese manufacturer for China, Hong-Kong and Macau and the Newstar Music and Technology Joint Stock Company for the distribution in all the market of Vietnam.

Real Music Acoustics and Newstar Music and Technology new status were confirmed during Prolight+Sound 2013 in Frankfurt by Next-proaudio CEO - Antonio Correia.

"These two distributors will be highly important for Next-proaudio and it builds on the idea of growing in the Asian professional audio market and this is a truly exciting progression that will further strengthen our support of the Next and NSound brands in these markets. it will ensures a professiona

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USA - Professional Nexus 4x4 once again makes a statement during a significant event, shining on the Outdoor Theatre stage at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, an annual music and arts festival featuring various music genres for two consecutive weekends.

Forty-eight Nexus 4x4 fixtures were placed in vertical columns equidistantly on stage and used for their pixel-mapping capabilities to accompany hip-hop group and headliner Wu-Tang Clan, and performances of Jurassic 5, Beach House band, Puscifer, Pretty Lights and Two Door Cinema Club.

"Nexus 4x4 were stacked into six columns of eight and they were built onto traveller truss so they could be slid on and off the stage," said Todd Roberts, owner of Visions Lighting, a premier lighting, staging, video and production company that provided the fixtures.

Nexus 4x4 has 16 20-watt RGB COB LEDs and is capable of del

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Indonesia - The New Wine International church in Jakarta, Indonesia, has the unusual distinction of being located on the third floor of a large shopping arcade. It is nevertheless extremely well equipped and places a big emphasis on music. Indeed, the church had planned a major Easter celebration concert which they wished to record. As a result, they turned to Innovason distributor La Mesa, who provided an Innovason Eclipse digital console equipped with the integrated M.A.R.S. 64-track digital recorder especially for the event.

"The church already has an analogue console," explained La Mesa's Didi Kartanegara, "but they felt that they would achieve better results using an Eclipse as FoH console and recorder rather than bringing in an external recorder and having to patch it to their existing console. I have to say, I agreed with them."

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UAE - Mario Bentley has joined Bosch Communications Systems as sales manager ProSound effective 15 April, 2013. In the future, Bentley will hold responsibility for Electro-Voice and Dynacord sales in the Middle East and Africa.

In the past, Bentley has successfully held various positions with Middle Eastern companies, including as project manager for Electro-Voice partner ALMOE AV Systems. "I have always been drawn to the commitment and professionalism that both Electro-Voice and its sister company Dynacord profess," explains Bentley. "This is evident from the commitment shown in the product and the faith customers have. I am excited to get involved with the two brands that I love from personal experiences and look forward to getting involved with growing the business in the Middle East and Africa."

"Mario has been residing in the UAE for more than 15

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Canada - Associate Designer for the Times of India Film Awards, Robert Sondergaard of Electric Aura, encouraged lighting designer Atul Sonpal to go with the 1000 W Martin MAC Viper Profile instead of an originally speced 1500 W fixture, a decision that Atul and Robert proved happy with.

"Given my previous experience with the Vipers on the 2012 Grey Cup, I encouraged him to try out the Vipers instead," Robert Sondergaard stated. "I was very impressed with their speed and output and I knew he would be as well."

The Vipers were hung on three set arches as well as the furthest upstage truss where they worked as top color and gobo wash onto the stage.

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South Africa - Cape Town University's The Baxter Theatre has invested in 10 Philips Strand Lighting Wallrack Dimmer units as part of a major upgrade to its lighting facilities.

The theatre, which is the second largest performing arts complex in Cape Town (after the Artscape Theatre Centre), purchased four Philips Strand Wallrack Dimmer 24 x 2.5kW, two Philips Strand Wallrack Dimmer 6 x 5kW - 25 Amp, and four Philips Strand Wallrack Dimmer 6 x 2.5kW units from Philips Strand Lighting's South African dealer DWR Distribution.

"We chose Strand because it is a trusted name in theatre lighting," commented Patrick Curtis from The Baxter. "The linkage to Philips is a positive development, and added to that with Strand Lighting products we are assured of 100% backup from DWR."

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UK - Firefly Solar, market-leading experts in the design and manufacture of solar-powered generators, has announced the launch of its Cygnus Hybrid Power Generator (HPG). Similar to hybrid car technology, the Cygnus HPG connects to diesel generators cutting fuel consumption by up to 30 per cent, says the company. It manages base loads using power from its batteries before automatically switching to diesel as power requirements increase. This innovation reduces the costs and environmental footprint of off-grid power generation for the event, broadcast production and construction industries, as well as the international development community.

Designed and manufactured in the UK, the 12-24 kVA Cygnus HPG is compatible with all diesel generators and can be used to provide primary, standalone, stand by or emergency power. An environmentally friendly generator, it can produce clean re

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Argentina - Allen & Heath has appointed ARS as its exclusive distributor in Argentina. Established for 12 years, the company already distributes leading brands, such as Turbosound, Sennheiser and TC Electronic.

"ARS is a profitable and healthy business operating in a tough financial climate. The company has great sales and support networks in place, and are technically very proficient. ARS complements the A&H brand well and we are looking forward to working with the team," explains A&H sales and marketing manager, Debbie Maxted.

To mark their appointment, ARS are planning to host various workshops, seminars and training events in all of the major cities in Argentina throughout the year.

"We are very pleased to represent Allen & Heath, one of the most prestigious British sound console manufacturers. It is a great honour to have been selected because Allen & Hea

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USA - Rihanna's much anticipated Diamonds world tour kicked off in early March for 27 dates peppered across the U.S. and Canada through May - with more dates on the global horizon stretching into the fall. With Eighth Day Sound at the production helm, the audio kit included a pair of SD7s and a d&b audiotechnik PA provided by Eighth Day Sound, with Kyle Hamilton at FOH and Ed Ehrbar on monitors.

Last October, the group undertook an intense promotional tour (7-7-7) hitting seven countries in seven days for seven shows. Eighth Day supplied four complete control systems-two in Europe; one in the U.S. and another in Mexico City-so the engineers were able to simply walk in and mix. Although Ehrbar was working on an SD7 for the whirlwind week, Hamilton had to make do with another digital desk and was happy to be back on the SD7.

"Getting back on the SD7 for the Diamonds

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Brazil - Integrated Entertainment Technology Expo (IET-Brazil 2014) will take place on 5-6 of February 2014, at Rio Centro, adjacent to the site of the 2016 Olympic Village. IET-Brazil is the business-to-business exhibition and conference event in Latin America dedicated to the world of integrated visual, sensory and auditory experience. Showcasing the technologies, equipment and services for live events and entertainment, exhibits will include leading edge screen technologies, audio solutions, lighting equipment and integrated systems, for both permanent and temporary installations.

Brazil is a substantially developing market, now officially the world's sixth largest economy, and is set to increase its role on the world stage over the coming years with dance, performing arts, carnival and live events all central to its culture. As the host city for the two largest sporting even

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UK - With just a week left until the doors of the Royal Armouries Museum open for the fifth annual PLASA Focus: Leeds trade show, taking place on Tuesday 30 April and Wednesday 1 May, PLASA Events can confirm that visitor pre-registration figures have reached 3000: an all-time high for this event. Now firmly established as the leading industry event for the North, visitors will have access to stands from 133 different companies that represent each and every sector of the live entertainment and installation market.

Sponsoring the event are leading lighting innovators Chauvet Professional, Robe, and one of the UK's largest suppliers of technical production services, Hawthorn. The sold-out exhibition floor features new products from a number of exhibitors including Martin Audio, d&b audiotechnik, Philips Entertainment, Martin Professional, Artistic Licence, Robe, Midas, Ampetronic,

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UK - Richard Martin Lighting (RML) has announced the recent purchase of the Clay Paky Sharpy Wash 330 which are available for hire now.

Steve Wells, operations manager at RML said of the new investment, "The Sharpy has been such a successful purchase for RML, when we heard about the Sharpy Wash 330, we had to see it. The unit is extremely diverse and the multi function aspect means that the lighting designer has so many more options when using them. The concept that you could have a whole rig of just one type of fixture, but are able to create a much more varied look, is potentially a very exciting one."

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UK - Making something in the UK that conforms to the EU regulations applicable is one thing, to develop an engineered product that is entirely fabricated in the UK, exceed these standards, and costs less than anything comparable is frankly astonishing. "But that's just what we've done," said a justifiably chuffed Ian Hall making his first announcement in his new role as Sales Director at Total Solutions Group (TSG).

"The Euro Code 9 standards gave us pause to re-examine our entire product line; eighteen months later we have OV Truss up and ready to go. Currently available in two forms, OV Truss is a square truss with either 30 or 40 centimetre chord centres. Where is differs is in the web, we have developed a special extrusion for the web that gives a strength gain of +15% above the Code 9 standard. Length for length it's also lighter than anything comparable, and

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UK - Lighting control specialist Artistic Licence has announced that incumbent managing director, Simon Hobday, is moving on to explore new opportunities.

Hobday joined Artistic Licence as a technician in 2000. Over the years, he rose up the ranks, becoming managing director in 2010. Now, with many years of invaluable experience built up at the company, he feels the time is right to seek a different challenge.

"I am grateful for my time at Artistic," comments Hobday. "I have learnt a lot about the lighting industry during my time here. But horizons expand, and I want to move on and face new challenges."

Following an internal company reorganisation, Artistic Licence founder, Wayne Howell, will take over as CEO. Howell comments: "While we are saddened to lose Simon, the recent changes provide exciting opportunities for us all - both at a personal and a

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USA - In its continuing efforts to provide the services its customers need to ensure backstage safety, J. R. Clancy, Inc., has named Anthony Seifritz to the new position of backstage service specialist.

Seifritz's new responsibilities include facilitating repairs at customer venues, providing links to qualified professionals who can conduct backstage inspections, making training available for new and experienced operators, and writing complete equipment estimates.

Seifritz came to Clancy in 1988 as an engineering designer. Over his 25- year career with Clancy, he also has served as an applications engineer and dealer project manager, leading projects that range from elementary school stage rigging to complex systems on cruise ships. His recent projects have included large automated rigging systems for Centro Cultural Corpartes in Santiago, Chile and Messiah College in Grantham

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USA - Sound Investment Audio has been making quite a stir of late. The Funktion-One installer was recognised in late-2012 by Beatport, which featured five of its Funktion-One projects in the 'Top 10 Best Sound Systems in America' chart. More recently, the company has completed work at three new nightclubs - two in New York (Output and Marquee) and one in Los Angeles (Sound).

Though each of the three venues is unique in design and ownership, they share several commonalities. They all have a Funktion-One speaker system, specified through a Funktion-One/Sound Investment Audio collaboration. But there's more. Each of them features a bespoke sound system that incorporates new Funktion-One technology - so new, in fact, that the manufacturer is yet to officially launch it.

Over the last three years, Tony Andrews, John Newsham and the team at Funktion-One have been developing technolo

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UK - Roland Systems Group has announced the release of the iPad App for the M-300 Digital Console - available to download immediately from the App Store. This much requested 'App' has been designed to control the parameters of the M-300, as well as giving the user practical features such as the ability to store scenes and edit the Channel Strip (EQ), GEQ and sends on fader.

Connecting the new Roland Wireless Connect USB adaptor to the M-300 USB port will enable the M-300 to appear on a wireless network so that the iPad can connect to and control the M-300 remotely. Then by simply using the wireless LAN to connect, the user is able to make the necessary level adjustments from different locations within a venue, rather than being restricted to the position of the console. As well as the obvious benefits of ease of use and mobility, this dual screen set up can also be utilised by t

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UAE - Showforce was an official event partner to the Julius Baer Beach Polo Cup in Dubai. The two day event, which took place from 19-20 April on the sands of Mina A' Salam, was organised by mamemo productions, owned by Sam Katelia, who originally founded the sport in 2004. As an official partner, Showforce was contracted to supply stage and event crew for all aspects of the event including installation of 3,900m² structural decking, 4,000m² carpeting, 400 running metres of temporary walling and 2,000m² of high quality decoration. In addition, the Showforce crew also provided support to other event partners.

Sonu Bottom, mamemo productions said, "It was an amazing experience to see the Showforce team lead and help all our suppliers achieve their goals. Showforce was the backbone of the event and I cannot thank them enough for accepting all the challenges, last minute cha

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UK - Ross Ashton and The Projection Studio have designed and co-ordinated a permanent 270 degree video projection installation featuring an adaptation of their highly successful work Illuminata at Caerphilly Castle in Wales for CADW, the official guardian of the built heritage of Wales.

The show was originally a large format projection extravaganza created by Ashton and projected onto two buildings in the Castle's main courtyard for two short festival events in 2010 and 2011. This proved so popular and accessible that CADW wanted to integrate it as a lasting tribute to the colourful history of the Castle which could be enjoyed by the public all year round.

Says Ashton, "I was very honoured to be asked to revise the show to run as a permanent work. It's fantastic to see it have another lease of life and the chance to connect with so many more people in this re-worke

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USA - Industry veteran Laura Hoepker has joined PLASA as an events sales executive working with the North American team on the PLASA Focus NA regional events.

Hoepker joins PLASA from Electronic Theatre Controls after 19 years where she oversaw ETC's trade shows and events.

PLASA CEO Matthew Griffiths comments: "Laura is a respected and highly regarded industry peer and we are so pleased to welcome her to help us grow our regional events in North America."

PLASA director of media, sales, and marketing Jackie Tien added: "We look forward to our long-time and respected industry friend joining our PLASA family!"

Hoepker can be reached at laura.hoepker@plasa.org, telephone 212-244-1505, ext. 608, and will be at PLASA Focus: Orlando May 15-16.

PLASA Focus: Orlando will be held at the Wyndham Orlando Resort Hotel May 15-16; Focus: Austin will be held at the

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