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USA - Pixotope Technologies has announced the appointment of Brian Olson as the new vice president of sales, covering North America.
Olson joins Pixotope following an extensive background in media and broadcast production and is highly skilled in strategic business development, technical execution, and troubleshooting for an international client base.
In his new role, Olson will focus on driving brand awareness and nurturing existing customer relationships on a global scale, helping to bring the next generation of visual storytelling tools to media professionals.
Olson comments, “I had the opportunity to work with Pixotope as a technology partner in the past and was blown away by what they were able to accomplish with Unreal Engine in virtual production 7-8 year

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Germany – Signify entertainment lighting brands Strand and Zero 88 have announced that they are previewing a new version of the popular ZerOS console software at Prolight + Sound in Frankfurt. The update adds integration with Strand Vision.Net, Color Kinetics KiNet, and Philips Hue, making it easier for small to mid-sized theatres, houses of worship and schools to connect to other lighting systems in the facility with minimal infrastructure impact.
“Most theatrical spaces have multiple systems to control the various luminaires inside and outside their facility, and because these systems don’t talk to each other, there is typically no way to initiate a single lighting cue for an event, such as a show start, across all the systems at once,” explains Jon Hole, global product manager, Strand and Zero 88 Controls and Systems.
“Instead, lighting adjustments need to

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Europe - Sennheiser has introduced the XS Wireless IEM, billed as a complete starter set for musicians ‘who want to professionalise their performances by switching to wireless IEMs’. The system enables users to quickly establish an easy-to-manage wireless connection in the professional UHF range.
“No matter what your musical genre, whether you are rehearsing or performing live, XSW IEM will level up your sound and give you total freedom of movement,” says Bertram Zimmermann, product manager at Sennheiser. “Being able to hear yourself with clarity is a pre-requisite for a great performance. XSW IEM will give you consistency, reliability, and quality audio, and will let you focus on playing and singing your best.
“Once musicians have tried out wireless in-ears, they will not want to go back to wedges,” continuess Zimmermann. “The difference in sound is
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OPUS X4 PROFILE – the most powerful LED moving head from Cameo to date

The OPUS® X4 PROFILE is the new flagship model from Cameo and is among the most powerful LED moving heads on the market. Equipped with a 1,400-watt LED white light engine, this spot profile moving head produces an enormous light output of 50,000 lm, providing powerful spot and gobo projections on even the largest stages and much more.
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USA - Fulcrum Acoustichas appointed Mountain AV Marketing as their exclusive sales representative for Arizona. Mountain AV Marketing, based in Phoenix, will be responsible for Fulcrum product sales and support within their territory.
"We are excited for the chance to represent Fulcrum's exceptional product line," says Chris Henley, owner of Mountain AV Marketing. "With all of their new technological solutions they are one of the most exciting brands in the AV industry today."
"I'm happy to see the number of projects utilizing Fulcrum Acoustic audio solutions has increased significantly in the southwest these past few years," says Scott Pizzo, Fulcrum Acoustic's U.S. national sales manager. "We are in great hands with Chris Henley and I know that Mountain AV Marketing will provide us with experienced representation in Arizona."

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UK - London’s Playhouse Theatre has been transformed into the Kit Kat Club for an immersive production of Cabaret, where lighting designer Isabella Byrd has taken the opportunity to incorporate the new Martin MAC Ultra into her Olivier Award nominated design (see LSi March 2022 for a full production report).
“The MAC Ultras are the literal punchy centre of the in-the-round Cabaret light plot.” explains Isabella. “They are often playing solo in cues, and work in tandem with the Zactrack spotting system. Their clean colour mixing and speedy response enabled the design to gracefully tip the colour story - from a welcoming warmth, and later smash in with a j

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Concert Revenues - Royalties from live performances of music fell almost 30% in 2021, despite concerts resuming in the summer. Concert revenues were just £8m, down from £11.3m in 2020 and £54m in 2019, said PRS for Music, the body that collects royalties for songwriters. Only 19,300 setlists were reported last year, it added, marking a huge decline from the 124,000 reported pre-pandemic.
"It's a huge decrease," said CEO Andrea Martin, "but we will see a bounce back this year." She said there was "renewed optimism" in the sector, with more than 240 major tours planned for the UK this year. Acts like Dua Lipa, Little Mix and Stormzy are already on the road, while stadium shows by Harry Styles, Elton John, The Rolling Stones and Adele are planned for the summer. However, Martin said, revenues are not expected to reach pre-pandemic levels until 2023.
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Spain - Shure will be participating in Integrated Systems Europe (ISE 2022) where it will exhibit a variety of its systems, conferencing solutions and collaborations with industry partners.
Shure will be participating as platinum sponsor with an exhibition space at the trade show and as the conference audio partner.
Featured products and systems will include the Microflex Ecosystem for which a major new addition to the portfolio will be announced at the show.
“ISE is a great platform to connect with integrators, innovators and customers,” says Chris Merrick, senior director, global integrated systems marketing at Shure. “We are thrilled to be in-person in Barcelona to showcase our latest conferencing solutions and their benefits to the AV Industry.”
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When award winning film composer Hans Zimmer brought his smash-hit tour Hans Zimmer Live to North America fall 2024, the show's audio team sought out to bring infrafrequency bass to the show to add new depth to the show's audio experience. The team chose Danley Sound Labs.

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UK - Producer and guitarist Carmelo Luggeri has released a new album with Kiki Dee, recorded using his ASP8024-HE mixing console. Entitled The Long Ride Home, this is their fourth studio album - and their first recorded using his Audient desk.
Located in his private studio - which doubles up as his writing and rehearsal space for himself and Kiki - the British analogue desk has been a part of his setup for over four years now. He explains its appeal: “Apart from it looking great, I love that it’s all neatly integrated for my needs: the DLC and the patchbay. Using the tactile, intuitive layout appeals to the ‘old school’ side of me, yet the DLC means I can control all the software with proper faders if I want to get away from the mouse!”
He uses Logic Pro X software and multiple plugins, and a few choice pieces of hardware, including a couple of Lexico

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Germany - To enhance the visitor experience at the BMW showroom in the Nürburgring motorsports complex, system integrators C-Line Mediensysteme installed a suite of powerful Harman Professional audio-visual solutions.
BMW and Harman have enjoyed a close working relationship for almost 30 years. Harman Kardon speakers deliver immersive and high-fidelity audio on the road to millions of BMW car owners.
For its 480sq.m showroom at the Formula 1 motorsports complex, BMW wanted a versatile and easy-to-use audio-visual system with wireless control to ensure an unforgettable experience for every visitor. To meet these requirements, BMW and C-Line deployed a comprehensive selection of AMX, JBL Professional and Crown solutions.
“We wanted to deliver a perfect sound and video system, but we had to meet a really tight deadline,” said Thomas Langenegger, project manag

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USA - NetOn.Live announced at NAB the launch of LiveOS – an end-to-end software-based platform for high-end live and near-live media production.
LiveOS translates the functionalities that are traditionally found in dedicated hardware devices, into software modules that run on generic IT servers over a SMPTE 2110 based, uncompressed Video over IP network.
The LiveOS software modules can be combined in multiple ways to fulfil the various requirements of multiple productions. LiveOS provides a Graphical User Interface (GUI) to operate these software modules, which can be accessed from anywhere in the world via a standard web browser. Programmable hardware panels from different vendors are also supported by the LiveOS platform.
A LiveOS private cloud platform allows broadcasters to design, configure, and quickly spin up and down multiple concurrent productions, suc

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UK - Peerless-AV is excited has announced the return its AV Experience showcase and networking event on 20-21 September 2022 at London’s Lord’s Cricket Ground
“After our hugely successful inaugural event at Lord’s last year, we are pleased to announce it will return this September,” said Keith Dutch, managing director – EMEA, Peerless-AV. “We have expanded the showcase floor space to accommodate returning exhibitors from last year as well as host of new and exciting brands. We anticipate our event in 2022 to be bigger and better, delivering an even more engaging and worthwhile experience for visitors.”
Over 25 AV and Digital Signage brands will be exhibiting at the 2022 showcase. Those already signed up include Absen, BrightSign, CTOUCH, Datapath, DTEN, iiyama, Jabra, Kramer, Lenovo, LG, Lightware, Logitech, Matrox, Mersive, neat, Peerless-AV, Philips,

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USA - When the Perdido Bay United Methodist Church in Florida was building a sanctuary out of the ground, optimum coverage and intelligibility from the newly installed sound system became top priorities.
The church’s experienced audio-visual engineer, Kenny Stewart, managed the project, and after consulting with Brian Smith, VP at Pro Sound & Video, based in nearby Pensacola, his search led him to Martin Audio. He explained, “While narrowing down my list of equipment needs, Pro Sound installed a Martin WPM array at First Baptist Church Pascagoula and my brother Kris Stewart (also at Pro Sound) mentioned how well that system performed.
“I was onboard after hearing that feedback. I needed the whole system flown, adjustable patterns, a reliable manufacturer‘s input and assistance, and an overall clear musical system.”
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USA - In partnership with Netflix, the Entertainment Services and Technology Association (ESTA) has announced its Equitable Workplace Initiative (EWI) to create a pipeline for individuals from historically underrepresented groups into the motion picture and television industry. The programme aims to improve equity and diversity in the workforce, develop well-trained workers, and increase representation over time within rental company management.
Launching later this summer, EWI will provide grants to eligible members of the Production Equipment Rental Group (PERG) to cover costs for the first six months of employment for entry-level new hires. PERG members include professional rental companies from every media market sector, from large international brands to local boutique companies.
ESTA’s executive director, Erin Grabe, said, “We are thrilled Netflix has given E

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Germany - Vari-Lite will be joined by Strand and, for the first time, Zero 88, on-stand D95, Hall 12.0 at Prolight+Sound this year, to showcase fixture, control and dimming solutions from all three brands.
Vari-Lite will be debuting a new theatrical profile luminaire at the show - the VL1600 Profile. This is a precision key light moving head designed for high end theatre productions and includes a variety of exclusive features that already have top lighting designers buzzing. A premium profile luminaire, it’s launching with the tagline, ‘Naturally Beautiful, The Only Light for Your Encore’.
“The VL1600 Profile is a true Vari-Lite-quality fixture that has been explicitly made for theatre,” explains Martin Palmer, senior product manager, Vari-Lite and Strand Luminaires at Signify. “Designers still express a lot of underlying frustrations when using LED movin

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UAE - Venuetech has been named Meyer Sound’s primary Middle Eastern distributor. Based in Dubai, Venuetech will provide sales and technical support across the region in a variety of vertical markets, including cinema, education, and performing arts centres.
Meyer Sound and Venuetech’s shared business philosophy and dedication to the pro audio industry solidified the partnership, says Meyer. The new relationship between the two companies will ‘ensure continued growth in the Middle Eastern market, including the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman’.
“We are very happy and excited about this partnership with Venuetech,” says Wolfgang Leute, managing director of Meyer Sound Europe. “We share the same values and visions, and I have a lot of respect for all Mr. Nour Assafiri [owner of Venuetech] and his team have achieved. Both our compa

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Europe - Audio specialists Pan Acoustics GmbH and Acoustic Control Systems BV (ACS) have announced that after two decades of friendly cooperation they have decided to join forces for a common future. From now on the Dutch company ACS will operate under the wing of Pan Acoustics. The companies will work closely together and where possible act as one team.
Nothing will change for the many existing ACS customers: the location and all positions in ACS will remain unchanged. The inclusion of ACS, as a globally recognised specialist for variable room acoustics systems, means that complete project solutions for the most demanding acoustics can now be offered from a single source.
The ACS room acoustics system creates variable and multifaceted natural sound in every room. ACS and Pan Acoustics have been closely associated for many years: A core of ACS, a 96-channel DSP unit, w

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Germany - Prolight + Sound in Frankfurt opens today, returning after a two-year break due to the pandemic. It is also the first event of this year at Frankfurt Fair and Exhibition Centre.
Around 400 companies from more than 30 countries are taking part. The trade fair is rounded off by a programme covering issues such as the roadmap for event operations that are both safe and as derestricted as possible, the increasing shortage of skilled workers and the responsible use of natural resources.
“Prolight + Sound 2022 represents a milestone after months of hard challenges” says Wolfgang Marzin, president and chief executive officer, Messe Frankfurt. “For us as a fair and exhibition company, the tasks faced over the last two years have bonded us even more closely together with the professionals of the event industry. Just as our halls had to remain unused for long per

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USA - Cloud Microphones, makers of the Cloudlifter Mic Activator, has expanded its microphone line with a new passive version of their popular model 44-A, resurrecting the sound and spirit of the RCA Type 44 ribbon mic.
The ribbon motor design remains true to the original 44, handcrafted to the exact specifications first prescribed in the 1930s by RCA; however, everything else has been upgraded using state of the art materials, manufacturing processes and technology. Featuring an all-black “midnight” finish, the new passive Cloud 44 ‘faithfully channels the sought-after personality and heritage from the past while incorporating all the robustness and clarity required for today’s most demanding recording tasks’.
“I’m a ribbon mic fanatic, so this represents a major labour of love for me,” says Rodger Cloud, the company’s founder. “You wouldn’t bel

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Europe - Following LumenRadio’s acquisition of Wireless Solution in 2020, the two major technologies of Wireless DMX, CRMX from LumenRadio and W-DMX from Wireless Solution, were brought together under one company. As the third step in creating one common standard for Wireless DMX, LumenRadio now announces that CRMX and W-DMX have been combined into one solution for Wireless DMX.
First out, the BlackBox G6 from Wireless Solution got optional CRMX support. Secondly, The Next Generation and MoonLite from LumenRadio got W-DMX support. Now as the third step, all Wireless DMX OEM modules support both CRMX and W-DMX.
As of now, all Wireless DMX modules in the combined OEM offer supports both the CRMX and the W-DMX protocol, thereby alleviating some, if not all, of the issues related to previously limited compatibility between the two different protocols. This means that all

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USA - Audinate reports positive momentum of Dante AV among OEMs, integrators and end-users in the global AV market. Audinate has showcased OEM and ODM partnerships with Gefen and Cypress and new products from Bolin along with the release of Dante Studio software for video.
According to Joshua Rush, Audinate chief marketing officer, Dante AV is gaining strong interest and adoption among OEMs, ODMs and their customers. “By seamlessly integrating and synchronising networked audio and video, Dante AV solves a number of problems for integrators and customers. It’s for this reason - and Audinate’s proven track record of growing a manufacturer-agnostic, interoperable ecosystem around Dante - that Dante AV is experiencing such positive growth.”
Audinate has also introduced the Dante Studio software platform for advanced AV production and streamlined workflows. Dante Vi

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USA - The Phunky Monkeys, based in New Orleans, are a most capable and professional all-purpose live acts. From corporate events to weddings around the world, the Phunky Monkeys have received many five-star reviews and have performed at more than 4,000 events. While the pandemic slowed performances down globally, the Phunky Monkeys continued to perform in 2021 and already have a significant list of new performances already on the books for 2022.
“While things picked up in 2021, it’s exciting to see the volume of events we already have scheduled for 2022,” said Eric Breaux, audio technician and producer for the Phunky Monkeys. “Compared to last year, we’re already booked almost every Saturday through June – where last year things didn’t pick up until late summer.”
As events and musicians around the globe go back to performing on stages in front of big cr
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