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Solo Distribution inherits the know-how of Proel's Distributed Brands Division, consolidating its strength and presence in the Italian marketplace through exclusive distribution of top brands like Behringer, Line6, Jasmine, Takamine, Gretsch, Orange, Toca, Gibraltar, Studio 49, Hagstrom, Bugera, and KAT.

"To Proel S.p.a.," says sales and marketing manager Maurizio Curto, "the distribution trade is strategic and this internal reorganization allows us to further strengthen our position and our offer also through the marketing of the brands owned by Proel including Tamburo, Grassi, Darestone and Vox Meister.

"The birth of Solo Distribution reflects the overall

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"Many Shure distributors throughout Europe also distribute DIS," explains Ron Marchant, Shure EMEA's general manager of sales. "This agreement adds another country to that group, as well as bringing to an end a period when the DIS product line has not been available to buy in Finland. Noretron Audio is an established, respected distributor in the Finnish market, with a business focus and strengths that position us well for future growth, particularly in the system integration market."

"We are very excited about representing Shure in Finland," adds Jyrki Mäkinen, director of Noretron Audio. "The addition of the DIS brand to our product portfolio

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"We've always been committed to the Asian markets, and have maintained an office in Singapore since 2012" explains Petri Martikainen, CEO of MultiTouch. "This larger office, with the addition of a showroom to showcase our unique world-leading interactive products and applications, illustrates our further commitment to both Asia and Australasia. Further expansion to both staff and resources will follow."

The new premises are situated

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Entertainment lighting manager of Electrosonic SA, explained the process. "We have been considering adding Kinesys to our inventory for a while, and in April 2014 we met with Kinesys at Prolight + Sound in Frankfurt, worked out a mutually beneficial agreement, and sealed the deal."

This new partnership is a complement to Electrosonic SA's representation in South Africa of CM Lodestar, Litec and Milos Structural Systems. The addition of Kinesys completes the family, and means that Electrosonic SA now offers en

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PLASA London is offering free four-day passes for attendees who register before Tuesday 1 July. The show, which has been a pivotal date on the international entertainment technology tradeshow calendar for more than three decades, will return to ExCeL London for the second consecutive year on Sunday 5 October until Wednesday 8 October.

Exciting developments to the show's format mean that the registration offer is just one of many visitor incentives for 2014, as PLASA's director of events, Christopher Toulmin explains: "Having relocated to ExCeL last year and enjoyed a very positive response from exhibitors and visitors alike, we have no intention of resting on our laurels. As an organisation we're always looking at ways of improving what we offer - this will

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"We are delighted to have been appointed the New Zealand distributor for DPA Microphones and honoured to have this outstanding brand join our portfolio and complement our current range of pro audio brands," says Brett Dallas, managing director of Direct Imports. "DPA Microphones is a leader in its field and a natural fit to our existing offerings. We are extremely excited to be able to offer DPA mics to our existing customers and equally excited to welcome the new opportunities that this brand bri

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In total, more than four miles of cable were used to power 14 Martin MAC Auras, 20 MAC Viper AirFxs, 19 MAC Viper Performances and 24 MAC Viper Profiles throughout Radio City Music Hall from Thursday 8 May 8th - Saturday 10 May.

What began as a relatively quiet experience in 1936, the NFL's annual Draft has become one of the largest productions and most anticipated yearly events. As the NFL has continued to grow, so has the emphasis on production quality.

"This was o

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Useful as a pixel bar for displaying imagery or as a wash luminaire for floodlighting surfaces and stages, uniform washes of color from pastels to saturates and easy-to-setup design will be appreciated by LDs, rental houses and installers alike.

Bright at 850 Nits and 0-100% dimmable for brightness adjustment and balancing, the Pixel Bar 40's forty RGB LEDs are spaced at a 25mm pixel pitch and each bar has a 120° viewing angle.

Made of robust extruded aluminium with a slim design that will look great on any stage, multiple units can be easily linked together for customizable setups. Equipped with RJ45 CAT5e ports that make installati

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The lighting and set is designed by Luc Peumans from Genk based creative practice Painting With Light, who was challenged to create a fully flexible rig that looks fabulous in a wide variety of venues, that is quick and easy to rig and de-rig ... and will fit - together with the rest of the technical production - into one truck!

His ingenious design includes eight DMX controllable electric ribbon lifts, sourced in the US, which have been customised and fitted with lights!

Peumans - also well known for his TV and musical theatre lighting and visual design work - has worked with the band since 1996, so there is a great creative dialogue and understanding between them

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The Ceremony started with a countdown, with the numbers appearing on the screens above the stands. When the scoreboard hit zero, the LED forest in the centre of Sochi's Fisht arena exploded into bright colours, directed by world-renowned director Daniele Finzi Pasca.

Throughout, the Forest of Light provided the stage architecture that gave scale and perspective for much of the action that unfolded. TAIT Technologies designed and built the custom LED tubes, with each rod boasting an impressive 360 degree viewing angle enabling all 46,000 of the audience m

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The event, which is free to attend, will focus on the range of 'ready to stream' solutions from Roland, including the popular multi format VR-50HD HD AV mixer, the VR-3EX AV mixer and the V-4EX video mixer. Guests will be able to get hands-on with the products to gain a practical understanding of web streaming and recording in different applications such as presentations, education and live events.

The 'all in one design' of the VR-3EX and the VR-50HD combine AV mixer, multi-viewer touchscreen and built in USB ports for web streaming and recording into a single unit, providing an ideal setup that can be operated by one person. Whilst the VR-3EX offers a feature

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Greil, who is also in charge of programming, has chosen nine Clay Paky Sharpy Washes, a grandMA2 light console, an MA Network Processing Unit (NPU), grandMA2 onPC software as backup, and a Robert Juliat Aramis.

He commented, "As far as the grandMA2 is concerned, I can definitely say that it has no rivals on the market at the moment in terms of reliability, efficiency and effectiveness. For precisely this reason, it was my first choice once again! The same goes for the Clay Paky Sharpy Washes, which are u

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Rubber Box was asked to provide a variety of its bespoke power distros to Delta Sound - the pro audio company behind the impressive sound at both the opening and closing ceremonies of Sochi. Paul Bates, General Manager of Rubber Box, comments: "Having worked with sound giants Delta before, we knew how important it was to provide solutions that were robust and reliable, helping them to get on with the job they do best."

NBC studios also used Rubber Box equipment to help them broadcast from the games. Having discussed their requirements at length, Rubber Box supplied NBC with a variety of bespoke power distros which met their needs.

"The Olympics aren't the

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"It was 1994 and Clay Paky was exhibiting at SIB in Rimini, Italy, at that time one of the most representative fairs for our industry," said Pasquale Quadri, chairman of Clay Paky. "A young man turned up and suggested the company he worked for, Doka, should become Clay Paky distributor on the Russian market. He was Alexander Fokichev, the current General Manager of Doka."

Doka was already a well-established company in Russia at that time. Their target was almost exclusively the theatre market. Fokichev was impressed by the quality of our lights and the innovative nature of our products, especially the moving lights, like the Golden Scan. He therefore proposed a partnership to help Clay Paky develop on the Russian market. This allowed the Italian company to estab

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The annual event was broadcast on CT4 Sport, Czech national TV's dedicated sports channel, attended live by 400 VIP guests and lit by Pavel Jelinek using Robe Pointes and LEDWash 600s. These were supplied, together with other lighting equipment, by Prague based rental company, TD Promo.

Jelinek worked closely with Director of Photography Filip Havelka - the two have collaborated on this show for several years, and Havelka also designed the stage set.

As well as the Awards presentations, the show - presented by Ivana Chvatalova and Jakub Bazant - featured live performances by Czech singers Kamila Nyvltova and Josef Vagne

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Comprising an iDR-48 MixRack and rackmount iLive-R72 control surface, the system was specified by monitor engineer, Ben Booker, a long time iLive user. Booker is providing mixes for eight sets of in-ears - four for the band, two for the crew, one for himself and a matrix spare - as well as a drum sub mix.

"Crowd noise is a big problem in this gig," comments Booker. "Imagine 3000 14-17 year old girls screaming at full volume. To combat this I have four Dyn EQ's in use on the four vocals to add a wide 2.5k boost to the vocals when they sing on the mics. It works really well."

Booker is using the iLiv

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This move will allow both entities to focus on their core activities in order to better service the marketplace. For Prolyte this means dedicated concentration on the manufacturing and sale of truss, staging and complementary products like the ProLyft hoists.

Dark Arches Holdings meanwhile remains an independent family-owned group and has identified synergistic opportunities in the three project businesses of Brilliant Stages, Litestructures Projects and Perry Scenic Creative alongside its studio and equipment services business, LS-Live, and the Backstage Academy training model in Wakefield.

As Lambert Bouwmeester, CEO Prolyte Group states: "As a result of this latest phase in the str

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The multi-function hall is mainly used for company meetings, training, performance and video playing. The GLD system was complemented with a EAW JFL210 linear array speaker system, and sources include a Blu-ray player, six sets of wireless microphone, eight instrument microphones and eight gooseneck conference microphones. The AR2412 rack connects to an EAW UX8800 loudspeaker processor, which distributes the signal to the amplifier after processing.

"The GLD-80 is a great mixer to have installed," comments Yuan Yuan, site manager at Sinopec. "I

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The Bavarian Academy of Music (Bayerische Musikakademie) is part of the Bavarian Music Council (Bayerischer Musikrat), which represents and supports musicians and musical activities across Bavaria.

The main purpose of the new lighting is to provide the Hall's orchestra with smooth even white light illumination with a requirement that all luminaires be noiseless to avoid interfering with the artists.

In fall 2013, Benjamin Sonderwald of Pro Lighting E.K. of Aschheim, near Munich, was contacted by Johann Schmid, lighting technician at the Bavarian Music Council. "He was lookin

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Supplied by Meridian Proaudio, the first rental company in Latin America to offer SSL Live, the console's ease of configuration makes it perfectly suited to handle monitoring for a fast-paced tour such as Zoé's.

"The board is really amazing," Zertuche says of the SSL Live, which allows an engineer to choose their own balance of touch screen and hardware functionality. "You can use the control surface the way you want to, put any channel i