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The 2014 total of 952 exhibiting companies represents an increase of more than 6% on last year's figure, and over 200 of those companies are completely new to ISE, giving visitors a wealth of new business opportunities in every technology sector served by the event. The show will occupy more than 36,000 net square metres for the first time, while pre-registration also reached record levels.

Yet Mike Blackman, the event's managing director, believes the real story of ISE 2014 lies behind these impressive numbers. "This week we'

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Set to become the information hub of the Show, the first day's workshops in the Production Area will focus on recent legislative changes and legal compliances. Speakers from NOEA, Browne Jacobson, Reuben Feels and the National Caterers Association (NCASS) will present interactive panel debates on the new Purple Guide (Event Safety Guide), licensing, police costs, best practice in experiential advertising and using storytelling to engage an audience.

On day two, experts from George P Johnson, the Production Services Association and Star Events Group will lead 45 minute 'how to' sessions for even

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The new 4010 delivers "a big sound in a small package thanks to the class D amplifiers and proprietary drivers". The new model offers controlled directivity for acoustically challenging environments, while also featuring installation-friendly features including the Phoenix-type connectors, widely used in the AV industry. The model benefits from Genelec's renowned mechanical and sonic reliability, and sustainable features in the form of energy efficiency with ISS, Class D amplifiers, and a recycled aluminium enclosure

"With its compact size, the new 40

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Keynote speakers include Ed Vaizey MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries Doug Richard, Founder of the School for Startups, Dragon's Den panellist and author of the Richard Review of Apprenticeships, Wayne Hemingway, Founder of HemingwayDesign, and Stella Mbubaegbu, Principal and Chief Executive, Highbury College, Portsmouth.

The creative industries have been widely celebrated by Government in recent weeks as the fastest growing economic sector following a report by the DCMS. This conference will explore ways to consolidate and build upon this success by making jobs in the sector available to all young people.

The Conference will mark t

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The A.leda B-EYE K20 is a high performance wash light, a breathtaking beam light, and a creator of completely new spectacular visual effects. Its unparalleled versatility makes it an extremely interesting creative tool for all lighting designers, says the company.

The B-EYE K10 version with rotating front lens makes its world debut at ProLight+Sound. By popular demand, Clay Paky has decided to add this important feature, which was previously only available on the K20 version. The K10 and K20 luminaires therefore provide identical features: same optics, same colour engine, same visual and 'beam' effects. Only the light output changes, since

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Launched in September last year, LIGHTset has been designed and manufactured in the UK to transform the way stage and set backdrops are created, representing substantial savings on crew and transport costs. The 'all in one' solution combines 3D printed images, creative lighting and crisp front or rear projection, and has already been seen at events in The Grove West London, Sandown Park Racecourse and across the UK on two extensive corporate roadshows.

Creative director, Phil Harlow and his team will further highlight LIGHTset's creative capabilities on stand H22 at the Event Production Show, where they plan to showcase a full size LIGHTset performing under "real" show conditions. Demonstrating its unique rear projec

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The merger of both shows will create "the largest trade fair alliance for professional event technology in the areas audio, lighting, theatre and stage, media and image production, and system integration".

"The two international market leaders will contribute their globally renowned brands to this alliance of strength," says Hans-Joachim Erbel, CEO of Reed Exhibitions Deutschland GmbH. Stephan Kurzawski, SVP of Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH, echoes this sentiment: "Industry leader meets industry leader in a move that executes the bundling of the market in just one trade fair venue so often demanded by both exhibitors and visitors.

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Three demonstrations daily introduced listeners to the passively crossed over 24C and 24C-E column loudspeakers from the new xC-Series; fixed installation products aimed squarely at speech reinforcement in demanding acoustic spaces. This Series is specifically intended for the kind of highly reverberant environments where conquering acoustic challenges must balance with aesthetic considerations.

The xC-Series also includes the 16C, a smaller column using four 4" low/mid drivers plus a centrally mounted constant directivity HF horn with 0.75" compression driver. The 24C contains six 4" low/mid drivers and a HF array of six 1.1" dome tweeters. Passive f

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On Tuesday, 18 February, Happy Hour will be held on the show floor from 5.00pm until 7.00pm, allowing visitors and exhibitors to continue networking into the evening. The reception is being supported by Gold Sponsors Link and Utraltec Special Effects, and Silver Sponsors 4Wall Entertainment, Apollo Design Technology, CAST, MainStage, Nicolaudie, and Wireless Solution.

"Link is pleased to be a Gold Sponsor for the PLASA Focus reception," says Bob Vanden Burgt, vice president of marketing for Link. "Link was a c

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Sponsored by PRG, the Live Entertainment Awards (PRG LEA) reward outstanding achievement in the entertainment industry in German-speaking countries. This year, some 1,300 guests, including many prominent celebrities, will gather in the Festhalle in Frankfurt to enjoy live performances and applaud the winners of the LEA trophies. The gala event also

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The Professional Development Programme provides visitors to this popular trade event with free access to over twenty seminars and demonstrations delivered by some of the industry's leading experts, and provides an opportunity to learn new skills and have questions answered.

Kicking off on the Tuesday, a panel of representatives from the Association of Lighting Designers (ALD) will address how we talk about the artistic side of lighting design for live performance, what is meant by "good" or "outstanding" lighting design, and find ways to talk about this most ephemeral of art forms, in a discussion entitled And The Award For Best Lighting

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Trinity Fellowship Church in Amarillo, Texas utilized BlackTrax motion tracking system in its 3,750 seat auditorium integrated with live performers, lighting, sound, multi-media and video for its 2013 Christmas Program and beyond.

"Visitors will walk away from the seminar with an in-depth understanding of how our production has deployed BlackTrax bringing significant ROI as well as lighting, logistical and creative benefits," explained Michael Wells, ex

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Also acting as key draws to the event were an enlarged Professional Development programme including off-floor training sessions hosted by ISE's co-owners CEDIA and InfoComm International, with both associations also contributing seminars to the event's new on-floor Theatres dedicated to Residential and Commercial Solutions. Between them these sessions attracted over 2,400 people, with I

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According to the Institute's Secretariat Manager, Ros Wigmore, members have sensed the "enormous networking value of the occasion as well as the opportunity to both see and exhibit next-generation communications systems in the era of EN54 compliance."

"We have had an amazing response to our networking dinner bookings," Ros confirms. "It seems that everyone prefers to meet up in a more informal setting before the serious business gets started."

The two-day event itself takes place on March 4-5 at the Holiday Inn?in Birmingham City Centre, kicking off with the dinner on the opening night.

Accompanying a full programme of technical seminars will be the exhibition

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Prolight + Sound 2014 will prove no exception as Ayrton chooses the show as a forum to launch three new products. The first of these products is NandoBeam S6 which will be on show on the Ayrton stand, Hall 9.0, Booth E70.

Twice as powerful as its little brother, NandoBeam S3, Ayrton NandoBeam S6 is a very compact, ultra-fast moving head. Equipped with 37 RGBW LED emitters, NandoBeam S6 shares the S3's same lightweight optical system and ultra-fast 5:1 zoom.

Designed primarily for use on concert stages and in television production, NandoBeam S6 exhibits quick, dynamic movement along with Ayrton's fabulous saturated colour palette and a powerful 8° to 40° beam spread.

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The innovative design of the VR-3EX incorporates a video switcher, audio mixer, touchscreen preview monitor and streaming-ready USB output all in a single unit. Boasting 4 HDMI inputs, 2 HDMI ou

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The Pan Acoustics Pan Powerline technology offers the possibility to install the active digital Pan Beam loudspeaker systems using only two wires (I.e. YSTI wired existing old 100V-systems) providing audio, steering data and power.

The advantage of the system is the use of the old existing wiring, being there for decades, together with the advantages of a modern digital DSP Beam-steering speaker incl. filtering and delay instead of conventional speakers can be used.

There will only be the Central Control Unit and the corresponding Pan Beam PPL loudspeaker(s) to install install the system to the existing 2-wire cable.

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According to the Institute's secretariat manager, Ros Wigmore, members have sensed the enormous networking value of the occasion as well as the opportunity to both see and exhibit next-generation communications systems in the era of EN54 compliance.

"We have had an amazing response to our networking dinner bookings," Ros confirms. "It seems that everyone prefers to meet up in a more informal setting before the serious business gets started."

The two-day event itself takes place on March 4-5 at the Holiday Inn in Birmingham City Centre, kicking off with the dinner on the opening night.

Accompanying a full programme of technical seminars will be th

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Demonstrating RedNet's exceptional sounding audiophile design, and taking advantage of Vintage King Nashville's extensive installation network, attendees will be able to experience firsthand how RedNet can enhance their production workflow at this special event. Highly regarded by the Vintage King staff, the RedNet units are now a permanent component of Vintage King Nashville's audio setup and will be the subject of ongoing demonstrations in the future.

Demos will take place from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m., followed by a 6:00 p.m. evening mixer. RedNet product specialist Ted White, F

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Queues began forming early ahead of the show's opening on 11 February, as event organisers, promoters, brand managers and marketing agencies sought to discover the latest trends and innovations for live events as well as attend seminars, workshops and the renowned Access Sessions to hear from leading industry experts.

Figures released at the end of day one confirmed a 25% increase in visitor footfall, with the final numbers standing at almost 4000 unique attendees, surpassing the high number achieved in 2013.

Donna Bushell, event director, said: "Feedback on the show has been overwhelmingly positive. From exhibitor and visitor comments during the two days

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The lighting equipment included 32 x Pointes, 82 x CycFX 8s, 28 x MiniMes, 90 x LEDBeam 100s, 44 x LEDWash 600s, 20 x DLF Washes, eight DLS Spots and 28 x MMX Spots - all from Robe's Robin range.

The stylish and appropriate lighting for the gala dinner, attended by over 1000 industry professionals and presented by Fun Lovin' Criminal's front man Huey Morgan, was designed primarily by Nick Valdez from rental company Siyan. Working alongside Nick, LD James Scott, of Times Design, programmed and operated on the night.

The 300 plus mov

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The well heralded launch of the d&b D80 amplifier could be fashioned the focal point; products are after all, central to the company's role as a manufacturer. Yet this is no singular event. Last year's extensive redevelopment of the acoustic simulation software ArrayCalc V7, was the precursor to a workflow trilogy that lays at the heart of the thesis. The third element, the one that sits between ArrayCalc and D80 is the d&b

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According to Group CEO, Dillon Jearey, the collaboration increases the companies' market share across the small and larger events markets. "Up to now Kilowatt AV's primary focus has been concept and production support of premium events. This move forms part of our ongoing quest to distinguish ourselves from our competitors as it allows us to expand our offering to include day-to-day technical elements for smaller events."

Jearey maintains that the partnership is strengthened by both companies' so

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The stand will feature some of the many marques which AC-ET is the exclusive UK reseller for - including Chroma-Q, Mole-Richardson, Spotlight and James Thomas Engineering lighting solutions, Jands lighting and media control, Green Hippo media servers, LedGo LED video screens and floors, and Columbus McKinnon chain hoists. Other leading authorised brands showcased on the stand include Philips Selecon lighting, Manfrotto and Avenger stands and grip, Litec and Prolyte trussing, Petzl PPE equipment, and Crosby, Tractel and A.C. Rigging hardware accessories.

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