UK - Retford-based rigging accessory supplier Rope and Rigging Ltd is the latest addition to the Dirty Rigger retail team in the UK. Currently stocking the full Leather Grip range they have plans to offer the entire range on their new website and in store later in the year.

Dirty Rigger's head of UK sales Leanne Baker says, "It's great to get Rope and Rigging on board with the Dirty Rigger range, they're a great team to work with. Their years of hands-on rigging experience and direct knowledge of the market will be of huge benefit for the development of new and existing Dirty Rigger products."

Rope and Rigging MD Jacqui Hilton adds, "The Dirty Rigger gloves are already so well known for being a great quality glove, it comes to no surprise we've already had excellent feedback from our customers."

(Jim Evans)

Denmark - Martin Professional product developer Simon Allan has put together an updated library of Vectorworks lighting instrument symbols and has made them freely available for users to download.

This new range includes symbols for all fixtures in Martin Professional's moving head range, as well as some from Martin's LED video range.

The symbols are available for Vectorworks Spotlight 2008-2012 and can be downloaded from the Martin Professional website. The Vectorworks files can also be imported for use with Martin's popular visualization software package, the Martin ShowDesigner (MSD 5).

Allan plans to add to the library, making more and more symbols available in the future. He comments, "They are all in one document (2008-2012) to keep things simple. Every product that has a corresponding Vectorworks symbol will have a link to the file under the service and support a

UK - Synthe FX has announced the immediate availability of Luminair for iPad nv2, the next generation of the popular touch-based DMX lighting control app for live entertainment, film and TV production, architecture, and for anyone else who works with creative lighting.

Luminair is a full-featured mobile lighting control platform, capable of controlling all DMX compliant gear including LED fixtures, conventional lighting, dimmers, media servers, and more, using any Art-Net or sACN to DMX interface.

v2's new project architecture was rewritten from the ground up to take full advantage of iCloud, making it the first lighting controller on the market to offer seamless syncing of project files across multiple devices via the cloud. The new version also adds a new layer-based cue merging system, integrated sharing options, undo support, as well as the ability to wirelessly monitor DM

USA - High End Systems reports that it will be showcasing a broad spectrum of product offerings at the 2012 PLASA Focus Austin tradeshow held 22-23 February in Austin, Texas. This year's event will serve are the launch pad for several new lighting products designed to enhance live events with creative lighting solutions. In addition, show attendees will have the opportunity to visit the High End Systems factory to see products as they are manufactured.

Continuing the development of digital lighting, High End Systems is launching the new DLV Digital Light. This addition to the largest digital lighting portfolio in the industry represents the next evolution in creative, video-based lighting, says the company. Built on the same industry standard software as the DL.3 Digital Light and Axon Media Server, the DLV brings digital lighting abilities to any stage, club, or application in

UK - Paradigm AV used the recent ISE Show in Amsterdam to confirm several new UK distributorships, largely designed to improve their screens range. This includes the Da-Lite and Projecta product ranges, along with Chief mounts - all part of Milestone AV Technologies portfolio.

"This will not only enable us to extend into the low-cost end of the screens market, but along with dnp, enable us to provide a solution for every market application, whatever the budget," said Paradigm AV sales director, Mick Perrone.

Perrone, who says the search to create a balanced portfolio of complementary products remains ongoing, says he is thrilled by these latest acquisitions. "We have long been known for operating in the specialist end of the market yet our customers are constantly telling us that were we able to offer more mainstream products then they would buy from us."

World - European trussing manufacturer Milos has launched its new corporate website.

This features "a cool, contemporary design and a fresh new, intuitive user-interface, slickly optimised for fast, straightforward navigation by product, market sector and application".

A number of special features have been developed to ensure that Milos clients and users have access to a powerful, constantly updated online portal, containing a wealth of information to make purchasing or planning for upcoming projects and investments quick and simple, says the company.

A new Shopping List feature soon to be activated will dispatch the customer's 'Shopping List' directly to one of Milos' sales consultants to streamline and prioritise the ordering process.

www.milosgroup.com will include all details on Milos's comprehensive range of aluminium trussing products including QuickTruss,

Germany - ETC's new Source Four LED will be on public show for the first time ever at this year's Prolight&Sound in Frankfurt. Source Four LED produces a sharp, clean beam of focusable light or a smooth wash to build an environment. The luminaires are available in three varieties: Lustr+, Daylight and Tungsten.

Just like ETC's Desire Lustr+, the Source Four LED Lustr+ offers a complete palette of colours, thanks to the Selador x7 Color System. Meanwhile, Source Four LED Tungsten and Daylight produce maximum brightness at the respective warm (3000K) and cool white (5600K) colour temperatures. Each offers the same projection-quality beam.

Also on show will be ETC's Sensor3 Power Control system, which addresses the changing needs of venues, by bringing together dimming, relay and constant power in the new ThruPower module. Sensor3's highly integrated design means fewer parts for

UK - Smoke Factory UK, the London based distributor, are launching their new range of LED Fixtures at PLASA Focus Leeds, where they are exhibiting for the first time.

Alongside the new Kandolite LED range will be the full range of Smoke Factory haze and fog machines.

On show for the first time in the UK is the Kandolite range of LED fixtures. These Chinese manufactured units have been built to rigorous European specifications and to a high build quality, says the company. On view will be both 36 and, a 60 LED 3 watt Par fixtures. RGBAW 3 watt Battens and Cyc Lights, outdoor 1 watt and 3 watt LED IP67 Wall Wash units and a powerful moving Wash Light complete the range.

The Smoke Factory catalogue will feature the ever dependable Tourhazer 2, the original industry standard for haze machines. Alongside will be the CaptainD, Data2, Scotty2 and the rest of the Smoke Factory colle

Canada - SmithsonMartin Inc has announced its new Emulator Modular 1.0 software. The new software, which is available now at several online retail stores and directly through SmithsonMartin's website, "extends the proven functionality and flexibility of the Emulator control platform to a much broader range of music professionals beyond the DJ universe".

Emulator Modular 1.0 delivers powerful capabilities for music, pro audio, lighting and A/V professionals to customise multi-touch midi-controllers, allowing them to leverage an unprecedented degree of control and flexibility over settings and parameters. The new software can benefit anyone using MIDI-based software, including music producers, video editors, broadcasters, front of house operators, lighting designers, church AV installers and many others, says the company.

"Our newest software, Emulator Modular, ha

World - Jands has confirmed the launch of their new flagship media and lighting control console - the Vista L5.

As the latest addition to the Jands Vista range, the L5 console has been designed "by listening to the creative people who deliver some of the most stunning shows worldwide, every day".

The Vista L5's 21-inch High Definition Wacom pen tablet makes it easy to manage today's lighting rigs, which often include a large number of moving lights, media servers and LEDs. The L5 display lets you see the entire rig on one screen and provides instant access to presets, palettes, effects and more. Its crisp, detailed image shows a huge amount of information in a flexible, clear and easy-to-understand way, says the company.

As well as its massive screen, the L5 "gives you the tools you need to control any design simply, powerfully and visually - regardless of the

UK - Broadcast and pro audio technology specialists HHB Communications has announced the release of the HHB 2012 Catalogue, its biggest ever annual catalogue with information on over 2,000 professional audio products and editorial features from industry leading experts.

Produced for over three decades, the HHB Catalogue is a comprehensive guide to the latest pro audio technology for the broadcast, education, music recording, OB, post, radio, television and video games markets. The HHB 2012 Catalogue is the biggest edition yet, featuring information on products for file-based workflow, MADI, audio over IP, HD, loudness, Pro Tools, storage, and many more professional applications. Detailed descriptions, specifications, pictures and pricing for all available items are included.

The HHB Catalogue is also a trusted technical reference source due to its original editorial features w

USA - LumenRadio will be showing its CRMX product range during PLASA Focus this week in TMB's stand # 700 at the Renaissance Austin Texas hotel.

On display will be LumenRadio's full range of CRMX Nova, Outdoor, and Slim product series. CRMX technology for wireless DMX/RDM extends its functionality to Ethernet networks with native support for protocols such as Streaming ACN, Art-Net, ETC-Net, Strand ShowNet, PathPort, etc.

CRMX Nova was designed to meet the most rigorous requirements found in the professional entertainment lighting and event industry. CRMX Outdoor, intended for permanent outdoor installations, can withstand many years of adverse conditions in all types of climates thanks to its unique combination of an IP67 rated inner enclosure and a vandal proof metal cover and environmental shield.

LumenRadio's OEM Director, Hans Lau, will together with TMB demonstrate the

The Netherlands - With over 5,000 visitors, the 13th edition of the Cue Exhibition in Rotterdam was a major success for Le Mark Group and their Dirty Rigger range. Supporting RL Sales, one of Le Mark's leading distributors in The Netherlands, the show hosted RL Sales' expansion of Le Mark stocked products.

Already stocking the full Dirty Rigger gloves and accessories range, the addition of Le Mark's MagTape Professional Gaffer Tape, SlipWay Cable Tape and PAL Road Case Labels gained "unprecedented levels of interest and resulted in key show stock selling out, only two days in".

RL Sales MD Ruud Lansman says, "I was delighted with the interest shown to the new products during the show, as well as the continued growth in the sales of Dirty Rigger."

Export manager for Le Mark, Matt Every adds, "The show was fantastic and the response from visitors to bo

Germany Pro-audio partners Tannoy, Lab.gruppen and Lake will be exhibiting at Prolight & Sound in Frankfurt, taking place at the Frankfurt Messe 21-24 March.

Featured products will include the latest evolution of Lake's LM Series of digital audio system processors, LM 44, along with a sneak preview of the new developments with Lake Controller software. Also on show will be Tannoy's new VLS Series passive column array, following its international debut at ISE 2012 earlier this year.

Heading up the touring front will be Lab.gruppen's flagship PLM Series, including the TEC Award-winning PLM 20000Q.

Also on show will be the LM 44 digital audio system processor, the latest addition to Lake's LM Series that also includes the LM 26. Similar in many respects to the LM 26 Digital Audio Loudspeaker Processor, the LM 44 is geared more towards the role of a Dedicated Audio System Proces

UK - Crestron has appointed Matthew Buck to the position of commercial account manager. He will be responsible for bringing new members into the Crestron family as well as maintaining good links with existing clients.

Since graduating from Swansea Metropolitan, Buck worked for Polar Audio (originally BeyerdynamicUK) and progressed from the position of consumer products manager to business development manager; where he was responsible for key accounts in the South East.

"Crestron has long since been the leader in control and automation systems which makes my new role a real privilege and hugely exciting," says Buck. "Having gained some valuable experience working within the professional AV market at Polar, I'm relishing the prospect of working with an already strong and successful team to further the success of the Crestron brand."

"At Crestron we val

Germany - Set for launch at the 2012 ProLight&Sound exhibition in Frankfurt, XTA has created the DS8000 - an entire redesign of its popular DS800 mic/line distribution system. Featuring microphone preamps designed by Gottlier award winning Alex Cooper, the DS8000 offers many new facilities including a dual redundant power system, one-to-many split-switching, antitamper functions and subtle panel lighting. "All this combines to create a package that enhances its predecessor's reputation as a flexible, rugged and high quality distribution system," says the company.

Also showing will be the S Series S800 and S1400 Reference Power Amplifiers from MC2 Audio. "Designed for use in the most challenging studio monitoring environments, but equally at home in any application where transparency and 'no compromise' performance are the focus, the S Series delivers the stunning

Germany - Laser specialist LOBO will present new innovations which complete its comprehensive product portfolio, including additions to its successful Sparks series, a completely new projector for small- and medium-sized applications and an all-new version of its Modula controllers.

The Bliss-XT Compact projector brings the advantages of the award-winning Sparks series to smaller or medium-sized events. Besides a stylish design, it also bundles all characteristic features of its big brother in a compact housing, and is silent in operation. "Considering that the unit is furnished with one of the best scanning systems money can buy, this product is also a small revolution in terms of price," the company says.

Also new, the 'Sparks Power Deck' is dedicated to permanent installations with extreme brightness demands or the need for individual optical set-ups. "In add

Germany - Christie will be supporting two of its partners - Videlco and Vision Tools - at Prolight+Sound 2012, Frankfurt.

Videlco: (Hall 9, Stand B10) is one of Christie's main partners for the Spyder range of products and has developed a console ideally suited for Christie's range of video processors: Vista Spyder and Christie Spyder. The 42 Controls, Single Point of Control (S.P.O.C.) console which Christie is distributing as a third party product, is a media controller centralizing the control of multiple third party systems including projectors, media servers, matrix switchers and video processors - making it ideal for rental and staging applications, broadcasts and live events.

Visitors to the Videlco stand will get the opportunity to see a wide range of Christie solutions including an edge-blended large format projection using four Christie HD10K-M, Christie MicroTiles a

UK - Continuing its policy of supporting UK trade events for the life safety and security industry, TOA Europe has announced it will exhibit at Firex South, Sandown Park Exhibition Centre, on 13-14 March 2012.

"Firex South is a highly focused, regional event that allows us to spend quality time with the local fire detection, life safety and security installer communities," comments Brett Downing, sales & marketing director, TOA Europe. "The nature of the systems we supply - and the increasingly diverse range of the projects in which they're installed - means it's very important for us to support our customer base, and events like Firex South give us a great opportunity to do just that."

At Firex South, TOA will be showing off its full range of voice-alarm and emergency evacuation systems based around the established modular SX-2000, VX-2000 and VM-3000 plat

Germany - After its first presentation to the MA Lighting global distributor network, the MA onPC command wing received much praise and was eagerly anticipated. Now MA Lighting has started shipping this new tool to its distributors for demonstration purposes.

All interested parties can now experience the MA onPC command wing live at their local MA distributor. A list of all distributors can be found on the MA lighting website: www.malighting.com.

(Jim Evans)

Germany - Highlite International will have a prominent presence at ProLight+Sound in Frankfurt where the company will reveal over 200 new products in its DMT, DAP Audio and Showtec brands.

The Showtec brand will introduce some new LED products including LED moving heads which will be prominently displayed at its 350sq.m booth.

Thanks to the close cooperation with one of Europe's leading textile manufacturers in the event industry, Showtec will offer "an exciting and new range of innovative textiles and accessories".

DMT will show its new P10 SMD screen which is extremely lightweight and user friendly, as well its new P14,4 mesh screen which can be built in curved shapes.

There will be sneak-previews of the latest KlingNet fixtures.DAP Audio will launch a spread of new products.

(Jim Evans)

UK - Bose Professional Systems Division has introduced its latest FreeSpace products: the FreeSpace IZA 250-LZ/190-HZ integrated zone amplifiers, and the FreeSpace ZA 250-LZ/190-HZ zone amplifiers. Each is easy to install and use, and offers greater flexibility and configurability for creating premium sound solutions for retail stores, schools, hotels, restaurants, and houses of worship, says the company.

The new FreeSpace IZA integrated zone amplifiers are designed for background/foreground music and paging applications. Proprietary Bose Opti-voice paging provides seamless paging over music, ensuring clear, natural speech is heard at the appropriate sound level in the selected area. When used with Bose FreeSpace DS 40 and DS 16 loudspeakers, sound is further optimised through onboard selectable EQ presets.

The new FreeSpace ZA zone amplifiers provide basic amplification and s

UK - The R&D department at Artistic Licence Engineering has been working overtime to produce three new 'ranges' of products along with seven OEM solutions. The new products will have their first full showing at PLASA Focus Leeds.

Fresh for the show will be the two-input DMX / RDM splitter, Duo-Split RDM, and the Panel Range of Mica, Diamond, Quartz and Zircon architectural wall panel controllers. New products and modules have been added to the Multichrome Range, all of which will be on display, plus the expanded Rack PC Controller range featuring the new dVnet '10 click' media server.

Previewing at the show will be the Data Harvester range, focusing around the core component, Art-Sense. This range of products will unlock the world of system integration utilising the benefits of RDM and will change the way a system is managed, says the company. To discover more, quiz Simon Hobd

Germany - Audio manufacturer Audient will be showcasing its latest compact recording console ASP4816 at ProLight + Sound, this time at a new booth location shared with Dorset-based microphone manufacturer, Sontronics in Hall 5.1 A71. Audient also takes this opportunity to present regional sales manager Simon Horn, who will be on hand on the booth demonstrating products and meeting customers.

Horn handles sales & support for the German, Swiss and Austrian territories since the recent decision to deal directly with these customers was taken. "This is the first time many of our European customers will have had chance to get their hands on our latest analogue console," he says. "It's a fantastic desk, and I have every confidence that there will be a lot of interest during the show."

(Jim Evans)

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