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Audix GS1 Flush-Mount Wall/ Ceiling Microphone
The GS1 is an innovative flush-mount wall or ceiling microphone designed for distance miking. Features include a fully integrated preamp, an extremely high sensitivity rating of 38 millivolts, and complete immunity from RF interference caused by cell phones and GSM devices. The GS1 capsule is housed within a patented cradle

Introducing MADRIX Online Training
The new MADRIX Online Training is based on the popular MADRIX Training attendance courses and now make these valuable lessons accessible around the world by bringing them directly to you. Extensive user manuals, online tutorials, and more and more video tutorials are already available online for self-study at help.madrix.com

Free online Klang courses
Klang have a list of previously hosted webinars, covering a variety of topics, to help you get started with immersive technology. If you have the time, it’s really worth the watch! You can select previous workshop videos and sign up to be notified of any upcoming events. Visit: https://klang.com/blog/klangwebinar-schedule/

Hippotizer Boreal+ strikes gold for Team GB Olympics Homecoming
UK – Team GB returned to home soil from the Tokyo Olympics for a victory celebration at London’s SSE Wembley Arena with a glorious music concert, dazzling pre-made content and performance footage driven by Hippotizer Boreal+ Media Servers. Artists including Rag’n’Bone Man, Laura Mvula and Nile Rodgers took

Anolis ArcSource™ Submersible II
Lighting does not have to be limited to the open air with this submersible fixture from Anolis. The ArcSource™ Submersible II has been crafted from the highest quality marine grade bronze to cope with the very harshest environmental conditions. An IP68 rating guarantees the unit to a depth of

Speaks Loud for The Minds of 99
Denmark’s thriving live music scene re-energised in style after the country’s post pandemic ‘Freedom Day’ with several prominent shows and events including a landmark performance at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen by The Minds of 99 who smashed it as only the second ever Danish act to play there, in front

Absen KL Series, the fixed indoor LED display solution
Absen, the global leader in LED display solutions presents the KL series, a fixed indoor product with a perfect balance of excellent visual performance, ease of operation and price. KL is available in five pixel pitches ranging from 1.6mm to 3.9mm. “The KL series is a great LED

APS powers MartiniPlaza in the Netherlands
The MartiniPlaza in the northern province of Groningen in the Netherlands is a local icon for multiple sports and boasts a 6000-seat capacity. Basketball, volleyball, and korfball are among the sports played there, as well as trade shows and concerts. Its very frequent and versatile usage called for an equally

NEU analouge KLOTZ M1 microphone cable drums
The M1 cable drums are the perfect solution for live events. Compact in size and light in weight – the 50 m version just weights 5 kg! For reliable operation both drums are made from break-proof plastic and equipped with a locking brake. The XLR male cable end is

Free Lighting and Audio Training for Churches
Church technical worship teams are invited to join DWR Distribution for lighting and audio training in November 2021 at our offices in Laserpark, Johannesburg. The sessions, hosted free of charge, will provide delegates with practical insight, tips and inspiration. The two-day Lighting Training Workshop, presented by lighting designer

L-Acoustics K3 Installed in Hanoi’s Military Theatre
ProAVL Vietnam installs a full-range, compact K3 system for Vietnam’s military and government officials Hanoi, Vietnam – October 2021 – Dotted throughout Vietnam, the government has built private theatres to host regional and national cultural performances for the country’s military. These 700-seat venues serve government officials and military

DiGiCo supports ‘African Pulse – Celebrating Ndlovu Youth Choir’ – a show that creates employment in the arts sector
African Pulse – Celebrating the Ndlovu Youth Choir is the show like no other. Made up of a youth choir from Limpopo that rose to fame in 2020 when the group reached the finals of America’s Got Talent, “African Pulse” is a story of courage, determination, and resilience that was

Amon Tobin How Do You Live: Immersive Album Premiere in the Dark
L-Acoustics Creations, Pitchblack Playback, and Nomark Records give Amon Tobin aficionados a sensory immersive listening experience in London London, UK – October 2021 – Amon Tobin’s life and work in production and sound design, spanning over 25 years, has set a high bar for sonic exploration and musical adventurism. The

Audio Visual Events Invests in More Astera
Audio Visual Events (AVE) is a live, hybrid and virtual event production services specialist based in Sydney, Australia, working across all industry sectors including corporate, commercial and entertainment. Since 2019, and throughout the pandemic period, the company has invested steadily in Astera’s range of battery powered wireless controlled LED lighting

Lumenradio presents the next generation of CRMX products with three new indoor units
Having been part of the Entertainment Lighting industry for over a decade, LumenRadio has developed the next generation with focus on the increasing needs of the industry professionals. With the improved feature set and radio design, the next generation meets the demands from the industry in regards to both universes

It’s No Mystery That Claypaky Fixtures Light Up New “Masked Singer of Brasil” TV Series
September – “The Masked Singer Brasil,” the latest in the worldwide television franchise of the reality singing competition, just premiered in Brazil on August 10 with Claypaky Sharpy and Mythos 2 fixtures, illuminating the impressive stage at WTC Golden Hall, São Paulo. Spectrun Design e Iluminação supplied 24 Sharpy moving

grandMA3 software release 1.6.: Numerous workflow improvements and new implementations
MA Lighting has now released the grandMA3 software version 1.6. This release brings massive improvements in the area of presets and data handling: Intuitive programming with selective, global and universal presets Auto preset mode takes care of standard preset operations without thinking about data Fixture exchange transfers the preset data

KLOTZ 12G video cables with guaranteed quality
Who hasn’t been confronted with questions about the transmission quality of premade video cables? Carrying out research, Klotz discovered that information in data sheets is usually only mathematical extrapolations and not based on sound measurements. Enjoy this interesting read from Klotz. As an ISO 9001-certified company, we were no longer

London Symphony Orchestra conducts perfect wireless communications with Clear-Com
– FreeSpeak II is phase one of comprehensive comms upgrade – The world-renowned London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) is updating its home venue of St. Luke’s with wireless intercom systems from Clear-Com to help the historic venue’s technical crews work more efficiently, save time and reduce production costs. Like much of the live event

MCEC leaps ahead with Quantum 338
As one of Melbourne’s primary cultural institutions for over 25 years, the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) has often been a first adopter of new technologies in the audio sector. With an extended history of investing in DiGiCo solutions for live audio, MCEC recently made the choice to

L-Acoustics Serves Up Great Sound at Roland-Garros
K Series shines on Court Philippe-Chatrier one of the oldest tournaments in tennis history Paris, France – October 2021 – The iconic centrepiece of Roland-Garros, the 15,000-capacity Court Philippe-Chatrier, host to one of the most anticipated events in the tennis calendar and the only Grand Slam tournament to

Anolis sets the mood with Ambiane at PLASA London
Architectural LED lighting specialist Anolis showcased its Ambiane range of interior lighting products at the 2021 PLASA (Professional Lighting & Sound Association) expo at London’s Olympia Grand Hall, catching the buzz and excitement of the professional lighting community converging at the first in-person UK industry trade show since pandemic restrictions

DiGiCo SD-Range Consoles Assure That The Sing! Global 2021 Getty Music Worship Conference Went Pitch Perfect
Huge annual worship-music conference hosted by Christian music duo Keith and Kristyn Getty used three DiGiCo SD5 desks at FOH, monitors and broadcast, and an SD12 96 desk for production NASHVILLE, Tennessee – September 2021 – “As we pray, so we believe.” That classic aphorism at the heart of

Deconstructing Lighting for Doobie Brothers 50th Anniversary Tour
Darkroom Creative, a fusion of imagination, ideas and production design from lighting and visual experts Seth Jackson and Nathan Alves, combined history, nostalgia, and reinvention in a blind pitch for the lighting and production design of the much-acclaimed Doobie Brothers 50th Anniversary tour, which they won. The tour was originally

Future proof your events and installs. Green Hippo announces the new Hippotizer V4+ MK2 hardware.
Green Hippo ™ (green-hippo.com), a specialist manufacturer of the aware winning Hippotizer Media Server range is proud to announce the latest hardware version: Hippotizer V4+ MK2 Delivering generational performance gains of up to 100% and key new features Hippotizer V4+ MK2 provides the platform for creative video projects for years

Robe LEDBeam 350s Play the TV Game
Lighting designer Bas van der Poel from design practice Light Image used Robe’s brand new LEDBeam 350 moving light fixtures for the recording of a new series of German games show “99 – Eine:r schlägt sie alle!” (99 – One Beats Them All!), which was recorded in the Netherlands at

The Gordy focuses on quality and flexibility with Vari-Lite & Strand
Houston, TX, USA – One of the newest and brightest hubs for Houston’s performing arts scene, The Gordy, has equipped its three theater spaces with stage lighting technology from Vari-Lite and Strand, Signify (Euronext: LIGHT) entertainment lighting brands. Designed by architects Gensler and theater consultants Charcoalblue, The Gordy

KLOTZ LP244XY Series with LSC2440YS 24-Way Speaker Multicore
The LSC2440YS is probably the highest-quality and ruggedest 24-way speaker multicore ever produced by KLOTZ AIS. Designed for resilience in the tough world of live performance, the multicore has 24 stranded bare copper wires (class 6, VDE 0295), colour-coded and numbered, and 4.0 mm2 conductor cross-section, all enclosed in

Robe Show Goes on BIG Time at PLASA 2021
Moving and LED lighting manufacturer Robe enjoyed the energy and enthusiasm of industry professionals reconnecting in person at the 2021 PLASA trade expo in London Olympia last week, which was the UK’s first such entertainment technology ‘post’ pandemic event. This year PLASA was staged in conjunction with the ABTT (Association

Mathieu Cabanes discovers the capabilities of Robert Juliat’s LED Arthur followspot at the Domaine d’O
Lighting designer Mathieu Cabanes discovered the new possibilities offered by Robert Juliat’s latest 800W LED followspot, Arthur, on Les Folies Broadway, a large symphonic show performed this summer at the Domaine D’O in Montpellier. “I use Robert Juliat followspots very often. I particularly appreciate the artistic touch that

tvONE ONErack provides mission critical reliability for United Launch Alliance
tvONE ONErack provides mission critical reliability for United Launch Alliance tvONE’s robust and reliable ONErack® universal powered mounting system has taken on one of its most mission critical applications to date after being installed at America’s United Launch Alliance sites – which provide rocket launch services for NASA spacecraft.

DiGiCo and KLANG complete epic UK Roadshow
4,500 miles clocked up on the rental van; 350 engineers, end users, customers and rental companies seen in 29 days across 27 locations – the 2021 DiGiCo and KLANG roadshow was nothing short of ‘epic’. The DiGiCo team toured the UK with a DiGiCo Quantum 338, Quantum 225, SD12

L-Acoustics System & Workflow Training at DWR
DWR Distribution is pleased to announce an L-Acoustics System & Workflow course presented by Richard Smith on 30 September 2021 from 9am to 5pm. This training will introduce users to the L-Acoustics system approach and project workflow, giving an overview of all L-Acoustics tools and all professional roles

Drama Factory’s push to keep theatre alive
There’s a great drive to keep the theatre community alive in Somerset West, a town in the Western Cape that not only offers exquisite outdoor experiences such as hikes, trails, a wine estate and even a cheetah outreach programme, but a destination rich with art galleries, theatres and museums.

Astera PixelBrick Wins PLASA Innovation Award
Astera’s ingenious PixelBrick won a 2021 PLASA Award for Innovation – one of two lighting products out of the six 2021 winners selected from 29 entries – as the PLASA entertainment technology trade show returned to Olympia after a pandemic forced absence in 2020. The judges commented, “this is

Kunstmin Dordrecht Invests in Robe T1s
Schouwburg Kunstmin is a theatre and performing arts venue in the Dordrecht, the Netherlands, which has invested in Robe’s T1 Profile LED moving lights – a stylish and refined energy-efficient luminaire designed with the demands and precision of theatre lighting at its core. The sale – delivered by Robe’s Benelux

Robe Gets Monumental in France
The Monumental Tour is a brilliant and innovative visual and musical concept initiated by DJ and music producer Michael Canitrot and visual activists AV-Extended in conjunction with French cooperative bank Credit Mutuel … which encompasses unique streamed electronic music performances and collaborations with epic, iconic and outstanding monumental sites all

“Your skills and experiences can grow with it”: Download Festival rocks with grandMA3
A full grandMA3 system was specified for Main Stage house lighting control system at the UK’s “Download the Pilot” event, a special three-day 10,000 capacity festival at Donington Park, action packed with a fantastic lineup of top artists who rocked the weekend, staged as a government test to gather data

Christ King Catholic Parish Finds Sound Solution with L-Acoustics A10i and Syva
A single A10i array keeps sound on the seats and off of the reflective walls and floor to assure speech intelligibility, while a set of Syva speakers clarifies the choir and piano MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin – August 2021 – The church building of Christ King Parish in the
“My go-to choice”: Pixelbug counts on its new grandMA3 onPC command wing
When it comes to lighting production, young aspiring lighting designers Sachin Dunakhe and Amey Pendharkar are always keen to experiment. Settling for mundane work is not in their professional DNA, and that’s why they have invested recently in the unique grandMA3 onPC command wing. With this they have inscribed a

Orchestrating your mix KLANG announces new KLANG:konductor at PLASA 2021
With maximum flexibility in mind, KLANG has created the KLANG:konductor, its most powerful and versatile immersive in-ear mixing processor to date, delivering connectivity that is ready for today and tomorrow. “After joining forces with DiGiCo in 2018 and the release of the workflow integration for its consoles, more

DiGiCo reveals SD12T for theatre at PLASA 2021
DiGiCo’s theatre extension software for its Quantum and SD ranges of consoles has made it the ubiquitous choice of theatre sound designers in the West End and on Broadway. Now, DiGiCo has released the ‘T’ software for the SD12, introducing this console that has found great favour in the live

A Great Journey for grandMA3: “It was fantastic to see grandMA3 help unlock so many creative possibilities”
A grandMA3 control system was chosen to run a spectacular show with over 4,000 lighting fixtures – 3,000 of which were moving lights – and approximately 90,000 parameters at the National Stadium in Beijing, China, in a massive, live televised event with a cast of thousands that was one part

Robert Juliat SpotMe for National Theatre’s Under Milk Wood
Lighting designer, Tim Lutkin, employed two Robert Juliat SpotMe systems in their first double use at the National Theatre on this summer’s hugely successful production of Dylan Thomas’ Under Milk Wood. SpotMe is a unique performer tracking system that uses the skills of a followspot operator to determine positional

Stuttgart. Ein Traum is Mad for iSpiiders
Robe’s waterproof iSpiiders wash beam LED moving lights provided a perfect solution for the recent production of “Stuttgart. Ein Traum” (Stuttgart. A Dream) a lively, funny and innovative new work that is a collage of street, puppet, physical and ensemble theatre performance referencing the city’s history and culture, created in

RC4 Wireless welcomes combined CRMS and W-DMX Offering
Long term CRMX integrator RC4 Wireless is looking forward to the combined offering from LumenRadio. With a product range and customer base using both CRMX and W-DMX equipment, RC4 Wireless is one of the manufacturers that will be able to make it easier for their customers to use Wireless DMX.

Verdi Requiem live stream gets exquisite immersive audio treatment with KLANG:fabrik
The spectacular 17th Century Teatro Municipale in Italy’s Piacenza reopened its doors this May with a stunning rendition of Verdi’s Requiem. Directed by famous tenor Placido Domingo and performed by the Arturo Toscanini Philharmonic orchestra and the City Theatre Choir, the concert was held in front of a socially distanced

Claypaky Mythos 2 Selected for New Carteret (NJ) Performing Arts & Events Center
The Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center (CPAC) has opened in central New Jersey with 16 Claypaky Mythos 2 fixtures in the lighting rig of the 1,600-seat Grand Hall. Theatrical consultant Bill Marshall of Harvey Marshall Berling Associates tasked Devon Allen with designing the lighting system and specifying the fixtures

Newzroom Afrika’s brand new home
In celebration of its second year live on air, Newzroom Afrika has relocated to a new address in Oak Avenue, Randburg and has relied on the original set design team, headed by Michael Gill Designs, to deliver a polished set that shoots extraordinarily well for television. Newzroom Afrika management appointed

Guildford School of Acting takes students into the audio future with Quantum 338
Part of the University of Surrey and one of the most highly regarded theatre schools in the UK, Guildford School of Acting (GSA) prides itself on providing its Theatre Production course students with a rounded education in all aspects of technical production. Part of this, is ensuring the equipment they

The Show Goes on for Robe at PLASA 2021
In a post-pandemic world, Robe looks forward with a range of new products designed for maximum performance, versatility and operational life – providing unequalled value for money and consequent return on investment, all key aspects for the entertainment and production industry. As always, the PLASA (Professional Lighting & Sound Association)