The Adam Hall Group received the Red Dot Award 2019 in the category of Product Design. Both the UHF wireless systems from the LD Systems U300 Series and the LED washlight Cameo ZENIT B200 received the Red Dot, which is awarded by a distinguished jury exclusively to products demonstrating excellence in design. The latest Red Dot Award has further encouraged the Adam Hall Group, based in the Hessian town of Neu-Anspach, on its mission to develop customer-oriented and innovative event technology solutions. Both the U300 Series from LD Systems and the ZENIT B200 from Cameo embody the characteristic design language…
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Robe celebrates its 25th anniversary this year – Frankfurt 1994 was the first Prolight+Sound for the then new lighting technology company from the Czech Republic. There will be another live show, which will feature the concluding chapter in Robe’s “Lost Worlds” trilogy, which began in London at PLASA 2018. The show will play every hour on the hour and the accompanying lighting design will be utilising products from all the latest Robe product ranges. Robe will use Prolight+Sound to highlight several important new products. T1 Profile + T1 Profile FS The T1 Profile, launched at LDI 2018, is specifically designed…
Ahead of its official launch this summer, Brompton Technology is giving existing and potential customers another chance to get a sneak peek of its exciting new HDR solution by combining the power of its Tessera SX40 LED processor with ROE’s superb Black Onyx LED screens on the ROE Visual Stand 4.0 C60 at ProLight+Sound 2019. The SX40 is Brompton Technology’s highest-ever capacity processor and offers support for full 4K screens at 60Hz with 12 bits per colour output, a zero-latency up/down scaler that matches the source to the screen, plus all of Tessera’s industry-leading processing features such as ChromaTune colour…
MDG will be exhibiting at Prolight+Sound, Frankfurt in the new Hall 12.0 Stand D44 beside its exclusive German distributor, cast C. Adolph & RST Distribution. MDG will present a selection of its range of atmospheric effects which includes the Me Series of fog generators, the ATMe haze generator, the ICE FOG Series of low fog generators and the award-winning theONE dual mode haze and fog generator, plus a number of accessories including the award-winning Round Floor Pocket. Central to the display – with its new black version on show for the first time in Germany – will be the WPE Series…
In 2016 Chauvet Professional introduced its line of Maverick fixtures at Prolight+Sound. This year, the company will be celebrating the anniversary of its moving lights at the Frankfurt show with the first public preview of the brightest, most feature-rich fixtures ever in the Maverick line. “These are the brightest lights ever in the Maverick line,” said Albert Chauvet, CEO of Chauvet. “We listened very carefully to the designer feedback we received at an invitation-only private showing of fixture prototypes last year to refine and develop the features that fit the real-world needs of touring LDs.” Delivering all the brightness needed for…
Belgian rock band Triggerfinger played four sold-out shows at the Roma concert hall in Antwerp marking the European live performance debut of Robe’s new SuperSpikie moving light. The band’s lighting designer is Erwin Van Lokeren and the lighting and audio equipment was supplied by rental specialist Splendit. The SuperSpikies were part of their most recent investment in Robe technologies, and these were the first of the small and super-bright luminaires to be delivered in Europe, supplied by Benelux distributor, Controllux. Triggerfinger decided to play these showcases at the Roma rather that one large gig in one of the cities arenas.…
Sound:check Xpo will take place on April 28, 29 and 30 at the Mexico City’s World Trade Center, with this year’s event being the 17th edition. Demo rooms will be the place for speciality equipment demonstrations and presentations with internationally trending technology. By contrast, the Harman Auditorium will also be the stage for product presentations that can be heard and seen in full operation, accompanied by technical talks with outstanding industry professionals and activists. The Auditorium will host three important music figures from Mexico and around the world who will give master:classes. This year’s master:classes we will be from Simon Phillips…
Astera will launch some new products and showcase its most popular current ranges at Prolight + Sound 2019 on Booth C20 in Hall 12.1. The brand-new Helios range of LED tubes – smaller, lighter, brighter and more portable than ever – will be launched at the expo – available like all Astera products – with an ingenious assortment of accessories to cover every rigging and positioning eventuality. This is also the first time at Prolight + Sound that Astera will show its TitanTube LED batten product which was launched last summer. Other highlighted flagship products will include the AX1 PixelTube,…
Artists and engineers around the world depend on Shure PSM In-Ear Personal Monitoring Systems to deliver a great performance. Now new P9RA+ and P10R+ bodypack receivers* significantly enhance the industry’s favourite in-ear monitoring systems with even more headroom, better stereo separation and higher fidelity, along with strengthened RF stability, increased protection against RF dropouts and extended battery life. * Backwards-compatible with existing PSM 900 and PSM 1000 systems. www.shure.co.uk
Elation Professional will be at this year’s Prolight+Sound show in Frankfurt. Making its world debut in Hall 12.1, D56-58 will be Elation’s 50,000-lumen Proteus Maximus, a Wash/Beam and Profile LED luminaire with a design package that premieres as the brightest LED profile on the market. With a custom designed 950W LED engine and large 180mm front lens, Maximus has the power to cut through at even great distances and its IP65 protection means it can be used exposed on outdoor shows. Joining the powerful Proteus Maximus on the Elation stand is the brilliant 45,000-lumen Artiste Monet, a full-featured LED Profile…
Solotech’s Philip Giffard, President, Sales and Systems Integration Division, has announced the appointment of Stéphane Laverdure as Director of Operations for the Division’s Quebec City office, effective immediately. Directly under Giffard’s direction, Laverdure will be responsible for the planning, enhancement and management of the operations to ensure the overall performance of the Division in Quebec City. Drawing from nearly 20 years of experience as CEO of L.N.C. 3000 Inc. and Director of the Provincial Operations of Iron Mountain Canada Information Management LLC, Laverdure has gained extensive knowledge in project and financial management and possesses all the qualities of a team…
Penn Elcom has launched a new range of its famous MOL automatic positioning latches, and lid-stay hinges utilizing the innovative WeatherSeal technology. This helps create seamless flightcase latches and hinges that help close the lids even tighter, eliminating any gaps, making the case interior dust and water resistant, keeping the contents safer and protected from ingress when closed. Manufactured using Penn Elcom’s latest CNC technology, flightcases can be safer and more secure than ever before using these new MOL latches and lid stays. The latch is mounted in a generous recessed dish for use on large-sized cases. Tough PennBrite zinc…
Meyer Sound’s Sonic Lounge will be reassembled on site at the Frankfurt Messe for the 2019 Prolight+Sound (PL+S) show from April 2 through 5. The Sonic Lounge provides a comfortable, convivial environment conveniently located at the show where audio professionals can relax and enjoy refreshments while communicating directly with Meyer Sound sales, support and R&D teams. The Sonic Lounge also will feature daily demonstrations of the new Spacemap LIVE spatial mixing platform and an extensive display of Meyer Sound products, including the groundbreaking new ULTRA-X40. The Sonic Lounge will be located at Portalhaus level Via, Room Frequenz 1. “Prolight + Sound…
The Adam Hall Academy opened its doors in mid June 2018. Since its successful beginning, numerous seminars and workshop participants have made use of the extensive and constantly growing training program of the Adam Hall Group in cooperation with the training institute DEAplus. From its inception, the Adam Hall Academy was linked with the new Experience Centers at the German headquarters of the Adam Hall Group in Hessian Neu-Anspach in order to ensure that the non-proprietary PROseminars in the fields of light, sound, rigging, video and media technology are as varied, practical, and effective as possible. Since then, the following…
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Four of the technical partners – Fisheye, Painting with Light, PRG Belgium and WIcreations – involved in the ground breaking 40-45 Spektakel Musical production being staged at the Pop-Up Theatre in Puurs, Belgium, by Studio 100 are featured in a Behind the Scenes (BTS) movie. Shot in 4K during the set up and first weeks of the production, the BTS movie features clips from the show itself plus extensive and exclusive interviews with director Frank Van Laecke, technical director Bart Caels (Tour Manager for Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds) from B-Art Production Design, creative lighting expert and video designer…
Starting 2 April until 5 April nearly the entire entertainment community comes together in one of the 12 halls during Prolight & Sound but also for the Musikmesse which is held simultaneously. This year Highlite will introduce some very interesting developments. Showtec is going to be present with various new products like a sturdy, powerful range of outdoor lighting solutions, an energy efficient blinder and a very special ‘Special FX’-unit which is nearly invisible. The Infinity Furion family has expanded and will showcase their latest addition which packs a true novelty. It is something that needs to be seen to…
Lighting / visual artist Christopher Bauder from Berlin based WHITEvoid was asked to reimagine his ground-breaking Mirror Mirror kinetic lighting installation for the 2019 world premiere of the new BMW 7 series which took place in Shanghai, China. He used 52 circular shaped Kinetic Lights mirror disks which worked in conjunction with 42 synchronised Robe Pointe moving lights plus one MegaPointe to stun the 500 VIP guests in the majestic former industrial environment of the West Bund Art Centre, Shanghai. Bauder was commissioned by show producers China Kingway for whom he’d previously delivered the initial Mirror Mirror in 2018 as a stand-alone…
