In this newsletter: Prolight + Sound a huge success; High End reveals new hardware; Selecon makes a splash; A&T Trade brings the revellers out in force.

Another year and better than ever. The attendance of 108,000 visitors from 120 countries (an increase of 6% over last year) to Frankfurt's International Musikmesse and Prolight + Sound is sensational. With around 38,000 visitors from abroad, both fairs reached a 35 percent degree of international participation.

Besides Germany, it was the European countries Austria, Belgium, France, Italy, The Netherlands, Sweden, Spain, Switzerland, and UK who were primarily represented, along with strong contingents from the US, Japan, South Korea and Israel.

Review of Prolight + Sound 2007

High End has released its new Road Hog automated lighting console.

Based on HES subsidiary Flying Pig Systems' Wholehog software running under Windows XP Embedded, the Road Hog features 2048 DMX control channels and two touch-screens for controlling functions and displaying data.

Designed for speed and affordability, the Road Hog lets you create, edit, play and manage lighting display to suit practically any purpose.

High End press release

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The Very Little Theatre in Eugene, Oregon is one of the oldest and most successful community theatres in the country. Currently in its 78th season of continuous production, it is putting on a four-week run of the award-winning musical Man of La Mancha, with book by Dale Wasserman and music and lyrics by Mitch Leigh and Joe Darion.

The Theatre runs primarily on volunteer labour. It is entirely self supporting, with a season subscription base of about 1400 patrons. The main performance hall seats 220 people plus a second "black box" performance and meeting space (Stage Left) which seats up to 100, depending on how things are staged.

Six Selecon Huis deliver the colour wash shown in the photo. The units are placed one up-stage; three mid-stage and one on each side of the proscenium.

Link to Selecon press release

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A new nightclub has opened in a town in northern Russia.

The Arena Club, built on the site of an old cinema in Severomorsk, near Murmansk, is fitted with a full dynamic lighting rig supplied by Martin Professional.

Martin distributor A&T Trade, Inc. renovated the existing building, stripping out the projection equipment and seats but keeping the shell intact. It installed a two-level truss equipped with MAC 250 Kryptons and MAC 250 Washes, as well as strobes, foggers and effect generators.

The DJ controls the setup via a lighting console, which can be pre-programmed with patterns to suit the playlist.

The result has been a success, making the Arena Club one of the most successful and cutting-edge venues in the region.

Case study on Martin Professional web site

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The definitive entertainment technology showcase for the North of England.

The region's only exhibition of professional light, sound, music, audio visual systems integration technologies.

The inaugural Middle East Lighting Design Awards event.

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