PLASA Focus Leeds takes place on Tuesday 9 and Wednesday 10 May at the Royal Armouries Leeds
UK - PLASA Focus Leeds opens its doors next week, 9-10 May at Royal Armouries, hosting a wealth of product launches and the latest UK debuts. A range of innovative technology will be showcased including Cadac’s CDC seven - the newest addition to its CDC series digital console line; Martin Audio’s Wavefront Precision Series - a new generation of multi-purpose line arrays, Shure’s Axient Digital Wireless System; Robe’s LEDBeam 150; d&b audiotechnik’s 24S and 24S-D and 21S-SUB point source installation loudspeakers, not to mention Philips Vari-Lite’s new VL6000 Beam mid-air effects fixture; Nexo’s extraordinary GEO M10 mid-size line array; RCF’s HDL 6-A new mini line array and Chauvet’s Maverick MK3 Wash.

Cliff Dounting, UK General manager, CHAUVET Professional says: "We are especially excited to showcase the new Maverick MK3 Wash at PLASA Focus Leeds. The fixture raises the bar on output, colour consistency and pixel effects, and thanks to its 27 (40 W) Osram RGBW LEDs, the Maverick MK3 Wash offers powerful wash effects for all applications." Cliff adds: "PLASA Focus Leeds continues to be a crucially important show for CHAUVET, and we look forward to demonstrating all our recently introduced fixtures – including the Maverick MK1 Spot and ÉPIX Strip IP LED – to new and existing customers alike.” 


Chris Toulmin, PLASA’s director of events comments: “If these exciting products weren’t enough, for the first time at PLASA Focus Leeds you can learn more about Dante networking by Audinate, participate in a BBC Yorkshire Tour, and discover the very latest industry insights at the free-to-attend seminar programme. We are also pleased to be working in collaboration with the Production Services Association (PSA) to deliver the first in a series of panel discussions highlighting the emotional and psychological issues faced by so many in the entertainment and creative industries as part of their working lives.”
The Dante Networking Event hosted by Audinate includes presentations, training workshops and live table-top displays from sponsors including Bose, d&b audiotechnik, Focusrite, Out Board (TiMax SoundHub) and Roland. This event is recommended to anyone involved with the installation of networked audio systems including design consultants, system integrators and live sound engineers.

PLASA Shows are renowned for industry leading seminar content, providing the opportunity for the industry to further their professional development and stay up to date with the latest technologies. Some of the highlights on offer include:
‘Pro Audio Panel: Is Point Source Fighting Back?’ - Line array has had it all its own way for too long: the applications for point source loudspeakers are many and varied and some of the best designs are represented in the North of England. Chaired by Phil Ward hosting Douglas Jones - Danley Sound Labs, John Newsham - Funktion One and Jon Burton.

‘The Challenges of Lighting Performances in Non-traditional Spaces’ - The Association of Lighting Designers will explore performance outside the confines of a “traditional” built theatre using case studies of work based in and around Leeds and the recent Transform Festival as examples.
‘Visualisation at The Royal Opera House’ by James Simpson, Lighting Visualiser, The Royal Opera House talking about some of the latest projects from The ROH, how it is achieved technically and a brief look into the future of visualisation technology. James will also be talking for the first time about an exciting new R&D project being developed at the ROH.

PLASA Focus Leeds takes place on Tuesday 9 and Wednesday 10 May at the Royal Armouries Leeds and is an important meeting place for the live entertainment industry. To find out more visit leeds.plasafocus.com
(LSi Online)


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