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NMK hosts Roland Roadshow in Oman

Details: 14 March 2016

Oman - Roland Professional distributors in the region, Nicolas Kyvernitis Electronics Enterprises has recently hosted the first Roland Roadshow in Muscat, Oman. The event, which attracted professionals from the AV industry included individuals from installation companies, live sound rental firms and broadcast integrators.

"The response to our first Roland Roadshow has been clearly positive with the many attendees that participated during the one day event," commented Richie Hiranandani, marketing manager. "With the introduction of video in our portfolio, this opened new doors for us."

(Jim Evans)

Picture Caption: "NMK's Moswain Antao, Roland Video Specialist during one of the three sessions"

dbTechnologies on track for Supercross

Details: 14 March 2016

The Netherlands - dBTechnologies' DVA line array was the loudspeaker system used at the indoor Supercross Championships at Zeelandhalls, Goes this year. The event's sound technology was organised by Post Audio, an event management company which has an 18 year history with the Zeeland Motorsport Foundation.

Owner of Post Audio, Michel Kamphius reports, "This was the first time we had used dBTechnologies gear for this particular event. You can imagine the unbelievable sound these motorbikes make in the hall, so it was imperative that we find a compact and flexible system that would be able to deliver a constant SPL of 106dB across the three banks of seating. I'm pleased to say, the dBTechnologies system handled it really well and the organisers were really impressed with its performance."

Reputed to be one of the biggest indoor motocross events in Europe, the Supercros

EM Acoustics expands into Sweden

Details: 14 March 2016

Sweden/UK - Two years ago, EM Acoustics announced the appointment of leading Danish professional audio distribution company, Alfa Audio, as EM Acoustics' exclusive distribution partner for Denmark and Finland. In the wake of the considerable success of Alfa Audio in those territories, the agreement is to extend into Sweden with the support of Alfa Audio's parent company, Arva Trading.

According to EM Acoustics' operations director, Mike Wheeler, having proved themselves in the Danish and Finnish markets, Alfa Audio was the logical choice to extend operations into Sweden. "They've done a great job for us so far," said Wheeler. "It's been beneficial for us to be a part of the impressive roster of top quality pro audio brands in their portfolio, and Alfa Audio has benefitted from representing EM Acoustics as it has broadened their field of application and enabled the

LumenRadio breaks records at Prolight+Sound

Details: 14 March 2016

Germany - LumenRadio reports that it broke the company's previous attendance records at this year's Prolight+Sound in Frankfurt with several thousand German and international visitors to the stand; part of German CRMX distributor LMP's extremely busy village.

Two new products and a dozen new OEM and project partners, among them some of the largest players in the lighting industry, were revealed in conjunction with the show. Over 1200 new catalogues with new reference installations and projects were distributed to lighting professionals, manufacturers, distributors, and partners during the four day exhibition.

An example of wireless OEM products on display at the show was Philips Entertainment's new Vari-Lite and Selecon fixtures. Philips has developed a solution that makes it possible to add LumenRadio's CRMX wireless DMX and RDM capabilities to any of their new fixtures. The

Sharp backs Tour of Britain

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - SweetSpot Group has confirmed Sharp Electronics as Official Broadcast Sponsors for The Tour of Britain's ITV coverage this September.

Following on from their partnership in 2010, Sharp will also continue as Official Electronics Partner to The Tour of Britain, the UK's biggest professional cycle race and largest free-to-spectate sporting event, and The Halfords Tour Series.

Paul Hide, Sharp managing director, commented, "The last 18 months have seen us establish our position in UK pro-cycling, and we are now looking to build on that. As the premier UK pro event, The Tour of Britain is the perfect platform for us, and we'll be looking to bring our technological expertise to the race this year, providing insights that can deepen the fans' enjoyment and engagement."

As a part of the deal Sharp will showcase their technological excellence to a wide audience across

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