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Elation handles Professional Bull Riders Tour

The Professional Bull Riders Tour on the road for 10 months

Details: 14 March 2016

USA - As the lighting designer for the Professional Bull Riders Tour (PBR), Nelson Meeks faces some big challenges keeping his gear running smoothly during the PBR's intense 10-month national touring schedule.

Not only do the lighting products used on the PBR tour have to be tough enough to withstand flying soil and debris, they have a wide range of other demands placed on them too, says Meeks. The lighting must be "studio-friendly" enough to provide illumination for the sport's weekly televised events, as well as for photo and video shoots. Additionally, it must be able to light up live musical performances and guest artists that are part of the entertainment at PBR shows.

So when he expanded his rig for the 2011 tour, Meeks wanted lighting products that were both tou

The Studiomaster Horizon 2012 powered mixer

Studiomaster relaunches Horizon

Details: 14 March 2016

Germany - At this year's Prolight+Sound Studiomaster will launch its revamped Horizon 2012, a powered mixer.

The new Horizon 2012 sees the rebirth of the Horizon series, massively successful throughout the 1990s. Building on the heritage of the original Horizon mixers, the Horizon 2012 features new standards of portability, power, features and versatility, says the company.

The functional design incorporates carry straps, removable control cover and a retractable panel to angle the mixer for the best working position. The 12 input mixer can be used free standing or rackmounted. All

Australian Pink Floyd Show on the road again

Entec tours with Australian Pink Floyd

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - West London-based lighting and sound rental house Entec is supplying lighting, rigging and part of the visuals package, including a new - and the first in the UK - Green Hippo Grasshopper HD media server - to the current Australian Pink Floyd Show tour.

The band's lighting designer is Phil White and Entec has been involved with supplying the band since 2004.

Says Entec's Noreen O'Riordan, "We are very pleased with the evolving seven-year relationship we've had with the band and crew on this show. Every night each department delivers a high quality, faultless performance wi

Clay Paky lights 2011 Sanremo Music Festival

Details: 14 March 2016

Italy - Clay Paky was a leading player in the 2011 edition of the Sanremo Music Festival, which has been the biggest music event on Italian television now for over 60 years.

A total of 100 Clay Paky moving heads, including Alpha Profile 1500s, Alpha Profile 1200s, Alpha Beam 700s and Alpha Beam 300s, were installed around the whole theatre stage, to set off the artists' performances, together with the imposing LED wall.

The scenery, once again designed by architect Gaetano Castelli, had a futuristic appearance. The classic staircase was replaced by a long spiral ramp that looked alm

Phil Cummings (left) and Cavern co-owner Bill Heckle

Sennheiser UK at The Cavern Club

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Reopening in 1984 and including approximately 50% of the original site, the Liverpool Cavern's owners Bill Heckle and Dave Jones have shrewdly combined a vibrant live venue with the club's status as a tourist attraction.

Sennheiser UK is providing a wide range of equipment, including four channels of ew 500-935 G3 wireless microphones, four channels of ew 300 G3 wireless in-ear monitors, eight e 935 and four e 945 handheld mics, plus a complete set of 900 series wired mics for the club's three stages, comprising 905 and 904 tom mics, a 901 kick and 902 outer kick mics.

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