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tarm Showlaser lights up the Nürburgring

During the 24-hour race, tarm Showlaser projected laser graphics on to the castle ruins

Details: 14 March 2016

Germany - The 24-hour race on the Nürburgring ended with a victory for Porsche. The Manthey Racing team's drivers came out on top after completing 156 laps on the legendary Nordschleife.

During the race, tarm Showlaser GmbH projected large-format laser graphics on the castle ruins, under contract to the Stuttgart-based agency, Silkroad.

The Porsche logo, a silhouette of the Nürburg and animated laser effects were blazed against the night sky by a pair of full-colour, 25W lasers.

(Jim Evans)

Cristian Arroyo of Rosco Iberica is to take on an expanded role

Dual role for Cristian Arroyo at Rosco

Details: 14 March 2016

Spain - Rosco Europe has announced that Cristian Arroyo of Rosco Iberica is to take on an expanded role within the company from 1 July 2011. Arroyo's new position is a dual role consisting of business development manager - South Europe and European textiles manager.

As business development manager - South Europe, Arroyo will be responsible for developing Rosco markets in Italy, Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo and Israel. In doing so he will be taking over the territories previously handled by Margie Heymann who steps back from 30 years of account management to focus on European colour filter production management. Arroyo and Heymann will work closely together over the next six months to ensure a smooth transition of responsibilities.

As European textiles manager, Arroyo will focus on Rosco's aim of generating signif

Genelec has updated its 8000 Series monitors to include new colour options

Genelec adds colour to 8000 Series

Details: 14 March 2016

Finland - Genelec has updated its 8000 Series monitors to include new contemporary colour options. The new finishes add a touch of style to the series while retaining the traditional strengths of the leading 2-way monitor series on the market, says the company.

"During its years on the market, the 8000 Series has become the benchmark for active monitoring loudspeakers" says Terho Savolainen, marketing manager of Genelec Oy. "With its combination of excellent performance and user-friendly features the range is a popular monitoring choice across a range of disciplines; studio, broadcast, installed event and fixed installation.

"This popularity has extended into the home studio market where aesthetic considerations can be a persuasive influence. We've responded to this trend by updating the colour palette of the range with some new contemporary finishes specif

Christie wins innovation award

Details: 14 March 2016

USA - The Christie YK100 won the title of Most Innovative New Product at the InfoComm/Rental & Staging New Product Awards ceremony held in Orlando, Florida.

The Christie YK100 single-arm yoke system is designed for use with the Christie M Series and Christie LX1500 projectors, offering brightness levels ranging from 5700 to 15,000 ANSI lumens and a choice between 3-chip DLP and 3LCD technologies. DMX512 protocol manages projector movement and control - empowering users to integrate and control lighting equipment and video projectors easily with the same console. Another advantage of the Christie YK100 design is its quick lock system. This interchangeable head system lets users replace the video projector with another Christie projector or Xenon light - on the same yoke.

Installed at ground level or rigged to truss, Christie Nitro Solutions are designed for video projection map

Fairlight's Peter Van Workum and Marcel Zandbergen

Lynx Pro Audio appoints Dutch distributor

Details: 14 March 2016

The Netherlands - Fairlight has been appointed the new official distributor of Lynx Pro Audio products in the Netherlands. Fairlight made contact with Lynx Pro Audio at Frankfurt in April and went to Valencia for meetings and to demo the product range.

Peter Van Workum, Fairlight director said: "On paper the Lynx products looked really impressive so we decided to take a trip to Spain to see if they sounded as good as we thought. We were not disappointed. We were very impressed not only with the LX Line Arrays but also the ADP touring range and the QB Install series. We placed a substantial stock order and enough material to set up a demo room here in Holland.

Lynx's Ben Sinclair commented: "We are very pleased to be working with Fairlight. They are a very professional team with many years' experience in the Dutch market and they know their stuff. I am confident they

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