Australia - Country Arts SA is one of South Australia's largest arts organisations, providing arts and services across regional South Australia through a range of arts programs and initiatives, the management of performing and visual arts venues, and the provision of grant funding which supports the creative endeavours of communities and individuals.

Each year Country Arts SA tours national and international productions that entertain, challenge and stimulate a wide variety of audiences in their five performing arts centres in Mount Gambier, Port Pirie, Renmark, Noarlunga and Whyalla.

Recently the Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre in Mount Gambier became home to a new ETC Ion 1000 lighting console which will enable them to provide fully integrated control of conventional and moving li

USA - Packed seminars, busy booths and new product launches confirmed PLASA Focus: Austin as an unmissable industry event for Texas.

Over 700 attendees gathered on the show floor at the Palmer Events Centre to see over 50 of the biggest brands showcasing the latest products and technology. High End Systems launched Version 2.0 of Hog Software, to be used in conjunction with their HOG4 range of lighting consoles; Aeson Event Technologies launched the RPM Wash 720, a new 7x15W LED moving head; Martin Professional had two new products on their booth; the MAC Viper Quadray and the Jem Ready 365 Hazer; and Group One had some of the latest products from Avolites, DiGiCo and ElektraLite on display.

The free to attend Professional Development Programme was as popular as ever, with sessions offered from some of the industry's leading talents including the Eurovision Song Contest's Tech

UK - This autumn sees the return of Stage Electrics annual regional exhibitions in Newcastle and Manchester and is aimed at amateurs, students, professionals and technician working in education, the arts, theatre, broadcast and entertainment. Over 25 of the industry's leading manufacturers of audio, lighting, video and staging equipment will be there to offer them a warm welcome.

New exhibitors for 2013 sees 5 Star Cases, Doughty and Le Maitre joining ETC, ARRI, Sennheiser, Rosco, EM Acoustics, DiGiCo, Martin Professional, Pulsar, AnalogWay, Philips Selecon, Strand and Vari*Lite, Yamaha, RCF, Avolites, Zero 88, Chauvet, Highlite, Swisson, Lee Filters, GDS, Prolyte and Ambersphere who will be displaying Clay Paky, MA Lighting and Robert Juliat.

These one day events will be at Newcastle College on 22 October and Royal Northern College of Music on 24 October, are designed to crea

Argentina - Prolyte Group announces that TSD Group has joined its partner network to become its distributing partner for Argentina. The partnership was unofficially engaged at InfoComm, where Daniel Lema, managing director from TSD met Prolyte representatives to discuss the last details of the partnership.

Already having a loyal partner network in a number of Latin-American countries, Prolyte Group is becoming a key brand in the region. Having Buenos Aires-based TSD on-board to represent the Prolyte products, means Prolyte products now are available from stock in Argentina as well.

Lee Brooks, CCO for Prolyte, comments on the partnership with TSD: "The addition of Argentina to our Latin American partner network is a great asset. TSD are known for their expertise and commitment to the brands they represent and have a renowned after-sales service. The quality and support th

UK - XL Video are the multi-award winning AV experts responsible for the projection of video director Richard Turner's innovative video display on Roger Waters' The Wall Live concert tour.

To help XL Video bring the shows to life, forty units of Panasonic 20,000 lumens PT-DZ21KE and PT-DS20KE projectors are being installed into the grand scale stadiums and arenas, as the musician delivers 27 electrifying rendition performances across Europe running until autumn 2013.

Roger Waters comments on the technology of the show, "This wide wall stadium show couldn't have been done 40 years ago. We couldn't have filled the space in a way that would have been emotionally, musically and theatrically satisfying. Technology has changed. Now we can."

The Panasonic PT-DZ21 models project exceptional brightness levels and crystal clear imagery onto the colossal 20,000 sq.ft o

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