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Roland M-5000 mixer wins at mipa/pipa Awards

Peter Heath; head of ProAV Europe; Nico Suarez, tech & education support ProAV Europe; Katsuo Kimoto, manager overseas ales ProAV; Tsuyoshi Mitera, sales kanager ProAV Europe, and Simon Kenning, sales manager UK.

Details: 14 March 2016

Germany - The Roland O.H.R.C.A M-5000 Console has won the award for Best Mixing System (Live) at the pipa/Prolight & Sound International Press Awards - voted into first place by the global press.

Representatives from Roland Japan and Roland Europe picked up their accolade at the mipa/pipa awards ceremony attended by more than 300 press, manufacturers and distributors from around the world.

Commenting on the success of the M-5000, Peter Heath, head of Roland ProAV in Europe said: "We are incredibly proud to win this award against tough and established competitors such as Midas and Soundcraft. Recognition at this level and in this category is a tremendous achievement."

This year was the second time that the pipa/Prolight & Sound International Press Awards have been pre

The Robe team at Prolight+Sound, Frankfurt, April 2015.

Robe enjoys 'fantastic' Prolight+Sound 2015

Details: 14 March 2016

Germany - Robe enjoyed another mega busy and successful Prolight+Sound expo in Frankfurt, with the launch of 10 new products and four hyperactive days on the booth in Hall 11 at the Messe exhibition centre.

This was preceded by Robe's sixth biennial International Distributor Conference, staged a day ahead of the exhibition at the Dorint Hotel Frankfurt Niederrad, and attended by over 150 Robe distributors from around the world. The conference detailed the company's growth trajectory over the last two years, highlighting the trends and outlining strategies for the next five years and beyond.

The hard work, creativity and productivity of the top performing distributors were recognized in a series of awards, and the event proved an ideal precursor and motivator for the exhibition where Robe' colourful booth featured multi-lingual staff communicating in over 20 different languages

Maroon 5 launched their World Tour 2015 in Dallas and will finish in Auckland, New Zealand (© Lewis Lee courtesy Maroon 5)

Maroon 5 tour the globe with grandMA2

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USA - LA band Maroon 5 has kicked off their World Tour 2015 with two grandMA2 full-size consoles controlling lighting and video elements. Maroon 5 launched its World Tour 2015 in Dallas and will finish in Auckland, New Zealand. The tour is in support of the band's fifth album, V which was released last year.

LeRoy Bennett, the production designer for the tour, has branded the stage with strong 'V' motifs, inspired by the album artwork, incorporated into the trussing and transparent set pieces. Lighting and video create a dynamic, constantly changing environment on an arrow-shaped stage.

Plexiglass panels, filled with special effects smoke, act as upstage display surfaces for video content while the downstage stage was constructed as a giant, hollow plexiglass 'fishbowl' that could also be filled with smoke and lit with 20 Clay Paky Sharpy Washes. The ceiling structure h

Orbital Sound joins Nexo network

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UK - Nexo has announced that Orbital Sound is to become the UK's full-service Main Dealer and Approved Rental Partner for Nexo sound reinforcement technology, carrying in-demand systems such as STM Series and GEO M6 in its hire stock.

The appointment of Orbital as the UK's Main Dealer, offering sales, installation, rental and service, is a key stage in Nexo's on-going process of restructuring and refining its sales channels in the UK to reflect the changing landscape of this influential market. "The addition of a company like Orbital with its heavyweight status has allowed us to rebalance the Nexo network and consolidate our pricing, all to the advantage of the customer," says Gareth Collyer, Nexo's UK Sales Manager.

Established in 1993, Orbital has grown to become a major supplier of sound and communication systems and design solutions for the theatre, live event, c

Nexo appoints Alain Boone as European sales director

Details: 14 March 2016

France - Nexo has announced the appointment of Alain Boone who joins the international sales team in the role of European sales director. Alain has had a long-standing relationship with Nexo as he has spent the last 18 years as the live sound account manager at Audio XL, distributor of Nexo products in Belgium. Extremely well-connected with the live sound and broadcasting communities in his native Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, Alain was responsible for sales of a wide-ranging portfolio of high-tech audio and network technologies, including the Harman brands of JBL, Soundcraft and BSS, as well as the Nexo and Auvitran brands.

With more than 25 years' experience as a live sound engineer, covering festivals and tours with Front 242, Primal Scream, Ziggy Marley, and The Wailers with Jimmy Cliff, Alain is a natural choice to spearhead Nexo sales in Europe. Working closely

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