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SHOWREPORT
Prolight + Sound 2016 Show Report By NookSchoenfeld
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he 2016 Prolight + Sound and Musikmesse exhibitions swapped physical locations this year, and instead of being held concurrently, the show dates were staggered, with Prolight + Sound running April 5-8 and Musikmesse held April 7-10. It’s part of the organizer’s re-launch of Musikmesse from a trade fair to more of a consumer music event and festival. Not everyone was happy with the changes, of course, but that didn’t hurt the overall stats for Prolight + Sound — which enjoyed an increase in total exhibitors (from 920 to 940) and a 16 percent increase in the exhibition display area. And as ever, there were plenty of technological advances on show. Here are some highlights.
Chauvet unveiled three fixtures in the new Maverick line and a new Rogue strip.
Christie had their big boy, the Boxer 4K30, among other projectors.
Chroma-Q offered their Space Force, a revolutionary soft light.
Clay Paky had some great new fixtures along with their brand new logo.
CM showed their single-sleeved 2-ton chain hoist.
Coolux and their Pandora’s Box media server joined the Christie family.
CreateLED had a 3D cube of video and the new curvable L Airwave 3 tile.
DeSisti had their line of LED Fresnels on display for everyone to see.
D.T.S. featured the Katana, a three-headed strip light with individual control.
DuraTruss displayed some sexy truss angles and great torm racks.
Elation was offering all kinds of new stuff, including this Platinum 7 wash.
ETC Lustr LED pars were displayed along with other recent products at the show.
Eyevis had some high quality video LCD displays at their booth.
GLP displayed their new GT-1 470W hybrid fixture with no base.
Green Hippo was on hand to demo their Hippotizer 4.1 software.
SGM had a hard rocking booth and some new strobe/LED wash lights as well.
Absen was showing their impressive 1.6mm video tile and other products.
ADJ displayed some pixel mappable products that are great for clubs.
Altman showed their line of Pegasus conventionals, including this Fresnel.
Analog Way’s Ascender 48 is a seamless switcher designed for ease of use.
Antari released the new updated snow machine called the S-320.
Apollo Design Technology featured their series of printed and glass gobos.
AV Stumpfl presented their Wings media server with 3D projection mapping.
Avolites displayed Titan, Arena and Ai servers and featured their Titan v10 OS.
Ayrton’s innovations continue with their AlienPix-RS fixture.
Barco showed the EC-200 Event Controller for Barco processors.
Blackmagic Design’s video production gear included this ATEM 4K switcher.
ChainMaster displayed their line of Vario Lift hoists and controller.
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High End Systems brought their Solaspot Pro 1000 and Solawash FX1000 fixtures to Germany.
Indu Electric left little room to doubt that their power distros are IP65 rated water resistant.
INFiLED had a slick, interactive LED video dance floor to turn everyday footwear into disco shoes.
Jands debuted the Stage CL controller, specifically designed for running a small LED lighting rig.
JB Lighting presented show attendees with a great wall of lights that included their PR7, an LED CYM spot fixture.
Kinesys presented their motion control motor system and Velocity 2 controller.
KVANT Lasers displayed their sharp beams along with the latest in laser imaging at their booth.
Laserworld had a booth with several of their distributors featured along with their wide range of products.
Le Maitre featured their G300 Smoke machine and other foggers at their stand.
Harmony needs balance, silence, and quality of light.
LitePanels showed off their line of white light fixtures designed for film, TV and video applications.
SCENIUS The sound of light
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Music spreads into the surrounding silence, and a harmonious light radiates into the darkness of the scene. In a play on perfect symmetries, light too varies its tones. Balanced intensities, soft shades, vivid colors, perfect white, accurate wash, fancy shapes...
Look Solutions’ Unique 2.1 Hazer and Cryo Gate were among the featured products at their booth.
Listen: this is the Scenius, the harmonious sound of light.
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MA Lighting packed the booth with dot2 consoles and people interested in giving them a try.
Madrix software was everywhere, it seemed, controlling large banks of LEDs at the show.
Martin Professional had a large mob crowding the booth to check out their new hybrid, the Axiom, and other gear.
Milos, Litec and their Area 4 Industries showed off their truss and rigging capabilities.
Robe had a wall of products including the expanding BMFL series and more.
Robert Juliat’s Dalais strip light demonstates amazing cyc coverage
ROE Visual’s Vanish 25mm LED product appeared, then did its vanishing act, at the company’s booth.
Rosco displayed their SILK softlites and LED tape.
ModTruss was on site to show off their unique truss system and also their chain track banners.
Osram featured their bulbs and line of Kreios fixtures.
Pangolin showed off their control systems for lasers and imaging with beams.
Philips Vari-Lite presented the bright and powerful VL4000 BeamWash fixture.
Serapid was on hand to show their chain driven lift system.
Wireless Solutions showed all kinds of way to distribute signals at shows.
Showtec displayed their Infinity line of fixtures along with a vast array of other product offerings.
Stagemaker presented the SR1000 series hoist, which features a double brake system.
PR Lighting’s XR 1000 with framing was just one of many products featured at their booth.
Steinigke’s FutureLight Wave was included in the wall of lights presented at their stand.
The PRG exhibit filled the Festhalle with an amazing show.
Syncrolite’s new SyncroMite combines a Xenon source with the form factor of a traditional moving light.
Prolyte showed off products including their line of ProLyft chain hoists.
TMB had some great gadgets on display at their booth, including the Solaris Flare Jr. shown here.
RC4 Wireless’ Sean Dane, left, with Jim Smith showed off the company’s new LumenDimPix and LumenDimIO products.
TourPro showed a few fixtures including this new s500 hybrid beam/wash fixture.
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