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Lawo integrates Innovason brand in their portfolio

Posted on Friday, November 25th, 2011

Rastatt, Germany – In the wake of a lengthy restructuring process, the French company Innovason SAS has been dissolved. The good news is that the Innovason brand has been saved by Lawo AG who now owns all the product and trademark rights. The move, which follows Lawo’s acquisition of the majority shareholding back in April 2008, marks the end of a juridical process which resulted in the liquidation of Innovason …

Roland fire up the Deloitte Ignite Festival

Posted on Sunday, November 13th, 2011

Deloitte recently returned to the Royal Opera House for the fourth year running with their annual contemporary arts festival – The Deloitte Ignite Festival – this time curated by internationally renowned director Mike Figgis. The three day festival, which takes over every corner of the Royal Opera House in London’s Covent Garden, invites people to listen to opinions, watch performances and films, and view the current trends in fashion and …

Roland Systems Group on tour with Toyah Willcox!

Posted on Sunday, November 13th, 2011

Roland Systems Group on tour with Toyah Willcox!
Roland Systems Group (RSG) products are currently touring the country with one of the most familiar faces in British rock – Toyah Willcox. Toyah kicked off the final leg of her autumn tour, ‘From Sheep Farming To Anthem 2011’ at the beginning of October in Southampton to rave reviews and the hotly-anticipated concerts will see Toyah perform a selection of material from her …

FOM Fest rocks with Eclipse

Posted on Monday, June 13th, 2011

Plougoumelen, France – The weekend of 20th-22nd May saw the inaugural edition of the Friends Of Mine festival held against the stunning backdrop of Capesthorne Hall near Manchester. FOM Fest boasted a fantastic line-up for a first-time festival. Organisers had no hesitation in drawing from the rich pickings of the Mancunian music scene over the years with acts such as Kid British, Badly Drawn Boy, The Buzzcocks, The Fall, Dutch …

APG headlines at FOM Fest with Uniline

Posted on Monday, June 13th, 2011

Paris, France – APG’s line array system, Uniline, was deemed a resounding success after its first outdoor UK appearance at FOMFEST (The Friends Of Mine Festival) Manchester over the weekend of 20th-22nd May. Uniline was in excellent company on the main stage with Mancunian legends such as the Charlatans, the Buzzcocks, Bad Lieutenant, The Cribs, The Fall, and many more over the course of the three days. APG was also …

Red Square Audio takes Apex Intelli-X 2 to FOMFest

Posted on Friday, May 13th, 2011

Two Intelli-X2 48 audio system management devices graced the main stage of the latest festival to come out of the Manchester music scene, FOMFest (Friends of Mine Festival).
With its routes in Manchester’s club land, where it began as a club night for new bands and singersongwriters, FOM’s cult following has grown to such an extent that a festival was the next logical step, which has launched FOM firmly into the …

Apex Intelli-X² Delves Into The Archive

Posted on Tuesday, April 26th, 2011

With a repertoire combining progressive rock, ambient, electronica, trip hop and many others, London-based ‘musical collective’ Archive is a band unafraid to experiment with the very latest sonic developments. One of the newest innovations adopted by band front of house engineer Spike Jones is an Apex Intelli-X² processor.
British audiences are traditionally more reserved about ‘challenging’ music, but Archive’s live shows are extremely popular in continental Europe. On the band’s latest …

The Sky’s The Limit For Apex At Altitude

Posted on Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010

Located on the top floor of London’s Millbank Tower, venue Altitude London offers superb panoramic views of the city and beyond, adding an extra dimension to corporate and private events. With four separate spaces able to host a variety of functions, keeping noise levels down is a priority. This has been solved by the installation of four Apex Audio Argos units.
“We host a wide range of events, which often involve …

Apex Audio gives Oliver! a fresh Twist

Posted on Monday, November 1st, 2010

The Dutch-language version of Lionel Bart’s musical presented a glorious opportunity to première the new Intelli-X248 digital audio system management device, considers Marc Maes
The Apex Audio Intelli-X248 was presented first at the 2010 PLASA show in Earls Court, and takes a step further along the path of the original Intelli-series controllers launched some 10 years ago.
Guido Olischlager, FOH operator, has been a loyal user of the first Intelli- X series …

APG reinforces Fun Lovin’ Criminals

Posted on Sunday, October 24th, 2010

Paris, France – Alternative NY hip hop/funksters, the Fun Lovin’ Criminals, are currently on tour in Europe for the first time in three years with their new album, Classic Fantastic. Paul Nicholson of Red Square Audio was asked to specify the PA for two of their UK dates – the Arena in St Albans and City Hall, Salisbury. Nicholson opted for a full APG Uniline compact line array system complete …

Plus 4 Audio invests in DX12 from APG

Posted on Saturday, October 23rd, 2010

Paris, France – Plus 4 Audio is one of the leading suppliers of PA and monitor systems to the UK TV industry. Operating out of Surbiton in Surrey, Plus 4 Audio serves the London Studios, Fountain Studios, Maidstone Studios and the BBC as well as various OB events with shows such as Dancing on Ice, Mercury Music Prize, Must be the Music, Over the Rainbow, Strictly Come Dancing and Sports …

Eclipse tours with Xavier Rudd and Clair Brothers

Posted on Friday, October 22nd, 2010

Australian surf/roots artist Xavier Rudd is currently in the middle of his “Koonyum Sun” world tour which spans the UK, North America, Australia and Europe. The European and US legs of the tour are being handled by Concert Sound Clair and Clair Brothers respectively. Concert Sound supplied an Innovason Eclipse digital mixing console for monitors for the first UK part of the tour and Clair Brothers has supplied one for …

Innovason presents new SR-16 mini stagebox at PLASA 2010

Posted on Saturday, September 25th, 2010

The SR-16 is a brand new remotely-controllable 16-in/16-out EtherSound stagebox from Innovason. Based on the proven technology behind Digigram’s AQONDA device, SR-16 offers extremely high quality audio control with state-of-the-art mic preamps in a compact and costeffective 2U format.
SR-16 is capable of transforming up to sixteen analog audio channels into as many EtherSound signals and injecting them into an EtherSound network (any topology). All of the components are of extremely …

Innovason launches Nova 2.0 software for Eclipse

Posted on Saturday, September 25th, 2010

Inn 107 Nova 2.0

Innovason announces support of Neumann’s Solution-D Series digital microphones for Eclipse

Posted on Saturday, September 25th, 2010

Inn 106 Solution-D mics

APG launches SPWX, a new dedicated analogue processor for DX Series

Posted on Friday, September 24th, 2010

In keeping with its commitment to offer the widest possible choice of solutions for audio professionals, APG has launched a brand new analogue processor dedicated exclusively to stage monitoring applications with their new DX Series multipurpose loudspeakers. Developed with the idea of cost-optimisation in mind, the SPWX offers a simple, yet extremely high quality processing solution for the DX Series speakers in monitor applications in a cost-effective format.
The SPWX12/15 is …