DPA Microphoneshas expanded the remit of its Spanish distributor SeeSoundto encompass Portugal. Nacho Alberdi, CEO of SeeSound, said: “We see a lot of potential for their equipment in this new market.” www.dpamicrophones.comwww.seesound.es
Allen & Heathhas named XLRas its distributor in Luxembourg and Belgium. A fledgling operation, XLR’s team is well established in the pro-audio business as it is owned by Louis Lukusa and Jan De Brucker, who previously worked at ASC, Allen & Heath’s former distributor for the region. www.allen-heath.com
Ashly Audiohas appointed Tau Audio Solutions as its distributor in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. Tau has been supplying audio comms systems to the Benelux region for 15 years. www.ashly.comwww.tau.nl
Martin Audiohas created a web portal dedicated to its Multi-cellular Loudspeaker Array, to share the ins and outs of the technology. The portal is split into two access areas: a public portal, which is now live, and a private portal for MLA rental companies and trained technicians. www.martin-audio.com
By Dave Robinson/ Erica Basnicki
RENTAL HOUSE giants Wigwam Acoustics, Capital Sound and Sound Linear (Germany) have all confirmed significant purchases of Nexo’s STM Series sound reinforcement system. STM (Scale Through Modularity) was launched at Prolight + Sound last year, and steers away from the usual line array considerations, presenting users with a modular, ‘Swiss army knife’ approach to PA design. Wigwam’s system comprises 48 STM M46 main cabinets, 48 B112 bass cabinets and 48 S118 sub bass units – identical to that ordered by Capital Sound, the first in the UK to take delivery of an STM system in January. Both companies worked
closely with Nexo to inform what they wanted from a new PA system. “Their engineers really listened, went away and came up with the STM concept as opposed to just bringing out another cabinet design that none
FRANCE/UNITED KINGDOM/GERMANY Nexo scores STM sale hat-trick
loudspeaker system, which is the element that generally ‘gets you the show’, is working constantly. Prep costs money and this system just requires configuration between projects, with no rebuilds necessary.” Meanwhile in northern
The Wigwam team Craig Burns, Alex Hadjigeorgiou, Rob Priddle, Francois Deffarges (Nexo), ‘Ginger’ Joe Murphy, Stuart Kerrison (Nexo), Joe Cross, Phil Goldsworthy and Denis Baudier (Nexo)
of us really wanted,” said Wigwam’s Chris Hill. “We’ll be working closely with Capital Sound at how we’ll package it as a system,” continued Hill. “We have lots of ideas for it, and we’ll be putting our own mark on it before we’re in a position to move it forward and make it available to our customers.” Reflecting on his experience of
working with Nexo, Hill added: “Well, after working with other French manufacturers they were excellent to work with.”
At Capital Sound, components
of its system will be introduced initially on small-scale events, ramping up during summer 2013 to larger projects that will enable engineers to get to grips with its full capabilities. “With profit margins being
squeezed, it’s crucial for the success of rental companies to get the maximum flexibility from their inventories,” said Capital’s general manager, Paul Timmins. “As digital consoles become inflexible due to personal choice, it’s more important that the
Westfalia, rental house Sound Linear has completed a run of gigs with its new system – the first in Germany – acquired from distributor audiovation. “Before we got the STM, we had to transport two systems around with us to handle the different venues on the tour, ranging in size from 2,000 to 12,000 people, and we had to change for every show,” said Sound Linear’s system tech Jonas Telesch. “The FOH engineer also had to change his way of mixing every day because he had a different PA. With STM, we’re hanging the same system in a bigger or smaller configuration, yet the sound is consistent.” n www.audiovation.dewww.capital-sound.co.ukwww.nexo.frwww.sound-linear.de