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Pro Audio Systems deployed its flagship Meyer Sound MILO system for the switch-on of Bradford’s Christmas lights


Branching out with Blynk By Erica Basnicki


BRADFORD, UK-BASED Pro Audio Systems has formed a new commercial division and launched a ‘brand makeover’ for its existing businesses. Blynk Digital Media now takes its place alongside a re-vamped Pro Audio Systems in the group’s portfolio of operating divisions. Managing director Brian Lumb commented: “Blynk Digital Media gives us the ideal vehicle to take the expertise and products we’ve assembled in creating


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really sophisticated integrated systems to a whole new range of clients. The whole vibe is completely different, as these mostly corporate clients are looking for complete multimedia solutions rather than specific equipment. It’s been a steep learning curve for us but really exciting and a golden opportunity to develop our business against an economic background that isn’t obviously ideal for growth. Best of all, Pro Audio Systems continues to go from strength to strength alongside the new division – it’s all good!’ www.blynkgroup.com


NEXO SPEAKERSprovided the sound for this year’s Top of the Mountain Opening Concert to mark the start of the ski season in Ischgl, in the south Tyrol. The concert drew a crowd of 18,000 to the outdoor arena to see Canadian rock group Nickelback take to the stage. On the riser were regular Nickelback front-of-house engineer Orris Henry III and system tech David Quigley, currently on a Greatest Hits world tour with the band. The front-of-


house PA was a Nexo STM modular line array system, provided by Fantasy Event Engineering of Austria. Additions to the main STM hang included GEO-T delay towers at 60m and S118 sub-bass cabinets groundstacked across the front of the stage. “In minus 10 temperatures, it was certainly too cold for me, but the STM modular array worked perfectly,” said Ginny Goudy, Nexo’s marketing director. www.nexosound.cz


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