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GEO FOCUS CHINA


“The future of the world’s film industry is in China because we have 1.3 billion


people, and we will have the biggest film business in the world by 2018.” Wang Jianlin


>>> EVENT Expansion for Prolight + Sound Guangzhou The show’s organiser, Messe Frankfurt, has teamed up with Guangdong


International Science & Technology Exhibition Company (STE) this year and the event has expanded from 9 to 11 halls, offering 110,00sqm of exhibition space. Three new Audio Brand Name Halls have been allocated with attendees including AKG, beyerdynamic, Clair Bros, Crown, dbx, Lexicon, Sennheiser, Shure, Soundcraft, and Studer, among others. The 2013 show featured a number of educational events including sessions on


frequency diversity in microphone technology development as well as a showcase of Dolby’s new Atmos technology. This year’s show also features a range of live demonstrations and forums


including an outdoor line array demo session (with products from brands such as Classic Sound, CPL, CVR, RealSound, and ZSound) and the annual meeting for the Guangdong Association of Performing Arts and Guangdong Performing Industry Exchange and Trading Forum. The fourth edition of the Pro Audio Technology seminar will also be taking


FIRST LAUNCHED in 2003 as Sound Light Guangzhou, Prolight + Sound Guanzhou returns to the China Import and Export Fair Complex on 24-27 February; more than 50,000 visitors and 1,100 exhibitors of pro-audio, lighting, and staging equipment are expected to attend.


>>> MANUFACTURER Construction of Music Group City Underway Founder Uli Behringer first visited China in 1990,


eventually opening the original Music Group City manufacturing facility in 2002. Now, the company is expanding into a new,


purpose-built complex that will include a massive 3 million square foot structure with a total combined length of more than 40 miles. “I’m thrilled to see the progress on this wonderful


MUSIC GROUP, the holding company for Midas, Klark Teknik, Turbosound, Behringer, and Bugera, is currently completing construction of a new, £43 million, 70-acre complex that will become home to up to 10,000 employees.


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new manufacturing facility called Music Group City,” said Uli Behringer. “My dream has always been to help talented musicians reach their goals. Seeing this campus coming to fruition is gratifying. “We have spent over two years blue-printing and fine-tuning every single aspect of the plant’s design.


Several specialised Japanese process-engineering firms have been engaged to create one of the most efficient, automated and environmentally friendly manufacturing plants in the world.” The plans include a dedicated factory space


housing more than 100 automated manufacturing lines, fully automated transducer production lines, injection molding and hydro-forming facilities, plus a total ‘clean-air’ wood products and painting pavilion. Along with the expanded manufacturing capacity,


the campus will also be home to several advanced- research facilities and training centres for employees to further develop their design skills. www.music-group.com


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place where around 200 participants, including TV station heads, chief engineers, audio technicians, and experts from across China, will share their audio and broadcast technology knowledge. Topics to be covered include ‘Trends of HDTV Surround Sound Production and Broadcasting’ as well as a case study of a Live TV Concert Stereo Broadcast by Guangdong Television’s audio production department. prolight-sound-guangzhou.hk.messefrankfurt.com


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