VENUEEXPO
FRANCE
Avolites Sales Engineer Stephen Baird-Smith on the stand of French distributor Dimatec; Vixid’s Sébastien Vaillant, Vincent Julien and Jonathon
Grinaux reported a good show; The ever-present Green Hippo Sales & Marketing Director James Heron with Tom Etra who were part of distributor
CSI’s stand; CSI’s PR Manager Pauline Leduc
Innovason’s Sales & Marketing Director Gauthier Dalle with Technical Engineer Philippe Guillo; d&b audiotechnik’s Sales Director Peter Tongue,
Christophe Lacabane who oversees Sales in North East France and Didier Lubin; Dimatec’s Olivier Bordini who had manufacturers including Clay Paky,
Tryka and Avolites on his stand
Clay Paky featured on Dimatec’s stand with Commercial & Marketing Manager Pio Nahum with Sales Manager Emilio Cornelli; Beyma’s Jose Maturana
with distributor’s GTS; LSE’s Assistant Manager Marc Agboton, General Manager Awouters Patrick; Dimatec’s Olivier Bordini with Tryka’s Sales
Manager Darren Jackson
SIEL & SATIS
PARIS
It’s fair to say that we’ve all, albeit reluctantly, accepted the new As part of its 90th anniversary celebrations, Theatre-lighting
economic landscape, yet the shrinking of the Siel & Satis show, manufacturer, Robert Juliat, showcased a ‘museum’ of its product
perhaps due to its size and depiction in unused space, managed history at the entrance of the Porte de Versailles hall. Dating from
to raise a few thoughtful eyebrows. It almost goes without saying the 1920s - 1980s, the exhibit included profiles, followspots, magic
that this year, generally, things have got smaller, and if this was the lanterns, an electro-magnetic colour-changer, ancestors of the
show’s weakness, then its strength was the weight and quality of modern day PC and the first Robert Juliat followspot, the Comete.
the footfall. Out of the contingent relevant to our industry - in DiGiCo used the show to add the EX-007 to its range of
other words, the non-broadcast exhibitors - there were only one consoles. Managing Director, James Gordon, reported: “For
or two grumblings of discontent amongst the enthusiasm exuded fixed installations, the EX-007 can be used as a remote surface
by the majority. and, because it can be situated up to 100 metres away and
The figures speak for themselves, with the 35% fall in exhibitors controls both inputs and outputs, you can have your SD7 in the
being reflected in the 20% dip in visitors compared to 2008’s control room at the back of the theatre and your EX-007 in the
show, an occurrence that some feel has been heightened by the auditorium.”
emergence of JTSE as a contender in the French expo market, Other highlights included the French debut of Christie’s Roadie
which has priced itself competitively in a bid to attract exhibitors. HD+35K, ‘the world’s brightest projector’, Tryka taking its place
The positive spin for many of the exhibitors who remained loyal on the stand of new French distributor, Dimatec and SFAT’s
to the show, was that a lack of direct competitor presence allowed Franck Barat celebrating a successful show with some specially
them a more prominent position, if not on the exhibition floor, selected wines from his native Bordeaux.
then in the minds of the visitors. Next year’s Siel & Satis will take place during the 19-21 October.
102 January / February 2010
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