WELCOME mondo*dr 24.1 November / December 2013
ON THE COVER Grain Store, London
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Deciding on a leader theme comes easier on some occasions than others but I felt I couldn‘t write this one without mentioning PLASA. The show has been much anticipated by the industry, in light of its physical move to ExCeL and its move within the calendar. The one aspect that was hugely apparent was the lack of audio manufacturers; there were just a handful of exhibitors that fell into this category. However, on the lighting side, stands appeared vibrant and busy for a good portion of the show. For me the jury is still out - although it has certainly lost its place among the top ‘must attend’ tradeshows for mondo*dr, it does still have a position - and I actually think next year’s event will be more telling. Before heading to this year’s PLASA I was lucky enough to make my first trip to Latin America, it was a truly amazing experience and I hope I have the opportunity to go back again soon. A special thank you to Ian Staddon of DiGiCo, who put me in touch with some key contacts out there in Sao Paulo and Rio; and also to Christian Stumpp and Werner ‘Vier’ Bayer of d&b audiotechnik with whom I attended a Bruce Springsteen gig. You’ll find my first anecdotes from the trip in my show report on Expo Music / Light Week Brazil in this issue on page 108. While the following issue will detail my company visits and there will be coverage of Rock in Rio in the next issue of TPi too - an altogether packed trip. On the travel front, this is the time of year when it starts to quiet down a little for mondo*dr, however, it is also the time when we put together two issues in two months. Firstly our January / February issue, as the majority has to be finalised before the Christmas break and secondly, the World Trading Survey (WTS) - the only global listing directory of manufacturers, distributors, dealers and installers - and for the first time this year, it will be available for download as an iOS app. To ensure the WTS is as up- to-date as possible, please send contact details for your distributor network in list format. Finally, a quick thank you to The Fifth State for supplying my leader photo, Sarah Ruston-Read snapped David ‘Webby’ Webster and I at this year’s Rock to Opera party hosted by Avolites, DiGiCo, Martin Audio and Amptown, which was held during PLASA. Rachael Rogerson | Editor
Photo credit:
sarah@thefifthestate.co.uk
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