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Roland Founder Ikutaro Kakehashi, 1930 - 2017

In Memoriam: Roland Founder Ikutaro Kakehashi, 1930-2017

OSAKA, Japan — Roland founder Ikutaro Kakehashi passed away on April 1, 2017 at the age of 87. Born February 7, 1930 in Osaka, Japan, he founded the Kakehashi Radio electrical appliance store, where he also repaired electronic organs and experimented on prototypes for new models. A few years later, he turned his focus entirely to developing musical instruments and founded Ace Electronic Industries to create products under the Ace Tone brand. Ace also became the Japanese distributor of Hammond organs.

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Ayrton Celebrates 15th Anniversary with new products at Prolight+Sound, Frankfurt 2017

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FRANKFURT – Ayrton celebrates its 15th anniversary in 2017 and will mark the occasion with the addition of new members to the Ayrton team. To complement the excellent team led by Founder and CTO Yvan Peard, Christopher Agius Ferrante has taken on the role of CEO, Michael Althaus is the new Global Sales Director, Simon Gasch joins Ayrton as a Regional Sales Manager and Chunyan Hou is the new Legal and Administration Manager. Ayrton will be at Hall 3.0 Stand G81.

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Robe Deutschland is Launched

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MUNICH – Robe lighting announces a new wholly-owned subsidiary – Robe Deutschland GmbH – which will be based in Munich and have a regional sales force covering the entire country. The new company hits the ground running in this key European market with an exceptionally strong, experienced and well connected ‘dream-team’ on-board.

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Frost Productions and 4Wall DC Light The Conservatory at MGM National Harbor

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NATIONAL HARBOR, MD- MGM National Harbor opened its doors to the public December 8, 2016. Frost Productions was tasked with creating the lighting design for a signature amenity of the MGM National Harbor, a 15,000-square foot Conservatory that greets guests upon arrival. 4Wall DC collaborated with Frost Productions, providing and installing all the fixtures utilized for the project.

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Kansas 40th Anniversary Tour Carries On into 2017 with Bandit Lites

[caption id="attachment_275738" align="alignnone" width="800"]Kansas heads out with Bandit Lites. Photo by Mark Schierholz[/caption]

NASHVILLE – When American rock band Kansas originally announced plans for a 40th anniversary tour of their five times platinum album Leftoverture, the band initially thought it would be a brief ten or twelve show run. One year later, the legendary rock group has had to add another leg to the tour to meet fans’ demands, with dates now stretching into winter of 2017 and featuring a lighting package from Bandit Lites.

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Robe Acquires RoboSpot Rights and IP

CZECH REPUBLIC – Czech lighting manufacturer Robe has acquired the rights and IP (intellectual property) from well-known U.S. lighting designer / programmer Seth Robinson of Sightline Design Group for RoboSpot, a remote controlled follow spot system. Seth originally developed the RoboSpot concept a few years ago working with automated luminaires. Initially he used scanners due to the fast response time of the mirror and as the technology of moving heads improved, he then turned his attention to utilizing them with his system.

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Broadcast Pix Partners with NewBlue to Add Motion CG Software to Broadcast Pix Switchers

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CHELMSFORD, MASS.  – Broadcast Pix™ today announced an agreement with NewBlue, an innovative titling and video effects company based in San Diego, to include its high-end CG engine in Broadcast Pix integrated production switchers. Titler Live powered by NewBlueFX produces resolution independent 3D text and graphics, as well as motion graphics animations. Broadcast Pix will demonstrate its new graphics capabilities at the 2017 NAB Show (Booth SL9721), which runs April 24-27 in Las Vegas, Nev.

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FOR-A to Debut USF-10IP Conversion Solution at 2017 NAB Show

CYPRESS, CA, – FOR-A announces plans to introduce the USF-10IP 10 GbE IP Converter at the upcoming NAB Show. The company will debut the IP Gateway USF-10IP series, along with over a dozen other brand new solutions, in its NAB booth, #C5117.  The USF-10IP is a dual 10 GbE video over IP module series that offers high-quality mutual conversion of any major standard IP video format, including ASPEN, NMI, SMPTE2022-5/6, TR-03/04 and most of the latest IP formats.

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WorldStage Increases Investment In CHAUVET Professional Maverick

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SECAUCUS, NJ – For millions of Americans, The Today Show is an entertaining and informative way to start the day. For the executive team at WorldStage, the iconic morning TV program was also a way to start a growing investment in the Maverick MK2 Spot fixtures from CHAUVET Professional.

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Mojo Supply Gorillaz New Album Launch

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NETHERLANDS – To mark the launch of their highly anticipated new album ‘Humanz’, Gorillaz performed a secret one-off show at Printworks, London, and Mojo Barriers showed it’s not all about big tours and festivals by supplying its world-class stage barriers to this prestigious event, 24th March 2017. The world’s most successful virtual band celebrated the release of their new studio album with a very special performance which saw Gorillaz play ‘Humanz’ live for the first time in a ‘’triumphant comeback gig’’ (NME) supported by Telekom Electronic Beats.

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