Musikmesse and Prolight+Sound 2018 To Reinforce Professional Focus

Musikmesse (11 to 14 April 2018) and Prolight+Sound (10 to 13 April 2018) will once again bring together companies with retailers, professionals from the musical-instrument, event and media-technologies sectors, as well as musicians from all over the world. In 2017, the two events attracted a total of around 100,000 visitors from 144 countries to Frankfurt Fair and Exhibition Centre. In 2018, the Frankfurt Messe will reinforce the professional focus and synergies between the two shows.

With people getting used to store their personal profiles on smartphones and wearable devices, getting connected to the cloud and having smart systems at home and the office automatically adjusting to their preferences, why not enable the same level of connectivity to the tools musicians need to do their daily work? That’s the concept Harman pioneered with a first step on the Connected PA, demonstrated at NAMM 2017.

It is rare in the pro audio world for a company, of any size, to be able to boast a 100% sales growth, yet that is exactly what boutique microphone company, Ear Trumpet Labs (ETL) continues to achieve. ETL will celebrate their 5-year anniversary this fall touting that exciting news along with many other accomplishments that paint the picture of a thriving company with an enthusiastic and growing customer base. For the past three years ETL has doubled in sales every year, and 2016 is no exception.

Radial Engineering, the renowned Canadian manufacturer of problem-solving gear for stage and studio has launched a blog for pro and amateur musicians or anyone looking for tone advice or a simple fix… Radial’s new blog features responsive design, making it an easy read from any laptop, tablet or phone.

Radial Engineering announced the Bassbone V2, a second generation of the popular bass guitar preamp and DI box pedal, that features a dedicated effects loop, combination power booster-mute footswitch and piezo optimized input for upright bass. The Bassbone V2 audio performance in a compact box makes it an ideal front end for both live and studio recording.

Audix Microphones has announced the DP4 Instrument Pack, a combination of four essential mics for rhythm sections, making the life of musicians and sound engineers easier. The new pack consists of the iconic Audix D6 microphone and three i5 microphones in a heavy-duty carrying case. The case also includes three DFLEX mic mounts and three additional cutouts for vocal microphones.

The Frankfurt Messe, promoters of the Prolight+Sound show in Frankfurt, and the theatre and film associations who promoted the SHOWTECH in Berlin confirmed the merger of the two shows in 2015. The merger certainly creates an attractive platform for exhibitors and visitors and a more comprehensive overview of the market.

In-ear audio solutions specialists for consumers and on-stage musicians Westone, announced the availability of its highly acclaimed W50 and W60 in-ear headphones, introduced earlier at the CES 2014. Two new Signature W-Series models, designed with state of the art audio performance in mind.