Rhubarb Lane’s Shed 6 proved to be an ideal venue for New Zealand’s third ProAudio Showcase in the last week of July. The 11 exhibiting companies taking part made the 2011 show bigger than the two previous PAS events held in 2007 and ’09, though with the South Island market in particular still hurting from the Christchurch earthquakes, attendee numbers were expected to be lower than the previous PAS shows. And so it proved, though a good few hundred of the country’s audio industry professionals happily made it along to take advantage of the opportunity.
Several of the international specialists (plus a few local experts) also took the opportunity to present seminars during the ProAudio Showcase, all of which attracted large and attentive audiences.
The full gamut of professional audio-related products for broadcast, recording, live sound and venue installation – cables and connectors to rugged outdoor staging and $M consoles – were on display.
Click here for a summary and photos of the event.
With an eye on the big screen ahead of the fast approaching Rugby World Cup 2011, New Zealand’s leading professional audio suppliers are getting together this July for another trade-only showing of all that’s new in their audible world.
Protel, Sound Techniques, Oceania Audio and Syntec International will be the host companies providing the basic gourmet stock – and have invited other locally based pro audio suppliers to join them as exhibitors and add their own exotic spices to this Masterchef audio bouillabaisse. PRO AUDIO SHOWCASE 2011 is managed by Southern Exposure Ltd.
Staged in the spacious and conveniently central Shed 6 of the Rhubarb Lane complex, at 90 Wellesley St West in Auckland’s CBD, the PRO AUDIO SHOWCASE 2011 will be held over Wednesday and Thursday July 27/28. These dates are the week following the combined SMPTE/Entech shows in Sydney, chosen so as to maximise access to the very latest equipment and possible international specialist participation.
This specialist event was last staged in November 2009, and once again this year’s PRO AUDIO SHOWCASE will be invite-only providing guests with the opportunity for hands on demonstrations across a wide variety of brands and products, as well the chance to talk directly to the distributors taking part. There will also be free seminars, presented by international and local specialists, on both days.
Entry will be free and this year the venue is about as handy to the CBD as it could be, just down the hill from TVNZ’s HQ. Main access is from Wellesley St West (see the map), there’s plenty of off-street parking available, a truly spectacular café on site and as usual there will be free coffee! Over 300 audio specialists have enjoyed each of the previous PRO AUDIO SHOWCASE events – be sure not to miss out on this one.
Hours:
WEDNESDAY 27th July: 10am – 7pm (late night)
THURSDAY 28th July: 10am – 4pm
