Global Brands Launch New Products at PALM 2016
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Show Review t says a lot about the PALM expo this year, as compared to 2015. A Mumbai, when hordes of visitors substantial rise in the online pre- swamp the registration halls on registration figures highlights the fact the opening day itself and the that the expo over the years has Iexhibitors are not really amazed evolved into a much-awaited and anymore. Record breaking attendance pivotal event which is “not to be at PALM seems like a given now. It missed”. comes as no surprise, therefore, that From the moment the doors the 16th edition of the expo which opened, the show was characterised took place at the Bombay Exhibition by an invasion of visitors that Centre (BEC), Mumbai on 26-27-28 continued right through the third May 2016, was the biggest till date, day. The show drew in thousands of in terms of attendance, with visitor visitors from throughout the country, count climbing up to an official figure including regions like Jharkhand, of 22,366 unique PALM visitors. Uttarakhand, Manipur and Nagaland. Regardless of the exclusion of the annual Music Expo, which till 2015 was co-located with the PALM, there Qualified attendance was a 20% growth in the number The importance of the Mumbai of visitors and delegates who walked show is also underscored by the through the doors of the PALM expo attendance of a substantial number PALM expo’s official opening of international delegates who display and the various PALM Saahil Kumar of Sennheisher India SWift eSCALATIOn in made their way to the expo, features, registered for the expo. Pvt. Ltd. HARMAN is excited to introduce the next generation from countries like USA, UK, UAE, This move by the organisers “This PALM Expo 2016 has been an SiZe and Scale of professional solutions to the Indian market with Australia, Sri Lanka, Singapore, certainly paid off, as the expo amazing experience; the crowd filter The PALM has undergone a industry-defining innovations that elevate the Japan, Germany, Netherlands, succeeded in attracting a more initiative that was taken helped us dramatic growth through the years Thailand, Qatar and Oman. professional audience of consultants exhibitors a lot in terms of having the making it India’s only and undisputed experience of recorded and live performances. With the explosion in the & integrators and rental & event right customers in the booth,” echoes trade show for pro audio, stage – Prashant Govindan – Senior Director – Professional Entertainment Event and Music management companies, rather Sancheth Suvarna of Circle Pro Audio sound & light, AV install and music Solutions, HARMAN India and Sri Lanka Production industry and the long than a flippant crowd walking the Every single exhibitor had only production. 183 direct exhibitors who term efforts that the show has aisles to collect brochures and praise to offer in terms of attendance included top manufacturers, brands, worked towards, to attract more freebies. and visitor profile. Words such as distributors and dealers, covered professional visitors, it became “The PALM show was great! “perfect” and “amazing” were in 24,336 Sq.m. of space at the Bombay compelling for the organisers We’ve had a wonderful response abundance on the expo floors. Exhibition Centre, representing an to institute a paid on-site entry to our products, a lot of foot traffic. process. The aim was to filter I think that the exposure, networking and ensure that only industry and quality of visitors was very good professionals who were truly for Pro Audio,” says Mr. Vibhore The show was beautifully organized, very interested in the products on Khanna National Sales Manager, professional and OHM has generated amazing Professional Systems Division, Bose Global brands launch amounts of new and interesting contacts which will Corporation India Private Limited “This year PALM has really got undoubtedly convert into business. We are looking some quality crowd and I hope to forward to next year! generate business from the great – Gareth Coleman – Director, International Sales, leads that we got here,” reiterates new products at PALM 2016 OHM UK The PALM was characterised by an invasion of visitors that continued right through the third day Breaks attendance The latest Soundcraft Vi2000 digital mixing console on display at the Harman booth records as numbers swell by 20%; Reflects vibrant growth and expansion of the Indian pro sound and light market July - August 2016 32 www.palmexpo.in July - August 2016 33 www.palmexpo.in Some New Some New ProductS at ProductS at PaLm 2016 PaLm 2016 adam Hall Group: Gravity H V & company: PRV Audio’s Microphone stands; analogue VIBZ 18” 18SW3000 loudspeaker; mixer; Maui5 and CURV 500. 18” 18FH2400 horn subwoofer; 15” 15W1600 Loudspeaker; 18” audio and aux: Acoustic-X sound 18SW2200 pro audio loudspeaker. proofing coating. kV2 audio international: EX series audioplus: SMB 1250 - 12” 500W include the EX1.2MkII - Ultra @8Ω mid-bass transducer; Fire 92 Compact Active Subwoofer; the Line Array speaker system and EX1.5 - Active Bass Module and TWF 2115 sub-woofer speaker. the EX15 - Full Range Active Beatbox entertainment: Zen Tour; Speaker System and VHD4.21 Orion Studio; Orion 32+; Goliath Active Passive Bass Module. and OCX HD from Antelope Micro electronics india: 15FH510 Audio; the Dangerous Music 2 400W; 3” VC Mid-Bass woofer; Bus + -a 2U, 16-channel analog- (From L to R): P Audio, Thailand; Adam Hall Asia, Singapore; Hi-Tech Audio Systems, New Delhi; Sennheiser Electronics, Gurgaon 15FW76 400W; 3” VC Bass-Mid summing mixer with both XLR woofer; 15MT76400W; 3” VC mid and D-sub inputs; TK Audio 500 woofer; LF15X401; 800W, 4” VC Series Module - TK-Lizer stereo Indian distributors organized, very professional and OHM and is ready for more top of the featuring (besides other products) musicians to smart lighting systems. increase of 15% from the last edition. Kripa Electronics Dualdamper; Bass woofer, 18- Baxandall equalizer. exhibited their has generated amazing amounts range products and technology. The Music Group’s Midas consoles which HARMAN also introduced singers “We are here from the first edition (India) Pvt Ltd (KEI) 1500,1500W,5” VC Dual Damper, of the PALM Show, and each year it LD Systems brand on their 60 sqm of new and interesting contacts only way is up.“ have been gaining a lot of attention Hamsika Iyer, Shibani Kashyap and Beyerdynamic: Interchangeable Mid-Bas woofer, 18-2500, 2500W, is growing bigger and better,” says booth. which will undoubtedly convert into in the Indian market. Alpahatec Shweta Pandit as its new brand measurement microphone 6” VC; Pure LF woofer. Mr. B V Nagpal, Founder of . The 2016 edition boasted of 74 business. We are looking forward to and Music Group also conducted ambassadors. capsule TG MM1w; DT 1770 PRO Sontone neW PrOductS The company as always had a next year!” said Mr. Gareth Coleman, a Product Presentation & Training “HARMAN is excited to introduce namdhari impex: Audio focus headphone; TG D71c: Boundary huge booth showcasing and Director – International Sales, OHM UK aBOund at tHe exPO on the Midas M32r at the PALM the next generation of professional FR-X 15a, MTsub218 and TS-40; microphone. JtS Mackie products. This year, Sontone’s The PALM show was great! The numerous audio, video, One of the gauges to the success Conference & Seminar. The install solutions to the Indian market Next Pro Audio LAs418 and HFA canara lighting industries Pvt. other prime principal – P. audio, We’ve had a wonderful lighting, control technologies and of an expo is probably the amount of with industry-defining innovations speakers; Ares 8 from Audio Focus ltd.: ED JEET Series Light. exhibited in a separate independent response to our products, a install solutions embraced within the time it takes to walk the aisles of the that elevate the experience of and LA212X Next Pro Line Array. booth showing its new range of expo, reiterated the fact that the expo. New products and technologies We are here from the recorded and live performances.” said concrete audio: David – Absorber; lot of foot traffic. I think that narain audio: Rudra Speaker; speaker series together with the other Indian pro sound and light industry, were in plentiful supply, making the first edition of the PALM Prashant Govindan, Senior Director Jaya – Diffuser; Eiger Tuneable the exposure, networking Opera Series and FM Series Live sound components. for stage entertainment and music PALM a long-walk and a fascinating – Professional Solutions, HARMAN Bass Trap; Artnovion’s – Agad Show, and each year it Mixer series. and quality of visitors was production is integrating with world spectacle. India and Sri Lanka, “At HARMAN, our Aborsbers; Azteka W Absorbers; is growing bigger and very good for Pro Audio class companies, which in turn has “PALM India, ensures a great success is defined by how well we neutrik: The etherCON CAT6A Andes absorbes and many more. internatiOnal platform for all leading AV brands better – Vibhore Khanna - resulted in PALM moving in tandem serve both the artists who make the series connectors; ultra-high- with other global expos in Europe to showcase their technologies and – BV Nagpal – Founder, music and their fans who want to definition BNC connector series dev electronics: PowerX speaker BrandS Make fOray National Sales Manager, components; drivers like the and US for displaying the latest solutions. MuSic Group derives Sontone enjoy their favorite songs, no matter and USB 3.0 connector. intO indian Market Professional Systems 15N500, 12N400 and 12N600; products launched. a great mileage