Summer is already on a roll, and temperatures are set to soar even higher with the excitement and energy among the global
pro sound and light industry on a high, as PALM Expo 2018 opens its doors to visitors in less than two months from now.
Hosted in Mumbai, the expo will take place from May 31st – June 2nd, 2018.
The mega event spread across 6 halls at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon, Mumbai, will provide access to the expo
floors and the many prominent features taking place concurrent to the trade show activities.
Growing in tandem with market growth
sound and light, cinema, and systems engineering
& AV from USA, Europe, China and India.
This will be a great show for product buyers, with major
pro audio brands displaying an endless slew of pro-
audio, lighting and AV products and turnkey solutions
that include high-end professional speakers, line arrays,
amplifiers, woofers & subs, mixers, consoles, patch panels,
cables, connectors, mics, headphones, extended racks,
stage lighting, lasers, smoke & fog machines and more.
The adjoining pie chart indicates product wise
segmentation at the PALM expo 2018.
PALM Content and Demo Features:
The Indian market continues to mature at a rapid pace.
The entertainment event industry has seen phenomenal
growth in the last decade with music festivals becoming
a youth culture. The demanding concert riders of these
international artists, has made it obligatory for rental
companies and suppliers in India to invest in state-of-the-
art equipment and has led to an improved industry setup.
The PALM Expo now in its 18th edition will propel this
growth by encouraging connection between manufacturers,
distributors, dealers and end users. The PALM expo which
will impact Indian, as well as international markets and
business in the coming year has grown by 10 % with 232
exhibitors, of which 81 are first time exhibitors at the
expo and an exhibit area space increase of approx. 17 %
from 2017. (All figures are at the time of going to print).
“PALM 2018 is delivering critical sourcing to industry
in Live Sound, Pro Audio, Entertainment Lighting,
and Audio Visual. It gives me the greatest pleasure in
the participation of leading professionals in the PALM
Conference and Soundscape. Motivating the market and
Putting Technology in place has been the mantra for
PALM Since inception. The gathering at PALM each year
delivers business and investment. New brands establish
each year. There is magic in the aisles. Be there or be
square,” says Mr. Anil Chopra – PALM Director.
New Technology and Solutions at PALM
The expo will showcase ground-breaking technology and
powerful solutions for professional buyers looking to
conceptualise and deliver content on any entertainment
event and entertainment production platform. The expo will
deliver industry professionals an invaluable and privileged
opportunity to meet all major distributors and importers
and equally important top sound & lighting engineers and
designers and AV consultants and systems integrators.
The PALM Expo 2018 is all geared up to welcome 25,000
visitors over three days attending Exhibit Halls and
features covering 27,000 sqm. The range of exhibits
will showcase over 500 brands from over 200 exhibitors
representing the best technology and products in
PALM has a very strong philosophy and belief in the assets
it creates, their utility and purpose, contribution to evolving
the industry to high professionalism, greater talent and
better business. It is this sense of purpose that drives the
10 dynamic PALM features namely – PALM Conference
& Seminar Programme, PALM Soundscape, PALM DJ
Championship, PALM HARMAN Live Arena, PALM
Lighting Design Showcase, PALM Indoor Compact Line
Array Demo, PALM 3D Immersive Projection & Mapping,
PALM Rigging & Trussing showcase Indian Recording Arts
Academy Awards and PALM Sound & Light Awards.
The Dynamic features are truly Fantastic gatherings
each year, proving beyond doubt that PALM expo,
Mumbai is one of the most important platforms in
Asia, and among the top three pro sound and light
platforms in the world. The three days of the show will
witness the top honchos and tech gurus in the event,
entertainment venue and music production business.
New to PALM Expo this year is India’s first Indoor
Line Array Demo, which will provide venue owners an
opportunity to source sound systems after evaluating
the sound quality in real-world conditions, with
reputed Electro-Acoustic consultant Mr. Milindrao
Rane at the helm as Consultant for this feature.
This novel feature will have national and international
brands demoing top of the line SMALL to MEDIUM format
line arrays and sound systems in realistic indoor conditions.
The prime objective of this feature is to assess the
tonal quality, dispersion pattern, phase coherency and
frequency response. In order to attain the right SPL,
PALM has set a TARGET MAX SPL with tolerance band,
both, on the SPL and the FRQ (Frequency Response).
The PALM Expo has always been a major “not to be missed
event” marked on the calendars of the Indian pro audio,
lighting, AV Install & integration and music recording
industry. Each year the organizers have upped their game
and this year too, the expo’s energy is all set to get more
effusive with all the opportunities planned out at the
venue to learn about and experience industry dynamics
while sourcing the latest state-of-the-art equipment.
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