The Score Magazine May 2019 issue | Page 30

Mumbai Beckons Sound & Light industry to ride the growth wave at the 19th edition of PALM Expo This preview brings a brief update on what’s in store for the 2019 edition in May. India’s premier trade expo for the live events, music production, lighting, staging and ProAV industry is back with its 19th edition, scheduled to take place from May 30 – June 1, 2019, at BEC, Mumbai, concurrently with the inaugural edition of AV Integrated Systems expo. With foresight of the mammoth potential of the industry, the PALM expo this year features the most ideal exhibit space - with Pro Audio in Hall 1, Hall 2 and Grande Hall, Lighting in Hall 2, PoAV in Hall 3, Demo Qube in VIP Parking Area, Indoor Line Array Demo in Hall 5 and PALM Live Arena in Hall 2 Annexe. The extended space accommodating many new brands, undoubtedly asserts the show as being the finest platform to showcase the latest, most pertinent technologies for the entertainment and install industry. With a bigger exhibit space, range of new products and technologies and several international manufacturers flooding the exhibit space, the PALM expo is expected to welcome more than 200 direct exhibitors who included top manufacturers, brands, distributors and dealers, and more than 25,000 trade visitors. The Knowledge Quotient at PALM 2019 The expo has taken a firm initiative to improve the skill and knowledge quotient asserting that economic development and business success depends greatly on efficient technology coupled with product information. The objective has led to the conceptualisation of extremely crucial and all-encompassing Conference Programmes. The three-day PALM SUMMIT - Conference, Seminar & Workshop, will be held in the International Lounge of hall 1, BEC, Mumbai. The Summit will host expert speakers across the three days of the expo. The speakers this year come from some of the largest brands and solution providers in the industry. Rahul Samuel will conduct a Workshop on Loudspeaker Arrays and Subwoofer Configurations. The workshop aims at demystifying arrays and enabling you to make better decisions based on science. Waves Audio, will present WavesLive eMotion LV1 - Revolution in Live Sound Mixing. Ravisankar Nadiyam, along with Mixing Engineers Praveen Daman Sood 28 The Score Magazine highonscore.com Jaykrishanan Nalinkumar Didier Weiss Gautham Pattani Kapil Thirwani