PALM EXPO 2018
NUMBERS AND MORE
The 18th edition of the Palm Expo , which took place between 31st May and 2nd June at the Bombay Exhibition Centre got off to a prosperous start . With people queuing up for registrations and exhibitors setting up their stalls , the exhibition space was filled to the brim even before doors officially opened up . Live music enthusiasts waited patiently at both – the Yamaha Stage and the Harman Live Arena for their favorite artists to take the stage .
SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS :
• 23,436 unique visitors from across the country
• Unique visitor numbers established an increase of 20 % from last year .
• Increase in percentage of trade visitors from B and C tier towns of India .
HIGHLIGHTS :
No Sound Policy : Both the halls created a favorable business environment , thanks to a strict no-sound policy enforced by the organizers . This was well appreciated by global media and exhibitors as well .
The Palm DJ Championship 2018 : The PALM DJ Championship 2018 Finale witnessed 10 talented DJs from different cities across the country . Generous prize partners – Reloop , Akai , Alesis , Ali Merchant , MX , Numark , Roland and TSM in association with Point Blank , put up DJ consoles , mixers , headphones , synths , DJ Courses and more similar prizes to be shared between the top 10 . DJ Braden from Mumbai won the sought-after championship title .
IRAA ( Indian Recording Arts Academy Awards ): The IRAA honors excellence is sound recording and audio production . This year , India ’ s renowned composer A . R . Rahman presented the award for Life Time Achievement in Sound Recording to his lifelong sound engineer , H . Sridhar .
Palm Sound & Light Awards : The 8th consecutive Palm Sound and Light Awards honored top live sound professionals who did outstanding work in 2017-2018 .
Palm Conference and Seminar Program : It took place in the International Lounge of Hall 1 and covered three specific topics – Stage Sound & Light , Audiovisual and Music Production , across the three days of the show . The aim was to facilitate exchange of creative ideas and knowledge as well as deliver business education .
Palm Soundscape Program : This covered topics like big stage sound , lights & visuals , festival and tours , royalties , artiste management , repertoire & publishing , Denon workshops and discussions on psy-trance .
Live Demo Qubes : This featured brands like Bose , Electrovoice , LAX , RCF and DB technologies .
The success of Palm Expo 2018 can be summed up in the words of Anil Chopra , Director , Palm Expo 2018 . He said , “ Reputed brands globally define PALM as a top destination to test product performance in a highly advanced market place adopting latest technology and features . PALM leads in establishing new product viability in guaranteed exposure to probably the largest community of highly experienced professionals in pro audio and AV anywhere in the world evaluating new product purchase . We deliver business at the show year on year .”
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