plsn.com • FEBRUARY 2019 29 SHOWREPORT 28 FEBRUARY 2019 • plsn.com Applied Engineering and Staging Dimensions have what it takes to stage an event. ChamSys is taking orders faster than they can make the new QuickQ desks. ACT Lighting displayed their RoadHog line of cables. The boys from Barbizon were on hand to provide theatrical dispensable items. Attendees braved the balmy temperatures in January. The women of Fleenor joined Doug to show off their data devices. ADJ’s booth could be seen from a quarter mile away. Area Four Industries remains the King of Metal with their four companies united. Chauvet DJ maintained a packed booth for the entire show. The Adam Hall Group featured Cameo light fixtures, among many other items. Behind the Scenes raised funds for the needy by selling some great items. 4Wall was on hand to offer assitance with any event. Why is this man smiling? Two words: Proteus Maximus Altman Lighting’s booth maintained a sexy look with pretty, pastel colors. Avolites explains Synergy to the people attending the show. CM invited visitors to come in and take a load off. Eliminator is now part of the ADJ family. Calzone/Anvil remains the top rock ‘n’ roll case company. AC Lighting was there with its extensive lineup of live event solutions. Global Truss featured structures in color. Apollo Design offers lights and confirmed their leadership in the world of gobos. T he NAMM show took place in Anaheim, CA from Jan. 24-27. With over 115,000 attendees, this trade show remains the largest in North America devoted to the music business, and rivals Proli- ght+Sound/Musikmesse in Frankfurt for global bragging rights. We stopped in at the booths of dozens of PLSN’s friends to say “Hi,” talk shop and grab a photo op. Along with the exhibits inside the Convention Center and the bands playing outside, the Parnelli Awards were a big hit at the Anaheim Hilton next to the Convention Center, as were the Pro Production educational series. (For more on those events, see related stories on page 7 and pages 20-27.) Here’s a look at what some of the live event-oriented companies were offering at NAMM 2019. It’s not ex- actly like being there yourself, searching out each exhibitor among 2,200 other companies hawking every- thing from guitars to tubas. But at least you won’t need a foot-massage after checking them all out. Enjoy! By NookSchoenfeld • Photos by ToddKaplan