USA - Chapman University students and faculty and the Orange, California community can look forward to a new era of cultural and educational opportunities with the 19 March opening of the 88,000sq.ft Marybelle and Sebastian P. Musco Centre for the Arts.

Located at the gateway to the university, the new $82m arts centre - designed by architect Pfeiffer Partners in collaboration with Theatre Projects, acoustician Nagata Acoustics, and AV consultant Sonitus - gives Chapman University a characteristic architectural icon designed to meet the needs of their award-winning Conservatory of Music, and the Departments of Music and Theatre.

The building features the 1,044-seat Julianne Argyros Orchestra Hall, a remarkable and versatile multipurpose theatre. Theatre Projects worked with

Singapore - Renowned Singaporean PA company, The Production People (TPP), recently took delivery of Allen & Heath's dLive digital mixing system. Supplied through distributor, Electronics & Engineering (E&E), the system comprised an S5000 Control Surface with a DM48 MixRack, which will be joining TPP's existing iLive system.

"In terms of the features and speed, dLive is amazing, and it is future proof as the expansion options are huge. It was a no-brainer to add dLive to our inventory," says Sheldon Gooi, director of TPP.

Following the launch of dLive last year, E&E hosted a product seminar in Singapore providing an in depth run through of the system. TPP attended the event and placed their order shortly afterwards.

"Coupled with the excellent back-up and support from E&E, it was easy to go ahead with this purchase. We are confident that we will be able to maximise its

USA - On the show floor at USITT, A.C.T Lighting made their first Pledge-a-Product donation to Behind the Scenes reflecting proceeds from the sale of the dot2 Series of Lighting Control Solutions from MA Lighting.

Brian Dowd, vice president of sales for A.C.T Lighting, presented a cheque for $5,000 to members of the Behind the Scenes Foundation Board of Directors stating, "A.C.T is committed to supporting Behind the Scenes. We are honoured to participate and assist in the fantastic support they provide."

Rick Rudolph, chair of the Behind the Scenes Foundation, accepted the cheque, saying, "I was thrilled to have A.C.T join the Pledge-a-Product programme last year during USITT. Today, that commitment to Behind the Scenes became dollars for the charity and I hope that dot2 programmers realize that Behind the Scenes is there for technicians in need due to serious illness or i

USA - On the show floor at USITT, Rosco Laboratories presented their eighth annual royalty check from the sales of Roscolux #359 Medium Violet to Behind the Scenes, the charity that assists entertainment technology professionals in need due to serious illness or injury.

Mark Engel, CEO of Rosco, commented, "Rosco is honoured and privileged to support Behind the Scenes with this check of $3,200, representing the proceeds of Roscolux 359 Medium Violet, for a total contribution to date of $21,548. Rosco's mission is to help people achieve their vision. That includes helping Behind the Scenes offer profoundly valuable assistance to our industry family. We are, as always, so grateful for the work you do."

Rick Rudolph, chair of the Behind the Scenes Foundation, accepted the cheque saying, "Rosco was our first Pledge-a-Product partner. Their long term vision of the entertainment

Germany - Located in the eastern section of Berlin, Suicide Circus is immersed in the intense techno culture that characterizes much of the city's nightlife. Like this creative cauldron of a city, the popular techno club is in a constant mode of reinvention. Most recently, this process took the form of an upgraded lighting rig anchored by a formidable array of Intimidator moving fixtures from Chauvet DJ.

Serving the Berlin techno community for the best part of two decades, Suicide Circus is located in city's so called Partymeile. Having developed from its semi legal and spontaneous beginnings in the aftermath of the Cold War, the club has grown into an internationally recognized bastion of the Berlin techno scene.

Striving to keep its intensity level up at full blast, Suicide Circus turned to JustMusic to revamp its lighting system. The company did exactly that in spectacu

USA - It took almost six years of convincing, but the legendary Kris Kristofferson finally relented to a special show honouring his legacy of songwriting gravitas to country music. What followed was an evening as rich and epic as his prolific career.

The Life & Songs of Kris Kristofferson took place on 16 March at Bridgestone Arena, where the all-star line-up included Emmylou Harris, Rosanne Cash, Reba McEntire, Willie Nelson, Jennifer Nettles, Eric Church, Dierks Bentley, Alison Krauss, Lady Antebellum, Lee Ann Womack, Buddy Miller, Jamey Johnson, Shooter Jennings, Darius Rucker and Hank Williams, Jr.

Lighting designer Paul Hoffman trusted Bandit Lites to provide the lighting package for the event, which included MAC Vipers, Bandit 5x5s, GLP X4-10 Strips, Eurolight strips, Robe Patt 2013, & MAC 2000 wash fixtures, all controlled by a Grand MA 2 Full and Grand MA 2 Lite co

Canada - The Toronto School of Circus Arts offers circus classes for adults and children as an alternative for active lifestyles. The 15,000sq.ft training centre is housed in a renovated airplane hangar and features the most up to date circus arts equipment available.

The School prides itself on its safety record so when the school needed to set up a bungee apparatus in another venue for a performance, the BroadWeigh wireless load cell monitoring system was used to help determine the maximum dynamic loads placed on the structure during a bounce.

Michael Sorowka, CEO of Paradigm Rigging, BroadWeigh's technical partner in Canada, explained: "A friend of mine is an aerial and trapeze instructor at the school so I was familiar with the venue. Having introduced them to the BroadWeigh system, we arranged an opportunity to demo the units on their trapeze nets. The system got the

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USA - Kid Cudi, known for his distinctive atmospheric and emotionally-gripping live performances has just finished the first leg of a new US tour supporting his Speeding Bullet to Heaven album, complete with a moody and evocative lighting design by Brett Lorins with Robe moving lights right at its heart.

Brett has worked with the artist for five years and coordinates both lighting and video aspects of his live performances. He's been a big advocate of Robe for the past six or seven years and includes Robe products on his riders as often as possible.

For this one, the rig included 10 MMX Spots, 12 LEDWash 300s and two LEDWash 600s with the MMX Spots being the main workhorses. This core touring package was complemented by some house lights at each venue.

Six MMX Spots were rigged on six 8ft upright sections of truss onstage, three positioned stage left and three s

Headline News - Adele has announced she will headline the Pyramid Stage at this year's Glastonbury Festival. She revealed the news live on stage at London's O2. "Who's going to Glastonbury this year?" she asked. "See you there. I'll be there. I'll be headlining on the Saturday night this year." Glastonbury later confirmed the news on Twitter.

Adele now joins Muse and Coldplay at the top of the bill when the festival takes place in June. "What a great honour it is to have the wonderful Adele confirmed for this year's Saturday night headline spot!" said festival organiser Emily Eavis. This year's Glastonbury festival takes place in Somerset from 22-26 June. Jeff Lynne's ELO have been announced for the Sunday afternoon "legends" slot. The festival opening act will be Manchester's James.

As You Like It - Shakespeare's Globe has reported record income of £23m in 20

Germany - Martin by Harman has announced the RUSH MH 7 Hybrid, an all-in-one beam, spot and wash moving head fixture. Available immediately, the RUSH MH 7 Hybrid offers flexibility with advanced, dynamic effects in a compact form factor that doesn't compromise on Martin's high standard of quality.

The RUSH MH 7 Hybrid features include crisp optics with three zoom modes: 2.2°-15° in beam mode, 2.5°-24° in spot mode and 15°-45° in wash mode. High output is achieved from the Philips Platinum 11R 250W 7800 K lamp with eight rotating/ indexing and 12 static gobos. There are 10 selectable colours and effects via an eight-facet circular and four-facet linear prism.

"Whether elevating the energy on a dance floor, punctuating an inspiring message in a house of worship, or evoking emotions in a theatrical performance, this is an extremely versatile fixture,"

Germany - The Prolight+Sound show in Frankfurt will see the official debut of the Alcons LR18 pro-ribbon line-array. The three-way, "compact-mid-size" format line-source sound system, combining the highest sound quality possible with very high SPL capabilities and throw.

By implementing Alcons' multiple-patented pro-ribbon technology for mid and high frequencies, a super-fast impulse response with up-to-90% less distortion is achieved. This enables the LR18 to offer a fully intuitive linear response, with very high intelligibility and non-compressed identical tonal balance at any SPL.

The all-natural cylindrical wavefront of the purpose-designed RBN702rs 7" pro-ribbon transducer and the acoustically and electronically symmetrical component configuration bring a remarkable pattern control in both the vertical as well as the horizontal plane, without any distortion-inducing

Germany - Prolyte Group will relaunch its complete range of roof systems this year, giving a sneak impression of the new redesigned systems at Prolight+Sound.

The complete redesign encompasses making these systems fully compliant to all applicable standards, rules, regulations, directives, codes and laws.

The revised roof systems will offer state of the art technology and will be available as a box system with add-ons. Very straight forward, what you see is what you get.

"I started in the event business to make emotions. Being involved in the process that creates emotions, that's what we do. We translate creative ideas in a technical way and make it really practical and safe to work with", states Ruud de Deugd, product manager Roof System. Quite a bold statement, but Ruud knows this business inside out. Prolyte is happy to have Ruud back on board, so he can combine his

Germany - Schertler expands into the pro audio market with the release of its new Yellow MIC500 microphone preamplifiers - single channel, full Class A, 500 series preamps that are specially designed for user installation in commercially available Lunchbox racks. The release heralds a new focus for the Swiss manufacturer who, over the last 30 years, has established a worldwide reputation for developing high quality contact microphones and acoustic amplification systems.

Available in three models, MIC500-TL, -TO and -TT, the Yellow MIC500's high quality electronics are contained within a totally shielded metal enclosure, while an anodized aluminium front panel provides intuitive access to its controls. These include a 12-step rotary switch for adjusting input sensitivity (in 3dB increments), plus an extra gain control for use in weak signal conditions or when connecting low out

Germany - At this year's Prolight+Sound, MA Lighting dedicates a whole booth to its dot2 lighting control solution and features new software release version 1.2, driving the success story of MA newest product range.

Multiple hands-on dot2 console stations will be available for users to familiarise themselves with the new software. MA's product specialist will be available to answer questions or guide you through the latest feature set. Software version 1.2 adds lots of detail with respect to the overall workflow and makes the user experience even more intuitive. Customizable layout views, mutli-patch for fixtures including dot2 3D, assignable DMX ports, Auto-Backup functionality, Effect Markers, Effect improvements and lots of other enhancements are now included. Come along and see the latest additions for yourself.

Intuitive operation is the core of the dot2 philosophy an

USA - Built in 1963, the Guardian Angel Cathedral is the home church for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Vegas. The cathedral serves local families and Las Vegas tourists with its daily masses and other services. Its attractive 'A-frame' design features beautiful stained glass windows and polished tile floors. However, combined with a 66ft height, these features result in a high reverberation time which benefits the choir and organ but detracts from speech intelligibility.

The cathedral's older sound system was unable to provide acceptable voice quality in this reverberant environment. Thus, in 2015, Guardian Angel contacted Steve Keating of Mission Electronics in Las Vegas to analyse its system and recommend a course of action. Keating tested the existing system and found that the sound was muffled and the intelligibility was poor when the sanctuary was empty and even when

Germany - Wireless DMX drew major interest at Light + Building 2016, in Frankfurt showcasing the range of products featuring the new G5 software with Triple-Band technology and advanced Adaptive Frequency Hopping, along with their current OEM series including the fast-selling COB chip, a 6mm by 6mm RDM compliant DMX chip.

Wireless Solution were present for all six days, networking with existing and new customers from both the architectural and entertainment industries, discussing applications from street lighting and high bay installation, through to the entertainment business.

Additionally, Wireless Solution partnered with University of South Wales, to offer James Walton -student of BSc Lighting Design Technology in the UK - an opportunity to work at the show. James performed as an ambassador for the brand during the week as well as networking with other industry leaders

USA - Acclaimed film director Nick Redman once said of composer Alfred Newman: "He was a true musical force, and one that cannot in any sense be replaced." It was only fitting then that the University of Southern California named its acoustical gem of a recital hall after this film scoring icon, who won nine Academy Awards and was nominated 45 times, behind only Walt Disney and John Williams.

However, while the Alfred Newman Recital Hall on the USC campus has been earning international recognition for the purity of its acoustics, the 280-seat facility's incandescent lighting system has been aging. That is, until 4Wall Entertainment recently replaced it with an all-LED system that featured house lighting from Chauvet Professional's Ovation H-105WW LED Fixtures.

"The university wanted to retrofit this hall with an LED solution to save energy and save on the lamp changes," sa

UK - Aurora Lighting Hire supported Sport Relief with an extensive lighting package for the live broadcast from the Copper Box Arena at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

Working with lighting director Gurdip Mahal, gaffer James Tinsley and team kitted out the arena with a range of automated fixtures that allowed the LD the maximum flexibility to easily switch between introductions that highlighting the important nature of the show and the diverse array of sketches and live performances staged throughout the evening.

A host of Martin Viper AirFX fixtures were combined with GLP XL X4s to provide deep colour within the cavernous sports arena, dissected by Clay Paky Sharpy and Mythos heads added for their superior spotting abilities. Aurora also provided a number of powerful Nova Flowers for their intense beam capablity, perfect for creating dramatic 'searchlight' effects acro

UK - Conference and live event technical services provider Saville Audio Visual has announced an exclusive UK partnership with US technology specialist Crowd Mics. Designed to harness true audience engagement, Crowd Mics is billed as "the ultimate way to achieve interactive delegate question management and control".

Tim Holladay CEO and co-founder at Crowd Mics commented, "Since our launch we've had significant interest from the UK and have been looking for the perfect partner to drive this forward. Saville combines a vast technical know-how with a forward-looking and personable team. Perfect for Crowd Mics."

"Using a free downloadable app for both iOS and Android, participants are able to use their mobile device as a wireless microphone to ask questions at live events. Questions are facilitated via a moderators iPad with speakers selected at the touch of the screen" expla

UAE - Terry Miranda and Dubai based Lighthouse Productions designed and supplied another elegant set and lighting design for the 2016 Al Burda Islamic Art Awards staged at the Abu Dhabi National Theatre in the UAE.

Nearly 100 Robe fixtures graced the rig, including 16 x Robin 300 Beams, 12 x ColorWash 575 ATs, 12 x MMX Spots, 24 x PARFect 100s, 12 x Pointes and 16 x CycFX 8s. Lighthouse, known throughout the region for its fresh and inventive designs, has invested in Robe since 2004 and currently owns a large inventory of products.

The annual Al Burda Awards is open to artists of calligraphy, poetry and music from across the Middle East and internationally, whose works are judged by a panel of experts, and held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Abdulla Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and organised by the Federal Ministry of Culture and Knowledge

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