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uk - dAFTdATA has had a hectic twelve months leading up to PLASA 2005, which saw the launch of its new mDMX product.

PLASA 05 saw the introduction of the 5.8 GHz frequency range to compliment the established 2.4 GHz frequencies that eDMX currently works at. eDMX is now the only system on the market which allows the user to send the signal wirelessly at both 2.4 and 5.8GHz - to ensure connectivity at all times.

PLASA 05 also saw the launch of the new mDMX system that will be available from Avolites in the New Year. mDMX currently allows for up to four universes of DMX to be modulated down the mains cable up to 400m. dAFTdATA expect to be able to increase the capacity in the new year in addition to supporting video over mains as well.

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UK - Allen & Heath chose PLASA 2005 to announce its Distributor of the Year 2004/5, awarding the company's Chinese distribution partner, Eastern Acoustics Development (EAD). The award was presented to EAD's director, Y K Cheung, by Allen & Heath's sales director, Bob Goleniowski, and managing director, Glenn Rogers, at a champagne reception held on the company's stand during the show.

The award recognizes the best overall performance by an international distributor during Allen & Heath's 2005 fiscal year. Allen & Heath's sales director, Bob Goleniowski, commented: "It gives us great pleasure to make this award to the EAD team, which has displayed great enthusiasm and dedication to the A&H brand. PLASA 2005 has been the launch pad for several new innovations into the digital market, and we know that with distributors such as EAD behind us, Allen & Heath will continue to grow

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USA - Rock Star: INXS - this summer's hottest new reality series - teamed Australian rockers INXS with reality TV guru Mark Burnett (Survivor, The Apprentice), and followed the band's search for a new lead singer. The show combined unscripted drama, performance-driven competition and used weekly contestant elimination to decide a winner who would join INXS for their next studio endeavour and world tour.

As part of the show, the competition gave finalists an opportunity to record a single with the band in Los Angeles-based Westlake Studios. For these recording sessions, INXS's technical director Steve Jones needed a monitoring system that would be both compact and provide plenty of output - allowing the band to work up new songs live and loud with the Rock Star contestants.

After careful research, Jones decided that the ideal stage monitoring solution would be a Mackie system b

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UK - PLASA has announced the launch of a new National Rigging Award, designed to give riggers across all sectors of the industry a recognized framework by which their knowledge and expertise can be measured.

Initiated by the rigging sector, who looked to PLASA to further develop the template for a National Rigging Certificate, the Award has become vital in a climate where there is a growing focus on health and safety, and an increasing expectation from the insurance sector.

For the last 10 months, PLASA has been working with government bodies and members of the rigging community on the development of the Certificate, a consultation process which has been underpinned by the formation of the PLASA Rigging Advisory Group.

The Group is now working on the fine details of the criteria and assessment process, but once finalized, the scheme will include a tiered progression structur

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UK - Cwmbran based Zero 88 Lighting Ltd, one of the Europe's leading lighting control companies, has sponsored Creative Lighting Design (UK) with one of its new Jester lighting consoles.

Creative Lighting Design is currently undergoing a UK wide tour, carrying out Lighting workshops for students as well as INSET training courses for teachers in schools and colleges. These workshops compliment the students in their GCSE and A'level studies by giving them hands on experience and understanding of the working of stage and theatre lighting.

The high spec Jester was handed over to Jon Watson during the workshop recently held at Croesyceiliog School, Cwmbran. Mr Watson says: "The console will make a huge difference to both students and teachers at the workshops. The Jester is probably the best piece of equipment on the market for the price. It offers schools, colleges and smalle

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UK - When chart-topping band McFly needed quick access to an outdoor space for an impromptu sound check, it was UK cable specialist VDC Trading that was able to provide the solution.

The company offered the band the use of its yard in North London to conduct the sound check, enabling them to perform in Covent Garden where they subsequently launched their new album, Wonderland.

Chris Hill, managing director of Wigwam Hire, which is handling sound for the band's forthcoming tour, says: "We were rehearsing at John Henry's for the tour, but when it was decided that the band would play in Covent Garden to launch their new album, we realized we needed somewhere outdoors to test the levels. I called my friends at VDC and they offered to lend us their yard. It worked brilliantly. If it hadn't been for VDC we'd have been stuck."

Niall Holden, VDC's managing director,

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uk - Metropolis AV's new met 3 LED lighting products have been specified and installed at the new London clubs management Ltd's fifty London landmark venue at 50 St James Street.

The designed by fashionable architect of the day Benjamin Wyatt, was first opened as a casino in 1827 and in its latest incarnation, it is rated as one of the best and most popular private members clubs in London.

The venue has recently undergone complete refurbishment, with an interior design by Jeffrey Beers that has injected new vitality into the building. The look is of the sophisticated end of 1980s retro, offering a spectacular gaming room, private gambling facilities and five floors of upscale bars and restaurants plus the fifty below club lounge downstairs - all aimed at entertaining both gamblers and non-gamblers alike.

The sound and lighting installation was undertaken by touch media, whos

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UK - Software providers Stardraw.com unveiled Stardraw Control RC2 (Release Candidate 2) for the first time at the recent PLASA 2005. Billed as a software-based, unified framework that can control any remotely-controllable product from any manufacturer over any protocol, Stardraw Control RC2 is the final pre-release version of the application which is scheduled for final availability later this quarter.

Stardraw Control generates standalone, customized control programs. Like other Stardraw applications it is fast, powerful, flexible and easy to use; with a drag-drop interface and intuitive design environment, installers are able to configure systems and control them without having to write a single line of code. Utilization of Microsoft.net technology means that control programs are portable and can run on any Windows-enabled device, from PC to PDA.

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UK - A.C. Lighting announced its status as an Official Sponsor of A1 Team Great Britain participating in the inaugural season of the A1 Grand Prix, the World Cup of Motor sport.

The unique concept, which is the brainchild of Sheikh Maktoum Hasher Maktoum Al Maktoum, will bring together the two worlds of business and motor sport and see the national pride of at least eighty per cent of the world's population represented on the grid during the 12 race series.

A.C. will be using the sponsorship association to increase its overseas business derived from new or existing markets represented by the 24 other participating countries. A1GP is the ideal platform for the company to promote its brand and services on a global level, and provides a dynamic environment for sponsors and countries to network at a business-to-business level.

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Hong Kong - Organized by Haymarket Publishing's AV Magazine and now in its fifth year, the AV Awards has become one of the AV industry's most important annual events. Lighthouse Technologies has been announced as one of the finalist in the Manufacturer of the Year category, the award for which will be presented to 'the manufacturer who has shown the most marketing, technological or application innovation'. The winner will be announced at the awards ceremony held at London's Hilton Metropole on 10 October.

Lighthouse's cutting edge LED technology can be seen around the globe and has been used in prestigious installations such as the Coca Cola screen in London's Picadilly Circus, ClearChannel's NYC subway portal digital signage network, the set of the Queen's We Will Rock You show in Las Vegas, London, Cologne and Melbourne as well as hundreds of large scale events includin

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UK - RNID will be challenging employers to take hearing damage more seriously at the 'Sound Off - Noise Reduction at Work' conference. The conference will promote the introduction of tighter Noise at Work Regulations and is taking place at London's Earls Court on 11-12 October 2005. RNID, the largest charity representing the nine million deaf and hard of hearing people in the UK, will be highlighting the dangers of noise in the workplace through a series of talks from RNID specialists.

Noise is one of the most underestimated workplace risks. The 'Sound Off' conference comes at a key time, with new tighter Noise at Work Regulations coming into force in April 2006. The conference will highlight what these regulations mean for organizations and offer practical advice on controlling noise in the work place.

Brian Lamb, RNID's director of communications, and Angela King, RNID's sen

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UK - EFX Audio, one of Scotland's largest PA Hire companies, placed a major order for a 24 box Logic System Ethos Array at this year's PLASA show. EFX's John Ramsay and Steph Fleming placed the order via Logic System dealer The Warehouse during the busy show for Logic System, where many orders for product were taken from UK customers and export customers alike.

Ramsay commented: "Ethos is incredibly well built, and engineered to perfection; it's a great sounding system that does exactly what it's mean to. Chris Scott designs great boxes, he's a very straight talking guy, no bullshit and that's reflected in his products."

Logic's Chris Scott added: "EFX are using the Ethos system first at Glasgow's live venue The Garage and along with The ABC in Glasgow and Edinburgh's The Liquid Rooms all now with Ethos Arrays it means we've got a great presence up in Scotland.

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UK - Leading RF manufacturer Trantec announced that its exclusive Japanese Distributor Otaritec has supplied a 32-channel S6000 radio mic system on the Japanese tour of Tony award winning musical - Blast!

The tour commenced in Tokyo's Orchard Hall and was directed by James Mason and produced by William A Cook. As a hugely vibrant production, it delivers a feast of colour, sound and movement. Comprising 54 brass, percussion and 15 visual performers, Blast! is a unique explosion of music and theatre.

Featuring as part of a sophisticated sound system, the Trantec S6000 system was specified by sound designer Mark Wood. Trantec's Richard Ganley collaborated with Woods and Otaritec's Mr Fukatsu from the early planning stages to ensure that all aspects of the system integrated seamlessly.

The restricted 18 MHz (2 x 8 MHz of available RF bandwidth in Japan makes the su

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UK - Stage Electrics London is holding a Martin MAC700 demonstration afternoon on Thursday 6 October.

This will give users a chance to have a hands on demonstration of Martin's latest and quietest moving head say the company. A compact, light, quiet fixture with power and optical precision beyond its peers is what Martin set out to achieve in the MAC700 Profile.

Fully equipped with all the industry standard Martin features, the MAC700 Profile also combines a full CMY colour mixing system supplemented with an eight position colour wheel and a gobo animation system for dramatic projection effects.

Numbers are strictly limited so please call 020 7939 3000 to reserve your place, doors open from midday.

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UK - For the second year running Tannoy drew additional attention to its stand at PLASA with a live band; this time featuring guitarist Graeme Duffin of Wet Wet Wet, Sandy Jones, who has produced for the band, and female vocalist Jake Cogan.

The main focus of the stand was Tannoy VNET - a fully active range of networkable sound reinforcement loudspeakers. By integrating its renowned Dual Concentric point source, constant directivity drive unit with leading edge digital signal processing (DSP), network control and class D amplifier technologies into the highly successful V-series line-up, Tannoy say it is providing a fully monitored active speaker system; a turn key solution for the most demanding sound reinforcement applications.

Two 800W power amps are fitted to each VNET cabinet and room EQ is simplified via user accessible signal processing based on the latest third generat

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UK - The Royal Opera House Covent Garden, London has purchased a complete L Acoustics MTD coaxial system. Primarily for use in its Lindbury Theatre, the system will also be utilized in other main rooms within the Opera House.

The system consists of four MTD115b and 14 MTD108a, amplified by LA17a and LA48a power amplifiers. The decision by the Royal Opera House to invest in L-Acoustics was made after extensive listening tests, involving other high end market brands. The outcome was that the MTD range offered the best overall packaged solution particularly with regard to satisfying the requirement for seamless natural sounding loudspeakers.

Paul Nicholson from L-Acoustics UK commented: "when I first demonstrated the MTD108a to the Republic of Ireland, it was clear from its reaction to the initial test that it was to be its eventual first choice product. And when Soundvision

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Switzerland - Zurich's Flughafen Airport has come up with a novel idea in using one of its old terminal buildings. The terminal has been developed in to a multi purpose venue called 'Event Dock' which includes a Museum along with various other corporate event and exhibition facilities. In developing the terminal certain criteria had to be met with regards to equipment and software that was to be installed, especially as the majority of event managers at the site are not fully experienced lighting technicians or engineers.

Project manager Andreas Stahl from EBZ in Switzerland recommended and installed the Frog Box and Frog Touch Screen system from Zero 88 to control the 30 Clay Paky Points and 16 Clay Paky Colorwave 300's used throughout the terminal. The main reason for the Frog range being used was that it was the only product on the market capable of providing the number of pr

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UK - Lift-Turn-Move celebrated its first birthday at PLASA 2005. LTM was launched at PLASA 04 as a new, independently owned company with a fresh attitude to the lifting and rigging industry. The tightly focused eight-person operation is concentrating on making life simple, friendly, efficient and cost-effective for its clients - a 'small is beautiful' philosophy that's proved a success over the last 12 months.

Jones, a veteran of over a decade of PLASA shows, says that 2005 one was: "Absolutely the busiest exhibition since the show moved into Earls Court - the show was even too busy on Wednesday for us to get off the stand"

LTM demonstrated its ability to think on its feet when it arrived for the PLASA build! Realizing its single sided corporate sign needed in fact to have signage on both sides, John Jones thought laterally. He asked around site for any contacts in t

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UK - Spotlight PR has been awarded the public relations contract to promote The Event Show, now in its 16th year, which is staged over two days at Olympia in London on 25 and 26 January 2006. The industry's most comprehensive exhibition encompasses all aspects of organizing outdoor and indoor events, from small functions to international music festivals.

Karen Dodd, marketing manager for The Event Show said: "We appointed Spotlight as they have demonstrated considerable expertise in promoting large scale events and have a successful track record in generating awareness nationally both in print press and through broadcast media."

Spotlight PR's clients include Stowe Music Festival and Southport Flower Show, with both events attracting national publicity generated by the agency. Marina Efstathiou, director of Spotlight PR added: "The Event Show is an extremely pre

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Germany - Midas and Klark Teknik announced the appointment of Andreas Miele at EVI Audio in Straubing, as managing sales engineer, Midas/Klark Teknik Germany.

In his newly-created role, Miele will support EVI Audio in taking care of its pro audio customers in Germany, with special emphasis on the whole Midas and Klark Teknik product range. His main duty will be to work closely with the company's customers in the theatre, broadcast and contractor markets.

"I am very excited about the opportunities this challenge creates," says Miele. "For many years I have been convinced of the Midas/KT technology, excellent product quality and reputation, as well as the company's skills as a global player in the pro audio industry. I appreciate the enthusiasm and the invaluable local market knowledge of the EVI Audio Team and I really look forward to this mutually beneficial arr

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UK/Europe - Gear-Source, Inc announced the formation of a new office servicing the European Continent. GearSource Europe and the associated new website will be a close duplicate of the US based company, but the office will be based in the United Kingdom.

Marcel Fairbairn, president of Gear-Source, LLC says: "we have been searching for the ideal opportunity to expand our European business, and we have now found the ideal person to head it up. We are excited to move closer to our European clientele and also to locate new clients and vendors in this important market."

The MD for GearSource Europe is Garry Nelsson who has been involved in the entertainment industry since 1985. He began working in and around the television stations of the Middle East and most recently spent time with the Lighting Technology Group in west London. This is where Nelsson travelled extensivel

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