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UK - The recent opening of Carling Academy Newcastle, extends Showsec's long standing partnership with the Academy Music Group (AMG), with the UK's leading event security supplier being confirmed to develop and manage the venue's crowd management plan.

Showsec has worked closely with AMG in venues across the country for many years, delivering tailored crowd management plans. With Showsec's Northern regional manager Mark Logan continuing the healthy relationship with AMG, Showsec developed the crowd management strategies implemented in the Liverpool and Birmingham Academy venues and have now adapted these to suit Carling Academy Newcastle.

Showsec has employed a team that combines experienced managers and newly recruited local staff who have been trained to work as in-house secur

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UK - Rees Sound UK, the major Carmarthen based AV hire company, has purchased eight channels of Audio-Technica Artist Elite 5000 Series UHF, true-diversity wireless microphone systems. The systems were purchased, initially, for use on this year's Cancer Research UK's Race For Life sponsored by Tesco.

Taking place in 10 locations across the UK, Rees Sound UK deployed the 5000 Series systems with its 30kW EAW PA system at the charity's events. The systems purchased comprised eight AEW-R5200 true diversity, frequency-agile dual channel receivers, eight AEW-T6100 hypercardioid, dynamic microphone handheld transmitters, eight AEW-T1000 UniPak beltpack transmitters, eight AT899 subminiature, omnidirectional, condenser clip-mics, and eight ATM73A cardioid, condenser headband mics.

Managing director Roger Rees was responsible for the purchase of the A-T systems. He said: "We use

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USA - City Theatrical's new PDS-50 is a power/data supply designed for Color Kinetics ColorBlast, ColorBurst, and iColorCove LED lighting fixtures. Its breakthrough technology combines both WDS wireless DMX data and either battery or mains operation, giving it the ability to be a totally wireless DMX controlled LED lighting fixture.

The low power consumption of LEDs and the reliability of City Theatrical's WDS Wireless Data System give designers and users the ability for the first time to light with: No AC power or generators; No power distribution to hook up; No power cables to run; No dimmers; No data cables to run; A setup time of minutes; Built in colour mixing; Low heat; No dimmer noise; 20 hours of battery life on a rolling fade or seven hours of battery life at full output (mixing white light) when using a City Theatrical Battery Base.

The PDS-375TR is a six circuit ver

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UK - Oxford-based Beat Audio has designed, supplied and installed a fully integrated Funktion One audio system throughout the newly refurbished Lemon Grove venue at Exeter University Student's Guild with support from Dave Cole of Blue Box London Ltd. The 800 capacity venue has just undergone a £100,000 technical refit as part of an overall £1 million facelift to the entire student complex.

Beat Audio's Mark Kelly conducted several site visits, designed a system and liaised with Funktion One. At the Guild's request he also helped arrange lighting for the venue, so he introduced Neil Marsh of Hayden Cruickshank's Colour Sound Experiment to advise, design and supply this element of the project.

The main gig is geared towards DJ performance with some live acts. Kelly started at the bass of the matter, with two Funktion One 218 bass bins per side, added to which are two

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Czech Republic - The biggest annual hip-hop festival in Central and Eastern Europe took place for the fourth time in the abandoned section of a former military airport, close to the City of Hradec Kralove in the Czech Republic recently.

With more than 16,000 hip-hop fans attending Hip Hop Kemp 2005, the event became the most successful to date. Although the weather was far from perfect, and heavy rains complicated the preparation for the event, the summer miraculously returned on the first morning and temperatures exceeding 27°C persisted throughout the entire three days. This, coupled with big name line-ups and nine stages serving up non-stop music, resulted in a fantastic overall atmosphere.

Urei took control of the second largest stage - situated in a giant steel concrete military hanger - which saw performances from many of the world's top DJs, MCs and hip-hop bands. Furt

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Japan - The recently opened Hyogo Performing Arts Centre features a 2,000 seat Grand Hall for classical, opera and ballet; a Theatre that accommodates 800, a small chamber style Recital Hall seating 400, as well as rehearsal facilities. Motoo Komada of Nagata Acoustics was commissioned to provide the acoustic design and consultation services. The Grand Hall is installed with a d&b audiotechnik C4 system, the Theatre Hall with L'Acoustics, and the Recital Hall again with d&b as a mobile system.

The permanent installed system is powered by ninety-three E-PAC amplifiers, which are all remotely controlled by the d&b Remote network using ROPE C. For special requirements there is also a mobile Q-Series system available to meet the specific requirements of various stage performances that can be used in either a stacked or flown arrangement.

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UK - Speakers at The Event Show which takes place at Olympia in London on 25-26 January 2006, will include the producers of Live 8. John Probyn, production director for Clear Channel Entertainment (UK) Music, will chair the presentation and field a question and answer session with the audience. He said: "I am looking forward to sharing with my colleagues the question I have been asking myself since Live 8 . . . just how did we manage to pull that off so successfully?"

The show will host nine seminars over two days, ranging from Reacting to the Elements, chaired by Roger Barrett, to a Spotlight on Local Authorities by the National Outdoor Events Association (NOEA). The Spotlight on Local Authorities seminar will include the implications of the new Licensing Act.

The White Book 2006 will be launched at the Show. With 40,000 listings and 470 categor

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Europe - An array of new products and technologies is being launched by Bose this autumn during a roadshow that will take place in eight European countries and showcase the new lines to more than 1,000 of the company's ProPartners, authorised dealers, consultants and press from 22 countries. The road show, titled 'Performance by Design' underlines the ability of Bose and its partners to offer totally integrated solutions for engineered sound systems and multi-zone background applications.

Each show will act as the launch pad for a number of new products which either complement existing product ranges such as the Panaray LT loudspeaker family, or are a completely new addition to the Bose range, such as the ControlSpace systems. The latest version of MODELER sound system software and the patented Auditioner playback system will raise the bar in terms of sound system simulation cap

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UK - Lighting rental house HSL Productions has invested in 150sq.m of Main Light Industry's Soft-LED LED drape. This is going straight out on Fremantle Media's new X-Factor series, being recorded at Fountain Studios and broadcast on ITV, say the company.

"There's no other product like it out there right now," enthuses HSL's Mike Oates. "It's a drape that doubles as a video wall and can be rigged by lampies - surely that's every production and lighting company's dream!"

SoftLED is a flexible high-resolution surface that is billed as being suitable for full colour graphics, text and high resolution video effects of all types. The modules can be used in all types of venues and situations from hotel rooms to concert venues and arenas.

In addition to the 6 Soft-LED cloths, HSL has also purchased 180+ I-Colour tiles made by Color Kinetics. These tiles ar

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UK - ETC now offers its comprehensive product catalogue in Russian. Addressing the growing market demand in entertainment and architectural lighting technologies in Eurasia and other Russian-speaking regions, ETC has responded with this new catalogue version, available on CD-Rom.

ETC catalogues are also available in hard-copy print versions in American English, British English, French, German, and Spanish, with an additional CD-Rom version in Italian.

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UK - Vieta Pro loudspeakers have been chosen for the Harbour Bar in Portrush, Northern Ireland, a venue which has one of the best panoramic views in Europe. The installation was carried out by Light & Sound FX of Coleraine, NI.

The Harbour Bay has been extensively refurbished by owners George and Jane McAlpine, who operate two other outlets - the Ramore wine bar and Coast Italiano - which share the stunning location. Now the Harbour Bar also presents live music and AV programming in its lounge-bar environment. Owner George McAlpine had a clear idea of what he wanted from his investment in new sound and vision equipment, says installer Darren Gardiner, owner of Light & Sound FX.

"George wanted to create a sophisticated, but cool atmosphere, with a lot of emphasis on the look and style of all the fittings in the venue. He particularly did not want standard ugly boxes random

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Croatia - Jazz/fusion outfit Yellowjackets performed a live two-hour concert on Radio Zagreb recently to wide critical acclaim. For the event, they used a system supplied by Croatian sound company Mr. Pink.

The sound team led by Mr. Pink's MD, Zoran Hügl, employed a mixture of Dynacord, EV and Klark Teknik components, the centrepiece of which was a Dynacord Cobra-2 rig.

The group, which comprises bass player Jimmy Haslip, saxophonist Bob Mintzer, keyboard player Russell Ferrante and new drummer Marcus Baylor, emerged in 1977 in the course of sessions for a Robben Ford album. Since, they have released over twenty albums. They are presently on an extended European tour.

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UK - The new PixelEight fixture from James Thomas Engineering is the first in a new series of contemporary versions of classic lighting instruments. Traditionally called a 'blinder' or '8-lite' this LED version allows the exploration of innovative design ideas using the latest technology, say the company.

Ideal for audience and stage/studio illumination, the fixture offers long-throw capability and a 6° beam. The independent control of each LED cell allows creative programming opportunities and the powerful internal effects engine produces colour strobing and colour scrolling effects. There is no heat projected by the unit, allowing it to be positioned in close proximity to performers, stage sets, screens or drapes. It can also be hung vertically or horizontally for further flexibility. It is robustly designed for touring and boasts extremely low power consumption. Black powder

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UK - A.C. Lighting's Audio division has been appointed as the exclusive UK dealer for Kling & Freitag sound systems. Kling & Freitag are one of Europe's leading manufacturers of high end loudspeaker systems for the professional sound reinforcement market, producing an extensive range of system solutions for PA, touring and permanent installations.

Under the new deal, A.C. Lighting will be working closely with VME, the manufacturer's UK importer and distributor. VME, based in Cheshire, have the largest hire stock of Kling & Freitag products in Europe, and are the service and technical team for K&F in the UK.

After various demo's and following a recent install, A.C Audio sales manager Peter Butler commented: "The K & F range fits very neatly into our current portfolio and the quality is outstanding."

Jon Sugden, VME business manager commented: "A.C. Lighting is

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Denmark - DPA Microphones continues to broaden its network of European distributors with the appointment of representatives in Slovakia and Hungary.

G-Tec Professional was established in Slovakia in 2003 by Martin Gustafik, who has wide experience of working in the audio industry. The company specialises in the broadcast, theatrical and rental markets.

Gustafik comments, "Although our company is still not large, after just two years of operation we are distributing internationally-renowned brands, our network of customers is growing, turnover is increasing all the time, and the G-Tec Professional name is acknowledged and respected by much older competitors in the local market."

Bluesound in Budapest has been appointed as the new DPA distributor for Hungary. Founded early last year, Bluesound brings a range of high-end pro audio brands to the country. DPA joins Sadi

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UK - Clockaudio, the Hampshire-based microphone specialist and ancillary equipment manufacturer has increased its world-wide network of distributors, having signed new distribution agreements with Bose India for India and with VTI Marketing for The Middle East. These developments follow on from Clockaudio's recent signing of distribution agreements for Sweden (Electrosound), Portugal (ABC), Germany (Pro Audio-Technik) and The Netherlands (Tau AVLP).

Clockaudio sales and marketing manager Rod Geary says: "We are delighted to have confirmed these new appointments, continuing to strengthen our global brand awareness and market position within the industry.

"India has the potential to be a major market area for us - there is so much development happening in PA installation, the conference market and in AV integration generally," continues Geary. "We will be wor

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UK - Summit Steel installed over 7km of 4mm steel wire rope (SWR) in the five largest (of nine) structures in Regents Park for the 2005 Frieze Arts Fair in London. The largest tent measured 200 by 40m and approximately 9m high. The others were 120 x 40m, 35 x 24m, 45 x 32m and 55 x 50m. The 200m tent is the largest structure of its kind that tent supplier Owen Brown has built to date.

Summit was working for production company 20/20 Events, production managed by Steve Cunningham. Their team of four riggers and two crew was led by Jay Call, and came onsite just seven days before the event opened. The Kent-based company has worked on Frieze Arts for the last three years, each year its role has steadily increased with the stature and popularity of the event.

The wires served two purposes: Firstly, to enable the installation of false ceilings at 4.2m above the floor; these were con

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The Netherlands - Midas Consoles Holland has supplied a Midas Heritage H-1000 48 TP to the Amsterdam RAI Centre, where it will be used mainly in the complex's Auditorium/Theatre which was recently refurbished, including the installation of a new audio system. .

The RAI has become one of the busiest exhibition, conference centres and venues in the world since it opened in 1961. The decision to purchase a large-frame Midas console for its new showcase auditorium was taken following the earlier purchase of a Verona V400 as well as several Venice consoles.

"The RAI decided to go with the Midas brand because of its market acceptance, reliability and sonic performance," says Midas Consoles Holland's Axel Nagtegaal.

Previously used as the country's largest conference facility, the Auditorium now doubles up in the evening to become a theatrical venue. It has already hosted

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UK - Allen & Heath's flagship ML5000 VCA live sound console has been installed in London's Marquee Club. The 48-channel mixer handles all the FOH and monitor duties for the bands that appear in the Club's busy event schedule.

One of London's legendary live music venues, the Marquee Club has historically hosted The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Small Faces, Pink Floyd and Jimi Hendrix, and the new 900-capacity venue continues to attract cutting edge acts, which recently included Dirty Vegas, Ash, The Bees, The Others, Brand New Heavies, Art Brut, The Magic Numbers, Dogs, Mylo, and The Ordinary Boys.

The ML was selected by Terminal Studios, which manages all of Marquee's audio equipment. "We originally specified the Marquee's audio system 18 months ago when the club moved from its Islington home back to its roots in Soho," comments Terminal's MD, Charlie Barrett. "

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UK - Staging, lighting and sound company Stagecraft has reported a record Summer for its Hire Department. Based in Salisbury, the hire team from Stagecraft has travelled throughout the country, with hire projects in Edinburgh, Reading, Southampton, Winchester and Windsor.

"We have been delighted to work with so many festivals, concerts and parties this Summer and are hoping to build on this success in 2006," says technical director Mike Naish. "Not only have we been involved in short hire projects this year, but also long-running events such as the Edinburgh Festival and locally at the Salisbury Festival. Some of our staging even made its TV debut on the set of Channel 5 programme, The Farm, and we have thoroughly enjoyed working on such a variety of different projects."

One of the largest projects for the company this Summer has been its work with t

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Europe - By combining the best elements of one of the largest trade communities in Professional Lighting and Sound with Europe's biggest trade show in Audio Visual Systems Integration, Integrated Systems Europe and PLASA plan to augment their knowledge of AV Systems, Lighting and Sound to turn ISE 2006 into the most stunning visual trade event ever held in Europe, the organizations have announced.

This collaborative effort is the result of a joint co-operation agreement to establish a framework to heighten the awareness and importance of AV systems integration in the rental and staging environment by harnessing the influence and standing of a major trade show with the world-leading Professional Lighting and Sound Association.

To demonstrate this, PLASA, in conjunction with their publications Lighting&Sound International and Lighting&Sound America, will be organizing the Lighti

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