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Returning with a "bigger and better" programme of philosophy sessions, performances and parties, after its acclaimed debut last year, HowTheLightGetsInruns from 28 May to 6 June in the literary festival town of Hay-on-Wye. It is billed as "bringing together thinkers, performers, artists and musicians to cast light on our lives, to give us insight into what is going on and where we might be heading; and above all to excite the imagination and renew the spirit".

Denon DJ is kitting out the booth for all three 'Live and Night Sessions' parties at the famous Globe at Hay with its latest DN-S3700 digital turntables and DN-X1600 mixer.

The Friday opening party features a night of music and eclectic b

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The lighting design was by JR Roughly from Vedatec who says, "Most people who know me will say, JR did this job," he said. "What I'm doing is not new, it's just that the technology is far superior now and the creative ideas have become easier to execute."

Eight Clay Paky HPE 1200w fixtures were placed on the stage floor which had two stairways on either side and a centre reveal. Robe 700 series Wash and Spot were hung from trussing over the stage as well as from the wings. JR interprets music with colour and uses his console as a palette to paint the stage. He utilises a 15,000 Lm

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Built in 1538 as a defence tower, Kulturm has been used over the centuries as a granary, prison and bunker; today it has become a multi-purpose cultural centre able to host theatre events and art exhibitions, and its facilities include a modern club lounge.

The tower, characterised by irregular stonework with all sorts of nooks and crannies, became the focal point for a rather special light show. The light designer installed nine StageLite LEDs at the base of the tower and six StripLite LEDs in the loopholes: with their chromatic effects and the possibility of varying the projection angles, the Coemar products highlighted every curve of the building.

In particular, the

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The three-day shoot-out on Tuesday 18th, Wednesday 19th and Thursday 20th May, will allow visitors to hear and compare a range of the world's leading professional PA systems designed for shows and events with up to 5000 audience capacity.

Renkus-Heinz, which introduced the world's first music-and-speech digitally steerable array, Iconyx, five years ago, has designed IC Live as the first digitally steerable array loudspeaker for mobile rental applications, with a comprehensive hardware sy

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Future dates include The Great Wall Of China, Niagara Falls and Dubai's Burj al Arab hotel, on an ever-growing list of dates on this extravaganza.

To successfully negotiate such a demanding schedule requires gear that's compact and lightweight for easy portability, but also solid and reliable enough to deliver quality sound in adverse conditions.

So when it came to wireless in-ear monitoring, wireless microphones and all of the tour's PA needs, David Spillane, the Chasing Rainbows tour manager, knew that he needed to g

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FOH engineer Frank Martin commented on working with the BBR. "It just worked day in and day out, through dust and heat for four straight days and nights! An amazing product that took up very little space in my rack too," he said.

A BlackBox Recorder also featured at front of house during Stoppok plus Worthy's recent Grundblues tour in Germany. FOH engineer Sven Geiger used the B

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Jacques Tessier, founder and CEO of Theatrixx comments, "Though I come from an audio background, our distribution has been focused on lighting and video for the past few years. We wanted to expand into audio with a high-end product line. Adamson is clearly one of three dominant players in our eyes, when you look to quality and performance. It's built in Canada and the local market penetration is at a fraction of the potential.

"I've know Brock for more than 20 years and it's always interesting to discuss his innovative approach to speaker design and application. We recent

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Located about one hour's drive from Taichung City on the western flank of Taiwan's central mountainous region, the Taiwan Ling Yen Buddhist temple is set amongst beautiful mountain scenery in Puli township, Nantou County. It has recently been the subject of a comprehensive sound system installation comprising a range of Turbosound loudspeakers.

The specification for the new sound system at Ling Yen was put together by installation company Teamwork Co. Based in Taichung, the company is headed by Harry Chen and regularly works on audio projects all over the island. After extensiv

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Taking the nine-piece troupe's show to 24 sold-out theatre shows across the UK (including three nights at London's Hammersmith Apollo), the tour's 32-channel LS9 was manned by Simon Hall and Rob Priddle, who regularly work on tours by the likes of George Michael, Coldplay and Oasis.

The tour's sound requirements were supplied by Wigwam, the LS9 being set up with 16 channels for FOH and 16 channels for monitors, Hall and Priddle splitting the channels to give separate head amps for each. Diversity and first support act, rapper Aggro Santos, used four d&b side-fills for monitoring, while the second support (duo Mini Viva) used Ultimate Ears UE4 IEMs.

With the audio

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Apple Sound, a provider of specialist audio, sound masking and speech privacy systems, was commissioned to install a beyerdynamic MCW-D 200 Digital Wireless Microphone System in the Huntingdon council offices after being awarded the tender and successfully undertaking the first stage of the AV installation.

Apple Sound were briefed to provide the council with a secure wireless conference microphone system that would enable full utilisation of the flexible room formats with the facility for voting and recording. It was to be be controlled and managed via MCWD Controller and Steno-S recording software and Apple had specified the beyerdynamic MCW-D 200 Digital Wireless System for the job. beyerdynamic's MCW-

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"Before the band arrived, I set up the surface according to Chris Young's input list, with the routing set up to the main PA," recalls TSC Productions', Brendon Grimes. "Brian had never used an iLive before, so I gave him a quick tutorial, showed him some features I thought he might like, and set him loose. Within about five minutes, he went straight to sound check."

"Every night is different, and that's not always a good thing. You're at the mercy of the venue, so it's always nice to find something that's easy to work

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The brief from set designer and Butlins' creative director, Phil Peacock, was for a series of lightweight, durable set elements, of the highest possible quality, able to take the strain of repeated installation and dismantling to fit in with Butlins' busy entertainment schedule.

"We worked very closely with our client from the design stage right through to manufacture to ensure that the finished products would match their aspirations," said Phil Green, senior project manager. "This was achieved, utilising our interpretation team's traditiona

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The XPO-LED is a conduit luminaire and can be customised to different lengths and heights. It is available with multiple mounting options and in multiple styles to suit each scheme. Available in both vertical and horizontal versions, it provides a continuous and seamless flow of lighting for close proximity illumination at 3,000K and 4,500K and CRI of between 89 and 93.

The Libra range is available with one, two or three fully adjustable, interchangeable fitting heads with a high degree of directivity for more particular lighting tasks. Both ranges are crafted fittings, elegant and simplistic yet designed to be discreet and unobtrusive, says the company. An ad

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The concept is designed to strengthen B2C sales and for specific market targeting, opening up new avenues of communication and purchasing convenience. "The internet is one of the strongest and most far reaching sales mediums available" says Milos' sales manager, Ji?í Br?ža, "It is a natural progression for our business to harness the facilities of global access to help our existing distributors, their clients and all potential new ones with their purchasing decisions and actions ."

The site - www.xstages.com - is quick, easy and logical to navigate, and will offer Milos's complete decking product portfolio including barriers and other accessories, says the company.

A series of special flash videos are available on xStages.com to

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Specially designed for orchestral amplification, Schertler's DYN Series - which includes the DYN-V for violin/viola, DYN-C for 'cello and DYN-B for double bass - offers accurate and natural sound reproduction. Easily moved between instruments, the transducers can be safely mounted on precious violins, 'cellos and basses and connected directly to the microphone inputs of a stage mixer. Schertler's DYN-GP Grand Piano model utilises a matched pair of transducers that capture the sound at two separate points, achieving a greater sense of space and a more balanced tone, says the company.

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The school will offer a One Year intensive course based at the heart of the industry. The course will include specialist teaching from industry professionals and a series of placements in Theatres, Conference Centres, Lighting, Sound and Events Companies. Fifteen students will be recruited to the course.

As patron of the school, Francis Reid, veteran lighting designer, author of 15 books on theatre technology, and lecturer of lighting across six continents, says: "The staging of plays, musicals, c

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"Spectrum Rentals have completely kitted their microphone inventory with SM and Beta wired microphones," commented Richie Hiranandani, marketing manager. "The purchase of the UHF-R series is the icing on the cake as it undeniably propels the wireless microphone system to the market leader position in the live sound market here in the UAE."

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As of 15 May, 2010, City Theatrical is holding catalogue inventory and shipping to customers from its London location. Customers will now have fast access to City Theatrical's broad catalogue of lighting accessories without having to import them themselves and without having to bear the cost of transatlantic shipping, customs, and duty charges.

City Theatrical's European sales manager, Alex Cowan, has added Lauren Drinkwater to his staff as office administrator to handle orders and to provide "the same great level customer service that City Theatrical is known for".

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Singleton had worked for HSL whilst freelancing, which proved a fruitful experience for both parties ostensibly leading to this permanent appointment.

He says, "I am really excited to be onboard. I was always impressed by HSL's work ethic, their total dedication to providing the very best client service and support through investing in the latest technology and employing amazing crews for whom nothing is too much effort."

Singleton will remain located in Sussex, giving Blackburn based HSL an additional point of contact for Southern-based operations.

HSL's Mike Oates comments, "We're all looking forward to working with Dave, he

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Attendees will learn about how the new G4 product line brings innovative features to the award-winning W-DMX line of products, including Adaptive Frequency Hopping technology for peace of mind when using other radio products, W-DMX invisi-wire and data-safe technologies for fidelity, and support of RDM so units can be configured remotely with no fuss or cables.

Niclas Arvidsson, CEO of Wireless Solution says, "Just remember these points: It's a dual band BlackBox; Immense flexibility for the user; The only Dual band Wireless lighting control with 2.4 and 5.8 to ensure interfere