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"As well as being hosted by Barbara Eifler, executive director, and Rebecca Emery - chair of the board of the SMA - and featuring a keynote speech by Vikki Heywood, we also have two panel discussions taking place. The first focusses on Valuing Stage Management, and is chaired by the charismatic Ken Bennett-Hunter, with Jamie Byron, James Williams, Antonia Collins and Charles Evans, all established professionals in the industry," say organisers.

The afternoon will feature five break-out sessions: Social Media and the Stage Manager, led by Caron Jane Lyon who specialises in online communications and networking; A Look at Life After Stage Management, with Antonia Coll

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Doran joins DP from Harris Broadcast Communications where he was international marketing director for all markets outside North America. In a broadcast and pro AV career spanning more than 20 years, he has also held senior management roles in Leitch and Sony Corporation.

"I join Digital Projection at a tremendously exciting time in the company's evolution: we have developed a market leading range of projection systems for both business and domestic use and now we plan to develop our presence across the EMEA region," comm

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Commenting on his return to LMC, Lawford says, "I am very pleased to be re-joining LMC where I originally launched my career in professional audio. I enjoyed my time with DiGiCo immensely and it has been enlightening to carry out business from the manufacturer side of the table. In my new role as sales manager I plan to work with my team to continue our overall objective: bringing the best service and the best products to the professional audio market."

Lawford and the Birmingham team continue to serve all Northern regions of the UK, including the Midlands, Scotland and Wales.

(Jim Evans)

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The stage takes its name from NAMM's 'Wanna Play?' campaign, which encourages people of all ages and backgrounds to take up a musical instrument. Last year, the Wanna Play? stage used a similar Community/Ashly configuration that set off alarms in the parking lot next door!

The Ashly KLR-Series amplifiers are dual channel, and each of the 19 KLR-4000s used at the Wanna Play? Stage delivers 2000 Watts per channel to 2 Ohm.

The Wanna Play? Stage is located just outside the convention centre area, adjacent to the arena fountain. A four-way Community-based system powered the stage,

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The new sound reinforcement system was projected and installed by Adamson Europe's Jochen Sommer, in cooperation with Dr.-Ing. Oliver Pabst and Dipl.-Ing. Kai Simanowski. It will be used as the primary sound projection source with an aircraft passenger cabin model. This experimental speaker rig will be used for studying the effects of noise emissions of the controversial propfan engines inside of the cabin, and the effectiveness of ac

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"Optocore has a first-class pedigree in the distribution of audio, IP Intercom and video," noted Soundware pro audio manager, Kim Johansen, who had personally encountered and used Optocore systems over the years, but felt the brand's potential was not being fully realised.

The German manufacturer also believes it has found the ideal partner. Said international sales & marketing manager, Mark Davidson, "We chose Soundware due to their knowledge of the broadcast, fixed install and live performance markets in Denmark as well as their experience and reputation.&qu

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"Avolites has recently reorganised and streamlined its distribution network, so we are delighted to have been confirmed as one of only four resellers for the UK," says Phil Haldane, Black Light's head of company development. "This is a real feather in our cap - one that reflects our commitment to the brand and our belief in the merits of its exceptional products."

"Avolites' gear is really versatile and is ideally suited for multi-purpose venues, says Calder Sibbald, Black Light's head of hires and events, who has worked with Avolites extensively including a period of product testing for the company at Edinburgh's Gilded Balloon venue.

"To back up our new role as an Avolites distributor we have increased our hire and sales stock of their products," Sibbal

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"The Met is all about quality and very particular about the products they buy, and the Robert Juliat name speaks for itself in that regard," says Fred Lindauer, of Robert Juliat. "The Met already has a number of RJ 2.5W Profiles in their inventory so they were very willing to consider Robert Juliat followspots for this new application."

The followspots had to be portable, easy to set up, and fit in the space reserved for them. In addition, they had to be very quiet since they would be located in the audience seating area. "After on-site tests the team at the Met loved the fact that the Victors operat

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Taking centre stage with show contestants in custom-finished chrome are six Q-Wash 560Z LED moving heads. The fixtures add eye candy to the set and complement the dancer's moves while punctuating performances with powerful beams of coloured light.

Additionally placed throughout the set are 50 COLORdash Batten Tri linear wash lights as well as 32 COLORado 1 Tour static wash lights. These fixtures provide vibrant, saturated washes from the back cyc and signature coloured arc design of the set to downlighting the main dance floor. All the Chauvet fixtures offer flicker-free performances from high-powered LEDs.

"The Q-Wash 560Z LED worked exceptionally well on stage," Mark Kenyon said. "They are extremely bright and at tim

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The Hilbert Circle Theatre, home to the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, was transformed from its 1916 historical splendour to a fully-functioning 21st Century television broadcast studio incorporating miles of cable, cameras, video walls, lighting and state of the art audio systems into its ornate and elegant interior.

"We are very pleased to provide our support to this outstanding production," said Michael Reed, founder and president of Reed Rigging. &quo

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Theatre and concert technicians - and other performing arts professionals - turned out at this bi-annual fair to see SGM's new suite of low-energy LED solutions, which formed the centrepiece of the Dutch company's sound and light presentation.

Sales-All's Bas van der Heiden, the man responsible for SGM sales, said the decision to exhibit at CUE 2012 for the first time had been well justified. "We dedicated a large part of our stand to SGM and visitors were really excited - particularly about the new X-5 (white LED) strobe and XC-5 (colour strobe). Many customers are now interested in selling these products as part of the full SGM range."

SGM con

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PLASA 2012 will be first show to take place after the London Olympic and Paralympic Games and it will be a celebration of our industry's contribution to this summer's events. We'll be taking a look back at some of the most spectacular achievements of the summer and presenting special educational events to highlight the best bits of London 2012.

In addition, PLASA 2012 will showcase an all-new Audio Programme packed full of master-classes from the biggest international names in the industry.

We invite everyone to come and enjoy the unique atmosphere in London this September, the home of the Olympics and the

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With both tours overlapping Jones took his new Vista S1 out on The Hollies, while he called on Lars Kristiansen to operate Cliff Richard and the Shadows on his Vista S3.

Jones bought the Vista S3 some two years ago, and it has been on the road ever since. He has been running the next generation Vista v2 software since its launch and comments, "It's brilliant."

He has worked with The Hollies for the last six years. They tour twice a year for five weeks each, playing to completely sold out audiences in theatres and concert halls nationwide.

The lighting rig, supplied by Blackburn based Lite Alternative, consisted of a front and back truss

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CEO Bernd Schmitz comments, "I was attracted to the brand in the first instance by Flex Array's acoustical performance - Especially the natural and clear midrange, which was and still is outstanding. After a shoot-out we ordered our first Turbosound Flex Array system because of its outstanding natural sound.

"The following tour was a complete success, and from then until now we did a lot of shows from musicals to rock 'n' roll with a continually growing Turbosound inventory. We do around 800 shows a year - nearly every one of them with Turbosound products - and the results are always outstanding." He has now invested in 112 TFA-600 Flex Array

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The new engine utilises the latest generation of LED and optics, resulting in over two and a half times the light output - an impressive 750 lumens - of the original Color Block DB4 (290 lumens) with the internal switch set to full power.

Visual Elements is headed by Mike Townsend and is a busy provider of design and equipment rental services to corporate and live events. They have over 300 Color Block DB4s in their inventory, the first of which were purchased five years ago when the product was first launched, and they are still going strong today.

Townsend explains how the replacement engines have made a huge difference. "There is no comparison - it has completely transformed the fixture, giving them a new lease of

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"We needed a lighting system that was going to hold up to the work load as well as a system that was flexible and would give us the ability to give us multiple design options," he explains. "Once I had the overall design down, we turned to Acoustic Dimensions to carry out the majority of the infrastructure and backbone."

Russelburg found what he was looking for in a large Martin Professional lighting system made up of 12 MAC III Profile, 16 MAC III Performance, six MAC 200

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Comprising three models, VLS Series is aimed at the 'architectural audio' market - where maximum intelligibility and minimum aesthetic impact are the driving concerns. Building upon the proven commercial success of its flagship QFlex self-powered steerable array system, VLS Series offers AV contractors and consultants an alternative solution in the shape of a passive device offering balance of performance and cost, when active beam-steering may neither be required nor affordable, says the company.

Three models are available - VLS 7 (7 × 3.5° LF) designed for speech-only applications, VLS 15 (7 × 3.5° LF with 8 × 1° HF) and VLS 30 (14 × 3.5° LF and 16 × 1° HF), both of which are d

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DPI's new E-Vision WUXGA-8000 introduces advanced display features such as integrated image Warp & Blend and Lens Memory to the E-Vision series. The new models also deliver higher brightness capabilities, as well as higher resolution, says the company.

The new E-Vision WUXGA-8000 delivers an affordable commercial projector solution with advanced capabilities typically reserved for more precision-oriented displays. Producing up to 8,000 lumens while weighing in at under 53 lbs., the dual-lamp E-Vision WUXGA-8000 employs the latest in Texas Instruments' 1920 x 1200 dark metal DLP technology. It is designed for use in lecture halls, conference venues, Houses of Worship, corporate audito

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Haney will have direct contact with Elation designers, dealers and installers, overseeing projects for the company's products in this market. Additionally, he will collect all market feedback for further developing Elation's growing broadcast video and lighting business, specifically with the company's LED video screens and expanded video and lighting product catalogue, as well as in the live touring and production segment.

Prior to coming to Elation, Haney was a sales director for Screenworks/NEP, a large video production company headquartered in California. He has served as a stage

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"Our partnership with Rational Acoustics serves two purposes. First, we are a professional audio distribution company and many of our clients either use or need the Smaart software to accurately calibrate their PA systems," commented Chicco Hiranandani, business development manager at NMK. "Second, we place a very high emphasis on training and Rational Acoustics have a strong reputation in the market for their Smaart training classes. We are excited with the opportunities that this new partnership will bring to the industry."

"We are very honoured and excited to have NMK Electronics representing Rational