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Built to the usual rugged JTS standard, the IN-164, is available in both handheld and beltpack versions, has a 200~480 meters operational distance and offers six pre-set groups, with a maximum of 23 channels in one group.

The handheld version, the JTS IN-264TH, features JTS's New SAM-8WLN mic capsule for high gain before feedback and low handling noise. The transmitter is powered by

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Unlike typical carousels, which feature ponies, unicorns and the like, Seaglass takes visitors on a ride inside giant tropical fish with shimmering colourful bodies made all the more vibrant by the intense output of 50 COLORado 2-Quad Zoom IP LED wash fixtures from Chauvet Professional that were used in a design by Technical Artistry of New York.

A collection of 30 mechanical 'fish,' including a 14' high angel fish, 11' beta, 12' yellow lionfish and similar specimens designed by George Tsypin, set designer for the Broadway version of The Little Merma

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One of the most significant uses of Clay Paky lights at this year's IAA was at the Mercedes-Benz stand, but Lightpower equipment was used to illuminate the cars of several other manufacturers at the show.

Rgb gmbh studio für lichtgestaltung und technische konzeption dealt with the lighting design and rig programming, on behalf of Daimler AG, for the Mercedes-Benz Med

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The number one main stage saw artists as renowned as Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Bastille, and Sam Smith. Topping the bill on the closing night was Muse, "and it was because Muse were the headliners that the obvious choice for main stage PA was a d&b audiotechnik system," said Silvio Koenig, project manager from Berlin based production house TSE AG. "We have already been investing in d&b and chose this event to have our first try out with d&b's new ArrayProcessing tool."

TSE AG's system design saw J-Series hung left/right of the stage, with J-SUBs and J-INFRAs; delays used V-Series and Y Series. "The throw distance fr

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String Cheese are known for their intricate compositions, spectacular live shows and great connections with their audience - all parameters giving Andrew plenty of opportunity to focus on lighting for a client that appreciates his vision and gives him the creative freedom to do what he thinks will look best.

On the new design for this latest fall tour, he decided to use 18 x Robe BMFL Spots, which were supplied by lighting vendor, Upstaging.

The tour ran for three weeks around the U.S., concluding at the Suwannee Hulaween experience at Live Oak Music Park in Florida, and wi

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Aimed at digital signage applications in public spaces with high environmental light levels and the rental and staging market, the TH-55LFV60W and TH-55LFV6W displays are set to be launched in December 2015 and January 2016 respectively.

The LFV60 has a brightness of 700 cd/m2 is finished with a glossy anti-reflection treatment and is aimed for applications like fashion retail, it complements the existing TH-55LFV70 which has the same brightness and treatment.

The LFV6 has a brightness of 500 cd/m2 and comes with an anti-glare treatment. Thanks to the industry's narrowest bezel of 3.5mm, video wall images on both are virtually seamless. The video wall also has a wide viewing angle of 178?, thanks to an IPS panel.

Enrique Robledo, marketing manager a

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The system represents a major upgrade for the venue to handle the increasingly bigger bands the club is booking. The system produces over 7Kw FOH with over 4Kw of monitors on four discrete mixes. The system consists of AD2000LA, AD1000S, AD1000M and AD1000NF with our AD9000QQ amplifiers and AD48DX digital speaker management.

Deciding factors in choosing Acoustic Development were "the incredible headroom, low end projection, clarity and compact size", says the company.

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Established in 1985, Grenfell has been providing housing, training and support to those within the local community for the last 30 years. Specifically, the association houses single homeless people aged 16 to 30, provides training to the local community and offers housing advice to families with young children at risk of losing their home.

In the last 12 months, Grenfell has helped over 250 people gain in excess of 400 qualifications, with many of these individuals progressing into further learning, work placements and volunteering. Recently, the association teamed up with one of the boroughs largest employers, Blackout, which supplies drapes and rigging to so

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Cotter joins a growing US team representing d3 nationwide. "Matthew is a very strong addition to the team, and we're excited to welcome him," says Hans Beijer, Vice President of Sales for d3 Americas. "Matt came highly recommended by mutual friends in the industry and I fully understand why. He's bright, quick, committed and very much hands-on. His start with our team has been both impressive and very pleasant. I'm looking forward to a strong

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Ben's complete understanding of equipment and production is the result of many years working within the lighting industry in both 'hands-on' and customer support roles.

Having graduated from the Central School of Speech and Drama, Ben gained invaluable experience early in his career working as a freelance lighting tech on a wide variety of production types, from panto to film. Following three years with Trafalgar Lighting, Ben went on to join leading equipment supplier AC Entertainment Technologies ltd, progressing to a senior technical sales position where he was able to further expanded his product knowledge and hone his customer support skills.

As project manager at Aurora, Ben will be liaising with lighting design

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The company has announced the addition of Nick Knowles, who joins as a senior account manager, based at the company's Hemel Hempstead location.

Knowles has worked with PRG XL Video on numerous occasions on a freelance basis, having specialised as a Technical Producer and lead Video Technician on a range of high profile projects including conferences, meetings and brand activations.

Prior to his time as a freelancer, Nick worked at Spirit Design as a lighting designer. His expertise in both lighting and video make him the ideal addition to the newly combined team.

Knowles comments, "After a long productive relationship with XL Video they approached me and asked if I wanted to come on board as part of the team. For me the time was right, and I cou

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To complete the project, Thea & Schoen was brought on as the systems integrator and they designed an energy-efficient Philips Strand Lighting retrofit installation that included PLFRESNEL1 and PLPROFILE4 LED luminaires along with a NEO lighting control console, Vision.net Touchscreens, an A21 Dimming System, and CD80SV Retrofit Dimmer Modules.

"We were originally brought into the project by Generations Electric who works on energy co-ops with a lot of schools in t

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14 March 2016

This new, independent trade association's mandate is to bring IP solutions to market that offer complete interoperability, are based on open standards, and integrate seamlessly into media workflow environments to foster industry innovation and efficiency. The group's efforts will be focused on promoting the adoption, standardization, development and refinement of open protocols for media over IP, with an initial emphasis on VSF TR-03 and TR-04, SMPTE 2022-6 and AES67.

As broadcasters and other media companies look to use IP workflows to speed and streamline the movement and management of increasingly complex content and adapt their businesses to better compete with other con

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Intellitix's advanced Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology platform will enhance the event's previously used Cashless Payment system, offering more efficient and simpler organisational workflows and processes. The event organisers' have embraced adoption of Intellitix's market-tested Access Control and Cashless Payment solutions.

Chief financial officer, Cyril Stadler, was particularly impressed by the Cashless Payment system's data security, which fulfils the highest standards: "Intellitix, in collaboration with

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In addition to the spectator areas within the O2 arena floor, including VIP boxes and seating areas, there are lots of commercial areas with vast lounges, restaurants and bars, in addition to a number of hireable spaces for press conferences, seminars or conferences.

The prestigious VIP Premier Club within the 02 Arena recently undertook an upgrade to its installed audio system in order that VIP guests can enjoy a better background music experience wi

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Production company Just Lite has grown their formidable stock of KV2 products over the past three years and have been providing audio and production services to a range of high profile Dance events throughout the UK.

These events include regular nights at Sankey's Warehouse, Victoria Warehouse Manchester featuring Basement Jaxx and Arman Van Heldon, Dublin's Metropolis Music Festival and Blackpool's Pier Jam amongst countless others.

Having formed predominantly as a lighting-based company over 20 years ago, KV2 Audio has worked with Just Lite since the inception of its audio division in 2012. Director Paul Smith and head of audio Evin Doyle recognised KV2's clarity, definition and incredible output to footprint ratio would be a great foundation to build this

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The 440 capacity Quays Theatre is a fully flexible performance space used for staging drama, comedy and a variety of music events, and was upgrading its sound system for the first time since The Lowry complex opened in April 2000.

The upgrade project was co-ordinated for the theatre by Dave Woodward, the head of technical services. Due to budget restrictions, the new sound system design was required to utilise as much of the existing cabling infrastructure as possible.

For Adlib, the process started with detailed discussions with Woodward and the in house theatre technicians about the sonic requirements within the space. It was established that the new syste

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Recently, his #FillUpTheDome concert on 31 October featured over 130 Robe lighting fixtures and played to an ecstatic sold-out audience of 20,000 in the Ticketpro Dome in Johannesburg, making history as the first 'local' artist to ever sell out the venue.

Nyovest himself approached Cape Town based design agency Formative to provide creative direction and technical production, including video content design, for the epic show. The pressure was on to do something awesome production-wise, and the realisation was le

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This year's Circle of Light was held from 27 September to 4 October and entailed setting up several stages all over the city of Moscow, including one that consisted of a bridge over the Moskva River, and another at the Ministry of Defence Building.

Aleksey Zhuravlev, Anton Maltsev, Sergey Pankovets from Global Show Trade were the Circle of Light Festival's lighting designers.

Alex Zhuravlev explained that the importance of the event has grown exponentially in recent years. His work was so highly appreciated last year that he was asked to pl