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The new, combined FOH and monitor system was designed, supplied and installed by Sapphire Sound, which specified a dLive S5000 Surface with a DM48 MixRack for FOH, and a ME personal monitoring system for the musicians on stage, starting with the drummer in the initial roll out.

"dLive has many advantages," explains Ben Burrell at Sapphire Sound. "The high channel count and number of output busses was a major factor for this project. On top of that, the seamless integration with the ME-1 system, plus the dLive OneMix and MixPad apps for remote control, made the system particularly attractive.

"Additionally, the ease of use for volunteers was a big selling feature. Finally, the number of network expans

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Working with Cason Cleveland Productions, 12Stone Church had a specific vision for the LED video elements in the new auditorium, so together they enlisted the assistance of Nashville-based PixelFLEX and installed FLEXLite NXG 2.6mm LED video technology.

"For our new Snellville campus, we were moving into what used to be a Best Buy retail location, so we really needed to create all of the production elements from scratch for our worship environment," began Dustin Whitt, production ministry lead.

"When looking specifically at the L

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Lighting designer Paul Hoffman utilized a lighting package provided by Bandit Lites for the two night, sold-out event, where the first evening featured selections from Widespread Panic's albums played in chronological order, while the second evening boasted guest appearances by Love Sponge String Quartet, MegaBlasters Horns and McCrary Sisters.

With the band's annual Tunes for Tots benefit concert taking place on 29 December in Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium, and the arena not being available for a production day prior to the first show at the arena, Hoffman used the framework of the existing fall touring system with many additions.

"There's always a time crunch on these end-of-year shows," said Hoffman. "Lots

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The move comes as a result of the company's "phenomenal growth" attributed to the adoption of its miniature performance microphones and audio headsets. In 2016, the company celebrated its 10th year in business and also received a granted patent for design of the world's first modular in-ear audio headset known as the CM-i3.

It currently has another innovation, the customizable fitted Embrace Micropho

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During their celebrated performances, the jazz legends shared the stage with equipment newcomers - the new Gravity stands, an Adam Hall Group brand. Once again the accessories showed off their qualities: easy handling, stability and an appealing design.

Winni Freisleben, head of the board of the Jazzclub Regensburg and co-initiator of the first Landesjazzfestival Bayern, noted, "We received positive feedback regarding the Gravity stands from several musicians. The s

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Adam reports, "James and Louis created a wide vista which used the full width of the arenas, we even put five lights each side of the stage in unallocated seating to stretch the design even wider. The band were passionate about having an intense show with lots of strobing and really big looks, James and Louis did a great job of keeping it classy and refined with so much going on."

James Scott explained, "The initial brief given to us by the band was that they wanted a big rock show, something that made a huge statement and filled as much of the arena space as possible. One word which kept bein

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Lighting designer, Chris Medvitz, chose to install SGM's G-Spot fixtures in order to create the drama and saturated colour quality he desired for this project. Medvitz praised the G-spot for its reliability and durability.

Enchanted: Forest of Light is a complete outdoor installation and keeping this in mind, it was important to find a fixture that could handle all of the California weather elements. SGM is known for its IP65 and IP66-rated products, so for Medvitz the G-Spot was an obvious choice:

"This is the first robust, full-featured moving hea

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"We are basically group of volunteers who've got together with the desire to discover all the music genres, sub-genres and subcultures wandering through the city of Mostar," says Gabrijel Prusina, one of the founding four, and owner of Studio Groove, which provided the gear for the recordings.

"I was recommended Audient's ASP880 some time ago as I needed more channels. So I read up about it, then watched a lot of reviews and blind shootouts against much more expensive preamps, and I bought one," Prusina explains. "One day I compared it with my existing preamp - and the ASP880 sounded way bet

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Some mind-boggling statistics include nearly 2000 intelligent lighting fixtures and over 500 generics, 100 plus kilometres of cabling and over 2000 custom gobos - all of which were shipped out of HSL's HQ in Blackburn in an operation that has been overall project managed by Jordan Hanson working closely with Emma Nolan and John Slevin.

Individual shows have been project managed by Andy Chatburn, who handled four productions; Mark Shakeshaft who also co-ordinated four; Sean McGlone, who looked after seven and John Slevin, who ensured that all ran smoothly for the largest single show, Al

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The owners' desire to create the best nightclub in the city - in terms of sound and lighting - led to Moscow-based design and system integration company, Muztorg.PRO, being awarded the contract. It had been the success of the luxurious Versal Club, also located in Dushanbe and equipped with Martin Audio systems, that had made such a positive impression on the future LOFT owners - and so the choice of a Martin Audio loudspeaker system for the new venue became obvious.

The main speaker system includes five Martin Audio W8LM Mini Line Array elements, plus a W8LMD Downfill on each side

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"The Status Quo 'sound' is so well-known that nearly anyone with a passing interest in music from 60's / 70's / 80's will recognise a Quo song, even if they don't know the title. The band are very 'brand aware' and play the card well. I try to mix the show the way I would want to hear it, nice and punchy with lots of vocals so the crowd can sing along.

"The GTO C-12 has easily accomplished that task. The system sounds even across the whole spectrum and didn't seem to shift its tonal balanc

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"The main driving factor behind our investment was the need for greater controllability than the on/off capability offered by our existing AtmosphereAPS units," says CFT's head of lighting and technical manager, Sam Garner-Gibbons.

"We have a purpose-built atmosphere generation system that sites the generators and fans above the rear of the audience and ducts CO2 gas through copper pipes to gas canister storage locations back of house. The units are placed front of house so the venue's air handling system pulls the haze across the stage to create the optimum coverage.

"Because we are a very exposed venue, any fan noise and or excess haze output perco

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"Obviously, we're delighted," said Stardraw.com CEO, Rob Robinson. "We had already recorded close to 25% growth during 2015, and we were up nearly another 20% again over the course of 2016. Our usage stats bear out the same story with an average of 10,000 sessions per month opened during 2016 which increased to a staggering 15,000 per month in 2016. That we should be enjoying this kind of growth in what has been a precarious year in so many other ways is particularly gratifying.

"There are doubtless a number of factors

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Lighting was programmed and directed by UK based Rob Lister who has worked as DJ Snake's LD for the last year and has a long-standing working relationship with Romain and High Scream from visiting Ushuaia Ibiza with DJs Axwell & Ingrosso ... for which Romain is also the production / show director.

Tickets for this landmark Paris show by the hugely popular and proudly French electronic music guru sold out almost immediately so the pressure was on for all to produce a truly amazing visual and sonic

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30 January 2017

"After much evaluation and deliberation, my family and I have made the difficult business decision that Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey will hold its final performances in May," said a statement from Kenneth Feld, CEO of Feld Entertainment, the family business which has run the circus since the late 1960s.

Sep Outside Love - A life-size bronze statue of Cilla Black has been unveiled outside Liverpool's Cavern Club as the venue celebrates its 60th anniversary. The club, credited with launching

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The fixture is the first purchase of GLP solutions by Total Korea, but it has already found immediate success for the company, having gone straight onto a major production which will be running in Seoul until March 2017. The opera Aida has placed all the fixtures onto a four-month production run.

Mr Shin, Owner and CEO of Total Korea, stated that he had been extremely happy with the X4 Bar 20. "This is our first purchase of GLP - we are very impressed with the quality of the product, and confident that the X4 Bar 20 will prove to be highly successful in our rental stock going forward. We are also very pleased with the service from the GLP staff and look forward to working with them in

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The new design for the non-denominational church's main sanctuary called for a warm, inviting atmosphere that allows everyone to worship however they feel comfortable. Design/build company SOA of Colorado Springs (secondopinionaudiollc.com) steered the church in the direction of the Colour Pendant fixtures, a dynamic lighting solution that replaced outdated fluorescent architectural fixtures.

"The project architect had spec'd white light LED pendant fixtures for the space to replace the fluo

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The grand opening of such an extraordinary edifice calls for more than a mere ribbon cutting. Argentinian art collector Eduardo Costantini, who developed the $1.3 billion sellout condo, celebrated its completion recently with an A-list event orchestrated by ACT Productions that featured star-studded entertainment, an art show and celebrity appearances. In conj

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Working directly with the team at Dubai Opera, as part of its on-going contract with the venue, and long-standing client, Sports & Entertainment Solutions, the Showforce team supported the touring production throughout the load in, the three-week run of sell-out performances and subsequent load out.

Initially, a team of 10 crew members was tasked with the unloading of no less than 17 40-foot shipping containers, that had arrived in Dubai from Singapore, the previous stop on the tour. Dur

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"With such a prestigious opening spectacular nothing can be left to chance," said Paul Flint, head of production international team for Prodea. "The delivery of this event by Protec did exactly that; their attention to detail was superb."

With over three kilometres of canal side to cover, the provision of equipment was huge, as Protec's project manager for this event Simon Travis explained. "Prodea is an Italian company, they brought a clear creative vision for the event. The brief they gave

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"There's going to be a few changes when the tour continues next year as we will be heading to outdoor venues and stadiums," said lighting director Nick van Nostrand, who is in charge of realizing FitzGerald's design out on the road. "The show is going to be reworked and we are currently making decisions on what's going to come with us. Cory has stated that the Philips VL4000 BeamWashes are high up on the list. There's not anything else out there that's a good substitute for all the roles it performs in the show."

"The VL4000 Beam

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Candidate information, including eligibility requirements and applications, is available on the ETCP website (http://etcp.esta.org/usitt2017.html). Materials can also be mailed by contacting Meredith Moseley-Bennett, ETCP certification manager, at 212-244-1505 or etcp@esta.org.

ETCP provides evidence of technical proficiency and professionalism in the industry. Having ETCP Certification shows which technicians ar

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The holiday concert was broadcast Christmas Eve on CBS affiliates and featured performances from both students and faculty members including the Berea College Folk Roots Ensemble, Concert Choir, Jazz Ensemble and Bluegrass Ensemble along with a reading from a copy of the St. John's Bible, the first handwritten and illuminated Bible published since the invention of the modern printing press.

Naturally, the Berea Chapel was not designed with the intention of being utilized as a television event space, meaning lighting designer Mark Carver had to fashion a lighting system that would fit the venue, compliment the various music stylings and trans

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The show was recorded in Studio 1 of London Studios in Waterloo, central London in front of a live audience of 400, with a set design by Joshua Grace who specified the starcloth.

"We wanted the familiar, cosy feel of a starcloth background, something festive and Christmassy - and a little camp!" he explained, and the S+H ShowLED RGB product met all criteria with a flourish of style.

Having the cloth colour changing and twinkling brought that special touch of "perfect LE (light entertainment) Christmas magic" to the show commented Joshua. It gave the production team