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Leicestershire-based Team Pyro is already champion of the 2008 and 2009 seasons of the Elf Renault Clio Cup and for 2010 has joined forces with driver Jack Goff, reported as being one of the Motorsport News Fast 50 - one of the top 50 drivers to watch in the season.

The Clio Cup is run as part of the British Touring Car Championship programme and benefits from the huge popularity of the BTCC. It offers various avenues of media coverage including live television coverage as well as specific Renault race meetings, including the World Series by Renault.

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Engineer Fernando Garcia of the AVS Production Group, the Bronx, NY-based production company contracted to handle sound at the Paradise Theatre, was instrumental in both specifying and erecting the massive sound system that consists of 20 D.A.S. Audio Aero 50 large format, three-way line array modules plus another four Aero 12A 2-way, compact, mid-high line array elements.

"Prior to the theatre's new management," Garcia explained, "I worked this theatre with another sound system. We constantly had problems with inconsistent sound coverage and poor speech intelligibility. The upper balcony and the rear area of the main floor, in particular, had spotty sound. The only means of even marginally addressi

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The system was specified by award-winning sound designer, Thomas Strebel of audiopool, Switzerland, for inclusion on the bizarre tour of musical comedy, Die Patienten by leading Swiss comic, Marco Rima. Strebel is well versed in producing clear and source oriented sound reinforcement for performances of vast proportions and also in the round, so he and his team were perfectly at home amongst the tour madness.

Die Patienten is the story of the members of a mental care institution who form a rock band but need to escape their current closed environment to fulfil the

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The list of companies taking stands at ABTT 2010 covers the spectrum of products and services for the theatre production and staging market, with a strong showing from the engineering sector. This is partly due to the biennial International Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conference (ITEAC) running in parallel with the Theatre Show but in general the increased exhibitor attendance demonstrates that this event has become the key industry sh

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"An official ESTA event, the Plugfest is an incredible free-form open source laboratory where the goal is to improve and progress control and feedback protocols including DMX, ACN, RDM and more," explains Jule Lauve of Theatre Projects Consultants. "Colleagues and competitors convene to discuss and present prototypes and production models, to plug different manufacturers' gear i

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Inspired by the general theme of the Expo, Better City - Better Life, Spain asked their leading directors to work out the themes inside the Spanish Pavilion. The area is organised in three rooms. SONO was asked for the technical project design and implementation. They decided to use Barco's series of CLM projectors to project filmic images on the various screens. The CLM projectors are compact single-chip DLP projectors with 10,000 or 8,000 lumens light output that d

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"I've been using an iLive-112 system ever since I toured with Florence & the Machine in 2008," says AIR's FOH engineer. Dave McDonald. "iLive's two greatest attributes are the way it's laid out and the way it sounds. When I glance down everything's in place telling me what's going on and it's very easy to understand, whereas with some of the other digital boards there's a lot of scrolling and you end up becoming a mechanic, which kills the artistic side of mixing."

The Air iLive system comprises an iDR10 MixRack digitally split to an iDR0 minirack positioned on stage, with iLive-112 Control Surfaces at FOH and monitors.

"The FX are amazing to

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A star-studded and eclectic line up took over the Royal Albert Hall for the duration of the 10-day event, including Suede, Noel Gallagher, JLS, The Specials, Arctic Monkeys, The Who and Them Crooked Vultures, to name but a few in an exceptional line up.

Throughout this anniversary series of gigs, Shure was to the fore with their newly launched PSM900 wireless Personal Monitoring System. London-based Entec Sound and Light provided the PA for the event, as they have done since the very first TCT event back in 2001.

"We'd already heard demonstrations of Shure's PSM900, and it was immediately obvious from the sound quality that we had to showcase them at the Teenage Cancer Trust shows,"

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After carefully comparing the offerings of three other suppliers, Gossip's managers opted for a sound reinforcement system from Electro-Voice, designed by Norwegian installation engineers and audio consultants avon a|s.

The nerve centre and heart of the system is found in the air-conditioned equipment room on the first floor of the club, where 10 of Electro-Voice's CPS series amplifiers deliver the power, while a NetMax N8000 signal processor with IRIS-Net v.2.0 software sup

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The acquisition further expands the reach of Electrosonic's audio-visual solutions and reinforces its focus on growing its service business. DRV's clients include an impressive list of high profile users of audio and video technology including blue chip companies, government departments and some of the world's most prominent banking, pharmaceutical and educational establishments.

"DRV is a perfect fit with Electrosonic. This acquisition aligns well with our strategic goals and also brings a wealth of talent and exper

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The screens, which are located in the centre of each metro station, also provide advertisers a way to reach consumers with appealing digital content and brand messaging. Outdoortv Metro uses projectors to show ads on high-definition screens on the wall of the metro platforms. The screens play content until a train approaches the platform, and projectors cease content when the train stops. When the train continues to move, content begins to play again.

Outdoortv has become popular with advertisers due to its ability to broadcast location-specific

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Mark Logan says, "We are delighted to be appointed as the AECC's ongoing security partner. The venue indicated they were looking for improvements in their customer service and security delivery. Showsec's Scottish team proved to the venue's management that they could achieve the consistency and customer based approach synonymous with the company's operating ethos."

AECC managing director, Brian Horsburgh comments, "As one of Scotland's leading event venues our decision to appoint Showsec as our security provider will ensure the AECC continues to offer our clients the highest standards of customer service, security and safety."

Since opening the company's Edinburgh office in 2009 Showsec has supplied a range of events and venues and ha

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Blended with Glen Chadwick's 20 years' of event catering and logistical expertise, Fabulous Feasts will make the Jamie Oliver experience accessible to all types of events throughout the UK and Ireland. "I've been cooking for large events since I was a kid, and ever since then I've been really keen to take the event catering model to another level," says Oliver. "Twenty five years on, I'm now lucky enough to have the best team behind me, the most fantastic food suppliers, and loads of really exciting ideas.

"Our only focus is to make sure that our food lifts an occasion or an event, whether it's a big family wedding or a work party or a corporate event - we want to help make it as memorable as it can be for all the right reasons. We'll have

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The owners of Magazzini Generali were motivated to maintain a versatile ambiance to meet the multi-faceted needs of this venue. To accomplish this, they have entrusted the experience of Martin Professional.

The club required a lighting fixture that was fast and reliable with low power consumption and the choice fell to the Martin smartMAC. Used throughout the space, the smartMAC is an extremely bright, fanless 150 W moving head luminaire offering precise image quality with economic advantages and ease of installation. Designed for clubs, lounges, bars and restaurants, it is appropriately silent for noise sensitive environments.

The smartMAC offers

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The pavilion will include participation from AVnu Alliance members Broadcom, Harman International, Lab X Technologies, Marvell, and Meyer Sound, with each of the participating member companies demonstrating its progress with the new AVB technology. The AVnu Alliance itself will also have a dedicated area of the shared floor space, for visitors to learn more about the practical benefits of the emerging AVB standards and to inform interested parties about membership opportunities. The members of the alliance extend a parti

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The effort will make the Rockland, Maine, institution one of the first art museums in the nation to use LED lighting for all of its galleries. The lights will dramatically reduce the museum's energy consumption, allowing the Farnsworth to allocate more funds for programs and exhibitions.

For the LED project, the museum has partnered with Efficiency Maine and California-based LEDtronics. The relamping will not only help protect displayed artwork by reducing the potentially harmful effects of standard lighting on works of art, but it will also prov

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Nexo's marketing manager Joe White, who worked closely with E&E Indonesia to reach agreement, is delighted to complete a regional picture which includes Yamaha Music Asia in Singapore and Audio Solutions in Malaysia.

"Over recent years, we have seen each country in south-east Asia developing personalised market needs that have to be addressed on a local level," says White. "Our current distributors have established a great presence for Nexo in Malaysia and Singapore, and we've been seeking to duplicate this kind of support for Indonesia, which has high potential for us in both the installation and live sound sectors.

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The 2010 Expo lasts from 1 May to 31 October 2010. Over 190 countries and more than 50 international organisations attend - and 70m visitors are expected.

Paul Collison, the project's lighting manager, reports, "Our main MA system was built from three grandMA2 full-size, three grandMA2 light, six MA NPU (Network Processing Unit), 32 MA 2Port Nodes and eight MA NSP (Network Signal Processors) which we used as 4Port Nodes. The grandMA 3D software was used as well for pre-programming and designing purposes. grandMA2 was the ideal platform given the size of t

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The theme of the 2010 exhibition, Better City, Better Life, is reflected in the 6000 sq.m German "balancity" Pavilion, where visitors undertake a guided walking tour of the pavilion 'city', moving through 13 different areas including a harbour, parks and the city's power plant. Over 300 Fohhn products, including a range of Arc Series loudspeakers, have been networked using Fohhn's DSP control technology to provide a balanced acoustic environment throughout the different

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Adapting a Victorian former Post Office sorting station as its London premises, the company needed an audio system that could cater for a wide variety of applications with equal, high sound quality. Most importantly, however, it had to be very discreet.

Cambridgeshire-based Absolute Pro Audio was commissioned to design and install the system. Comprising 16 zones, the system's 'brains' had to be able to cover all eventualities fro

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Jade has quickly established itself as one of Zurich's top clubs. The new venue is located in an old post office. Throughout the day, it is open as a fine-dining restaurant, and on the weekend, it is transformed into a high-spec nightclub, home to national and international DJs, and a crowd of 700 guests. Such dual identity represents a relatively new fashion for Switzerland, although "such hybrid concepts are widespread in other countries", observes owner Mario Contartese.

Zurich-based AV integration specialist Baranday AG was chosen to handle the installation. CEO and project manager Nicola Votta is a long-tim

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The panel of experts will examine and discuss the initiatives currently in place, review what other areas of industry are already doing and identify specific areas for future attention and development. The debate therefore promises to be both stimulating and informative.

Jane Thornback is sustainability policy advisor at the Cons

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Gearhouse was again working for The Shalom Trust, and in close collaboration with its technical co-ordinator, Nik Fairclough of Northwind Recording who also mixed the FOH sound.

Gearhouse's project manager was Eyal Yehezkely. He oversaw a crew of 28, spanning multiple technical disciplines - audio, AV and screens, power, lighting and staging. The project management included internal and on site logistics, surveying and GPS mapping of the site, detailed layouts, design of the crowd seating, positioning of delay towers and structures and producing comprehensive site plans.

The primary technical challenge - with an expected audience of up to 400,000 - was to

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"The LRX2 performed very well," Barling says. "I used it to both multitrack record the shows and 'virtual soundcheck' at soundcheck time. We ran 28 channels from stage, four lines of music and intro at F.O.H and two audience mics. In total, we recorded 36 channels every night via the two fibre optic MADI cables linked to a Soundcraft Vi6 local rack with MADI outs and one wordclock cable. The audio sounded great."

Barling adds that he used the SADiE MTR software to capture and play the audio back into every channel on the Vi6, as if the band were performing on stage.

"The audio comes back into the desk in exactly the same gain level," he explains. "MTR saved the files neatly onto an ext