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Hellbillies' monitor engineer Atle Aamodt sourced eight of the 45°N-12 wedges from rental company and Nexo distributor Fotophono for the national tour, and has found them a major advance on the in-ear monitors being used by the band, especially in an environment where the acoustics or PA are poor and muddying the sound on stage.

"The lead vocalist Aslag Haugen has always used IEMs in situations where the PA or the room acoustics make monitoring difficult. Since we started using the N-12s, we don't need the IEM back-up; even in the worst possible conditions, these monitors provide listening conditions for the musicians that no other monitors can match."

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Established in 1985 and based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Pathway designs and manufactures electronics that enable lighting control systems to communicate with intelligent lighting fixtures and power devices, even when those products utilize different communications protocols. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed and the acquisition is not expected to materially impact Acuity Brands future consolidated financial results.

Pathway is strategically positioned at the intersection between architectural and entertainment lighting. Its established management team and product portfolio support a diverse customer base, and serve a broad range

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The Pony Bar, which offers some of America's finest craft brews, also provides beer aficionados with a nightly music soundtrack from artists such as Neil Young, Grateful Dead, Phish and Wilco played back though six Genelec 8030A Bi-Amplified Monitor Speakers and a 7050A Active Subwoofer.

Dan McLaughlin, who opened The Pony Bar with a business partner in mid-April 2009, first experienced Genelec speakers while working at another bar for six years. "It was the best sound I'd ever heard anywhere, just incredible clarity," he enthuses. But after the first installed sound system at The Pony Bar failed to live up to those exp

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With over 200 Robert Juliat followspots in stock at the time of going to press, AED Rent (AED group's dry-hire company) holds one of the largest rental stocks of Robert Juliat equipment in Europe.

"AED is constantly investing in extra equipment to meet the ever changing demands of the industry," says AED group PR manager, Alex Goemans. "AED Distribution is well placed to service sales of this market leading brand across Belgium and Luxembourg. The new partnership between our companies and our commitment to holding high levels of sales stock will enable AED

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Chaired by Clive Couldwell, Editor of AV Europe, the judges' citation read: "A fantastic entry from Blitz Communications! Their submission showed that hard work really pays off - making significant profits this year, despite the economic downturn. They have shown product innovation with the development of their own digital signage system, LiveVIEW, as well as impressive marketing innovations."

The awards ceremony was held at the London Hilton, Park Lane and was attended by over 600 executives from the AV and events industry. Paul Hutton, managing director, collected the award on behalf of the Blitz Team, which currently numbers some 95 employees.

Commenting on the win of the award, Munir Samji, chief executive, said, "This awar

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This year's PLDC will be held at the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid from 19-22 October. PLDC is a conference held every second year that addresses trends in architecture and lighting with a series of presentations by internationally renowned speakers. It also includes a manufacturers' exhibition and has evolved into one of the highlight events for lighting design professionals.

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"Black Light have been so helpful in the process of selecting and installing our new dance floor covering. Their friendly advice and customer care has been second to none," says Yvonne Gray from the Dance School. "Our new Rosco Floor was delivered quickly, fitters found and fitting completed in a time that suited our needs."

To deliver this project, Black Light liaised with the client to clarify their needs and requirements. Once the proje

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AC-ET UK sales director, Jonathan Walters commented, "We've had a great response to the latest Chroma-Q, PixelRange and GLP LED-based fixtures alongside moving head models from GLP, Clay Paky, Martin Professional, Robe lighting and VARI*LITE. Also causing a buzz were the Jands Vista v2 lighting control software's power with simplicity and Traction Sound's innovative SDS loudspeaker design. Litec's MyT supertruss made an explosive entrance on the stand, plus the latest Green Hippo Hippotizer software and our Cable Express cable manufacturing service also received a lot of interest."

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Damien Lebrun and Nathalie Grassi from CYWEB, a France-based company specialized in multimedia tools and content development, were in charge of the design, production, and the installation of the audio/images/lighting system, as well as the programming of the Medialon show control system.

The Black Arch installation is about two visions of the world, of two cities - Mecca in Saudi Arabia and Venice in Italy. The work is a stage, set to project the artists' collectiv

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"Everyone was very excited about getting this large Kara/SB18 system," says Bonné who has mixed the concert since 1995. "Normally we work with V-DOSC in larger venues and Kara in smaller venues. But using Kara on this large outdoor concert, which attracted with 24,000 people over two days, really impressed us. We only received good, positive feedback about the sound."

The main system consisted of 20 Kara cabinets each for left and right hangs,

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Produced by Shine TV for ITV2, the show was shot at BBC TV Centre's TC6 studio. However, part of the challenge faced by set designer Simon Kimmell and lighting director Will Charles was the production's desire to feel like it was hosted in a sports stadium rather than a 600sq.m studio.

To help with this, Charles deployed the additional "fire power" of the high-output Coemar fixtures, making use of Infinity Spot Ms, Infinity Wash Ms and Infinity ACL Ms. "I used the In

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Each show tells a story through the media of theatre, music and song. The company responsible for transmitting those messages - aurally, at least - is Freiburg-based rental company, Coco Sound, who specified a significant Uniline system from APG for PAN.OPTIKUM's European tour.

The PA configuration is an unusual one given that PAN.OPTIKUM perform in large, open spaces with the audience in the middle and the show going on around - and indeed, at times, amongst - them. Consequently, Coco Sound's Joscha Muschal specified a fou

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After the inception in the year 1887, eminent theatre personalities like Rudyard Kipling, Baden Powel, K.L.Sehgal, Prithviraj Kapoor, Balraj Sahni, and Manohar Singh have taken to the stage of this theatre.

The government of Himachal Pradesh recently restored the 124-year-old historical landmark, which seats 320 people over two floors, and whose main purpose is still for dramatics and other classical and folk cultural activities. However, after the restoration, it was clear that the existing sound system wasn't meeting the demands of this busy theatre, and that a new, state of the art solution was required.<

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Issues such as training and new technology are at the forefront of the Association's aims and so it has actively sought support from rental companies, educational institutions and equipment manufacturers. As one of the professional audio industry's major examples of the latter, Yamaha Commercial Audio is very supportive of the new venture.

"Providing support for end users is very important to Yamaha and so we fully endorse the launch of the ASD," says Karl Christmas, senior manager at Yamaha Commercial Audio (UK). "As a corporate sponsor, we look forward to working with the ASD's Board to develop opportunities for training, discussion of new audio technologies and any other support that we can offer

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Given the rather 'bijou' dimensions of both the room and the stage, the venue required a physically unobtrusive system that would nevertheless deliver professional results. As a spokesman for l'Improviste pointed out, "If we want to attract professional musicians and discerning audiences, we have to be prepared to invest in professional equipment that delivers a quality result. This is why we turned to a company like Octalino who specialize in providing AV systems for the events market as well as handling

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STLD and ALD members had travelled from London and around the country to the Royal Shakespeare Company's theatre where, as well as a tour of the historic playhouse, the designers took in a performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream.

PixelRange technical director, John Hickinbotham and sales manager, Andy Walters, were on hand to guide the attendees through the new range of products which included PixelRange's PixelSmart, the SmartLine 4, as well as the recently debuted QLite luminaire and PixelLine 1 battens.

Andy Walters explained, "As a UK lighting manufacturer, PixelRa

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With their long-serving FOH engineer, Dave Rat, piloting the house mix, the band performed all songs off the album plus many other selected hits - largely through an EAW sound system.

The European promo run immediately preceded the South American leg of the band's stadium-sized world tour, and according to Rat, the concert at Cologne's 2,200-capacity E-WERK was a huge success - largely due to the presence of the compact EAW KF730 house system and combination of MicroSubs and MicroWedge floor monitors.

This venue was chosen since Germany is the band's largest European market, and Cologne the city where their European arena tour commenced in early October.

The bulk of the soun

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ARCUS Lighting staff members have been certified by High End Systems to teach programming and operation of Wholehog consoles including the Wholehog 3, Road Hog Full Boar, Road Hog and Hog 3PC software. Utilising the latest software, students will learn in-depth procedures for setting up and operating shows on Wholehog consoles. Each class utilizes Road Hog Full Boar consoles connected to WYSIWYG for hands-on learning. Students work 2 per console as they partake in lessons designed to replicate real world situations.

"We are pleased that our distribute

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"They have been great," Bennett says, adding that the compact fixture has also been an excellent lighting fixture on Paul McCartney's latest tour, also a Roy Bennett designed show. "I love the 101s because of the size, weight and speed, as well as the light output."

One of the hottest selling artists of all time, Rihanna embarked on the Loud world tour in June to promote her latest album of the same name. The tour kicked off in North America with lighting supplied by Upstaging before legs in South America and Europe. The European leg began on 29 September and extends until the end

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"The flexibility of the CTA as well as its warm tone has made an impression on those looking for quality professional audio products," says Andrew Sorrill, audio specialist at Pro Audio. "The ConTour Array is extremely expandable in setup from a compact system to a line array for larger events - and it can be groundstacked or flown, which enables companies like Clifi Sound to use it in a range of different ways for various events."

Clifton Westraad, owner of Clifi Sound has been so impressed with the product, that he placed another order for a ConTour Array 2 System as well as HK

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With design by Anthony James Partners, the centre-hung LED video system features Lighthouse's new Impact 16 LED video product. With over 6,500sq.ft of LED video, the centre-hung screens fill the stadium with colourful animations, sponsor messages, Lions' replays, Whitecaps' player introductions, custom video, and live concert and special event coverage.

"Lighthouse is proud to be a part of the new BC Place," says Ed Whitaker, Lighthouse N.A.S.A. director of sales. "Lighthouse develope

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"I've been using the DPA 4088F in all of my shows, which are a blend of rock and theatre, making them a severe challenge to mic properly," explain Autumn. "The theatre side demands that we use headsets and that the mics are as invisible as possible, but the rock side demands that we are all able to sing, scream, and generally go nuts every night, with over two hours of intense vocals. I'm also playing wireless electr

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"Although Bahrain has gone through some difficulties this year, we experienced an upbeat and very interested attendance that were full for two of three sessions we hosted," commented Moswain Antao, Roland product specialist. "We received a lot of interest for our digital audio snakes, vision mixers and the other products from Roland. The equipment will now be sent back to Dubai for the InfoComm exhibition in October."

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Located in Kaunas, the €50m Žalgiris Arena covers 39,684m² and is the largest in the Baltic states. Designed as a multi-purpose sports and entertainment venue, its primary functions are hosting basketball matches and live concerts, seating15,442 spectators for the former and up to 17,500 for the latter.

The arena features a number of technical innovations like automated, power-operated windows. Designed by project engineer Orunas Urbonas and installed by Kaunas-based Audiotonas, the Arena's audio specifica