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UK - Laser displays on an epic scale lit up the seafront and promenade in Weymouth recently where, in eight weeks' time, the Olympic sailing events for London 2012 will be held.

Highly visible and iconic, the 'LightVeils' display is unique to Weymouth. It is also one of the final parts in an ambitious £2.5m seafront regeneration programme undertaken by the Borough Council and other partners. The luminous green laser patterns will now form a permanent night-time feature, shining across the beach and into the sea.

The innovative project was designed and delivered by international engineering consultancy Parsons Brinckerhoff, based upon a concept developed by renowned artists Vong Phaophanit and Claire Oboussier. The company won the 2009 design competition set up by Weymouth & Portland Borough Council and The Arts Council to deliver an artistic led lighting installation for

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USA - In the last few weeks PLASA Focus: Nashville 2012 has gone from strength to strength as new exhibitors and new seminar speakers join the party. Now the second regional event to be held in North America, PLASA Focus: Nashville 2012 takes place on 11-12 July, 2012 at the Municipal Auditorium, in Nashville, TN. and follows in the wake of the successful PLASA Focus: Austin, held in February 2012. The show will also run prior to the annual Summer NAMM event, bringing together industry professionals from around the world.

PLASA Focus is proud to announce the addition of several new exhibitors to join the already packed exhibitor hall, including lighting specialists PixelRange; connectivity problem solvers Link USA; support system gurus Applied Electronics; and lighting-design software giant CAST. They will share the floor with other industry trailblazers such as Clay Paky,

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Australia - After Aussie rock legend Cold Chisel's rapturously received best-of arena shows of last year, they played a few intimate shows at venues such as the Festival Hall in Melbourne where sound engineer Greg Rosman utilised the in-house JBL VerTec PA system.

Not exactly big news except Rosman had a powerful new weapon in his arsenal - JBL V5 VerTec presets courtesy of the new Crown VRACK, a complete amplifier management rack system solution. The VRACK features three built-in Crown I-Tech 12000HD amplifiers, immediately providing an easy-to-configure, plug-and-play solution that eliminates the need to build amplifier racks.

"The VRACKS have made a big difference to the sound of the VerTec," commented Greg Rosman. "They allow us access to the new JBL VerTec V5 presets and with V5 it's like having a new VerTec system all over again.

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South Africa - NEC Display Solutions Southern Africa has confirmed the appointment of a third distribution partner, Electrosonic SA.

The strategic collaboration between NEC Display Solutions Southern Africa and Electrosonic is targeted at increasing local market share and informing the industry of the benefits and capabilities of NEC's innovative product solutions. While Electrosonic's core focus will be on public displays, large venue displays, events and the control room market, they will be distributing the complete range of displays, including large format displays and projectors.

"This is a strategic appointment where NEC Display Solutions Southern Africa aims to enhance its exposure in the local Pro AV and systems integration market by building on existing working relationships with complementary products currently distributed exclusively by Electrosonic," says

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UK - RCF has confirmed the sale of its first D-Line HDL 20-A active line array system in the UK to Leicestershire-based Chameleon Pro Audio & Lighting Ltd.

Given the vast spectrum of events for which the company provides production support, Stewart Duckworth's long-standing sales, rental and installation operation sensed the time was right to invest in its own line array system after previously hiring in. As a result, this month they took delivery of an initial 12 HDL 20-A full range enclosures and four SUB 8006-AS subwoofers from RCF UK - and believe this is just the beginning.

Based in the East Midlands - in heart of the country with excellent transport links - this self-described "jobbing PA company," says the HDL 20-A ticks all the boxes - particularly with the busy summer season approaching, when their workload spans the spectrum of village galas right through t

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Switzerland - Over 300 Robe Robin 600 LEDWash and PureWhite moving lights were specified by lighting designer Peter Heilig of SfS Project Aschaffenburg to light a special pavilion area showcasing the new BMW 6 series Gran Coupe on the BMW stand at the 2012 International Geneva Motor show.

The high profile event was staged at the Palexpo Centre in Geneva, and BMW's special launch concept was originated by Mutabor Design GmbH from Hamburg, Germany.

A steel superstructure was designed in collaboration with architects Puchner & Schum from Munich, together with engineers Structure GmbH from Frankfurt.

This was then clad with fibre glass to create two curved three dimensional latticed set piece walls surrounding the two Gran Coupe vehicles, one of which was on a revolve. There was a circular ceiling above the area with three rings of trussing for lighting positions, and at the bac

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Ireland / UK - Irish electronic act, The Japanese Popstars, selected an Allen & Heath ZED-420 USB mixer as the permanent mixer in their tour set up.

"Allen & Heath is a music industry stalwart and well trusted by many producers and performers. We have previously used the MixWizard with great results, one of which was our first BBC Radio One live performance as part of 'In New DJ's We Trust', so you could imagine our excitement when we got our hands on the ZED-420," explains band member, Gary Curran.

The Japanese Popstars have toured with the ZED mixer for the past year, playing many gigs and festivals ranging from Glastonbury to the Secret Garden Party and more recently the ZED accompanied them on tour with Orbital, which included a gig at the Royal Albert Hall.

"The mixer has been fantastic for the way we set up our live performances. We make use of the mixer

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UK - A very busy start to 2012 has resulted in West Midlands- based video and AV specialist Central Presentations Ltd. (CPL) making substantial investments in its audio and AV departments.

In keeping with the company's commitment to premium brands and being able to offer its clients the most innovative technologies, the very latest Panasonic HD projectors have been ordered to add to hire stock, together with a range of Sony HD broadcast cameras plus d&b's compact T Series line array sound systems - all to service CPL's on-going live event work.

The inventory of HD Panasonic projectors has been boosted with the addition of the new Panasonic PT-DZ21K 3-chip 20K DLP projectors, which are among the first delivered in the UK.

CPL has also bought some Panasonic DZ770s - the 7K variant in the same range - so Panasonic HD projection solutions are now available in 7, 10 and 20K range

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UK - In celebration of its 25th anniversary year, Martin Professional held a special 'Innovation and Inspiration' event for industry professionals at two of London's premiere locations - the landmark BT Tower and the award-winning headquarters of creative communications company, Imagination. Held on 3 May, the day featured presentations by senior Imagination member Paul Scott, as well as leading UK lighting designer Bernie Davis.

Because consumer brands are increasingly judged by the experiences they offer, Paul Scott put forward for attendees Imagination's overriding philosophy to imagine a more creative future for their clients. "We have always tried to push innovation and lighting technology and one main distinction is that we rarely think of the medium first - we think of a way of doing something first, and then apply whatever medium is applicable. It is always our poli

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UK - The Hire Company recently moved to its new 4,200sq.ft home in two units at Radar Way on Christchurch Business Park, Dorset and is holding an Open Day on Thursday, 5 July from 12 noon until 8 pm to highlight its expertise, equipment and suppliers.

The two offices in Christchurch and Bristol boast more than £2m in vision, sound and lighting equipment and a team of locally-based technicians with 60 years of experience between them

The team, headed by manager Scott Clarke, has enjoyed a record year, with back-to-back conferences in Manchester and Bournemouth and as well as being the Bournemouth International Centre's recommended contractor, also specialise in medical association conferences.

Clarke said: "Our move is helping us deliver an even more efficient service to our hire and conference customers. Our record turnover has seen continued investment in more eq

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UK - The Association of British Theatre Technicians (ABTT) has announced that Lawrence Waterman, head of health and safety, Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) & head of health and safety, London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC), has agreed to present this year's John Watts Memorial Lecture, as part of the ABTT 2012 Theatre Show at London's Old Truman Brewery on Wednesday 13 June, 2:30pm, in the venue's Seminar Room.

Waterman, who since 2005 has not only been tasked with the challenge of weaving health and safety into every aspect of London 2012 Olympic and Paralympics Games' construction works programme - venues and infrastructure - but also with the responsibility of transforming the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park for its public opening in 2013-2014.

In Delivering Olympian Standards of Health and Safety, Waterman will explain how leadership, workforce engagement, heal

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Singapore - Following the success of a similar event in the UK, Lab.gruppen and Lake have announced plans to hold a training and certification event in Singapore on 21 & 22 June (during SLV Expo 2012), in partnership with local distributor Team 108 Technical Services Pte Ltd. The training programme is designed to introduce key aspects of Lab.gruppen and Lake technologies and develop user familiarity with the companies' industry-leading tour sound hardware and software platforms.

The introductory 'Level 1' Certification course, being held at SLV Expo near Changi Airport, will introduce participants to the core essentials of Lake & Lab.gruppen technology as well as gaining complete familiarization with the hardware as well as all the class-leading Lake features such as: Raised Cosine Equation, Iso-Float, Ideal Graphic EQ, Processing Modules, and LimiterMax.

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USA - High End Systems has announced two customer interaction events in the month of June. These hands-on open houses present the latest automated, digital, and console products to customers in a local environment. In addition, Wholehog training seminars allow attendees the opportunity to learn the Wholehog console line without leaving their home location.

Activities begin 12 and 13 June, 2012 with a Wholehog training session held at the ESP Vision headquarters in Las Vegas, Nevada. This introduction course covers the powerful Wholehog Control Software, which is used on the Wholehog 3 Console, Road Hog, Road Hog Full Boar, the Hog iPC and Hog 3PC. Students will learn on Road Hog Full Boar consoles connected to ESP Vision.

The Wholehog training will be followed by an open house event to be held on 14 June, 2012 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, also in Las Vegas, Nevada. Produ

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Azerbaijan - The Eurovision Song Contest recently completed its 57th year, held at The Baku Crystal Hall in Azerbaijan, a new multi-purpose indoor arena with a capacity of 23.000 spectators. The Baku Crystal Hall was commissioned by the City of Baku specifically for this event and construction was completed in a mere eight months.

Baku hosted 42 participating countries spanning three live broadcasts - two Semi-finals on 22 and 24 May and the finals on 26 May. The 2012 Finals had a live viewing audience of 23,000 plus an estimated 125m television and internet viewers worldwide, making it one of the largest music television programmes in the world.

Lighting designer Jerry Appelt specified a spectacular arsenal of lighting for the new arena. More than 1,400 moving lights (2.891 fixtures total) allowed the 42 contestants, plus an elaborate interval act and opening performance, to

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UK - As part of the 2012 Thames River Pageant to honour the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, MTFX were asked to fire the guns of HMS Belfast. The ship is docked next to Tower Bridge, close to the finishing place of the Royal Spirit of Chartwell barge.

During the finale of the pageant, HMS Belfast fired two volleys from the turret guns to close the pageant.

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Italy - For the 23rd consecutive year, a crowd reportedly in excess of 750,000 packed Rome's Piazza San Giovanni for the traditional 1May concert, amplified for the first time in 15 years by an Italian sound reinforcement system - Outline's GTO.

For the event's producer, Anyway srl, Rome's Limelite provided audio, lighting, video and the huge set for the eight-hour event, aired live by state broadcaster Rai.

On either side of the set, the main system comprised 15 GTO hung below three GTO-LOW, plus an array of eight GTO-SUBs alongside. On the ground in front of the stage, 12 Lab 21 HS infra-sub enclosures were topped by six Butterfly enclosures to ensure concert early birds coverage.

The furthest reaches of the vast crowd were catered for by three delay systems: one consisting of 12 Butterfly and six Subtech 218 subs in cardioid configuration and the other two eight Butterfly

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France - The Château du Rivau in the Loire Valley is said to be one of the most important medieval monuments of the Touraine region of France. With its majestic keep, protective drawbridge and picturesque towers, the Château du Rivau looks as if it has come straight out of a fairytale.

In 1992, when the chateau was in danger of falling into ruin, the current owners undertook a massive restoration campaign to restore Rivau to its former glory. This also included the magnificent gardens and the legendary stables where medieval warhorses were bred and raised, and where Joan of Arc herself came to fetch horses in 1429, and which later became the Royal Stables of Francois I. One of the finishing touches of the restoration was to install a high quality yet physically discreet distributed sound system from APG throughout the chateau in order to bring the interior to life.

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Slovenia - LumenRadio, a technology leader in wireless lighting controls, has played a critical role in a new, energy efficient lighting project for an unusual traffic intersection in Zagorje ob Savi, in central Slovenia.

The Las Vegas-style roundabout, including a sizeable fountain lit with submersed LED lights and a sound system synced to the water pumps, was equipped with additional lights that provide area-wide colour washes and special effects for public holiday celebrations such as Christmas and New Year. LumenRadio's Slovenian distributor, MK Light Sound d.o.o., was asked by the local municipality to supply a lighting control system that not only would leave an uncluttered look and be invisible to the public, but could also be installed without disrupting traffic.

Dean Karov, product manager at MK Light Sound d.o.o., Ljubljana, found the solution in CRMX technology - sp

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Germany - From 24-26 April, Straubing was the venue for Dynacord's latest International ProLive Academy. The Dynacord team led by Frauke Jungbluth (sales manager Dynacord Europe), Martin Traut (senior product manager) and Andreas Köstlinger (tech support) welcomed 23 participants - pro audio experts from France, Sweden, Hungary, Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia and the United Kingdom - to the event.

The principal theme of the seminars on this occasion was provided by Dynacord's newly introduced Vertical Array systems, which were examined in detail. As was the case at this year's Prolight+Sound trade fair in Frankfurt at which the five members of the new loudspeaker family were introduced, the new product line met here with an enthusiastic reception.

"The Vertical Array systems totally impressed the invited experts - above all through their versatility," reports sales manage

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USA - This Easter saw 4000 people in attendance at the Journey of Faith outdoor service, where a dBTechnologies DVA T4 line array provided the sound for the Californian church worshippers on Manhattan Beach. Supplied by sound, lighting & stage company Broadcast Support Inc, the success of the event has ensured the team is now the Journey of Faith vendor of choice for future lighting, sound and stage events.

Comprising four groups of three DVA T4 on top of three S09 subs in a cardiod formation, and a further 8 DVX DM12 wedges as monitors, the PA did an great job according to Anthony Gallion of Broadcast Support. "I personally did surveys throughout the venue during the event and was very pleased with the consistency of coverage wherever I stood in the crowd. The dBTechnologies equipment was an excellent choice and our post-service follow up with the staff was as positive as

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Australia - Monkey Baa Theatre Company produces high quality theatre programmes for young people, their families, teachers and communities throughout Australia and internationally. Established in 1997, the company has achieved critical acclaim for its work and today enjoys a national reputation for producing quality theatre programs for young people.

Monkey Baa has just moved into the Lend Lease Darling Quarter Theatre which is equipped with an ETC Ion lighting control console. When production and operations manager Toby Knyvett needed to specify a console for touring, he chose an ETC Element console.

"The ETC Eos/Ion/Element family of consoles is definitely offer the best control products for the Australian theatre sector at the moment," Knyvett commented. "They are what many theatre venues are moving towards."

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UK - ATEÏS Europe has restructured its operations in the UK and appointed a new partner to handle exclusive distribution of its public address (PA) and voice alarm (VA) products and systems. Leading professional and commercial audio distributor Fuzion will take over responsibility for the ATEÏS product lines in the UK and Republic of Ireland. The ATEÏS UK office has now closed but Fuzion will be building on the work already done and expanding the range of services for the PA/VA market.

Fuzion is among the best-known audiovisual companies in the UK and represents some of the key manufacturers in the market. It has already worked with ATEÏS on a number of high profile projects in the rail sector, liaising with leading PA/VA installers such as Fourways Communication. The intention is to expand these operations and offer a full service to build, configure and integrate systems t

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USA - Union Transfer is Philadelphia's newest midsize music space - a former Spaghetti Warehouse restaurant that's been transformed into one of the city's most dynamic live venues. Opening its doors in the fall of 2011, this general-admission hall comes complete with multiple bars, ample stage viewing angles, sky-high ceilings, a warehouse vibe, and a movable stage with expandable capacity and state-of-the-art lighting and sound.

Tom George of Eighth Day Sound configured a flexible system for the venue that they could grow into - an SD8-36 at FOH, SD8-24 at monitors and a D Rack - one that would accommodate their average 24-40 inputs per show and allow them to patch in guest consoles and literally to go from a house console to a guest system with a push of a button. Production manager Tom Shebest, who handles the majority of mixing for bands not travelling with an engineer, was

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USA - With the installation of Audica Professional's MICROseries audio system at Fresh's flagship Union Square location in New York City, the high-end lifestyle and beauty store "gains a powerful, compact sound system that matches their design aesthetic and enhances the experience of customers by encouraging them to shop to the beat".

"Since we opened our first location in Boston in 1991, music has always been an essential element of the shopping experience at Fresh," says co-founder Alina Roytberg. In fact, Fresh updates its musical content programming on a monthly basis, but providing the ideal accompaniment for customers does require care, she adds. "You never want your customers to hear their own steps, but you don't want to distract customers from what our associates are saying either. The Audica Professional sound system works excellently in our sp

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