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The 20 minute spectacle was creatively directed by Gerald Ponesky and Uwe 'Leo' Auerswald for producers the Compact Team, a Berlin based event agency and followed a friendly match with Scottish giants, Glasgow Celtic. It featured a jaw-dropping visual / set design and lightshow concept created by Gerd Helinski from Berlin based HELICON-Media - featuring 60 Robe MMX WashBeams - together with a special soundtrack compiled by Mathias 'Matze' Mantzke.

It was a landmark moment for the legendary FC Union Berlin, popularly known as the Eisern Union (Iron Union). The club has a colourful and interesting history, an international cult following and a hugely devout and somewhat unconventional fanbase

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The cruise ship's naming ceremony and christening took place in June in Southampton, and was the Duchess of Cambridge's last solo official engagement before the birth of Prince George in July.

Pearce Hire was contracted to provide all the production and show power for the event, including a pair of synchronised 300kVA sets for the audio, screen, lighting and requirements for outside broadcast from a significant press contingent.

Pearce Hire also supplied a 40kVA generator for the outside production offices and temporary workshops which were set up on site specifically for the ship's naming ceremony.

Security was of paramount importance given the VIP guest list, and security and late night working were all managed under tower-lights provided by Pearce

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The organisers of the event said it would be renamed The Radio Academy Awards and that a new sponsor will be announced soon. Ben Cooper, chairman of the academy, said the ceremony would "continue to celebrate the very best of the UK radio industry". "It is now time for Sony to move on and focus on other areas of the business," said Chris Bowen, from Sony United Kingdom and Ireland. We wish T

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Six outputs from three Hippotizer HDs delivered synchronized video playback to a variety of video displays supplied by LD Systems and Screenworks. Eight 8'x 16' "filler screens", with a total of256 WinVision 9mm tiles were rigged above center-stage between eight 29' x 16' HD Toshiba IMAG screens showing live content. Expanding and enhancing the filler displays were stage footer and header rings, and stage backdrop, all comprised of 3868 Barco MiTRIX 24mm LED panels. Seamless video content displaying across every one of these dispa

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The compliment of Sennheiser equipment includes 2000 series IEMs, supplied by Mission Control Ltd, for both Robbie and support act Olly Murs' bands, with SKM 5200 wireless microphones supplied by Britannia Row Productions, which handled all vocals for the headline act.

"The bulk of the stage radio systems for the tour are Sennheiser products," says Ali Viles, the tour's RF tech. "The core of this is 22 channels of Sennheiser 2000 series IEM transmitters performing monitoring duties for both the main and support bands. The show u

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At the Pleasance courtyard, head of lighting Dom Knight selected LumenRadio's CRMX technology for the largest space on-site - the 750 seat Pleasance Grand. Hosting some of the most popular acts on the fringe, the Grand is converted from a sports hall into a full scale performance space, with the help of technical suppliers Black Light, Orbital Sound, XL Video and Arena Seating to name just a few.

This year's rig, supplied by Black Light, was completed with a large Robe Lighting rig, inclu

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Figures show that there was a total of unique 4,705 visitors to ENTECH 2013 and an all over attendance of 5,469 including revisits.

ENTECH has delivered a 17% increase on interstate visitors, an overall 5% increase on the previous show with 7% increase of visitors coming back for second look during the three days.

ENTECH event manager Stephen Dallimore said, "We are delighted to see the industry turn out in its thousands over the three days and not only see all the new technology on display, attend seminars and networking functions but really embrace the ENTECH/SMPTE collocation, which has been a huge success with exhibitors of both shows seeing the positive impact on visitor numbers again."

Almost 1,000 visit

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This will be staged between 12 and 23 February 2014 in Cambridge, UK. In its second year, e-Luminate is now under the artistic direction of projection specialist Ross Ashton, known for his work worldwide and his expertise in producing spectacular public art works.

It has also just been confirmed that leading entertainment technology brands Panasonic and Pulsar have come on-board.

Says Ashton, "e-Luminate provides a completely unique opportunity for brands, manufacturers and distributors to highlight all sorts of sound, lighting and video hardware and software products and enables artists to use these in new, exciting and invent

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Senior product manager for Chauvet Professional Ford Sellers will conduct the session, which includes topics such as transitioning and replacing existing lighting with energy saving LED fixtures, discussions on color-narrow band vs. broad emitting, concepts in design -using the right tool for the right job, and more.

USITT executive director David Grindle said that offering professionals this type of hands-on training, which has direct impact on their careers is a great step in fulfilling USITT's mission. The first time Sellers led a USITT Presents workshop on 3 June in Miami, "the attendees were impressed with the amount of information they learned."

"It's great to be back presenting in th

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RG Jones is the Club's sole provider of audio equipment and services. As well as providing equipment on hire to the Club, it also manages the Club's ever increasing inventory of audio equipment.

"We deploy services on to all of Championship Courts, the hospitality marquees, the famous Queue Lane and for the Aorangi Terrace Large Screen system," explains RG Jones project manager Tim Speight Tim. "We are also responsible for a large comms inst

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"Our last console was purchased about 30 years ago, and obviously it was analogue. So it was time," notes Leonard Contreras, production manager and front of house engineer for the club. "The X32 is a great-sounding console. I love the Midas-designed preamps, and the FX algorithms are awesome - clean quiet, just amazing. I love it, and everyone else who works at the Whisky is pretty stoked about it, too."

Contreras, who has been mixing at the Whisky for about 17 years between

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To assure that every bit of that experience translates to the sold-out stadiums and arenas the tour is passing through, front-of-house mixer Andy Meyer chose the Artist Elite 5000 Series Frequency-agile True Diversity UHF Wireless System paired with an AEW-T6100 transmitter (wireless iteration of the AE6100 Hypercardioid Dynamic Handheld Microphone) and AEW-R5200 Receiver from Audio-Technica. On tour, these system components are delivering Timberlake's vocals to hundreds of thousands of fans each night in stadiums across the US

"The AE6100, as well as its wireless counterpart, is an amazing-sounding microphone, and it really works for Justin's vocals," says Meyer. "T

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14 March 2016

Since the Work at Height Regulations came into being in 2005, anyone involved in working at height is required to demonstrate a competence to do so. This is most easily shown by passing a training course with a recognised body such as PASMA (for tower scaffolds) or The Ladder Association.

The lead trainer at the new centre will be Zarges (UK) Ltd's product manager Alistair Twigg who comments, "This is an exciting opportunity for us, we are often asked by members of the public, as well as other stakeholders in the industry, for advice on all aspects of ladders and working at height. Now we can offer this advice through a variety of specific training courses."

Twigg, who has been a member of the PASMA Technical Com

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Top acts like Bob Sinclar, Fedde Le Grand, Nicky Romero, Westbam and NERVO entertained and excited the crowds on eight large stages and 30 music trucks with further performances provided next to the festival site.

Nicky Romero and NERVO performed their acts on the main stage next to the Mythenquai (the former site was blocked by construction works), which were supported by a large light spectacle and a big live laser show. Acts on two further stages the Bürkliplatz and at the concert hall were also supported with many laser light systems from Laserworld.

Altogether Laserworld used laser light systems with a total output power of up to 200W, which were controlled by profe

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Her shows at Chime for Change's Sound Of Change concert at Twickenham Stadium in June and Barclaycard's British Summer Time in Hyde Park in July were both performed from a stage set designed and delivered by LS-Live.

Chime for Change's global concert brought women's and girls' issues into the spotlight through a star-studded charity concert that invited each of the 50,000 guests to donate their ticket money to a project of their choice, which all promoted education, health and justice for females.

J-Lo performed alongside the likes of Beyoncé Ellie Goulding, Florence + The Machine, Haim, Jessie J and Rita Ora to a packed out stadium on 1 June.

The star returned to the capital on 14 July to perform at one of two weekend events in Hyde Park for Barclayca

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The course is fully authorised and approved by Verlinde SAS and will take place over one full day at Hoist UK's premises on the Wirral. The course will be presented by Tony Dickson, who is a director of Hoist UK and in his past presented over 90% of the UK motor schools for Tomcat UK and PCM.

The course will give the delegate a basic understanding of the hoist mechanics and electrics as well as demonstrating how to operate the unit safely. There will also be a 'practical session' where you will get a real "hands on" experience with the Stagemaker SR, participate in fault finding tasks and receive guidance on how to identify spare parts.

"We feel that our clients deserve to be given the time to thoroughl

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The order for 100 Pointes is due to the current demands of the rental market and the fact that Robe's highly adaptable, super-bright, multi-functional unit is becoming increasingly popular and appearing more and more frequently on equipment riders.

Marco de Koff, Ampco Flashlight's operations manager reports that they were impressed by the functionality of the Pointe, its output, the unique design and the fact that "LD's love them" ... and that having Pointes in rental stock puts them "Right in the front seat".

The first batch of 60 Pointes was delivered to the Utrecht based company by Robe's Benelux distributor Controllux.

It is the first Robe investment by Ampco Flashlight Rental, which also is c

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Stagelight's audio manager Robert de Lorijn first used Adamson's Y-Axis line arrays in 2005 while a FOH-tech for Eagles of Death Metal at Pukkelpop & Rock Werchter.

Stagelight-owner Jacco van der Heijden was introduced to the brand when Stagelight provided European support for the 2006 Simple Minds tour.

The sound production company purchased their first Y10-system in 2008 and added Spektrix line source arrays in 2010 and 2012. They recently added Energia E15 line arrays to their Adamson arsenal.

"The Energia E15s are incredible," explains Stagelight owner Jacco van der Heijden. "The sound quality is very clear and direct with many musical characteristics."

"We are delighted that Stagelight has added the

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W E Audio's experienced MD, Wayne Barker, has long favoured new technology adoption, and by becoming the first UK customer for this flown Compact system the company has kept that reputation intact.

Deciding it was time to retire their existing front line system he first discussed his options with Tim Bamber, who handles technical sales at the Birmingham office of LMC Audio Systems, the Martin Audio dealers.

Remembers Bamber, "When Wayne initially discussed the possibility of a new loudspeaker system, I believed it had to be a solution that would match the quality of service that W E Audio offers. I knew that an investment in a technology-led, multi-cellular array system such as MLA Compact, as well as giv

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Sensei's director Kata has worked in the Spanish production industry for over 30 years on major tours and festivals. An admirer of Mojo Barriers' system since it was first developed by John Mulder in Holland in 1988, Kata was announced as official Spanish distributor earlier this month.

Kata comments, "Mojo Barriers are known for being the very best at what they do. There are many suppliers throughout the world who have tried to copy their crowd barrier equipment but there is only one original. They are the first and most trusted crowd safety experts and I'm confident that that every event I put on will be as safe as it can be now that we have thei

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The system was spec'd and installed by sound contractor and engineer, Ceara, who evaluated all of the major digital mixers on the market before choosing iLive, selecting an iLive-112 Control Surface and iDR-48 MixRack.

"iLive is so easy to work with, It is ideal for the continual stream of engineers who mix in the venue," Ceara comments. "Plus, the audio quality of the system is second to none, the sound is transparent. As soon as I plugged the system in, I knew immediately it was the one."

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Having conducted a shoot out of several competing brands, Nick Western and Dave Monk of Clockwork Audio settled on the ESD series for its superior sound quality and ease of set up. Nick Western explained, "The KV2 Audio ESD products not only sounded great, but didn't require any external DSP or processing. We also were able to use third party amplification without any issue and as the only passive pro audio speaker on the market utilising an internal analogue delay line, the phase response and overall performance was just brilliant."

Already keen exponents of the Active and Active driven ranges of KV2 Audio products, Clockwork were very aware of the high benchmark for quality set by

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Aside from the audience lighting of 4 light Mole Strips, this is an all Clay Paky rig, a design choice that Foster has opted for previously. "I took out an all Clay Paky rig with Duran Duran last year; it proved such a success that I didn't hesitate to repeat the choice with this production. I went to Neg Earth with a shopping list stacked full of Clay Paky units with the Sharpy Washes and A.leda right up there at the top.

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The Dante networking solution is widely accepted among many pro audio manufacturers because it is a self-configuring network that uses standard Internet Protocols over both 100Mbps and 1 Gigabit Ethernet. Set-up is easy, with devices that automatically discover one another and one-click signal routing with user-editable names. Dante has now been adopted by more than 95 OEMs, and is recognized as the most interoperable media networking solution in the market today.

"Audinate's Dante has become a standard in digital audio networking for the pro audio ind