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14 March 2016

See Factor, the lighting and sound company for the conference, supplied a total of eight full P-Series setups - comprised of two P1500X Loudspeakers and a P1800SX Subwoofer each - for traditional PA arrangements, two additional P1500X Loudspeakers for monitor wedges and two 16-Channel CVM mixers.

"Before we moved to our current location at the iconic New Yorker Hotel, the entire conference was held at Webster Hall," explains Dave Lory, musical director for the event. "Since it's an acclaimed music venue that hosts world-famous musicians, we always relied o

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The Crown complex, located on the south bank of the Yarra river, is renowned for incorporating one of the largest casinos in the world, as well as three hotels, luxury shopping facilities, several nightclubs, a cinema, various restaurants and two spas, including the five-star Crown Spas.

The brief for the new audio system required the routing

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14 March 2016

With top accounts ranging from Deadmau5 to Fatboy Slim already in their portfolio, the London based production/rental company was tasked with delivering sound for two growing, if quirky DJ events on the same May Bank Holiday weekend recently. We Are FSTVL in Upminster, Essex, and Run to the Sun at Newquay in Cornwall tested the mettle of their premium and award-winning Martin Audio PA systems - and once again they came through with flying colours.

Both also occupied challenging sites where sound containment was of paramount importance. We are FSTVL dance promoters Reece Miller, Nikki Gordon and David Winney, fired by the success of 2013's one-day event (

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The show, which is filmed live, includes appearances from celebrity guests and athletes from all sorts of different sports, alongside fun tips and master classes from superstars.

Last week the show had its very own Awards, presenting winners of categories such as Student of the Year. Richard Martin Lighting (RML) provided Sky and the team with the lights for the event.

When LD Richard Bowles heard that we had recently taken stock of the Clay Paky A.Leda B-EYE K20, he jumped at

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14 March 2016

Cape Town based CCPP Group) were the technical supplier for the Taikang Conference, an event attended by some 830 Chinese speaking delegates.

CCPP's founder, Clint Cawood, is all about getting the job done right. For this event, one of the client's requirements was creating an environmentally friendly or green event. This is right in line with how CCPP likes to operate.

He purchased 12 Robe Robin DLX fixtures, four Robe Robin DLS's and one grandMA2 Ultra Light from Bradley Bruchhausen who represents DWR Distribution in Cape Town.

"The end result spoke for itself,

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The Passion is a musical play that tells the paasverhaal (Easter tale) in a new way, even revolutionary some say. This year, the third Passion was held in the major northern city of the Netherlands, Groningen. The big stage was at the Vismarkt, a square in the heart of town. Dutch actors play Jesus and his twelve disciples and the other important roles in the story.

Thousands of people attended the event, while a 6m long white, neon cross was carried from the soccer stadium of FC Groningen all the way to the square.

PRG EML Productions in Utrecht handled the lighting for the projec

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14 March 2016

As one might expect, the media wall offers a variety of audio-visual content but its situation within the library precipitated a potential problem in the form of unwanted sound disturbing the surrounding areas. Traditional quiet study areas in libraries are sacrosanct but in any modern learning environment a media wall is considered a vital resource and so it was imperat

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The exhibition included work by over 100 upcoming graduates from the Sidcup based college's School of Design Management and Theatre Arts (DMTA), including; Costume Production, Creative Lighting Control, Lighting Design, Performance Sound, Scenic Arts, Theatre Design and Stage Management.

In addition to the Graduate Exhibition, students from the Acting and Actor Musicianship programmes collaborated with the School of DMTA to present the college's 'New Writing Season' with three new plays and productions; The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe , Perfect Boy by Lawrence Till (adapted from Frank Wedekind's Lulu) and The Litter by Matthew Dunster.<

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14 March 2016

Commenting on the appointment, Chris Hollebone, Merging's distribution sales manager stated, "HHB presents an excellent mix of direct sales and systems integration combined with a strong dealer network across Canada. The company has a good mix of brands that support rather than conflict with our own and has demonstrated that it has an excellent marketing plan. Merging products have been selling well in North America and we believe that HHB will acc

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14 March 2016

CEO Jacob van der Westhuizen is definitely a fan of the British-made boxes. "The Audient units are amazing. The iD22 is an extremely affordable, stable and fantastic sounding unit, as is the ASP880," he says. "Audient makes high end converters and preamps (which equals a high end sound) available to our clients that always thought it was out of their league! Truly a step above any unit even remotely around that price range."

"The Audient brand joins an impressive line-up of products distributed by Benjamin Pro Audio," says Audient's sales & marketing director Luke Baldry. "Jacob van der Westhuizen and his team have shown great enthusiasm

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The event, for global car manufacturer Nissan, integrated live dance with 3D virtual mapping technology to create a show that demonstrated the blurring of lines between human and virtual arts.

"Our scenic team designed a 24m wide 3D stage set that required the Ai Media Server to power three 14K HD Christie Projectors, which covered the area," explains Dillon Jearey, chief executive officer for Kilowatt AV. "The biggest challenge for us was that the deadline between content load-in and show production was incredibly tight. Thankfully, the Ai proved itself to be extremely versatile and reliable, handling the fast-tracked programming schedule wit

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14 March 2016

The ASD says: "We were disappointed to hear of the decision by the Tony Award Administration Committee to remove the categories of Best Sound Design of a Play and Best Sound Design of a Musical from their roster last week.

"In 2008, Howard Sherman spoke on behalf of the American Theatre Wing and Broadway League to introduce the inclusion of these new categories, saying 'We want to reflect an evolution of the understanding of the sound designer's role, both among artists and in the community at large. This is not an award for placing a microphone somewhere. It's about the creation of an aural environment that impacts our relationship to a production, just like any other d

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14 March 2016

NEC is working with Coca-Cola to create "CineEurope's most interactive and visually appealing show lounge". It will demonstrate the exciting future of the cinema-going experience to the industry. Coca-Cola chose to work with NEC based on its vast range of cinema solutions optimising every space in the cinema, from outdoor billboards to the foyer and concession stands, through to the latest projection technology for the big screen.

Coca-Cola invited NEC Display Solutions, YCD Multimedia, Littlebit Technology and Intel to provide digital media and digital menu signage presence on its booth on the Trade Show.

NEC installations on the trade show include motio

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Originally opened in 1921, dwindling audiences saw the Lucas Theatre close in 1976. Various attempts to convert it to different uses came to nothing and a decade later the derelict building was on the brink of demolition. But a spirited local campaign saw the venue purchased and the start of what would ultimately be a 14 year, $14m restoration.

Reopened in 2000 as Lucas Theatre for the Arts, nowadays the venue is supported by Savannah College of Art and D

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Zsolt Fésus, the head of lighting for the National Theatre, knew that selecting a new lighting system would be an extensive and complex undertaking, which needed very careful consideration. He didn't want the changeover to disrupt theatre operations, and he knew that factors like budget, sustainability and product longevity needed to be assessed. "The lighting system's design took more than a year and a half of meticulous planning," he says. In that time, he and his staff tested products by a

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14 March 2016

Over the last three years, Dirty Rigger have worked closely with one of the UK's largest crew service suppliers, Crewsaders. By sending in a selection of new, existing and under development rigger wear to be worn by the Crewsaders team, Dirty Rigger have been able to closely monitor the performance of their gloves throughout the varied industries in which Crewsaders work.

From event security to rigging crew, the trained Crewsaders staff have provided report sheets which help to pinpoint any weaknesses in the gloves and identify areas of possible improvement.

Dirty Rigger's Steve Ma

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Show designer Mark Rietveld worked with the Q-dance creative team to design and build a giant 'industrial' DJ set that swept down to encompass the 12,500 strong audience.

"Our in-house stage designer Tamil van Draanen created a centre stage in the Ziggo Dome, inspired by the architecture of Paris' Eiffel Tower," explains Rietveld. "It was a creative decision to design a show that did not include the use of video/ LED-walls. In this way we were able to keep the focus on the artists performing at the center of the structure. Challenging, but ultimately better for the overall experience."

Rietveld enlisted the help of 68 x Clay Paky Sharpys from D

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D.A.S. Audio distributor Iemke Roos Audio B.V., with Bert Koenders leading this project contacted trusted local integrator DIA Light, Sound and Vision to handle the install. The former system, which covered the grandstand located on the track's main straight, was installed 25 years ago and the DIA technicians gave it a major overhaul, installing a total of 26 D.A.S. WR-8826CX to ensure perfect sound for t

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Ryan Hocking, technical consultant and operator at Stage and Audio Event Solutions, removed their inadequate sound system and replaced in with the JBL CBT Series line array columns with Constant Beamwidth Technology.

"We installed four CBT 70J-1 and two CBT 70JE-1, spaced evenly along one side of the hall," explained Ryan. "We have quite a lot of JBL speakers in our hire stock, and they have always reliable and great sounding, so when we saw the JBL CBT range we knew they would be good. It's such a reputable brand and we've found the CBT speakers deliver great coverage and really suit the venue. The JBL CBT's provide line array coverage and clarity for a fraction of the cost of other systems. Plus, they'

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14 March 2016

Brian Logan, Eve's divisional manager in the North, comments, "The breadth and depth of sporting events in Scotland this summer is unprecedented. It's hugely exciting to be involved, in and around Glasgow and at Gleneagles, alongside our traditional work."

The Ryder Cup, which pitches the cream of European golf talent against the United States, comes to Scotland in September, for the first time since 1973, and Eve has committed new trakway panels to the project.

Edward Kitson, match director, Ryder Cup Europe, comments, "We have had a very good working relationship with Eve, built up over years of service at the Scottish Open, so we know they always put an outstanding team on s

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HK Audio's Elements solution was selected as the best option inside the venue, while its Premium Pro cabinets are used outside. The sound system includes four active Elements E110 Subs, five install kits of Elements E 435 and two Elements E435 Satellites. Each E435 unit is fitted with four 3.5-inch speakers, developed specifically for HK Audio by Celestion. The nominal power handling of each E435 is 150W RMS, with a quoted frequency response (10dB) of 140Hz to 20 kHz and a sensitivity of 97dB for an input power of one Watt at one meter. A frequency response of 45Hz to 150Hz ( 10dB) is quoted for the active sub, determined by the integral active system crossover and subsonic filter.

Café Belge is the reg

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Held in a custom built dome in the Portuguese capital's Praca do Comércio, the launch introduced guests to the new Ford Mustang, ahead of its official European debut in 2015.

PRG were approached by Imagination lighting designer Lucy Record and production manager Robert Wiggs back in February 2014 to help realise a creative brief; to bring to life an interactive wall - an impressive 4m high and 9m wide curved structure featuring 36 x Martin by Harman AF-2 Fans, with each fan backed by an LED fixture.

Account director Loz Wilcox comments, "The original designs featured a stunning bespoke aluminium fra

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14 March 2016

In conjunction with Green Hippo's exclusive distributor in Benelux, Interlight, technical sales manager Sarah Cox arranged for Tenfeet to trade in their first generation Hippotizer HDs for the latest spec i7 machines. Says Sarah, "Green Hippo offers a very competitive trade in policy to their customers to get new i7 Hippotizer servers for their V3 legacy machines. We want to make sure all our clients have the opportunity to trade in older hardware to the latest specs, so they can produce the best possible projects with the latest available hardware."

At Tenfeet, where the Hippotizers have well proven their value over the last seven years and it was decided to trade in the old machine

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Being present in over 80 countries worldwide, Apart Audio offers a complete range of loudspeakers, electronics and accessories for the small and medium sized fixed install market.

Agnieszka Pyrich, president of Konsbud Audio group comments, "We are happy to have entered into co-operation with such a professional partner as Audioprof. We highly appreciate their understanding of a long- term relationship based on trust, well-thought-out vision of growth but also hard work.

"The Apart Audio products offer an exceptional value for money ratio and they fit well into our portfolio of installation products bringing synergy also for the entire Konsbud Audio Group."

(Jim Evans)