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During soundcheck at Hallam FM Arena, the artist listened carefully to the playback of his mandolin track at the three different delay points (each containing three clusters of four Martin W8C's). He is equally concerned about his monitor sound - and although production carries Martin Audio LE12J floor wedges, these are generally forsaken in favour of boosted side fills (provided by six Martin Audio W8LM Mini Line Arrays).

The shows are promoted by Off The Kerb and the production manager is Mark Harris. Capital Sound Hire,

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The Halo, a 1,000W (3,200 K) halogen wash light fixture, was specifically designed for use in theatre and television, and The Woman in White marks the Broadway debut of the Halo. The original London production of the musical, was lit by UK-based lighting designer, Paul Pyant. Pyant's Associate Lighting Designer for the original production, David Howe, was tasked with recreating Pyant's design in The Marquis Theatre, New York.

"We needed a bright, colour mixing, tungsten-source wash light with a great range of subtle pastel and tonal colours that was consistent across all units," remarks Howe on the decision to use the Clay Paky Alpha Wash Halo fixtures. "As the show's scenery is entire

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While the tour had picked up production from Tour Tech on the UK leg, in northern Europe they were flying solo, dependent on whatever the house threw at them. For instance, the previous night they had had the luxury of playing through a brand new Line Array at Het Paard in The Hague, while in Brussels it was through a classic, but ageing conventional stacked system.

After being introduced to Venue by Robbie Allen while babysitting the Manic Street Preachers last year, Richards then spent three weeks in Brazil on the board, taking over the Placebo reins from Ian Nelson. "Ven

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The Grant was presented on November 12 at a special ceremony at the LDI exhibition in Orlando. Martin US vice president of sales and marketing, Eric Loader, commented, "Once again this year there were a large number of applicants with very strong packages which were submitted for consideration. We are very pleased to award this year's Grant to New York City College of Technology. Their Entertainment Technology program which is cutting edge and targeted to the core of our industry will certainly benefit from the award but they will also utilise the grant in a way which will affect a large number of students in a key area of

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The 'SIB Opera House' will be a 2,000sq.m set put together by by Peroni, L'Opera and Musical!, with scenery by major Italian and European opera theatres and featuring musicals performed live - including pieces from Grease, Studio 54, Moulin Rouge, Charlie's Angels and Mambo Kings. In addition, the event will also feature a delegation of the Austrian theatrical association, OETHG, including the technical directors of Vienna Opera and Innsbruck and Linz theatres.

SIB Opera House will include painted scenery, rear-lit and reflecting backdrops, screens for stage effects and devices for moving sce

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Products include the Catalyst v4 software, the DL2 Digital Light fixture, the new Studio Command automated wash luminaire, the Hog iPC and Wholehog 3 console

Event hours are Wednesday, Dec. 7 from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. and Thursday, Dec. 8 from 2-8 p.m. Festive refreshments will be served. Projected Image Digital is located at 53 Northfield Road, London W13 9SY.

(Sarah Rushton-Read)

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RG Jones was contracted to provide the audio - based around their Synco Martin three-way W8LC/WLX line array system - for an event which was headlined by Simply Red and staged at the Mikheil Meshki Stadium, home of Lokomotiv FC.

The company were working for Steve Nolan's Chromatic Productions, who in turn had been contracted by Neos Creative, BP's main contractor for the event.

RG Jones' engineer, Simon Honywill explained: "BP as operators of the BTC pipeline are staging events to celebrate the completion of this pipeline which runs through Azerbaijan, Georgia and Tu

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"For the opening ceremony, more than 60 audio signals generated from the mixing console needed to be distributed to processors located 300m away," comments Jeffrey Lim, Aviom's international sales manager for Asia. "System designers Ruan Feng Audio & Lighting Company Limited decided against using a conventional analog snake system, choosing instead to use a distributed audio system from Aviom."

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Founded in 1996 by Morrison Music and Production's Wayne Morrison, the Rock 4 XMas Foundation works to bring food, gifts and holiday spirit to less fortunate families by hosting the annual concert series. Past shows have featured performances by Bad Animals, Blue Oyster Cult, Randy Jackson, and members of Toto, Quiet Riot, Dio, Vanilla Fudge and many others.

"The annual Rock 4 XMas tour is a massive effort, and has grown bigger every year," remarked Morrison. "We'd never be able to pull it off without the help of our sponsors. Community has been a generous supporter of the organization, and we really app

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50-60 selected lighting companies will exhibit, the majority new to the 100% brand. 100% Light is a selective show and all exhibitors will be vetted by the 100% Light Selection Panel, made up of lighting industry experts.

The 100% branded shows held at London's Earls Court, attract over 25,000 architects, specifiers, interior designers, engineers and lighting designers amongst the 36,000 visitors each year. Exhibitors at 100% Light will not only be able to build on this established visitor attendance, but meet new visitors only interested in seeing the best lighting product.

100% Light will be located between 100% Design in Earls Court 2 and 100% Detail in Earls Court 1. A comprehens

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The competition, run by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), sets a series of challenges for groups of up to six engineers under the age of 30 to test their team working skills. Each team has to provide the necessary, multi-disciplinary skills to cover all aspects of masterplanning, building design and construction, tested through completing five stages of a build project, based on a real site.

The winning team, named Imhotep after the architect credited with building the first pyramid in ancient Egypt, included Rachel Banham, Rachel Sandbrook, Ivan Chan, Ben Worth and Ruth Bailey, all based in Buro Happold London, and Alex MacLaren, an external architect.

"Congratulations to all our staff who took part,"

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Mike Blackman, managing director ISE 2006 is delighted, but not surprised by these figures. "The AV Systems Integration market continues to grow at an increasing rate, the outlook for new business is buoyant and we have more than justified our decision earlier this year to invest in a substantial increase in floor space at the Brussels Expo to accommodate the increase in bookings."

Visitors who attend will see a number of new displays, a comprehensive conference including a new manufacturer's forum and a series of displays in the Brussels Expo. The Residential Solution

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Named after Rick "Parnelli" O'Brien, the awards honor both individuals and companies in the entertainment industry who keep it moving forward with the "four H's": Humanity, Humility, Honesty, and Humor. These qualities were the defining traits of Rick O'Brien, a renowned production manager and respected colleague.

The award banquet was held in conjunction with ETS-LDI, the industry's yearly product and services convention. Chip Monck presented this year's lighting awards. TLS David Milly said that receiving the award was a real honor, but having Chip Monck present the award was just as notable. Monck is a previous Parnelli Lifetime Achievement Award recipient.

The award is voted on by

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The seminar is suitable for beginning and advanced riggers. It is for riggers, venue staff, stagehands, universities, production companies, consultants, engineers, and contractors. It can be used as preparation for some sections of the ETCP Rigging Certification test.

Rigging Seminars is the longest established entertainment rigging training program. It has trained thousands of riggers and is highly respected in the industry for the extensive knowledge of the teachers. Classes are taught by Harry Donovan and Jay O.Glerum, both working professionals with more than 40

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Introduced in 2004, Sennheiser's 900 Series features a range of powerful transparent mics ideally suited for stage use with excellent transient response and feedback rejection. Bloc Party FOH engineer Pete Bartlett has chosen the e935 for Kele's lead vocals and explains, "The e935 has given me far greater definition on Kele's voice, crisp and clean, but it also copes easily with his wide range, and dynamic variations". An e935 and e945 are used by Matt and Gordon respectively on backing vocals.

The bass is miked up with the legendary all-rounder MD421, and

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MMM nominated its in-house Jaguar event management team for the award and won because of its innovative approach to live branding exercises, the huge success of the experiential events that it produces for Jaguar and the way the company works with the client on a strategic level. This involves a truly comprehensive understanding of Jaguar's business on all levels, says the company.

MMM has handled Jaguar's account for over 15 years and is made up of a core team of five people - a director, two event managers, an administrator and a warehouse manager. The judges were impressed with the longevity of the relationship, which has needed a lively and constant creative evolution to develop the brand identity and keep pace with the times.

The Team del

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Koelnmesse is expecting to attract around 1,600 suppliers from 50 countries to the event which opens on 26 September 2006, with more than 60% of the exhibitors coming from outside Germany. Also on hand will be major names from the IT and telecommunications segment. Many of these, including Epson, HP, Casio, Samsung and Panasonic, will be enlarging their stands - as will companies such as Nokia and Microsoft. Kuhr

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EFM's Chris Lumb was flown into Germany to manage a 26-hour load, which was particularly arduous due to the size and complexity of the staging. EFM's managing director Mike Llewellyn and Lisa Ryan were in Dubai ready to receive the unusual consignment and oversee the success of the project. On completion, Chris was flow out a few days later to re-pack the equipment and get everything safely back to base. The German production companies have expressed their admiration of the extemporary

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ISE 2006 is already set to be twice the size of the 2005 show. Mike Blackman, managing director of ISE 2006, says the event is set to stimulate all human senses over the three-day event. "People who come to trade shows are looking beyond just seeing a series of products. Our exhibitors and sponsors have pushed the boundaries of showcasing systems integration solutions into a new era of dazzling shows and eye-catching displays. Without giving too much away, no one who arrives at the Brussels Expo will fail to miss the gigantic LED Outdoor Park that we have set up with our partners. Huge LED video screens will welcome visitors and set the sce

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The latest D.A.S. products, such as the Aero-38A powered line array systems and SML-12A 'low-profile' powered monitors will be on display at international shows including NAMM (Anaheim, California, 19-22 January), SIEL (Paris, France, 12-15 February), Entech (Sydney, Australia, 13-15 February), SIB (Rimini, Italy, 11-14 March), NSCA (Las Vegas, USA, 16-18 March), and MusikMesse / ProLight & Sound (Frankfurt, Germany, 29 March - 1 April). On the national level, meanwhile, 15-17 February will see D.A.S. at AFIAL, Spain's pro lighting and sound association's official show, to be held at the Cristal Palace in Madrid'

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"The most important part of building a better business and a better industry is making sure that you have the right connections before your competitor does," said Chuck Wilson, NSCA executive director. "Whether that means the newest product, finding a better way to do business, or meeting a new colleague, attendees and exhibitors can really feel confident that they will be finding the right connections at Expo in March."

The organizers say NSCA Expo w

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Bryan Grant at Britannia Row commented: "This was a relaxed and informal party for all four companies to thank our friends and clients for their ongoing help and support. I couldn't wish for a better way to end a really successful year."

(Lee Baldock)

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The Royal Paragon Hall is composed of a main hall which can be divided into two halls with respective sizes of 3,000 and 2,500sq.m, with five good-sized meeting spaces to accommodate seminars and conferences, say the organizers. The multipurpose venue will host events including exhibitions, trade fairs, high end consumer fairs, product launches, live performances, concerts and fashion shows.

"It had been a tough decision on our end to decide on the ultimate venue for PALA Thailand, for the simple reason that Bangkok has a good selection of world-class exhibition centres! Accessibility and

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Mike Blackman, managing director of ISE 2006, says that ISE is more than just an exhibition: "AV and Electronic Systems integration is about stimulating the senses to reflect the growing use of digital signage in retail and corporate environments and custom residential systems. At ISE we will be breaking new ground in staging a series of spectacular visual displays and pavilions, which are strategically, placed throughout the exhibition halls."

Highlights of the exhibition will include the Lighting & Staging Pavilion, presented by PLASA and ISE, and the ISE Manufacturer's Forum, which will offer 45-minute sessions on topical