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New products will include 5 Star's Venue range of general purpose cases. This sees a slight departure for 5 Star, in that the main material used is a lightweight honeycombed polypropylene. This offers significant weight savings over traditional plywood carcass constructed cases, and will be suitable for small to medium sized applications of all types.

A 'nest' of four general purpose carry cases is available, utilising classic 'Russian Doll' methodology, whereby sets of cases in decreasing sizes are placed one inside the other for neat storage when not in use.

Other than the polypropylene panels, the case is furnished with the usual flight case type

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PLASA Events are attributing the increase in visitor registrations to a host of new features at the show, including an extended exhibitor list of 120 companies including 21 first-timers, a seminar programme that is twice the size of previous years, case study presentations from the Royal Shakespeare Company and Opera North, special interest seminars presented by some of the industry's leading bodies and new opportunities to book seats on 45-minute product demonstration seminars. Private meetings are also available for the first time, with the availability of three private conference rooms at PLASA Focus, with slots still available.

The 21 new exhibitors come from across the spectrum of audio,

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Rob Halliday is based in London and has been travelling the world working on theatre productions for more than 15 years, as lighting designer, lighting programmer or visiting speaker at drama schools such as the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts and trade shows such as Showlight, PLASA and LDI.

Along the way he has written about the shows he has been involved with and any other interesting ones he stumbled across for a variety of magazines including Lighting&Sound International and Lighting&Sound America, the best of those articles now collected together in the books Entertainment In Production vols 1 and 2.

In the moments in between, he

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The EC-10 is a high performance, true 10 mm pixel pitch LED display panel that teams with Martin's EC-20 to form a fully compatible EC family of LED displays that can be mixed and matched for ultimate design creativity. The EC-10 is 100% compatible with the EC-20 in terms of brightness, colour, setup, curving, control and processing, even accessories, allowing for seamless, mixed resolution visuals in one system, says the company.

The MAC 101 moving head comes with "a low price tag for revolutionary stage, dance floor and decorative lighting designs". The MAC 101 is available in three white light versions that expand its use to applications where high quality, pure white light is needed. The new variants incorporate cold and/or warm LEDs instead

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On Thursday 14 April, InfoComm will host the latest in its series of Academy Days, at the Royal Society of Medicine at Chandos House, London. Utilising a slightly modified format from previous such events, the day will feature four (as opposed to the previous three) 90-minute seminars - all delivered by industry leaders and all qualifying for CTS renewal units. Sponsored by the Royal Society of Medicine and Kramer, the day will cost non-members £60 to attend, reducing to £40 for members or £20 if members use InfoComm EduBucks.

Topics to be covered during the Academy Day

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The new RobinMMX Spot is the first in a new generation of 1200 Series fixtures offering a neater, smaller, lighter and brighter more energy efficient package; the Robin 300 LEDWash is the smaller version of the best-selling 600 LEDWash; the Robin 600 PureWhite is a warm, cold and smart white light version of the successful 600 LEDWash RGBW specifically for studio environments, and the DigitalSpo

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"The first, an eight channel I/O module for the SD-Rack, is something we believe the industry would expect from DiGiCo," says managing director James Gordon. "The module allows our users to drop audio on and off a Dante network for connection to system control, amplifiers and general audio networks.

"The second is a little more unexpected and comes from our Solutions Division in the shape of Dante DMI (DiGiCo Multichannel Interface) card."

The Dante DMI card can be added to either a D-Rack or SD-Rack and allows the user to connect the I/O rack, via CAT5, to a standard PC or MAC.

Using the newly released DiGiCo-Control software, the user can control all the functions of t

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The multi-angle FOH speaker system offers power handling of 950 W rms. It is suitable for use as a full-range solution for all voice and music applications in large arenas, amphitheatres, stadiums and sport halls, with eight UA1 units covering an area of 360°.

In addition, the LD UNO array matches up with the V-218B 2 × 18" (1.6 kW) and VA-PS215 2 × 15" bandpass subwoofers for a more dynamic sub-bass. The uniquely-designed cabinets are made of multiplex ply and have DuraCoat LX coating, helping them stand up to the tough daily demands of touring and live applications.

According to Andrew Richardson, Managing Director of Adam Hal

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To complement the Aledin Profile, Robert Juliat will be launching the Aledin 330 LED Wash, the new, variable beam angle, LED washlight.

Aledin 330 Wash offers a choice of two colour temperatures (3500K or 5800K), a flicker-free, integrated, dimmable electronic ballast, a beam angle range from 20° - 98° and a 200mm Fresnel lens for maximum light output. Together with the Aledin Profile, the Aledin Wash provides the perfect low energy, high quality lighting solution.

Robert Juliat's LED capabilities are also extended to its followspot range: the Aledin LED followspot is an adaptation of the 575W MSD Buxi

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The MMX Spot is the first in a new generation of 1200 Series fixtures offering a neater, smaller, lighter and brighter more energy efficient package. Using the Phillips MSR Platinum 35 lamp combined with a sophisticated optical system, the MMX Spot is a true equivalent of any 1200W spotlight moving head on the market today, says the company. In some features, the MMX is as bright as a 1500W spotlight and simultaneously energy saving - consuming about 30% less power than the current 1200W products.

The slim Robin 600 LEDWash is Robe's fastest selling fixture in the last 10 years. It features 37 10 Watt RGBW multichip LEDs each

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"These sectors have already seen fundamental shifts in recent years and the future is likely to hold additional challenges", says Simon Robinson, Mediatech Africa exhibition director. "That is why it is critical for serious industry players to remain abreast of change. Mediatech Africa enables them to do so, providing a centralised point to view and experience the latest products and technologies."

Following the success of previous years, the biennial trade exhibition will again showcase the broadcast, film and production; professional AV, sound, lighting

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The company will be hosting a free seminar entitled Interference Free Wireless Lighting Controls to increase understanding of wireless technology and how it works, with a special focus on the G4 technology. This is a chance to see the advantages of the associated cost savings and energy efficiency and how to make use of a plug and play system. The seminar will be held on Wednesday, 19 April from 1.00pm - 1.45pm in the Wellington Room. To sign up, visit www.plasafocus.com/leeds/education/wednesday/.

Unlike any cable, the new G4 is able to repair corrupted data and vouches for maximum security by running on dual band and creating a backup duplicate of the signal. This new standard is transparent and works with seve

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Visitors to the stand (S-D13) can discover more about recent product releases including Multichrome-Flex, Flexed-Up and Two-Play XT, as well as Rail-DMX-DSI, LMX6, DMX-Buffer and the latest release, Rail-Pipe HC.

Artistic Licence Engineering Training Days, initiated and sponsored by Wayne Howell, are also being promoted. These have been developed with the intention of sharing the company's extensive knowledge of current control protocols with the industry at large. The courses cover topics such as DALI, Art-Net and Colour-Tramp, and aim to give an understanding of how each one works, how to get the best results and matt

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The LEDHead LED range will include three new moving heads. The 90P is a spot fixture powered by a 90W LED light engine giving a light output comparable to a 575W discharge unit. Two gobo wheels, colour wheel, iris and prism make this a very cost effective luminaire.

The 324W is a wash luminaire with 108x 3W LEDs. This includes 9x cool whites which help to give a wide output spectrum including pastel colours.

The LEDHead WP is a combined wash-profile fixture with a 60W LED source for the spot function and eight 3W tricolour LEDs.for the wash. This versatility makes it suitable for venues/rental companies who need maximum versatility for their money.

The range will also include a par64 can and a 1m batten, both fitted with 18 8W Edison quad

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Designed for smart, intuitive handling, it sets up and tears down "in a snap" and takes up very little cargo space. It is designed for schools, churches, government offices, and car dealerships, at conferences, exhibitions and fashion shows, and for product presentations, says the company.

SoundCaddy One's line-array design delivers optimum frequency response, spreading speech and music evenly from the front to the back row. The Elements system and the new SoundCaddy One will be demoed in hall 4.2. Alongside the Portable Sound range, HK Audio will also be displayi

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Chris Higgs started work in the entertainment industry in 1973 and has since worked in most sectors, providing rigging and flying effects for drama, opera and ballet in both subsidised and commercial theatre, for television and for concert touring throughout the 80's and 90's. In 1998, Chris started Total Training at Total Fabrications, part of what is now the Total Solutions Group in the UK.

Higgs will be presenting two keynote sessions including Working at Height and participating in panel sessions at the show. Higgs said, "I am looking forward to discussing som

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"It was an enormous undertaking, to say the least," reports Rudolph. "I regularly programme multiple media servers with grandMA2 - it's my main console - but I hadn't done anything of this size. The entire set at the Oscars was projection. We had 34 Hippotizer HD units outputting 53 discrete active outputs and some spares with control from the grandMA2 light console. In addition to the screens, we also took care of the scenic tracking for the moving elements which acted as projection surfaces."

Rudolph had three grandMA2 lights on hand: a primary controller and backup plus a separate system located back of house for programming. "We could run one

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"In touring, time is money and Performance Manager dramatically streamlines the system design, setup and tuning process, allowing the JBL VerTec System Engineer to achieve a higher level of performance with more consistent results on a daily basis from venue-to-venue", said Paul Bauman, director of tour sound product application and application engineering, JBL Professional.

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Christie Nitro Solutions, the modular series of motorised moving yokes, can provide up to 20,000 ANSI lumens of video projection, creating high brightness imagery on any surface, from anywhere. With the optional Xenon or LED lighting heads, the system can produce up to 50,000 lumens of lighting. Nitro Solutions can be installed at ground level or rigged to a truss, and are ideal for building projection, architectural lighting and cityscapes and live events such as concerts and theatre presentations.

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Richy Nicholson is The Script's FOH engineer. Last autumn for their theatre tour, he used an L-Acoustics V-DOSC system that was also supplied by Adlib, and for this one, he specified the new K1 system, of which Adlib now has a substantial quantity.

Nicholson worked alongside an Adlib team, consisting of Tony Szabo as systems tech, crew chief Marc Peers who also oversaw monitor world, plus PA techs Ian Nelson and Alan Harrison. Bob O'Brien managed all aspects of the production with Ian 'Quinner' Quinn as TM.

Says Adlib project manager Phil Kielty, "The Script are easily one of the most exciting and talented bands of the moment. It seems wherever I go from LA to Glasgow th

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The Blackout team was brought in by production company LarMac LIVE and liaised with producers Jo Mackay & Ian Greenway to ensure the drapes complimented the event's overall look and feel. Working closely with set designer Nina Kobiashvili, Blackout supplied drapes from their range that were in keeping with the Royal Albert Hall's distinctive style, creating a set that suited the high profile nature of the event.

Blackout project director Kevin Monks coments, "The main set screen was shadowed left and right with a pair of set prosceniums created out of red velour and organza. The piece was mad

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Attracting the leading manufacturers and suppliers in the theatre, presentation and staging sectors, the exhibition is a leading UK showcase for venue operators, engineers and those entering the business to see the latest products and technologies.

Among the exhibitors already confirmed for the 2011 Show are: ETC (Electronic Theatre Controls), Clay Paky, Martin Professional, White Light, Autograph Sales, Canford, d&b audiotechnik, Doughty Engineering, Triple E, Lee Filters, Philips Entertainment, Roscolab, Stage Electrics, Trantec Systems, Allen & Heath, Sound Technology, Unusual Rigging and Zero 88.

Show director Roger Fox, commented: "We are simply thrilled with this increase in pre-reg

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Alongside 130 exhibitors across two halls, and a two day programme of free educational seminars and product demonstrations, visitors can also take advantage of two evening events taking place in Leeds in the evenings after PLASA Focus, with free transport between each event.

The inaugural 'AES in the North' meeting will be held at the University of Leeds' School of Music on Tuesday 19 April, starting at 6.30pm. This new group founded by Kerry-Anne Kubisa, along with AES Cambridge, is leading the expansion of the AES audio community outside of London. Roger Quested is guest lecturer o

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Show creative directors set out with the ambitious goal to authentically reproduce the concert venue and show created 30 years ago for Pink Floyd, including building an exact replica of the 1980 set. Fabricating the wall each night, brick-by-brick in sync with the video projection, is a laborious, yet essential task to maintain the integrity of the projections which display rotating scenery, dynamic backdrops and optical illusions. Barco's integrated lighting and video solutions enable the vivid, seamless projections to visualize the concepts