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Simon Sonnenschmidt, who was in charge of the show lighting design and programming in the Dancehall Soundsystem Arena, for U-Concert Veranstaltungsproduktionen GmbH & Co. KG, used 13 Clay Paky Sharpys, four Spheriscans and four Supersharpys, together with one dot2 core plus and one dot2 F-wing.

Sonnenschmidt explained, "The Supersharpy is the perfect light for illuminating the glass dome on the roof of the ice rink/Dancehall Soundsystem Arena. I created massive columns of light with the four mo

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Fantasy Studios' director Jeffrey Wood commented, "Fantasy Film Centre was constructed like a musical instrument. The clarity and detail of the room is beautiful and it's perfect for precision mixing. We are proud to have achieved the re-build in an exceptional way, so that it is compatible and comparable with all of the top mix theatres."

"The Film Centre stage has solid

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"Having worked with Jeff and the 44 Designs team extensively in recent years, I can tell you that there is not a more creative brain trust of individuals in the stage creative space in Nashville," says Pennington. "Every production that I have seen them produce, or been involved with has blown my mind every time! We could not be more excited about this partnership and the ability to deliver amazing production and event services in an affordable manner to the Nashville music community, and beyond."

Nashville-based 44 Designs enters the partnership with over 25 years of experience in lighting, touring and production. As a 360

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"The Go-Between has a pretty interesting history; we opened at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds five years ago, before hitting the Derby Playhouse and Royal and Derngate in Northampton - the reviews were great and we really wanted to bring it to London, but we were aware of the need for a strong actor to play the lead role who could really pull in the crowds. When Michael Crawford said he'd do it, it was the perfect casting, so we started planning to bring the show to the West End."

Tim continued, "The lighting rig we have here in the Apollo is a full mix of what we used in Leeds,

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Grant was the frontman in alt-rock band The Czars in his twenties and thirties, left the music business altogether for six years, and has enjoyed a more soulful renaissance as an electronica and orchestral-driven solo artist on leading independent label Bella Union in his forties, with a string of successful albums to his name.

Following the release of Grant's third solo album Grey Tickles, Black Pressure in Autumn 2015, he took to the road for a short tour of the UK and Ireland which lasted into early 2016. It was on these dates that he began using the Shure microphones, as Ber Quinn, the tour's front-of-house engineer, explains, "The difference once John started using the KSM9HS was startling. A voice as

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CPL MD Matthew 'Max' Boyse states, "d&b has proved a high quality, hugely reliable and consistent solution for our audio needs for many years," adding that as well as continuing their relationship with these latest purchases, it also "steps up a level with a new 'partnership' arrangement recognising our long-term focus on the brand".

The latest deal includes substantial quantities of Y and V series speakers, which replace all CPL's older Q-series stock, and another large amount of E-series - E6s, E8s and B4-SUBS - taking the place of the E3 series and older E products. This is complete with all the requisite rigging a

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The 11-day festival, which brought together contemporary dance, visual arts, music and theatre in interactive installations, exhibitions and performances, featured more than 200 international artists, and will be held annually for the next three years with a view to extend into the future. The occasion was marked by the procurement of a new ATMe haze generator to complement The Lowry's 15-year-old MDG Atmosphere.

MDG's ATMe is an evolution of the Atmosphere which is a long-term industry standard. ATMe has an added degree of controllability which attracted the attention of The Lowry's head of technical services, Dave Woodward, and was supplied by MDG UK complete with a portability kit.

The ATMe was brought into use for

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EXPOSURE The Musical tells the story of young photographer Jimmy Tucker who faces the biggest challenge of his life when a stranger commissions him to find and shoot the seven deadly sins within modern-day London. Yet, throughout the night, a series of encounters with girlfriends, family history and the world of celebrity reveals there is more at stake than just money.

The lighting designer on the show is Ben Cracknell. He comments, "Projection plays a huge role in E

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The purchase is part of the plan for the anticipated mid-2017 opening of their new Plenary Building, a multi-purpose venue built on the site of the original 1987 Convention Centre, with a capacity of up to 3,500 seats. Local production and installation company AJS were selected to fulfil this government tender, and have developed a close working relationship with the ACC.

"This was all part of the Convention Centre's tender process for stock replenishment and the new Plenary Building," relates AJS's Luke Hattam. "We contacted Australian High End Systems distributor Lexair Entertainment for guidance. We were successful in our

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A few kilometres from the city of Modena, the ancient villa represents an important part of the tenor's life and it contains a vast collection of personal items, souvenirs and scene costumes that Pavarotti was particularly fond of. Unreleased pictures and videos are projected in the rooms where the Master spent his last years, and constitute a great opportunity to get to know more directly the artistic and human heritage of the tenor.

The quality of the audio system is a key feature of the Home Museum. Willy Gubellini, a sound professional who has worked on all editions of the famous charity project Pavarotti & Frie

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William Castro, owner and CEO of Wynwood Audio, says, "I've been using API for a long time and being able to now offer it to my clients is very exciting for me. API has been a leader in this industry for many years, and I'm looking forward to supplying their products and helping my clients have a better quality sound."

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The announcement was made by Chris Wildfoerster, senior director of Touchpoint Americas for MUSIC's Enterprise Division. "Goldsmith Sales & Marketing has earned great respect from channel partners and consultants," states Wildfoerster, "MUSIC looks forward to working with Goldsmith Sales & Marketing to continue building on MUSIC's family of solutions and expanding our market presence while increasing sales through our channel partners."

Michael Smith, principal of Goldsmith Sales & Marketing commented, "Goldsmith Sales is proud to be representing one of the most

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Against the dramatic backdrop of Independence Hall, the POPS performed a lively score of well-known tunes to the town's crowd, which gathered for one of the main highlights of the week-long patriotic festival.

Andre Houser, chief engineer of Houser Audio, has overseen the sound design and served as FOH engineer for The Philly POPS over the last eight years as the orchestra has grown to serve an audience of over 100,000 per year.

"The Midas PRO X is the perfect solution for the Philly POPS," says Houser.

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Having mixed classical music and show tunes in 2015, this year's Bastille Day celebration programme opened and closed with the same pieces - The Damnation of Faust by French composer Hector Berlioz and the French National Anthem - but was a more conventional performance for the 250 musicians of the National Orchestra of France and the Radio France Choir, featuring French composers Bizet, Ravel and Saint-Sa

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The D-Mitri platform, working seamlessly with CueConsole control surfaces, provides a complete and fully integrated solution for mixing, matrixing, multitrack playback and show control. In addition, Meyer Sound's innovative Space Map software allows dynamic panning of sounds around and across the two rings of individually addressable, self-powered loudspeakers.

"Having D-Mitri integrated with Space Map definitely expanded my creative options," says Corrado Campanelli, hand-picked by Dragone to design sound

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"We are using a combination of 36 E15, 42 E12, 16 E218 and 18 E219 on the tour," explains Beijing Global Owner Li Ran. "This package provides the flexibility to cover virtually any venue we are dealing with."

On the first show at Mercedes Benz Arena Shanghai on 9 July the PA consisted of left-right hangs of 12 E15 over 6 E12 line array modules with side-hangs made up of 12 E12 modules each. Low-end support is handled by a total of 18 E219 subwoofers - ground stacked in a horizontally delayed arc - and two flown subwoofer arrays, each consisting of 6 E21

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Shure Systems Group's Q-Sys experts collaborated with RG Jones project engineer Jake Miller in the development of the bespoke Q-Sys infrastructure. Combining a Core 250i, I/O frame and QSC ISA300Ti amplifiers, the Cathedral's Q-Sys system is separated into 10 zones to address the requirements of the various and diverse worship services, ceremonial events and meetings held daily throughout the 167m long cathedral.

Q-LAN - the audio-over-IP audio networking component of Q-Sys - is used to combine the elements that handle the audio and control the system separately over a straightforward Layer 3 network utilising standard network switches.

In addition t

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As well as acting as a distributor, Rubicon is also a renowned rental company in the region and have themselves purchased CODA systems to cover their extensive and thriving, club, theatre, festival and corporate provision. Norway's festival season stages many large scale events and Rubicon is taking CODA's new AiRAY system out on a number of significant upcoming shows including those by Earth, Wind and Fire and Norway's own international star KYGO.

Founder of Rubicon Petter Norby comments, "We had heard about CODA Audio from a number of quarters. There was a buzz about the new AiRAY system and all the messages we were getting said how fantastic the sound qu

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Available in two models (one to fit JTS and Shure wireless systems, one to fit Sennheiser systems) the TC-22 offers a wide dynamic range and very low touch noise, making it suitable for stage applications where the highest quality reproduction is required, says the company. Delivering a condenser microphone's characteristic crystal clear mid and high response, it is a notable improvement over dynamic equivalents.

The TC-22 offers a frequency response of 50-18,000Hz and a sensitivity of -68

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More than 20,000 people gathered together in the Klenzepark, the green heart of the city of Ingolstadt for this year's Classic Open Air concert. For more than 25 years, these popular events have been sponsored by Audi, which manufactures its cars in the region, as well as being a huge international supporter of classical music festivals.

The main event featured the KlangVerwaltung Orchestra, conducted by Kent Nagano, and supported by Farao Studios and Trust Your Ears. The programme of Beethoven, which featured solo pianist Mari K

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With 40-input channels, 25 buses, 32 fully programmable Midas-designed mic preamps, 32-channel bidirectional USB interface and Virtual FX rack with 8 high-end true-stereo FX slots - the X32 provides considerable versatility.

In addition to the X32 FOH console, the Daya tour uses an X32 Compact, X32 Rack and S16 Stage Boxes, which are all interconnected via the built-in AES50.

Audio engineer Corey Lynn Carter commented, "I needed something that would p

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Perrone, also known locally as 'The Dog', is no newcomer to the Midas brand, having been a brand ambassador since first coming into contact with the Venice 320, which he has utilized for countless live shows.

"When first using MIDAS, I felt something inexplicable, it reached beyond good audio. The consoles provide a feeling of sweetness, warmth and power at the same time. The preamps are incredible, as are the equalizers. From that moment I realized I was on the path of audio excellence," comments Perrone.

The revelation led to Perrone founding the Perro