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14 December 2016

At the 66th IAA, held recently in Hanover, Germany, an 11,000sq.m exhibition space was the stage for an impressive presentation from the biggest manufacturer of commercial vehicles in the world, the Daimler Group. Several brands from Daimler's successful portfolio were represented, including Mercedes-Benz, Fuso and Setra. A carefully selected combination of 650 ETC Source Four fixtures illuminated the dedicated Daimler area, and the 70+ trucks, vans and buses displayed within it.

The Daimler exhibition space incorporated two stages, three distinct brand worlds and a striking 'media ring' that stood a staggering 90m wide by 3.5m high. PRG was appointed as technical service provider, while rgb GmbH was entr

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This year's annual event, staged at Manchester Central, featured a reception area themed around an ice palace and a breath-taking 50m wide projection screen in the main function area to ensure everyone felt like they had a front row seat. The whole evening was topped off with a performance by the Kaiser Chiefs followed by a late night DJ-hosted after show party elsewhere in the building just for good measure.

Manchester Central has its own particular demands when it comes to staging a prestige corporate show of this dimension, one reason why event specialist Black Arts engaged the se

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The new retail space, filled with eateries and drinking establishments, provided a backdrop for this venue, a space allowing for 2,000 people to come and be entertained by Headline Hosts for Saturday's Eskimo Dance, while for the Sunday NME hosted its latest Future Sounds of London event. Both events were broadcast through VME's premium Martin Audio MLA Multi-cellular Loudspeaker Array.

VME and Creation Live had previously worked with We Are The Fair at Gottwood Festival where MLA was also used in 2015, and this was the centrepiece of a fully integrated production provided by the Manchester based specialists for this high profile opening launch. MLA was chosen

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Originally built in early 1981, and affectionately known as 'POPB' (a derivation of Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy) the maximum seating capacity has been expanded to 20,300, making it the world's fourth largest arena. The integration of an Optocore / BroaMan digital fibre network in the new look facility allows for 30 different room configurations, enabling it adapt to the range of sporting events and concerts with ease.

While the main design team was led by architects, DVVD and engineers, Populous, the new technical infrastructure was provided by ENGIE Ineo. The company responded successfully to an audio-visual delivery tender issued by project management company, Astell, under the direction of Patrice Buniazet.<

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The renowned museum houses a collection of over 400 vehicles, as well as three aircraft, and hosts various events from balls and festivals to conferences.

"We need to offer our clients a professional service, including good quality audio equipment. The A&H mixer is a no brainer - it's easy to operate from setup to pack down," comments Levi Hampton, booking & events coordinator at the Southward Museum Trust.

Staging at the venue alters depending on the type of event and its requirements.The Qu mixer's simple dSnake Cat 5 connection allows the venue to install the console wherever it is needed.

"For me, Qu's greatest assets are the touchscreen interface, which makes tasks such as EQ-ing and routing ve

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14 December 2016

The boiler was inaugurated by Namibian Vice President Dr Nickey Iyambo in a high profile ceremony for which dB Audio provided full technical production for Sindana Communications who delivered the project to end client, NBL owners Ohlthaver & List (O&L) Group.

The dB Audio Namibia team was led by event producer Zellmari Brandt, with the event space lighting design created by Ramon le Roux and Gillroy Barmann, assisted by Natangwe Ndenge. The three young designers collaborated to produce a walk-through lighting spectacular spanning 200m of the ultra-modern brewing facility, leading from the main NBL receptio

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14 December 2016

The brief was to kit out three studios, two of which were double height. It is in these studios that YouTubers with more than 10,000 subscribers can book free studio time to create the content required for their channel. Peter drew up all the designs and prepared all the documents, sending them through to the client, ready to go out to tender. In a twist of fate, the job never went out to tender

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14 December 2016

Unusual has installed a new auditorium floor in The Rayne - Chickenshed's main performance theatre as well as donating a floating stage platform for this year's Christmas production, Adventure to Oz and all the rigging equipment required for the installation.

Frances Thomas, head of theatre management at Chickenshed commented, "We are delighted to be supported by such a prestigious company as Unusual and the changes they have made to our venue are massive. We are an inclusive theatre which means that we have some performers with varying access requirements, including impaired vision and mobility problems etc. Unu

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The 2016 tour, which also featured live orchestral music from the Good Fellas, was an important one for sound rental company Joint Rent, based in Ravenna. To service the extensive tour, the company invested in Nexo's STM Series modular line array, purchasing the new omnipurpose STM M28 cabinet to use as the main module alongside B112 bass and S118 sub modules.

"From the beginning, we believed in the potential of the M28 and the STM concept. For a tour like this, it was definitely the right PA product, offering complete modular assembly, very fast rigging and ease of set up," said Gianni Fantini, CEO of Jo

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14 December 2016

Given its history, this suburban St. Paul music hall served as an ideal setting for a recent concert by Hardwell, the Big House star who elevated fan-artist connectivity to new heights this summer by creating a first-of-its-kind Facebook Messenger Bot that gives his 8.5m followers direct input into his weekly international radio programme.

Ryan Warffuel and Max Koehler of Antic Studios supported Hardwell's connectivity to his Myth Centre audience with an expansive video wall and floor package that featured products from Chauvet Professional. The pair used the company's P

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The stage show is adapted from the award-winning film and stars Alexander Burke (X Factor) in the lead role with direction and choreography from Craig Revel-Horwood.

Blitz|GES worked with the production team behind Sister Act earlier this year, when they provided sound equipment for the tour of Tell Me on a Sunday.

"I always enjoy working with Blitz|GES," said Richard Brooker, sound designer to the Sister Act UK tour. "The team understands the requirements of modern touring and the way in which they assemble the equipment ensures that we keep to the demanding schedule for this tour. It is excellent to be working with the team again and I'm confident Sister Act will be a hit."

Chris Jordan, head of sound and th

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Kicking off at Erfurt Domfest, TiMax SoundHub and TiMax Tracker brought Tosca to glory with rental partners Neumann and Muller. Switching from the traditional to the ultra-modern, the next role for TiMax was at the opening ceremonies of Switzerland's ground-breaking, Gotthard Tunnel. With world leaders in attendance, Basel-based audiopool provided sound production and put TiMax Tracker to work imaginatively, but most atypically, as a visual cueing aid to manage audio localisation down the length of the elongated arena.

TiMax was specified in the most picturesque locations: Switzerland's large-scale Thunersee Festspiele with its stunning Swiss lakes

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During his time there, he was intimately involved with RAVENNA/AES67 projects, including a joint initiative with Merging Technologies to produce a comprehensive RAVENNA/AES67 management tool. This project was revealed at IBC in September with the view to gathering comment and technical input from interested partners in the wider Audio over IP community.

Mr Sturmel gained a Ph.D in signal processing and information technology from the University of Paris Sud Orsay. Prior to that, he was working in the music production world with a two-year spell as assistant sound engineer.

Nicolas remains pas

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When LDI opened its doors on 21 October, 2016, the lighting and sound Industry was introduced to the newest force in truss and support structures: Area Four Industries America.

In addition to MILOS and LITEC truss being represented at the Area Four Industries America booth, the new 8:1 EXE-RISE hoists and EXE Load Cell from EXE Technology were on display.

Also making its debut in Las Vegas was the entire Area Four Industries America team. All members of the team were available to answer questions during the three-day show and included Franti Zykan (CEO), Tim Waterman (CFO), Carmen Saverese (business development manager) and Eric Lawrence (sales specialist).

Eight days after LDI closed its doo

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Eddie Zych, founder, director and designer of CableJoG recalls initially meeting DWR's Robert Izzett at PLASA a couple of years ago. "I seem to remember Robert coming to the stand and giving me quite a hard time but then sharing a table at the Price of Wales pub," said Eddie.

"I'm sure it wasn't me giving Eddie a hard time on the stand," replied Robert. "I'd never to something like that, though sharing a beer does sounds more style."

Rob purchased a couple of testers for office use at DWR at the time and has subsequently had many customers asking f

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14 December 2016

The new cables; a Cat 7 TourCat and a Cat 6A flexible TourCat, represent an increase in the solid core and stranded copper cables for digital audio in both bandwidth and length of run. Both cables are rated to carry up to 10G even though the likely maximum load for a digital audio network is only 1 Gb.

The Van Damme 268-470-000 TourCat Cat 7 S/FTP solid conductor is a polyurethane (PUR) jacketed 0.56mm solid conductor cable with individually screened pairs and an 80% coverage overall braided screen. It has been tested to provide a proven Gigabit Ethernet connection at 105 metres

The Van Damme 268-466-000 TourCat Cat 6A S/FTP stranded conductor is a flexible PVC jacketed 26AWG stranded conductor cable with individually s

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Proteus, which will be available for delivery in early 2017, proved to be a talking point at the show with the first two fixtures in the series, the Proteus Beam and Proteus Hybrid, drawing a steady stream of interest at the Elation LDI booth. They were also featured during live entertainment on the LDI Live Outside stage, where the fixtures featured in an industry party performance by the Swinging Johnsons.

On hand to receive the Best Debuting Product award were Elation Professional sales director Eric Loader and ADJ Group presiden

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The world market leader in commercial vehicles presented 70 trucks, vans and buses from brands Mercedes-Benz, Fuso and Setra. The premieres were brought to life thanks to an impressive 144 GT-1 discharge lamp fixtures from GLP. And with more than 16,000 m² of exhibition space at their disposal, an additional 24 GLP impression X4 and 280 impression X4L were used to create a vibrant atmosphere on the stand.

rgb gmbh was entrusted with this extensive production task. In fact, they were responsible for the lighting design and technical planning, including rigging, for the entire exhibition stand. The technical service provider for the lighting and rigging was PRG from H

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14 December 2016

Anew C.T. will handle VUE's entire range of products, from the compact integrator focused i-Class systems, through the Truextent Beryllium-based h-Class Premium Powered Systems and al-Class Scalable Line Arrays featuring Continuous Source Topology (CST).

"Anew C.T. is proud to be selected as the sales representative firm for VUE in the Southwest," says Nelson Brugh, president of Anew C.T. "There is great synergy with our current line of video and audio manufacturers, and VUE lets us offer our customers a range of unique, world class products! We're excited to have the opportunity to work with the VUE team, especial

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"During my last year at the Berklee College of Music, I took a three-week trip to Ghana as part of a study abroad program, but also to follow my father's work in the country," says Masetti. "My father is a doctor and was working on a humanitarian project to help build a nonprofit hospital in Kumasi, Ghana. I wanted to find a way to further his efforts and utilize my passion for music to help the people of Ghana.

"That's where the idea of musicXchange first came about. musicX

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14 December 2016

A critical factor for the choice of sound reinforcement products was the architectural structure of the church: it is an open space, 36 m wide and 16.5 m deep, excluding the choir and chapel. There are no installation points, and the perimeter walls are the only anchor points available.

Two RCF VSA2050 columns have been installed on the side walls, plus one VSA1250 near the altar, to reinforce the front rows. Such a small number of products allows the integral coverage of the large space with its 36m width, thanks to the VSA columns' deep throw and 130° horizontal coverage.

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Lighting designer Rick Fisher has lit the production since its infancy and returns once again for this latest run. He approached White Light to provide the lighting equipment, which included the GLP impression X4 Bar 20s which the company has recently invested in.

An Inspector Calls is written by JB Priestley and tells the story of a family's dinner party being interrupted by the mysterious Inspector Goole who is investigating the death of a young woman. Rick comments, "What's great about An Inspector Calls is that it's still a brilliant production which resonates with a lot of audiences. Generation

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John Vlismas is a stand-up comedian and the owner of Whacked Special Project, the producers of the Savanna Comics Choice Awards.

"Lighting the show was a bit of a challenge for me as I'd never done a comedian act before," admits lighting designer Sean Crawley. "When I spoke to John Vlismas prior to the event, asking him what his vision was for the show, he said he was aiming to combine rock and roll with theatrical twist. He enjoys beams, but also required clean looks, and essentially wanted the sta

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14 December 2016

Calibre's in-house HQUltraFast switching technique allows the HQUltra range to typically switch between input channels in 0.25 seconds, with audio and video streaming features now available Calibre continues to provide best-in-class performance for its customers

Stampede has been a leader in ProAV distribution for nearly 20 years, with dedicated sales and account management teams based in Europe, Latin America, North America and Canada. The agreement was signed on 7 September 2016, so Stampede will now promote and sell Calibre's ProAV products globally, with emphasis