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Between 1991 and 1999 Reichart set up and led the European sales and marketing office for Shure Inc in Chicago, establishing a European sales and marketing office from the company's European base in Heilbronn, Germany.

He subsequently worked for beyerdynamic, setting up an international sales, marketing and distribution programme (with responsibility for adding many companies to the German company's distribution portfolio).

"I am certain I will be able to use the good relationships I have created with distributors, dealers and system integrators to QSC's advantage," he says "In recent years I have followed the company's development in the market and have been enormously impressed by how they have developed from being a well-kn

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The show has been put together by director George Lucas' company Lucasfilm and composer John Williams. It will premiere at the O2 Arena in London in April before a European tour. It will not be a traditional musical with actors playing characters from the films, but will feature live narrators. The six Star Wars films have been edited down to two hours for the show, and Williams has "painstakingly rewritten" the music he wrote for the movies, a statement said.

The Royal Philharmonic will use an 86-piece orchestra and an a

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Ian Scott, director and general manager, UK will take on direct responsibility for CCTV business functions as well as the professional video product ranges in the UK.

"With these changes we believe we are using the experience and skills we have to best advantage. We expect to benefit from the broader revenue opportunities available f

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The first of those was the WFX New Product Awards, which recognises the newest and most innovative building, management, and technology products, applicable to worship facilities, and launched within the past year. PLM 10000Q emerged as the winner in the Audio Amplification category.

At the recent SIEL-SATIS-RADIO show in Paris, PLM 10000Q was named the winner of the 'Trophée de l'Iinnovation' in the PA/broadcast category. And, most recently in Spain, the PLM 10000Q was voted Best PA Product by the readers of Producción Audio magazine.

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The SPK Series includes closed-back models with can backs and open-back models with round grilles for ceiling mounting. The line also includes an open-back model with a rectangular grille for wall mounting and an enclosed rectangular model for indoor/outdoor surface mounting.

The SPK-CO608 model speakers are round ceiling mount speakers and the SPK-IO608 are rectangular wall mount speakers. The SPK-IO608 wall-mounted sp

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Complementing over 260 retailers, 50 places to eat and a 14-screen cinema (due to open in 2009), one of Westfield's major features is The Atrium, a 6,500m2 rectangular central area that will host a wide range of entertainment, including live performances and exhibitions.

A sound, lighting and video system that can be used and then stored away as needed, has been specified to combine quality and flexibility with reliability.

"They want this to be a multipurpose space that enjoys an audio quality that reflects Westfield's status as an ultra-modern facility," says Lee Dennison, project manager for Surrey-based Delta Sound, which was awarded the contract to de

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"I've always been a fan of Midas analogue consoles, so stepping up to Midas digital seemed a logical step, and I was keen to order a PRO6," he says. "Midas build quality and reliability also played a large part in my decision, and of course, the most important thing about any console is how it sounds. The PRO6 sounds like a Midas should: warm, but still accurate.

"I also really like the speed at which you can navigate around the control surface (GUIs), and get to all the features easily. And just like the

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Phil Hornung comments: "I think these desks sound better than a lot of the digital products on the market. I find the desk extremely easy to operate, and I don't have to pay a lot of attention to it during the show itself, which lets me pay attention to the mix instead of worrying about what's on the screen. In fact, we often offer it to opening bands to use instead of using a second console. The e

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The Manchester based event production company was looking to expand its hire stock and required a versatile powered speaker system. They needed a system that could be used as one large PA, yet could also be broken down for smaller events and adapted for any bespoke situation that could arise. 10 QSC HPR152i 500 watt loudspeakers were chosen together with four complementing HPR181i subwoofers to enable a wall of sound to be effortlessly created in venues for in excess of 1000 people.

A.C. Audio sales manager Peter Butler comments: "Due to the nature of Three Media Creative's international business, it was very important that we supplied a reliable and durable system that would perform in all different climates. I have bee

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Alexander Rojas joins Harman Professional from Caribbean Broadcast Suppliers, a family owned business, where he held the position of sales & marketing director since 1999 and was responsible for all sales operations and marketing activities.

"Alexander Rojas will be a very valuable addition to the Harman Professional team and I am confident his value will be felt immediately by our customers, distribution partners and dealers ali

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Design and installation of this sound reinforcement system has been carried out by Light Sound Systems Company in Omsk City. LSS's Alexander Muravitsky had to propose a solution to the challenging acoustics of the courtroom, which has a ceiling height of 9m, and large picture windows down one side of the room.

"It was not an easy installation, but, from our point of view, the Nexo Geo S8 arrays provided the ideal way to minimise problems with reverberation, while still giving us the perfect dispersion cu

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In preparation for the certification, Apogee installed a premier solar panel system using 96 energy-generating panels at its Santa Monica headquarters. The modules generate up to 15,000 watts at peak and any surplus power generated on weekends and holidays is fed back to the greater Los Angeles power grid. The company also promotes the recycling of all paper, bottles, cans, and other materials used within the office and is compliant with RoHS and WEEE Directives for its electr

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The building, which owes its existence in large part to an anonymous donor, is connected to the existing arts centre by glass bridges, includes 110-seat recital hall, a dance/drama studio, a suite of teaching rooms that can house between one and six students and a music room that can accommodate a full orchestra.

Autograph designed an extensive audio infrastructure allowing analogue and digital audio signals to be routed to and from any room in the building, allowing many digital and analogue audio/medi

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Unfortunately Phil's trip got off to the worst possible start, losing four days after arrival in Nepal to a stomach bug, leaving the entire trip in jeopardy for him. But this is where his audio crew's sense of dedication and unwillingness to be beaten came to the fore - he wasn't about to let a bout of illness stop him. After racing against time to catch up with the rest of the trek, he met them at Island Peak Base Camp and was the first to the summit.

"It was the hardest journey of my life!" says Down. "But the thought of letting down

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Osibisa, founded in London by four African and three Caribbean musicians, went on to become one of the first widely popular African bands. Performing live at the Salisbury Arts Centre in celebration of their 40th anniversary, these seasoned musicians found themselves in the midst of a most modern PA system; full front-of-house and monitor control using the RSS M-400 V-Mixer digital consoles, with dedicated digital multicores and stageboxes, connected to a show recording system via Roland's proprietary EtherNet protocol REAC.

Paul Nicholson was mixing the show on a Tannoy VQ PA system provided by his rental company Midas Pro Sound. Alt

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A temporary stage with overhead roof and structural scaffolding support was erected onsite to support an extensive lighting system and video projection setup. Concert sound reinforcement services were provided by Soundcheck, the primary rental system contractor for the event, with additional Vertec inventory having been sub-hired from regional system owner FriendlyFire Sound. A total of 48 VT4888DP-CN midsize powered line array elements and 16 VT4888 enclosures were in use, along with a total of 28 VT4880 and VT4880A full-size arrayable subwoo

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The professionalism is very apparent as the show is set up. This is achieved by Richard building long-term relationships with the people that work with him. Monitor engineer John 'JJ' James has been there for a remarkable 29 years, with front of house man Mike 'Bunny' Warren still a bit like the new boy with a mere 12 years under his belt.

Despite it being just a three week, 14 show tour playing in seven UK arenas, the 50th Anniversary Time Machine tour was in production rehearsals for a surprising five weeks.

"That's why he's always good, he's a perfectionist," s

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In line with the changes in law, Stage Electrics has added a new sound monitoring device to its portfolio of products. SPLnet Systems provide a powerful set of tools to measure, display, and respond to sound levels at venues both indoor and out. The platform provides professionals with the data needed to cost effectively and simply monitor and manage sound and noise on a real-time basis.

Stage Electrics recently introduced SPLnet Systems to the market by hosting a 'Pie and a Pint' lunchtime event in the heart of theatre land. The informal event, held at The Theodore Bullfrog Pub in the West End, involved a demonstration of SPLnet Syste

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The Stadium's new sound system is mainly used for speeches and sports-event entertainment segments including music, but occasionally the venue is used for larger events such as the Festival Interceltique de Lorient.

The installation design was carried out jointly by Audiolite and DV2. On the site, project supervisor Franck Fily, sound system designer Sylvain Turpin - who was also in charge of the system alignment, rigging expert Lionel Gillet and cable manufacturer Jord Mallejac placed three clusters of six Adamson Metrix Ws in the North bleachers and four clusters of six Adamson Metrix Ws in the Presidential bleachers.

With the system's permanent placement outdoors at a

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Audio consultant Scott Willsallen reports: "I design the audio system and release a tender package which several companies responded to." Willsallen is an audio designer with much experience of such spectacular events for large audiences, most notably through his work on the Athens Olympics in 2004 and more recently the Asian Games in Doha 2006. "For the 2008 NDP the contract was awarded to Showtec, who in turn sub-hired additional equipment and speci

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"The stadium was built without consideration for a PA system," says Gary Matthews of Total Audio Video Systems (TAVS) in Sunrise, Florida, the company behind the stadium's new Community Professional audio system. "There were no existing conduit runs from the press box on the home side to the visitors' side of the field," he says. "There were also numerous sidewalks, out buildings and other underground utility conduits that would get in the way of any trenching required to provide for mounting loudspeakers on the visitors' side."

The solution was found in Community's R-Series loudspeakers. The

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Guest artists included Dave Edmunds, Jools Holland, Mark Knopfler, Chas & Dave, and Dennis Locorriere. "This was always going to be a bit of a tricky show to manage," said Ian Grove, Brown's long time sound engineer, "and not just channel counts. I've done sound in the Albert Hall many times but this was my first playing to a full house.

"I ended up designing a system using six hangs of d&b Q-Series loudspeakers, and a single hang of Q subwoofers. It's been my experience in here that with large centre clusters of PA, a lot of low end is put onto t

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Formed in 1993, Great Big Sea has spent the past 15 years touring extensively throughout America and Europe, earning a dedicated following for its hybrid blend of traditional Newfoundland folk and edgy rock. Impromptu guest appearances by good friends like Russell Crowe have also boosted attendance and sparked interest in the group.

The system, provided by Nova Scotia-based Tour Tech East, was chosen for its power and compact size. FOH engineer Steve Doherty says: "We wanted to carry our own production, and the requirement was that all audio and lighting had to fit into a 16sq.ft trailer behind the bus. And of course, we needed a rig that would deliver top-notch sound; we're not Metalli

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With comfortable surroundings, a restaurant, spa, club nights, fashion shows, VIP terrace and exclusive hillside retreat, much of the club is open to the spectacular night sky. And it's all accompanied by music, delivered by Turbosound loudspeakers.

Specified and installed by Dubai-based Reference Audio, the Plastik Beach Club features 10 TCS-121CW and four Impact 50 full range units, plus two TCS-218 subs, all painted white to match the club's colour scheme. It is the latest of a number of clubs in the region to feature Turbosound loudspeakers.

"The sound quality of the speakers was extremely important, of course," says F