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UK - PEL Music & Media has designed, supplied, installed and commissioned a Bose Professional sound system at Kelsey Park Sports College in Beckenham, Kent. The school, which only recently became a sports college, is open to boys from Years 7 to 13 with 940 students currently in attendance.

To ensure they get the best from their students, Kelsey Park decided it was time to replace the existing, overly complex sound system in the main hall with one that combined quality, simplicity and flexibility. The latter was important because the school wanted to be able to use the system across two areas: the hall being the priority, but with the option to use the system in the dining room partitioned off from the hall by a moveable wall.

Kelsey Park Sports College turned to Bose for a solution, who recommended they work with Bose Pro-Partner PEL. Bose and PEL worked closely on the projec

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UK - Void Acoustics will be announcing several new products at PLASA09 . These include include the Stasys Prime wide-band arrayable point-source system, the Stasys 5 Mk2 low-frequency system with pressure plate to enhance transient response, plus the Arcline 12 medium-format line-array enclosure.

On the stand will be two new models in Void's UK-built Infinite X amplifier range - the Infinite X7 and Infinite X8 power amplifiers. Completing the company's line up at PLASA09 will be industry veteran Ken DeLoria, who recently joined Void as head of its US division.

Stasys Prime is a wide-band loudspeaker design for large-scale touring, arena and stadium sound, that uses two 15 LF drivers and a one 1.5 neodymium HF driver to deliver a continuous output of up to 142dB.

The Stasys 5 Mk2 low-frequency 1 x 18 enclosure is designed for "demanding live performance applications - on

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UK - In two special free seminars at PLASA09 Renkus-Heinz are offering a free opportunity to explore how Iconyx Digital Beam Steering loudspeakers, along with RHAON digital networking work.

"Many audio professionals, installers and architects haven't yet had the opportunity to see and hear for themselves why and how the Iconyx series and RHAON (Renkus-Heinz Audio Operations Network), has already been so successful in the US and elsewhere," said Margie Ulm, Renkus-Heinz marketing manager. "These two free live seminars at PLASA offer audio pros and architects the chance to find out."

Both sessions will be held in the Whitehall Room at PLASA09 on Tuesday 15 September and will feature the new IC LIVE digitally steerable array for live applications

The first seminar, at 11:00-12:00 am, is titled RHAON - Demystifying Digital Networking. It will provide a

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USA - The Fillmore Charlotte, a 20,000sq.ft venue at the North Carolina Music Factory's entertainment complex in Charlotte, North Carolina's Fourth Ward neighbourhood, stays true to the tradition of the original Fillmore theatres. The venue, which opened on 19 June with Georgia acoustic rocker Corey Smith headlining, has the Fillmore's trademark red velvet draperies, ornate chandeliers, custom lighting and vintage concert posters.

The building, once an historic Charlotte manufacturing site, was reinvigorated by Live Nation as the latest in its growing chain of clubs bearing the Fillmore name. Soundcraft Vi4 digital live mixing consoles feature at front-of-house and monitor positions. These work in conjunction with a PA system using components from JBL, Crown and dbx, creating a scaled sound system that couples the Fillmore's grand musical heritage with 21st century technology.

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UK - As legislation changes to ensure that, when it comes to education, nobody with a disability is at disadvantage, Ampetronic induction loops are becoming increasingly common in colleges and universities throughout the UK. But whereas the proximity of other loop-equipped rooms and metal loss have to be overcome in the majority of such installations, a recent example at the University of St Andrews provided a very different challenge.

One of the university's most iconic buildings is Parliament Hall, now part of St Mary's College but originally constructed as the lower hall of the King James Library. Completed in 1643, its name derives from the fact that the Scottish Parliament sat in the hall from 1645-1646, due to an outbreak of plague in Edinburgh.

These days it is used primarily as a debating chamber by the University Debating Society and as a hired venue for a wide range

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Europe - Peavey has appointed Andreas (Andy) Weingärtner to the role of European sales manager for Crest Audio and MediaMatrix.

Active in the pro audio industry since 1986, Weingärtner has worked with many leading brands and was a founder of the highly successful German pro audio distributor, Trius. In recent years, he is best known for his work with the Canadian loudspeaker manufacturer, Adamson, where he was responsible for establishing their European distribution network.

Peavey's operations director, Dave Bearman commednts, "Andy brings to the table a solid background in establishing and running distribution networks, and in seeing opportunities for growth and taking them to the next level. He is an excellent communicator and passionate about the industry, and has the advantage of knowing many of our distributors already. I am confident that he will do an excellent

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Spain - Leading Spanish multi-media/audio provider Focus was recently contracted to furnish sound reinforcement for Pride Barcelona 09, a huge GLBT event attended by an estimated 15,000 people. The event was held 28 June at Avenida Maria Cristina in Barcelona, Spain.

Focus turned to EAW for loudspeakers and processors for the night's main stage concert, which featured several live musical artists and DJs performing well into the early hours of the morning.

The main PA system consisted of 16 EAW KF760 line array modules (eight on each side of the stage), eight EAW KF730 compact line array modules (four on each side) and 16 EAW SB1000z large format subwoofers, all processed by EAW UX8800 digital signal processors. Onstage sound for the bands was accomplished with eight EAW JFX260i compact full-range loudspeakers, and for stage monitoring for the DJs, Focus used two side-fills fo

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Egypt - Sharm El Sheikh is one of the most popular holiday resorts on the Red Sea coast. Among the main attractions in the tourist metropolis are the new Il Mercato shopping mall and the Hard Rock Café. Electro-Voice is setting the tone in both locations.

The Il Mercato shopping centre boasts numerous stores, boutiques, bars, and restaurants. To ensure homogeneous coverage throughout the length of the mall, Electro-Voice partners Alpha Audio installed 68 SX300PIX, 38 ZX1i-100T, and 48 EVID3.2T loudspeakers. 10 CPS2-T amplifiers drive the installation. More Electro-Voice speaker systems serve the main piazza in a mobile capacity. The piazza is used for concerts and live transmissions of sporting events, and there are plans to extend coverage to the 1,000-metre-long shopping promenade. The way for the extension has already been paved with the installation of three NetMax N8

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Canada - Tannoy's new QFlex line is central to the newly-refurbished sound system at the Queen of Peace Croation Church, Norval, Ontario.

Built in a traditional neo-gothic style and completed in April 2008, the Queen of Peace Croatian Franciscan Centre is now home to 1200 families from the area's Croatian community. "It's an extraordinary church," says Father Stjepan Pandzic. "Unfortunately the sanctuary, though aesthetically beautiful, is so reverberant that the 3000 plus congregation has been having difficulty hearing exactly what Father Stjepan has had to say since day one."

Enter Mississauga, Ontario based, RP Dynamics. While not a huge company, they've grown consistently, says Cynthia Wong, RP's accounts manager, cultivating a reputation for perfection and passion that allows them to continue to grow, even in troubling economic times.

Though a relati

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USA - Live Nation's new House of Blues club in Boston was christened with a performance by the J. Geils Band, and 2,400 people got to hear the band via Soundcraft Vi6 digital mixing consoles, two of which are installed there to handle front-of-house and monitor mixing duties. The consoles are part of a PA system that uses components from Harman's JBL, Crown and dbx brands. The system was designed and installed by Sound Image of Escondido, California.

Sited in the shadow of Fenway Park, on Lansdowne Street, the club's floor is wide and the stage is high, offering much-improved sightlines. A second level is ringed by colourful folk art and several bars; there is also a seated balcony area on the third floor.

House of Blues Boston's PA system features 10 JBL VerTec VT4888DP powered three-way mid-size line array enclosures and three JBL ASB6128 dual 18" subs per side powered

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UK - As most of the industry is aware by now, in Spring next year, Ofcom will be holding a 'beauty contest' for a band manager to manage the radio spectrum used by PMSE (Programme Making & Special Events) users. PLASA - the Professional Lighting and Sound Association - has recently announced its intention to apply for the role.

The best applicant will be awarded a package of radio frequencies or 'spectrum bands' that content producers depend on for the use of essential wireless equipment, including radio microphones, in-ear monitoring and wireless cameras.

For Ofcom, these 'beauty contests' are an unusual way of releasing spectrum. Generally speaking, bands that are 'freed up' for whatever reason are auctioned and awarded to the highest bidder. However, Ofcom has recognised that this would not work in the case of the Programme Making and Special Events (PMSE) sector, which wou

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Denmark - Trumpet player Randy Brecker has adopted the DPA 4099 clip mic for his international tours. Brecker put the mic through its paces during a two-week tour which took place in Lisbon, Singapore and Finland.

"It's the first time I've ever had a so-called 'clip on' that not only covers the full sonic range of the horn but, due to the ingenious bell-clip, has virtually no valve noise whatsoever," he says. "I think it actually improves my playing. This tour was acoustic, and in that kind of situation I would never have used clip-ons in the past."

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France - Musique Et Son, Martinique's APG distributor, was in charge of the sound system for President Sarkozy's visit on 26 June at Fort de France. APG4000, DS15S and DS12S loudspeaker systems were employed for this presidential visit.

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UK - Loudspeaker manufacturer Funktion One has announced that it will introduce three new products at this year's PLASA Show (13-16 September, Earls Court, London).

The F101 loudspeaker enclosure comprising 1 x 10" bass/mid driver and 1" high frequency device is a larger version of the successful F81. It offers exceptional clarity and imaging with a sensitivity of101dB for 1 watt at 1 metre which is unprecedented for this class of loudspeaker. The F101 neatly fills a niche between the F81 and the Resolution 1 being ideal for anything from a Studio reference monitor to AV presentations and theatre.

The Resolution 3 is an all in one 3-way enclosure comprising a special horn loaded 18" bass loudspeaker with 5" voice coil, a new Axhead loaded 10" loudspeaker for midrange and a 1" compression driver for high frequencies. The mid/high section can be rot

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USA - Grammy Award-winning rockers KoRn visited the motorcycle rally in Sturgis, South Dakota on 3 August, 2009 for a concert at the Full Throttle Saloon. Jacksonville, Illinois-based Mason Sound provided sound reinforcement for the event, including their XLC system from Electro-Voice.

Mason Sound's Todd Spangenberg comments: "We do the stage at Full Throttle Saloon every year in Sturgis, South Dakota and have a good working relationship with Mike Ballard, the owner of Full Throttle. This year Mike explained we'd need to bring in a bigger system as he'd booked KoRn to play the outdoor amphitheatre behind the bar. We knew our Tour Grade (TG) powered XLC rig would be perfect for providing the perfect balance of punch and precision."

Mason Sound's original spec for the event included 36 XLC127DVX loudspeakers (18 per side), but height restrictions limited the hangs to 1

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USA - Tannoy's QFlex digitally steerable, multi-channel speaker arrays have been installed in the Galesburg, Illinois' First Christian Church where they provide a compact and versatile solution for a challenging acoustic environment.

With nearly three seconds of RT, and the option of installing acoustic treatments off the table, owing to both budgetary and aesthetic concerns, First Christian needed a solution that would provide a rock solid fix without calling attention to itself.

"The Tannoy solution was absolutely a perfect fit for this application," says Trent Keeling, VP and co-owner of Peoria based, Advanced Audio and Lighting Systems. "The intelligibility factor was 'off the charts' poor. There was such a huge loss of intelligibility in the room that people were literally walking up to speak into a microphone to talk to one another."

"It took t

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Denmark - Owned by Danish national broadcaster DR and costing over US$300m, the new DR Konserthuset is one of the most expensive live music venues ever built. A state-of-the-art facility which offers four performance halls and a home to the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, it features cutting-edge technical and acoustic specifications.

A major requirement of the venue is hosting a wide variety of productions but, at the same time, addressing that most thorny of issues - amplifying classical and operatic music, while making the audience feel that what they're hearing is purely acoustic. With Yamaha digital mixing engines at the heart of its two main spaces, this has been very successfully achieved.

The two spaces in question are Studio 1 and Studio 2, seating audiences of up to 1,800 and 500 respectively. Both feature Yamaha DME units, a DME64N in Studio 1 and DME24N in Stud

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Switzerland - The fourth St. Gallen Festspiele, including a classical open air opera, has earned its place among the finest of Swiss festivals and this year the production of Saint-Saëns' Samson and Delilah took centre stage in front of the backdrop of the Abbey of St. Gallen.

The monastery of St. Gallen is one of the few concert venues in Switzerland where the orchestra is positioned in an enclosed booth backstage, so sound has to be reinforced one hundred percent towards the audience. To pull off such a feat it is essential to have excellent sound quality, on a par with the carefully controlled acoustics in an auditorium.

M&M Hire AG, together with Habegger AG, the contractor, and Daniel Meyer from 2M Audio, d&b audiotechnik's distributor in Switzerland, provided sound engineering and acoustics expertise at the open-air festival for the fourth time in a row.

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USA - In one of the highest-profile North American concert events of the season, the 2009 No Doubt Summer Tour culminated 11 August with a show at the Neal S. Blaisdel Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii. Building on its successful working relationship with No Doubt lead singer Gwen Stefani from her solo tours, rental firm Sound Image of Escondido, California supplied a JBL Vertec line array system for the tour, which was produced by Live Nation and featured special-guest Paramore and either The Sounds, Janelle Monae or Bedouin Soundclash as the opening act.

Commencing on 3 May at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, the tour reunited one of the most successful rock groups from the 1990s, whose 1995 release Tragic Kingdom has sold more than 16m copies to date. In recent years, Stefani has enjoyed tremendous success as a solo artist. Sound Image supp

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USA - American Music & Sound has confirmed that Phonic has joined the AM&S distribution network effective 1 September 2009. "Phonic has a fantastic Pro Audio and MI product lineup," says Lynn Martin, president of American Music & Sound. "We are very excited to bring them on board, and we are looking forward to great achievements with Phonic."

"Phonic's success in the US in the past few years outgrew our standalone Tampa office," says Stephen Wang, Phonic's chairman and CEO: "and prompted us to search for a local partner able to provide even greater support and faster fulfillment to users. American Music & Sound was chosen for its track record of brand development and its established distribution network that covers not only musical instruments but also the installed market. Phonic looks forward to expanding our US distribution with a trusted pa

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UK - Products from the AXYS Scope and Source ranges will not only be on display at PLASA09, but Duran Audio will also have a demo room available for potential clients to listen to the products. Demonstrations will take place twice daily in the Westminster Room at 12 noon and 4pm.

AXYS G2 Loudspeakers have been designed with the theatre, places of worship, corporate and live music industries in mind. The full range models have active three-way designs which offer a smooth extended high frequency response. The result is a big 'hi-fi' sound which is achieved without compromising the power or dispersion characteristics required of a product in this class, says the company.

All AXYS G2 Series loudspeakers are self powered with built-in DSP and include eight presets, switchable under software control, over an RS485 network or directly from the rear panel of the loudspeaker.

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UK - On their return to Football's Premier League, Burnley FC have treated supporters at their 22,000-capacity Turf Moor stadium to a fully integrated digital network public address system that is highly-intelligible and PA/VA compliant.

Acoustic consultants AMS Acoustics, had already implemented an earlier first phase upgrade last season to bring three stands into VA compliance. During the course of this exercise the capture of a full range of measurements was required and the resultant data, after analysis, was used as the cornerstone for an entirely new design the following year.

During the short close season AMS returned with ETA Sound to implant a complete Harman Pro solution, using a fibre-based signal network that would extend to the three main stands - the North (James Hargreaves) stand, the East (Jimmy McIlroy) stand and South (Bob Lord) stand.

The West (David Fishw

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Serbia - Just in time for the World Student Games, which were held in Serbia in July, a new sports hall opened in Smederevo. The new 3,500-seat hall meets all the demands of today's major sporting events. Mega Music, Dynacord's partner in Serbia, was responsible for the installation of the sound system. Together with the new hall's management, Mega Music opted for a Promatrix 4000 system, all-in-one solution.

More than 160 Dynacord DL 96A and DL 84 ceiling loudspeakers round off the installation to ensure homogeneous coverage not only in the main hall but also throughout what is now Serbia's top indoor sports complex in areas such as the bowling alley, shooting gallery, passageways, staircases, and changing rooms.

Mega Music's Davor Tomovic comments: "We had meticulously prepared the whole installation in advance and the system worked flawlessly from the start. All we nee

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UK - Electro-Voice line array systems have made their way down to the extreme south-west of England, recently appearing at the annual summer picnic festival for the Plymouth Jazz Club. This concert marked the debut for a new XLD system purchased by Light Years Light and Sound, complete with EV amplifiers, system controllers and microphones.

Light Years Light and Sound, from Tavistock, has been servicing the events of the Plymouth Jazz Club for many years, and chose the annual outdoor festival at National Trust property Saltram House as the first outing for its all-new EV inventory.

"Our old point-source system just ran out of steam," says Anthony Plumridge from Light Years. "The criteria I had for a new system was that it should be compact, quick and easy to set up, with superb sound quality. We went over to Shuttlesound's demo facility in south London and liste

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