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Czech Republic - Extravaganza is a high-profile corporate event, organized by the multinational Herbalife in the world’s most prestigious cities. The latest edition took place in Prague’s O2 Arena.
The Extravaganza organization enlisted Planet Service for the design and implementation of the event.
The Planet Service staff report, “Extravaganza Prague was an event of the highest technological level. For this production we used the new CORE hybrid moving heads by DTS.
“The COREs have proven irreplaceable for the highly dynamic lighting design we have created. This, thanks to their great luminosity, combined with the wealth of internal effects and their super-fast movements; also they provided the versatility of Spot and Beam projections in the same fixture.<

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Switzerland - As Yamaha celebrates 30 years since it produced the world’s first digital mixer, the company’s flagship Rivage PM10 digital mixing system continues to win new fans around the world. One of the latest is Swiss live production company smARTec Veranstaltungstechnik AG, which took delivery of two systems in late 2016.
smARTec has used Yamaha digital consoles for over 10 years, investing in its first M7CL-48 in 2006. Since then it has expanded its inventory over time to include more M7CLs, as well as LS9s, 01V96s, PM5Ds and multiple CL series consoles.
“Our customers trust us to deliver the highest levels of reliability and Yamaha digital consoles provide that,” says smARTec’s Mark Steinemann. “When we started growing the corporate event side of our business, we found that they also gave us very analytical, accurate audio tools to work with, match

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UK - Almost 300 Robe lighting fixtures were used to illuminate the 2017 Total Production International (TPi) Awards produced by TPi Magazine and staged at Evolution in Battersea, central London on Monday night.
Robe used the opportunity of being in front of the entire industry to launch a brand new lighting fixture - the pixelPATT - featuring seven 30W RGBW LED multi-chips, one in the centre surrounded by a ring of six, housed in a super-slim and lightweight brushed metal frame - which extends Robe’s PATT range of elegant retro-styled light sources.
20 x pixelPATTs graced a spectacular lighting rig designed by Nathan Wan, together with other new fixtures including the Spiider LED wash beam and the Spikie, and favourites like Pointe, ColorStrobe and DL7 range profiles and fresnels.
The starting point for the lighting design was the shape of the screen / set crea
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UK - Adlib’s busy start to 2017 has included including supplying a full arena sound system for the European leg of A Day to Remember’s Bad Vibrations tour, complete with a consoles / control package for the other sections of the tour.
Adlib’s Sam Proctor and Mike Flaherty have been working closely with the band's own system tech Justin Lenards to fine tune the system each day for their engineers Nate Northway at FOH and Adam Schuler on monitors. “They are all great people to work with and we’ve really enjoyed being on the tour as well as supplying a suitably punchy system to match the energy of the (punk metalcore) music,” stated Sam.
Adlib has previously worked on UK arena tours with ADTR and their late FOH engineer / tour manager Jeff Kaplan, and was delighted to reunite with these very exciting live artists now being production managed on the r

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South Africa - The city of Johannesburg is the country’s hub for film, television and music and that focus on the creative industries spells opportunity for those interested in fields like production, design, and multimedia technology.
City Varsity school of media and creative arts plays an important role in the education of young talent in the region and access to professional equipment is essential. So when the school recently launched a new multi-cam studio at their Braamfontein Johannesburg campus they chose to outfit it with Elation Professional broadcast-optimized lighting including TVL CYC RGBW cyclorama wall wash luminaires, TVL Panel DW softlight luminaires and DW Fresnel LED lights.
Elation’s South African partner The Production Warehouse (TPW) was responsible for consulting and installation on the project from start to finish, including design of the li

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India - Mega Sound is one of India’s leading AV rental companies, with an impressive inventory of world class, top of the line professional equipment. The latest addition to its audio arsenal is a DiGiCo SD10 digital mixing console and two D2 Racks, purchased through DiGiCo’s India distributor, Hi-Tech Audio Systems Pvt. Ltd. in New Delhi.
Currently operational in Ahmedabad and Udaipur, Mega Sound provide a range of services from live sound, DJ systems, stage lighting and conference setups. The company proudly associates itself with performances from high profile Indian artists such as Kailash Kher, Arijit Singh, Shankar Mahadevan, Vishal & Shekhar, Salim Suileman, Sonu Nigam and Sunidhi Chauhan, amongst others.
“We work across a variety of applications, which makes the SD10 the right addition to our existing stock,” explains Siddharth Chauhan, managing dir

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Rate Review Request - The Society of London Theatre and UK Theatre have written to the government calling for a “fundamental review” of the planned increase in business rates over concerns this will have a "disproportionate" impact on theatres around the UK.
SOLT chief executive Julian Bird and UK Theatre head Cassie Chadderton have written a letter to chancellor Philip Hammond and local government secretary Sajid Javid urging a rethink on the hike. It comes after The Stage reported that higher business taxes, which come into force in April, threaten to wipe out local theatre subsidy. As business rates are based on rental values, rate increases will be highest in the capital, with West End theatres expecting to see steep rises.
The letter argues that theatre and the performing arts contribute to a “vibrant and thriving local environment”, making a

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UK - Digital and live production specialist, Really Creative Media has welcomed motion designer Alex Vipond to the team to support the company’s fashion and music client portfolio.
Vipond, working alongside creative director Jack James, will help in the delivery of live performance visuals and digital content for a range of music and theatre clients including Clean Bandit, Charli XCX and the Wedding Singer UK tour.
As a motion designer, Alex will be responsible for the creative design of digital media assets, ensuring the smooth delivery of visual content within live performance environments as well as technical post production support.
Vipond explains, “Having been initially introduced to the RCM team during one-off projects, I jumped at the chance to join the team full-time and get the opportunity to work on projects spanning such a wide breadth of genres

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USA - Visitors to USITT will have the chance to see (and touch) for themselves the Ovation LED fixtures that have been setting new standards in theatrical lighting since their recent introduction by Chauvet Professional. Displays at the company’s booth (1923) will make it easy to have hands-on experience with its groundbreaking Ovation E-260WW and Ovation E-910FC ERS-style fixtures, as well as the new RGBA-Lime batten-style Ovation B-2805FC and Ovation B-565FC fixtures.
“Our USITT booth has been set up to be interactive,” said Albert Chauvet, CEO of Chauvet. “We’ve accomplished some real breakthroughs with our Ovation line, innovations that make LED stage lighting a reality. A good way to appreciate these new advances is to see them first hand at our USITT booth.”
With an output exceeding that of the leading 750W HPL ellipsoidal, the Ovation E-260WW will be

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Denmark - OutBoard will exhibit for the first time at Copenhagen’s annual audio technology fair, Teknik Messe i Operaen (The Royal Opera, Copenhagen. 7 - 8 March, 2017).
Showcased will be the TiMax2 SoundHub spatial audio processor and the TiMax Tracker performer-tracking system, featuring their many applications in the live performance and immersive audio installation sectors.
The presence of TiMax at the fair marks the first collaboration with LYdBEHAG, the recently appointed TiMax promotion and support partners of TiMax distributor, Nordic Pro Audio.
Out Board’s Dave Haydon explains, “Torben Aalykke from our new Danish distributor Nordic Pro Audio has carefully selected LYdBEHAG as his specialist product marketing partner for TiMax based on their highly evolved technical and commercial experience of performance and installation sectors in Denmark. We loo

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UK - A new Pole Operated Yoke is set to be the star attraction on the Doughty Engineering stand at this week's BVE show. The company has chosen BVE as the platform from which to launch their latest piece of kit since it is set to be of particular benefit to the film and TV industry.
Visitors to stand D39 will also get the opportunity to see a wide range of items on display, including the award winning Modular Rigging System as well as a selection of grip, rigging, suspension and lifting equipment.
Julian Chiverton, sales director at Doughty commented, "We're looking forward to another successful year at BVE and are particularly excited to be launching our latest product at this year's show. We believe that our customers in the broadcast industry will really reap the benefits of the Pole Operated Yoke, which, like many of our products has been designed to make life easi

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UK - Robe has launched the pixelPATT, a new LED fixture to extend and complement its popular PATT range of retro styled fixtures.
Twenty pixelPATT fixtures were seen for the first time in public last night at the 2017 Total Production International (TPi) Awards in London.
It was a bold and inspired move by Robe to launch the new fixture in front of the industry, and CEO Josef Valchar comments that this totally contemporary PATT fixture is set to mirror the success of the classic PATT 2013 and the smaller picklePATT.
pixelPATT is composed of seven 30W RGBW LED multi-chips – one in the centre surrounded by a ring of six – housed in a super-slim and lightweight brushed metal frame. Aesthetically it keeps the dimensions and attractive curvature of the PATT 2013 and the picklePATT, and this will also make it desirable for its physical appearance as well as for a l

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UK - Founded in 1984, Adlib caters to both rental and installation clients, providing professional sound, lighting and AV solutions to meet almost any requirement.
When their need came for multichannel amplifiers, Adlib’s Rob Crossland turned to Linea Research for a demo. “We were looking for a high-powered, four channel amp to drive our proprietary AA loudspeakers, and we contacted Linea Research to see if we could test one of their new models,” explains Crossland. “We have a well-established preset library for our speaker systems so onboard DSP with front panel recall was a must, along with network control to keep inventory management in the warehouse straightforward.”
Linea Research provided one of their 44M20 four channel amplifiers for evaluation. The 44M20 offers 4x 5000W at 2 ohms with 96kHz DSP and networked control as standard along with an optional

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UK - An appointed supplier to Hull UK City of Culture 2017, Star Events will provide a VerTech stage and support infrastructure for SJM’s Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott’s turn at the KCOM Craven Park stadium on 3 June.
Heaton formed the Housemartins and the Beautiful South in Hull and the 23,000 capacity event will feature songs from both bands along with material he went on to record with Beautiful South singer Jacqui Abbott.
Star Events’ 20m VerTech stage goes to Hull from the Courteneers at Emirates Old Trafford, another SJM/homecoming gig, along with a venue specific loading dock, a low level VT Front of House structure and two 11.5m V-tower delays.
Pete Holdich, head of structures at Star Events, comments, “It’s many years since we worked at Craven Park. The stadium has got good access, a helpful house team and plenty of storage space, which takes u

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USA - Pittsburgh-based R & R Audio Services recently added an Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) Radius sound reinforcement system to their inventory. The regional sound company, which supports several outdoor festivals and summer shows, added the system to increase options for their customers.
“Radius is a true line array with features not found on similar systems on the market,” explains Ron Perchinsky, owner, R & R Audio Services. “Between the EAWmosaic app and the easy-to-use DSP on the back panel, it takes all of the guess work out of set up.”
The Radius Series consists of point source, line source, stage monitor and subwoofer loudspeakers. R & R Audio Services added eight RSX208L line array modules with plans to add the RSX18 subwoofer before the summer season begins.
“EAWmosaic software, which provides prediction, control and monitoring

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USA - Sweet Southern Sound has acquired a new E-Series rig from Adamson Systems Engineering.
Based in Beaumont, Texas, Sweet Southern Sound offers event production and AV integration services across Southeast Texas and has been championing Adamson products for a wide array of applications in recent years.
“We did a church install a few years ago with Adamson products, and it’s one of the best-sounding rigs we ever delivered,” shares Sweet Southern Sound owner Clint Hill. “Since then, we’ve just loved the brand and as we grow, we continued to invest in Adamson.”
After servicing rental clients for years with a complement of Adamson boxes, including a sizeable S-Series inventory, Sweet Southern Sound kicked off 2017 with the purchase of 18 E15 three-way line source enclosures and 16 E119 compact subwoofers.
“We are trying to increase our customer

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USA - When Webster University’s Conservatory of Theater Arts staged a production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth last fall, students enhanced the lighting rig with four Claypaky Scenius moving head spotlights.
The Conservatory, based in Webster Groves, Missouri, stages six student-designed and student-produced shows and a dance theatre each season at the Lorreto Hilton Centre. A classical version of Macbeth was directed by Bruce Longworth and played seven performances before Thanksgiving.
Student lighting designer, Josh Murphy, expressed an interest in “beefing up” the school’s lighting rig for Macbeth, so consulting lighting designer Seth Jackson called A.C.T Lighting, Inc. with whom he’s had a 20-year relationship dating from his concert touring work.
“We have our own lighting inventory, but Josh wanted more tools than we had on han

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UK - Two of the latest MDG haze generators, the ATMe, recently joined up-and-coming British rock band, Catfish and the Bottlemen, playing medium to large arenas during a three-week tour of the UK in support of the band’s second studio album, The Ride.
The band, which formed in Llandudno, Wales in 2007, first had success with their debut album, The Balcony, which reached number 10 in the UK albums chart, since when they have toured the UK, Europe, North America and Australia. The release of The Ride in May 2016 saw the follow up tour visit Derby Arena, Bournemouth BIC, Victoria Warehouse Manchester, Plymouth Pavilions, Glasgow SECC, Wembley Arena and the Ricoh Stadium in Coventry.
Newcastle-based Nitelites supplied the full lighting, audio and staging to the tour and hired the MDG ATMe haze generators from Impact Productions which purchased two o

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Europe - Monitor engineer Chris Fillery and Front of House engineer Trevor Coppen chose an SD11i and SD10 respectively, supplied by audio rental company Eighth Day Sound, for Grammy Award winning American rock band Cage The Elephant’s recent European tour. Each engineer had different reasons for choosing their console and both are “delighted” with their decision.
Chris and Trevor are both familiar with DiGiCo consoles and Chris had used the already compact SD9 for the US leg of the tour. However, for the European leg they were travelling with just one bus and one trailer, so he decided to switch to an SD11i. He has found its size perfect for transportation and for fitting into any venue. Trevor, meanwhile, based his choice on versatility, international availability, ease of multitrack recording, Waves integration and, he says, most importantly, sound.
“Every ti

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India - With his combination of Buddhist wisdom and contemporary values, his Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama addressed over three thousand Indian youngsters, scholars and social visionaries on Reviving Indian Wisdom in Contemporary India at Talkatora indoor stadium in New Delhi.
To ensure appropriate vocal intelligibility, fundamental for communicating the profound content of a talk of this kind, and the power to do so in a large venue, the organizers (Vidyaloke) called in Global Pro-Audio Management, who deployed an Outline sound rig featuring several models from the Italian manufacturer’s range: GTO C-12, DBS 18-2, Mantas 28, Doppia II 9075, DVS 15P iSP and iSM 115.
Tibetan Buddhists believe the Dalai Lamas to be manifestations of the Bodhisattva of Compassion and the patron saint of Tibet, enlightened beings who have postponed their own nirvana and chosen to b

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UK - Marantz Professional has announced that they have appointed Holdan Ltd as their exclusive UK sales and distribution partner for professional microphones and accessories.
Holdan will be handling Marantz Professional’s range of Broadcast/ENG microphones and accessories, including both Short and Long Shotgun microphones. Also available will be the 9ft and 11ft extension boom poles, either with or without an integral XLR cable. These optional extension boom poles dramatically increase the reach and placement versatility of the shotgun mics, giving recording specialists far greater precision and flexibility in the composition of their recordings.
Oliver Webb, UK business development manager for Marantz Professional said, “We’re unreservedly enthusiastic about joining forces with Holdan Ltd to bring the outstanding performance, reliability and application versat
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