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UK - Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance has been given the power to award its own degrees.
Her Majesty’s Privy Council, following a recommendation by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA), has written to the College to confirm that it has been granted Taught Degree Awarding Powers (TDAP). This means that, from September 2017, students will be able to study for a taught degree awarded by the Sidcup-based College.
Rose Bruford College principal and chief executive, Professor Michael Earley, said, “This is a significant milestone in the College’s 66- year history and means we can develop our own degrees which respond quickly to the needs of our students, existing partners and other organisations within the performing arts and creative industries sectors.

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Europe - Elation Professional is now offering the complete ArKaos product line of software and media servers in several European countries and serves as the main value-added dealer of ArKaos Pro products in the UK.
ArKaos professional solutions for the show and lighting market are used all over the world by leading designers and rental companies. Elation Europe’s first opportunity to represent the ArKaos Pro product line will be this week at the ISE trade show in Amsterdam on Elation Stand 12-F40.
The ArKaos Pro product line of software and media servers meets today's needs by giving lighting designers and operators rock-solid, professional control of their shows. ArKaos products deliver unrivalled performance in speed, effects and manipulation of real-time visuals. Elation offers several products compatible with ArKaos Kling-Net protocol to allow the distribution o

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USA - Lumileds has announced the appointment of Mark Adams as chief executive officer. Adams most recently served as president of Micron Technology, Inc. a Fortune 200 global manufacturer of advanced memory solutions, from 2012 to 2016.
“I am very excited to join the team at Lumileds and have the support of Philips and Apollo to execute the company’s vision” said Mark Adams. “We will build upon Lumileds’ robust innovation pipeline, technology leadership and strong customer base to drive Lumileds’ future growth.”
Between 2008 and 2012, Adams held the position of vice president, worldwide sales at Micron. He also served in executive roles at Lexar Media, Inc., Creative Labs, Inc. and NCR Corporation.
Lumileds is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Royal Philips. Philips announced in December 2016 that it signed an agreement to sell a majority interest in Lu
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Australia - Launched this week is Additive, a new design collaboration that offers “a fresh take on creative direction and production design”.
Based in Melbourne, Additive consists of Ben “Bosco” Shaw, Paul Lim and Tom Wright who between them offer a wide range of skill sets. After years of working on productions and festivals around the world, these three experienced professionals, and close friends, have joined forces to harness their collective industry experience and technical knowledge.
"Whether it’s an innovative design, a complex activation or an expansive festival, concert, theatre production or event, we offer experience, knowledge and creativity to deliver an elegant solution tailored to any budget or timeline,” commented Tom Wright. “Additive is a design and technical production house made up of good guys who want to see your project evolve and

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UK - London and Dubai based creative and technical event production and management specialist Maestra has announced more new staff having completed a successful first year of business which exceeded all expectations!
The London operation starts 2017 with four new individuals joining Justin Hammond, Emma Perrin and the team based in their newly expanded premises in Woolwich, east London.
Emma Perrin, Maestra London’s general manager comments, “It’s really exciting to welcome new faces to the company and each was picked for their skill sets, lively personalities and ability to think ‘out-of-the-box’ – all the attributes needed to deliver the specific Maestra event management and production experience that is at the core of our values".
Kate Jarvis joins as a senior project manager who will be exploring and pitching ideas as well as managing and co-ordin

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UK - Following a period of substantial growth, creative technical event production expert Hawthorn has strengthened its sales team with a series of new appointments.
Claire Ledward and Eliot Sargeant have joined the company as business development managers with Ieva Gudaite being welcomed as sales executive. Based in London and the Midlands, the trio bring more than 18 years of sales experience to the business.
Claire brings 12 years of sales experience to the team, spanning a variety of sectors including media, IT, telecoms and the events industry. Prior to joining Hawthorn, Claire worked at a global conference and exhibition company for six years, based out of the Dubai office where she was responsible for launching b2b events in challenging markets around the Middle East and North Africa.
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The Netherlands - Lab.gruppen will introduce three new Lucia 60 W power models - Lucia 60/2M, Lucia 60/2 and Lucia 60/1-70.
“Lucia has an exceptionally small footprint and multiple mounting options and its input flexibility provides installers with an absolutely reliable and highly-cost effective solution,” notes Hakan Gustafsson of Lab Gruppen. “To further increase cost efficiencies we have introduced new 60 W power models, which reduces the initial system investment by 30% whilst delivering all the same features as the alternative models.”
Central to Lucia’s cost efficiencies is its Energy Star certification. After 20 minutes of no signal input, the amplifiers’ automatically enter standby mode and power up within one second when signal returns. Additionally Lucia incorporate intelligent fan control where it provides silent operation in idle and lower out

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The Netherlands - Kramer Electronics will be showcasing at ISE 2017 two new offerings from theKramer VIA family of wireless presentation & collaboration solutions: VIA GO, an advanced wireless plug-and-present solution and VIAware, a software-only solution for wireless collaboration. The company will display its full range of products and solutions in Booth 1-F20 next to the Europa entrance.
VIA GO lets meeting participants easily and instantlypresent from any tablet, phone or laptop. With both built-in Wi-Fi capabilities and connectivity to wired LAN, VIA GO is easy to install and turns any existing projector or display into a state-of-the-art, BYOD wireless-enabled device.
VIAware is Kramer's new software-only VIA offering for both collaborative meeting environments and education and training. VIAware turns Windows PCs with Windows 10 into fully-featured VIA devi

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The Netherlands - 7thSense Design will be exhibiting a range of new product releases at this year’s Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) show in Amsterdam. Performance, reliability and flexibility are among the key themes at the 7thSense stand.
A key technology demonstration on the 7thSense stand this year is an 8K x 4K display powered by a single Infinity Media Server running at 60 fps capable of up to 10-bit colour for a superior HDR experience. This product has set a new standard in media serving since its launch earlier in 2016 and is already in operation in prestigious locations worldwide.
John Higgins, senior product manager at 7thSense explains, “We always listen to customer requests and have been working hard to develop and introduce new features and performance capabilities to address some of these wishes. We’re proud to be maintaining our reputation as an i

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The Netherlands - Barco is expanding its F-series projection portfolio for the ProAV market with a rugged laser phosphor model. The F70 projector delivers long lifetime and reliability for fixed installations, ensuring reduced downtime and maintenance, and thus a lower total cost of ownership. Moreover, it provides constant brightness and color over a longer period of time.
The two models set for launch at ISE 2017 offer 4K UHD and WUXGA native resolution and up to 8,000 lumens light output. The F70 will be shipping from Q2 2017 onwards.
“Professionals in the theme park, venue, and visitor attractions industry are continuously looking for ways to wow their audiences and, at the same time, reduce setup time, downtime, and cost,” comments Peter Pauwels, director of strategic marketing at Barco. “The versatile F70 projector meets these demands through its 4K perform

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USA - Officially, NAMM 2017 ended on Sunday 22 January, but for digital music trailblazer Roland, the show is still in high gear. The company is keeping the excitement of its NAMM launches and celebrity stage appearances alive with an extensive social media campaign, featuring powerful 360 VR streaming that recreates the feeling of being at the show.
A key contributor to the realism of the post-show video, as well as the engaging look of Roland’s sprawling, multi-faceted NAMM exhibit, has been the thoughtful, well-balanced lighting design created by Justin Preston of Three-Phase Productions, using a collection of Rogue, STRIKE and COLORado fixtures from Chauvet Professional.
Roland divided its large NAMM space into a number of sections, including a main stage where artists like Gregg Bissonette, Omar Hakim and Scott Tibbs performed, as well as separate areas for its

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UK - Star Events won Best Brand Activation at the Festival Supplier Awards (FSA) last week for its Samsung Hypercube structure.
Conceived by Samsung, developed by Iris Worldwide and built almost entirely from Star parts, Hypercube housed the first immersive virtual reality (VR) music video, which toured festival sites last summer.
Presenting the award, judges highlighted the combination of ‘solid production values and high end technology’, which they said, ‘delivered a unique solution’.
Sarah Howlett, Star Events’ project manager, comments, “The Samsung Hypercube took a telling new dimension into the festival model and the structure had to emphasise that novelty and provide a seamless platform for the VR. Star’s engineering prowess, and its resources, helped that happen and it’s great to be recognised with the Best Brand Activation award.”

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USA - Elite Multimedia hasannounced that they have become the first North American live event production provider to make an investment in Claypaky Scenius UN1CO luminaires.
Working with importer and distributor A.C.T Lighting, Elite Multimedia chose to acquire the 1400W Spot, Wash, Beam and Profile fixtures for their powerfully creative lighting capabilities, and they are currently being installed in the lighting design of a large-scale, multi-national tour.
“As we strive to keep our rental inventory stocked with the most innovative lighting solutions, the Scenius UN1CO is a great addition giving us a dynamic automated luminaire with many quality design attributes,” said Tom Wilson, Elite Multimedia vice president of Event Productions. “Working with our clients who are designing in an arena production environment, we need this type of high-performance fixture a

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USA - The 59th Annual Grammy Awards are rapidly approaching, and the Nashville chapter of the Recording Academy gathered 26 January to celebrate the successes and toast nominees including Maren Morris, For King & Country, Cassadee Pope, Thomas Rhett and Kelsea Ballerini.
Bandit Lites provided the lighting package for the event with Chris Lisle lighting design and Erik Parker as programmer, creating a relaxed, cocktail party vibe.
“The last thing we wanted was to turn houselights on and have a bright space with no ‘mood’, so our main considerations were to give enough light to avoid the houselights, but not too much that the party felt more like an office luncheon,” Parker said. “There was a lot of thought from the producers in how the layout of the room would be and the scenic elements and we wanted to accent them all without being distracting.”

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USA - A new company with a familiar name, Strong Lighting, has arisen. The new Strong Lighting will carry on the traditions started in 1926 by Harry Strong of innovative products and outstanding customer service.
Sales and support of the iconic Strong product line along with the SkyTracker line of outdoor advertising lights and Syncrolite automated searchlights will be included in the offerings of the new company.
Another familiar name will be leading the new company: Paul Rabinovitz. “I am excited to be in a positon to carry on the long tradition of the Strong name,” remarked Rabinovitz. “The charge of this new company will be to focus on our key partnerships, to build a company and products that we all can be proud of. All existing orders placed with Syncrolite LLC will be honoured and delivered as promised. We are open for business and are ready to accept you

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UK - Since 2011, The Stage Awards have reflected the industry’s best performing theatres and theatremakers. Taking place on an annual basis, the Awards celebrate the various roles within theatre, such as producers, actors, venues and educational teams.
This year, the winners were announced at a ceremony at Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Alongside sponsoring the Unsung Hero Award, White Light was called upon to oversee the complete technical solutions for the ceremony.
The ceremony took place on 27January in the Grand Saloon which sits at the top of Theatre Royal. Marcus Wadland, WL’s project manager, comments, “This is one of the most important dates in the theatrical calendar so we wanted to provide production support that would help make it an afternoon to remember.”
WL provided the complete technical solutions. This included the uplighting of the room along

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Spain - Opened in 1923, Madrid’s Monumental Theatre has hosted many theatre companies, live shows, concerts and other events. In 2016 it celebrated 50 years as the headquarters of the Orquesta Sinfónica de Radio Televisión Española (RTVE Symphony Orchestra and Choir), a milestone marked by the installation of two brand new Yamaha CL5 digital mixing consoles.
One of the Spain’s most prestigious orchestras, Orquesta Sinfónica de Radio Televisión Española, is run by state broadcaster RTVE. Most of its live or recorded broadcast performances come from the theatre, due to its high quality acoustics. These produce the excellent sound quality and reverb essential for the reproduction of classical music concerts.
The theatre has featured two Yamaha PM5D consoles for several years, but in 2016 the decision was taken to install CL5s.
“The main reason for replac

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Europe - Shure has announced the three winning bands in its recent EMEA-wide band competition Call for Legends – Live. The first prize winners are the Lehmanns Brothers, an eight-piece soul/funk band from France.
The competition ran from September to December 2016 and the requirements were that bands entering had to be based in the EMEA region (Europe, the Middle East, or Africa) and to have a strong passion for live performances. To prove this, bands had to upload a video of a gig in front of a live audience, along with a band biography.
The winning groups receive Shure equipment worth thousands of Euros, and the first-prize winner additionally has the opportunity of playing live at the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival, and of taking home a professional audio and video recording of their festival performance.
The competition has exceeded all expectati

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UK - A.C. Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET) Ltd. will be showcasing many UK-exclusive and other product highlights from their Film & TV sales division’s one-stop inventory of lighting, control and grip solutions, at BSC Expo 2017, Battersea Evolution, London, UK, stand 107, 2-4 February.
The Film & TV division will showcase its wide choice of state of the art LED lighting fixtures, which offer flexible, efficient alternatives to more traditional technologies without loss of quality or volume of output.
A number of leading industry experts agree that the UK-exclusive Chroma-Q brand consistently pushes the technical and creative lighting possibilities of LED technology.
Products showing include the 2016 Cine Gear Expo-winning Space Force variable white soft source, which delivers an output and performance comparable with a traditional 6kW fixture

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The Netherlands - At Integrated Systems Europe 2017, Astro Spatial Audio (ASA) will unveil its new SARA II Premium Rendering Engine. Appearing on the booth of Alcons Audio (Hall 6, booth H148), the second generation SARA II will power an “immersive pro ribbon experience”, with demonstrations taking place every two hours.
The 3U, rack-mountable SARA II brings the creative possibilities of object-based 3D sound to the live entertainment and installation industries, plus room acoustics and stage tracking features, all in an easy to use package. Boasting a redesigned fascia with a 2.8” touchscreen display, the hardware includes refinements such as ultra-low noise cooling, redundant on board SSD drives and up to 64 MADI or 128 Dante configurable network pathways, all of which are assignable to at least 32 audio objects.
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The Netherlands - ETC's booth – 7-S225 – at ISE 2017 will be packed with lighting solutions “designed to meet the diverse needs of any installation”. ETC employees will be on hand to answer your questions, discuss project requirements, and demonstrate a selection of equipment.
Unison Paradigm is designed as a new way of thinking about building control, ETC’s visionary Unison Paradigm system fuses architectural lighting control advances with entertainment lighting-control technology. ETC brings its award-winning expertise in both areas together to give you the best of both worlds.
The Unison Paradigm family of products includes powerful software, elegant touchscreens, wall stations, modular control electronics, dimming and control enclosures, and accessories to offer the most customisable and people-friendly control systems available.
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