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UK - Industry veterans Kiera Leeming of KLPR and Roland Hemming of RH Consulting have joined forces to create Copper Leaf Media, a new creative content and PR agency specialised in pro audio, AV and entertainment technology.

"We created Copper Leaf for two very simple reasons," explains Hemming. "Firstly, to separate marketing activity away from the pure audio consultancy side which remains with RH Consulting. Secondly because it was an opportunity to provide the industry with something that, to our knowledge, is unique: a full service creative content and PR agency underpinned by the deep technical knowledge and insight of our team."

"We are delighted to have Kiera on board who, in my view, is one of the top PR professionals in the industry," continued Hemming, "and, on our

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Europe - The Space Player, Panasonic's hybrid lighting projector, has been updated with a new content manager and improved brightness.

The new laser projector integrates in to an existing lighting rail system and comes equipped with 2,000 lumens of brightness and a 20,000-hour laser light source, making it suitable for extended use within retail and leisure environments.

The new Space Player (PT-JX200) uses newly developed Content Manager software, which enables simple signage functionality such as timetabled automated operation, content playlists, input switching and brightness level adjustment.

Making use of Panasonic's robust 1-chip DLP Solid Shine laser technology, the Space Player has a filter-less optical engine for fit-and-forget operation. The new JX200 also can colour match between multiple projectors used simultaneously and has the capability to project in an

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USA - Alex Hesse deployed nearly 200 of GLP's compact X4 S LED moving heads at the Hollywood Bowl, when Norwegian house DJ / producer Kygo headlined at the 17,500-capacity venue recently - selling out over two nights.

Kygo garnered international attention with his remix of Ed Sheeran's I See Fire, and subsequent single Firestone, and the appearance follows his memorable performance at the Olympics closing ceremony in Rio earlier this year. For the two Hollywood shows, he brought several guest singers along, such as SEAL, G-Eazy, Parson James, Labrinth, Leona Lewis, James Hersey, Conrad Sewell and Kodaline

Locally-based production company eighteentwentysix provided inventory as Hesse, who has been working with the artist for the past 18 months, renewed his acquaintance with GLP's award-winning platform.

Specifying the tiny X4 S fixtures for the first time,

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It's a bird! It's a plane! It's - 40 thousand LED pixels on a ceiling!!! Indochine's whirlwind tour transports fans to another level of the live experience - immersing them from floor to ceiling with PixMob's X4 wristbands, and an LED ceiling made entirely of its NOVA Minis! With the vision of Indochine's creative team, PixMob used its LED fan-technology to turn attendees and venues into an ocean of effects, and a starry sky of LED magic. Très très cool!

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Germany - Lighting designer Thomas Gerdon of Gerdon design has again used an Elation Professional lighting package to light the German television programme Verstehen Sie Spass, this time for two fall season shows. Gerdon employed Elation's Platinum FLX and Platinum HFX hybrid moving heads to light artist performances and was also one of the first LDs anywhere to use Elation's new Fuze Wash Z120 LED wash light.

The FLX, HFX and Fuze lights were used on a 26 October show (recorded for a 2 December broadcast), as well as on a live show that took place on 29 October, which had the best viewer ratings of any Verstehen Sie Spass show in five years. Lighting supply for both shows was by TV lighting production company Cape Cross Studio and Film Lighting of Cologne.

Broadcast from Bavaria Studios in Munich, Verstehen Sie Spass airs twice in the spring and twice

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Mexico - Renowned Mexican sound engineer Oscar Tovar has selected Allen & Heath's dLive to complete an extensive tour of Latin America managing monitors for the pop bands, OV7 and KABAH.

With more than 30 years of experience, Tovar has worked with many of top Latin artists, such as Rocio Durcal, Gloria Trevi, Roc

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South Africa - The Atlas Studio in Millpark, Johannesburg formerly an old bakery but now a popular venue for film and television shoots, has upgraded five of its 10 dimmers with Philips Strand Lighting Wallrack 24 Way Digitial Dimming panels. DWR Distribution supplied the new panels and commissioned DimBright Electrical to assist with the install.

Doubling up to provide both television studio space and a venue for corporate events for the past 14 years, time dictated that the dimmers needed replacement.

"The studio had many circuits which were faulty and could no longer be used," explained Keith Pugin from DWR Distribution. "The ten dimmers are mounted on a wall outside the actual studios. We removed five of the existing dimmers which were aging and irreparable and replaced them with Philips Strand. Jacob Mogale and his team from DimBright Electrical were sub-contracted to

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UK - British electronic duo Bondax have recently completed a tour which saw them visit venues around the United States before returning to the UK for shows culminating in a headline performance at London's Oval Space.

To create a tourable design for these shows, Bondax turned to designer Owen Pritchard-Smith of London-based Spirit Design. Owen had created a design for previous Bondax shows using lightboxes with the individual letters spelling out their name.

With this tour taking a step up in size and production values, Owen aimed to create a look for the band which incorporated both lighting and video, and offered flexibility for the range of different venues played. He commented, "With the band growing in popularity, we wanted to take the design up a level for this tour. I wanted to retain the focus on the band's name, but use video screens to add more visual elements an

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Poland - Nexo's contemporary, compact loudspeakers are an aesthetically pleasing fit for one of Poland's most valued heritage sites, in the Church of the Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork, officially recognised as the largest castle in the world.

The Castle itself is a medieval fortress, completed in 1406, and designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO 20 years ago. This year, as part of an extensive reconstruction programme in the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, LAUDA Audio was asked to design and install a sound reinforcement system to support the permanent and temporary exhibitions that are to be hosted by this historic venue.

The church can accommodate around 300 people in its main hall, attending meetings and presentations, as well as concerts. However, with a ceiling height of 14 metres, the acoustics of this medieval building are demanding. Reverb time is a

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UK - Chase & Status treated fans to a fix of their exciting genre of live performance in a short end of year tour which revealed snapshots of material from their forthcoming fourth studio album - due for release in 2017 - as well as belting out some of their classics to the delight of all.

Lighting and set designer Andy Hurst faced the challenge of designing A, B and C variations of a rig that would fit into a selection of Academies plus a sold-out show at London's Ally Pally, where they raised the roof delivering a full-throttle collage of music and visual presentation matching their intense energy and attitude.

HSL supplied all the lighting equipment, associated rigging and crew.

Andy's design retained some threads from previous live campaigns - like the large Scenic C and S letters, which he's had reworked and converted to LED - together with popular elements from t

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UK - Following a successful two-year run in London's West End, The Commitments, directed by Caroline Jay Ranger, has taken to the road for the first time, carrying with it an MDG AtmosphereAPS haze generator. The eight-month tour will take in 26 venues across the UK and, for the first time ever, travel to its 'home' town of Dublin.

Based on the BAFTA award-winning film and featuring 20 soul classics, The Commitments is a feel-good celebration which follows Roddy Doyle's story of a mismatched bunch of young musicians who come together to become 'the finest soul band Dublin has ever produced'.

Helping to conjure up the smoke-laden party atmosphere of 1980's Dublin clubs and pubs in which they play is a single MDG AtmosphereAPS haze generator, specified by lighting designer, Jon Clark, who is a great advocate of MDG. A second AtmosphereAPS is toured as a conting

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UK - Celebrated production designers James Scott and Louis Oliver of design outfit Okulus have selected the new Claypaky Scenius Spot as the versatile workhorse for 2016 Brit award-winner Jack Garratt's UK autumn tour, following the release of the multi-instrumentalist's debut album Phase.

Okulus, which has worked for the likes of Zac Brown Band, Chvrches and Bring Me The Horizon, specified 20 of the moving head fixtures from leading UK rental operation Siyan Ltd.

"We wanted a spot fixture that was not only bright, but one that would also complement the subtler songs in the set," says Oliver. "Thanks to the Scenius Spot's strong output we could use the gobos with dark, moody colours without having to reduce the rest of the rig's intensity to make them prominent. Not only that, the white is leagues ahead of any other fixture on the market."

Okulus' sophisticated

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UAE - The eclipse Group has today announced, with the greatest sadness, the death of its founder and chairman, Mark Brown, who passed away yesterday evening following a short battle with cancer.

eclipse Group CEO, Simon Ransom said: "eclipse has lost its founder, a crazy entrepreneur with an infectious personality and quirky way of being that very few people could fail to like, and all of us feel that loss deeply today. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Mark closely have lost a dear friend and leader. Mark leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his personality will forever be part of the foundations of eclipse.

"Mark was a colourful and uncompromising man whose legacy will have a lasting impact on our industry and the people working within it. Our heartfelt condolences go out to Mark's family and loved ones; he will be gre

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Europe - Sennheiser has released a new documentation app which offers immediate and interactive access to all product manuals, spec sheets and other technical documents on Sennheiser products. Available now, the new app has been designed to give B2B-clients, system integrators and end-users quick and easy access to product information via smartphones and tablets.

The Sennheiser documentation app uses a responsive, HTML 5-based design for an attractive and interactive experience. It provides product manuals and spec sheets as well as multimedia documentation, enhanced with audio and video content. Users can access the documents in different language versions at any time - either online or as offline downloads.

"By making the documentation app available to our customers, we provide them with a solution that is much more convenient than the PDF manuals that have been availabl

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The Netherlands - Visual impact is important, but when it comes to delivering a successful event or conference what you really need is clear, intelligible sound. This is the message DPA Microphones is bringing to ISE 2017 (Stand 7-T235) and one it is backing with a range of high quality microphone products aimed specifically at architects, AV consultants, system integrators and installing electricians.

"Sound is often the last thing people think about when they are planning a conference, but if you can't hear what delegates are saying the whole event becomes pointless," says DPA product manager, René M°rch.

"Microphones are the first link in the audio chain, so it makes sense to introduce the highest possible quality at that point. DPA is renowned for developing and manufacturing neutral and accurate microphones that can reproduce sound to the smallest detail, e

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The Netherlands - Oblong Industries will be showcasing the impressive visual collaboration capabilities of Mezzanine, the company's dynamic solution for innovative workplaces, at ISE 2017.

The platform's impressive visual collaboration technology defines a new era of infopresence, enabling distributed teams to manage the increased complexities of business, says the company. Mezzanine bridges the physical gap between distributed teams, creating a common digital workspace where teams can share ideas and data, accelerate decision-making and collaborate more effectively.

The latest generation of Mezzanine, with its advanced remote participation capabilities, "truly releases organisations from the usual constraints of common conferencing solutions".

"We're looking forward to being part of ISE again in 2017. Our cutting-edge demonstrations utilise multiple content sources an

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The Netherlands - With ISE 2017 just around the corner, the team at German loudspeaker systems manufacturer, d&b audiotechnik, is looking forward to welcoming visitors to stand 7-C173 and demo room E103 once again.

At the d&b stand visitors will find a joined-up toolkit, including loudspeakers, software and electronics, alongside members of the team for support and advice. Interactive workstations will guide guests through the streamline d&b Workflow, and show interoperability possibilities with third party system controls.

Here integrators looking to achieve the sonic quality performance, for which d&b systems are globally renowned, will discover why integrating and operating a d&b system has never been more straightforward or efficient.

For the first time, visitors will also have the opportunity to see the company's latest installation specific loudspeakers, 24S and

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UK - Lightconverse Tools is a new specialized 3D design programme focused on stage design of all types and sizes and is fully compatible with the award-winning Lightconverse 3D Show Platform.

From theatre spaces, corporate events and TV studios, to rock tours and awards shows, the software offers design, documentation and inventory options to quickly and effectively build shows from the ground up while decreasing the time and material expenses of implementation.

Equipment Inventory options include user-created custom "Warehouse" databases for storing existing supply levels which match real-world inventory, allowing users to form a precise equipment base and intuitively work directly from it. Efficiency is increased further as the Warehouse mode smartly shows the user the presence/absence of required elements for the current project.

For detailed project paperwork, the

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UK - Electronic and synthpop band Human League completed another much-anticipated and totally sold-out European and UK tour which culminated in a major homecoming at Sheffield Arena, proving that their music and string of foot-tapping hits from the 1980s and 1990s as well as their newer work continues to entertain fans - both original and new.

Colour Sound Experiment was delighted to be back working live with the band as lighting and video supplier for the Very British Synthesizer Group tour, working closely with show designer Rob Sinclair and lighting director on the road, Chris Steel.

Human League tour regularly every two years and each time there is a fresh new look to the stage. The set for the 2016 one was again created and evolved by Rob and band manager Simon Watson, and has been hailed as one of the best looking to date.

Visuality is high on the agenda of all H

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USA - Embarking on her first headlining tour, Grammy, ACM and CMA Award nominee CAM is quickly becoming one of country music's hottest young stars. For her inaugural tour, the artist's management turned to Cour Design who oversaw the complete production design using lighting gear and support from Nashville-based tour provider Elite Multimedia.

"At Cour Design, my partner Erik Anderson and I have previously worked with CAM tour manager Nick Hardy, so when they were getting ready to go out, he gave us a call to help," began Droitcour. "Since this would be their first headlining club run, and since they would be travelling without a dedicated lighting team, they needed something that would look good aesthetically in the various venues, but that would also be possible for the 3-person road crew to load-in and out each night."

Droitcour continued, "To immerse the band and audie

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UK - Built in 1909 and possessed of an impressive Edwardian Baroque facade, Parkside is a Grade 2 listed building in Bromsgrove. It was opened in 1912 as a Secondary school and remained as such until its closure in 2008.

The building has suffered little alteration and English Heritage described its 'overall level of intactness' as 'remarkable', observing that its characteristics were 'unusually lavish for a Secondary school'. This year, work was completed on a multi-million pound project to create a hub at Parkside for public services in the town.

The scheme, run jointly between Bromsgrove District and Worcester County Councils will see the building become home to Bromsgrove Library, register office, Job Centre Plus, Bromsgrove District Council staff, as well as offering a number of rooms available for private functions.

What was formerly the school hall at Parkside no

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USA - Moisés Kaufman's moving drama 33 Variations follows the transformative journey of a musicologist, who, after being diagnosed with ALS, sets out to learn why Beethoven felt compelled to write 33 variations of an otherwise unheralded Anton Diabelli waltz. Taking place in both Beethoven's time and our own, the play raises profound questions about the creative process and the quest to find meaning in life. Lighting such an ethereal production requires a design that's as subtle, varied and delicately balanced as the Kaufman's beautifully crafted play itself.

Peter Lerohl achieved this feat in a recent production of 33 Variations with help from a collection of Chauvet Professional fixtures acquired from Monkey Wrench Productions. Lerohl, the technical director of Theatre at Anoka Ramsey Community College, used six Ovation E-910FC colour mixing LED ellipsoidals, position

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