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Belgium - Every December, visitors from throughout Europe visit the old market square of Belgium's largest city, Antwerp, to enjoy one of the continent's most tradition-rich and colourful Christmas festivals. Adding to the warm Yuletide ambiance is the glowing lighting display that adorns the gothic buildings surrounding the square. At the heart of this panorama of light is the magnificent 123m tall Cathedral of Our Lady illuminated by 50 Chauvet Professional COLORado 1-Quad IP fixtures.

Supplied by S2 RENT, the LED wash fixtures were positioned on the balconies of the tower, a UNESCO protected site that has stood proudly in the centre of the Antwerp since 1521. According to Joery Gysen, production director at S2 RENT, the COLORado fixtures were an essential part of his company'

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Germany - One of the issues of great concern in the events industry is that of safety during productions. From 20 to 22 June 2017, taking place in Hall 23, the Safety in Action stage programme will take a broad look at principal hazards and preventative measures and have information and practical tips on how to successfully and safely organise and hold productions and events.

The programme is aimed at everyone involved in organising productions and events. Over a period of three days the audience will witness everyday situations augmented by practical, in-depth, educational and fascinating lectures.

On the afternoon of 21 June 2017 the professional association representing administrations (Verwaltungs-Berufsgenossenschaft - VBG) will hold a workshop on dance rehabilitation specifically aimed at dance instructors. The organisation tamed, Tanzmedizin Deutschland e. V. will a

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Canada - Canada's MacEwan University in Edmonton, Alberta has recently purchased a 32 channel Legacy Plus console for their upcoming studio space.

"As an educational facility, MacEwan wanted to choose a brand that fits with their philosophy of how audio engineering should be taught," says David Kotch, studio designer and owner of Criterion Acoustics. Kotch is serving as the principal architect for MacEwan's studio.

"The school strongly believes in API's brand, and in the analogue console market, we fully believe API is the best out there."

Construction on the studio is underway, and is expected to be completed Spring of 2017, with hopes of students utilizing the Legacy Plus console in the Fall 2017 semester.

(Jim Evans)

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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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USA - Nutramax, the maker of dietary joint supplements for pets and people, is known for its emphasis on supporting employees through team building. A good example of this is its tradition of all-embracing Christmas parties. These carefully planned affairs include bountiful food, beautiful decorations, top flight entertainment and, this December, a stunning light and video show by Image Productions Services, using Chauvet Professional fixtures and LED video panels.

"We've done the Nutramax Christmas party before and it's always a lot of fun," said Tyler Lussier of Image Production Services, who designed the lightshow. "From an entertainment standpoint, this event -- which was produced by Michael Yorkell (also of Image Production Services) -- is much more elaborate than your average corporate party.

"Last year, the party featured Cirque Dreams Holidaze on stage. This year,

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USA - After surpassing more than three decades on the road, the Red Hot Chili Peppers show no sign of slowing down. In fact, the band is doing just the opposite, as they wrapped up their four-month European leg of The Getaway Tour and began their North American leg in San Antonio last week. With probably the largest kinetic light installation in touring history, the Red Hot Chili Peppers have lit the path for a new concert-goer experience.

Rewind to 1 September, 2016, the Chili Peppers opened The Getaway Tour in Budapest, Hungary. The energetic, funk rock band revealed a larger than life, kinetic light installation that hung above the audience while the Chili Peppers performed a wild jam on stage. Fast forward to 5 January, 2016, the Chili Peppers light up North America, performing to another sold out crowd at the AT&T Centre in San Antonio, TX.

Last week, the Peppers didn

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UK - London-based rental company Colour Sound Experiment was the first in the UK to purchase Robe's brand new Spiider LED WashBeam moving light - with 30 being delivered directly after the PLASA expo in London in October.

These went straight out on the Placebo Retrospective tour, with show visuals designed by Jvan Morandi. The tour is a showcase of the band's ground-breaking work from 20 years at the forefront of indie and alt.rock.

"We were very excited to be the first in the country with Spiiders," enthused Colour Sound's Haydn Cruickshank (H), "I think they have great potential and I was really pleased that Jvan could integrate them into his design which - as we would all expect - is refreshing, ambitious and different."

Jvan has worked for the band for 11 years and is known for his innovative 'out-of-the-box' designs, of which this is no exception, bringing a raw b

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USA - NEP Group has completed the acquisition of Creative Technology's parent company Avesco.

Based in Pittsburgh, USA, NEP is one of the world's largest outsourced production partners supporting premier content producers across the broadcast and live events industries.

Alongside Creative Technology (CT), NEP operates four other live events businesses focused on Large Screen Display. These comprise Faber AudioVisuals and Mediatec Solutions in Europe along with Screenworks and Sweetwater in the US. All businesses are expected to retain their existing identities.

The senior management teams will remain unchanged with Graham Andrews leading CT's US and Asia Pacific businesses.

Dave Crump will continue to lead CT's UK, Spanish and Middle East operations and will in due course take over management of the Mediatec Solutions business in the UK and the Faber AudioVisuals b

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UK - POLARaudio has created a new division within the POLAR group to complement its Integrated Solutions and MI/Retail divisions. The Professional Audio division will "better serve new and existing clients in the hire, events, broadcast and rental sectors". The company has secured the services of experienced industry professional, Nick Turner, who joins the company as the new division's UK sales manager.

With more than 10 years' experience at Adlib Audio's sales and installations departments, Nick brings extensive knowledge and detailed understanding of the requirements of the audio industry. During this period, he worked closely with the installations team on projects including theatres, live music settings and education establishments, gaining valuable insights and forging close relationships with many technical managers at high-profile venues.

Nick Turner looks forward

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The Netherlands - Cloud Electronics will show two new models of the MA40 Mini Amplifier series at ISE 2017, shipping immediately post exhibition. Originally shown as development prototypes for the first time at ISE 2016 the new Cloud MA40F and MA40T Mini Amplifiers are squarely aimed at de-centralised solutions and where requirements exist for adding additional audio zones to legacy in-stallations.

The new MA40F Mini Amplifier features a mono 40W output (4?), two stereo line inputs with individual input gain, an additional 70V/100V line input, a paging microphone input with independent EQ, music EQ, music mute (for simple fire alarm connection) and a facility port allow-ing Cloud's LM-2 wall input module and Cloud's new BT-1F Bluetooth wireless audio module to be connected easily.

The MA40T offers identical features to the MA40 but provides 100V output (25V/70V/100V) in pl

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UK - From the makers of the multi award-winning Color Force II, Chroma-Q has announced the UK launch at PLASA Focus Glasgow 2017 of their LED PAR, the Color One 100X. With nearly 60% more output than its predecessor and one of the brightest fixtures in this category, it enables users to reach NEW heights of performance.

The Color One 100X combines its superb output with the proven performance benefits of the original Color One 100 - including homogenised RGBA colour-mixing, extremely smooth and uniform output, a pure white, theatrical-grade dimming, convection cooling for quiet operation, and Chroma-Q's exceptional fixture-to-fixture consistency.

(Jim Evans)

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UK - Klark Teknik has announced the shipping of its DM8000 advanced digital audio processor for installation applications featuring configurable DSP, audio networking and acoustic echo cancellation.

As a solution for modern meetings and telephone/video conferencing, the DM8000 is designed for installation in boardrooms, council chambers, courtrooms and more. It delivers seamless integration with computer based conferencing systems, audio networking via USB, and the 1U rack mount chassis can also be remote controlled using built-in Ethernet and RS232 ports.

The DM8000 provides a massive audio toolkit, empowering users to create the ideal custom configuration for any application. With free DSP Designer software containing a comprehensive library of processing modules, the entire signal and processing structure can be compiled on a PC and then run into the DM8000's robust DSP

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USA - USA - Lighting is a hands-on business, but the latest technology is often out of reach for students. To address this issue, ETC is offering a special lighting controls package exclusively to students and educators. The ETCnomad Student Package, now available from ETC dealers, allows students and teachers to purchase a 512 ETCnomad software key and a Gadget II USB to DMX/RDM interface for the usual price of just the Gadget alone.

The software key unlocks fully-functioning, professional Eos and Cobalt software for Mac or PC, while the Gadget allows a computer to output two universes of DMX to the rig. Armed with a laptop and these small-but-mighty devices, students can hone their skills, supplement the equipment at their schools, colleges, universities or local theatres, and go out into the world with their own, portable ETC lighting control system.

This global offer e

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Switzerland - At the upcoming ISE 2017 in Amsterdam, Audio over IP pioneer Barix will update its Audio Signage platform with free firmware to deliver multiple audio tracks to single- or multi-screen digital signage installations. Barix will exhibit at Stand 8-N270 in the RAI Exhibition and Conference Centre.

The Barix Audio Signage platform helps businesses and visitor attractions deliver audio associated with digital signage to mobile phones over a local Wi-Fi connection. The firmware update will run on a standard Barix Exstreamer Store & Play unit as opposed to an expensive PC-based system that is complicated to manage. The firmware is available for download at www.barix.com/downloads.

The updated Barix Audio Signage solution works for any location where digital signage needs the additional boost of streamed audio to effectively deliver its message. Though previously sim

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UK - Allen & Heath has revealed dLive C Class, a new compact range of surfaces and MixRacks which opens up its dLive platform to a wider spectrum of AV, installation and live event roles.

dLive C Class is founded on XCVI, the same 96kHz FPGA core which drives Allen & Heath's flagship dLive S Class mixers, and also shares its DEEP processing architecture, allowing class-leading compressors and processing emulations to be embedded directly within the inputs and mix channels. The new range includes the first 19" rack mountable dLive surface, the ultra-compact C1500.

There are three new MixRacks in the series - CDM32, CDM48 and CDM64, plus three new control Surfaces, the 19" rack mountable C1500, C2500 and twin screen C3500. The MixRacks house the XCVI Core, providing capacity for 128 inputs with full processing and 16 dedicated stereo FX returns, plus a fully configurable 64

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UK - Event policing specialist TSG has achieved ISO 9001 certification, the international benchmark for business quality.

To gain the accreditation TSG had to demonstrate its dedication and commitment to meeting customers' needs, operating efficient management processes and delivering consistent, good quality products and services.

ISO consultancy QMS oversaw an analysis of the TSG business model, followed by a two-stage formal assessment before awarding the company with ISO 9001 certification.

Danny Littlechild, technical specialist consultant at QMS, comments, "By achieving ISO 9001 certification, TSG is able to demonstrate to customers and suppliers that the systems it has in place meet the high standards set out by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO).

"I was very impressed with the TSG management team's commitment to establishing clear proc

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UK - S+H Technical, UK based specialist for LED visual effects, drapes and starcloths, supplied a spectacular LED dancefloor to enhance the atmosphere and vibes for a 10th anniversary party staged by award winning AV and event production company, Aztec.

The event took place in the Royal Oak Room at the Emirates Stadium in London, home to Arsenal FC, and was attended by 200 plus guests, including clients, colleagues, suppliers and friends of Aztec who were entertained live by the Danny Mills Band and a DJ.

"We wanted to make the environment that bit extra special, glamorous and funky for our guests, so we asked S+H to provide a 4 x 4m LED floor to add an extra wow factor to the evening," explained Leo Speck, Aztec's sales director.

Aztec has been working with Ilfracombe Devon based S+H for some years and has become a go-to contact for sourcing LED panels of different ty

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USA - Thousands gathered at Bicentennial National Park to bid farewell to 2016 and usher in 2017 at Jack Daniel's Music City Midnight: New Year's Eve in Nashville.

Bandit Lites provided the lighting package for the evening which featured performances by Keith Urban, Styx, A Thousand Horses, Moon Taxi, Charlie Worsham and Fisk City Jubilee Singers in addition to the quintessential Music Note Drop.

With the New Year came a new location, as the celebration moved from the streets of downtown Nashville to the spacious National Park, giving production manager Chris Lisle, associate production manager Mark Anderson and lighting designer Erik Parker of Chris Lisle Lighting Design a space to start new traditions.

"The old location of Broadway and 1st Avenue had an inherited vibe and feel and atmosphere," elaborated Parker. "It was really cool to be down there, but the new locat

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USA - From the outside, the graffiti-marked red brick building at 485 Johnson Avenue looks like just another old Brooklyn warehouse. Inside, though, the cavernous 30,000sq.ft structure, with its 30' high ceilings and Funktion-One sound system, provides an ideal setting for the kind of intense warehouse party/concerts that define nightlife in New York's boroughs.

In fact, the site is so popular, that this NYE weekend it housed two bashes: Get Real with house tech funk icons Claude VonStroke and Green Velvet DJs on 29 December 29 and the BangON!NYC party featuring Thomas Jack and The Him on 31 December.

Both shows were juiced with eye searing lightshows designed by Spencer Lavoie and Dave Betournay of 4Life Entertainment & Technology Solutions Inc. that featured the same Chauvet Professional fixtures.

However, each show presented a different face to fans, thanks in large

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Mexico - Mutek is a festival that celebrates the inspirational power behind digital creativity while promoting the cutting edge in electronic music and the digital arts. It originated in Montreal in 2000 and after expanding internationally a Mexican edition has taken place each year in Mexico City since 2003.

The thirteenth edition of Mutek Mexico took place from 19-23 October and was one of the largest to date with creative digital expression spread across 10 locations around Mexico City.

Acts such as Hiroki Umeda, Richie Hawtin and The Field served up the avant-garde in inspirational electronic music using Elation lighting setups consisting of 60 Elation ACL 360 Matrix LED moving head panels, 14 Elation ACL 360 Bar LED battens, and 80 Elation Cuepix Panel LED matrices. Serpro Producciones of Monterrey and Power Led of Mexico City supplied the Elation lighting for the fes

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