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UK - With the original Broadway and West End productions winning 11 Tony and two Olivier Awards respectively, La Cage Aux Folles is back for what will be its first ever UK tour. Produced by Bill Kenwright Ltd, this classic stage show stars John Partridge and Adrian Zmed and is currently visiting venues up and down the country. White Light was approached to provide the lighting on this occasion.

La Cage Aux Folles tells the story of Georges and his partner, dazzling drag artiste Albin, who live an idyllic life in St Tropez. Yet when Georges' son Jean-Michel invites his future parent-in-laws over to dinner, Georges and Albin must try and conceal their vibrant lifestyle for an entire evening. The lighting designer for the production is Ben Cracknell. He comments, "Fro

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UK - Located in the centre of Southampton, Switch is a 1,200-capacity nightclub that has grown from a musical nucleus into a state-of-the-art, after dark venue. It is home to a Funktion-One loudspeaker system from Audio Feed, which has been projection mapped for added visual appeal.

Switch is the brainchild of Gary Bennetton, Richard Gilbert, Ryan Keary and Peter Toland. Each of them brings something different to the party but they are connected by a shared passion for good music, as Bennetton explains, "We had seen the music scene in Southampton evolving over a number of years and had been trying to cater for a more production and music-led audience by hosting a number of warehouse parties in the city.

"The demand for this grew and grew to a point that we knew we needed to take it to the next level. We opened our own venue so we could then create an immersive dance music

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Nigeria - For the fourth year running, Cytech World Communication provided an Outline sound system for The Experience, with production and control services supplied by Subfrantic Production Services Ltd. The event, held in Lagos' Tafawa-Balewa Square and organised by The House on the Rock Church, is considered the world's largest gospel concert and attracted a crowd of 700,000.

The last edition featured an array of music ministers including Don Moen, Donnie McClurkin, Frank Edwards, Smokie Norful, Travis Greene, Chioma Jesus, Tope Alabi, and the Lagos Metropolitan Gospel Choir of House on The Rock amongst others.

The Experience's FOH audio set-up comprised 30 GTO C-12 line-source systems plus two underhung GTO-DF (down-fill) modules, while 16 DBS 18-2, eight Subtech 218 and four LAB 21 HS subwoofers ensured the low and infra-low frequencies power and precision.

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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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The Netherlands - Compatibility and interoperability is key for d&b, who will launch an amplifier plug-in for the Peavey MediaMatrix NION DSP and nControl PC at the ISE Amsterdam exhibition in February 2017.

This latest push by the German loudspeaker system manufacturer to improve third party integration makes a complete d&b sound reinforcement system accessible via any MediaMatrix control method, and completely interoperable with the MediaMatrix networking approach. It follows plug-ins for the QSC Q-SYS control system and Beckhoff automation and control technology.

MediaMatrix is a networked DSP and control system that is scalable, efficient and exactly tailored to the needs of the user. Integration with MediaMatrix allows system designers to achieve high performance d&b sound quality in installation applications that require detailed, customized remote control features.<

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The Netherlands - Philips Lighting has announced the latest addition to its Philips Vari-Lite range of intelligent, high-performance entertainment fixtures - the VL6000 Beam.

After setting the trend for hybrid luminaires with the Philips Vari-Lite VL4000 BeamWash, Philips Entertainment Lighting is leading the way again with a new generation of beam light. Hailed as a 'revolutionary essential', the Philips VL6000 Beam is a feature-rich, mid-air effects light with a large 19" front aperture. It uses a new exclusive Philips ellipsoid reflector array system, producing a retro style searchlight effect from a high output column of light with a tight, 6.4° beam angle.

Reminiscent of the much-loved and iconic Philips Vari-Lite VL5 with its distinctive look, the Philips VL6000 Beam merges a plethora of new features with handpicked Philips Vari-Lite favourites to offer designers

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USA - ETC now has a new way to connect with end users and lighting and rigging professionals around the globe, thanks to the introduction of the company's new blog, called et cetera...

The blog came from a desire for a platform to share the interesting projects, ideas and accomplishments that ETC encounters every day. "We want to bring to light the stories and pictures that inspire and drive us, and to capture what is beyond ETC - the 'et cetera' of our world," describes ETC marketing communications manager Wendy Orfan.

ETC's blog will be a mix of posts written internally by ETC employees and externally by guest bloggers from inside and outside the industry. Initial et cetera... posts cover topics as varied as a breast cancer awareness event, the Easy-Bake Oven, and a charity that uses low-tech methods to bring light to people with limited access to electricity.

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The Netherlands - The theme of interoperability continues to make headlines for RAVENNA at ISE 2017. Taking pride of place on the RAVENNA stand 7-V210 in partnership with the MNA (Media Networking Alliance) is a RAVENNA demo rack that will be used to demonstrate AES67 interoperability.

Another important product for members of the RAVENNA community is the new RAVENNA Audio Network Manager tool developed by Digigram and Merging Technologies that will be presented on the Merging stand 7-C169.

The RAVENNA demo rack features products from Lawo, Ward-Beck, ARG, Cordial, Riedel, Merging, DirectOut, Digigram and Cymatic Audio and is topped by a pair of Genelec 8430IP speakers for playout. It will be used as part of a larger setup to demonstrate AES67 interoperability between products using other network technologies including LiveWire, QLAN and Dante during the ISE AES67 Interoper

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The Netherlands - Atlona introduces Velocity, its all-new AV system control platform for Atlona and third-party products in commercial AV environments ranging from individual meeting rooms to an entire campus or enterprise. To be introduced at ISE 2017 (Stand 5-S92), the Velocity Control System allows very fast, agile AV system configuration and deployment, plus centralized management for multiple clients and site installations. It also features an innovative cloud and premise-based system architecture with unprecedented scalability up to 500 room systems or more, as well as full redundancy capability that prevents AV control downtime in any room.

Velocity is comprised of three distinct elements that work together as a single, unified platform: Velocity Control Suite, Velocity Control Gateway, and Velocity Touch Panels.

The Velocity Control Suite is a cloud-based service a

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UK - Acklam Hall in Middlesbrough is a Grade One listed building with a fascinating history. Built in the 1680s, it was the home of the Hustler family for 200 years, before becoming a boys' school in the 1930s, and has only recently been restored to its former glory to become a luxury restaurant, conference centre and wedding venue.

When it was decided to introduce audio into all the public areas, the venue approached Bose Pro Partner, Riverside Leisure Promotions to design and install a high quality background and foreground sound system for conferencing, weddings and fine dining. A major consideration was how to ensure the system remained discreet with virtually no visible wiring.

Care had to be taken not to damage any of the original structure, and speaker cabling had to be fed behind original studded walls, with speakers placed discreetly yet positioned to deliver a cl

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India - India TV, the country's leading Hindi news channel, has invested in Allen & Heath's flagship dLive S Class digital mixing system to manage audio connectivity in its state-of-the-art broadcast centre.

Part of the Independent News Service Private Ltd., India TV has a reach of over 90m viewers, and its programmes have won several prestigious awards.

As part of an audio refurbishment, India TV was keen to install dLive as a permanent mixer in the studio, selecting the S7000 Surface and DM64 MixRack.

"My team is very impressed with Allen & Heath's sound quality, and the S Class dLive system has huge IO capacity, enabling them to manage the increasingly wide network of channels," explains Ajay Seth, technical general manager.

"The dLive surface is very user friendly and we did not face any issues transitioning from analogue to digital, and the powerful 96kHz proc

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USA - A former student at Dr. Phillips High School Theatre Magnet in Orlando, Florida, has been making creative use of GLP's X4 series to light school productions.

Michael Pagan's interest in lighting design dates back to his school days, starting off in the theatre world. "I became more and more interested in the art of lighting during middle school and when I first did my internship at PRG Orlando I saw GLP's X4's being tested for the first time and witnessed how much they could do," he remembers.

He undertook his first design using the fixtures for Orlando Business Journal. "The client wanted movement but we needed to keep the power consumption low, so the impression X4 was the answer."

He says there was much that impressed him about the fixture. "They are light weight but have the brightness equivalent to an arc lamp. The vibrant colours, where I can go from a past

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UK - Penn Elcom, working closely with EW Production Services, has specified and supplied over 2500 Osram, Comus LED and Integral LED lighting fixtures and lamps plus around 250m of LED Flex as part of a fully retro-fittable LED lighting solution for a number of different areas aboard the Fred Olsen Cruise Lines ship, MS Braemar.

Eight areas - including the Neptune Lounge main entertainment space and adjacent Morning Light pub as well as the vessel's engine room - have now been switched over from energy-hungry tungsten and fluorescent lights to cleaner, greener and hugely more cost efficient lighting sources which has also vastly improved the quality of the lighting for all aboard - guests and staff - to enjoy.

EW Production Services' operations manager Paul Byrne has a long-standing relationship with Penn whose Nigel Howse and Razvan Vasiliu co-ordinated the supply. The pr

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South Africa - Enchanting audiences year after year, the FNB Starlight Pop Opera was hosted at the Chris Saunders Park, Umhlanga in KwaZulu Natal on 6 and 7 August. Headliner Patrizio Buanne, the Neapolitan-Austrian baritone singer, songwriter and producer, along with local South African artists such as Arno Carstens, were accompanied by the KZN Philharmonic Orchestra.

The event is a gift from First National Bank to their top 1,500 clients where all service providers rise to the occasion to provide an extraordinary evening. For the fifth consecutive year, EPH Production supplied the full technical, while lighting designer Johan Ferreira from BF Production Services created magic moments on a grandMA2. The lighting rig also included 24 Claypaky Sharpys.

"As a lighting designer, this show is one of my annual highlights. It's dynamic ranging from opera to full on rock and is a

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Italy - LITEC has recently introduced a new concept in heavy-duty portable roofs - the MyT Folding Steroid Roof System. The MyT Folding Steroid was purpose-designed by LITEC engineers to answer the needs of live event companies that require colossal structures with extreme loading capacities, while optimizing transport costs and reducing storage requirements.

The successful debut of the MyT Steroid Folding Roof System was at the San Paolo Stadium in Naples, Italy, which served as both a test build and massive roof structure for an important live concert. The custom made 30 x 15m MyT Folding Steroid Roof System was expertly delivered and erected by Massimo Stage, one of Europe's premier event production and rental companies that specializes in big events.

The modular, self-contained design of the MyT Folding Steroid Roof System consists of heavy duty components that are

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UK - Now in its fifth year, VAULT Festival returns to London with six undiluted weeks of entertainment. Whether it is thrilling theatre, top notch comedy or exhilarating music performances, this year's festival is the biggest yet, with literally hundreds of new shows being programmed. Following its work on previous VAULT Festivals, White Light has been called upon once again to provide the lighting equipment and technical support.

VAULT Festival was founded in 2012 by Andy George, Tim Wilson and Mat Burt with the aim been to provide a fair and equal platform for emerging artists to showcase interesting and risky work. Andy, the festival co-director and production manager, comments, "Theatre can often be a very safe place where little risk is taken, largely due to commercial reasons. VAULT Festival is an opportunity to programme shows and acts that would normally be overlooked.

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Finland - Finland became an independent state on 6 December 1917. To celebrate this important moment in the country's history a huge crowd of more than 100.000 spectators gathered at the turn of the year at Kansalaistori Square in Helsinki.

The theme of Finland's centenary celebration year is Together. Visual designer Eero Helle created his design for this event name Finland 100 Grand Opening by relying on three grandMA2 light, one grandMA2 fader wing, four MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) and MA 3D for previsualisation.

Helle's design was based on more than 500 fixtures and 300sq.m of LED screen, including Clay Paky Sharpy, Laser Imagineering C-LED, Laser Imagineering Wing, Laser Imagineering Frisbee and Rober Juliat Victor follow spots.

"From my point of view there is no other option than grandMA2 for shows like these," Helle stated. "Especially when two or more oper

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Sweden - Dataton has announced the appointment of David Aleksandersen as marketing manager. Aleksandersen will be responsible for the alignment of marketing activities to "further strengthen Dataton's leading position in the visitor experience market".

"I'm thrilled to join such an exciting company as Dataton. It is an innovative company with great products, traditions and ambitions for the future. I am looking forward to contributing to Dataton's vision and global growth," comments Aleksandersen.

David Aleksandersen has a strong track record in the AV and visualization industry, with experience from roles in sales, marketing and executive management at companies such as projectiondesign, Barco and Smart Simulation. Aleksandersen's most recent position before joining Dataton was as CEO of Smart Simulation, Norway.

Lars Sandlund, CEO, Dataton, says, "We're delighted to

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USA - Elation Professional's Fuze Wash Z350 single source PAR moving head luminaire was chosen by ProSoundWeb readers to be a top lighting product in the entertainment technology industry, winning a 2017 Readers' Choice Award (RCA).

All voting for an RCA is by the readers of ProSoundWeb and end-users from around the world, and with more than 27,000 ballots cast last year is one of the most successful entertainment technology awards programs in the industry. This was the eighth annual edition of the ProSoundWeb Readers Choice Awards.

The Fuze Wash Z350 is one luminaire in Elation's Fuze Series of dynamic LED wash lights. It is a single source PAR moving head luminaire featuring a 350W quad colour RGBW COB LED for an extremely homogenized field of light and wide palette of colours.

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UK - To coincide with the launch of dLive C Class, Allen & Heath has released a major firmware update to all dLive mixers, further enhancing the functionality and processing capabilities of the system, plus a package of warranty and service upgrades to customers of its flagship dLive S Class.

New features in V1.4 include advanced dynamic processing with the Dyn8 plugin providing 4 bands of dynamic EQ and 4 bands of multiband compression, DCA spills, quick Virtual Soundcheck mode, plus the Dimension Chorus Rack FX unit. There are also new additions to the array of DEEP embedded plugins, comprising the Peak Compressor/Limiter 76 emulation of a classic compressor, plus the Multi-Stage Ducking Processor. Also new to V1.4 is the option to display a third, independent view on an external monitor.

"We have been working with A&H modelling classics from Sawmills stock, measuring di

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Europe - Christie is expanding its Boxer line with the new 3DLP Christie Boxer 4K20 complete with full native pixel-perfect 4K resolution, the widest selection of 4K connectivity and the same small, rugged, reliable design as the rest of the Boxer product line.

Suitable for rental stagers who don't need the 30K brightness that comes with the Boxer 4K30 model for their projects, the Boxer 4K20 features 20,000 lumens and an updated and simplified GUI for the ultimate in user-friendliness.

The High Bandwidth Multi-Input Card (HBMIC) in the Boxer 4K20 provides a variety of connections for high bandwidth 4K signals and allows for 4K 60Hz over a single cable using 12G-SDI, HDMI or DisplayPort. The HBMIC also adds direct fiber input capability for use with a Christie Link transmitter that sells separately or as part of a bundle. All inputs offer preview capability and fast synchr

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