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Canada - AIMS has announced that Coveloz has joined the alliance. Coveloz offers technology solutions to address the time-sensitive networking of audio, video and control signals. Headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, Coveloz is focused on developing programmable embedded technologies, with a specialty in deterministic networking. Combining proprietary new hardware and software solutions with world-class engineering services, the company accelerates and lowers the cost of new product introduction in broadcast, pro-AV and Industrial markets.

"Coveloz is a technology vendor of media networking and processing solutions," says president, Nestor Amaya. "We firmly believe that these solutions should build on open standards, such as those promoted by AIMS. The goals of AIMS align with our v

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USA - When American Idiot hit the Broadway stage in 2010, theatregoers were treated to more than just the punk-rock sounds of Green Day's rock opera; they experienced the visual impact that lighting can bring to storytelling. When Pace University staged American Idiot in 2016, lighting designer Zach Blane took an approach with his lighting rig that - like punk rock - broke the rules.

As Blane's design required getting a wide range of colours from his rig, his choice of units was critical. "I selected an assortment of ETC [Source Four LED] Lustr [Series] 1s and Lustr [Series] 2s, because I definitely needed endless colour options, plus it is a rock show, so I knew there was going to be a lot of haze, meaning I needed something that would look great in the air and great on the floor. Also, the director [Leslie McDonel] wanted the entire rig to be able to strobe. Th

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USA - Some buildings seem destined to become obsolete before their concrete has even dried. Such was the case with the Austin Downtown Post Office, an ungainly grey and white structure built in 1996 and closed only two decades later. Derided by a local scribe as an "urban disaster", the luckless building on Block 51 never delivered much mail, but for three nights earlier this year, it did deliver a lot of eye-popping visual excitement, thanks in part to a collection of ÉPIX Strip 2.0 RGB linear fixtures from Chauvet Professional.

Bryan Azar of ILIOS Lighting Design used 300 ÉPIX Strip 2.0 units with domes to create a stunning impression inside the abandoned building for Samsung Galaxy Life Fest during SXSW 2016. Most of the 1m strips were mounted on the ceiling to form a chevron pattern over the dance floor. The remaining strips were used to created lines and bor

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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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UK - KV2 reports that the Rolling Stones exhibition Exhibitionism is relying heavily on KV2 Audio loudspeakers to invite audiences in to the rock n' roll world of the band.

Set in London's Saatchi Gallery, Exhibitionism takes visitors through the sprawling history of the band via nine individually themed rooms ranging from an immersive and realistic reconstruction of their first shared flat, culminating in a backstage and 3D surround sound concert experience.

A total of 30 products from the passive ESD range and active EX range were deployed throughout all primary playback areas with seven ESP 2000 amplifiers powering the ESD products.

Sound designer Carolyn Downing's decision to specify KV2 products came on the back of KV2's recent and high-profile successes within the theatre market, where many noted sound designers have moved away from traditional line array solutio

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France - Fineline supplied lighting for two venues - Main Stage and Club XX - at the six day 2016 Snowboxx Festival staged in the spectacular French Alpine ski resort of Avoriaz. The event now in its fourth year, is a week of activities culminating in three days of music in an intimate 4000 capacity boutique festival for lovers of snow sports, dance music and great vibes.

It was the first year that Fineline has been involved as a technical supplier. Stu England designed the rigs for both areas, which were based on being flexible to give all the artists as many options as possible for their sets to look individual and interesting, delivering excellent 'bang-for-buck'.

The Main Stage was outdoors on the slopes and comprised a 12m roof system beneath which Stu and the Fineline crew sub-hung four finger trusses running upstage / downstage.

With limited space and weight loa

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Italy - Leading Slovenian lighting designer Crt Birsa specified 87 x Robe moving lights including Pointes, MMX Spots and MMX WashBeams for a special fifth anniversary concert by Croatian superstars 2CELLOs, staged at the beautifully atmospheric Verona Arena in Italy.

The cello duo of Luka

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UK - Over 100 bands performed on Serious Stages in front of 80,000 rock fans, as Serious supplied staging and ancillary structures to Download Festival for the first time, 10-12 June 2016.

The 13th Download Festival boasted headline performances from Rammstein, Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden, with Serious providing the stages to house rock royalty and structures to house their production equipment.

A Serious designed and manufactured 25m x 30m Tower Roof was the main stage, which was renamed The Lemmy Stage in memory of the late Mot

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UK - GLS Lighting in Southampton, UK, part of the HSL Group family, has made a significant investment in over 200 new fixtures from leading manufacturer German Lighting Products (GLP), adding to its already extensive hire inventory in the South.

The new equipment will be based at and available from GLS's facility - conveniently around one hour from the M25 London ring - and will also be available from all the HSL Equipment Banks across the UK and Ireland - currently Blackburn, Belfast and Dublin - in addition to Southampton.

"The large investment is a direct result of increased trading during the first half of the year, and a strong order book taking us through into 2017," states GLS's Ian Turner.

The new GLP stock will be added to the existing ranges of Robe, Martin, Vari*lite, SGM and Chauvet, adding to cutting edge technologies that now include Robe's BMFL and DL4 r

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Stayin' Alive - Coldplay gave Glastonbury's grand finale with a little help from the Bee Gees. Barry Gibb joined the band for two Bee Gee covers - To Love Somebody and what Chris Martin called "the greatest song of all time", Stayin' Alive. Gibb was meant to play Glastonbury's "legend" slot this year, but pulled out when a family member fell ill. The Bee Gee tribute came towards the end of a set that defied the pouring rain. "This is our favourite place in the world!" declared Chris Martin.

Judgement Day - Led Zeppelin did not copy the opening chords of Stairway to Heaven from the US band Spirit, a US jury has found. It said the riff Led Zeppelin was accused of taking from Spirit's 1967 song Taurus "was not intrinsically similar" to Stairway's opening. Jimmy Page and Robert Plant said they were grateful to "put to rest questions about

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Germany - Sommer Cable has introduced Transit MC 1031, a hybrid cable for use at professional events, in outside broadcast vehicles or installation technology. The highlight: the new Transit MC 1031 transmits HD video picture together with power and network signals.

"We attach great importance to the flexibility and ruggedness at bending, reeling or under severe tensile strain," says Pascal Miguet, product & sales manager at Sommer. "We therefore rely on a double-shielded video cable, a sturdy Cat 7 cable and a 3 x 2.5 mm

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Europe - Designed to offer "a no-compromise choice for live performers and installers", FBT has announced the introduction of the new modular Vertus CS 1000 compact line array. The system can be deployed on stage within minutes, making it suitable for performers, or can be integrated into the most sophisticated locations.

A bi-amplified design, the Vertus CS 1000 comprises a long excursion 12" bass reflex subwoofer and a passive mounted satellite, linked via a Neutrik SPEAKON connector, equipped with six full-range neodymium 3" drivers. Onboard the subwoofer is a Class-D, two channel amplifier, complete with switch-mode power supply, delivering 600W RMS to the subwoofer and 400W RMS to the satellite, both of which are housed in birch plywood enclosures.

For ease of use, a storage compartment is provided within the subwoofer enclosure to securely house both the satellite sp

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UK - Avolites' Titan v10 software is now available to download for free onto all consoles from the Tiger Touch Pro (inclusive) onwards. Some older consoles may be compatible with v10 if an upgrade kit is fitted; if you are unsure please contact Avolites.

Titan v10 is the result of a year of research and development by a dedicated team of Avolites developers, enhancing the best loved features of Titan v9 and introducing a wealth of new ones. Many of the new features have been created in response to user and industry feedback.

"We're thrilled that Titan v10 is now available for our users - we believe the new software will have a hugely positive impact on the lives of lighting designers, improving workflow and facilitating even more creativity and amazing results," says Avolites' sales director, Koy Neminathan. "Titan v10 will make our range of industry leading consoles even

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USA - From a bible study group started in 1936, Old North Church Canfield, OH has grown to over 1,300 members and atendees. The church's modern new building includes a 1,000-seat sanctuary, a library, classrooms, and a family life centre (gymnasium).

Executive pastor Chris Drombetta says the church's worship gatherings prioritize Biblical preaching and teaching, supported by music, and a blend of traditional and modern expressions of the gospel. Many of these expressions utilize new dynamic technologies, such as the recently installed loudspeaker system.

Drombetta emphasized, "The message must be crystal clear." Yet, the church sanctuary has multiple reflecting surfaces and the church's original loudspeaker system was forty feet in the air. Thus, despite the addition of front-fill and delayed loudspeakers above the balcony, it was difficult to hear and understand the spoke

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UK - A long-standing tradition in Cambridge, May Ball Week, which this year ran from 13 June, marks the end of the academic year for the University of Cambridge. With each of the colleges hosting their own celebration, the lavish formal affairs see the students celebrate in style. Providing full technical production for two of the balls, Trinity College and St John's College, Hawthorn was on hand to make sure this year's celebrations were more spectacular than ever before.

Celebrating its 150th year anniversary, expectations for The First and Third Trinity Boat Club May Ball were high, with attendees not being left disappointed. Hawthorn provided lighting, sound, staging, rigging and power distribution for the all-night event which saw revellers partying until dawn.

A big change for the Trinity Ball this year involved moving the main stage onto the South Paddock and puttin

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UK - A.C. Special Projects Ltd. (ACSP) has provided a tailor-made, media responsive, colour-changing solution which introduces a complementary lighting scheme to the rear support structure of Storm Cromination London - the digital canvas in West London and one of Europe's longest digital advertising billboards.

Consisting of six screens and stretching 72m in length, Storm Cromination London is situated at a prime location on Cromwell Road, the main artery running from Heathrow Airport into the capital. Its owner, media giant Clear Channel UK, digitised the original traditional series of billboards in the autumn of 2015 to offer brands dynamic, data-driven advertising opportunities at this unmissable site.

In the spring of 2016 Clear Channel UK approached ACSP with a desire to upgrade the site by adding a dynamic lighting scheme that would respond live to the dominant colou

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Italy - The 2016 On Stage Awards for best live music were presented during a ceremony held on 18 March, which was broadcast on Rai 2 and Italian Radio 2. The hosts of the Tim Music On Stage Awards 2016 were Nicola Savino and singer Malika Ayane was the presenter..

Viewers and listeners voted on the Internet for the best Italian and international leading artists who performed in major concerts, tours and festivals held in Italy during the year. Their votes were combined with the decision of a jury of experts.

The spectacular live event was illuminated with Clay Paky lights on a rig set up by lighting designer Giovanni Pinna. The rig featured 62 Mythos units, 32 Sharpys and eight Alpha Beam 700s.

"The Mythos units are really very versatile. I used them as the main fixtures on the lighting rig to illuminate both the audience and the stage. They were the most used lights:

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USA - Twelve Miami is a club that focuses on promoting live concerts every weekend in addition to hosting various electronic nights and other cultural events. Since its opening in February 2016, notable artists that have appeared at the club include Chino y Nacho, Farruko, El Gran Combo, El Binomio de Oro, Caramelos de Cianuro, and many others. To ensure the best audio reproduction for a wide range of events, club management wanted a versatile sound reinforcement system, which they found with components from the Event, Artec, and Vantec Series catalogues of Valencia, Spain-based D.A.S. Audio.

PA Sound and Solutions Corporation of Medley, FL coordinated the transaction for the newly opened Twelve Miami. Leandro Arguello, the company's sales manager, discussed the project and his decision to deploy loudspeaker systems from D.A.S. Audio.

"Since the club regularly hosts a lot

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USA - For the first 36 years of its existence, the Wichita Riverfest was held in May. Then in 2011, after rain put a damper on successive festivals, the event's organizers figured that moving it to June might change their luck. How right they were. Attendance has risen steadily since the rescheduling, ultimately breaking a record this year when a crowd of 450,000 visitors turned out for the nine-day celebration -- not a bad draw, considering that Wichita's population is 390,000.

A key attraction at the festival was the main concert stage, which featured 29 different bands performing under the light of an Erich Meitzner-designed rig that featured a collection of Rogue fixtures from Chauvet Professional, supplied by Parr Sound and Lighting of Great Bend, KS.

Meitzner positioned four Rogue R2 Beams on mid stage truss and four additional units on upstage truss. He also flew ei

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Portugal - Rock in Rio was staged in Lisbon's Bela Vista Park where NEXT-proaudio deployed LA212x on EDP Rock Street as well as on Street Dance for the first time.

The system consisted of six LA212x along with six LAs418 Double subwoofers ground-stacked on each stage, complemented with PX System as side-fill on Street Dance. Ten active stage monitors Lam114xA and two HFA108 provided front-fill on EDP Rock Street.

According to Carlos Cruz, the sound engineer for EDP Rock Street, "The system provided consistent coverage and clarity from front to back of the audience."

(Jim Evans)

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UK - Every summer, Garsington Opera offers a programme of innovative operatic work. Beginning life at Garsington Manor in 1989, it has run annually ever since, moving to the Wormsley Estate in 2011 which is its current home. The 2016 season features four productions from some of the most renowned composers of all-time and White Light has been called upon to provide the lighting equipment for the tenth year running.

Running from 3 June - 17 July, this year's season includes Eugene Onegin, L'Italiana In Algeri, Idomeneo and The Creation. The senior production electrician on the show is Sam Floyd on behalf of Floyd Technical Services.

"My role on the season is to work alongside the lighting designer and make their vision a reality," says Floyd. "This year was slightly different in the respect that we had three designers: Malcolm Rippeth, Giuseppe d

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UK - Aurora Lighting Hire once again headed for Worthy Farm in support of lighting director Oli Richards and gaffer Sam Madden as broadcast partners during the BBC's extensive coverage of Glastonbury 2016.

Covering a number of broadcast areas throughout the festival, the Aurora team were on site taking care of the BBC live studio and link interviews, so flexibility and portability have been high on the lighting list.

In the main studio area, LD Oli Richards chose Mole Richardson Mole Fay's to add some tungsten warmth along with an array of tungsten festoon that helped complete the festival friendly look. For a little more power, colour and versatility Martin Rush PARs were also included in the installation. Aurora also supplied LED ribbon which was been woven into the set design for a bit of extra magic.

To meet the need for portability and ease of use, Bi-Colour Lite

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