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Germany - When he is on stage, Sascha Grammel makes his puppets dance in the true sense of the word. His new show debuted earlier this year, and has now been produced for TV at the Theater am Marientor in Duisburg. It has been recorded on DVD too. For the lighting, P2 Veranstaltungstechnik relied largely on Lightpower, Clay Paky's distributor for Germany.

P2 Veranstaltungstechnik provided 16 Clay Paky B-EYE K10 Easy units, 54 Clay Paky B-EYE K20s, one grandMA2 light and two grandMA2 full-size lighting desks, two MA plus MK2 Video Processing Units (VPUs), and two MA Network Processing Units (NPUs).

P2 Veranstaltungstechnik's CEO, Ralf Thiemann, explained, "We have dealt with Sascha Grammel's shows for more than six years. In this project, we had to transform the tour producti

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UK - Stage Electrics has rebranded its Hire & Events division. The new SLX brand has been inspired by the expertise and experience of 35 years in the industry. Focusing all its energy in hire and events the former Stage Electrics team of technical and creative staff continue to provide solutions to its theatre, broadcast and event customers.

Operating from a new facility, located just down the road from its previous Bristol premises, SLX has committed to continue its investment programme with several million pounds invested in hire equipment, technology and infrastructure in the last year alone.

The new warehouse provides pre-show and production facilities whilst a dedicated fleet continues to deliver to our customers throughout the UK and Europe.

The former Stage Electrics branches in London and Exeter are now operating as part of SLX.

Trevor Smallwood, executive

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The Netherlands - Three hundred and sixty Robe moving lights caught the action at the Philips Stadion in Eindhoven for four sold out concerts by Dutch singer, songwriter and superstar Guus Meeuwis, part of an eye-catching lighting spectacular designed by Marco Driessen from creative lighting and visual design practice, The Art of Light.

Meeuwis plays multiple shows at the 34,000 stadium around about the same time each year. It is home to the Philips Sport Vereniging (PSV) football team of which he's a keen supporter, and there is a completely unique look and feel to the stage year-on-year, originated by set designer Ronald van den Bersselaar of BEEO.

This year's theme featured a carnival-esque appearance based on the famous orange flag for Netherlands which was recreated using a combination of scenic and LED elements.

Marco has worked with the artist for 16 years and,

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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 / USA - Including 105 arena shows, multiple nights in virtually every venue (including six at Madison Square Garden, London's O2 and the Los Angeles Staples Centre) and every show sold out far in advance - Adele's Live 2016 tour is big on both numbers and positive critical reviews. Those reviews have all focused on Adele's voice. The production intentionally lacks dancers and hi-tech special effects to ensure the attention of every audience member is solely on Adele and her voice. In order to achieve that focus, sound provider Black Box Music provided an L-Acoustics K2 system.

The show design dictated that audio equipment stay invisible, yet provide powerful, clear sound and, above all, be unfailingly reliable. As Front of House engineer Dave Bracey notes, "It's a classy show and, even more than usual, nothing is allowed to go wrong.

"Designing the system was a challeng

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UK - Tree surgeons and other professionals from the arboriculture industry have embraced a new technology that measures the shock load and weight of branches as they are cut during felling or maintenance.

The Impact Block load cell is manufactured in partnership with tree safety equipment pioneer DMM and contains electronics and software from force measurement, load monitoring and suspended weighing load cell equipment specialist Straightpoint. A tree maintenance company in the sector commissioned the product.

The industry has acknowledged that the Impact Block can fill gaps in knowledge about the forces put through rigging equipment and the weight of loads as they are cut away from trees. It can become as important as a training device as it is a practical onsite tool for the sector.

Unlike crane-related or other typical rigging scenarios, in tree applications profess

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USA - The new 4.8 mm pixel pitch VIP F4 Video Panel from Chauvet Professional is equally at home in the rental and integrator markets. Featuring cable-free magnetic LED modules and a removable control/PSU box, the new video panels are fully serviceable from the front or rear. The panels can be removed easily from the front using an MT-03 tool, making it practical to install the F4 flat on a wall in permanent installations. At the same time, the ruggedly designed panels also come with road cases for touring applications.

Running Chauvet Professional's VIP Driver 43Nova Novastar Controller, the F4 offers user-friendly convenience, whether it's used at a permanent installation or on a tour. The Novastar feature takes video input and outputs it over an Ethernet control system. This allows the video wall to be mapped without a computer. The Novastar protocol can be used to scale vi

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USA - Elation Professional's SixBar 1000 LED batten is now available in a fully weatherproof IP65 version that gives the versatile colour-changing luminaire application in all types of outdoor events and weather including dust-blown environments.

The SixBar 1000 IP features a six-color LED multi-chip that provides a creative colour boost to the lighting designer toolbox. Useful as a wash light, uplight, wall/cyc wash, accent lighting, direct view pixel strip and more, its high-power single lens RGBWA+UV LEDs offer an expanded palette of colors, including stunning ambers, true whites and even an ultraviolet effect. And it's all protected by a rugged die-cast aluminum exterior.

The fixture houses 12x 12W LEDs and spreads light at a 25° beam angle. Individual LED control allows for greater design possibilities and the fixture is capable of smooth dimming from 0-100%. The

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Japan - A prominent live music venue in Japan has upgraded its FOH system and installed Allen & Heath's dLive digital mixing system. Situated in Matsumoto City, Livehouse ALECX selected a DM48 MixRack with dLive D5000 Control Surface.

Opened in 2002, the Livehouse hosts a variety of local musicians and touring major artists. The venue is committed to providing top quality sound and lighting equipment, and the incumbent console needed upgrading.

The dLive system is equipped with a Dante network card, enabling the system to provide recording facilities as well as live sound reinforcement. To enhance their system, the venue plans to purchase a ME personal monitoring system to manage the artists' monitoring requirements.

"The fresh looks of the S5000 surface, combined with the more powerful, higher resolution sound quality of the system made it the perfect choice for Liveh

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UK - The Royal College of Physicians, located in Regent's Park London, is the first professional body globally to deploy Sennheiser's new SpeechLine Digital Wireless microphone system, having purchased 34 channels to replace its existing radio microphones system and to increase the number of channels available.

The RCP Meetings and Events department operates the conference and events arm of the Royal College of Physicians. The venue is an award winning conference and events centre in the heart of London. The Grade 1 listed modernist building, designed by Sir Denys Lasdun, boasts a capacity of 10-400. This makes it suitable for hosting a wide spectrum of events, both medical and non-medical, as well as hosting functions ranging from large international conferences to private dinners and garden parties in its unique medicinal garden, which contains over 2,000 medicinal plants fr

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Taiwan - Looking for a recognized brand to reflect the company's high quality reputation, Heng Mao selected Prolyte to supply B100RV truss for its expanding rigging department.

Heng Mao is one of the main players for rental of truss constructions and hardware integration in the event and touring industry in Taiwan. With a wish to grow and further expand their business, they were looking to invest in truss with a high loading capacity for their rigging department.

As Mr. Su Xin Bin, managing director of Heng Mao explains, "Our company has a reputation for delivering top-notch services to its customers. Safe working practices are a high priority within the company, furthermore the requirements for truss constructions are getting more and more challenging as the demand for complicated set ups and ever increasing loads grow.

"We also see a growing demand from the organizer

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Italy - The Champions League final in Milan was not just a sporting event for soccer fans. During the UEFA Champions Festival 2016, from 26 to 29 May, there was a whole host of entertainment, including meetings, exhibitions, shows and events. There was everything you can imagine before the final kick-off at San Siro.

The Opening Ceremony took place on the evening of 26 May with a gala event in which some great past champions also took part. During the Champions Festival evening shows, Clay Paky took the field with its lights: 28 Alpha Beam 300s and 15 Alpha Spot HPE 700s.

The Champions Festival stage set up in Milan's Piazza del Duomo was illuminated thanks to the work of lighting designer Massimo Gasbarro from BOTW. Jerry R. Romani dealt with the programming. The events began with a gospel choir, and went on with a selection of DJs, like Benny Benassi, and much loved sing

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Isle of Man - The Isle of Man TT is arguably the most famous motorcycle event in the world. For more than 100 years, the event has attracted a host of racers and spectators to the island and is an important feature of the Manx economy.

At the 2016 TT which took place in June, The Isle of Man's largest sound, light and staging company, ELS supplied a complete production for the live entertainment focal point of the event at Bushy's Beer Tent on the Loch Promenade in Douglas. Established for 12 years, ELS are a growing and thriving business, covering every base from conferencing, live music and installation to hire and sales.

Earlier in the year, as a result of a growing demand for their services in the live music arena, both on the Isle of Man and in the north-west of England, ELS had decided to purchase a new PA system to increase the flexibility and scalability of their o

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UK - More than 130 of the Chroma-Q Inspire LED house light have been installed in the Royal Scottish National Orchestra's (RSNO) new, purpose-built facility in Glasgow, to provide light quality for both the orchestra and the audience.

The new 600-seater home for Scotland's symphony orchestra, constructed in the centre of Glasgow, is described as a 'world-class' venue which has been acoustically balanced to very strict standards. Opened in late 2015, it was built with funding from a number of public and private sector organisations.

The RSNO approached professional technology equipment reseller, A.C. Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET) Ltd., to propose a lighting solution for the new venue, with quality of light being a key element of the requirements.

"We were asked to deliver a solution that would be suitable not only for the audience, but also the orchestra, with thei

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UK - Illumination specialists LED Creative has been working closely with set designer Patrick Watson on the annual interior re-fit to the Big Brother House with a set of newly introduced products.

As part of the annual style make-over given to the infamous Elstree residence, LED Creative has supplied almost 1500m of its new Alpha 60 LED System, which has been woven throughout the stylishly flamboyant interiors, adding intense colour and crisp highlights to the modern design.

To take care of the kilometre and a half of LED, the company has also provided 45 of the newly introduced BIT400 RGB Controllers. Featuring four outputs, each capable of handling 100W of RGB, the units are simple to set up and free from complexity; DMX controllable, silent, flicker free and ultra-compact, making them perfect for discreet placement and allowing flexibility and precise control throughout

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Germany - Much is written of large arena and stadia production tours, but how does the LD manage with a small 300-800 capacity club tour, with limited budget, limited infrastructure, limited space in the van - but still with the expectation to deliver plenty of 'bang for the buck'?

Simply ask Berlin-based freelance LD Rick Kay, who recently went on the road with '80s cult artiste Anne Clark, the British poet and spoken word performer.

Armed with video, lasers and an inventory of low-mass / high output LED heads from GLP he realized he could operate all the lighting from a single 13A socket.

"We were travelling in a van, and in the six weeks we were on the road the GLP X4 S and X1 really came into play," he admits. "LDs should consider these when they have to decide how much gear they can get into the available 2sq.m at the back of the van."

Having initially decided

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UK - KV2 Audio's long-standing Chelmsford, Essex UK based dealer Event Sound and Light have just reaffirmed their commitment to the brand by adding to their already formidable KV2 hire inventory.

Formed in 2003 following the merger of two established companies, their inception fell in line with the early days of KV2. Event Sound and Light and KV2's dealings began in 2004 with the initial purchase of several ES Systems. 2005 saw them add to this with their first VHD system - KV2's flagship true point source approach to large-scale audio reinforcement.

Fast-forward to early 2016 - and following the addition of products from KV2's active EX range and passive ESD range - directors Paul Galley and Nigel Hills sought to increase their hire inventory further to accommodate the growing demand for their services.

Following countless memorable events and projects, ESL's experien

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France - Situated in the heart of a region of rugby, The 19,500 capacity Stade Ernest-Wallon in Toulouse, is home to the famous Stade Toulousain French rugby union team.

To keep up with its international standing, the Stade Toulousain recently underwent a complete technical upgrade for its stadium. With the passing of time, new security /evacuation standards such as EN54-24 had been introduced and digital signal transport protocols streamlined with the introduction of Dante by Audinate.

The club approached local audio visual installation company Triaxe with whom they had worked, previously for a screen solution deployment - and the integration company embarked on a mission to find the best solution for the best value. The decision was for an advanced Powersoft Ottocanali system to power a D.A.S. stadium speaker system.

Christophe Carles, technical director of Axente, w

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USA - Held at Mana Wynwood on 6-7 May, 2016, the Rolling Loud Festival is a major Hip-Hop event. This year's artist roster included some of the biggest names in Rap/Hip-Hop today, including Future, 2 chainz, Young Thug, Lil B, Curren$y, Kodak Black, and several additional artists.

To ensure the music was reproduced accurately and with high enough sound pressure levels (to ensure coverage throughout the audience area, loudspeaker systems from the Aero Series 2, Vantec, and Road catalogues of D.A.S. Audio were deployed.

LPS Production Services of Miami, FL was contracted to handle the audio logistics for this year's festival. Company president Jose Laria, who is actively involved in everything from sales to system design to on-site engineering, discussed the project and his reasons for deploying the D.A.S. Audio loudspeaker systems.

"This was a big, outdoor concert event

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UK - Lighting rental specialist HSL supplied lighting and rigging equipment and crew to the UK leg of the recent tour by US rock band Heart whose career spans five decades.

The shows started with a special gig at the Royal Albert Hall where Heart - known for the brevity and dynamics of their rock based music - was accompanied by the 67-piece Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO). The same gig was filmed for release as a live DVD.

Says HSL MD Simon Stuart, "It was an honour to be involved in a unique collaboration like this at a magical venue, as well as to supply the rest of the Heart UK dates."

The tour was project managed on the road for HSL by Lester Cobrin and back at base in Blackburn by Sean McGlone, with Lester liaising directly with Heart's production manager Dale Doucette and lighting director Gabrielle Scheff who has worked with the band in various lighting capa

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Chile - On 22 May, a new Guinness World Record was set at the Bicentenario de la Florida stadium in Santiago, Chile. A total of 2,357 footballers played a match that lasted 120 hours, beating the previous record of 105 hours set in the UK.

Organisers Entel and Huaweii appointed Real Audio Sistemas to put together a suitable closing ceremony for the occasion. At 7:00pm, 24x Clay Paky Sharpy Wash 330 lit up the sky of La Florida, along with six Clay Paky Alpha Spot 1500 that harmonized the lighting design. Large gobo beams set a powerful tone to this stage, all coming from the dazzling Mythos and Scenius fixtures that contributed to the scale of the event.

The backbone of the lighting performance was provided by W-DMX from Wireless Solution. Two BlackBox F-1 MKII transceivers were used, sending data from the console for more than 100m to the front truss line without disrupti

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Italy - In order to give a better support to its sales network in this positive trend period for the company, DTS has announced the appointment of Antonio Parise as area sales manager.

Antonio Parise has gained an extensive sales experience working for many years in the lighting industry in the same position. He already knows many international distributors and he is well respected by all industry professionals for his integrity and reliability.

"DTS is in a positive trend due to the big success of the new products, and the reputation of our brand in the professional market is steadily growing, says Paolo Albani, sales and marketing director. "That's why we need some help to give our sales network the support they deserve. So we are really glad to welcome this passionate and motivated new colleague; Antonio is the perfect match to maintain and further boost this success."<

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