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UK - As part of the recent update to the Premier League television studio, lighting specialists LED Creative partnered with JHD Designs to add decorative highlights and bespoke illuminated sculptures to the set.

Designed by US based JHD Designs, overseen by UK Set Designer John Hemsley and constructed by Scenex, the Premier League installation at IMG's state of the art studio has been created with an industrial, modern feel featuring plenty of clean lines with intense colour used to edge the set pieces.

To create the colour blasts added to the background structures and main presentation area, LED Creative supplied their Alpha 60 RGB system, coupled with silent running BIT1200 controllers, which has been integrated throughout the design to allow complete control and instant s

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USA - For the first 122 years of its existence, the distinct looking building on 11th and Spring Garden Streets in Philadelphia was never an entertainment venue. Its new owners were quick to make up for lost time up for lost time, however, when they converted the former farmers' market turned Reading Railroad luggage handling station into Union Transfer, a red-hot music hall devoted primarily to emerging and cult-hero indie rock acts.

Less than two years after opening in 2011, the site was featured in Rolling Stone's Top 20 Venues in America and hailed by the BBC as "one of the hottest venues on the US East Coast".

A key part of Union Transfer's appeal (aside from its knack for booking passionately followed artists like Purity Ring, Beach House, and St. Vincent.) is an evocative décor that features sky-high ceilings, stunning chandeliers, stained glass throughout th

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Bahamas - The 4th Annual All That Jazz Festival on Eleuthera Island in the Bahamas, is an annual fund-raiser for the local Haynes Library. Supporting creative thinking and problem solving through its many programmes, the Haynes Library values its responsibility to the wider community and holds a special place in the life of the island.

Just as the library works to continually raise the bar of education and technology access, after three years of simple lighting, this year's festival looked to increase the lighting production values for its Saturday night jazz sessions at the Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve, which is located in the settlement of Governor's Harbour.

Ferri Lighting Design and Associates (FLDA) brought in lighting equipment from off-island to realize LD Bruce Ferri's design in the Preserve's outdoor pavilion. "We had a blast doing this show," said Ferri. "You

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Brazil - Community loudspeakers have been installed in the three adjoining Carioca Arenas, newly built for the international events in Rio de Janeiro, and located in the heart of the Barra Olympic Park.

The main contractor, Honeywell do Brasil, appointed Soundvision Engenharia de Audio e Video to provide the AV for all three Carioca Arenas. Community's R Series loudspeakers were chosen on their track record of proven reliability, high output, high intelligibility and accurate coverage. A combination of R.5MAX models were used to provide the dispersion patterns required for even coverage of the 360-degree seating areas. In each of the arenas the loudspeakers are driven by Crown DCi amplifiers with BSS BLU-800 processors providing system DSP.

Carioca Arena 1 has a seating capacity of 16,000 and spans more than 38,000 square meters, while Carioca Arena 2 and Arena 3 have a ca

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Australia - Yet again, SGM fixtures have participated in Splendour in the Grass. The sold-out festival operated for four days and nights with over 30,000 festival goers each day. Besides having a star-studded music programme, the festival also places a lot of emphasis on the artistic experience of the festival.

Following his 2015 work titled Programme One, Melbourne visual artist Sam Songailo was a major part of the festival with an installation suitably titled Programme Two. Evolving from the 2015 design, Programme Two involved an intricately painted structure covering approx 400sq.m, with 50 individual pillars placed in a Colosseum-like configuration.

Taylor Chadwick from ETA was again recruited as lighting designer and based on last year's success, he did not hesitate to use SGM fixtures. For this year's installation, he deployed eight P-5 wash ligh

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UK / USA - Since its inception 40 years ago, ETC has come a long way. Now a global leader in the manufacturing of lighting and rigging technology, ETC employs over 1000 people, across 10 countries, in facilities totalling more than 10 football pitches in size. In recent years, the company's growth has been particularly remarkable; to keep pace and to allow for future developments, a global office expansion programme is underway.

ETC Ltd's London base is the latest of the company's premises to undergo a significant revamp. The recent construction work at the two-storey facility involved a complete overhaul of the upper level of the building, including the installation of a mezzanine housing multiple open-plan work areas, several individual offices and a meeting room. The lower floor has also been reconfigured to incorporate a dedicated R&D lab and new open-plan pods for the tec

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USA - The Raleigh-Cary Jewish Community Centre in Raleigh, North Carolina is set in a beautiful, 30-acre campus that features the Steven N. Guld Family Center, an outdoor pool, and an outdoor area with walking trails, a stocked lake, an amphitheatre, a basketball court, and a playground. The centre is in the midst of a sizeable expansion, which started with a renovation of the family centre and an update of the pool facilities.

Among the many improvements are new sound reinforcement systems both for the centre's 100-seat multipurpose room and for the pool. Local A/V integration firm Avant Systems Integration designed and installed the new sound systems, relying on Ashly Audio DSP, amplification, and user control to power a 5.1 Danley surround system for the multipurpose room and a Danley OS-80 fully-weatherized loudspeaker for the pool.

"Designing the system for the multip

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Tibet - Lawo has reported its first project for the Tibet People's Radio Station in Lhasa. With Chinese system integrator Infomedia Digital Technology serving as the project's main contractor, the project was begun in January 2016 with an extensive order for Lawo mixing and routing technology placed in May, and the aim of networking all of the broadcaster's on-air studios and dubbing studio using a single, central router.

Tibet's People's Radio operates in support of the China Central Government, aiming to support cultural and arts activities in Tibet, and to ensure its social and economic stability.

With a Nova 73 HD router core providing 8192 x 8192 crosspoints and providing the hub of the installation, Infomedia is to equip eight of People's Radio's on-air studios with a 12-fader Lawo sapphire mixing desk each, and of its 12 dubbing studios with eight-fader Lawo crystal

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Australia - Founded in 1997 by school leavers Brendan Sadgrove and Jeremy Koch, Sydney's Innovative Production Services has developed into one of the leading technical production companies in New South Wales and the eastern seaboard of Australia. This year the company moved into the top tier of audio rental companies when it invested in an L-Acoustics Kara system and X-Series speakers, a move which has paid immediate dividends.

Originally a part-time enterprise for the pair, in 1999 they devoted themselves to the business full-time and it has never looked back. Nowadays, Innovative Production services events for an ever-growing roster of corporate clients.

Brendan and Jeremy take pride in building bonds of loyalty and trust and their clients know that they are getting the best possible production values. With this in mind, they felt it was time to retire the loudspeaker sy

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USA - The 20,000-plus fans who turn out for the weekend Summer Camp Music Festival like it so much that every year about half of them turn up a day early for a giant 'Pre Party'. The assembled partiers almost double the population of the central Illinois hamlet of Chillicothe, but no one - neither townsfolk or visitors -- seems to mind; such is the laid back nature of this event.

In keeping with that spirit, the festival welcomes a variety of artists, as evidenced by the 2016 line-up that included Umphrey's McGee, Jason Isbell, Ani DiFranco and an array of EDM stars.

Each of these artists appeared on stages that supported their particular musical genre. For the EDM acts, this meant performing in front of an expansive, custom pixel mapped video wall on the Vibe Tent Stage that was created by Ryan Warffuel and Max Koehler of Antic Studios, using Chauvet Professional PVP S5 p

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USA - Big House Sound, Inc. located in Austin, Texas, has been a successful regional production company for more than 26 years. The company started with a few Adamson Systems Engineering boxes in 1992 and as their business has grown, so has their relationship with Adamson.

"Our business services events from festivals that draw in 50,000 all the way down to clubs with a capacity of 100," explains Roy Kircher, owner of Big House Sound. "So when Adamson came out with the S-Series it caught our eye. It fits nicely with the demand we get for sound systems for mid-sized to smaller venues. Between the sound quality and how easy it is for one person to handle? It was a perfect fit for our business model."

Big House took delivery of an S-Series rig earlier this summer that consists of a full complement of S10 line array enclosures and S119 subwoofers.

"This system is a godsend

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USA - Several years ago, J.R. Clancy inspected the rigging at the Miller Outdoor Theatre in Houston, Texas, and found it was near the end of its useful life after 48 years. Not surprising, considering the length of operation, the venue's busy schedule and extreme environmental conditions. The Miller's older rigging equipment was also having difficulty handling some very heavy sets. The fact that J.R. Clancy components lasted nearly a half-century is a testament to their quality and regular maintenance.

The Miller is a unique venue - a free, outdoor, full-proscenium theatre; the original facility was built in 1923. Rebuilt in 1968, the Miller now includes a 64' x 41' stage, 54 line sets, orchestra lift and a 100-ton air conditioning system to cool the performance area. Seating is provided for approximately 1,700 patrons, with a sloping lawn that accommodates roughly 4,500 more.

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USA - Twenty One Pilots (T°P) are among the most exciting and original bands right now.

Production designers Daniel Slezinger and Justin Roddick have spec'd nearly 180 Robe fixtures for their current Emotional Roadshow tour.

Daniel and Justin's Nashville-based creative production company Concert Investor is coordinating lighting, sound and video for the tour together with special FX, fabrication, content creation and programming. The hyperactive pair also run Glow Motion, devoted to the development of esoteric tech projects and fun wizardry.

T°P's Tyler Joseph has always taken a creative lead in the shows explained Daniel, with the team around him interpreting this vision. Lighting director Tyler Shapard - who is on the road with the tour - and video director Chris Schoenmen from Tantrum who creates the show visuals, all evolved the aesthetic for Emotional Road

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UK - Premier live London music venue KOKO has maintained its policy of progressive technical upgrade by investing in Soundcraft's new generation Vi digital platform.

This summer it replaced its two long-standing Soundcraft Vi6 consoles, which form part of a complete Harman Professional sound reinforcement package, with the latest Vi7000s from UK and Ireland distributors, Sound Technology Ltd - one at front of house and one for stage monitors.

The upgrade met the approval of technical manager, Tim Hamper, and senior sound engineer, Eddie Puhl. Stated the former, "The old desks served us brilliantly for nearly a decade and this has been a seamless and logical transition."

He confirmed that the two Vi7000s were supplied with local racks and Realtime Racks, featuring the suite of UAD plugins, which provide classic analogue emulations.

Added Larry Seymour, COO of Mint G

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UK - Elation Professional has announced that as of 15 August longtime lighting professional David Martin has joined the company as key account manager serving the southern UK. David is a familiar face to many in the industry, having developed a wealth of relationships over his 27 years in the lighting and audiovisual industry.

"I have been watching Elation's progress over the last few years and am extremely excited and proud to be part of its drive forward," he stated upon starting in the position. "With innovative award-winning products they have a team who has a passion for lighting and a great work ethos."

David's new position as key account manager at Elation encompasses maintaining contact with lighting designers and rental/supply companies while developing and managing business in TV & film studios, theatres and night venues. He will also be responsible for managing

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Croatia - To mark the first anniversary of the passing of Pierre Brice during Winnetou Festival 2016, a memorial service took place in Croatia at the peak of the massif Tulove Grede.

German lighting design company MBLightarts was tasked to put together a multimedia show - they sketched the setup based on satellite images and local maps, studied some of the effects locally and took equipment and staff to Croatia during the first week of June, having had their debut on 6 June.

The team took in total 34x SGM P5 RGBW washes to light up the rocks, split in eight groups, each with a 5.2kVA generator, as there was no power supply on-site. In order to control these fixtures, MBLightarts used W-DMX from Wireless Solution - six WhiteBox F-1 G4S transceivers were used, some with the standard 3dBi omni-directional antennas [where the distance was shorter], and the remaining with the O

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The Netherlands - Cadac is once more an official IBC sponsor, providing all of the audio networking and control for the IBC Big Screen Experience at the convention.

This year's proprietary MegaCOMMS audio network comprises the company's flagship CDC eight-32 console, two of the latest CDC six medium size consoles, a compact CDC four:m console, a CDC MC Router and six CDC I/O stageboxes.

The Big Screen Experience Auditorium is being rigged with the CDC eight-32, a CDC six, along with the CDC MC Router, and two CDC I/O 3216 and two CDC I/O 6448 stageboxes; the CDC eight-32 handling the audio for presentations, film extracts and product reels, and the CDC six handling the on-stage microphones. The Big Screen Experience features a series of free to attend, editorially led sessions and complimentary movie screenings; this year's programme main features being The Jungle Book and

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UK - When Van Morrison headlined the 20th Anniversary Glastonbury Abbey Extravaganza - the annual event which traditionally follows the Glastonbury Festival - Martin Audio's MLA Multi-cellular Loudspeaker Array was on hand, just as it had been at the main Pyramid stage six weeks earlier.

Responsible for the audio production was once again RG Jones Sound Engineering, who have a long-standing relationship with both events.

Michael Eavis staged the very first Extravaganza in 1996, when Glastonbury Festival had a fallow year. Set in the grounds of Glastonbury's historic 7th century Abbey, the challenges for the PA were as would be expected; off-site noise needed to be contained and sightlines preserved for the 10,000 who attended, in what is an unusually shaped location, with lake and trees.

With an experienced technical crew, including project engineer Jack Bowcher, syste

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UK - The Royal Shakespeare Company is one of Britain's most renowned theatre companies. Based in Stratford-upon-Avon, the birthplace of William Shakespeare, it is dedicated to producing the plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries as well as developing new work from living artists.

The RSC has three theatre spaces: the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, the Swan Theatre and the recently-opened Studio Theatre at The Other Place. Wanting to replace the existing tungsten units in their main Royal Shakespeare space, they approach White Light to supply them with the very latest LED lighting fixtures.

The Royal Shakespeare Theatre is a 1040 seat thrust stage theatre which first opened in 1932. The theatre is a 'one-room' space which allows the actors and audience to share the same space, as they did when Shakespeare's plays were first produced. The space was renovated in 2010 as part

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Italy - Modern audio technology means that regional venues are increasingly able to be truly multifunctional, with high quality systems that can be used for film screenings as well as live performances and presentations. Yamaha Commercial Installation Solutions (CIS) products are designed for such 'hybrid' systems, including one in a new venue in southern Italy.

'Cineteatro' - both a cinema and theatre - is a popular concept for regional venues in continental Europe. And while UK village, church and town halls have also shown film screenings as well as live performances for many years, it is only now that products like Yamaha's CIS range are making the leap from rudimentary to high quality, surround sound a reality in such spaces.

The Tempio del Popolo (People's Temple) is a brand new cineteatro in Policastro Bussentino, a town in south-west Italy, but one which presented

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