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UK - Liquid Entertainment - a London-based company specialising in the production of lavish Asian weddings - relies exclusively on equipment from British manufacturer Avolites to ensure each and every one of the company's high-budget matrimonial extravaganzas is technically flawless.

Liquid Entertainment has grown from a small DJ hire outfit to a full-scale event production company within a few years. Director Randeep Chaggar says investment in the right technical equipment is key to this success within the industry. After trying out many different brands and products, he settled on Avolites as his supplier of choice.

"The main reason we chose Avolites was because of the company's continual development of its software, based on customer feedback, and the rock solid build of

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UK - Long-standing design partners for Grosvenor Casinos, Roberts Limbrick Architectural Practice, recently turned to trusted installation company TechLED Ltd to deliver the external lighting upgrade project for Grosvenor Casino The Victoria, London - the jewel in the crown of Grosvenor's Casino estate. To meet the requirements of a prestige 24/7 leisure venue, IP68-rated Flex Pro Exterior from Acclaim Lighting was specified for its endurance and reliability.

The exterior refreshment followed hard on the heels of an extensive and impressive internal refurbishment, also designed and implemented by Roberts Limbrick with lighting installed by TechLED Ltd.

Subject to stringent planning restrictions, the design for the exterior of the first floor venue was kept simple and closely followed the distinctive original look. Roberts Limbrick's John Moony explains, "The focus was to a

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UK - PRG XL Video's UK operation has made a sizeable investment in lighting fixtures and supporting inventory. The investment is in a range of lighting products which will be used across PRG XL's key market sectors, and will particularly support specific requirements from the West End theatre business.

PRG XL Video has added ETC Lustr2 Profile, Martin MAC Viper Performance and Wash DX, Martin Rush Par2, Rosco Miro Cube, and GLP Impression X4 lighting fixtures to its inventory. Additionally, PRG XL has expanded its fleet of consoles with Grand MA2 desks and accompanying network processing units; and added to its range of effects equipment with new MDG Atmosphere Hazers and Look Solutions Cryo-Fog units.

PRG XL Video is also adding capacity to its followspot fleet, with new Lycian 1295 ELTs added to the inventory; and additional units of PRG's award-winning, proprietary Grou

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Indochine X PixMob Fan Immersion

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!

Read more about the Indochine tour in the latest issue of LSi

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UK - Welsh Government Minister Julie James has visited Panasonic Business' European Service Centre in Cardiff which is celebrating its 10th anniversary.

The site on Wharfedale Road, Pentwyn was established in 2006 and houses a repair centre, field support team and multi-language helpdesk to cater for B2B customers across Europe.

The Service Centre is also a hub for the remote monitoring of audio-visual products. Panasonic CARES utilises Machine to Machine (M2M) technology, to enable the customer service centre to communicate directly with projector and professional screens via 3G or 4G wherever they are installed. A first of its kind, the scheme allows Panasonic to take preventative action before any problems occur at a customer site.

The Minister for Skills and Science, said: "The Welsh Government is committed to delivering more and better jobs for Wales, through a st

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USA - At this week's AES convention in Los Angeles, Sensaphonics founder and president, Dr. Michael Santucci, Au.D., will be joining legendary sound engineer Mark Frink for their presentation, IEM Fundamentals & Safe Sound. The session will take place Saturday, 1 October at 12 Noon on the Live Sound Events stage.

With their complimentary perspectives as audiologist and engineer, Santucci and Frink bring a powerful combination of knowledge and perspective on hearing health and touring sound. The information presented at this session, when properly implemented, will help engineers create a stage environment that is conducive to both high-impact, high resolution monitoring and long-term hearing wellness.

Dr. Michael Santucci is an internationally acclaimed audiologist and hearing conservation expert. He is co-chair of the AES Technical Committee on Hearing and Hearing

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USA - Describing itself as "a real-life community on the move," Old Fort Church, Old Fort, OH completed its new building in time for Easter services in 2016. The church's 300-seat worship centre features modern video and lighting systems and a high-performance audio system with Community I Series loudspeakers.

Old Fort Church holds two worship services each Sunday. The first is a "blended experience" with a mix of traditional and contemporary worship styles. The second is a "modern experience" featuring videos and contemporary Christian music led by a praise band.

According to worship arts leader Mike Sooy, music plays a very important part in both services, and great sound was therefore a priority for the new facility. "We wanted to take things to the next level," he said. Sooy also emphasized the importance of speech clarity. "If they can't hear the message," he continue

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USA - He's big (over 50ft tall), rather grotesque looking with a devilishly menacing expression, and completely lacking in substance. Yet he's the source of civic pride and the object of affection for the people of New Mexico's capital. His name is Zozobra (Old Man Gloom), and every year he serves as the centrepiece of Fiestas de Santa Fe, the oldest continuous civic celebration in North America, dating back to 1712.

People celebrating this festival write their "sources of gloom" on paper and have them stuffed into the amalgamation of wood-wire-paper-netting-and-duct-tape that is Zozobra. At the height of the celebration, the 2000lb. puppet is set afire, taking everyone's concerns with him to a smoky hereafter. Before that, however, Zozobra is surrounded by dancing, music, merriment and, this year, a spectacular lightshow designed by Creative Backstage using Maverick and Rogue

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UK - Celebrating the very best talent in the world of lighting and video design, the ninth Knight of Illumination Awards took place at the Eventim Apollo, London on 18 September 2016. As one of the ceremony's spotlight sponsors, Hawthorn provided technical production, including lighting, sound, video, rigging and set, to impress an audience of renowned lighting designers from around the globe.

The event, which was this year hosted by Australian actor and TV presenter Mark Little, has become a highlight in the lighting and video design world, providing a platform to recognise the hard work and boundless creativity demonstrated in the industry. With over 500 lighting and video professionals attending the award ceremony, the pressure was on for Hawthorn to deliver a spectacular production, with their lighting designer Chris Green taking up the gauntlet.

Producing a lighting d

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UK - HSL supplied lighting equipment, rigging and crew for a two-day summer concert spectacular staged in the gardens of Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, UK, for technical co-ordinators CSG Events who were working for producer Andrew Wyke of TBI Media and BBC 6 Music which presented one of its most popular shows - Craig Charles and his 'Funk & Soul Live' experience - on the Friday.

This featured the act, host and broadcaster presenting special guest artists all performing some of the greatest funk and soul songs, backed by the Fantasy Funk Band.

This was followed on the Saturday by a Chatsworth Proms Spectacular - an evening of classical favourites including popular arias sung by Tenor John Pierce and soprano Janet Mooney and the UK Philharmonic Orchestra (comprising leading players from Manchester's Halle, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and others) conducted by Jae Alexand

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France - Yamaha's flagship Rivage PM10 digital mixing console has been an increasingly common sight at festivals during the 2016 summer season, as it is adopted by audio rental companies around the world. In France, the Festival de Radio France in Montpellier featured a PM10 mixing two weeks of wide-ranging jazz performances.

Taking place in mid-July, Festival de Radio France features many different styles of music in venues throughout Montpellier. The 1800-seat open air Amphithé

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China - Taiwanese rock superstars Mayday are on the road in Asia with a large production including 56 axes of Kinesys automation - provided by rental and technical production specialist B'IN Live, who are headquartered in Taiwan with bases in China and Hong Kong.

The epic lighting, visual and set design was created by Leroy Bennet and Seven Designs from Los Angeles - well known for their imagination and style as well as interesting and provocative designs.

B'IN Live - formed in 2014 with the amalgamation of six high level technical specialist companies into a super-production company - provides full technical infrastructures and services, incorporating sound, lighting, video, rigging, automation, set and scenic plus staging and power.

Technical director and production manager for this Just Rock It tour is B'IN Live's Jeffrey Soon and he is co-ordinating all the shows o

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USA - Mitchell Schellenger from Station Six, LLC was delighted to get the call asking if he'd create a production design for US-based electronic rockers AWOLNATION on their recent tour. The lighting scheme included four types of Robe fixtures - CycFX 4s, Pointes, MMX Spots and PATT 2013s - supplied by LMG Touring, a full-service provider of audio, video, lighting and LED.

Mitchell started the design process by establishing some budget figures with management and then chatted with lead singer Aaron Bruno who is integrally involved in the whole stage presentation. They talked about his inspirations for the music among other things and bounced a few ideas around which kept returning to a water theme.

They based their final ideas on a nautical theme, so the stage set up started with the riser layout and the drum riser in the centre at 45 degrees, resembling the bow of a ship.

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UK - The new Wringer + Mangle club in East London stands out for its pulsating atmosphere and high-energy entertainment. Making a critical contribution to both is a dynamic lighting kit fitted by GLS that features Chauvet Professional STRIKE 4 multi formatted fixtures and Intimidator Spot 350 movers from Chauvet DJ.

According to Luke Dwyer, head of programming at the Mangle, the decision to install four of the STRIKE 4s and 12 of the Intimidators was a no-brainer. "It was essential for us to create the look and feel of an exciting venue from the get go, somewhere which would really take people by surprise," commented Dwyer. "To achieve this, GLS suggested a combination of Intimidator and STRIKE fixtures for a range of versatile and energetic looks."

Flown from overhead truss, the STRIKE 4 fixtures bring an added dimension to the venue by warming space with classic tungsten

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China - Back in 2012, Ultra Worldwide, producers of the award-winning Ultra Music Festival in Miami, launched a new event concept appropriately named Road to Ultra.

Incorporating cutting-edge production values, the journey unfolded through Thailand, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Colombia, Paraguay and Chile. But the most recent addition to the portfolio - the Hong Kong edition, scheduled to take place in the noise sensitive new urban development area of West Kowloon Cultural District's Nursery Park - was to be the most challenging.

The electronic music extravaganza set out to unite fellow electronic music lovers, and attract tourism from neighbouring cities across Asia and Greater China. "We're calling all 'Ultranauts' and dance music fanatics to witness history in the making and support Hong Kong to the next level of a full-fledged edition Ultra festival in the region," said the

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UK - The Association of Lighting Designers' (ALD) has announced its Sponsored Student Scheme is open for 2017 applications. For the first time, the scheme this year is available to all students studying full time in the UK, regardless of course subject. The requirement is that applicants have an interest in the process of live performance lighting and/or video and projection.

The scheme is funded by Corporate Members of the ALD and offers students opportunities to network with more experienced members, to create contacts within the world of lighting that may not otherwise be available and boost their own profile as one of the next generation of lighting designers or technicians.

ALD member, Jai Morjaria, benefitted from a year's free ALD membership when he began his studies at RADA, he remembers, "being a member of the ALD whilst being a student, gave me a non-biased sound

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Remains of the Day - The remains of the theatre where Shakespeare's Hamlet was first performed has been granted legal protection by the government. Archeological remains of the Theatre, which dates back to 1576, have been added to the National Heritage List for England, alongside the ruins of another Elizabethan playhouse near London's Bankside. Shakespeare and his acting troupe, the Lord Chamberlain's Company, were strongly associated with the Theatre - the remains of which were discovered in Hackney in 2008. Scholars believe Hamlet was performed for the first time at the venue in 1595, and it is also thought to be where Marlowe's Doctor Faustus was first staged.

The Hope playhouse - which doubled as a theatre and bear-baiting pit - has also received legal protection as a historic site. Close to both the Globe and Rose theatres when it was first built, th

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USA - The LED video display manufacturer PixelFLEX has announced the launch of the TrueFLEX LED video tile. Designed for fixed installations which require a non-traditional LED solution, TrueFLEX offers more flexibility than ever before through its ability to curve in any direction and attach to virtually any surface while still providing a high-resolution LED video playback system, says the company.

Available in 2.5mm, 3.0mm, 4.0mm, 6mm and 10mm indoor pitch options, the TrueFLEX LED video system now gives designers the opportunity to achieve unlimited creativity where traditional LED displays were not possible.

"Our goal at PixelFLEX is to provide our customers with the technology that will afford them the ability to create without boundaries or limitations," said David Venus, PixelFLEX director of marketing. "As we have continued to grow in the video integration and AV

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UK - KV2 Audio has confirmed the UK launch of their VHD 5.0 Constant Power Point Source Array. Taking place at Production Park, Wakefield on 6 October, KV2 invites all industry professionals and users alike to experience "A Bold New Advancement in Concert Sound Reinforcement".

In an event running alongside Production Park's Production Future's networking and Recruitment Market Place event and TPI's Breakthrough Talent Awards running in the evening, the day will offer the opportunity to experience this new system in an environment mirroring its intended application.

A complete VHD 5.0 System comprising of the VHD 5.0 Mid High Module, VHD 8.10 Low Mid Expansion Modules and VHD 4.21 Active Subwoofer System can be experienced in two separate slots running between 10:00-12:00 and 14:00-16:00.

The event follows the first successful UK event which saw the VHD 5.0 system impre

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UK - September has been a busy month on the road for The Prolight Concepts Group. Recently returning from PLASA 2016 where they exhibited a multitude of exciting new products which proved proving extremely popular.

Says the company, "On the whole the show was very busy for us. With having taken a few years break from exhibiting, the new venue at Olympia London was a wise choice by PLASA, providing a real buzz on the show floor with a large number of visitors to our stand."

Top products on display included the eLumen8 1RE Beam, a favourite with rental companies due to its high output along with its compact size and low price.

The CYC 500 attracted a lot of attention due to this being Prolight Concepts' first, true cyclorama wash driven by a 150W RGBW COB LED the CYC 500 outputs a true asymmetric beam with unrivalled colour mixing and 16 bit dimming.

With retro light

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Canada - The landmark stores of leading home furnishings retailer IKEA are located in more than 50 countries worldwide. In Canada, IKEA has 12 stores which are visited by over 25m people every year. The company has just completed a new Distribution Centre warehouse in Mississauga, Ontario to fulfill customer orders from its four Toronto area stores as well as e-commerce purchases. The new facility will also support the growth plans for IKEA Canada in new and existing markets.

At 397,000sq.ft, the Distribution Centre presented an interesting acoustic challenge for the paging system, which covers both warehousing and offices. Now complete, the system was designed by Don Friesen of Stantec and installed by Genesis Integration.

Stantec chose Community R SeriesS to meet its criteria for a robust loudspeaker that could be implemented both indoors and out, providing high intellig

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