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South Africa - Acts Christian Church in Midrand, South Africa has continued its Midas journey by moving to Generation 3.0 with a recent upgrade to a PRO X mixing system. With demand for higher channel count and more monitor sends to accommodate a mixture of contemporary worship, the church has purchased a Midas PRO X, PRO1 and a combination of 5 Midas DL stage boxes to replace a PRO3.

The church's Senior Pastor, Peter de Fin, who is also a former touring sound engineer, has a firm preference on the quality of manufacturer he likes to deploy. "We use quality microphones, loudspeakers and instruments so it was important to us that the console didn't become a bottleneck in process. We love MIDAS as a brand and the new desks not only look great, but sound great and are very easy to

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USA - The eighth annual Electric Zoo Festival attracted a reported 83,000 EDM fans to Randall's Island Park in New York City over Labour Day weekend with a line-up that featured many of the genre's finest, including Ti

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USA - Total Structures has announced its latest training event which will be held in Ventura, California from Monday 23 January to Friday 27 January 2017.

This five day ETCP recognized workshop will include instruction and advice on the safe use of outdoor structures as well as an explanation of the American National Standards ANSI E1.21 - 2013 (Entertainment Technology - Temporary Structures Used for Technical Production of Outdoor Entertainment Events) and ANSI E1.2 - 2012 (Entertainment Technology - Design, Manufacture and Use of Aluminium Trusses and Towers).

The third day of the workshop will focus on teaching the attendee how to safely operate and manage the complete range of Pointman electric chain hoists with the final two days focused on rigging related instruction.

The event is an ETCP approved training program and will provide qualified attendees with the ma

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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!

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USA - The group World Classic Rockers is made up of musicians who were involved in recording platinum hits, like former Journey and David Bowie drummer Aynsley Dunbar, singer Fran Cosmo from Boston, Greg Walker of Santana fame, and two members of the Born To Be Wild quintet Steppenwolf.

Collectively, the group brings an extra level of juice that comes from "having been there" when they take the stage. This was readily apparent when they performed recently at the Corona Ranch and Rodeo Grounds outside Phoenix. Keeping pace with their high-octane performance was a searing nonstop lightshow created by John Garberson, using a collection of fixtures from Chauvet Professional.

Garberson, owner of Creative BackStage, used a collection of 24 Rogue R2 washes, eight Maverick MK2 Spots and four STRIKE 4 multi formatted warm white LED fixtures to turn the Stageline 260 stage at

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Norway - First opened in 1816, Trondheim's Tr°ndelag Teater is the oldest Scandinavian stage in continuous use. A major 1990s rebuilding project saw the original auditorium, the Gamle Scene (The Old Stage), incorporated into a modern complex which added three further stages of different sizes. This year, further investment has seen an Alcons QR24/QM24 pro-ribbon audio system installed in the Gamle Scene.

The new system comprises five Alcons QR24 and QM24 modular, pro-ribbon column arrays per side, powered by two Alcons Sentinel 10 amplified loudspeaker controllers. Combining a natural, dynamic sound reproduction with very high peak power handling, the modular, scalable Q-series delivers superb intelligibility and throw in even the most acoustically-challenging environments.

Supplied, installed and commissioned by Trondheim Lyd, the Alcons system replaced an existing po

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USA / Ireland - For a young monitor engineer working with several touring artists, one of the keys to success is having a trustworthy pair of IEMs. A 28-year old hailing from Ireland, Conor Dillon is currently on the road with ex-Boyzone singer Ronan Keating, and has also mixed monitors for recent tours by OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) and FFS (Franz Ferdinand + Sparks). It was during the FFS tour last year that Conor has found his reference standard for in-ears: Sensaphonics 2MAX.

"I had been wearing customs the past few years, a top brand, and I thought they sounded fine," says Conor. "But the fit was a bit awful, with very little isolation. So I did some research and asked around the industry for what to try next. It was clear that Sensaphonics was a company I needed to check out. I ended up talking with their audiologist, Heather Malyuk. She came down to our gig

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UK - tube uk supplied multi-site PA system around Manchester City centre to welcome home Team GB's 2016 Olympic and Paralympic stars and celebrate their stunning array of record breaking performances at Rio 2016. The event was broadcast live on UK TV networks BBC 1 and Channel 4.

This involved the deployment of 78 x main d&b loudspeakers and 32 sub cabinets at the main stage location in Albert Square, plus another 35 speakers and 21 x subs which provided local sound systems for five relay LED screen positions at key strategic points along the parade route.

Working for organisers Manchester City Council, the tube team of 19 noize boyz and girlz was led by Melvyn Coote and worked solidly in shifts for 36 hours before the event to ensure that everything was set up and sounded great, then de-rigged quickly, efficiently and effectively in order to minimise disruption to the pub

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Canada - Things got spooky this Halloween as VJ Scott Guy, projection master at EMD, used AV Stumpfl Wings Vioso media serving software to calibrate, warp and blend horrific and scary graphical imagery onto the fa

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Belgium - Rental company SBE has become the latest technical provider to join Martin Audio's growing family of award-winning MLA adopters, having recently purchased an MLA Compact Multi-cellular Loudspeaker Array from Belgium distributors, FACE bvba.

A small, sound and lighting provider based in West Flanders, SBE specialises in a wide range of corporate events, weddings, concerts, sporting events and parties.

Run by the experienced Stephan Bohez, the company purchased its first Martin Audio system, the original Wavefront 8, as far back as 1989. Their hire fleet today includes Martin Audio's popular W8LM line array and LE1500 floor monitors as well as DD6, Blackline F12+ and WS218X. The white Blacklines, says Stephan, are perfect for weddings.

The W8LM had been a perfect front-line PA while they were servicing events for a maximum of 2,000 people. "But when this grew t

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Germany - Teams from three different European offices of Area Four industries recently joined forces to work on an exciting project for Lollapalooza Music Festival in Berlin.

Area Four Industries (A4i) is the world's largest manufacturer of modular aluminium truss and staging systems, with major brand production facilities (MILOS, LITEC, TOMCAT & JTE) located strategically around the globe working in close partnership with specialist design & distribution centres worldwide.

An extremely challenging deadline was presented to A4i UK to design and build a custom, high-capacity roof system for the Perry Stage at the music festival via their London based client Colour Sound Experiment.

As an existing long term user of LITEC, the brief from Colour Sound Experiment was to design the structure around truss products that would dovetail into their existing LITEC stock, thus ensu

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UK - The Warehouse Sound Services is to host a presentation and demonstration day of Adamson Systems loudspeakers. The event will be held at the new Fly by Nite production rehearsal facility in Redditch on 24 November 2016.

Earlier this year, The Warehouse was named the sole UK distributor for Adamson. Already one of the largest suppliers of pro-audio equipment in the UK, The Warehouse opened a third branch in the North of England together with sales and support based in London.

Over the last few months The Warehouse has invested heavily in Adamson line array systems E15 with E119 Subs, S10 with S119 Subs, dedicated amplifier racks fitted with Lap Gruppen 20K44 amplifiers together with substantial quantities of Point and Point Concentric speaker systems.

Derek Blair, director of The Warehouse, comments, "The loudspeaker market has seen a rapid shift in focus over the l

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India - Outline has announced the appointment of Global Pro-Audio Management as their exclusive distributor for the Indian sub-continent.

Established in 2010 by owner Gaurav Malvai, the move into pro-audio distribution was a natural extension to his activities as a high-profile DJ and music producer, which had led him to establish a successful sound equipment rental company. Growing demand for his products and expertise subsequently generated an opportunity to add a sales service to his numerous markets and the company's distribution portfolio has continued to expand.

Gaurav comments, "Having heard Outline products at various locations around the world I knew that I wanted them for my own business. As it happens the timing was just right since the company were seeking new distribution in India and I am thrilled to have become part of their family."

He continues, "One o

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USA - API has appointed Todd Humora as the company's new director of engineering. Humora has proven his outstanding skill and work ethic over his 16-year tenure as an audio design engineer at API.

"I am very excited to take on this new role within API. I would like to thank Larry Droppa for giving me this opportunity. I am eager to continue API's tradition and legacy of creating innovative and extraordinary audio products," said Humora.

API president Larry Droppa noted, "I have every confidence Todd will continue to excel and thrive at API, and bring his exceptional talent to the director of engineering position."

(Jim Evans)

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USA - PixelFLEX has announced the appointment of Jon Chavez to the position of senior project manager. As part of the technical sales team, Chavez will assist clients with the successful application and implementation of the award-winning line of PixelFLEX LED video display technologies into video designs across multiple industries.

"In response to the growing interest in our complete line of LED video solutions, we are very excited to continue the growth of the PixelFLEX project management division," said Monty Rains, president and COO. "Capitalizing on his vast industry experience, Jon joins our team of talented project managers with a special focus on LED video design and event execution for our clients working in a number of different industries."

As a graduate of Full Sail University, Chavez started his career as a freelance lighting designer, and has since held posit

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UK - Moving lighting specialist Richard Martin Lighting have been whipping up culinary absurdities in new spoof cookery chat show Harry's Hill's Tea Time supporting lighting designer Martin Kempton.

As with TV Burp that ended in 2012, Tea Time is sprinkled with all hallmarks you would expect from the mind of Harry Hill. In each episode Harry is joined by a celebrity guest to assist him in the kitchen as he presents a master class in classics such as chicken a la Tom Jones and sponge finger prison. In between such gastronomic delights, there are the TV clips from the celebrities past tossed with the usual Harry Hill flair as well as inane games and celebrity impersonations.

The first episode was a smorgasbord of comedy and farce featuring Paul Hollywood, who joined Harry for Greek Night. In between BGT favourites Stavros Flatley dancing in to music from

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France - Amadeus has announced the completion of a new install and acoustical design project for the de Paris concert hall studios.

While Amadeus is well known as a high-end professional audio products designer and manufacturer for sound reinforcement systems and studio monitors, the company also runs Amadeus Labs, an acoustics-specialized research and consulting unit.

Managed by acoustician Michel Deluc, co-founder and R&D manager for Amadeus brands, Amadeus Labs recently re-designed both of the prestigious Philharmonie de Paris concert hall's studio control rooms and their main monitoring system. Amadeus Labs collaborated with the studio's sound engineers, while continuing to work alongside Jean Nouvel, the Philharmonie de Paris' very own architect and designer.

Amadeus Labs works with various customers, including mixing and mastering studios, composers, concert hall

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Chile - A new municipal theatre recently opened its doors in the city of Chill

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UK - HSL supplied lighting for the popular Bill Kenwright touring production of Save The Last Dance For Me, a rousing 'juke-box musical' by Laurence Marks & Maurice Gran, with some serious and deeper cultural undercurrents accompanying the infectiously catchy vintage bubble-gum pop of Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman - one of the 1960's most successful hit-writing partnerships.

Lighting was designed by Tim Oliver, who balanced the diverse requirements of candy pop, theatre and drama as the story of love juxtaposed with cultural values and differences plays out, complete with a full live band who brought a richness and resonance to the piece which has just concluded a six-month UK tour.

HSL's project manager John Slevin commented, "It's a pleasure working with Tim and the BKL team on another great musical. We had a good efficient prep at HSL and the tour ran smoothly right

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UK - The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance (ICMP) has launched a BA in Creative Music Production. The BA will provide new career focused opportunities for students and is the result of collaboration between tutors, Alchemea College, and studio console manufacturer Audient.

Core benefits of the BA (Hons) Creative Music Production are to enable students to create, produce and launch market-ready original music, alongside developing industry-relevant technical and entrepreneurial skills. Already an Apple Authorised Training Centre, ICMP has recently become an Avid Learning Partner and an Ableton Certified Training Centre. Pro Tools, Logic and Ableton certification training are all integrated into the music production degree.

Mike Sinnott, former director at Alchemea and now part of ICMP's management team stated, "I am delighted that Alchemea has found a new home at

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Malta - ARX has appointed Iklin based Black Box Pro as its exclusive distributor for Malta.

"Black Box Pro is a relatively new distributor of professional audio and AV products in Malta," says ARX MD, Colin Park. "We decided that with their many decades of experience in the pro audio sales, installation and production industries, owner directors David Zammit and Sandro Sammut and their team were the ideal partners to grow the market and user base for ARX's digital and analogue product range in Malta."

"ARX fits perfectly into our company's product portfolio, and will be of great interest to our dealers and end-users," says David Zammit, Black Box Pro's technical & sales director.

(Jim Evans)

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USA - It was country music's biggest night, as the CMA Awards celebrated 50 years of honouring the best of country music which included long time Bandit Lites clients Garth Brooks, Carrie Underwood, Little Big Town and Thomas Rhett.

Garth Brooks' triumphant 2016 was capped off with the highest honours of the night as he was crowned Entertainer of the Year for the fifth time, the last being nearly 20 years ago. Bandit has served as Garth's lighting vendor since the beginning in 1988 and provides the lighting for Brooks' monumental tour, which has been smashing records including 5m tickets sold in two and a half years.

The country star shows no signs of letting up as he was recently awarded his seventh Diamond Award from the RIAA for having seven albums sell more than 10m units, the only artist to do so and surpassing The Beatles. Additionally, Garth launched his own Sirius

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