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A mock TV game show is rocking out with High End Systems products. A VH1 pilot series, "Never Mind the Buzzcocks," is flying high a rig of 6 x.Spot, 7 Technobeam and 8 Studio Beam automated luminaires, run by a Wholehog II console. The equipment was specified by LD Chuck Noble of New York City Lites, with gear provided by Pegasus Productions. Programmer Steven Garner describes the show as "a fake game show with celebrity guests (Coolio, Sebastian Bach and more) competing as they trash music videos. The moving lights double up during bumpers, they 'flash and trash' with the smashing rock and roll, then convert to great backlight and scenic projection."

The x.Spots are "especially useful," Garner says. "They are backlighting a cyc from about 15 feet away

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The organisers of the forthcoming SBES, the dedicated broadcast sound exhibition (20-21 November 2002), report that 58% of stand space is already booked by only 45 of the 100+ exhibitors who were at SBES last year, indicating that this year’s show will be larger than last year’s event.

The SBES is the only show in the UK exclusively for sound broadcasting. For many exhibitors it is the only exhibition of the year at which they show and thus the SBES is an important opportunity to see the manufacturers and distributors of equipment and services for the broadcasting industry not seen at other exhibitions. The SBES web site at www.sbes.com has become an important resource for the industry as it lists all exhibitors, their products and services and has direct links to exhibitors' web sites. As the list of exhibitors grows this resource will become more and more useful to visito

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Bourgonje Sound & Lighting Services, based in The Hague, have been appointed the new Dutch distributor for Turbosound - taking over from TM Audio. Run by Fred Bourgonje, this turnkey production company, which operates separate sales and rental divisions, has been a customer of Turbosound for the past 15 years. "It has been an easy switch for us to make," said Bourgonje. "We have taken over the existing stock from TM Audio and made a major investment directly with the company."

Bourgonje has taken the opportunity to build a new monitor system, based on Turbosound’s new generation of TQ-310, TQ-315 and TFM-450 floor monitors, processed with BSS FDS-334 Minidrives. This will initially be available through their sales division - but they will extend this for use on their own production work.

Turbosound sales director Bill Woods told PLASA Media: "We are del

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Autograph Sales Ltd, the European distributor for ATM Fly-Ware, has had an active few months supplying loudspeaker flying hardware systems across the continent, to rental companies as well as a selection of loudspeaker manufacturers. Show Presentation Services in the UK, and Letusa in Spain are eminent rental companies in their own field and devoted ATM Fly-Ware users. Both companies have recently purchased product from the highly-acclaimed MEGS series of loudspeaker flying hardware. The MEGS series is ATM's answer to a standard side-mounted loudspeaker flying system. It is ideally suited for large-sized loudspeakers and clusters, but works equally well in smaller applications.

Wema Elektronik, Kling & Freitag, Fohhn Audio and GAE are all European loudspeaker manufacturers who have also purchased product from the MEGS series. Mackie, who now manufacture EAW loudspeakers, have been purc

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When entrepreneur Alan Grant was planning his new West London venue, Cherry Jam, he knew sound was going to be of prime importance for the multi-arts programme he had planned.

Having worked with Mark Metcalf at Notting Hill Arts Club for five years, he chose Blue Box Company to specify and install the audio system. Based around the principle of creating a hi-fi sound environment, Metcalf chose Funktion One Resolution loudspeakers for the main system and Genelec studio monitors for the bar area.

Two Funktion One Resolution 2 cabinets are flown left and right of the stage, augmented by two F118s supplying low bass, and a rear fill of one Res2 hi pack and two additional F118 bass enclosures. "One of the main briefs for the architects," comments Metcalf, "was sound insulation as the venue is in the heart of a residential block. The consequent sound proofing, coupled with t

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PAI have recently completed an installation at Reading University's Students Union Bar. The project was for a complete sound and lighting system, which used Mackie Fussion for the main dance floor and a combination of Martin Professional and Abstract fixtures for the effects lighting.

To run the sound system, PAI’s Martin Draisey selected to use the new Mackie Industrial DX8/10e digital audio mixer. "I was invited to Mackie’s showrooms in Wickford by Andy Austin-Brown for a seminar on the DX8/10e. The presentation was fronted by Costa Lakoumentas (the man behind the development of the mixer) and I was genuinely enthused by what I learned. The unit is highly flexible. At Reading University, for instance, we have used it as a digital processor and loudspeaker management system. I used 9 of its 10 outputs, for main, left and right (Fussion), six circuits for the periphera

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EVO, the intelligent loudspeaker system from JBL Professional, is now being installed in schools, houses of worship and small performance venues throughout the world. Automated set up and operation, anti-feedback control and excellent sound quality are just some of the features that are appealing for these customers. Now, with JBL's new Freeware computer program, EVO DCI (Digital Control Interface), the internal power of EVO can be accessed, edited and stored via Windows-based computers. The computer is simply plugged into the RS232 port on the front panel of the EVOi.net, which is the communications hub of an EVO system for up to four EVO Loudspeakers.

EVO DCI v1.0 is an easy-to-use software application that allows users to monitor and control EVOi.324 loudspeakers. The results and performance of many functions can be viewed, adjusted and stored for later use. This software program is

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Brian Konechny, president of Showtime Lighting Inc, has announced the addition of Marc Raymond and Phil Bernard as two new strategic partners into Showtime. Marc Raymond is the founder and former CEO of Westsun International Inc: under his leadership the company grew from a small lighting shop based in Winnipeg to become one of North America’s largest technical production companies. With World Class capabilities in audio, lighting, scenic construction and automation, Raymond built a team that set new standards of quality and performance for clients as diverse as Disney, Microsoft, N’Sync and The Staples Center.

Phil Bernard is an industry veteran, having begun his career over 25 years ago as a pioneer in the Vancouver film industry. In the early 80s Bernard was based in Toronto as the Canadian sales manager for Strand Lighting. In 1985 he founded Westsun Vancouver and grew

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PA Installations has installed a Mackie Fussion system in the Courtyard Theatre, Hereford. The theatre has been open for just over three years, and had previously hired in sound systems - predominantly EAW - for individual productions. With some help from the local council, the theatre was able to get a grant for a permanent sound system. "Because of the EAW connection I contacted Andy Austin-Brown at Mackie. He came down and did a site visit," explains chief technician Gareth Sumnall. "But it quickly became apparent that the budget would not run to an EAW system, so Andy suggested we looked at Fussion."

Andy Austin-Brown takes up the story: "Because of the type of usage the theatre wanted, I suggested they consider a Fussion system. I asked PA installations to do the demonstration with two stacks of the Fussion 3000. Once they had seen and heard the system it

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Vari-Lite Europe has taken delivery of their first VL1000 ellipsoidal reflector spotlight units and as soon as they arrived, they went straight back out again! 12 of the units will be used at the Roundhouse, Camden where the RSC is returning for the first time in 30 years to perform three of Shakespeare’s late plays, A Winter’s Tale, The Tempest and Pericles, which will run in repertory at the Roundhouse until transferring to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon in August. Lighting designers for the shows are Hugh Vanstone for A Winter’s Tale, Tina McHugh for The Tempest and Jean Kalman for Pericles.

With its debut at LDI last year, the ground-breaking new VL1000 luminaire has made the professional automated luminaire affordable. The VL1000 is available for less than a conventional ERS with most of its popular accesso

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A new 700-capacity rock venue in Holland has meant that the citizens of Amstelveen no longer have to travel to nearby Amsterdam for their nightly entertainment. The newly-built P60 opened its doors last November adjacent to the town’s theatre in the reconfigured town square (which now includes a parking lot), and has been thriving to a mix of Holland’s leading bands and international touring acts. Owned by the local government, the three-storey rectangular building cost HFL 11,000,000 to develop. It offers a ground floor café bar under an internet café - and on top is the large performance auditorium, where the sound sweeps through the floor and balcony courtesy of the Martin Audio Wavefront 8 Compact system.

The entire sound contract was won by Martin’s Dutch distributor, TM Audio, who put together a high specification of leading brands. Sales manager Jeroen van Ke

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JTS has announced the launch of a professional-class studio monitoring headphone set at a price easily affordable for home and project studio owners. JTS HP-535 headphones feature a closed design, with an adjustable frame and flexible ear-flap to ensure good fit and maximum comfort. Acoustic quality is assured by the use of a neodymium-ferrous magnet assembly in super-thin 40mm diaphragm drivers. The result is a frequency range of 20 - 20,000Hz, and a sensitivity of 104dB +/- 3dB/mW at 1,000Hz. The HP-535s come with both gold plated mini-jack and 1/4" RCA adaptor with a 3m cable.

UK distributor Proel International says that sound quality is far better than the low retail price might suggest and that the HP-535s are perfectly suited for lengthy monitoring sessions and all other demanding audio uses.

(Lee Baldock)

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Kent College, Pembury, is the latest in a long line of educational establishments to recognise the potential of Maltbury's Metrodeck, having recently bought 68 units of the versatile staging system towards the conversion of the main hall into a £1m state-of-the-art theatre facility intended for use by Kent College and the local community. Working closely with Philip Sparkes, managing director of Maltbury, was Chris Hinks, bursar of Kent College. According to Hinks, the decision to use Maltbury staging was based on a number of factors: "I have read several articles about the company and its various installations and I know that it has an excellent reputation for top quality service and products. Having used Maltbury before, I am aware of the wide range of staging systems it has, which meant it was able to offer me a bespoke solution to my brief."

For the multi-purpose complex

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Edwin Shirley Staging (ESS) rounded off the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics in a mood not dissimilar to the British Women's Curling team, jubilant. Working with Imagination's New York office ESS produced the Olympic Rendezvous @ Samsung pavilion for one of the Games' main sponsors, Samsung. The two-storey pavilion was created for the Olympic Square site in Salt Lake City for Samsung to use as an Olympic HQ. The building included a visitor experience dedicated to Samsung's products and it also provided recreational facilities for athletes and the public. Imagination estimated 8,500 visitors per day used the facility during the Games and subsequently declared the project a success.

ESS worked closely with Imagination's design team to make the building an integral part of the experience. Both companies have received praise from visitors, members of the Salt Lake City Olympic Organising Com

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When London's Royal Opera House decided that it needed automated lighting equipment to form the heart of the permanent lighting rig in the newly-refurbished theatre in 1999, it turned to White Light and The Moving Light Company, which supplied them firstly with City Theatrical Autoyokes and then with custom automated Robert Juliat PCs created by The Moving Light Company. The ROH turned to White Light and The Moving Company again to provide specialist service and support, appointing The Moving Light Company to support the entire automated rig with servicing and emergency call-out services. White Light and its service and support division The Service Company also provides the Opera House with ongoing support of their lighting control systems.

Now the Opera House is expanding its automated rig further - and once again White Light and The Moving Light Company have been their suppliers of c

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Paul Wood is joining projection specialist Paradigm as the company’s general manager. Wood has a very successful career in general management and is joining Paradigm to run its operations, finalize the company’s accreditation for ISO9001:2000 and to manage the investment programme it is running in its manufacturing operations.

(Ruth Rossington)

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Barco has released the IQ G300 projector, the first in a new series of intelligent projection solutions. The IQ’s feature set provides intelligent solutions for high-end applications, such as meeting rooms, videoconferencing centres, training facilities and auditoriums.

The projector’s picture-in-picture (PiP) feature allows the presenter to display up to four resizable source windows on the screen simultaneously. Operators can display a spread sheet, video clip, presentation and videoconference all on the same screen. The IQ RGB analog input and D-sub input allows simultaneous connectivity of two data sources. These sources include laptops, PCs, Macs or workstations, which allows data to be compared easily and information to be retrieved quickly.

The IQ G300 utilizes 1.3" poly-silicon LCD panels with a native XGA resolution (1024 X 768 pixels), offering a maximum of

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The executive committee of the Association of Lighting Designers (ALD), the professional body representing lighting designers in all fields and countries, has appointed two of the Association's members, Robert Ornbo and Richard Pilbrow, as joint presidents.

The role of president involves advising the executive committee on how to achieve the ALD's principal goals, which are to further the art of lighting design for the theatre, live entertainment and associated industries, and to raise the profile of lighting designers. The committee wanted working lighting designers who were widely respected and who had contributed to the industry's development in the relatively short history of lighting design.

Rick Fisher, chairman of the ALD, commented: "We are lucky to have so many original members still actively involved in the industry and we wanted to honour two of them. We couldn't hav

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XL Video has supplied all the recent live video requirements for the Jamiroquai Funk Odyssey world tour. The six (4 operated and 2 mini cam) camera show was directed by the ebullient Mark Antoniuk.

XL supplied a Digital PPU complete with Grass valley GVG1200 switcher for the mixing, and a Magic DaVE video effects generator. For the vast majority of the set Antoniuk relied on the sheer energy of Jamiroquai’s performance to mix an exciting video show. He used the DaVe’s strobing effects only twice, once at the top of the show and again during Deeper Underground. The camera feeds were beamed onto two portrait format offstage screens - made up of Saco 15 mm LED modules - either side of the stage. The mix was completely live each night, varying as much as the set and the length of the songs often did. The video proved a vital element of the overall show, working in harmony with

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Focusrite's US distributor Digidesign has appointed Dino Virella as Focusrite sales and marketing manager for the US and Canada. Virella brings with him vast knowledge of the US distribution network, gleaned from years of experience in both retail and distribution. The post is a newly created one and reflects the rapid growth of Focusrite's business, particularly following the launch of the ISA110 and 430, and the new Platinum Penta and Trak Master products.

(Ruth Rossington)

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Stardraw.com has recently appointed Kevin Harrison to the position of Symbols Manager. Harrison has many years experience in the audio and AV industry, including several years of involvement with Stardraw.com, so his appointment represents the formalization of his role within the Stardraw organization.

Stardraw’s Symbols Manager is the prime point of contact for any manufacturer who wishes to participate in the symbols libraries, and for end users asking for library additions through the free ‘Symbols-By-Request’ service. In this role Harrison heads up the team responsible for symbols generation and enforces the qualitative standards to which all symbols must adhere.

(Ruth Rossington)

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