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CP Sound, the Middlesex-based creative sound and lighting designer and installer, has just completed its latest club installation - at Square 11 in Northampton. This intimate new nightspot is independently owned by Carl and Paul Bennymore. The interior design is clean looking and straightforward and the musical policy is aimed at a broad clientele. CP Sound’s Colin Pattenden again chose the familiar combination of JBL speakers and MAD lighting fixtures. "We have had many successes with this kit, especially in clubs - it’s a formula that works," he says.

The club is split into two floors. Downstairs, Colin placed JBL Control 28 speakers and SB2 subs in the walk-in area, with more of both speakers at the far end of the bar. This section of the club is a heavy-duty win

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With over three months still to go until the show opening, the first Music China - the International Trade Fair for musical instruments and services - is completely sold out. Over 260 companies from all over the world have signed up to be a part of China’s first major international event for the musical instrument industry in Shanghai, the commercial heart of the world’s fastest developing nation. They will cover 15,000 square metres of exhibition space.

"We are in the enviable position of simply having no space left to sell, but the applications are still coming in," says Cordelia von Gymnich, vice-president of Communications & Leisure Fairs for Messe Frankfurt, co-organiser of the show with Intex Shanghai and the China Musical Instruments Association (CMIA). "It is unprecedented to have a waiting list for a debut international event in China. The overwhelmi

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Lamba plc, the UK distributor of Stanton products, provided 520SK cartridges for all the DJ decks at Glastonbury’s Glade Arena. The cartridges were specified by Glade’s production manager Biff, of dance event specialists Future Underground Nation, working with Glastonbury’s area co-ordinator, Luke Piper. Biff has been closely associated with this area, which is part of the Field of Avalon, over the past three years. This year, between 4,000 and 5,000 assembled at the Glade’s orbital outdoor stage, where Eat Static headlined on the Friday, Dreadzone on the Saturday, with Alex Patterson and Steve Hillage’s Loophead topping the bill on the Sunday.

"I wanted a diversity of electronics, and Stanton fitted three sets of decks in three locations - the main arena, the Dome café and the Backstage bar," he said. "These cartridges performed flawlessly

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Screenco provided a 28sq.m Barco Dlite 10 LED display to Bloomberg, the international information media company, for use at a combined World Cup and evening film event at their Finsbury Square facility in London. The display was rigged under a temporary curved dome, erected to provide protection for the viewers from the typical English summer weather. Using a mixture of Barco 3 x 2 and 2 x 2 fast set-up rental structures, a display of 14 tiles wide by 10 tiles high was constructed. Terrestrial feeds for both the BBC and ITV provided the daytime World Cup football coverage, and in the evening the screen was used in a traditional cinema environment running well-known feature films from a DVD source.

Graham Filmer, Screenco director and general manager said: "We chose the Barco Dlite 10 for this high profile and prestigious event with Bloomberg because we wanted to offer the client

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André Girard has joined Los Angeles-based A.C.T Lighting Inc (formerly A.C. Lighting Inc), where he will be part of the Technical Sales team, concentrating on the French-Canadian market. André has been working in the lighting and sound industry for the last 15 years. Born in Canada, he started out as a lighting designer in the club scene. This led to his involvement in the distribution of professional lighting equipment, such as MA Lighting and Clay Paky, throughout Canada.

In 1997 André moved to Germany to work for MA Lighting directly. In Germany, he was responsible for technical support and training all over the world on the grandMA, as well as being part of the development team. In 2001, André returned to his native Québec and his geographical location and unique skills ideally place him to take advantage of this important sector of the North American market.

Already André

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Edwin Shirley Staging (ESS), the international staging and structures specialist, is one of four organisations sponsoring the current 'Private' contemporary art installation, taking place at the Aldgate Pump House in the City of London. The other sponsors are City North PLC, Cobra Beer and westside design and print.

The exhibition is curated by Swapna Tamhane and introduces the work of the artists Zeyad Dajani, Anthony Gross, David Gyscek and Seema Rao. The artists have come together to produce a series of site-specific works that explore the dialogue between the individual and the public. The venue offers visitors an intrusive view into a piece of London’s Victorian history.

ESS’s Stephen Court told us: "We were approached to provide support for the exhibition by Seema, one of the artists, and Swapna, the curator. We were able to assist the event by providing practi

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The Audio Resources Group is to launch a fully-equipped demonstration and training suite at Unit 62, Mochdre Enterprise Park, Newtown to pass on their expertise. Audio Resources will also sell a specific range of loudspeaker systems to professional end-users, some of which are designed and manufactured by Shermann Pro Audio, together with sound equipment from other companies.

"We are encouraging agency agreements on various products so that we can put together complete sound systems, but with the type of support that retail outlets seem unable to offer," explained Mark Astley, MD of Audio Resources. "To us, support is just as important as making the sale, therefore the new facility will not be a basic music shop or audio supermarket. We want customers to come along and visit our demonstration and training suite. The emphasis will be supply of the correct gear for a custo

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Sabine manufacturer of the patented FBX Feedback Exterminator and the innovative new 2.4 GHz Spread Spectrum Wireless Systems, has appointed Audio-Technica Limited, of Leeds, England, as it’s exclusive distributor for the United Kingdom. Audio-Technica Limited will distribute all of Sabine’s professional audio and wireless products.

"We have admired Sabine equipment for some time," said Paul Maher, managing director of Audio-Technica Ltd, "and we are very excited to include Sabine DSP products within the product range that we offer."

Sabine’s president, Doran Oster, added: "Partnership is the key element in this agreement. Audio-Technica is an undisputed leader in the microphone world . . . Our customers in the UK will benefit from the synergy of this new situation."

(Lee Baldock)

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Wybron took home two awards at Lightfair 2002. The company’s Eclipse II (a DMX iris douser), won in the category of theatrical and entertainment lighting, whilst Moiré, its dual pattern rotator, was named best product in the category for sports lighting.

Eclipse II is a variable speed DMX controlled iris douser, with linear control using a single motor. It can realistically fade fixtures that use non-dimmable arc and metal halide sources, products which are becoming more and more prevalent in lighting design today. This is the third time Eclipse II has been honoured with an award in less than a year, the first two being the LDI Awards 2001 and the EDDY Awards last December. The Moiré, winner in the category of sports lighting, is Wybron’s first dual gobo rotator, which can rotate and change between two B-sized glass or metal gobos. Controlled by a simple toggle switch, th

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Kylie Minogue’s current ‘Fever’ tour is being heard through a Meyer Sound line array PA system from Capital Sound, featuring XTA digital signal processing throughout. Capital Sound is providing a combination of Meyer Sound M3D and the new, compact M2D line array systems, along with Meyer M3D line array subwoofers, UPAs for front-fills and barrier fills and a combination of Meyer UPM1Ps and UPA1Ps for fills on the large central stage thrust.

All the Meyer cabinets are self-powered, and are configured into various zones. The system consists of two main left and right hangs, followed by two further 90° dispersion side hangs (all a combination of M3D and M2D) designed to extend clear reproduction all the way round, since all of the shows are completely sold out. For the Manchester and Wembley shows a third hang supplemented the central rear area coverage. Capital’s

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Dimes & Sillitoe, the Surrey-based PR management company, has appointed Taya Kajanus and Leander Browning to its PR team.

Taya Kajanus joins Dimes & Sillitoe from a background in TV and photography to take the role of PR support manager. She replaces Nicky Quentel who is moving to France with her family. Taya’s role will be to lend support to the PR team, dealing with enquiries, updating the company website and assisting with the general maintenance of the office. Leander Browning has joined the team as PR account manager. Leander previously worked as a music journalist for three music titles and as PR coordinator for a local authority housing association. She will be liaising with clients and the media to ensure positive publicity for all accounts held.

(Ruth Rossington)

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Three North Wales companies are the latest to join the Welsh Development Agency’s prestigious Commitment to Innovation (CTI) programme. Apple Dynamics Ltd of Mold (the training division of PLASA member company Apple Sound, specialising in audio and acoustics), Clogau Gold of Bodelwyddan, and NWP Electrical Ltd of Kinmel Bay, have each joined the programme, which is designed to build a core group of the most go-ahead organizations in Wales as exemplars of what can be achieved by innovative business practices.

Members of CTI commit themselves to innovation in their corporate strategies and business plans and to implement innovation in their daily businesses practices. As a result they have been able to prove that innovation has helped strengthen their business, secure new orders, create new employment and provide new investment opportunities. To date, 113 companies from throughout

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Following a year of testing at the National Theatre in London, IES sine wave dimmers were recently used for the first time at a public performance in the UK. Paul Pyant’s lighting design for the play Frozen, which opened at the Cottesloe Theatre on 3 July, includes two rows of five 12V Par 56 battens - famed for their powerful light-curtain effect, but notorious for the buzzing of the lamp filaments. Two of the battens, which comprise nine 12V 500W lamps in series, are typically connected in pairs to create a 216V load and powered from a 5kW dimmer which has been trimmed-down to give a suitable voltage. However, the pulsing waveform of a triac dimmer causes the filaments to resonate audibly, and this can be distracting in a silent drama theatre setting.

Mike Atkinson, senior project manager at The National Theatre, said: "We had tried triac dimmers before, but the noi

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Martin’s third fixture in the MAC 2000 Series is ready for release. Continuing the MAC tradition, the MAC 2000 Wash boasts a number of features, including extremely high light output from an HMI 1200W source, full CMY colour mixing and variable CTC filters, multiple front lens options for various beam spreads and a fully motorized zoom system.

Created as a response to market demands for a powerful 1200W MAC Fresnel fixture, the MAC 2000 Wash combines some of the best features of the MAC 2000 Profile and MAC 600 eNT and was specifically produced as a complementary fixture to the other MACs in the 2000 Series - the MAC 2000 Profile and MAC 2000 Performance. The MAC 2000 Wash comes with electronic ballast as standard. The MAC 2000 Wash features a brand new reflector design developed specifically for this high-powered washlight.

A large number of colour options was also a key prior

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Lamba plc has appointed Marquee Audio as a Stanton distributor to the specialist nightclub trade. Speaking of the new development, Marquee’s managing director Spencer Brooks said: "We have been observing Stanton’s steady evolution while at the same time seeking to consolidate a front end for our club installations. What really triggered this alliance was when Stanton launched their digital output turntable (STR8-100) and the digital VRM-10 mixer - and now Final Scratch is the icing on the cake." He added: "With the aid of our digital pro demonstration facilities, we believed we could create added exposure for Stanton at the top end of the club market."

Gerry Frost, Lamba’s sales director, also felt the timing of the move could hardly have been better for his company. "This is an opportunity for Lamba to build on its long relationship with Mar

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James Thomas Engineering recently previewed its Pixelpar 660 - the first in a new range of solid state lighting fixtures using high brightness LEDs. The unit is scheduled to commence shipping in late summer 2002.

Following heavy investment in a new manufacturing plant and R&D facilities, the team at James Thomas has spent the last 12 months developing the new products, and conducting considerable market research into the advantages and applications of LED lighting. As a result, the Pixel range has a silent, non-mechanical, additive colour mixing system and the fixtures can produce stunning and instant effects - from the subtlest of dissolves to the fastest of high impact stroboscopic colour sequences.

The heat and energy saving properties (typically 90%) of Solid State Lighting should guarantee its future success, and the technology is predicted to replace incandescent light bulb sou

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Artistic Licence has appointed Graham Eales as International Sales Manager. Eales has recently concluded his two-year contract managing Zero 88 Lighting, and his primary task will be to continue building the Artistic Licence brand in a global capacity.

Known primarily as a manufacturer of innovative entertainment control products and project solutions, Artistic Licence has recently taken the lead in the supply of ethernet solutions for lighting control. These provide not only a software operating platform, but also the hardware solutions needed for ethernet connectivity. Eales will no doubt relish the challenge of working in a company that is at the leading edge of both ethernet and DMX512-A development. "I have known Wayne Howell for a long time and respect the things that he has achieved in the development, not only of products, but protocols. I particularly like the fact that

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QSC Audio has appointed Phillip L. Manor as the Product Planner for Loudspeaker Products. Manor brings with him over 23 years of experience in the sales and marketing of both consumer and professional loudspeakers, and will oversee and direct the development of loudspeaker products engineered at QSC world headquarters in Southern California.

"QSC is one of the most visible and credible brands in professional audio. My goal is to take that leverage and build an assortment of loudspeaker products that will be in line with the quality, ruggedness and reliability that is synonymous with QSC," says Manor. "Where I can see myself adding value to this newly-created position is by inserting myself as the conduit between R&D and Sales to produce products that more closely match the needs of our customers."

Manor comes over from a six-and-a-half-year tenure at JBL Professio

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A C Lighting Ltd has introduced the Tourmate Splitline - a 3-way 16 amp moulded splitter. The robust plastic moulded body is designed to fit neatly into truss and lighting bars, secured by a standard cable tie, making it a very neat solution. The Tourmate Splitline is available in two versions - the straightforward 230/240v 16 amp into 3 x 16 amp 230/240v outputs and also the series wired option giving 230/240v in and out and 2 series wired 115v outputs - ideal for powering ACL bars and MR16 battens. This latest introduction compliments the large range of Tourmate connectors and Tourflex cables available from the company.

(Ruth Rossington)

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Marquee Audio recently installed the entire sound system in the new Oyster Quay bar and grill at Poole Quay, Dorset, which opened at the end of May. With sister venue Toko already successfully established in Bournemouth, this is the latest brand from holding company, Richard Carr’s Future 3000, which also owns the dance venue The Opera House, the dance brand Slinky, and restaurant, Bliss, in Bournemouth.

Overlooking Poole Quay, the new bar was developed at a cost of £1.6m and designed by world-renowned architect and designer Stuart Jones of Design Mode. Stuart has blended soft nautical themes with up to date, modern architecture and interior styling, and, with a capacity of nearly 1000, Oyster Quay is now proving to be the new place to be seen in Poole. Divided into five zones, the exquisite venue is centred round a circular bar, which features an 80-gallon aquarium, and is comp

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Amek and Soundcraft have merged their operations to form a much stronger console group with a wide-ranging portfolio. Soundcraft sales director Adrian Curtis takes overall responsibility for sales of Amek and DAR, in addition to Soundcraft, with his existing team of Jon Ridel (Middle East and Asia), Karl Chapman (Europe) and Trevor Coley (UK and Ireland) heading up regional sales for the three brands. Inder Biant joins the team as product specialist and there are plans to strengthen the team further with new market and product specialists. All marketing activities for the group come under David Neal.

The combined portfolio means that the group has a much wider range of products and solutions for their existing markets. Manufacturing and production of the current portfolio of Amek and DAR products is being integrated into the Potters Bar facilities that already house Soundcraft and BSS

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