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UK - Ceven nightclub has recently opened its doors in Albertslund, Denmark, and is already creating waves in the city's nightlife. Lumodan Aps - based in Frederiksberg, Denmark - is responsible for the venue's lighting installation, which features an array of Tryka L.E.D. luminaires.

The products are present in most parts of the club, starting with the entrance, where revellers are welcomed with a wash of colour courtesy of Tryka's Module 12s, on to the bar where the flexible colour changing LinkLEDs help to create the desired atmosphere. RGB Strips fitted on the walls complete the mood of this dynamic nightspot. Control is provided via a Tryka Smart Card Controller.

Brian Markussen, Lumodan's managing director, enthuses: "Tryka's L.E.D. fixtures proved to be the best prod

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UK - Rigging training and equipment supplier Lyon Equipment has just opened a brand new, purpose-built training facility in the north of England. Robin Johnson paid it a visit.

Situated by the M6 motorway in Tebay, Cumbria, it's only a dark-green tower that gives away the location of Lyon Equipment's brand new rigging training facility.

Such is the amount of training now undertaken by Lyon that the company's previous training centre - 10 miles away at its HQ in the picturesque village of Dent - was not enough to satisfy demand. Although training at Dent will continue, building a new facility gave Lyon the chance to design a practical training facility literally from the ground up.

Taking time out from instructing a Greenpeace group doing IRATA Level 1, Lyon's Paul Witheridge showed me round. "We already owned this building and used it as extra warehouse space," he says. &

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UK - An exclusive new members club opened its doors in June, revealing a striking visual interior. Design and brand consultant, David Collins, has created a space designed to stimulate all the senses. With a capacity of just 100, the subterranean Kabaret's Prophecy in Beak Street, Soho, hosts a display of visual stimulation created to "redefine the concepts of environmental design".

Constructed from modular intelligent LED pixel blocks, two of the venue's walls act as backdrops upon which graphics and animations, triggered from a real-time generator or MIDI keyboard, create a constantly morphing environment. Clad in Barco's proprietary MiPIX system and displaying intelligent lighting effects, 3D logos or graphics - even full video content - these moving images curve around the contours of the walls and wrap into the alcoves, giving a strangely three-dimensional depth t

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USA - Chicago Sound has completed the installation of a large Apogee outdoor system for the lawn at the Petrillo Music Shell in downtown Chicago's Grant Park, home of the Grant Park Symphony and Chicago's free Summer Music Festivals. The Apogee system was selected by Ian Hunt, president of Chicago Sound, the sole vendor for all City of Chicago public events and one of the largest Apogee dealers in the Midwest. Chicago Sound installed 16 Apogee AFI-8SX loudspeakers, configured in two inner rings of six speakers, and an outer ring of four speakers placed 300 feet from the stage.

Hunt chose the Apogee AFI-8SX system to replace the music shell lawn's loudspeaker system. He commented: "We were looking to replace the speaker system with a modern, high-output, loudspeaker system that would provide better coverage and sound levels. We chose the Apogee AFI-8SXs because we thought th

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USA - Georgia-based Dillon Production Services specializes in providing complete sound and lighting support for corporate events, from shareholder's meetings to training seminars, with high-profile clients including Home Depot and Coca Cola. Most of the events the company supports are staged in large ballrooms or conference rooms - such as a recent Home Depot event that was held at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel in Atlanta. In order to provide optimum audio impact for the 700 conference attendees, Dillon Productions rolled out their capable new EAW KF730 line array system. For this event, the EAW array consisted of six KF730 mid/high boxes on each side and two SB730 subs on each side for low end.

"We had our decision narrowed down to two systems and the EAW system just sounded better," commented company owner, Matt Dillon. "The EAW array also blends in well with ou

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South Korea - d&b audiotechnik South Korea is situated in Seoul under the stewardship of Hak Kwon Kim, or 'Kevin' to his English-speaking colleagues. Before opening this office, Kevin had distributed d&b into the Korean market for some years. Prior to that, he was extensively involved at management level in the leisure industry and was a director of Korex, one of South Korea's largest PA rental companies.

"From my previous years working with d&b, I knew their systems had considerable potential in the Korean market. When the opportunity arose to open a d&b office, I welcomed this closer association with the company," he says. "I have already begun to establish a distribution network with Dae Sung Media in Seoul, and db Sound in Tae Gu City and intend to expand this in the coming months." Hak Kwon Kim is joined at d&b by Jay Hoon Shon who provides technical and

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UK - Hall Stage Limited are very happy to announce another new addition to their staff. Peter Woods joins the company as engineering design manager after many years in the industry with Glantre Engineering and most recently Stage Technologies, where he spent four years as mechanical designer and site engineer.

"Peter adds a tremendous amount to our business" says Charles Haines, Hall Stage managing director: "He obviously brings a wealth of experience in engineering design and project management and he fits in with our core work ethics! We needed someone with his qualities and qualifications to support the development and supply of new products, such as the 2004 ABTT Rigging & Engineering Product of the Year award-winning DGS counterweight drive - and we're absolutely delighted to have him here."

Woods adds: "Its a great opportunity for me to be part

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Belgium / Luxembourg - Pro Entertainment, the new division of Brussels-based distributor Prévost aimed at the mobile and fixed install concert sound systems market, has been appointed as distributor of InnovaSON digital mixing consoles for Belgium and Luxembourg. Managing director Walter Geerts says: "It has been a while now that an A-brand of mixing consoles was missing in our Concert Sound product portfolio. Since the market is evolving towards digital consoles, InnovaSON appeared to us as being the perfect solution to fill this gap in our product range."

Having built up a strong reputation as an easy-to-use and highly reliable digital console, InnovaSON is an ideal accompaniment to the existing Concert Sound product line (EV, Klerk Teknik, Beyerdynamic, Dynacord and Koenig & Meyer), say the company. Pro Entertainment will have a complete demo console at its disp

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UK - Hull-based Feonic plc has been short-listed in two categories of the prestigious Electronics Industry Design Awards for both the 'Best Use of Technology' and 'Best Newcomer' awards. The nominations recognize the innovation of three of its products - Omnivox, Soundbug and Whispering Window.

Feonic's technology enables sound to be broadcast via solid surfaces such as table tops, plasterboard walls and glass windows by effectively turning them into loudspeakers. Among other uses, the technology has applications for consumers, businesses and retailers. The Electronics Industry Design Awards have been running for three years and are considered to be the leading awards in this field. They are dedicated to recognizing innovation and achievement by companies of all sizes - across the entire British electronics industry - working in creative electronics design and manufacturing.

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USA - Lighting designer John Featherstone used Robe Show Lighting's powerful ColorSpot 1200 AT fixtures to light the Eidos stand at the 2004 E3 exhibition - the definitive trade show for electronic gaming industry professionals, held at the LA Convention Centre. Featherstone and his consultancy, Lightswitch, has designed the lighting for Eidos presentations at E3 since 1997.

For Eidos, the primary aesthetic objective was to make the booths 'speak' to the dynamic pace of the games being showcased, ensuring they stand out from the crowd in a highly competitive marketplace. Eidos use a series of 'vignettes' designed by 3D Exhibits to anchor the central theme of each game, and provide a visual tableau to present the software. Eidos has always utilized lighting to help support this technique, adding layers of texture, colour and movement to the displays.

Featherstone used 24 Robe

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UK - Theatre Sound specialist and d&b audiotechnik partner, Orbital, recently supplied a d&b system to the Theatre Royal in Nottingham, as part of an on-going refurbishment scheme, ensuring the theatre offers advanced audio solutions to contemporary productions from drama and opera, to ballet and West End musicals. Orbital's Sales and Installation division, headed by Tom Byrne, collaborated with the Theatre Royal's sound supervisor, Michael Donoghue, and Ollie Wade from the initial planning stages, supplying a system to their exacting specifications.

Comprising a fleet of d&b's new Ci installation range loudspeakers, the system was powered by d&b's innovative E-PAC amplifiers and driven by Soundcraft's 48-channel MH3 mixing desk. To maximize flexibility, Orbital supplied BSS's Soundweb for control, which can be operated remotely from any point in the theatre via a PC laptop. Dr

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UK - PCM has supplied Lodestar double-braked motors to Adlib Audio for its high profile audio installation at the Villa Marina complex in Douglas, Isle of Man. The Lodestars, flying the main PA arrays, were chosen because their high spec' and double-braking feature means the venue doesn't have to call a rigger to adjust the safety steels every time the installed PA needs to move for maintenance or other adjustments. The same applies if a visiting production brings in their own PA which has to be flown.

Adlib's Andy Dockerty thinks this will become much more common in the future, because it saves time, and at the end of a show, a visiting crew can get their equipment in and de-rigged with a minimum of hassle. Dockerty has used Lodestars supplied by PCM for Adlib's touring work for many years, because of their proven reliability and excellent safety record.

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USA / China - Massachusetts-based PR firm Topaz Partners is teaming up with Hong Kong-based The Consultancy Ltd, to support a global PR campaign for China-based Lighthouse Technologies, one of the world's leading manufacturers of LED video display panels. Lighthouse has customers in a broad range of industries, including sports, signage, military and entertainment markets.

Topaz is working with The Consultancy's global program leader, Emma Smith, on public relations strategy, messaging, support materials and media and analyst relations. Both firms are coordinating Lighthouse's marketing communication efforts, and Topaz Partners is leading the North American visibility campaign.

"As the LED video display market continues to grow and the technology advances, Lighthouse anticipated the need to strengthen its North American presence," said Emma Smith, president of The C

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UK - Network AV, a specialist in large-scale exhibition features, delivered fully integrated in-house production solutions to the Cruise Strip at Max Power Live at the NEC last weekend (2 - 4 July), including sound, light, staging and a number of creative components.

The event saw the launch of Network AV's new arch roof staging system that featured as the central focal point for all the arena action. The stage, an 8x8m area, was the base for the main MC, promotional models and the show's live DJs. This new Network AV stage is expected to be in strong demand for festivals, city centre entertainments, fashion shows and exhibition stands, with flexible steel deck flooring and independent truss structure. For this event, the roof was undressed to increase light flow, although it does come with full roof and side covering for weather protection, say Network AV.

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USA - In a move designed to strengthen Entertainment Technology's presence in the theatrical and entertainment industries, Vari-Lite regional sales managers have been given direct access to the award-winning IGBT-based dimming products of VL's sister company, Entertainment Technology. The announcement is the latest strategic move taking advantage of the synergies of the two Genlyte Thomas Group companies. Both Entertainment Technology and Vari-Lite are part of the Genlyte Controls division, based in Dallas, sharing office, manufacturing and shipping space.

"In many instances, Vari-Lite and Entertainment Technology reps are calling on the same decision-makers," says Bob Schacherl, vice-president of sales for Genlyte Controls. "By providing Vari-Lite RSMs access to the Entertainment Technology line, these lighting professionals can now work with one person for all

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UK - The 29th Nordoff-Robbins O2 Silver Clef Awards Lunch took place on 18 June in the prestigious Hyde Park Inter-continental Hotel, with the sound for the event being provided by Canegreen Commercial. The annual event is organized by Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy, the longest established music business charity. Past winners of the prestigious Silver Clef Awards include Beverly Knight, Iron Maiden and Jamie Cullum, with Will Young given 'Heart Artist of the Year Award' and George Benson the 'Raymond Weil International Award'.

To achieve the best level of technical production Linda McLean, producer of the Silver Clef Luncheon, brought in Canegreen Commercial to supply the PA equipment and manage the sound. The system was designed to provide complete sound coverage of the room to ensure the charity raises as much as possible - this year in excess of £400,000 - from the audience.

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UK - Following a series of successful technical lighting workshops held earlier in the year, Selecon UK has completed the second round of sessions, which are free to professional theatre technicians and lighting designers. Four workshops were held at diverse locations around the country, starting with the Kings Theatre in Plymouth, moving to the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds, then on to Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham and finishing at the Bristol Old Vic.

Selecon's Nick Gale, Mark Miller and Louise McCoy gave participants a brief overview and demonstration of the various Selecon luminaires before inviting them to get 'hands on' and try them out for themselves. Theatre technicians Oscar Kane and Dave Sinton travelled all the way from Belfast's Waterfront Hall to attend the workshop in Leeds. "The lights are great. We were very impressed by their performance and versatil

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UK - London-based FX Rentals has added Sennheiser in-ear monitoring to its hire stock in the form of the wireless 300 IEM G2. The heart of the evolution wireless G2 monitoring system is the SR 300 IEM G2 rack-mount transmitter, which transmits the monitoring signals to the compact EK 300 IEM G2 bodypack receiver. Designed for rugged live work, the receiver is easy to use and protected against accidental operation. The artist or the sound engineer listens via stereo earphones with skin-friendly ear moulds. Transmitter and receiver feature nine frequency banks with up to 12 directly accessible presets each - ready for immediate use. The receiver is fitted with a special Focus Mode, i.e. it can be switched from stereo reception to double mono, with one channel reserved for the mix and the other one for your own voice/instrument. The level of each channel is set by the balance control

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UK - Carlsbro Electronics has announced further changes to its management structure, designed to cater for its continued growth. With effect from 1 July 2004 John Roberts has been made head of sales and marketing for Carlsbro products worldwide. In his new role, Roberts will co-ordinate sales, marketing and promotions, ensuring that Carlsbro (which dates back to 1959) continues as one of today's fastest-growing British amplifier brands.

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UK - PLASA 2004 will mark Allen & Heath's 35th year designing and manufacturing innovative pro audio products. To commemorate the milestone, there will be a museum area on the stand (K60) with a display of past products for visitors to learn more about Allen & Heath's history, alongside the company's complete current portfolio.

New product inspired by the award-winning Xone DJ range will be shown. The Xone VF-1 is a 1U universal analogue stereo filter intended for live and studio use, which can interface with any mixer to create and manipulate sophisticated audio filtering. With similar styling to the Xone:V6 valve rotary mixer, the unit's circuitry is an enhanced version of the filters built into A&H's Xone mixers, and offers three basic filter types: High-pass, Band-Pass and Low-pass. The basic filter types can be combined to create further filter types such as 'notch'.

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Spain - Adamson loudspeakers provided sound reinforcement for 'Peace Music' - a concert organized and presented by the Parliament of the World's Religions on 10 July as part of Forum Barcelona 2004. Barcelona-based sound company Croma 440 supplied the system, which included 12 Adamson Y-Axis Y18s, 16 Y10s and eight Y10 Subs, as well as four SX18s and four MH121.5 loudspeakers.

The concert was staged in front of the spectacular Sagrada Familia Temple, designed by Spanish architect Antonio Gaudi, with each of the event's performers representing a different religious faith. Native American singer Joanne Shenandoah was the first of the evening's musical artists; other performers included the Cor Gospel Barcelona, the Shumei Taiko Ensemble, Theravada Buddhist monks and pianist Carmen Miró.

As a symbol of the possibility of understanding between religions, the group Sheva -

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