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UK - i-vision has completed a lighting, laser and audio installation at London's newest clubbing experience - Club Supreme in Vauxhall. Owner Nick Derry of Atomic Creations, an experienced promoter, wanted a cool venue with a high production values. The venue's railway arch location immediately lent itself to dynamic lighting and effects designs. Club Supreme's equipment spec was top of the agenda, and Derry chose i-Vision to deliver all the technical elements, and the best value-added solutions for his clubbing showcase. i-Vision worked closely with Derry on the visual and sound designs and ideas to produce a specification to meet his aesthetic, technical and budgetary needs.

The main room, a hard house haven, features seven GLP Ypoc 250 Spot moving lights and two Coef DVP 250 sc

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UK - K.M.E. one of Germany's leading audio manufacturer will again exhibit at PLASA 2004 launching new digital innovations. Products on show are the new 2-in-6-out digital controller DAP 26, the plug-in digital delay module DDM and the switch mode power amp SMA 2000 featuring 2 x 1000W at only 7.5kg.

The DAP 26 is a new, high performance 2-in 6-out sound system controller with a multitude of configurations (2-way stereo, 3-way stereo, 6-way mono). It features variable signal routing output options for matrix and zone configurations. Any DAP 26 configuration can be operated in real time using the navigation pad or implementing the 'K.M.E. Control-Center' software. The accurate signal processing algorithms together with AKM AD/DA converters and a sampling frequency of 96kHz deliver acoustic precision of the highest standard. Further DAP 26 units are linkable using the AES/EBU conn

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UK - RF specialist Trantec has been applauded for its commitment to creating radio products that continue to push boundaries and provide audio solutions for contemporary applications. Further expanding its product range, Trantec has introduced the new TS46 Headset Microphone.

The TS46 has been manufactured to a high specification as laid down by Trantec's own engineering staff in London. It combines a discreet microphone with an ultra-light and comfortable headband. Designed for performing musicians and fitness professionals, it offers extra freedom as a hands-free microphone. Whilst providing excellent condenser sound quality, its hyper-cardioid polar response superbly counters interfering background noise to deliver a true and clean sound. It's super light and discreet design makes it both practical and versatile. Its moisture protected microphone capsule and gooseneck support

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UK - A.C. Lighting has been appointed dealership for Funktion-One, consistent innovators in loudspeaker system design and manufacture for many years. The company's pursuit of excellence in design and manufacturing has now culminated in the development of the Resolution range.

With the starting point being the amazing acuity of human hearing, every component has been meticulously developed and combined to create a speaker system with a balanced and powerful output based on intelligent speaker design and efficiency - not electronic processing. This purist approach gives Funktion-One an unrivalled resolution, clarity, quality and power - delivering the true emotional experience of the sound, say the company.

The Resolution family features models tailored to the varying needs of professional audio installations and touring situations. Each unit's design and power to weight ratio i

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The Netherlands - The second edition of Integrated Systems Europe will run in Amsterdam's RAI exhibition centre from 26-28 January 2005. As a consortium of leading industry associations CEDIA, ICIA /InfoComm and NSCA, ISEurope fuses these complementary disciplines into an advanced showcase. It represents the future of digital applications-led solutions for the home and the workplace, as well as in commercial and industrial sectors, say the organizers

Including a full conference program, training forums, new product launches and new exhibitors, the show is on target to expand by more than 50%. The organizers report that a host of leading European and international manufacturers have already reserved 70% of the available floorspace, including AMX, Artcoustic, Christie, Crestron, Imerge, Jamo, Linn, Russound, Runco and Sony. Working with CEDIA's team, ISEurope delivers a unique opp

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UK - Following last year's lead, CM is showing more new products - and a new face - at this year's PLASA exhibition. With the company's largest stand to date, the focus will be on the new range of CM Pro-Commander hoist control products specifically aimed at the high end computerized and BGV-C1 hoist market. The range includes a cost-effective BGV-C1 manual controller, all the way to a Mitsubishi Electrics powered variable-speed system capable of running the new Varistar hoist up to speeds in excess of 30m per minute with a 500kg s.w.l. This system also includes full load-monitoring feedback, which will be regularly demonstrated on the stand.

As well as the control products CM is be showing its new range of BGV-C1 approved Lodestars designed especially for computerized control, including the CM Pro-Commander line. A range of other more standard products is also available for ins

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UK - Any colour from the popular Lee Filters colour range is now available as a pre-cut polyester insert for use in fluorescent lighting. The chosen colours will be cut to size and delivered to the user ready for install. The sleeves are made from a thermally stable, electrically insulating polycarbonate. The ends of each sleeve are capped with an end cap which fixes the sleeve to the fluorescent bulb, making installation easy. The sleeves are available in 0.61m (2ft), 1.22m (4ft), 1.53m (5ft) and 2.44m (8ft) lengths for T5, T8 and T12 diameter tubes.

Alternatively Lee Filters can supply you with pre-cut rolls of your chosen colour along with the clear polycarbonate sleeves enabling you to assemble the inserts and sleeves yourself. The pre-cut rolls are 7.62m (25ft) long and are available for T5, T8 and T12 diameter sleeves.

Lee Filters has also announced its new range of Quic

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UK - Rigging industry personality John Jones is to launch a new company, LTM - Lift Turn Move, at PLASA 2004: "It's the perfect opportunity - having the whole industry in one place at one time," he says. Based in Birkenhead on the Wirral Peninsula - at the centre of the current Merseyside regeneration strategy - LTM is a new, independently owned company which will specialize in the sale of Lodestar Motors and other rigging accessories for the professional leisure and entertainment industries.

Jones is joined by co-director David King, and the LTM team is further boosted by Dawn Gerrard, Paul Hadfield and Dave Ward - all skilled and knowledgeable in the world of rigging and show presentation, and all previous colleagues at PCM. The tightly focused operation will concentrate on making life simple and cost-effective for the client.

(Sarah Rushton-Read)

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UK - Royal London Private Equity (RLPE) has announced the completion of the £33.5m management buy-out of McKenzie Group (MKG), the UK's leading owner and operator of nationwide live music and club venues, including South London's award -winning concert venue, Carling Academy Brixton.

The investment by RLPE provides MKG with the financial strength to pursue its ongoing strategy of rolling out the Academy brand across the UK, building on its existing successful venues. Carling Academy Brixton is MKG's flagship venue, having hosted major live acts including the Rolling Stones, Madonna and Eminem. MKG owns further Academy venues in Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, Liverpool and Islington (London), as well as West London's Shepherd's Bush Empire and Bar Academy sites in London and Birmingham.

RLPE is taking a 52% stake with existing shareholders, MKG's management and three of the U

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UK - Audient Group has added another member to their sales team - 22 year-old Ross McFarlane. Originally from Glasgow, McFarlane recently graduated from the BA (Hons) Sound Technology course at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA), just two years after UK sales manager Nick Pemberton. "My time at LIPA has really helped me see the audio and performing arts industries as a whole. It's a fantastic course and has shown me the ropes in many of the fields inhabited by Audient and LA Audio, so I will be able to communicate with our customers at their level," explains McFarlane, who will fill the role of product specialist, answering technical queries and providing support for both the Audient and LA Audio product ranges.

Audient and LA Audio team can be found on stand EE44 at this year's PLASA exhibition.

(Lee Baldock)

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UK - Ian Brown joins Robe UK as sales and marketing manager, where he will be working alongside MD Ian Brown and the rest of the Robe UK team. Bringing a wealth of experience and industry knowledge in the moving light field to the Robe UK equation, Brown's past work includes extensive periods at both Martin Professional and High End Systems. His most recent work, with Stage Electrics, has also given him a hands-on insight into the UK rental market.

The two Ian Browns are very much looking forward to working together. Far from being confusing, "Having two Ian Brown's onboard has the distinct advantage of making it easier for people to remember the contact name," says MD Brown, adding, "It's great to have Ian on-board, "His enthusiasm, tenacity and skills fit perfectly into our future plans."

The latest Ian Brown will be working 'on the road' for Robe U

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UK - Jump-Start - a small hand-held RDM and DMX512 programmer - is the latest product from the Artistic Licence test equipment portfolio. As the new Remote Device Management (RDM) protocol gains acceptance, the DIP-switches on the rear of moving lights will gradually disappear. There is no need for them as RDM allows the lighting console to patch the lights.

But, says Artistic's Wayne Howell: "What do you do when the lighting console is still in the truck? Or when you need to address a light in the workshop? Or if you want to check the temperature sensor? That's where Jump-Start comes in - plug it into the DMX connector and moments later you have a display of all the important information: start address, footprint, personality, sensors, temperature, voltage, lamp hours to mention but a few. A couple of key presses are all it takes to edit the settings, you can even plug int

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Germany - Behringer has appointed Joerg Windhorst as deputy general manager for Behringer Germany. Michael Deeb, chief executive officer of the Behringer Group, said: "Mr Windhorst will immediately look to further expanding Behringer's sales network in Europe, which is one of the major markets of the Group today. He will also be directing and strengthening direct-client fulfillment, after-sales service and sales-support operations, and ensuring their integration with the Group's highly-optimized global operations framework."

Prior to joining Behringer, Windhorst was a sales director at Schwarzkopf Professional. He also enjoyed a 13-year career spell with Yamaha Europe, where he served in various sales and marketing positions, culminating as Yamaha's general manager, a position he held for nearly four years. In that capacity, he was primarily responsible for the sales-a

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USA - American DJ has introduced a new lighting effect for clubs and DJs. The Hyper Beam is a 250W multi-coloured prismatic effect which can be operated all night, with no duty cycle. Coloured rays of light reflect off of four mirrors through a rotating three-sided prism, creating constant movement and covering a wide area.

The Hyper Beam can create nine different colours plus white. An FX switch lets DJs choose from three different modes of operation: Sound-active prism rotation and continuous dichro dish rotation; sound-active prism rotation with dichro dish stationary; and sound-active prism rotation and sound-active dichro dish rotation. Each mode puts its own unique and exciting twist on the Hyper Beam's hyperactive performance.

"The Hyper Beam is a great example of American DJ's commitment to keep coming out with club and DJ lighting effects that deliver increasing

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UK - Essex-based Xtreme Audio Visual has installed an audio package from Fuzion in The Elbow Room, Notting Hill, part of a highly successful chain of pool bars and club venues around the UK. The system comprises a pair of Nexo PS10 full-range cabinets, three pairs of Nexo PS8 compact cabinets and Crown CE1000 amplifiers. In addition to pool tables, The Elbow Room has a bar and dance floor area which has just been fitted with a portable DJ booth for use at weekends. The PS10s provide the dance floor with enough level, while the PS8s are used around the pool tables.

Commenting on the install, Xtreme's Duncan Baines said: "This bar is in a very densely populated neighbourhood, so potentially there are problems with the neighbours. The PS10s and PS8s provide good-quality sound without needing to be pumped."

Xtreme AV has just been awarded the contract to equip the Elb

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UK CT Screenco's association with the V Festivals extends back to the event's inception in 1996. This year, the big screen specialist began a new three-year contract with the promoters and were again in action at both Hylands Park, Chelmsford and Weston Park in Staffordshire, where they fielded identical 32sq.m 25mm daylight displays at left and right of the main stage.

With Stuart Young project managing the event for CT Screenco, feeds were taken from the respective content providers and at Hylands Park this included some creative messaging from Blink TV. In addition, Barco DLite 7 high resolution displays were provided independently to Basement Jaxx, whom CT Screenco have been supporting on tour and to Red Bull's Kingsize II skateboard ramp in Weston Park, which is also midway through a national tour, with CT Screenco again providing visual reinforcement.

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Italy - From 2-26 July, 2004, the Tuscan city of Lucca, near Pisa, once again became the centre of the Italian music scene, as some 70,000 visitors flocked to the four week Summer Festival, now in its seventh year, to hear famous names from the worlds of pop, rock and jazz, including major attractions like James Taylor, Bonnie Raitt, Alicia Keys, Peter Gabriel, Burt Bacharach, Pink, Giorgia and the Black Eyed Peas.

In the Piazza Napoleone the picturesque town has what must be one of the most beautiful locations for live concerts in the world - the only problem being the acoustics, with the danger of feedback from the magnificent old buildings lining the square ever present and the occasions legion when the sonic image during outdoor concerts has degenerated into a confused wash of sound.

In 2004, however, the sound engineers from Milano Music Service (MMS) demonstrated that wi

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UK - Australian manufacturer LSC Lighting Systems will preview its newest lighting controller, Xtc, at next week's PLASA Show in London. This is a powerful system, say LSC, its power generated from the proven maXim engine and advanced intelligent light control from the company's PaTPad touchscreen module. The unit has a multitude of playback masters - up to 29 simultaneously, 500 memories, 100 fixtures, 100 groups, 100 presets, 100 palettes and 1024 DMX output channels. It has no faders, just dedicated latching and flashing buttons with a tri-colour status LED for each playback. Eight 'specials' can store looks or timed events for strobes, smoke machines or other DMX-controlled equipment. The front panel is made from 8mm laser-etched clear acrylic that is side-lit with white LEDs.

Also on show will be LSC's recently released range of installation digital dimmers - EKO. Available

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UK - White Light and The Moving Light Company are the chosen lighting suppliers for The Producers, which is coming to London. One of the biggest hits ever seen on Broadway when it opened there in 2001, The Producers is an adaptation of Mel Brooks' classic film, brought to the stage by director/choreographer Susan Stroman. The New York production won a record 12 Tony Awards, including the prizes for Best Musical, Best Original Score, Best Book, Best Direction of a Musical, Best Scenic Design, Best Costume Design and Best Lighting Design.

All of these award winners, including Susan Stroman, set designer Robin Wager and lighting designer Peter Kaczorowksi, will soon see their work re-created in London, with a new production opening at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Working with them will be US associate lighting designer Mick Smith and a British technical team includi

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USA - TransAudio Group, the US distributor for A Designs Audio, showcases the ATTY at 117th AES Convention in San Francisco (28-31 October 2004). ATTY is a passive in-line audio level controller designed to control mono/stereo audio signals from powered monitors and amplified units having no output control, such as a series of mic pres, power amps or speakers.

ATTY has two Neutrik combo input jacks (quarter-inch XLRs) for true stereo and two balanced output XLRs. Included is a level control knob and a mute switch for those moments when an immediate response is required. The mute switch operates as a 'panic button' shorting the signal until full control is regained. Owners of powered monitors will find A Designs ATTY an effective tool against possible system failures that may result in expensive, blown speaker diaphragms. It is small and compact measuring 2" x 3" x 5&q

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Italy / UK - Outline will be showing its innovative 'Globe-Source', an omnidirectional loudspeaker whose characteristics represent the state of the art in the field of sound sources for professional acoustical use in the architectural field, according to Outline. Globe-Source has been nominated for a PLASA Award for Innovation.

Outline will also show the Micra II SP - an ultra-compact, self-powered loudspeaker enclosure that has achieved a strong reputation for its use in TV studios and on some of Italy's top tours (including Claudio Baglioni). It has a built-in (250W continuous power) digital amplifier and is fitted with two sophisticated 5" woofers and twin Neodymium magnetic circuit.

Also on show, the H.A.R.D. 212 SP is a self-powered version of the ultra-slim (33cm) monitor, used on tour by Eric Clapton, Steve Howe (Yes), Hayley Westenra and by top Italian artists inc

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