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UK - The first ever Nordic Music Awards was held recently in Oslo, Norway and rental company Audio One was the chosen live audio supplier for the event. The show, which was held in Oslo Spektrum and broadcast live on Scandinavian television, featured top international artists such as Robbie Williams, Tina Turner, Kylie Minogue, Westlife and Brian McFadden.

The Nordic Music Awards is to be an annual event for Norway, Sweden and Denmark, where national and international artists are chosen in different categories, such as Best International Female Artist, Best Nordic Band, etc.

With an audience of around 9000, the event was completely sold out, meaning a large sound system was required to adequately cover the whole audience listening area. Spektrum is a very wide and

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USA - Super Vision International Inc, the Florida-based manufacturer of fibre optic and LED lighting systems, has announced that Advanced Lighting Systems Inc of Sauk Centre, Minnesota, has signed a license to Super Vision's 'Variable Color Lighting System' 1990 patent developed in 1988 by Richard Belliveau of High End Systems. This follows the announcement in October that Canada-based Spectrum Manufacturing had signed a license to the '687' patent.

Super Vision purchased this patent from High End Systems to provide open access to the industry for intellectual property rights in the production and sale of colour-changing LED systems. Advanced Lighting specializes in the manufacture of fibre optic and LED lighting products for the architectural and entertainment industry.

Paul Streitz, president of ASLI: "Super Vision's making available the '687' patent to leading light

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UK - Automation and movement specialists Kinesys has designed and built an automation and control system for the new Clear Channel Entertainment production of Starlight Express.

This starts its UK tour at Manchester Opera House in November, following a lengthy and successful stint in the US. Kinesys initially supplied the production two years ago at the start of its US tour - providing six Elevation 1+ variable speed chain hoist controllers, an Array PD-ES power and Emergency Stop distribution unit plus a computer system, complete with proprietary Vector software. This was used to move the lighting trusses quickly and safely during the show, greatly enhancing the visual dynamics and flexibility of the touring rig.

Kinesys supplied the kit via Tomcat US, who provided the accompanying customized high speed Lodestar JJ Motors to US production company Troika. Tomcat also un

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USA - Entertainment lighting manufacturer High End Systems Inc has announced the immediate availability of three new versions of software-only Catalyst packages. The three versions are priced for any sized application or budget and enable customers to easily upgrade from one version of the product to the next.

Catalyst effectively combines lighting effects with digital media content to create virtual scenery. It allows lighting designers to integrate graphics and video and drive output devices such as High End Systems' Digital Light products (DL1 and DL2) as well as video screens and LED arrays. Previous to software-only versions, Catalyst was packaged with a complete media server system, which included an Apple G5 computer and related accessories.

Richard Belliveau, HES' chief technology officer, comments: "This is a natural progression for the product line. Offering s

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UK - The Hilton Metropole Hotel, located close to Birmingham's NEC (National Exhibition Centre) was transformed into a spectacular setting for the Smirnoff BEDA Awards - the annual gathering of the members of the Bar Entertainment and Dance Association. BEDA's annual awards event brings together managers, owners, suppliers and promoters to celebrate the finest venues in the UK.

Over recent years, Pulsar has designed and supplied the lighting system for the BEDA Awards dinner, and this year the company came up with a striking lighting design which would meet the varying demands of the show. The lighting system comprised Clay Paky Stage Zoom 1200, MiniScan HPE, Alpha Wash, Alpha Spot HPE, Stage Light 300, Stage Colour 300 and CP 250 automated lighting fixtures. In addition to these, an impressive array of 46 Pulsar ChromaBanks was used along six flown trusses above the dinner tab

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UK - West Molesey based Sound Associates, the UK's largest supplier and installer of high quality cinema projection and sound systems, has just taken delivery of 16 D.A.S. DS-112A active loudspeakers and 16 Sennheiser evolution G2 300-IEM wireless monitor systems. The equipment make up the sound reinforcement system for eight portable cinema systems that Sound Associates is supplying to Film London, part of the Government-backed strategic agency, the UK Film Council. As part of the Digital Fund for Non Theatrical Exhibition, Film London required eight portable cinema systems that could be used in a wide range of multi-purpose venues including schools, colleges, and local halls.

Jerry Murdoch, sales and marketing manager for Sound Associates, explained the system: "The DS-112A gave us a really tough portable system with the clarity, power and dynamics needed for film but, b

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Denmark - Bico Professionel A/S, the Danish dealer for Italian manufacturer LDR, has recently specified and installed a batch of Suono F250 MSD luminaries to illuminate the new Alfa Romeo showroom in Birkeroed close to Copenhagen, Demnark. A total of 19 of the units of the units, in silver, were used to light the interiors of the building and to highlight the new Alfa Romeo cars.

The fixtures were specified by Mogens Gewecke from Bico, who says: "I took the project through from start to finish, so we had to interact with all the involved contractors. The ability to interact with the internal fittings design and to project an even beam of light with low maintenance were all top priorities when it came to choosing the lights."

He continues: "We had the choice on many different brands of luminaires, but we chose the Suono F 250 MSD because it combines a great ligh

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Belgium - Night of The Proms is a high profile music and entertainment spectacular, currently celebrating its 20th anniversary, with 18 sold-out nights in Belgium's largest arena, the 15,000 capacity Antwerp Sportpaleis, before touring to Holland, Germany and France. Belgian production company EML is supplying lighting, sound - and via E/T/C UK - large format projection.

The show is a fusion of popular and classical music, featuring a 72 piece orchestra and 50-strong choir, conducted by Robert Groslot, plus a series of soloists and special guests. The 2004 Antwerp line up includes Joe Cocker, Shaggy, John Miles and James Brown plus a four-piece 'house' electric band and three backing vocalists.

This year several important production changes were made, the main ones being the introduction of the additional visual component of projection and a new layout for the stage. LD

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UK - Franz Ferdinand hit the road this month for a European Tour. Starting at London's Brixton Academy the band visit five venues in France and four in Germany before returning to their home city of Glasgow for two nights at the SECC on the 18 and 19 December. Originally only one night was planned for Glasgow but tickets sold-out so fast that a second date was added.

FOH Engineer for Franz Ferdinand is Parker, and Sennheiser mics and in-ear monitoring are used throughout: evolution e840 on lead vocals, e935 on backing vocals, e602, e903, e614 and e604 on drums, e421 on bass and e606 on guitars. The monitor systems are evolution G2 300 IEM.

Parker explained: "We started using Sennheiser for Franz Ferdinand in March and excellent support from Sennheiser, in both the UK and USA, has enabled us to test and select for the set-up we now use. For example we originally started wi

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Hong Kong - Citizens in Jakarta, Indonesia will now see a new multi-colour landmark in their skyline due to a lighting installation using light emitting diode (LED) technology provided by OptiLED. The eye-catching lighting effects created on the exterior of the 25-storey Indosat building are vivid and sharp, even from many miles away, and has set it apart from the rest of its neighbours dotting the skyline.

Indosat is the primary provider of international telecommunication services in Indonesia and is involved in all forms of satellite and communication media. It wanted a facility that truly reflected its technologically advanced nature and drive for innovation not only in the interior environment but also projected on the exterior.

The scale and magnitude of the project required 400 units of LOA-333 Linear Optical Array (LOA) to create two giant rings - one at the top of the

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UK - Ed Pagett, the well-known general manager of VLPS Lighting Services which merged with PRG recently, has left the company following an internal reorganization which sees David Keighley of LSD-Fourth Phase take over at the head of the newly-formed PRG Lighting division. It is understood that Pagett left the company in mid-October, although no official statement had been issued by PRG at the time of going to press.

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UK/France - A.C. Lighting has sold a Yamaha DM2000 digital mixing console to a leading rental company in Monaco. SES is a mid-size touring rental company which specializes in providing quality, advanced technology products to the entertainment industry. The company recently purchased one DM2000 as an upgrade to their existing stock of O2R digital audio consoles - Yamaha's original digital desk, which has remained the professional standard for mixing consoles since it launched in 1995.

Yamaha's flagship, award-winning DM2000 sets the standard for the next generation of high performance digital mixers, which provide users with total production control. The console offers uncompromised audio quality, extensive facilities and innovative features such as 96-kHz audio, surround monitoring, studio manager software and DAW Control.

Gilles Laguionie, audio buyer at SES commented: "

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USA - The creative thinking behind Elation Professional's new DP-640 combination dimmer and relay switch pack is a hybrid unit that's ideally suited to the needs of users in the stage, touring and rental markets.

Equipped with six DMX channels, the DP-640 offers travelling productions and theatres the all-in-one convenience of being able to simultaneously dim effects via current regulator and switch them on and off as desired. Any of the unit's six channels can easily be configured to perform either function, giving the DP-640 enough flexibility for day-to-day use in a wide variety of applications.

Featuring an extremely lightweight aluminium chassis, the DP-640 was also designed to meet the portability requirements of users on the go. The unit weighs just 6.2lbs another feature that makes it ideal for travelling productions and the rental market.

"With its double-duty

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USA - Recent weeks have seen a ground-swell of opinion among LED lighting manufacturers following the granting of US patent 6,788,011 to Boston-based manufacturer, Color Kinetics. The patent appears to give Color Kinetics ownership in the US market of any control of two or more colour-changing LEDs for illumination purposes - something which has caused great concern among lighting professionals.

In a meeting organized by Super Vision International and Artistic Licence (UK) Ltd in October, over 30 lighting manufacturers pledged their support to this group, which calls itself 'The LED Alliance' and is calling upon all interested parties to submit any related prior art on the subject of colour mixing. Specifically, the call is for prior art information dating prior to August 1997 on the following applications:

1. Utilization of Pulse Width Modulation with LEDs; 2. Utilization

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UK - Mackie has added to its growing collection of awards by winning the prestigious Music Industries Association accolade for Best PA Product of 2004. The award, for the Mackie SRM450 Active PA speaker, was presented to Martin Warr, Loud Technologies' head of UK sales, by MIA president Bob Thomas at the Association's annual Awards Dinner, which took place in October at Sound in London's Leicester Square.

Over 260 guests from across the Music Industry attended the event, at which 40 MIA awards were presented. Commenting on the success of the Mackie SRM450, Martin Warr stated: "It's a great honour to receive this award and we're delighted that the MIA has recognized the impact Mackie's SRM450 speakers have had on the PA industry. For a small speaker the SRM 450 offers incredibly wide dispersion allowing the whole audience to hear clearly, whether they're in the front, back,

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UK - A demonstration of the latest in LED lighting production technology was given by MCL-NEC on the Suzuki stand at this year's International Motor Cycle and Scooter Show. Held at the NEC, it formed the centrepiece of an integrated sound, lighting and video package provided by the turnkey service company.

Working for production company Big Blue Media Ltd., LD Rob Merrilees designed the stand around MCL-NEC's new inventory of Color Kinetics ColorBlaze 48's and ColorBlast 12's, using 18 of the former and 24 of the latter.

ColorBlaze 48 is an intelligent high-performance LED 'border light' that provides far-reaching casts of colour and colour-changing effects, while ColorBlast 12 is a stylish, compact wall-washing light that generates rich, uniform colours and colour changing effects - ideal instruments to fuel the creative imagination of Rob Merrilees.

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Denmark - Martin's Mania series of 'cool all night' effects just got cooler with the Mania EF2. The Mania EF2 is the second flower effect in the Mania EF (effect) series. Designed for anywhere decorative lighting is desired - clubs, live performances, parties and events.

The Mania EF2 is much more than a DJ lighting effect. Its multi-functionality means it can be used for a variety of purposes - revolving dance floor design, funky wall or stage projection, brilliant mid-air effect and more. The effect can be either sound triggered with patterns moving to the beat of the music, or automatic, performing its own program independent of sound.

The Mania EF2 houses eight gobo patterns - four dichroic colour patterns plus four coloured textured glass gobos. With 19 beams of light, a manually selectable gobo wheel, and a variable focus that allows you to frost any effect, the Mania

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UK - Katie Melua's 2004 UK tour has seen some experimentation that led to permanent changes in what the Georgian-born songstress hears every night from her monitor system.

Russell Sladek has the responsibility for Katie's and the band's stage sound. "On this tour, we have been working with new JBL floor monitors," says Sladek. "The speaker processing that came with the system sounded OK on Katie's monitors, but we tried out an XTA on them and the sound just opened up. It was a night-and-day comparison. "We though it was worth trying and it proved correct. I have used XTAs before and love them. I have done a lot of work with their GQ600 graphic EQ at home in Finland and these are the best."

The other element Sladek wanted was some dynamic compression to work the low-mids on the wedges themselves. "The DiGiCo D5 has so much processing power, but I h

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UK - Singing legend Donovan was recognized for his services to the Scottish music industry at this year's Tartan Clef music awards on Saturday 6 November. A native of Glasgow, Donovan collected the coveted Tartan Clef, sponsored by Sennheiser UK, for Outstanding Contribution to Music - in recognition of his varied and colourful music career, which has spanned more 30 years.

A contemporary of The Beatles and the Rolling Stones, Donovan is known to generations of music lovers for his guitar playing and his passionate concern for the environment and search for spiritual awareness and knowledge.

Donovan, who recently released Beat Café, his first new CD in eight years and is currently writing his autobiography, was presented with his award by John Steven of Sennheiser UK, before a 500 strong crowd at Glasgow's Radisson SAS hotel. This year's Tartan Clefs, traditionally a highli

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Italy / China - At the end of September 2004, the HQ of Chinese multinational company 'Neo-Neon' hosted a demonstration of the Butterfly line array system from Italian manufacturer, Outline. The demo was attended by 50 of the country's top rental companies, as well as contractors, dealers, sound engineers and professors of acoustics. The rig installed, which was sold after the demo, consisted in 12 CDH483 high-packs, plus four CDL1815 low-packs and six subs per side and was powered by the company's Series T amplifiers and controlled by Genius 6 processors. The vast area chosen for the demo enabled the team to calibrate the Butterfly setup for even coverage from 20m to 120m, and allowed a listening distance of over 200m. Outline's powerful V.I.P. aiming and simulation software was used.

During a workshop held during the same period, the concepts and numerous innovative patents

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UK - Leading RF manufacturer Trantec has recently supplied its innovative S6001 wireless microphone system to broadcast and live events specialists The Wireless Works for the filming of The BBC's topical TV series - Fat Nation.

Screened on prime time TV on BBC 1 and BBC 3, the eight programme series offers practical advice and raises the nation's awareness of the issues of obesity. The Wireless Work's MD Tristian Bickerton specified a number of S6001 systems to join their fleet of OB equipment on location in a residential neighbourhood, north of Birmingham.

Integrated seamlessly to the OB system, The S6001's were used with two fishpoles and RF amplifiers to enable the sound crew to freely run up and down the streets "picking up" crowd effects surrounding the residential area. Deployed also for interviews, the S6001s delivered with an exceptional clarity.

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