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UK - The highly-specified DJ set-up at Brownstone in Bristol, provided by locally-based Bristol Architectural Sound Services (BASS), uses a pair of Denon's new DN-S5000 tabletop CD players - installed into the concrete booth at the request of Hed Kandi, who play a Thursday night residency there. BASS's Mike Brice says that these award-winning players, with the active analogue turntable platter, are a popular component of the Denon DJ catalogue, which he has been installing for several years. "I like Denon both for their features and their reliability," he says.

In a short space of time Brice's company has established itself on the city's late night circuit; venues he has fitted include the ultra chic Bar Pam Pam's in Clifton - which features a Denon DN-S9000 double CD/MP

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USA - D-Tools Inc, the specialist in systems integration software for the residential and commercial markets, has announced the addition of two new partners to its Manufacturer Partner Program - Da-Lite Screen Company, headquartered in Warsaw, Indiana and Vutec Corporation, a specialist video projection screen technology, based in Florida.

Da-Lite Screen Company specializes in front and rear projection screen technology, and manufactures a complete product line for the commercial and residential audio-visual markets. "Joining D-Tools made perfect sense for Da-Lite," said Matt Teevan, marketing manager for Da-Lite. "With requests for more than 4,000 of our products from existing D-Tools subscribers, expanding the relationship to include the entire product line will reinforce our long-term strategy for system integrators."

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UK - This year's BBC's Sports Personality of the Year 2004 awards had a dramatic new environmental set created for them by design and communication company Imagination. Over 600 guests attended the event, which saw gold medallist Kelly Holmes scoop the 2004 Sports Personality of the Year trophy.

Working closely with the BBC executive producer Paul Davies, Imagination was able to create a visually arresting space for the awards, which not only hosted the live television programme but also a pre and post transmission party for over 600 VIP guests.

This year's environmental set included multiple interview staging areas, graphic treatments on the stage and floor as well as lighting and projection design. Imagination has a long-standing relationship with the BBC having worked with them on environmental sets for such programmes as Newsnight and Sports series On-Side

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UK - The organizers of the ISCEx 2005 exhibition and conference have report that 20 invited specialist suppliers to the audio industry have now signed up to exhibit at ISCEx 2005, which is due to be held once more at the Watford Moat House Hotel on Tuesday 22 February. They are: ADS Worldwide, AK Barns, Ampetronic, BC Technology, Brähler ICS, Canford Audio, CIE, Clockaudio, Communications Technology, Current Thinking, DNH Worldwide, Ikon AVS, Loud Technology, MEDC, RCF, RK Sound, RW Salt, Shuttlesound, SigNET and TOA, with more exhibitors reportedly in the pipeline.

Running alongside the exhibition is a full technical programme with expert speakers covering topics from voice overt IP technology (Michael Harrison), fibre optics (Anthony Smith), RF microphones (Paul Mason), an update on induction loop systems (Leon Pieters), problems in making site measurements accurately and q

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UK - Strand Lighting announced two new appointments At Strand UK. Peter Sherrington returns after an 18-month leave when he worked on a charity funded project for disadvantaged children. David Catterall European sales said: "I am delighted to announce that Peter has returned to Strand Lighting as sales representative for the East side of the UK. Peter comes back to us with a wealth of experience on Strand products, some great relationships and joins us at a very exciting time."

In Germany Walter Thomsen is also returning to Strand to manage sales in Southern Germany. He will also be responsible for Austria and Switzerland. "Walter has recently worked as a lighting consultant and brings a great deal of lighting knowledge and practice to his new position. Both of these appointments follow on a year of growth for Strand and the whole team looks forward to working wit

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USA - J.R. Clancy Inc has introduced its PowerLift line of motorized theatrical rigging, designed to improve backstage safety and ease of use. PowerLift's simple, programmed operation allows operators to concentrate on stage activities, say the company, while added safety features detect and react to snags or overloads quickly, reducing the potential for accidents.

J.R. Clancy's PowerLift technology offers several advantages over conventional rigging systems, according to Tom Young, vice-president of sales and marketing. "We've combined our experience with new materials and manufacturing processes to develop the PowerLift, offering reliable motorized rigging at an affordable price," Young said.

PowerLift eliminates both the need to handle counterweights to keep sets in balance. When using PowerLift in new buildings, the stage house can be smaller than is necessary

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UK - It's not unusual for a lighting company to be supplying equipment to pantomime productions at this time of year. However, Scottish lighting specialist black light has just supplied a panto job with a big difference - it was in Ghana, Africa!

In the UK, audiences are used to pantomimes being staged in drafty halls and chilly theatres. In stark contrast, the International Players production of Cinders (a characteristically loose interpretation of the Cinderella story) was staged at the Ghana International School's outside stage in high temperatures. Although there is a roof over the stage and auditorium, its purpose is to provide shelter in case of tropical storms!

The panto was left high and dry when another UK-based lighting supplier failed to respond to its order. So, with a fairly tight turnaround time for the lighting to be shipped out via sea freight, the Players tur

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USA - Andrew Nikel has joined the City Theatrical sales staff, the company reports. A well-known and well liked lighting industry veteran, Nikel most recently was an account manager at PRG Lighting in North Bergen, New Jersey, and prior to that was an account manager with VLPS in Moonachie, New Jersey. Earlier, he worked as a senior project coordinator with the Fourth Phase Systems Integration Group in North Bergen, and as a rental accounts representative for Production Arts for many years.

Nikel has worked professionally in lighting as a Master Electrician and Technical Director and holds a B.A. from Connecticut College. He will be working closely with the extensive City Theatrical network of lighting distributors as well as with consultants, designers and other lighting professionals to increase awareness and sales of the WDS Wireless Data System, CTI's accessories for Color

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UK - Leading British electronic music act Way Out West has selected Allen & Heath's MIDI-enabled Xone:92 DJ mixer for use on its new, and highly acclaimed album 'Don't Look Now' (Distinct'ive), and promotional tour. The bonus mix CD which accompanies the 'Don't Look Now' album was mixed live on the Xone:92 at Way Out West's studio in Bristol, and the mixer was used throughout an intensive live tour of North America, which took place during November 2004.

"The Xone:92 is wonderful and I love it," says Jody Wisternoff. "I was really happy that we were able to use it for the 'Don't Look Now' mix CD - every track went through it, and it warmed up everything. It's definitely the best sounding DJ mixer I've ever heard and I've been playing around with the MIDI functions. The Xone:92 is studio quality - Allen & Heath don't mess around. I've played records at home throug

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UK - Producer Jim Lowe looked to Mackie when he decided he needed a cost-effective desk that could be used to record bands during rehearsal sessions. Lowe, who has recently produced and engineered a new album for the Stereophonics, said: "I was looking for an easy and affordable way to record bands in rehearsal situations, without having to compromise on quality. Mackie desks are renowned for their good EQ and mic amps, so the company's range was an obvious place to begin my search."

Lowe chose an Onyx 1640 with FireWire option. This 16-channel small-format analogue mixer is the flagship of Mackie's new Onyx range, with features including an innovative 24-bit/96khz FireWire 1/0 option that allows it to stream multi-channel audio directly into a laptop or desktop computer.

"The FireWire option was a must-have because I use a G4 laptop and I needed a quick and e

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UK - The launch of Ethos VA Array at the PLASA show in 2004 had a dramatic effect on Logic System's standing in the live sound industry. While system sales have been achieved in Asia, Europe and Scandinavia, UK demand has been running at an unprecedented level, say the company. To cope with the production demands in the run up to Christmas the Logic factory has been operating an additional night shift to cope. The availability of a cost effective installation version of the array has also not been lost on Logic Systems installation customers and as a result it has been specified on a number of new installations coming on line in the next few months.

The first of these is the newly refurbished Odeon in Leicester. Built as a cinema in the 1940's the decaying Art Deco interior has been lovingly restored to its former glory and the tiered seating replaced by six raised balconies ena

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The Netherlands - For Dutch superstar Frans Bauer's three sell-out 28,000 capacity Christmas shows at the Arnhem Gelredome, he and his design team decided to push their innovative use of video to record breaking levels. The single location and spectacular venue allowed a level of production which would be all but impossible on a touring show. The 'set' was a video screen - similar in proportions to the system on U2's legendary Popmart tour, this screen was not a low-resolution, background effect, but 500sq.m of Barco's D7 outdoor product assembled into arguably the largest and highest resolution display ever built Europe and even worldwide if fixed installations are discounted.

Dutch video specialist JVR (an Avesco plc company), an established supplier to Bauer's extravaganzas, supplied the screen. Sales director Jeroen Jongenelen commented. "The Barco D7 is the only syste

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UK - JVC is now stocking its range of dual purpose digital video (DT-V) range of HD and SD monitors with multi-signal video and audio capabilities. The JVC 17-inch DT-V1700CG and the 19-inch DT-V1910CG colour video monitors have an increased range of interface cards and are newly price-positioned to compete with standard definition CRT monitors.

All DT-V monitors feature natural flat CRTs with either user-selectable standard 4:3 or wide 16:9 aspect ratio. A discrete 16:9 removable bezel is provided as standard. Producing clear images, the DT-V1700CG monitor has 800 TV lines and the DT-V1910CG has 900 TV lines of horizontal resolution.

The three blank connection panels can each be populated when and how, according to user needs, with audio and video I/O modules. The selection is from: composite video and Y/C, analogue component / RGB / RGBHV, a range of SDI and a range of HD SD

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Canada - MDG, the Canada-based manufacturer of high quality fog generators, has appointed Andre Girard to the position of international product advisor responsible for sales and marketing. MDG president Martin Michaud says: "Andre's wealth of experience and philosophy of professionalism is consistent with our own ideals and modus operandi here at MDG. We welcome his input and creativity and it shall be a pleasure working with him to better serve our clientele worldwide."

Andre began his career in the lighting and sound industry in 1986 as a lighting designer for Montreal-based Solotech before progressing into professional lighting distribution across Canada representing such names as MA Lighting and Clay Paky. In 1997 Andre accepted an invitation to move to Germany to work directly with MA Lighting. Responsible for international training and technical support on the g

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UK - The latest issue of British Harlequin house magazine Harlequinade carries stories from around the globe including the magnificent new Copenhagen Opera House, the impressive Centre de la Danse in Paris and the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow.

From America news of Harlequin's largest ever installation of Liberty Sprung floors at Florida State University in Tallahassee, as well as a special installation at the Lincoln Center in New York. Elsewhere in the issue Rachel Rist, president of IADMS writes a timely warning on the risks of dancing on the 'wrong type' of dance floor, a subject also highlighted in a recent House of Commons Report.

Anyone involved in dance who would like to receive a free copy of Harlequinade can sign up via the contact details below.

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UK - Over 20 specialist suppliers to the audio industry have accepted invitations to exhibit at ISCEx 2005 being held at the Watford Moat House Hotel on Tuesday, February 22nd. They include ADS Worldwide, AK Barns, Ampetronic, BC Technology, Brahler, Canford Audio, CIE, Clockaudio, Communications Technology, Current Thinking, DNH Worldwide, Ikon AVS, LOUD, MEDC, RCF, RK Sound, RW Salt, Shuttlesound, SigNET, and TOA. There are more in the pipeline, and already this looks like being an even bigger and better specialist exhibition for this important segment of the sound industry.

Running alongside the commercial interest will be a full packed technical programme with expert speakers covering a myriad of topics including audio over TCP/IP (Michael Harrison), fibre optics (Anthony Smith), wireless microphones (Paul Mason), an up-date on loop induction systems (Leon Pieters), and test

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Italy - December saw an Outline sound reinforcement system installed in the 400-seat multi-function room of Iveco SpA, a member company of the Fiat Group and one of the world's largest manufacturers of diesel engines and goods vehicles. The audio system - comprising three Spectra II 9075 loudspeaker enclosures, a Topsub Plus and two Micra II, powered by Outline T4 and T44 digital power amplifiers - is regularly used for conferences by Iveco's management, but also by public bodies such as Brescia's municipal and provincial authorities, and various important trade associations. In line with the philosophy of a multi-function room, as well as these applications, the room is also used by the Group's staff and their families, who greatly appreciate the sophisticated AV technology installed, particularly for the screening of films in 5.1 Dolby Surround.

The audio equipment was insta

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UK - Being based in one of the world's most renowned cities for New Year's Eve celebrations does have its down side. Six black light employees - led by projects manager Paul McGreal - found themselves resolutely sober and working hard as 2004 turned over into 2005.

Scotland is legendary for leading the UK's celebrations, with Edinburgh's Hogmanay events as much a municipal highlight as the city's infamous Festival Fringe in August. So it's unsurprising that black light is at the heart of both. As the celebrations take place in the centre of the city, the set up has to be done during the small hours. So the black light team worked overnight on 29 - 30 December to install the equipment, and on 31 December to run it (avoiding drunken revellers wherever possible). They began breaking down at 2am on 1 January, with all safely back at the black light warehouse by 8am that day.

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USA - Meyer Sound has appointed veteran system tech/audio engineer Steve Bush as a senior technical support representative. Bush will provide problem-solving and consulting services to Meyer Sound's customers from the company's Berkeley headquarters. Bush, who has years of high-level experience in touring sound reinforcement, was most recently system technician on the last three Norah Jones tours, and has also mixed FOH for artists as diverse as Three Dog Night and Keiko Matsui.

"Steve brings with him a strong combination of technical and management skills, in addition to his extensive experience doing shows," says technical support manager John Monitto. "This is exactly what we like to find, because we believe our customers are best supported by people who fully understand their needs from first-hand experience. We're happy we could get Steve to join us and I kn

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UK - Northern Light announced the appointment of Simon Thomas-Colquhoun as its new regional sales manager. Previously chief electrician at The Criterion Theatre in London's West End, Thomas-Colquhoun joins the company with over 20 years experience in the theatre industry, he has a wide range of experience covering lighting, sound and production for opera, dance, drama and events.

Simon said: ''I am looking forward to what the future brings with Northern Light. I strongly believe that the knowledge I have gained in the past will be a real asset to the company. Whether it's dealing with architects and designers or the poor guy stuck in mid-air on the end of his mobile, my aim is to provide the best possible service at the right price.''

Colin Cuthbert, operations director at Northern Light, added: '' We feel very confident that with Simon's wealth of knowledge and experience he

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UK - Mixing the sound for a broad range of frontline television spectaculars, Plus 4 Audio's Stew Chaney knows the value of having a maximum number of inputs in a minimum amount of flexible retail estate, that can be transported and sited discretely.

For the past two years he has supported the Yamaha digital platform, and like his colleague Fred Jackson (of Jackson Post) with whom he often shares mixing duties - their preferred supplier is Marquee Audio.

Last month Marquee supplied Plus 4 Audio with the new PM5D-RH - and Chaney returned from mxing the sound for Miss World in China to go straight into The London Studios on the South Bank, to join Jackson on the new board for ITV's Record of the Year show, where the full complement of internal pre-amps, FX and stereo returns were in use.

Chaney had been looking for a step up from the DM2000 for around a year on shows which req

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