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Denmark - Martin Professional has hired Thomas Gosvig as after sales and service manager. He is based at the Martin head office in Aarhus, Denmark.

Over the past 15 years Thomas has worked in all aspects of after sales, most recently with American Power Conversion and before that with ITC Scandinavia Group. He is a certified electrician and maritime engineer and has held positions in areas such as network installation management, product support engineering, product management, new product development, sales- & service management consultancy and communications management.

In his new position Thomas will be responsible for Martin's corporate service department, including development and implementation of the Martin Professional after market strategy, optimisation of service busin

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UK - D&M Professional kick-starts the new season with the announcement of the advanced DN-S3500 CD/MP3 player from Denon DJ. Making its debut at this year's PLASA Show in London, the new professional direct drive CD/MP3 player offers several world firsts. The company says DJs will be impressed by Denon's all-new proprietary 12-pole Direct Drive brushless motor design, delivering instant full rotation speed with a powerful 2.5kg/cm of start-up torque within 0.5 secs. This gives true turntable reaction and response, allowing the DJ to perform as freely as if he were using a genuine vinyl turntable, say Denon.

A further major bonus is that the DN-S3500 now gives the DJ an option in the way he sets his CUE points, supporting the traditional Denon cueing method (as well as the Pioneer protocol).

Denon has ensured that building the mood on the dancefloor (and remixing on the fly) is

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UK - Glasgow-based Community UK, established only a month ago, is exhibiting for the first time at this year's PLASA show on stand AA1 in the Audio Area on the Top Deck. Being at PLASA was described by Community as "a key element in the marketing launch of their UK venture". The company will also use the show to announce its appointment as the exclusive UK distributor for the Italian amplifier brand, KIND.

Located in Galliate, about 50km south-west of Milan, the KIND brand was established by Audio & Audio in 1984 and now manufactures a comprehensive range of professional power amplifiers using both SMPS and linear power supplies. All products are designed and manufactured in-house and the range covers a wide variety of applications, including touring and rental, fixed installations and recording studios.

With power ratings from 320 to 5600 Watt, both the class AB and

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UK - New products from A.C. Lighting to be introduced at the PLASA Show include further new accessories for the Color Block range. LED Pipe - The rectangular, contoured LED Pipe is manufactured using an ultra durable Polycarbonate material which has been designed to withstand the rigours of the entertainment environment. The pipe slots easily over the front of each DB4's set of four LED cells and locks into recesses in the unit for a secure fixing, taking just seconds to attach or detach. Acting as a light diffuser, the pipe blends together the output from individual RGB cells and shows it as a uniform colour across the display area. As a result, camera lens flare is also eliminated when the DB4 is used in TV studio lighting applications.

For improved diffusion, the pipe moulding features a second 'outer' layer which acts as an additional filter. The result is optimum diffusion

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USA - Larry Kellerman, director of PRG's Permanent Installation Group, has died of a heart attack. Kellermann was a long-time lighting industry member, having begun his career in the early 1950s at Century Lighting, the predecessor of Strand Lighting He was named CEO in 1973. Kellermann left Century in 1974, opening his own manufacturer's rep agency. Over the next 20 years, his company worked on more than 600 Broadway shows, including Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, and Miss Saigon. He also worked on many installation projects, including ABC's Good Morning America stiudio, the network's Nightline studio, the Mister Rogers' Neighborhood studio for PBS, and others. He also worked as a construction coordinator and project manger for Tishman construction, Morse Diesel, ITT Sheraton, Princess Hotels, JWP, CBS-TV, ABC-TV, and Hilton Hotels.

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UK - Mark Bromfield has been appointed technical sales manager at beyerdynamic (GB). He will be responsible for customer support and technical backup as well as developing the market share of all beyerdynamic products across the installation hire and live performance sectors.

Bromfield is well known in the industry, having spent time over the last twenty years working for Amek/TAC, SSE and LMC Audio Systems."Mark brings a wealth of experience with him,"commented Jon Stanley, beyerdynamic's director of technical sales. "His understanding of design, manufacturing, testing, commissioning, servicing, sales and customer support, within the field of integrated systems and installation projects, will bring great benefit to the beyerdynamic team."

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UK - Formula Sound has chosen PLASA 2005 as the occasion to unveil its plans for a limited edition anniversary model of one of the most popular audio mixers it has ever produced. This will be accompanied by the launch of a brand new audio priority interface, plus an updated edition of its popular AVC2 noise control unit.

From its original launch in 1980, the Formula Sound PM-80 proved to be an instant hit with users around the world. At PLASA 2005 the company will announce its plan to celebrate the 25th anniversary of that launch by introducing the PM-80R - an updated anniversary model that "combines modern technology with all the elements that made the original version so popular". Although some details are still unconfirmed the new PM-80R 8-channel mixer will incorporate some subtle design changes which reflect the way in which mixer use has changed over the years.

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UK - Drapes and rigging specialist Blackout was appointed by The Millennium Stadium in Cardiff to design and install a revolutionary arena system, which has enhanced its main bowl's potential as a multifunctional and versatile indoor venue.

The system features as part of £1 million joint venture between the Millennium Commission, caterers, Letheby and Christopher, the Welsh Tourist Board and the Millennium Stadium, to expand on the original design of the stadium. It allows the main bowl to be divided into four possible staging configurations, accommodating events for audiences between 12,000 and 46,000. As the first arena system of its kind in Europe, Blackout's team headed by MD Steve Tuck and project manager Ken Nock collaborated with The Millennium Stadium's Chief Executive, Paul Sergeant, from the outset.

The innovative system comprises three key parts: an 18m by 1

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UK - CGA recently modernised the audio system at All Saints church in Ascot. Winning by tender, the project gave CGA Integration the opportunity not only to improve the audio and increase flexibility, but to use modern sound engineering to solve several traditional problems associated with amplification of church services.

The system had to accommodate a wide variety of trained and untrained vocalists in a challenging acoustic environment, say CGA. Non-intrusive fixtures, cabling and racks were also a priority to preserve the ornate décor and ambience. Operated by non-technical personnel, simplicity was important and preferably automated as far as possible. CGA's Chris Gunton explains: "CGA Integration are specialists in this kind of sympathetic installation and take great care to ensure that the original building is not scared by the installation. These buildings have bee

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Australia - The new Craigieburn Bypass now provides a freeway link between the Melbourne Metropolitan Ring Road and the Hume Freeway in Australia's second city. Amongst the unique features of this road-building project is the world's first traffic controlled lighting effect, conceived by landscape architects Taylor Cullity Lethlan and engineers Webb Australia in conjunction with local artist Robert Owen. The system was then designed and installed by Lightmoves Pty Ltd.

A 300m matrix of colour changing LEDs, forming part of an acoustic barrier to reduce road noise, was installed parallel to the road. The design brief required the lighting effects to be controlled and regulated by transducers in the road. Lightmoves turned to Artistic Licence to provide the necessary control software via Colour-Tramp.

Colour-Tramp is best known for its ability to control colour changing arrays w

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USA - The Light CoPilot III is a new analogue chase control system from Elation Control Systems. A complete package for controlling multiple sound-active effects, it features Elation's popular 16-channel Light CoPilot II analogue chase controller, plus two 4-channel LC-4SP power packs and two 25-foot connector cables.

With two power packs included in the system - as opposed to one 8-channel pack - the Light CoPilot III gives DJs and clubs more options for configuring their lights. For example, they can string four fixtures in two different areas of a club, rather than having to rig all their lights on one truss or T-bar. Plus, users will have fewer messy extension cords and wires to hassle with.

"The Light CoPilot III's extra power pack really expands what you can do with your light show," said John Lopez, national sales manager for Elation Control Systems. "It

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UK - While celebrating its 21st birthday, the Global Infusion Group has been working flat out this summer on a multitude of events including Live 8, the G8 Summit at Gleneagles and The International Festival of the Sea, as well as touring with Coldplay in both Europe and the US.

The corporate catering division, Chevalier Event Design, worked with innocent to provide a picnic and BBQ for 1,500 at this year's Fruitstock Festival in London's Regents Park, while Stratfield Saye House in Reading was the location for 2000 Microsoft employees to enjoy their After Hours summer party. The division also catered for 1000 artists and VIP's at the Download Festival in Castle Donington.

In addition to providing the production catering at the G8 Summit, sister company Eat to the Beat provided crew and media catering at Live 8 in Hyde Park. Other festivals catered for included Glastonb

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UK - Prolyte will exhibit in a new setting at this year's PLASA Show (11-14 September, London). Set against a theatrical and welcoming background, Prolyte will present a range of its old and new products.

The Prolyft C-One hoist is fully compliant to the strict BGV-C1 regulations, including controllers, and will be available in three types, ranging from 250 to 1000kg. All C-One hoists will have the same standard features as the regular Prolyft Performance range, but will be fitted with the special BGV-C1 options, such as double brake system, dual limit switches with LED indication,electronic under- and overload protection (including slack chain detection) and a design factor of 10:1.

Prolyte has developed a hybrid coupler (CCS6-610), an innovative product for the 30 and 40 series truss. The hybrid coupler is a combination of metal, encapsulated in synthetic material. The coupl

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UK - Audio communications specialist HM Electronics will exhibit at PLASA for the first time in conjunction with its sole UK distributor, Orbital Sound. Orbital will bring the potential of HME's range of wireless digital intercom systems to the UK market, including the Award-winning DX200 and HME's new Pro 850 2-channel UHF intercom. Chosen by HME as a specialist in its field, Orbital boasts the technical know-how and the sales customer base to expand its market share across applications as diverse as broadcast, theatre, conferencing, and live events. Orbital's technical support team also offers round the clock support in line with HME's rigorous standards, say the company.

Having scooped the ABTT 2005 Sound & Comms Product of the Year Award in June, the DX200 has built on its immediate success in the UK, already being deployed by Orbital on UK theatre tours, including Beauty

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UK - When Elmhurst School for Dance made their move to new purpose-built premises in Birmingham, they once again turned to Harlequin for their dance floors. The new facilities were fitted out as standard with wood floors and needed Harlequin Cascade to achieve the right performance surface. Working to a tight schedule during the summer break, Elmhurst moved the 140 miles north from its home in Camberley, Surrey to the University area of Birmingham. Not content with a move to the Midlands, the construction of a brand new school on a green-field site and the rigours of an unforgiving construction programme, principal John McNamara gave himself the task of persuading parents and staff of the necessity of this move. The wisdom of the decision is clear when you consider that Elmhurst is now close to the Birmingham Royal Ballet, to which it acts as a 'feeder' school.

One aspect of the

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UK - ECT continues to expand its POPscreen range and says that high quality images are produced with them, thanks to the manufacturing process which employs casting techniques rather than extrusion. With the aid of chemical enhancements ECT has developed a screen that "maintains the high quality of quartz crystal screens at a price that reflects the economies of scale production".

The methods used in the manufacture are critical in the performance levels that can be enjoyed. The casting process ensures the quartz crystal diffusion particles are poured into the liquid acrylic before polymerisation, and settle to a very fine layer within the thickness of the acrylic sheet. This process creates a fine image-capture plane, so that images projected onto the screens are of high quality and have a very wide angle of viewing. Another distinct advantage of the POP screen, conti

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Argentina - MA Lighting has appointed Daniel F Ridano as technical manager to respond to the technical needs of customers in Latin and South America. His responsibilities include answering all technical questions about the grandMA range and other sophisticated solutions from MA Lighting. In addition, Daniel will support customers regarding up coming projects. Furthermore, he'll be organizing special workshops for grandMA consoles, grandMA video, MA digital dimmers and other MA lighting products.

As a specialist with a Bachelor's degree in digital electronics, Daniel F Ridano has a broad technical knowledge and more than 12 years of practical experience in the lighting business. Being one of Latin America's first-call grandMA operators, he worked for musical productions such as Peter Pan and Aladdin as well as being in demand as a moving light technician for interna

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Spain - Nacho Acha-Orbea from Entertainment Equipment Supplies based in San Sebastian has recently delivered an outdoor roof system and two stages to Kulteperalia based in Madrid. The system is being used in the city's bull ring in Madrid to allow the venue to become a multipurpose facility.

The roof system is 19 by 16m, with PA wings both sides measuring 9 by 7m. The roof is flown at 14m trim on 15m high towers. The main roof grid is designed to support 12 tonnes and each PA wing 7 tonnes. The Arena Deck stage is variable in height from 1.55 to 2m and the stage is rated at 8kN/m2. The stage area is also equipped with side and back walls made from the same silver outside and black inside PVC polyester fabric as the roof cover.

Kultuperalia intends to stage a variety of events from flamenco to opera. In addition to this equipment, Total Solutions Group has been contracted to pr

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USA - Lighthouse Technologies, a leading developer, manufacturer and global supplier of state-of-the-art large scale LED video screens, is donating the use of 112 large screen displays for this weekend's 'Art for Life East Hampton' event organized by the RUSH Philanthropic Arts Foundation. Taking place in East Hampton, NY, at the estate of Russell and Kimora Lee Simmons, the July 30 gala fund-raising event will benefit more than 70 youth arts organizations in New York City and Palm Beach County, Florida.

Lighthouse LED screens are part of a unique display configuration designed by LED artist Teddy Lo. The display - totaling over 108sq.ft - will be used in the staging for various performances taking place at the event. Lo will debut a new LED visual display presentation produced specifically for the event and will exhibit his latest LED concept piece, Traffika.

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UK - Bandit Lites is supplying UK techno punk band The Prodigy with lighting production for their current summer run of festivals and shows, in the build-up to the launch of their new album. Under the working title of 'Always Outnumbered Never Outgunned', the album is the first studio work by The Prodigy since 1997's seminal 'Fat of The Land'.

Lighting designer Ian 'Mac' MacEwan has worked with The Prodigy for nine years, "Nine LOUD years," as he puts it. This year, Bandit Lites was chosen as lighting supplier for the first time - a move which Mac says has been excellent in terms of "getting the service and attention we need". It also reacquaints Mac with Lester Cobrin, as this is the first time the pair has worked together since Cobrin joined the Bandit UK team in 2004 as business development manager.

Cobrin comments: "I've been working with Mac on va

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USA - For many in the operatic world, using vocal microphones for live performances is at worst viewed as a no-no, and at best, a necessary evil. Citing the numerous challenges of performing in an unflattering acoustic environment, Jim Elliott, technical director for the Amarillo Opera in Amarillo, Texas, has miked opera singers, but always quite regretfully. Finally, Elliott felt that it was due time for "a better solution" than their well-worn, 15-year-old wireless microphone systems.

"The most important thing to know about opera is that it and microphones don't mix," explains Elliott, laughing. "It's an insult to most opera singers if you put a microphone on them - it's something that's just not done very often. Our problem is that we currently perform in a venue that seats 2,400 people and doesn't have a balcony. It's a long, flat room, and there are

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