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UK - Farnborough International Ltd, organiser of the world's largest airshow, has appointed ATC/PSL as its official AV and IT equipment supplier for its July 2006 event.

Farnborough International Airshow 2006 is again set to be the biggest, most internationally attended aerospace event in the world.

Although Potters Bar-based ATC (Aviation Television & Communication) has been a regular supplier to the Farnborough Air Show, this is the first time that the joint resources of ATC and its new parent group PSL will be combined, providing seamless and fully integrated delivery of the Show's AV and IT equipment requirements from a single source.

"We believe we can make it more successful for Farnborough International Ltd than ever before," says PSL's managing director Gary

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Australia - State Automation reports that it has increased its lighting and service focus in Europe, Asia and Middle East over the last few months, to complement its strong commitment to local Australian business. "We anticipate future overseas revenues to rise rapidly, as a result of contract negotiations under way," said new operations director, Patrick Bravard.

Bravard, who has been appointed as State's new operations director, will lead the new phase of the company, and aim to "continue developing high quality and technological advanced dimming and network products to service the entertainment market".

In Europe, the company has recently appointed Eclalux, Enttech and bdl Buro fur Daten & Lichttechnik KG, who join its expanding distribution portfolio as representatives in Paris, Greece and Germany respectively. State Automation will be jointly exhibitin

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Germany - The latest product series from Germany's d&b audiotechnik lines up to go the distance. The J-Series design has grown out of a research program that kept a clear view of applications, while examining the performance requirements and specifications of large sound reinforcement systems. This enterprise began with a commitment to significantly extend the application boundaries of d&b audiotechnik's loudspeakers beyond the distances covered by the Q-Series and also to further augment this success. The high output of the J-Series reaches into large-scale sound reinforcement applications, providing incredibly quick and easily configurable array solutions that draw on the long established d&b holistic approach of integrating loudspeakers, flying hardware, amplification, remote control, configuration design tools and transport solutions.

The J-Series consists of the J8 and J12

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Australia - Queensland-based Audio Visual Devices has supplied an LSC maXim MP lighting console and two LSC iPAK 12 channel dimmers to Victoria Point High School. AVD's managing director David Duffy had originally allowed for another desk and dimmers until he checked out the LSC maXim. It was then that he realised just how ideal LSC consoles are for school environments.

"The maXim is easy to use and the PatPad, although integrated into the console, is a separate module which I like," said Duffy. "It's good the way you can use the maXim as a straight preset console or a scene-style console and advance from there. The maXim allows you to start with something really basic, such as one fader per light and you advance from there. This progressive learning makes it ideal for schools. Some of the other consoles on the market require you to master quite a bit before they'

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UK - After successfully trialing a Nexo GEO S rig at last summer's huge Pride gay rally in London's Trafalgar Square, Camel Event Production have now purchased a full 12-hang GEO S805/S830 system from dealers, A.C. Lighting, along with a number of Nexo CD12 sub bass units, Nexo NX242 TDcontrollers and Camco Vortex 6 amplifiers. The company will be able to run their new system on a Camco EtherCAI wireless network.

Kevin Wilson, MD of the York-based company, said: "I had been aware of the Nexo pedigree for a long time and our first chance to use a system came in front of 17,000 people in Trafalgar Square - with assistance from Nexo's UK distributors Fuzion and A.C. Lighting."

Pride had struggled to achieve even coverage at past festivals, and following complaints about the sound distribution, Camel Event Production had been tasked with the challenge. "It was Peter

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UK - Following continued investment in new technology, Stagepoint reports that it now has one of the largest stocks of James Thomas LED fixtures available for hire in the Midlands - including PixelLine 1044 battens and PixelPar 90L floorcans in both silver and black.

These new LED fixtures are proving to be very popular and complement an additional12 new MAC 700s which were also bought as part of the company's ongoing expansion, says Stagepoint's Andy Brining. The entire stock of new equipment was used for a recent party at the ICC in Birmingham, with a design based on ITV's The X Factor program. The main feature of the set (designed and built by Stagepoint) was a custom truss 'X' supplied by Optikinetics, with the LED battens used to outline the edges. Additional battens and PixelPars were used around the set for highlights and accent lighting. Finally, Mac 700s, 600s an

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Arizona - E4 is a new club that offers patrons a high energy experience spread across four distinct zones. A unique multi zone experience allows clubgoers to pass through the four classical elements - Fire, Liquid, Earth and Air.Thom Casey, designer and senior engineer at Wardin, Cockriel & Associates, completed the dance floor lighting, audio and video design.

The Fire room is three areas in one - a disco, lounge and VIP room. Dark, moody, and blazingly red, Fire surrounds patrons in iron, stone and flame. The room features custom elements like an iron sculpted lighting fixture, Gothic iron chandelier and elevated throne complete with illuminated spires. Seven Martin Mania DC-2 decoration fire effects projecting onto a brushed stainless bar top add to the fiery atmosphere.

Suspended from a circular four meter diameter Global Truss is a dance floor lighting system of 4 MX-10 s

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UK - Leading crowd management specialist Showsec has commissioned a new Health and Safety course for its supervisory staff after discovering a need for training at this level. In 2005, Showsec completed Health and Safety training for its 28-strong management team, but in trying to implement the next tranche of the development programme, was unable to source a suitable training course for it's supervisory staff. They found the solution to the deficiency by commissioning a brand new course set to run across the company's nine UK offices from March this year.

Showsec has continued with the investment and expansion of it's training and research department in 2006. The staff development programme will set new standards within the industry, say the company.

The IOSH-accredited Supervising Safety in the Events Industry course has been devised by Showsec's training manager Roy Wise, H

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UK - The Training Initiative, the long-established training and education programme run by leading entertainment lighting supplier White Light, has announced a line-up of one-day classes for the first half of 2006 in addition to its normal round of training initiatives. The classes offer visitors the chance to learn about some of the latest lighting technology, ranging from MA Lighting's grandMA lighting console to CAD software such as AutoCAD and WYSIWYG.

Held at White Light's base in London, south-west London, classes are generally held on Wednesdays and run from 10am until 4pm. The season started on Tuesday January 24th with a free Advanced course on the grandMA console; this was complemented the next day with a Basic grandMA course.

February started with a session on the Avolites consoles and will concluded with a session on the Whole Hog 2 console on the 22nd. March's cou

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UK - Chris Madden is one of an increasing number of sound engineers who have familiarised themselves with Digidesign's Venue environment - without needing to venture near an operator's manual. Madden says the only pages he refers to are the screen versions on his D-Show desk, which he has laid out in a logical two-tier arrangement.

It is 20 years since Mike Scott put his first Waterboys line-up together and Madden has worked with them for the last six, with many of his show recordings appearing on the band's latest Karma To Burn live CD. Karma To Burn also provided the name for their latest 10-day UK theatre tour, which completed this month.

Chris also handles the FOH mix for Charlotte Church and Gabrielle - but it was Liverpool band the La's that gave him his intro to Venue, when sound engineer Pab Boothroyd extolled its virtues before handing over the FOH position to

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Italy - RCF has announced the introduction of two new compact speakers to its range. The S4022 - a high-output band-pass subwoofer - and the S8028, a high-output bass reflex subwoofer.The S4022 is equipped with two advanced 12" RCF precision woofers, coupled to achieve tight and maximised output, mounted in a clam-shell internal chamber. Each 12" features massive ceramic magnets and 3" copper voice coil.

The system is capable of producing a Max SPL of 131dB and handles 800W AES, say RCF.The loudspeaker enclosure shape is rectangular and the cabinet is constructed of multi-ply Baltic birch plywood and finished in a resistant, textured, polyurethane black paint. It features a pole-mount receptacle, rubber feet, two recessed handles and eight M10 mounting points, plus extensive internal bracing for flown applications. The front steel grille is epoxy powder coated.

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USA - Loud Technologies announced today the appointment of Doug White to the new position of Vice President for the MI Brand Group, which encompasses the Alvarez, Ampeg, Crate, Crate Audio and TAPCO brands.

White brings a wealth of experience to this new position, working most recently as General Manager of the Labs division for Gibson and Epiphone. White was also one of the founding members of Behringer USA, as well as vice-president of Operations at Opcode.

As vice-president for the MI Brand Group at Loud, White will define all brand strategies for the Alvarez, Ampeg, Crate, Crate Audio, and Tapco brands and work closely with Loud's sales, engineering, operations and marketing teams to oversee the deployment of these plans.

White will report directly to Loud's senior vice-president of marketing, Ken Berger, and will be located in the Woodinville, Washington offices.

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UK - Lift-Turn-Move last year celebrated the 50th Birthday of the production industry's favourite electric chain hoist - the CM Lodestar - with a special edition reprint of the original 1955 product brochure that was available at the PLASA show.

Demand far outstripped supply, so there's now a fully printable high resolution PDF of the same brochure available on LTM's website (www.liftturnmove.co.uk) in the 'publications' section.

LTM's John Jones says: "I could hardly believe the interest in the antique brochure, but it seems people genuinely want to learn about the product's history. The fact that it's changed very little in certain ways over time is testament to the true quality and practicality of its design, build and engineering."

He adds the fact that a piece of production industry technology is still in fashion after 50 years is an achievement in itself!

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UK - Lightfactor Sales highlights the latest products from its control, display and architectural ranges of lighting at ARC 06. This includes the latest LightProcessor architectural dimmers and control solutions, along with luminaires from SGM, LDR and Xilver. SGM and Xilver products will be controlled wirelessly via Wireless Solutions' Wireless DMX, and Prolyte trussing will also feature on the stand.

SGM's PALCO LED colour-changer is featured. The fixture is ideal for both indoor and outdoor use (IP65 rated). PALCO uses of a series of high-power Luxeon LEDs (with RGB colour mixing - five blues, 20 greens and 24 reds). It's available, with 3W LEDs.PALCO Mobile is a new IP22 rated version of the fixture with motorized pan and tilt movement. It's DMX controlled with optional remote control unit. The fixture has RGB colour mixing and a combination of high-power Luxeon 3W/1W LEDs (

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UK - 5 Star Cases has supplied leading lighting and rigging rental company HSL from Blackburn with 100 new Tour Grade road cases to accommodate a variety of CM Lodestar motors.

HSL uses 5 Star exclusively to supply its flight cases. Rupert Reynolds, head of HSL rigging says: "The cases are extremely well built and 5 Star always turn them around quickly and efficiently - as they are frequently needed at short notice. They are also great at coming up with ideas of how to case the odder and more idiosyncratic pieces of kit!"

HSL's new hoist cases feature a customized removable and interchangeable inner cradle (a fixed one is found in all standard motor cases) to accommodate the three types of motors that they wanted to house in the trunks. 5 Star designed and built three variations of these special inner cradles to fit a choice of three different motor types.

The case

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UK - Based in Canary Wharf, AVT London specialises in producing live events for a wide range of corporate clients, including Reuters, various banks and The Canary Wharf Group. Much of the company's work takes place at the Cabot Hall and East Wintergarden on Canary Wharf (venues for which AVT is the preferred supplier), although the company has produced events throughout the UK and abroad.

AVT London uses Christie as its preferred projection supplier, and recently invested in its second RoadRunner LX100 four-lamp system, deciding that the optimised 10,000 ANSI lumens output was what was required to cut through the considerable daylight emissions in the 32m high glass palace dome of the East Wintergarden.

This is a difficult location at the best of times, says AVT's Dan Hall, and when Canary Wharf Management's Arts & Events team wanted to present a four-film season based around

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UK - Following their success in 2005, Hawthorn has organised a new series of events to take place at its base in Old Dalby in Leicestershire. The 'Hawthorn@Home 2006' events will give lighting, sound and AV users the opportunity to get 'hands-on' with the latest equipment and technology. The events also aim to give manufacturers, suppliers and users to discuss the products and to gain an insight not normally available outside large tradeshows, say Hawthorn.

The days will kick off with lunch and an informal get together, followed by the hands-on/demo of the equipment. The first three events are:

3 March: Moving Lights and Lighting Desks'
Companies participating include Avolites, Martin Professional, ETC, MA Lighting, Robe and Zero 88. Hawthorn will also have on show its range of Clay Paky Alpha Spots and Washes, as well as other moving lights in their rental and sales

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Australia / UK - Australian lighting control systems manufacturer LSC Lighting Systems is proud to announce the appointment of Peter Floyd to the position of international technical sales and support.

Floyd has just completed over seven years with A.C. Lighting in the UK as technical services manager. During this time he has been involved with service contracts, exhibitions, management of a technical department, projects, sales and customer and dealer support.

His involvement in the industry has provided him with exposure to a vast range of products including power and data distribution, dimming systems, moving lights and lighting control equipment. He has also contributed to the winning of major tenders and the commissioning of major projects.

Gary Pritchard, LSC's managing director, commented: "As modern products become more complex we need a strong sales and support

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UK - Soundcraft have unveiled another addition to the rapidly growing Soundcraft family, the multi-format low-cost EPM mixers.

The emphasis with the Soundcraft EPM is very firmly on quality build and audio performance, with an easy to understand control surface uncluttered by unnecessary facilities, and Soundcraft have brought new technologies and ideas to this very cost-effective range. Surface mount technology is used throughout, using close-tolerance components for high accuracy and repeatable settings for EQ and gain controls. The highly-transparent GB30 Mic amp (designed by Graham Blyth for the company's 30th anniversary, and also used on the larger LX7ii and GB Series consoles) features high-resolution adjustment over a wide gain range of 55dB, and provides a stunning +22dB headroom through the console. True professional 48-volt phantom power caters for condenser microphon

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USA / Belgium - ETC's Networking Partner Program now includes Belgian software developer ArKaos, a world-leading provider of media server technology for live visual performances. The Networking Partner Program allows select vendors to implement ETC protocols, including ETCNet2, in their products. The program gives partners access to the proven power of ETC networking, while also increasing the value of ETC systems installed all over the world.

As a result, ArKaos will be showing the latest version of its popular ArKaos product, the ArKaos 3.5 ETC Edition, on the ATF stand L51 at the SIEL 2006 trade show in Paris next week. A software-based visual synthesizer that runs on a normal PC or Mac, ArKaos 3.5 ETC Edition is a tool for lighting designers or visual artists to create and control amazing visual projections. At SIEL the application will be connecting via ETCNet2 with ETC's n

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Worldwide - Following the introduction of several key new products and a renewed focus on the pro audio chassis market, Celestion International has announced that it has increased OEM sales dramatically in this sector during the first quarter of this financial year.

Growth was demonstrated across the full range of cast chassis product including FTR, ultra-low distortion ceramic magnet drivers, and NTi, inverted neodymium speakers. Sales were increased by 85% in F1 2006, compared with the same period last year. At the same time, volume sales of CDX compression drivers have seen a year-on-year sales increase of more than 70%, demonstrating the success of a clear strategy that concentrates on providing the highest level of service for existing customers, while further extending Celestion's customer base.

OEM sales manager Kevin Shove stated: "Developing and maintaining stron

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