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USA - PRG drew on its experience with theatre and other staged events for the scenic and lighting innovations that helped draw crowds to exhibits for Hyundai, Jeep, Chrysler and Dodge at Detroit's North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). PRG also provided lighting and rigging for press events for other top automakers at the expo, which ran January 7-21 at Cobo Hall.

"Being a broad-based company allows us to draw on a wealth of experience and innovations in all areas and apply these to meet our customers' needs," says Jere Harris, founder and chairman of PRG.

To dramatize the sleek durability of Hyundai Motor America's new concept car, the HCD-10 Hellion, Hyundai asked its partner, Exhibit Works Inc, to design a turntable that tilted while it rotated - an eye-cat

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Qatar - Stage One pulled off one of its greatest technical challenges ever, putting their extensive engineering capabilities into practice for both the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 15th Asian Games in Doha, Qatar, in December. Both the Opening and Closing Ceremonies were produced and created by David Atkins Enterprises (DAE) of Australia and told the story of a young man on a voyage of discovery through Asia, guided only by the stars and his Astrolabe.

Stage One was commissioned to supply all the aerial engineering and associated automation for both the Opening and Closing Ceremonies along with three of the Opening Ceremony's' main stage trucks. Working closely with the director of ceremonies and Cultural Events in DAGOC Sharif Hashisho, producer David Atkins, director of design Eamon D'Arcy, technical director Paul Bates and production designer Michael Scott-Mitchell,

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USA - Worldwide automated lighting and control manufacturer High End Systems recently expanded its European sales team with the addition of Ruediger Haeming as regional sales manager - Central Europe. Haeming's territory includes Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy.

Haeming brings over a decade of entertainment lighting experience in international sales and distribution, most recently with Arcus Lighting in Paderborn, Germany. As Arcus is the High End Systems distributor for Germany, Haeming will continue to work with his former company but in his new capacity with HES.

Haeming jumped into the Digital Lighting Revolution with High End's introduction of the Catalyst mirror head in 2001. Since then he has assisted lighting designers and Wholehog 3 console operators in professional shows with all of High End's line of products including its DL.2 and Catalyst v4 media server.<

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USA - Lightolier Controls and Entertainment Technology have announced the hiring of Charlie Hulme as national sales manager. Based out of the Genlyte Controls home office in Dallas, Texas, Hulme will oversee all sales staff and initiatives for both Lightolier Controls and Entertainment Technology.

"Charlie possesses two powerful characteristics that we were searching for in a National Sales Manager," said Julie Smith, Lightolier Controls and Entertainment Technology general manager. "The first is a tremendous aptitude to effectively lead a team of sales managers, and the second is his success building strong and lasting relationships with current and potential clients. We are very excited to have Charlie on board, and are optimistic that his hiring will have a positive effect on our bottom line."

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UK - Arena Group, the UK's largest events services supplier, has undergone a management buyout from parent group Evenser. The MBO team is being led by Group CEO David Walley, managing directors Grahame Muir and Joe O'Neill, sales director Dave Withey and finance director Mike Seaman.

Also investing in the group and joining the board as non-executive directors will be Greg Lawless and Dermot Divilly, the industrial investors who have also invested in a number of other event companies including furniture supplier Spaceworks, Well Dressed Tables, Caterhire and Hireall in Ireland.

The Arena Group Companies are recognised as the very best in their respective fields; specialising in the provision of temporary and permanent seating, temporary structures, multi storey hospitality boxes and temporary support systems. Servicing many of the major events held in the sporting, exhibition a

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France - ARX Systems, the Australian based manufacturer of Professional AudioEquipment has announced the appointment of LCB Distribution as their new distributor for France.

ARX's managing director Colin Park says: " We're very pleased to haveJean-Paul Querry and his team at LCB Distribution as our new distributorin France. France is a challenging market for most manufacturers, LCB have a wellestablished Distribution network and have been active in the marketfor many years and are well respected in the live sound and installation sectors.which is where ARX's product focus and research and development have always been focused."

Along side ARX, LCB are distributing Xenum, Zero 88, New Wave Trussin the French market.

(Chris Henry)

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UK - The Association of Stage Pyrotechnicians has announced the dates of the next batch of Pyrotechnic Safety Awareness training courses in the UK. The dates of the forthcoming courses are as follows:

Loughborough University - Students Union: Monday 19 February 2007
Hosted by LSU Entertainments: Contact - Jamie Campbell
tel: 01509 635101
email: avmcrew@lborosu.org.uk

Loughborough University - Students Union - TBC: Tuesday 20 February 2007
Hosted by LSU Entertainments: Contact - Jamie Campbell
tel: 01509 635101
email:avmcrew@lborosu.org.uk

Aberdare - Coliseum Theatre: Wednesday 28 March 2007
Hosted by ABTT. Contact - ABTT office:
tel: 020 7242 9200
email: training@abtt.org.uk

Taunton - Brewhouse Theatre: Monday 30 April 2007
Hosted by Stage Electrics Limited: Contact - Sara Alarabi.
email: sara.alarabi@stage-electrics.co.uk

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USA - Martin Professional has announced the hiring of Paul Teague who joins the Martin team as a regional sales manager (Southeast) for the company's public spaces segment. Teague, based in the Dallas area, began in his new position in early December.

Teague's responsibilities involve the cultivation of business and professional relationships with lighting solutions company Holophane, which Martin has recently formed a commercial cooperation with in the United States. The cooperation enables Holophane to offer Martin Professional's complete architectural range of colour-changing luminaires countrywide. Teague will also manage sales targets, marketing plans and strategies, as well as develop and manage specifications for business within Martin's Southeast regional territory.

Teague comes to Martin from The Lighting Alliance, a manufacturer's representative in Dallas, where he w

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Argentina - Named after Christopher Columbus and declared a National Historical Monument in 1989, the Teatro Colón is a significant example of cultural heritage in the City of Buenos Aires, and plays a key role in Argentina's artistic industry, defining, promoting and projecting national identity throughout the world. The theatre was recently equipped with Selecon Pacific Zoomspots, chosen for their "exceptional luminaires with outstanding performance, optically and mechanically".

Located on de Julio, the widest street in the world, the 2,367-seat Teatro Colón is the second largest performing arts theatre in the southern hemisphere, second only to Australia's Sydney Opera House. The theatre opened on 25 May 1908 with a performance of Verdi's Aida and during the twentieth century has deservedly earned the reputation of a world-renowned operatic centre possessin

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Germany - Following the acquisition of Telex Communications by Bosch Security Systems in late 2006, the company has announced that the title and structure of the Bosch organisation that contains professional audio product brands Telex, RTS, Electro-Voice (EV), Dynacord, Midas, and Klark Teknik will be named Bosch Communications Systems with effect from 1 January 2007.

The creation of Bosch Communications Systems - a business unit of Bosch Security Systems - sees Bosch poised to become one of the world's leading manufacturers and suppliers of professional audio, wireless, life safety and communication equipment. Bosch systems have been installed in a wide range of applications, such as large stadium and airport projects where customer demand for turnkey solutions combined with security systems is growing. Likewise, the recently acquired brands Telex, RTS, Electro-Voice (EV), Dyna

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USA - When Californian turntablist superstar Josh Davis, aka DJ Shadow, toured the UK in December last year, XTA GQ600 equalisers were hard at work throughout, being manipulated by FOH engineer Suneil Pusari.

"I think XTA kit sounds great, it's always very clean and detailed." says Suneil. "Having such a smooth graphic as the GQ600 is very important on DJ Shadow's shows.

"Where you would normally have natural dynamics from a band, you are limited in the dynamics that come from recorded tracks. To keep the gig exciting and not to tire the audiences' ears, I constantly work the graphics during the show, using them to highlight the nice bits, the cool sounds and the weird little hooks that draw the listener into the mix.

"The GQ600 is precise and smooth enough that the audience wouldn't hear the changes, but they will feel them," he says, adding: &

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UK - Tryka L.E.D. will show its entire range of LED luminaires and drivers at the forthcoming ARC '07 exhibition (Business Design Centre, London, 12-13 February). The new Strip Module system will be shown for the first time at the architectural show. Featuring the powerful K2 Luxeon LEDs, the new system offers a variety of Strip Modules in a choice of lengths and optional optics. Thanks to the unique airtight clip system all models in the range are sealed to a guaranteed IP65 rating, making them suitable for all interior and exterior applications.

The extended family of Intelligent Drive Systems will also be on show, as well as being used to drive all luminaires on the stand, showing its wealth of built-in functions. Each IDS-4 and IDS-12 can run up to 144 LEDs, with the complementary IDS Wall Control DMX offering remote recall of all functions stored on the Drivers and dimming

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UK - Strengthening their position in the market as a leader in digital snake and announcement systems, Roland Systems Group and Stage Electrics has forged a new distribution deal commencing 1 February 2007.

As one of the largest professional hire, installation and professional audio suppliers with branches in Bristol, London, Birmingham, Exeter, Cambridge, Plymouth and Tyneside, Stage Electrics offers comprehensive UK coverage and was felt to have all the necessary ingredients to take RSS by Roland products to a wider audience. As well as being stockists Stage Electrics will offer demonstration and installation and key staff have benefited from comprehensive product training.

Offering a straightforward high quality solution to any situation requiring noise and trouble free audio transfer, Digital Snake offers the reliability and flexibility that the professionals need. The AR

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UK - All are invited to High End Systems' Open House of new products on Wednesday 28 February and Thursday 1 March in London, UK. The company will be offering drinks and refreshments all day (11.00-18.00) with a complimentary lunch buffet available from 12.30-14.30 each day. The day will include demonstrations of the company's DL.2s and its new software features, Wholehog 3 and Hog iPC consoles, all three models of Studio Command (700W, 1200W and Halogen), and Catalyst and Axon Media Servers.

The location is at the Red Stage at Dukes Island Studios on Dukes Road, Western Avenue, London W3 0SL. Those interested in attending should RSVP to the e-mail address below, noting 'London' in the subject field.

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Turkey - A comprehensive, state-of-the-art fire detection system from Bosch Security Systems is installed in the Kempinski Hotel The Dome in Turkey. Opened in 2005, the luxury hotel is located on the Mediterranean coast near the ancient harbour city of Antalya. The fire detection system, installed during the building of the hotel, comprises detectors from Bosch's well-proven 400 and 500 Series and Universal Fire panels of the type 2000 Series LSN (Local Security Network) with associated interface, alarm and control equipment.

Flush-mounted 500 Series automatic smoke detectors are installed in the hotel's Royal Suite, the general manager's office and the automation control room ensure unobtrusive protection and do not disturb the ambient's aesthetics without compromising safety requirements. These detectors operate on the scattered-light fire detection principle with dual detecti

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Germany - This year the Berlin microphone manufacturer will once again offer an extensive program of workshops at its trade fair stand (C 30, Hall 4.1). There will be more than 30 short seminars covering a wide range of topics, including the practical application of studio and stage microphones, voice training and professional stage performance, the recording of electrical and acoustic guitar, and the selection of the right near-field monitor for a home recording studio.

The seminars are 30 to 45 minutes long, and are free of charge. It is advisable to arrive early, since there will be a limited number of headphones available for participants.

The moderators include guitarist Markus Wienstroer, members of the 'Flying Pickets' a cappella group, vocal trainer Billi Myer, and Andrew Goldberg, a product specialist of the speaker manufacturer Klein + Hummel. The complete seminar pr

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Cyprus - Riccos Sound & Light, the KV2 Audio distributor in Cyprus, has just completed a prestigious sound and lighting installation in one of the country's premier live music clubs Hnioxos. Riccos Sound & Light was founded in 1992 by Andreas Christodoulou in Paphos, Cyprus and employs 11 people. One of them, Pambos Christodoulou, a distinguished sound engineer in his own right, designed the sound system at Hnioxos.

Hnioxos is a 900sq.m venue catering for up to 800 guests on four levels, constructed in the form of a modern day amphitheatre. Situated in Chlorakas, Pafos, the club has been owned and run by leading local music star Adonis Michaelides, drawing devotees from all over the island. The decision to upgrade the sound system in the club came through a perceived need to improve the 'offering' to the club's clients and provide them with absolutely the best sound system solut

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India - India's leading lighting designer Atul Sonpal wowed the crowds at the 2007 Hero Honda Star Screen Awards using Clay Paky Alpha Spot and Wash fixtures.

Sonpal's company, Mumbai-based Jagmag Electric, also lighting contractors for the event, is the newly appointed Clay Paky dealer for western India. Clay Paky shipped extra units out to Jagmag in time for the event.

The Star Screen Awards is the highest profile Indian film awards ceremony of the season, and this year was staged at the Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai. Now in its 14 year. Winners are selected by a panel of industry professionals and the winning criteria is professional excellence.

Sonpal's clients were the Indian Express newspaper and Cineyug Entertainment, and the show was attended by a host of celebrities, dignitaries and VIPs including Chief Minister Vilas Rao Deshmukh. The show was also recorded

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UK - Following the success of the recentlylaunched mid-range GL2800M, and in response to demand, Allen &Heath has further extended their range of monitor mixers with the launch ofthe WZ3 Monitor, a console which combines the design principles of theMixWizard Series with many modern monitor facilities.

Furnished with 16 mono mic/line inputs, the desk boasts 12 mix outputs,which can be either mono or switched to six stereo pairs to take advantage ofthe recent trend towards in ear monitoring.

Mechanically identical to other MixWizards, with individual card and nuttedpot construction and Quick Change Connector pod, the WZ3 Monitor presentsthe monitor engineer with a compact, easy to use desk capable of mixing alarge number of wedge and in-ear sources. Its 12 mixes can be globallyassigned as mono or stereo, and each stereo mix is provided with stereo AFLsignal checking.

Input cha

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USA - On December 10, 2006, Spring Awakening opened on Broadway at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre. After receiving critical acclaim as an off-Broadway smash-hit, this controversial and inspirational musical is once again achieving box office success. Behind the lighting design of Spring Awakening is lighting designer Kevin Adams, and behind Adams is the VL1000TI automated luminaire, and a Strand 550I lighting control console.

"While we were moving the production from off-Broadway, I basically took the same lighting plot, and then added in the VL1000 fixtures," said Adams. "I really like how the tungsten source from the VL1000 shines on faces."

Adams first used the VL1000TI luminaire on the Broadway production of Good Body starring Eve Ensler. This production was a one-woman show with a small amount of music, and so he needed an automated li

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UK - ETC has released the dates of further training sessions for their Congo andCongo jr lighting control consoles. The courses are aimed for those whohave recently heard about the desks and want to get to know them in afriendly environment.

Training is hands on, with no more than two people per console, and thereare only 10 places available for each two-day session, which will be taughtby associate regional manager for UK & Ireland, Jeremy Roberts. Registrationis first come, first served, and all training sessions held so far have beenfull. The next available session is on 21-22 February, with another inMarch.

To book, send an email to the address below, including acontact number, or telephone +44 (0)20 8896 1000. The courses, which cost £100per person and include lunch, will be held at ETC's in-house training anddemo facility, The Playhouse at Gypsy Corner in west Lond

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