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UK - Software developer Stardraw.com has announced the appointment of Paul Clark to the position of software developer and designer. Prior to this, Clark had already been named as Stardraw's very first Certified Programmer for Stardraw Control in the latter part of 2006.

Stardraw.com CEO David Snipp confirmed that the appointment of Paul Clark was a logical step for the company. "We had been looking for a while, but good programmers are hard to find, especially good programmers with an industry background who understand our objectives and our market. Paul was the ideal candidate - already a Certified Programmer with an excellent working and technical knowledge of Stardraw Control, and a good understanding of how we work as a company. I'm sure he'll be a great asset to the tea

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UK - Wireless Solution Sweden is celebrating the production of W-DMX unit number 10,000 with a special GoldBox, designed as an award to "Outstanding EMEA (Europe/Middle East/Asia) Dealer" to be presented during a special ceremony to be held during PLASA07.

"We are so proud of the growth of our business in the past few years," says Niclas Arvidsson, international sales manager and founder of Wireless Solution: "We want to share the celebration of our 10,000th unit by recognising some of our dealers who have helped make this possible."

On Monday, 10 September at 3:00pm at Booth E81, Arvidsson and Wireless Solution personnel will hold an informal ceremony, where they will present a limited edition Gold-plated W-DMX BlackBox to their outstanding EMEA dealers. Wireless Solution is exhibiting with White Light.

In addition to a focus on dealers, Wirele

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Germany - For the fourth consecutive year, rental company Pave used HK Audio to reinforce Nuremberg's Rock im Park festival.

The Alterna Stage of this festival - which together with its associated Rock am Ring is the biggest German rock and pop festival attracting 100.000 visitors annually - was completely set up with a HK Audio Cohedra system.

Bands playing on the Alterna Stage this year included The White Stripes, Machine Head, Type O Negative, Mia, Wir Sind Helden and Jan Delay. For so many different styles, a multilateral sound system was required. Wolfgang Geisler, CEO of Pave, comments: "The Cohedra has mat everything demanded of it. The feedback we received from the many FOH engineers was generally excellent."

Wolfgang Geisler is also using the same sound system at the Klassik Open Air in Nuremberg which attracts about 70,000 visitors every year. "We wi

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UK - TMB will be exhibiting at PLASA 07 with partners A&O Technologies and Global Design Solutions.

A&O will introduce a new, "revolutionary Falcon xenon fixture", details of which will be revealed at the show. Also showing will be the complete range of Falcon fixtures by Alpha One of Germany. Falcon high-power, compact fixtures are designed for architectural and portable use. Xenon and Metal Halide models are available, in static or automated versions, IP-rated for outdoor use.

Global Design Solutions (GDS) will debut the GDS E System - a complete emergency lighting system, developed from the strengths of GDS's Blues System - and the E-System Dimmable Exit Signs, recently installed in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford and at the Royal Court Theatre, London. Also showing will be the GDS Blues System, exclusively distributed by TMB worldwide.

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UK The new MADI-xx is a multi-format converter based on a 128 x 128 MADI router with multi-channel audio metering, monitoring and alarm functionality.

As well as handling 2 x MADI streams (coaxial and optical) it also has input/output options for analogue and AES/EBU resulting in a flexible multi-purpose device that may be used for conversion, transmission and remote monitoring, locally or over IP.

(Jim Evans)

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Argentina - A remarkable opening and closing ceremony framed the Pan American Games 2007 in Rio de Janeiro, a multi-sport event, held every four years between competitors from all nations of the Americas. German event engineering company Procon furnished the shows with an MA system including four grandMA full-size, 18 MA NSPs and seven MA 2PortNodes onPC. Lighting designer David Grill used the system to control 742 Martin MAC 2000 Wash fixtures, 122 Clay Paky Alpha Spots, 51 ZAP 4.5kW BigLites and 32 SpaceCannon Ireos 7kW - altogether 52 DMX universes.

grandMA programmer and lighting director Paul J. Sonnleitner reports: "Procon, and especially head of system Daniel Steffe, created a remarkably sophisticated network that allowed the lighting team to reliably control such an incredible number of DMX fixtures over the distances required at Maracana in Rio.

"There were

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Spain - Two popular live entertainment venues in Catalonia are so delighted with their recently-fitted QSC line array systems that both report they are planning major expansions which will see them adopt further QSC systems.

Located 100km south of Barcelona, in the heart of Tarragona, the Sala Highland Irish Bar is in the process of doubling in size. Meanwhile, in the Barcelona suburb of Hospitalet del Llobregat, popular indie rock venue Sala Mandra will shortly relocate to an expanded facility further down the street, which will not only give them an enlarged performance space, but allow them to have their own recording studio upstairs.

Packed with memorabilia in a converted Tarragona cinema, and already staging a package of entertainment ranging from club nights to sport (via the drop down projection screen), Highland owner Iñaki Iuain was unhappy with the existing sound sy

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UK - The Scissor Sisters 2007 Ta-Dah Tour featuring dates at London's 02 and Manchester's MEN arenas played to packed houses, and featured stage set and trussing rig from Litestructures. This was the second slice of Litestructures action for the Scissors, following last year's tour.

Working to a concept by designer Marc Brickman, overseen by Scissor Sisters production manager, Litestructures provided both the custom staging and the trussing. The set, measuring 15m wide, 12m deep and 10m high, took just five weeks to design and build, from concept to completion.

A total of 64 Litedeck modules, including a custom curved section at the leading edge of the stage created the trademark shape of the Scissors' legs as functioning walkways. For greater toughness and greater translucence, Litestructures specified Macrolon deck surfaces, with underlit flash effects lighting to pro

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UK - Audio Village has recently installed a Community loudspeaker system for the live eviction arena of the hit TV programme, Big Brother. The system was purchased through LMC Audio Systems.

Big Brother is based at the Elstree Film and Television Studios complex, where Audio Village also supplies a number of other top shows. Barry Mizen and Vernon Cooper, directors of Audio Village, have been involved with the audio and PA systems for Big Brother since the second series at Elstree Film Studios and recently upgraded the PA for the outside area of the show.

The eviction arena is completely open-air and focuses on the second floor door, with its familiar Big Brother 'eye' logo, from where those evicted leave the house. A boardwalk leads from the door with steps down to a central podium and the arena floor where up to 800 spectators watch the evictions

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UK - ELC, developer of DMX ethernet distribution products and DMX show recorders will be celebrating two strangely apposite milestones at this year's PLASA Show. Not only is it the company's 10th Birthday, but the 2007 show will mark the moment when it sells the 2007th of its FocusHAND/FocusBRAIN wireless DMX remote control units.

Designed to allow remote control of lanterns in a rig with any lighting consoles, the current FocusBRAIN XL and FocusHAND2 both offer the same compact, rugged handheld remote, coupled with wireless receivers that merge control from the remote with the DMX data from the lighting console, giving an operator direct control of DMX channels independently of the lighting console.

The sale of the 2007th unit will be marked by a presentation to the purchaser on the first day of PLASA07. Also on hand will be representatives from the Royal Albert Hall. The RAH

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UK - Look Solutions will this year celebrate its tenth anniversary and its tenth appearance at PLASA and will celebrate by launching a host of new products in the exhibition zone of its UK distributor, White Light.

On show for the first time will be new versions of two of Look's most renowned products, the Tiny Fogger and the Tiny Compact, offering improved performance, reduced size and easier maintenance over their predecessors.

The Tiny F07 is a miniature, battery operated smoke machine that, at just 10.5x4.9x5.0cm, is suitable for hiding in scenery, costumes or props. Controllable via a built-in button, a cable remote or optional XLR-remote or wireless radio remote, the Tiny F07 is designed so that it only draws power from its battery when necessary - but with a heat-up time of just 0.5 seconds its still always ready for use. The new model is designed so that the vaporiser

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UK -Digital Audio and Computer Systems (DACS), which distributes Magix Sequoia recording and editing tools, is working closely with URM Audio to provide approved Sequoia training in the UK.

For many years, Sequoia has been an integral part of leading broadcast and mastering studios worldwide, including the BBC, German public broadcasters WDR and MDR, Radio Bremen, the Viennese Symphonic Library and Sterling Sound in New York. Sound engineers, music producers, radio journalists and editors all see Sequoia as key tool for professional media production.

URM Audio has now established recognised training courses - one or two-day sessions that cover digital music editing and mastering processors and processing - for end users wishing to take advantage of Sequoia's high-end capabilities.

(Jim Evans)

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USA - Wybron will launch the DPS-850, a distributed dimmer and power supply unit that provides an 800 watt dimmer and 50 watt power supply, at PLASA 07. The DPS-850 is a standalone distributed dimmer that is designed for retrofit installations or remote locations.

"We created the DPS-850 especially with the small to medium theatre and houses of worship in mind," says Miles Dudgeon, director of marketing at Wybron. "These users are frequently housed in historical or older buildings and often do not have the ability to add what could be significant new wiring for centralised dimming. To simplify the adoption of our Nexera and other products, Wybron's DPS-850 will bring dimming to the fixture so there is minimal need to run new circuits and control wiring."

The DPS-850 is fully Remote Device Management (RDM) compatible and interfaces with the Wybron InfoTrace

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UK - Creative Technology has announced that it will be exhibiting at PLASA 07, in Earls Court 2 on stand J83, where it will be exhibiting some of the latest display technology from its rental stock. The company's experts will be available on stand to discuss your forthcoming projects or any queries you might have.

Creative Technology will feature a selection of interesting products on its stand, including the first UK showing of the revolutionary NOVA LED 3D display. In addition, the company will have "an assortment of state of the art display technology covering the entire spectrum from 3D to HD".

See Creative Technology at PLASA 07 - Stand J83.

(Lee Baldock)

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Australia - In 2006 the Dandenong Council awarded the contract for the Vessels of Light to landscape architects and artist team Sinatra Murphy P/L. The aim of the project was to create a series of pedestrian focussed art markers at various locations emanating from the Drum theatre at Dandenong Town Hall.

Sinatra Murphy has proven experience in developing public art projects and its response has enabled seven Vessels of Light to be located at four different locations across central Dandenong.

Each vessel incorporates a dynamic lighting element that allows the vessels to be animated after dark creating a special night time experience.

Sinatra Murphy approached CDA for a lighting solution for the project and after a few tests they settled on a 6w,six degree RGB led solution running off a SD-10 DMX playback unit. The lED module is integrated into the top of the lig

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Germany - When the 62nd edition of the International Motor Show (IAA) opens its doors on 13 September, Element Labs' Stealth LED display solution will be there to add glamour to the booths of some of the world's foremost automotive manufacturers. IAA Passenger Cars is the biggest trade show for cars and accessories in Europe. It is held every two years and in 2005 the show attracted 900,000 visitors, with attendance expected to be as high again this year.

Over the past few years, Element Labs Stealth LED displays have appeared on many of the world's biggest car shows. From Frankfurt to Paris and Detroit, Element Labs has created backdrops to help manufacturers launch their latest, flashiest models and concept cars to an audience of industry press, visitors and prospective customers alike.

At this year's IAA, just over 600sq.m of Element Labs StealthLED displays will again form

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Singapore - Situated in Emerald Hill, the Ice Cold Beer pub has been one of the 'in' places to go in Singapore for many years. Here, patrons can play darts, pool, watch sports on big screen televisions or just relax and listen to classic rock music from the 60s and 70s, played over the pub's recently installed d&b audiotechnik reinforcement system.

The system, comprising E0s, E12 subwoofers all driven by d&b E-PAC and D12 amplifiers, was designed by d&b's Dominic Koh and installed by the pub staff. "The pub chose to use d&b equipment because they wanted a system that could provide high quality sound and at the same time allow comfortable conversation to take place," said Sebastian Song, d&b's Asia representative. "From that point of view, the loudspeaker system has been a great success."

(Jim Evans)

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Canada - Richmond Sound Design has announced the release and first sales of its new SoundMan-Designer software which duplicates the functions of its award winning AudioBox model AB1616 Theatre Sound and Show Controller, of which hundreds are still in constant use worldwidein theatres, theme parks, cruise ships, museums and displays. SoundMan-Designer provides a simple and logical upgrade path as new versions can be downloaded at any time, says the company.

SoundMan-Designer Windows software uses any standard ASIO audio interface to provide 16 live inputs, 16 outputs and 16 tracks of playback, exactly as AudioBox users have enjoyed for over a decade.

Included is a wide range of audio and show control capabilities, all in real time. Up to 12 bands of parametric EQ, five seconds of delay, automatic fades, mutes, solos, submastering and volume linking are available in every input

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Canada - As the largest outdoor rodeo in the world and one of the biggest shows on the Canadian calendar, the Calgary Stampede attracts well over a million visitors during its ten days in July. In addition to rodeo competitions, the Stampede programme runs the gamut from chuckwagon races to agricultural exhibits and all kinds of entertainment events on numerous stages.

Sound Art Calgary deploys a wide range of equipment from Electro-Voice to meet the Stampede's varied sound reinforcement needs, from compact Sx and Zx speakers on stands to the X-Line, XLC-DVX and XLD line-arrays flown for the Grandstand shows in front of 30,000 people, with headliners including INXS and Collective Soul. Midas mixing consoles and Klark Teknik EQs complete the picture.

"We've used EV speakers for every one of the 12 years I've been involved in these events," says Dan Frerichs, general m

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Switzerland - The 16th Rock Oz'Arènes festival from 15 to 18 August featured more than 40 acts including Joe Cocker, Stephan Eicher, Jimmy Cliff and Nine Inch Nails, and attracted a record crowd of 35.000.

Jaccoud Music Electronic was responsible for sound and stage equipment of the event. For the reinforcement of the Scène Casino, Christian Jaccoud chose the K.M.E. PANO line array. The Casino stage was equipped with seven PANO line-array tops QL 906 and a QL 1215 each side. As subwoofers he used six cardioid QCB 318s.

Christian Jaccoud reports, "The system providing perfect coverage of the 12m wide stage through QL 906 in combination with QL 1215 was amazing. No front or near-fills were necessary."

(Jim Evans)

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Australia - Enttec Pty and CAST Software have released a wysiwyg driver for DMX USB Pro. The companies report that testing is now complete of a new, inexpensive driver that enables wysiwyg users to plug their DMX consoles into an Enttec DMX USB Pro, which acts as the interface to their computer.

The DMX USB Pro is already supported by over a dozen software packages, ranging from lighting control programmes (ShowCAD, LightFactory, MagicQ, FreeStyler) to Media Servers (Arkaos, Resolume), visualizers and miscellaneous other software programmes (Virtual Magic Sheet, Capture).

While wysiwyg supports numerous lighting consoles directly through Ethernet, relatively few third-party developers create hardware interfaces that are compatible with the programme. CAST Software has included the relevant library file in wysiwyg Perform Release 20.

(Jim Evans)

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