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The Stadthalle Bielefeld (the Bielefeld Convention Centre), with its highly modern design, has made a name for itself in Germany as a first-class congress and events centre, and has become the focus of the cultural scene and events infrastructure in eastern Westphalia.

The eye-catching all-white structure has a semi-circular façade facing the city centre. Through its extensive glass frontage, the hall's light-flooded interior foyers and galleries is in full view of people passing outside, making the movements of all visitors inside part of the character of this public building.

The Centre can accommodate up to 4,500 people, staging a wide range of events in two auditoria. The smaller o

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The main system is a left/right Kiva line source array system comprised of six Kiva elements and two Kilo low frequency extension enclosures per side. The main system is completed with four ground-stacked SB118 subwoofers and the complete system is driven and controlled by three LA4 amplified controllers. The installation also features L-Acoustics self-powered speakers, namely two108P for stage side-fills for the audience, and six 112P enclosures for stage monitors and side-fills.

Opened almost 24 hours a day, this new Club has quickly become one of the trendiest place to be in Istanbul, and recently won 'The Best Place in Istanbul' award.

L-Acoustics' distributor for Turkey

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The company is to replace the fleet of vans that undertake regular deliveries from its Wimbledon base into London's Theatreland with an efficient, low fuel consumption, and very friendly horse and cart. "This transportation system has been used by the local Young's Brewery for many years," notes White Light's managing director, Bryan Raven.

"When we learnt that they were to phase it out we realised what a great opportunity this was for us. Our many theatre and corporate event clients mean that we have to make regular deliveries into central London, and rising fuel costs make this increasingly expensive.

"The horses, on the other hand, will pa

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Sydney-based Showtime Promotions and Productions was awarded the contract to supply the system and chose the Turbosound TCS Compact range.

To ensure even coverage, Showtime opted for a distributed system, comprising eight TCS-081C and two TCS-101C spread evenly around the venue, complemented by a front of house style system for DJ and band performances. This comprises four TCS-121C, flown two per side, with a pair of TSB-212 subs installed under the stage.

The system is powered by 16 channels of Lab.gruppen C-Series amplifiers and managed by a Peavey MediaMatrix NION nX32 system with wall panel touch controls.

"The Turbosound TCS Compact series is popular with my clients as they are unobtrusive but sound deceivingly large," says Rob Runko fro

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Part of the second wave of employers to achieve Awarding Body status, PLASA has been working with the QCA to conform to the rigorous standards set to become a QCA accredited awarding body.

The development of a Level 1 Trainee Rigger programme for 'new entrants' into the industry will start in the summer of 2008 and will cover the core skills required for rigging in any sector and provide a pathway for someone trying to reach the Level 2 certificate. This w

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ASL's UK distributor recommended dealer A.C. Audio to BAE Systems, who were quick to assist in the modernisation of the existing 25 year old comms system. Enabling instant and clear communications between three rooms over two independent channels, the new configuration provides BAE's Simulation Department with technology that meets with their stringent requirements.

BAE's senior simulation engineer Liam Murphy commented: "Following pilot comments during simulation assessments on the poor audio quality of our existing bespoke intercom system, a new system was deemed essential for future work. Having already installed a similar system within Simulation Department, A.C. Lighting were asked to design a system for the Motion Dome Simulator.

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The show featured Akon, Chris Brown, Kelly Rowland and Craig David and was the first of its kind to be staged by the BBC's popular digital urban music channel. It was broadcast live on 1XTRA and recorded for a BBC 2 live special and BBC Digital's Red Button channel.

Jevons was brought onboard by producer Dave McColmont of Angel Music, following his many ground-breaking designs integrating video and lighting for the BBC's One Big Weekend events. All lighting and rigging was supplied by Blackburn-based HSL, with visuals and control from Electric Fly, and screens from

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The acquisition marks a new chapter in the histories of both businesses. The SADiE brand has long been held in high regard by the pro audio and broadcast industries for the quality and performance of its PC-based digital audio workstation products. Prism Sound is best known by this market for its high end A/D and D/A converters for mastering, tracking and post production.

Prism Sound directors Graham Boswell and Ian Dennis negotiated the deal after learning that SADiE Studio Audio & Video Ltd had gone into administration in February.

"Along with many people in the industry, we were very saddened to hear that SADiE had run into problems," says Graham Bos

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Exhibiting as guests of VenueTech, Green Hippo's training manager, Simon Harris, will be taking the Hippotizer V3 through its paces to demonstrate its full capability to this growing market.

"The increasing number of music tours and rock and roll shows which proliferate in this region make it an area of great potential for the Hippotizer," says Harris. "Many tours are already using Hippotizer and we have found the demand for it across the Middle East is expanding. The theatre and club scene are still small but developing and some our latest technology, due for release later this year, is aimed specifically at the architectural market."

Green Hippo's newest family member, the HippoPortumus, will

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The iCANview software enables users to import a large site floor plan and then view the site information on a PC showing individual fixtures and their position within the building(s). Users can move around the floor plan with ease and zoom into areas to view current light level, adjust levels and recall scenes."The iCANview graphic floor plan will simplify large lighting projects where hundreds or thousands of fittings are used," said iLight's Europ

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The Exterior 200 LED is a long-life programmable luminaire offering full RGB, amber and white colour mixing. Weatherproofed for the dynamic illumination of outdoor architecture, it features a comprehensive colour range from 44 high power LEDs and choice of optional spread angles. It is designed for applications where projection distance is limited.

The Exterior 1200 Wash features a full range CMY colour mixing system and additional four-colour wheel. It is designed for dynamic illumination of tall structures, high-rises or any high-visibility architecture. Intensity control is

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"The acquisition of Allen & Heath is a strong complement to our Calrec and D&M Pro brands," said chairman and chief executive officer Eric C. Evans. "This acquisition broadens our product offerings to our longstanding DJ customer base and expands our business in the professional market into installed live sound."

Founded in 1969, Cornwall-based Allen & Heath will continue to be led by Glenn Rogers and its current management team. The company will continue to expand its digital portfolio to meet the growing demand for digital mixers.

"We're adding another dimension to our position in the professional audio marketplace with this acquisition," said Evans. "Allen & Heath is a strong brand in the professional live sound performance market an

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"The show was very well attended. As well as meeting with our existing distributors, we also experienced much interest from new contacts. The movement of the Rotating Stage proved to be a real show stopper," comments Marina Prak, communications and marketing manager from Prolyte. "Presenting new products is always a challenge, but it is very rewarding to see and hear the response."

The launch of new products has had an immediate effect on sales, says the company. The Rotating Stage has already been sold to several customers including Kimix from Belarus and Prolyte distributor in Russia, JSA, who have both ordered a complete 6m rotating stage.

(Jim Evans)

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"The XLD delivers remarkable performance for its size," says Ben Blomander, owner, PB Pro-Audio & Lighting, "balancing sonic intelligibility and precise coverage with plenty of power handling when needed.

"For the opening ceremony, about 3000 kids came out onto the ice, past the main stage area," Blomander adds, "effectively doubling the size of the space we needed to cover; we needed to cover the ice and the first tier seating area as well as the m

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"We're very pleased to have Scott Pizzo on board to work with our dealers and reps in the eastern states," said National Sales Manager David Rahn.

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One of the oldest business organizations in the United Arab Emirates, the Dutco Group of Companies has enjoyed a long and distinguished history since its foundation in 1947 by the late Yousuf Baker. Dutco Tennant is the Group's principal trading operation, with a sound reputation in the UAE and other Gulf States for its commitment and marketing abilities.

George Puthenkulam, general manager of Dutco Tennant, says: "Robert Juliat has long been recognised as a pioneer in the lighting industry and we are determined to bring as much extra value in our promotion of the Robert Juliat brand as possible.

"We want not only to supply the product, but to provide customers with the level of support that reflects the manufact

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Version 2.4.0 introduces network file sharing; a new feature that allows users to transfer show files from networked consoles to networked computers.

"This is another highly requested feature that we are pleased to be able to offer our customers," says Brad Schiller, HES director of control systems development. Several other features, an updated user manual and bug fixes are also included within this release.

(Jim Evans)

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This distribution collaboration forms part of Lightpower's earlier announcement that it has opened the LED competence centre Germany, which will see the company distribute some of the foremost creative and low-res LED products available on the market today, including Element Labs' Versa TUBE, Stealth and Helix G75 products.

A joint statement says: "The announcement of the strategic collaboration between Element Labs and Lightpower represents a natural progression for two leading companies that both have a strong background in the lighting industry and who's paths have often crossed on concert tours where both provided products that worked together to deliver the visual

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This latest addition to the Maxxyz range features four modules requiring only USB and power connections. The modules - Cerebrum, Programmer, Motorized Playback and Master - make the system's functionality more flexible and intuitive.

The Cerebrum module is a powerful touch-screen computer, running the software on Windows XP Embedded that controls Maxxyz Compact. It can control up to 32 DMX Universes. The Maxxyz Cerebrum can also be used stand-alone for controlling installations, for example in hotels or on cruise ships. The Prog

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Dilley is based in Cambridge and enjoys a close affiliation with University College Chapel choirs. "The purchase of the surround system was driven by the fact that we are seeing more demand for live recordings and DVD productions where we are trying to capture the whole atmosphere of the occasion," he says. "The S5 does this in a very elegant fashion. It looks great and is easy to fly, keeping out of the way of the visuals whilst the 4006-TL capsules ensure that the multiple mics don't increase the noise floor in the way that some multi capsule surround solutions seem to."

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