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Brazil - More than 170,000 people were recently attending for four days the 10th edition of the Festival de Verao in Salvador, Bahia in North-East Brazil, featuring bands including Ivete Sangalo, Babado Novo, Jammil, Eagle Cherry, Margareth Menezes, Beth Carvalho, Asa de Aguia, Timbalada and many more. For this large show lighting designer Marcelo Marino used a grandMA system consisting of one grandMA full-size, one light, one ultra-light, three video media servers, two MA NSPs and grandMA 3D for pre-programming.

Marino reported: "Due to the flexibility, the power and the reliability of the equipment, grandMA was our first choice. We preprogrammed the show and ran it with the total accuracy that is typical for the grandMA. The system is very strong and reliable."<

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Germany - The Thalia Theater in Hamburg, one of Germany's oldest, has chosen an Alcons QR36 system as its main sound reinforcement system. After many tests and measurements, Florian Scheunemann, head of sound department and Tobias Wursthorn, planning-assistant of the theatre, decided to go for QR36 pro-ribbon loudspeakers.

Scheunemann reports: "Soon after the first tests, it became clear what a remarkable resolution a pro-ribbon system has, as well as how exact the dispersion of the QR's really is. The refined architecture of the venue does not allow for every sound system design, as the ground floor seating needs to be covered without any interference. The QR's seemed to be the perfect fit."

Scheunemann continues: "Absolutely convincing, however, was the throw of the brilliant ribbon highs, that made a delay line obsolete. For a further system extension, we hav

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UAE - Robe Lighting has confirmed that Dubai-based GSL will be its exclusive distributor for the UAE and Iran.

"We are choosing to work with them because they are a fast growing company and highly proactive in a diversity of markets," says Elie Battah, Robe's regional sales manager.

GSL has already been working with Robe for more than one year, and is an independent company, owned and run by Fouad (president) and Faegh (MD) Fowzi. They distribute a selected range of leading audio, AV and lighting products.

"Being the sole representative for Robe in these territories will be a great opportunity for us and for Robe and we look forward to penetrating new sectors and carving out a healthy market share for Robe," says Fouad Fowzi.

(Jim Evans)

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It's a bird! It's a plane! It's - 40 thousand LED pixels on a ceiling!!! Indochine's whirlwind tour transports fans to another level of the live experience - immersing them from floor to ceiling with PixMob's X4 wristbands, and an LED ceiling made entirely of its NOVA Minis! With the vision of Indochine's creative team, PixMob used its LED fan-technology to turn attendees and venues into an ocean of effects, and a starry sky of LED magic. Très très cool!

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UK - Adlib Lighting supplied equipment and crew for the recent Velvet Revolver UK tour. They first worked with the band on their successful 2007 tour. Adlib Lighting's Pete Abraham says: "It was a pleasure to be back working with Velvet Revolver again. It was an extremely well thought-out design and looked great in all the venues, even when reduced to fit the smaller stage sizes."

Working closely with LD Fuji (David Convertino), the Adlib Lighting team consisted of Andy Rowe, Tim Spilman and Richard Babington. The tour visited a wide variety of different sized venues - from regional Academies to London's Brixton Academy and the Brighton Centre, so the rig had to be adaptable.

With traditional rock 'n' roll aesthetics at its core - beam technology, high contrast bright and bold colours - the lighting design was based on two trusses. The front truss contained 60 PARs a

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UK - Southampton City Council has launched its spectacular Halation project, illuminating the city's historic 600 year-old High Arcades along Western Esplanade with colour-changing linear LED strips from Pulsar Light.

The initiative to highlight Southampton's five medieval arches near the waterfront is the result of collaboration between lighting artist Simon Watkinson and Southampton City Council, under public arts officer Liz Smith. Costing £74,000 to stage, the project - part of the Southampton Public Art Strategy initiative - has been funded by the Area Investment Framework (AIF) and rubber-stamped by the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) and Southampton Partnership. Halation will run for a minimum of 18 months.

Tyneside-based Simon Watkinson's work (largely within the Old Town walls) is already familiar to the Southampton community, and he has tur

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Dubai - Prolyte Products Group will officially launch its Middle East sales office at the PALME exhibition (Dubai, 27-29 April).

In response to growing market opportunities, Prolyte decided last year to open a sales office which could accommodate this market from within. "This market requires special attention and, above all, service and material should be offered at close range. Customers want their support and products to be delivered fast. A large stock of Prolyte products is now locally available", states account manager Henry Schuil

CEO Fokko Smeding comments: "The Gulf region and Dubai in particular is developing at a massively fast pace. There is a strong need for our products, in permanent installations as well as for a range of local events. Both the event market and the entertainment market are expanding fast. Behind the scenes we worked hard to get th

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Norway - The celebrated FIS World Cup skiing competitions are a tradition dating back nearly a century. For the sixth year, the Norwegian city of Drammen played host to the Cross-Country Sprint race for 1,700 athletes to compete in the city streets. The annual event attracted thousands of winter sports fans, many of whom pitched tents overnight to claim the best spots along the route.

The track encircled the main city center with the finish line in front of the historic Bragernes Church. Two large video displays enabled the crowds to follow the action while a Sound MICA and M3D line array loudspeaker system provided by Oslo-based AVAB CAC ensured that the attendees could hear the event clearly from anywhere along the route.

The nature of the outdoor event presented multifaceted challenges, each of which was tackled using a seamlessly integrated Meyer Sound system. "The Cr

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USA - D-Tools has announced that it is expanding its customer focus to enable security systems integrators to streamline the estimation, design, installation, and integration of residential and commercial security systems.

"We have provided residential and commercial AV integrators with a solution that has had a positive impact on their bottom line, and we are excited to extend our solution to security integrators," said Adam Stone, president and CEO of D-Tools. "In addition to establishing partnerships with leading security manufacturers, we are adding significant improvements to our product line that will greatly benefit security integrators."

(Jim Evans)

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UK - Cirrus Research which specialises in the design and development of noise measurement equipment for health and safety applications, has successfully achieved registration to the internationally recognised internal quality management standard ISO 9001:2000. Cirrus Research has earned the right to display the coveted BSI logo following an independent assessment by BSI.

The ISO 9001:2000 standard demonstrates Cirrus Research's commitment to customer service and quality, says the company. In Cirrus' case it applies to the design, manufacture, supply, service and re-calibration of a wide range of sound and noise measuring and monitoring instrumentation for a worldwide market. It focuses particularly on the assessment, management and continuous improvement of Cirrus' business processes.

"We are particularly pleased to have achieved ISO 9001:2000 certification as it underlin

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Italy - Rimini's Paradiso is one of the few clubs in the world able to boast a 50-year history. The venue, offering clients a breathtaking view from its vantage point overlooking the Adriatic Riviera, recently made front-page news when the new owners - Luca De Simone and Alessandro Volta - announced their intention to re-open the legendary Italian venue precisely 50 years after its original inauguration, undertaking to restore it to its position as one of Europe's leading venues, and adopting a Martin Audio sound system.

The club became by-word on the international club scene thanks to the far-sighted management between 1970 and 2001 of Gianni Fabbri - son of Mirti Fabbri, who had the original idea of converting her country villa into a top class venue in 1957. Now the venue has again undergone a substantial renovation and technical upgrade before reopening its doors again to a

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USA - NAB 2008 sees the fruits of a collaborative effort between Neumann and UK-based digital mixing console manufacturer, allowing Neumann's digital microphones to interface directly with DiGiCo's desks.

"Despite the development of the AES 42 interface, there wasn't any easy way to directly connect Neumann digital series microphones to a console," explains Sennheiser's senior applications engineer, Mike Pappas. "Now, with DiGiCo directly supporting AES 42, we have a digital path from microphone to speaker."

The latest Neumann product on show at NAB will be the TLM 103 D, the next classic microphone to enter the digital realm. Its integrated, fast peak limiter promises optimal recording levels at all times and the Neumann A/D converter built into the microphone eliminates the necessity of tedious experimentation with external converters and preamps, says th

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USA - Miami's Drummer Boy Sound, 99 JAMZ WEDR, Powerade, and the City of Miami Gardens recently teamed up to sponsor and host the national touring Hoop It Up 3 on basketball challenge at Calder Race track in Miami Gardens, Florida. DBS deployed their portable Dynacord Cobra line array system for the event, with additional equipment from Electro-Voice, Midas, and Klark Teknik.

The event included a host of local and national R&B and Hip Hop artists, including Ray Lavender, ACE with DJ Khaled, and Urban Mystic, to name a few. The event was hosted by radio personality Mike B (99 Jamz WEDR) and DBS' VP of marketing and development, Tangela Cummings, AKA 'Lady DBS'. The banging bass and sounds were spun by Miami DJ's, DJ Ice and DJ Greo from WEDR 99 Jamz.

"It's a good thing when the only complaint you get for a two day event is that your system is too loud," says Harold Cu

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Australia - Anolis LED fixtures are illuminating a spectacular key water feature at the entrance to Sydney's Star City Casino. The installation is the first of its type in Australia to integrate Anolis in this specific way, and was designed by a leading Sydney-based water feature specialist

The Anolis products were supplied by the brand's Australian distributor, ULA, for whom the project was overseen by Con Nomikos from. It is the first of a series of water features in and around the Star City complex that will be lit or re-lit with Anolis.

The prime position of this fountain at the entrance of the Casino is designed to make people stop and look before being enticed up the steps and through the portals onto the gaming floor, so it was essential that it was bright, lively and eye-catching.

The circular shaped fountain encompasses three concentric circles of Anolis. There is a

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Germany - Sennheiser's new studio microphone, the MKH 800 Twin, is based on the MKH 800 RF condenser microphone, and opens up completely new dimensions for sound engineers in broadcasting, studio recording and film scoring, suggests the company. The MKH 800 Twin is a dual-capsule microphone that provides two separate sound signals at the microphone output. This means that the pick-up pattern does not have to be set at the microphone before the recording but can be remotely fine-tuned and corrected at the mixing console under monitoring conditions, and even during post-production.

"The infinitely variable pick-up pattern enables sound engineers and recordists to try out new settings with minimum effort and to optimise the sound at the mixing console," explains Sebastian Schmitz, Sennheiser's product manager for microphones. "Any intermediate stage between the indiv

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NAB 2008 in Las Vegas has seen the fruits of a collaborative effort between Neumann and UK-based digital mixing console manufacturer DiGiCo, allowing Neumann's digital microphones to interface directly with DiGiCo's desks. Meanwhile, the German microphone manufacturer is celebrating its 80th anniversary." Each decade has its great stars and big hits," says the company. "The majority were produced using Neumann products". Happy Birthday.

The Millenium Dome, for long derided as Labour's £850m vanity project and awarded white elephant status, is now - as the 02 Artena - the most popular music venue in the world, overtaking New York's Madison Square Gardens. Simon Moran, managing director of SJM Concerts - who has promoted Take That and The Spice Girls at the O2 told the Daily Telegraph: "There was a huge gap in the market for a 21st century standard venue in

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The Netherlands - d&b audiotechnik will again participate in the forthcoming 124th AES Convention's Live Sound Workshop being held this year in Amsterdam. The Workshop sessions take place over three days from 17 to 19 May at the RAI International Exhibition and Congress Centre.

The sessions will be chaired by experts from leading companies as well engineers with international experience in the field. These include Eberhard Müller of Neumann & Müller, Wolfgang Feß from Klotz-a.i.s., Norbert Nachbauer from Neutrik, Jürgen Wilhelm from Yamaha, Gregor Zielinsky from Sennheiser and Ralf Zuleeg from d&b audiotechnik, all of whom have actively collaborated on the programme.

The Live Sound Workshop on Saturday 17 Mayopens with two sessions presented by Ralf Zuleeg, Head of d&b's education and application support. Demystifying Audio will describe the principles of acoustics

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UK - Watford Grammar School's new music centre, designed by Tim Ronalds Architects, has bnenefitted from treatment by Arup Acoustics. Additionally, ETC lighting and controls have been installed by Lighting Logic.

Raf Orlowski, director at Arup Acoustics, says, "Around 15 years ago, Arup Acoustics carried out a survey of music facilities in schools for the then DfES and found inadequate conditions in many instances; pupils practicing in corridors, music classes blighted by extraneous noise and band rehearsals in totally inappropriate acoustic environments. This survey led eventually to the publication in 2004 of a government directive, Building Bulletin 93, which has resulted in a massive change in the acoustic quality of new music facilities and school buildings in general.

"The new Watford Music Centre at Watford Grammar School epitomises the best intentions

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USA - Production Resource Group, L.L.C., (PRG) has formed a new company, PRG Distribution, L.L.C. (PRG Distribution) to distribute entertainment technology product lines from leading global manufacturers to dealers in North America. PRG vice-president Tim Brennan will oversee the new company, which operates independently from PRG with headquarters in Dallas, Texas.

Brennan states that the new company will sell exclusively to dealers, not to end-users. "PRG Distribution gives North American dealers and their customers access to state-of-the-art lighting equipment and other entertainment products that have been hugely popular with customers outside the US but difficult if not impossible to purchase in this country," he says. "Buyers can purchase this equipment from their regional dealers, fully confident that they will be able to get any parts and service they need

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UK - Element Labs, a global leader in the design, manufacture, and support of cutting-edge LED video technology to the entertainment, architectural, and signage industries, is proud to announce that it will be collaborating with EES (Entertainment Equipment Supplies S.L.) as distribution partner for the supply of its video driven LED technology products, including Stealth and Versa Tube HD, throughout Spain and the Canary Islands.

Headquartered in San Sebastian in northern Spain, and with a sales/support office in Madrid, EES is one of the leading professional entertainment companies in Spain. The company has already been appointed the exclusive Spanish distributor for many leading technology brands, including Vari-Lite, Cyberhoist, Avolites and Syncrolite, to name a few. The addition of Element Labs' LED products further enhances the solutions they offer within the Spanish ente

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Germany - The largest Martin LC Series LED wall to date graced the fourth annual Bundesvision Song Contest, an annual music competition created by German TV entertainer Stefan Raab. Broadcast live on 14 February on German network ProSieben, Bundesvision Song Contest 2008 saw 16 music acts representing Germany's 16 federal states compete in a Grand Prix type format at the TUI Arena in Hanover.

The set design for this year's show was dominated by an immense 29m x 14m semi-transparent Martin LC Series LED wall located upstage. Built from more than 200 LC 2140 panels, the LED wall covered 406sq.m and had a physical resolution of 725 x 350 pixels. A further 32sq.m of LC panels were used on a 7m high moving catwalk. A single LC panel 'door' allowed presenters a unique way to enter the catwalk and set through the LED wall.

Visual content for the LED walls and projections was created

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Denmark - Bilka is a popular Danish chain of hypermarkets, those big box stores where consumers can purchase just about anything for the home, including groceries. Bilka's original store in Tilst, a suburb of Aarhus, recently installed Martin Professional smartMAC colour changing profile spot luminaires in the store's electronics department with the goal of drawing more people into the area.

Consumer electronics, including a surge in the sale of high definition televisions, is a rapidly growing segment. Yet stiff competition, also from online stores, as well as pressure from ever dropping prices, led Bilka to renovate the department in order to increase its visibility.

That visibility included a number of changes: new product divisions within the department, a wall of televisions displayed in HD, and the use of eye-catching lighting effects visible from all over the store - a

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