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UK - Barry Haywood has joined Monacor UK as Scotland/North of England sales manager. The move marks a reunion with Damon Crisp, Monacor UK's managing director, with whom he previously worked at Numark UK. Haywood spent five-and-a-half years with Numark - the same length of service which he had previously devoted to drum manufacturer, Pearl.

Joining Monacor UK from Peavey, Haywood said that the vast range of products represented in the company's catalogue provided a tremendous challenge in all market sectors - from MI retail to pro rental and install.The broad range of LED lighting was particularly exciting he said.

Commented Damon Crisp: "This move reinforces our willingness to compete in a professional marketplace; with Barry's experience we are confident we will be able t

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Belgium - Barco is unveiling a broad array of new products at this year's InfoComm 2008 (18-20 June, Las Vegas).

Headlining at this year's show is the introduction of the FLM HD20 (1,980 x 1,080 resolution, 20,000 centre lumens) and FLM R22+ (1,400 x 1,050 resolution, 22,000 centre lumens), two new high brightness additions to the FLM projector family. Together with the existing features of the FLM series, these additions incorporate new technology which ensures minimal maintenance costs, increased light efficiency and reduction of overall power consumption, says the company.

During development of the new projectors, Barco also designed a new universal lamp housing for the whole family of FLM projectors. This new lamp housing offers advantages over the previous housings such as increased brightness with less power consumption, enhanced image quality and reduction of the overal

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USA - JBL has added five new models to its premium Control Contractor 40 Series at InfoComm 08 (18020 June, Las Vegas). The new Control Contractor 40 Series premium in-ceiling specialty loudspeakers incorporate JBL's conical Radiation Boundary Integrator (RBI) technology, adapted from JBL's groundbreaking Vertec series line array loudspeakers, and providing "exceptionally broad and consistent pattern control with superior sonic performance".

Three of the new models - the Control 47C/T, Control 47LP and Control 47HC - incorporate RBI, which combines a large-diameter, high-frequency waveguide and low-frequency projection apertures that work together to provide "extremely consistent pattern control and coverage", say JBL. The other two models are the Control 40CS/T, a subwoofer with built-in passive crossover, and the Control 42C, an ultra-compact, in-ceiling sa

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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 - Park Audio was commissioned by promoters PLM to supply systems for the beach-side dance music festival in Portrush, Northern Ireland, featuring DJs such as Fedde Le Grand, Utah Saints and Eric Prydz, and headlined by The Chemical Brothers.

Park Audio's systems engineer Mark Morrison described the set-up. "The plot was 16 XLC DVX a side, six X-Subs (stacked six-high) a side, and centre- fill of six XLC215s plus two XLC DVX. For monitors, we used EV ZX5s and side- fills were X-Array cabinets. The system was overseen by Iris-Net control software to ensure we had adequate headroom throughout the event."

Park's decision to buy Electro-Voice's XLC compact line array was taken just as EV launched its DVX upgrade - the incorporation of new EV 12-inch low-frequency/mid-bass woofers into the XLC127 cabinets, giving greater high-SPL stability and full-bandwidth intelligibi

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The Netherlands - Techno producer, Jochem Paap alias Speedy J, has adopted a new set- up for his live performances based around Allen & Heath's new Xone:1D MIDI controller.

"My new set- up consists of two laptops, a Xone:92 and two Xone:1Ds, which combine the best of both worlds - the analogue sound of the 92 and the 1D's hands-on MIDI control for Traktor and Ableton software. Plus, the 1Ds match the design and feel of the 92, so it really feels like one big performance workstation," Jochem explains.

"Sculpting my sound is now more flexible and transparent than ever before. The 1Ds have a very clear layout, which makes them really comfortable to operate on stage. Although all sound in my sets is coming from laptops, I never have to touch the mouse and rarely have to look at the screens. I have mapped the controllers to all the functions I need, and they modify

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UK - Lighting Technology Projects (LTP) has supplied and installed a low resolution video media wall, designed and specified by Speirs & Major Associates (SaMA) for the atrium of IPC Media's new London HQ. This is in the Blue Fin Building, part of the Bankside 1,2,3 development in Southwark.

Referred to SaMA by Architainment, the Philips SSL value-added reseller, LTP applied its specialist installation and engineering knowledge to fit the 9500 nodes of Color Kinetics RGB 'Flex SL' which makes up the 40m long by 3m high media wall.

SaMA worked with the building's architects, Allies & Morrison, to create a lighting concept for the space to make it an animated, vibrant and contemporary environment for the reception area.

SaMA came up with the concept of a low resolution LED media wall to act as the main illuminated feature within the space, spanning the entire length of the atr

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UK - Trantec, the wireless mic systems designer and manufacturer, has launched its new 2008 Product Catalogue - its most comprehensive to date, comprising over 250 products, demonstrating the wide scope of Trantec's wireless range.

Trantec's head of sales and marketing, Mark Parkhouse, says: "Each year Trantec offers new ideas and inspiration enabling more and more users to benefit from our expertise. Our 2008 catalogue showcases cost effective solutions for every application across broadcast, film, music and theatre, and users can now take advantage of our tradition of producing affordable and well designed systems that represent great value for money.

"I'm confident the new catalogue will help inform users of our extensive portfolio, particularly the new digital SD7000 system which is again pushing boundaries in the world of wireless mics."

(Jim Evans)

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Denmark Loudspeaker manufacturer Artcoustic will host a number of live jazz sessions during this year's Copenhagen Jazz Festival at their showroom.

This event will give audiences a chance to indulge their passion and ears to some of the best jazz music in the world and listen to the music they enjoy in a luxurious setting over Artcoustic's superior audio systems, says the company.

The concept behind these sessions is to give audiences a chance to listen to music that has influenced and inspired the festival's artists over a dynamic sound system as well as allow them to here a true representation of the artists' music. "It is very satisfying to feel that we can contribute to an outstanding experience for music fans at one of the world's best festivals", stated Sture Svensson, sales manager in Copenhagen.

Throughout Friday, the 4 July to Sunday 13 July, Artcoustic's

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UK - Central Sussex College's Phase 1 and 2 multi-million pound redevelopment of its Haywards Heath sixth form campus is now complete with an innovative new theatre space, The Hub.

The Hub is an exciting new venue incorporating the most up to date facilities and state of the art equipment and is a good example of the college's strong association with the performing arts. The space has been designed to effectively accentuate performances and students ability to perform at a professional level.

Stage Electrics was responsible for the installation, bringing to life the vision of a flexible and technologically advanced space for students and their performances. The brief was to install a technical system capable of supporting a new versatile 250-seat theatre dance studio, rehearsal studio and four rehearsal rooms.

The key objective throughout was to allow for flexibility within

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Japan - Yamaha Corporation has announced that its Board of Directors, at their meeting held on 19 June, has decided to make an offer to the founders of French loudspeaker manufacturer Nexo S.A. to acquire all of their shares of Nexo at 51.542 Euro per share - bringing Yamaha's share holding to 74.9% of the share capital.

Yamaha intends to seek to acquire 100% of the shares of Nexo through the launching of a tender offer process for the acquisition of the remaining shares.

In June 2005, Yamaha purchased a 10.22% interest in Nexo and entered into a strategic alliance with the company (which resulted in the development of the NXAMP Powered Digital TD controller) and joined forces to strengthen their capabilities for providing better system solutions for their clients. Yamaha says it came to the conclusion that its joint activities with Nexo would generate results at a substantial

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UK - With special half-price pre-registration now live on the PLASA08 website, organiser PLASA Events has revealed that the host of its first ever PLASA Masterclass will be Funktion One co-founder Tony Andrews - the winner of last year's inaugural Gottelier Award.

A highly regarded designer and manufacturer of high quality point source speaker systems, with numerous patents to his name, Andrews' landmark developments include the hugely successful Flashlight and Floodlight systems, and more recently the distinctive Funktion One Resolution Series.

Andrews headlines a growing programme of educational presentations at the show, which include a number of exciting new initiatives and partnerships. There will be a strong focus on industry technologies, with several sessions addressing existing and emerging audio, AV and lighting technologies and how to maximise their application in t

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The Netherlands - With 50.000 tickets sold in the first few days after the premiere, visited by Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands, Ciske de Rat - the Musical scored its first record. Now, over six months underway and running, with around 400.000 tickets sold, it is the most successful travelling Dutch musical ever.

This musical scored seven awards out of the 13 nominations at the recent Musical Awards Gala 2008 - another record.

The musical, based on three books written by Piet Bakker in the Fourties, tells about the Amsterdam street rascal Ciske, having difficulty in finding his way in life, in the Thirties. The head role is interpreted by Danny de Munk, who already played the renowned character in the successful movie from 1984.

The sound design was by Jeroen ten Brinke. After having already successfully deployed Alcons pro-ribbon systems in earlier music

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UK - Manchester-based AV hire company, Sound Support Services, recently used a KV2 Audio VHD system to reinforce the National Union of Teachers national conference at Manchester's GMEX centre.

Sound Support, who currently run KV2 Audio ES Systems, used just two VHD 2.0 cabinets flown in full range mode - driven and controlled via two VHD2000 controller amplifiers - to cover the venue with its 1700 delegate teachers. The four day event consisted largely of speeches with some background music - and of course, the obligatory singing of the Red Flag at the final point of the conference.

Sound Support's Dave Lowton, commented: "We had wanted to try out the VHD, and though our ES system would have been adequate, the conference gave us the perfect opportunity. The GMEX is an acoustically hostile environment and the VHD coped brilliantly and enabled us to use such a small

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UAE - An Allen & Heath iLive digital system was recently employed for Hewlett Packard's Design Your Personal Life event at Wafi City in Dubai. PA company, Udaya Sound, was appointed to manage the AV requirements for the event, and had recently acquired the iLive system - comprising iDR10 mix rack and iLive-144 control surface - from Allen & Heath's distributor, VV & Sons.

"iLive's proven technology will give Udaya an edge in terms of sound processing, and VV & Sons has provided full training and technical support in order to get the very best out of this sophisticated hardware," comments VV & Sons' touring sound specialist, J Ninel.

The Dubai event was part of a global campaign taking form as a battle of the bands competition designed to draw youths together from different countries with similar experiences and environments. Events were staged simultaneously i

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Saudi Arabia - Serious Stages, in association with Atlantic Enterprises, supplied three specialist 40m wide by 100m long buildings using customised Space Structures for an event celebrating the 75th Birthday of oil giant Saudi Aramco in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

Covering 10,000sq.m - they were built in a row and all featured 7m cantilevered ends for their entrances. One was used as an exhibition hall (showcasing Saudi Aramco's story in historic images, detailed timelines and displays of the company's key operations), the second as a presentation area and the third was the King's Palace.

Under the patronage of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, and the leaders of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, Saudi Aramco kicked off its 75th Anniversary celebration with government officials, company executives, employees and invited guests gathering

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UK - Summit Steel specified and supplied production rigging and a Kinesys automation system to the Sinatra tour, which has just finished an extensive UK leg, following a London West End run.

Summit was initially contacted by tour co-ordinator Nick Levitt to provide the automation system and associated rigging - trusses and motors - needed to fly video screens and scenic pieces. The automation system and trussing was purchased by show producers 3A Entertainment due to the length of the tour.

Summit also supplied 40 rental motors for the tour - a mix of Lodestars and Prostars - plus all rigging and control. The trussing supplied consisted of 80m of ladder beam, 40m of Total Fabs Tracking Truss and 40m of JTE SuperTruss.

Summit's Chris Walker was project manager and rigging designer for the tour; this entailed fitting a large and complex show, with a flown weight of 16 t

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Austria - Over 8,000 spectators have been assembling almost daily in the Austrian city of Linz during the European football championships for a giant football party. The organisers engaged MTR-Production - using systems from Electro-Voice - to handle the sound.

MTR-Production is being supported for this event by EV distributor Signal Sound & Light Distribution of Fohnsdorf. Signal MX Matthias Reinthaler commented: "The sound reinforcement at public viewing events such as these invariably poses a challenge, since people want to be able to hear and understand every word of the commentary even when - as is often the case - their fellow supporters are making the most almighty din."

To resolve this, MTR-Production proprietor Thomas Millmann and his team opted for systems from Electro-Voice: 24 Electro-Voice XLC127 DVX line array elements driven by 16 Electro-Voice P3000 a

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Leisuretec Distribution Ltd has secured the first shipment of the newly launched Cloud DCM-1 eight channel digitally controlled mixer.

The DCM-1 is Cloud's first ever microprocessor controlled multi zoner, providing space-conscious sound installations with a high level of flexibility without the need of a PC. Leisuretec Distribution received the first shipment to leave the production line of the Sheffield-based manufacturer this month.

"As with all Cloud products initial demand for the DCM-1 is expected to be high," said Leisuretec CEO Mike Henden. "Leisuretec customers want innovative products on demand and we have taken action by further increasing our Cloud stock to ensure Leisuretec can continue to deliver Cloud products with speed and efficiency."

Leisuretec has a policy of in house training, with experienced Cloud products specialist Brian Payne placed to

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USA - JBL Professional introduced the new 8100 Series ceiling speakers at InfoComm 08. The 8100 Series are full-range in-ceiling loudspeakers with high sensitivity, low distortion, and smooth frequency response, says the company.

The 8100 Series lineup includes two models: the 8124, a 4-inch loudspeaker with wide coverage; and the 8128, an 8-inch loudspeaker that offers extended bass response and higher SPL output. Both speakers feature high sensitivity for maximum system efficiency and full-range response, making them suitable for small to medium background music systems.

"The JBL 8100 Series in-ceiling loudspeakers provide an optimal combination of affordability and quality," said Rick Kamlet, senior market director, commercial sound, JBL Professional. "Their ease of installation and wide coverage makes them a great fit for cost-effective installations in a va

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UK - Opened in 1899, the Blackpool Tower's ballroom was home to the BBC's Come Dancing and the finals of Strictly Come Dancing for many years. Now theteam behind Clash!, a brand new dance show from the choreographers of Strictly Come Dancing are bringing dance back to the venue this June.

Lighting designer Robert Stemson of Lightingised reveals that his task for the show is to add atmosphere to the historic venue and a "wow factor" to incorporate the new trends of Latin and Swing dance routines.

Stemson comments: "All my moving lights are Martin Macs - 3 Mac 550 and 2 Mac 600s all on vertical trusses, creating a backline to complement the star cloth, with the rest of the Mac 550s spread across the stage to create shape through the sky and across the dancefloor filled with low fog.

"The Mac 700s are providing my FOH cover, and w

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UK - Alan 'Doof' McCann has been piloting Lostprophets' FOH mix since soon after Welshmen, Ian Watkins and Mike Lewis, formed the band back in 1997. Eight years on, and Doof's biggest change has been his conversion from analogue mixing to the digital world of the Soundcraft Vi6, using the Studer-developed Vistonics II technology (and the SCore Live DSP core). "After so long, it was a highly significant decision to switch from analogue to digital," he says.

With the SSE Group supplying the Vi6 for the current Lostprophets tour, including the headline spot at the Download Festival this month, he acknowledges that "it now seems pointless bringing racks - it makes for a happy local crew when there are just two cases to take to FOH."

He adds: "What I didn't like about digital consoles initially was that sometimes it would take six or seven clicks to

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