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UK - The East Riding of Yorkshire Council plans to use Cirrus noise measuring equipment to ensure the hearing of workers is protected at The Spa in Bridlington, one of East Yorkshire's premier entertainment venues. The Spa recently held a grand reopening following a £19.5 million refurbishment.

The council will be taking several noise surveys using a variety of Cirrus sound level meters and noise dosemeters during sound checks and performances in the coming weeks, as part of a full programme designed to determine the level of noise protection required for both the staff and the entertainers who will be performing at the venue.

New Control of Noise at Work regulations came into force in April this year, meaning that employers in the entertainment industry are required to ma

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Azerbaijan - Following the spectacular live show Land of Fire 2008, which was broadcast in February, Azerbaijan took their popular finalist duo, Elnur & Samir (Elnur Huseynov and Samir Javadzade) to Belgrade to compete for the top spot in the Eurovision Song Contest.

In a special promotion, Azerbaijan hosted a free live concert, Legends and Sensations of Eurovision on the grounds of the historical Kalemegdan Nebojsina Kula Fortress in downtown Belgrade, in front of a crowd of over 20,000. In addition to the finalists Elnur & Samir, the show featured popular acts from recent Eurovision shows including Ruslana, Dana International, Marija Serifovic, Zeljko Joksimovic and others. Robert Kelber was lighting designer working alongside operator Tobias Åberg.

Three grandMA full-size and two MA NSPs controlled the lighting on the massive outdoor stage, which included, am

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Italy / Hong Kong - Faital has opened a new branch in Hong Kong to cover the professional market in the Far East. Complete with a warehouse, it is destined to serve the supply of professional FaitalPRO loudspeakers in a more timely manner throughout the whole Asian region. Faital Asia was born to reduce "time-to-market" to a minimum.

"Our new Hong Kong branch," says Flavio Naggi, FaitalPRO overseas sales manager, "will take care of the shipping and invoicing of the whole professional FaitalPRO range from the new warehouse, while the central management with personal technical-sales contacts, product quality and orders will remain as always, with our Chinese staff, handled from our historic FaitalPRO headquarters in San Donato Milanese."

Naggi adds: "This warehouse and the new offices will give us a fresher and stronger thrust in this area, whe

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UK / Ireland - Following the success of open days across Europe for the Jands Vista lighting control system, the manufacturer is gearing up for its UK and Republic of Ireland events, which take place later this month.

Organised in association with its European dealer network, the events are taking place in Dublin, Ireland on 23 July at the premises of LX2000 (Jands' ROI dealer); in High Wycombe, UK on 29 July at the premises of A.C. Lighting (Jands' UK dealer); and in Leeds, UK on 31 July at A.C. Lighting's northern office.

The open days will provide the chance for visitors to receive a hands-on demonstration of the lighting console, or spend more time familiarising themselves with it, as a step towards joining the growing number of Vista people.

Taking place in a relaxed environment with lunch and refreshments provided, sales staff as well as Jands product manager, Neil Van

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Sweden - Lab.gruppen has appointmented of TC Electronic Switzerland as its new Swiss distributor. The agreement takes effect from 1 July.

Long-standing national sales manager for TC Electronic Switzerland, Giovanni Dolci, will be handling day-to-day operations for the Lab.gruppen brand in the territory.

Lab.gruppen's international sales manager, Claus Behrens comments: "On a personal level, Giovanni is a huge asset to the team. He knows the industry inside out and has a deep knowledge of the Lab.gruppen range. Furthermore, everyone in the business knows and respects him, so he is a great ambassador for the Lab.gruppen brand.

"Secondly, from a corporate point of view, there is an obvious synergy to be gained by placing distribution with TC Electronic who are part of the same holding company as Lab.gruppen, TC Group. There are clear advantages for everyone in dealing

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USA - Angus Sinex, a well known member of the North American entertainment community, died on 8 June at the DeSoto Civic Center in Southaven, Mississippi, as a result of an accident in a load out. He was 45.

"We are deeply saddened by Angus's passing," said friend and colleague Gregory Cohen. "He was a dear friend, colleague and partner. Words are beyond inadequate to express this loss. Angus was a dedicated father and husband; it was impossible to work with him without realizing how much he cared about his family. He was a world class electrician and a friend to be treasured."

Sinex was a renowned production electrician who has worked on high profile corporate events, television productions and concerts for over two decades. He served as a lighting designer and electrician for on many of our industry's largest productions.

For those close to Sinex, a sit

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Canada - The Adamson Metrix Ultra Compact Line Array Enclosure received a nomination for Outstanding Technical Achievement in the category of Sound Reinforcement Loudspeaker Technology.

The Adamson Metrix is a versatile, high-output enclosure suitable for small to medium permanent installations in houses of worship, theatres and nightclubs, as well for the main system in small to medium touring applications. A newly designed Adamson ND8-ML 8.5" Kevlar neodymium mid-low frequency driver is optimized for this 2-way enclosure, and is paired with a 1.4" HF (3" diaphragm) compression driver, mounted on Adamson's patented HF wave-shaping chamber.

The 24th Annual TEC Awards will be held on the second night of the Audio Engineering Society Convention (AES) in San Francisco.

(Jim Evans)

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UK - At PLASA 08, KV2 Audio will introduce a new range of portable loudspeakers dedicated to the MI market, under the new brand name of KX Audio and featuring a new series of active powered enclosures.

The internal design of the KX Audio range represents "the strongest combination of output, power handling and control, as well as the lowest distortion levels available". Externally, Baltic plywood combined with tour grade coatings offer the most natural sounding product in a package able to withstand the rigours of touring, says the company.

Onboard electronics ensure fast, easy set up and complete control with phase alignment, equalization and speaker protection integrated into the amplifier module. The KX Audio range currently consists of five loudspeaker cabinets:

The KX12 is a compact 2-way, high-output, full-range active speaker system. Its small footprint beli

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Czech Republic - MC2 Audio distributor Dancefloor has completed a major frefurbishment of top Czech nightclub Luxor. Located in the ancient city of Ceska Lipa, near the Machasee and the Czech border with Germany, Disco Club Luxor has been a popular music venue and cocktail bar for the best part of 15 years, having been voted 'Best Loved Nightclub' in the Czech Republic as long ago as 1994.

Having been damaged by fire three years ago, Disco Club Luxor was forced to close and undergo a complete refurbishment. A dance space dominates the new-look club with sound, light, lasers and special effects all flown on a supporting structure high above the floor. MC2 Audio E25 and E45 amplifiers drive a Logic System line array with more than 10kW. Sound, lights and special effects can all be controlled by the resident DJ.

Dancefloor spokeswoman, Vera Zemanova, says, 'We set up a comparativ

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USA - Shure Incorporated has announced today that The Peter E. Schmitt Company, which is based in Pompton Plains, New Jersey, is the company's Representative of the Year for fiscal year 2008. Michael Schmitt, president, and Todd Peden, executive vice president, received the award at Shure's annual meeting of the Company's US sales representatives at the recent InfoComm Show.

"We're very pleased to present P.E. Schmitt with this year's Rep of the Year Award," said Mark Humrichouser, director of sales for the Shure US Business Unit. "We selected them for several reasons, not the least of which is their strong commitment to never settle for what worked yesterday. They have exceeded their quota over the past two years and continue to excel internally as a company and externally with customers."

Representing Shure throughout the New York metropolitan area, P.E.

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USA - Nexxus Lighting Inc's Advanced Lighting Systems subsidiary completed a lighting project for the six-storey Elements Building, housing 7Stones Spas and Strega Restaurant in downtown Corvallis, Oregon. The Elements Building is silver-level LEED certified: LEED is a third-party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings. Corvallis was the first city on the West Coast and only the third city in the nation to receive the Green Power Community designation by the EPA.

"Advanced Lighting's eLum Cove RGB lighting was used throughout all three levels of the spa and the 2 upper levels for the bar and restaurant," said Paul Benton, regional sales manager for Advanced Lighting Systems. "Strega Restaurant, a sustainable restaurant and bar on the 5th and 6th floors, made extensi

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UK - Consultancy On Media Systems (COMS), headed by acoustic consultant Richard Northwood, is a consultancy and engineering practice that specialises in integrated media systems with the aim of combining audio, video, lighting and control into a single coherent entity. In a move designed to further strengthen and develop the range of acoustic services available to clients, former Arup consultant Paul Malpas has recently joined the team at COMS.

Richard Northwood is pleased to welcome his new recruit. "COMS has been exploring the possibilities of expanding the acoustic services that it offers to clients and after a lot of searching found the ideal candidate in the form of Paul Malpas and managed to tempt him away from quite a senior position at Arup Acoustics to join and help grow the team at COMS," remarked Northwood. "Paul has a great combination of enthusiasm an

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USA - Digital Projection International (DPI) received a product excellence award at InfoComm 08. The company's Titan 500 received the Best Video Projection Product/High Lumen award on the basis of a readers' poll conducted by Rental & Staging magazine.

According to Mike Levi, president of DPI, "Being recognized for excellence by the staging professionals who depend on projection equipment for their clients and their livelihoods is a tremendous honour. When we first conceptualized the Titan product range, our development team sought a lot of design advice from key customers in the staging community, and we worked hard to incorporate their ideas into the ultimate Titan platform.

(Jim Evans)

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France - Studio 8 of the Carrère Studios at La Plaine St Denis, Paris, has been kitted out with over 140 Robe moving lights at the request of DoP David Seligmann-Forest.

The all-Robe rig was installed by French supplier Impact Evénement and includes 15 ColorSpot 1200E ATs, 26 ColorWash 1200E ATs, three white ColorWash 250 ATs, 90 ColorWash 575 XTs, two white ColorWash 575 XTs and six ColorSpot 700E ATs.

The majority of the lights are hung in the studio's ceiling on special trussing - also supplied by Impact - and the white units are specifically used for floor level lighting of sets and other scenic elements.

The move followed Seligmann-Forest's extensive use of Robe on the 2007 hit reality show, Secret Story and also on Le Grand Soir d'Eliane et Francis. He comments, "I really like the Robe brand and am very happy with the equipment and the relati

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Germany - Meyer Sound Germany has appointed Lothar Weimann to regional sales manager. In this position, Weimann will be working with clients throughout the Southern and Eastern parts of Germany.

Weimann has held leading sales and marketing positions at Frankfurt-based ProAudio Marketing for brands such as QSC. During the last three years, Weimann served as the registered manager of the German branch of Spanish loudspeaker manufacturer D.A.S. Audio.

"Lothar's experience in pro audio sales and in-depth knowledge of speaker systems make him a great addition to our sales team," says Jim Sides, CEO of Meyer Sound Germany. "I have personally known Lothar for more than 15 years; he is an industry veteran with a very good reputation throughout the German pro audio industry. These attributes make him uniquely qualified for this position. I am very happy to have him on bo

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UK - Roland Systems Group has introduced a powerful new software release for its RSS M-400 V-Mixer digital console at a special open day attended by dealers including HHB, Total Audio Solutions, Stage Electrics, SFL and Midas Pro Sound.

Responding directly to feedback from its growing user base of engineers, the Version 1.5 update is "packed with a number of significant features that enhance the user interface, offering operational shortcuts and speeding up workflow".

Peter Heath of RSG comments, "Tthe V-Mixing System was launched in December 2007, and very quickly we have developed a significant user base from which to draw the early feedback. The user interface is already being praised for its transparency and ease-of-use; however, this update delivers improvements which further increase operational flexibility and speed."

(Jim Evans)

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USA - Harman Pro Group was selected to provide components for a new PA system for the 1000-seat auditorium at Hollywood High School. The sound system was designed and installed by Richard Ralke, president of L.A. Sound Company in Canoga Park and features JBL Professional Vertec line array loudspeakers, Crown I-Tech amplifiers and a Soundcraft Vi4 mixing console.

The alumni rolls from Hollywood High School reads like a Who's Who of movie history. Former students include screen the likes of Mickey Rooney, James Garner, Judy Garland, Keith and Robert Carradine, Sara Jessica Parker, Lana Turner, John Huston, John Ritter and Laurence Fishburne. The school is located between Hollywood Boulevard and Sunset. In addition to its star-studded alumni, the school has also hosted concerts for The Byrds, Elvis Costello and the Stone Roses among others.

The system comprises 14 JBL Vertec VT48

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UK - i-Pix working with Greenpeace, supplied their BB4 and Satellite fixtures to Greenpeace's Greenfields site at the 2008 Glastonbury Festival, after being approached by the organisation who wanted their area to be as eco-friendly as possible.

The Satellites and BB4s were used to illuminate a large skate ramp complex at the centre of the Greenfields area, the end section of this also doubled as a band stage area showcasing a series of up-and-coming talent.

The Greenfields area lighting and AV was co-ordinated by Niall Whybrow of Potters Bars based PP AV.

"Anything that reduces the amount of energy consumed is good," says Bob Wilson, events co-ordinator for Greenpeace UK, "What i-Pix are doing is very interesting."

The skate ramp was illuminated with four BB4s, rigged at the highest point and washing along its length. In the evenings, a projection scree

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Sweden - A Milos MR2 roofing system was utilised by designer Peter Samzelius of Peter Samzelius AB as the main stand superstructure for Swedish machine control solutions provider Scanlaser at the recent massive MaskinExpo.

The exhibition was staged at Barkarby Airfield in Stockholm and included a large demo site for working presentations of heavy plant machinery.

Scanlaser is one of Samzelius's key clients and he has designed all their exhibition stands for some time. He has also used Milos products for the last five years.

The Scanlaser stand space at MaskinExpo measured 25m by 30m, with the MR2 system measuring 15m by 13m for the main tent and 12m by 13m for the black tent. It was purchased specially for the show by Samzelius and will eventually be owned by Scanlaser. He comments, "I've wanted to purchase an MR2 roof for several years, and this new Scanlaser stand pro

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UK - Creative Technology (CT) has appointed Charlie Whittock, as managing director of CT Asia Pacific. He was previously managing director of CT London and has been instrumental in setting up CT operations in China. He will be relocating to Hong Kong.

Dave Crump will take over as managing director of the CT London business with immediate effect.

"CT is now the largest division and contributor within the Avesco Group and these changes and the commitment to develop the business reflect the importance of the CT to the group and Avesco's strategy going forward," says CEO Ian Martin.

(Jim Evans)

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Liechtenstein - Connector manufacturer Neutrik is using a new hologram technology which allows its products to be easily distinguished from lesser quality copies. Neutrik is one of many companies in the industry which has suffered from the presence of cheap quality, illegal product copies appearing on the market. Besides legal measures which Neutrik takes against the counterfeiters, the company has taken this further step in innovation to clearly distinguish its products from copies.

Together with U-NICA security systems, Neutrik developed a unique hologram technology (Intragram). The hologram in the form of the Neutrik logo and the Neutrik writing can now be found on selected Neutrik products, allowing users to easily identify if they are using an original Neutrik product.

"Holograms are not new technology, but the Intragram hologram process is", the company says. &

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