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USA - Bosch Communications Systems has announced the appointment of Kees Geerts as product marketing manager, conferencing systems AMEC.

Geerts is based at Bosch Communications Systems HQ in Burnsville, MN, and began his new position in August, 2008.

"I'm delighted to join the team at Burnsville," says Kees, "and look forward to the continued growth of our Conferencing Systems Business Line in the Americas. By using the experienced sales channels of the previous Telex Communications, we can focus and grow our public address and conferencing business substantially in the Americas."

(Jim Evans)

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Spain - Barcelona hosted a convention for Herbalife, the American operator in the wellness field, with a million distributors in 61 countries worldwide and annual net sales of 3 billion dollars.

Sound reinforcement at the event in question - held at the city's highly modern Palau Sant Jordi - was entrusted to Planet Service of San Marino, a rental company with a stock of Outline arrays and one of the most qualified European companies in the corporate event field, with clients including Nike, Asics, Reebok, Mercedes Smart Tour, Upim, Villaggi del Ventaglio, Tecnocasa, Valleverde, Autogrill and many more.

The Butterfly system installed by Planet Service - supported by domestic rental companies Ajuste (Madrid) and Backlight (Lisbon), both of which have Outline arrays - consisted in a total of 88 CDH 483 Hi-Packs and 28 Victor Live subwoofers, the latter installed on the floor. Th

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UK - Automation specialists Kinesys is showing two new products at PLASA 08 - Libra, a loadcell system and Pulse, a powerful but easy to use pendant controller.

Libra comes in the form of a Crosby shackle with a load sensing pin. Currently 3.25 tonne and 4.5 tonne versions are offered, both with a 5:1 safety factor. A Libra loadcell can either be connected directly to a Kinesys Elevation 1+ giving feedback about the motor being controlled by the Elevation, or daisy-chained together with other Libras and connected to an interface unit positioned on the floor.

A PC is connected to the interface via USB or Ethernet, and all the loads can be clearly viewed onscreen using Libra's free software. The software package also contains numerous other features including the logging of weights, warning and overload settings for both underload and overload, multiple grouping options and the

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UK - Lightscape Projects, part of the Light Projects Group has recently supplied fittings for a lighting scheme for the Mall in London which runs from the ICA building to St James's Palace. This comprises over a hundred Lumascape high performance LS343 and LS843 inground uplighters which are illuminating the long stretch of brick wall along the Mall, as well as the ground level columns beneath the Institute of Contemporary Art.

Manufactured from 316 marine grade stainless steel with an IP68 rating and including an integral wicking barrier, the fittings are fully resistant to the ingress of water, dust and other contaminants. They provide heavy duty high performance coupled with a vandal-resistant OptiWhite lens system capable of withstanding point loads of up to 4200kg, says the company.

The LS343 fittings are using 35W Metal Halide CDMT lamps, while the LS843 fittings have th

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UK - When Howard Eaton Lighting Ltd (HELL) won the contract to supply all the set electrics to the Cameron Mackintosh / Disney national UK tour of Mary Poppins, they turned to City Theatrical to provide the wireless DMX control system.

City Theatrical is no stranger to Mary Poppins. Its WDS Wireless Data System is already providing wireless control to the Broadway production, but the new tour sees the first large scale use in the UK of their SHoW DMX system. City Theatrical provided one transmitter and a total of seven receivers to the production: Two mounted in trucked scenic pieces, four mounted on tracking sliders and the final receiver providing DMX to a large flown 'attic' piece.

Of all the pieces, the four tracking sliders are the most interesting elements. These tall translucent panels are internally lit by custom HELL RGB LED strips. The scenic design calls for

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UK - PLASA08 organisers PLASA Events announced record visitor pre-registration figures of 12,700 yesterday as the final week's run-up to the show began.

With half-price online pre-registration available until the final day of the show, PLASA08 (7-10 September, Earls Court, London), which has attracted a host of new exhibitors and the promise of numerous new product launches, looks set to break all records.

"The industry is heading for Earls Court," commented Director of Events Nicola Rowland, "and the buzz is tremendous among exhibitors and visitors. We also have some strong contenders for the PLASA Awards for Innovation and huge interest in the Gottelier Award - we're anticipating a great turnout for the Awards presentation on Monday evening. PLASA08 is also a fantastic opportunity to see all the key technology brands that helped deliver a successful Beijing Ol

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Canada - A new Dynacord sound system at the brand-new 2000-seat Celebration Centre at Moncton Wesleyan Church in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, is providing the coverage and intelligibility of a world-class theatre sound system.

Signature Sound (Douglas, New Brunswick) designed and installed the system, built around a main Cobra-4 system with VariLine fill loudspeakers.

Mike Jones of Signature Sound reports: "From the beginning I knew the Dynacord solution was perfect for this facility and, after hearing the system demo, the customer agreed. We have 40 Cobra boxes in our inventory, and we use them all the time for all kinds of applications, live and installed. The new VariLine boxes are amazing too-so compact, so versatile, so powerful. They're the perfect complement to the main Cobra system."

In addition to the main Dynacord system, Jones spec'd a range of additi

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Taiwan - GlacialTech has announced the availability of BR30 Light Emitting Diode (LED) lights. The LED BR30 Globes come in two models which range in brightness.

The LED BR30 bulbs are designed to replace the equivalent BR30 globes and lamps available in markets today. They use lower wattage compared with the original product, with the high brightness 720 Lumen illumination.

The innovative product incorporates the same structure and style of traditional BR30 bulbs but delivers a brighter performance per watt, with less heat radiation. The LED BR30 Globe can be used for general everyday use from indoor applications to spotlighting and street lighting applications, and incorporates all the latest luminary technology garnered from GlacialTech's resources, combining years of experience in designing cooling systems as well as all manner of consumer electronic device power supplies,

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Art News - The original artwork for The Rolling Stones' iconic lips and tongue symbol has been bought by London's Victoria and Albert Museum. The logo, originally designed in 1970 and used by the rock band ever since, sold in the US for $92,500 (£51,375). Half the cost was met by charity The Art Fund, which called the work "one of the most visually dynamic logos ever".

Artist John Pasche, who sold the artwork, was originally paid £50 for creating the design. Pasche was studying at London's Royal College of Art when Stones frontman Mick Jagger, disappointed by the bland designs put forward by record label Decca, began looking for a design student to help create a logo. The singer went to see Pasche's degree show, which eventually led to the iconic pop art design's creation, first used on the Stones' Sticky Fingers album in 1971. The artist went on to design

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UK - Duran Audio will be presenting the new AXYS G2 family of sound reinforcement products at PLASA 08. The AXYSScope and Source, the first two members of the G2 family that are now available, will both be on show at the Duran Audio stand.

The AXYS Scope range is designed for theatre and conference applications. All of the units have built in amplification and DSP and can be networked together using RS485. AXYS Scope loudspeakers come fitted with stand adaptors and/or rigging hardware.

The AXYS Scope range consists of four products: T-2112: a three-way mid/hi loudspeaker with a 12" LF driver and a coaxial HF driver. T-2115: a three-way mid/hi loudspeaker with a 15" LF driver and a coaxial HF driver. UB-25: a single 15" subwoofer. B-07: a single 18" subwoofer.

The AXYS® Source system is a horn loaded system that is designed for use as a front of house

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UK - In an attempt to boost sound engineering qualifications in the theatre industry, Orbital Sound is reintroducing its multi-day training seminars for students. The next of these will be the two-day Sound Skills for Theatre, which will be held on 2-3 October at its headquarters in Brixton, south London.

The course will provide an intensive, hands-on look at the technologies and challenges facing theatre professionals in the rapidly advancing world of theatre sound.

Topics covered include show control and audio playback, radio mics, communications systems, video, and digital consoles. There will be the opportunity to talk to experienced engineers, designers, and product specialists who work at the highest levels of the industry.

Orbital Sound's principle tutor, Theo Holloway comments: "There is a skills shortage in this area, and with some 26 pantomimes coming u

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UK - Draping specialists J&C Joel won a competitive tender to supply all buildings within the new Arena & Conference Centre Liverpool (ACCL) with theatrical curtains, stage tracking systems, portable chain hoists and truss units, plus a selection of ancillary equipment.

Totalling nearly 200 drapes of varying sizes, it's the Sowerby Bridge based company's largest single contract to date, with the work being delivered in four phases.

J&C Joel project manager Tony Griffiths, worked closely with ACCL production manager Gail Wroth to design curtain requirements for the various areas.

In the main 10,000 capacity Arena itself, the space needed to be turned into a variety of flexible formats including a complete 'black box', the traditional end-on stage D-shape format, in-the-round and sub-divided as a series of individual smaller performance spaces - all with curtains.

The main c

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UK - PLASA 08 provides the perfect platform for A.C. Entertainment Technologies Ltd (formerly known as A.C. Lighting Ltd), to reinforce its new name and wide range of industry products and related services.

The company's stand features leading brand innovations from its four specialist divisions - A.C. Lighting, A.C. Audio, A.C. Rigging and A.C. Video - as well as providing specialist knowledge on applications using these technologies. A.C. Lighting will be showcasing a selection of innovations across its range of traditional and intelligent lighting fixtures, control, dimming and power distribution, effects, cables and connectors.

As the worldwide distributor for Chroma-Q, the stand will feature the brand's complete range of LED products for all types of entertainment and architectural lighting applications - including the new Color Span - a configurable, low-profile, ultra-b

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UK - Capable of covering an entire office block, the Proteus Display system - to be launched at PLASA 08 - consists of thousands of LCD pixels interconnected in a mesh. The mesh construction not only makes the displays light and strong, but also makes them flexible, so a Proteus display can be fitted to almost any building surface. For example a Proteus display could be used to cover the exterior of a new sports stadium, a tired inner-city building or the interior walls of an expo centre, says the company.

Paul Silsby, CTO and co-founder of Proteus Displays, has been developing this technology for more than three years. "We've conceived our system as an artistic cladding system, or a media façade to use the current term, which will be of interest to both architects and designers," he says. "A Proteus Display is robust and straightforward to retro-fit, and once fi

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UK - PLASA 08 sees the international launch of two new additions to the Sygma Line from Renkus-Heinz - a range designed for flexibility and outstanding performance in a broad range of professional audio applications.

New for PLASA 08 is the SG/SGX12S subwoofer. The extensive Sygma development process makes this compact 12-inch vented subwoofer an exceptional combination of high performance and superior value - the right choice to add low frequency punch to any Sygma system, says the company. Multiple versions are available: the externally powered SGX12S, the SG12S-2 with a 200 Watt digital amplifier, and the SG12S-5 with 500 Watts of integrated Class D amplification.

The two self-powered versions are also available RHAON-Empowered - the SG12S-2R and SG12S-5R, both with built-in RHAON (Renkus-Heinz Audio Operations Network). All versions are capable of at least 128 dB SPL from

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Australia - The Frankston Arts Centre is an iconic landmark in one of Melbourne's fastest growing areas. Designed by renowned Australian architect, Daryl Jackson, the Frankston is one of the largest metropolitan and regional arts venues in Australia. It is a major focus for the performing arts in the region with facilities that contribute to the growing stature of local companies and provide a venue for local dance schools, as well as tertiary and secondary student productions.

It was decided that they needed a new world class loudspeaker system to take the venue's bookings and offerings into the next level. The previous system was locally designed and built and had been the in-house system since the venue opened in 1995. When the time came to upgrade, venue sound technician and long time fan of d&b audiotechnik systems, Ben Thompson contacted Simon Moran of Optim Audio who ulti

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China - With the slogan "One World, One Dream" all nations were invited by the People's Republic of China to the Summer Olympics 2008, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. The Opening Ceremony has been held on August 8th in the Beijing National Stadium, - the "Bird's Nest" - which can seat as many as 91,000 spectators. More than 2,300 DMX controlled fixtures transformed the stadium into a never before seen sea of lights.

Clay Paky Alpha Wash 1200 played a key role in colouring the various scenes for what will be remembered as one of the most spectacular, colourful and thrilling ceremonies of the beginning of this century.

"These are the Games of the records, so is the Opening Ceremony", said Sha Xiao Lan, lighting designer of the Opening and Closing Ceremony. "To control this never before seen rig of lights I chose the grandMA

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UK - Having previously run the successful installation company, Xtreme Audio Visual, Craig Wiggins has set up a new event production company from his base in Clacton-on-Sea, in partnership with Essex Sound & Light's Mike Glover.

MRL Productions will specialise in providing a complete sound, lighting, video and staging technical service to the corporate event, theatre, fashion show and concert sector.

Their biggest contract to date has been with Great Leighs, the first new racecourse that has been set up in the last 80 years.

John Holmes' new venture - situated between Braintree and Chelmsford - hosts night racing as well as a large number of corporate functions for which MRL has been providing sound and lighting. This includes the opening night when Alexander O'Neal performed in front of an audience of 600.

The company has already developed a cutting-edge hire fleet. This

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UK - Specialists in AV Rental and Advanced Product Sales PSCo has appointed Mike Nield as operations director, he joined the company in August.

Nield joins PSCo from Avanti Screenmedia where he held the role of operations director for three years. While at the digital media company he headed up the operation and maintenance of digital media private networks across retail and commercial premises. Previously he worked at Reflex for ten years working in both account handling and senior operational positions.

"I'm thrilled to be joining the PSCo family and contributing to the growth of the company at a key time of development within the sector," says Nield. "My role is to maximise efficiency of the operations departments and to help the team deliver exceptional customer service while we grow the business and open a new office in Birmingham."PSCo Managing Direc

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USA - The Church at Pinnacle Hills is one of a growing number of houses of worship whose word reaches well beyond its immediate area of northwest Arkansas. With a regular series of webcasts, podcasts and broadcasts via the Daystar Television Network, the services at Pinnacle Hills are heard and seen by viewers across the country and across the world.

On stage in the church's sanctuary, the performers rely on Community M12 monitors to hear themselves. The M12s are part of the church's recently updated sound system, designed by Dallas-based Acoustic Dimensions. As Acoustic Dimensions' Ryan Knox observes, the M12 monitors were selected both for their powerful performance, as well as for their low on-camera profile.

"The M-12 is a camera-friendly, low profile stage monitor that throws further upstage than many comparable solutions," says Knox. "It works well on stag

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UK - MilTec (UK) is exhibiting at PLASA 08, showing a new range of 3W and tri-colour LED units, along with the established PAR64 LED cans and 1m battens. Also on display will be a video dance floor.

Also featuring will be high quality conventional stage lighting and followspots from FAL Lighting. On adjoining stands will be the following suppliers, all distributed in the UK by MilTec:

Ecler will be displaying a number of new products including the XPA11000 amplifier (2x 1185W @ 4 Ohms), DP400 and .amic- 6 channel and 4 channel processors, and the AMI2-70 mixer- amp. They will also be showing all of their amplifier ranges (MPA, DPA, XPA & DT) and a wide range of professional speaker cabinets.

PR Lighting will be featuring the XL range of moving heads including the new XL 250 spot luminaire, featuring zoom optics and an iris. Also on the stand will be the XS 300 spot, several

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