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France - L-Acoustics has appointed Jochen Frohn as international business development director, effective 3 November 2008.

Frohn has extensive managerial experience in the pro audio Industry, notably 14 years at US manufacturer Crest, where he served in a variety of roles including director of sales and marketing, Crest Europe, Middle East, Africa, and managing director of the company's German subsidiary.

"It is great for me to finally work for a European company - and for one of the top leaders in the live sound industry," says Frohn. "I am amazed by the fantastic team of talented, professional people at L-Acoustics, and with the new K1 system on the verge of release, there are lots of opportunities for an ongoing success story. I am looking forward to being part

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USA - Abundant Living Faith Centre (ALFC) is a nondenominational, multicultural church located in El Paso, Texas. With over 15,000 active members the ALFC offers a diverse mix of ministries and activities.

Following a major expansion and renovation project, the church now occupies a new 3,600-seat main auditorium - which features 36 PixelPar 90s centre stage, installed behind opaque panels creating a back-drop of colour washes.

ALFC's lighting director Jimmy Salas reports: "The PixelPars are great. We wanted easy and reliable colour-changing lights that wouldn't require a lot of power. I get the colours I want, when I want them - they're very bright and use hardly any power. I run 36 Par90s on two outlets."

The PixelPars add another dimension to the stage and integrate seamlessly alongside the generic and moving lights. All the lighting fixtures, both in number and

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UAE - Mamemo Productions has taken delivery of the first Adamson system present in the UAE. Mamemo Productions which was awarded several distinctions during the 2008 Middle East Event Awards, is an events management company headed by Sam Katiela. Its portfolio includes a spectrum of projects including corporate, sports and private events, galas and exhibit solutions, as well as promotional video and film production.

The multi-city festivities for the announcement of the world's first Michael Schumacher World Champion Tower, which will be located in a spectacular setting in the Central Business District of Reem Island in Abu Dhabi, were hosted on 57ft Yachts parked at Marinas in both Dubai and Abu Dhabi. For the multimedia shows presenting the new tower and the performances by soul-diva Salhar & Band, Mamemo relied on Adamson.

Mamemo's mobile stereo system is made up of two Ada

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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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USA - Robe lighting brought its new Digital Series of products to America for LDI 2008. The DigitalSpot 7000 and 3000 DT moving heads and the REDWash 3-192, the first of Robe's new moving head wash lights based on RED (Robe Emitted Diodes) technology all took centre stage on the booth. They were shown along with three other new RED technology products - the REDFlash 3-192, the REDStrobe 3-192 and REDMix 3-192.

The sales force from Robe US was joined by Robe's international sales teams from Germany, the Czech Republic and the UK for the occasion, and the stand was packed with visitors throughout the show. Plenty of positive feedback and enthusiasm for the Digital Series was forthcoming from individuals practicing in all areas of the industry, says the company.

Robe also ran hourly new product demos throughout all three days of the show. These were very busy, and full of visitor

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USA - The new 700 seat home of Shelter Cove Church in Modesto, CA provides its parishioners with services that have an intimate and personal feel. But when the house audio started to compete with the monitor audio, Shelter Cove turned to Aviom's Pro16 Series of monitor mixing systems to bring balance to the church.

In the new space, the congregants are situated around the stage area. A key challenge for West Coast Sound and Light, who handled the audio, video and lighting for the sanctuary, was to ensure that the stage audio was loud enough for those in the audience to hear without drowning out the people singing or speaking on the stage during worship services. Compounding the issue was the short distance between the stage and the audience, making it difficult to keep the stage sound from overwhelming the audience, especially if those performing used speaker monitors.

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USA - Audio-Technica has introduced three new shotgun microphones: the BP4071, BP4071L and BP4073 Line + Gradient Condenser models. Designed for critical extended-range pickup in broadcasting, film/TV production and theatre sound reinforcement applications, these mics offer "extremely focused pickup throughout the entire frequency range".

Based on extensive in-the-field research and user input, the BP4071, BP4071L and BP4073 microphones are suitable for capturing high-quality audio for documentaries and feature films, wildlife recording and theatre sound reinforcement. They offer low self-noise and improved resistance to Radio Frequency Interference (RFI). All three mics require 48V DC phantom power, and feature a switchable 150 Hz high-pass filter and rugged housing made of lightweight structural-grade aluminum alloy.

(Jim Evans)

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USA - An in-depth look behind the scenes of some the hottest venues in the city brought a crowd to Backstage Las Vegas, partially sponsored by Wybron, at LDI 2008.

Nearly 100 industry pros toured several theatres and a nightclub during the three-day event, which gave attendees the chance to quiz the technicians and designers who make the venues shine.

"It's a great opportunity to meet others in the industry and learn from its experts," said Ellen Lampert-Gréaux, head of Backstage Las Vegas and director of LDI. "They really get to see how different problems are solved in these different theatres,"

Backstage Las Vegas kicked off with a performance of Jersey Boys at The Palazzo followed by a question-and-answer session with production staff. Day two gave attendees a look inside theatres at Planet Hollywood, The Palms, and The Pala

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UK - Panasonic is launching the new F300 range which offers a wide range of projectors introducing four new models, incorporating new In-Organic materials for LCD panels and polarizers that will enhance the projector's life and lessen image deterioration and yellowing of the projected image over time, says the company.

Across the range, the brightness specification reaches 4000 lumens on the F300 series and 3300 lumens on the FW300 series. Both feature an upgraded daylight view 5 technology and use common lamps throughout making replacement and maintenance more cost effective.

The F300 also boasts up to 5,000 hours lamp life at full brightness specification and Panasonic backs this with a three year (or 3000 hour) warranty which includes lamps.

The F300 range uses a new Auto Cleaning Filter (ACF) which can extend the typical filter maintenance intervals to 10,000 hours depen

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Taiwan - GlacialTech has announced the availability of T8 Light Emitting Diode (LED) light tubes - the LED T8 tubes come in 10 models which range in brightness according to the number of LED's present over the length of the tube. The three sizes of tube vary in length from 580mm to 1198mm to the longest which stands at 1498mm.

The LED T8 Tubes are designed to replace the equivalent Fluorescent Lamps (FL) available today. Using lower wattage compared with the original products (Input varies between 9.5W on the low brightness model to 24W on the high brightness model). GlacialTech uses components designed for high brightness and a long life span. The lumens start at 480lm at a flux of 60 lm/W on the shorter lower light versions while the high brightness longest T8 Tubes offer 2560lm at 80lm/W flux.

The LED T8 Tubes can be used for general everyday use for indoor applications or

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UK - Avolites was the lighting control brand chosen by Angus Chinn from Bristol-based Utopium for installation into the UK's newest live music venue - The Academy in Leeds. Chinn worked closely with the AMG Group and their team to design and specify production and architectural lighting for the venue.

The production lighting rig is based around Avolites control and Robe moving lights, a combination that Chinn has used for several other live music venue installations. He comments: "We really wanted to put production values at the top of the agenda here, so I chose leading brands with proven track records for reliability. They offer a flexible, dynamic creative package to benefit all the events and shows that will be staged in Leeds Academy."

The 2000 capacity main room specification includes the first two Robe DigitalSpot 7000 DTs in the UK plus eight Robe ColorSpot 7

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UK - The production of Alvaro's Balcony at London's Landor Theatre employs a grandMA light and a grandMA video media server for lighting control.

Associate lighting designer Jonny Milmer said: "There's never enough time to programme a show of this scale and having two desks connected with different users really helped. I was able to programme the show on the grandMA full-size as the cast rehearsed with Martin (Terry) playing back the show on the grandMA light to keep us in the correct lighting cue."

Technical manager Martin Terry continued: "It's nice to be able to focus on the cue points in the script and music and practise these during rehearsals without having to also worry about cue modifications that were done on a grandMA full-size console which was only used during rehearsals."

"Having such a flexible system meant that I could have my l

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UK - White Light has announced the appointment of Martin Palmer as business development manager.

Palmer has been in the lighting and sound industry since he was 18, starting his career working in a local nightclub whilst training as an electrical engineer. He worked for various electrical contractors in the performance industry, including bars and leisure complexes. He later joined Stagecraft as an engineer, being promoted to sales director in 2004. He has designed and worked on over 200 performance venue projects, including over 50 newly constructed schools, drama spaces, recording studios and numerous village halls.

"We are delighted to welcome Martin to White Light, his industry knowledge and natural way with customer service fits perfectly with those of White Light," comments Peter Threadgold, White Light's sales director. "Having known Martin for a number o

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UK - HHB Communications has appointed Apex France as exclusive distributor of HHB professional audio products in France, with immediate effect.

Apex already enjoys a strong partnership with HHB in its native Belgium where the company has successfully distributed HHB products for some time. Now APEX continues the development of its business in France with the addition of HHB products to a portfolio that already includes Chromatec, Digico, Lawo, Riedel, Soundtracs and LSB Virtual Studio Manager.

The new appointment was celebrated at the recent Siel-Satis-Radio Show in Paris where interest in all HHB products was strong, and from where Apex sales director Rik Hoerée predicted a bright future for HHB in France.

"We see great potential for HHB in France based on our very positive experience in Belgium, says Hoerée. "Products like the FlashMic demonstrate t

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Belgium - EML Productions is adding G-LEC's Phantom30 LED video display system to its inventory, with the acquisition of 150 frames.

Based in Belgium, with offices in the Netherlands and Spain, EML is the main supplier for the biggest festivals and concerts in Europe. Dirk Bosloirs, operations director for EML comments: "We know from other people that becoming a G-LEC partner is like joining a family, where everyone supports each other. It is more than just products, it is about 100% back-up and support."

Bosloirs continues: "We have worked with Supporting Role for many years and when we were looking for an LED frame system, they gave us good reports of G-LEC. We investigated further, saw the system in action at Hockenheim in July, and then met up again at PLASA in September. The beauty of the system is its flexibility - you can configure it to any kind of produ

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USA - ETC's Net3 ACN Gateway translates analogue input, relay output and serial communications to ACN network events for transport anywhere on the network lighting system.

These simple extensions to ETC's Net3 Gateway series provide connectivity and integration to many third-party products that send 0-10v DC outputs or require switch activations. More advanced equipment that uses RS232 serial communications can now integrate to Net3 control systems without the typical wiring limitations from the past, says the company.

Default settings allow for zero configuration on a typical system and customisation of the Gateway setup is just a few clicks away by ACN or with the Net3 Gateway Configuration Editor (GCE), which is now available for download at www.etcconnect.com .

(Jim Evans)

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UK - Following a successful first six months, the Showsec Academy welcomes its second intake of Associates this November.

The Showsec Academy was launched in March 2008, becoming the UK's first training programme specifically produced to offer a combined theoretical and vocational course for event security professionals. The year-long programme creates a much needed progressive, operational career path within the crowd management industry, developing the knowledge, skills and experience required to become an effective operational manager.

Joining the academy are Catherine Wells, Andrew Thorn and Katie Valkovics, currently working for Showsec, Gemma Harvey and Neilesh Patel, who have previous security experience, and Simon Howard coming from the events management industry.

Keith Hackett, Academy project manager said: "We saw some strong candidates and the six selected be

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UK - At the recent Music Industry Association's Awards Dinner in London, Focusrite's ISA One microphone preamplifier won the award for the 'Best Live Sound' and the Novation Nocturn won in the 'Best Music Software' category, echoing its Automap software's recent recognition by the Queen's Awards for Innovation.

Managing director Phil Dudderidge was there to accept the awards, which recognise "Focusrite's efforts in bringing their classic pre-amp designs within range of more people than ever before". "This has been a valuable contribution to engineers and musicians in what has undoubtedly been a challenging year for the industry," said Dudderidge.

(Jim Evans)

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USA - James Cowan, president of Neutrik USA, died on 5 November from cancer at the age of 52. He worked for Neutrik for 20 years, starting out as general manager, then vice president and was named president in March of 2000 and was well-known and widely liked by the pro audio industry. He will be greatly missed.

Prior to joining Neutrik, Cowan held various positions with such companies as Texas Instruments, Panduit Corp. and Dialight-Kulka-Smith. He received a bachelor of science in marketing and economics as well as a master's degree in marketing from Monmouth University in New Jersey.

Beyond those organisations with ties to the professional audio community, he was a philanthropic benefactor to organisations such as Oceans of Love, which provides help for children with cancer, ALS Association (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, aka Lou Gehrig's Disease), the Food Bank of New Jers

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USA - The winners of Wireless Solution Sweden's 2008 W-DMX Visionary Awards are Nathan Barmer and Jason McKinnon. They were presented with their prizes during a Swedish party at LDI in Las Vegas.

The W-DMX Visionary Award is a special recognition of individuals in the professional lighting industry who were early adopters of W-DMX and had an immediate vision about how it could be applied to great advantage in their respective production environments.

The first award went to Nathan Barmer, moving lights operator for the popular show Le Reve at Wynn Las Vegas. The theatre is designed in-the-round and involves a massive amount of flying and motion control. Two full universes of DMX are used for a moving carousel at the top of the theatre, with an additional universe for other flying elements. "Initially, another brand of wireless DMX was being used, but there was a no

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UK - A 48-way Kinesys automation system with Vector control is in action on the current Queen & Paul Rodgers tour, utilised for moving lighting trusses and an 85sq.m horizontal-splitting upstage video screen.

This was specified by lighting designer Baz Halpin, is operated by Barry Branford and supplied through Bandit Lites UK for the UK and European sections of the tour.

The screen is constructed from a combination of Barco O-Lite frames - a solid section in the centre and asymmetrically populated frames radiating outwards, along with 304 ACL bulbs. It is 17m wide and 5m tall, weighs seven tonnes and was fabricated by Brilliant Stages. On the road, it is suspended by 24 half tonne Lodestar motors with Kinesys Elevation 1+ drive units.

12 motors are lifting the top half of the screen and 12 are attached to steel stingers passing through the centres of the bottom panels, picki

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UK - Patrons of Theatre Royal Stratford East are currently enjoying an extended run of the new Ray Davies musical Come Dancing. The show, starring Davies himself, is based around his childhood memories of family and social life in post-war London. As a cast of likely characters trudge their way through the daily grind with one eye firmly set on Saturday night at The Palais, the audience are treated to a selection of original numbers with a few Kinks classics thrown in for good measure.

With such a dynamic and ever evolving show, a large audio tool box was essential. To achieve this, audio rental company, Thames Audio supplied the show with a 48 x 24 Digidesign Profile system.

Sound designer James Tebb reports: "First and foremost it is a fantastic sounding console but when you combine this with its flexibility and onboard processing power you have everything you ne

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