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USA / China - International Audio Group Ltd (IAG), the parent company of Wharfedale, Quad, Mission and several other professional audio, lighting and hi-fi brands, has welcomed SurgeX to its manufacturing roster. With facilities in London and Shenzhen, China, IAG will now be manufacturing and distributing SurgeX products globally, with the exception of North America, where Electronic Systems Protection Inc (ESP) of Zebulon, North Carolina, continues with responsibility for the brand.

"It is our mission here at IAG to provide consultants, contractors and end users with the finest quality, most technologically sophisticated products on the market, and SurgeX is certainly no exception," says IAG managing director Daniel Chang. "When it comes to power, nothing on the ma

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Portugal - Arcstream AV worked with Hipnose Events in Portugal to create a giant projection screen, laser show and the largest MagicSymbol demonstration ever attempted to launch Portugal Telecom's high profile rebrand.

Arcstream AV sourced a massive 25m x 10m projection screen which formed a backdrop to the stage set, Hipnose Events used six Barco 20K projectors edge blended to create the image.

Arcstream commissioned Harkness Screens to manufacture the Translite Midnight Rear projection screen, a dark grey screen which produced a stage backdrop,ommiting all ambient light in the venue, as well as giving perfect contrast to the image.

The laser show heralded the moment when the new logo was revealed with three 10 watt Arctos lasers and two 6.5watt ARX full colour lasers, all controlled with Pangolin Laser Show Software, in addition 72 diffraction mirrors were rigged to bounce

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UK - Rental companies Britannia Row and SSE have joined L-Acoustics' new K1/Kudo Pilot Programme. The two companies have simultaneously taken delivery of 48 K1 line source cabinets, which forms their K1/Kudo system together with K1 SB and SB28 subwoofers, Kudo line source boxes and LA-RAK touring rack fitted with LA8 amplified controllers.

SSE and Britannia Row will be incorporated into L-Acoustics' new Rental Network, an international platform to serve the community of line source array owners which replaces the V-Dosc Partnership. This allows its agents to pool quality values as well as human and technical resources, and to benefit from network synergies, says the manufacturer.

Britannia Row has already used its system for arena tours with Bryan Adams and Lynyrd Skynyrd, in a marquee for the BBC's One Big Weekend, and will debut it outdoors for Hyde Park concerts by The Kill

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USA - When Radiant Church in Colorado Springs decided to upgrade its mixing console, Worship & Media Pastor Dustin Guthrie was charged with making sure the church got the most out of its investment. For the main campus, Rutledge recommended the Allen & Heath iLive-144.

The system accepts 48 inputs from the stage through the system's iDR10 mix rack, with 16 additional channels inserted from the mixing surface itself for a total of 64 inputs. An Aviom output card in the mix rack handles the 16 channels flowing through the personal monitor system. The final slot in the iDR10 is the iLive's EtherSound card, which proved to be a key element in the system design.

"We run several different bands in both contemporary and blended worship styles, so we knew we wanted to go digital," notes Guthrie. "Having the ability to save scenes and recall them on the fly makes a huge

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USA - Audinate Inc has announced that Bosch Communications Systems has entered into a company-wide license agreement to implement Dante audio networking solution into its products. The agreement allows all Bosch brands including Electro-Voice (EV), Dynacord, Telex, Midas, Klark Teknik and Bosch to incorporate Dante.

"Dante will become the foundation of our Common Audio Protocol (CAP) communications solution across the Bosch Communication Systems companies," said Bill Scott, vice-president of engineering and technology for Bosch Communications Systems. "We selected Dante because of its ease-of-use, lower latency and scalability."

Audinate's patent-pending Dante solution provides a no-hassle, self-configuring, plug-and-play digital audio network that uses standard Internet Protocols. Dante is a scalable solution that works on both 100Mbits and 1Gigabit Ethern

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UK - Polar Audio is exhibiting a number of exciting new products at the forthcoming London International Music Show. As UK distributor, Polar Audio will show new products from Gallien Krueger (GK), Dynacord and beyerdynamic.

The LIM show will be held at Excel London from 11-14 June. Products being introduced at the show include GK's new Fusion 550 tube bass-head, the new GK MB2 ultra-light bass-head and the GK Goldline series which includes the GLX series bass enclosures and Goldline 500 bass-head. Also being exhibited is Dynacord's new D12-3 three-way active speakers and beyerdynamic's Opus 600 wireless radio mic system.

The Fusion 550 head is GK's first ever valve amp, a six-stage valve pre-amp with a generous 500W of power and the added feature of motorized faders, allowing the user to store two different tone settings.Polar Audio is also exhibiting the new Dynacord D12-3 t

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Netherlands / UAE - The fine white sand of the Abu Dhabi Corniche was the latest setting for WOMAD's global world music caravanserai - the recent inaugural WOMAD Abu Dhabi World Music Festival - with sound provided by long-time WOMAD audio partners Ampco, for up to 22,000 people a day, a total of 80,000 over the weekend.

Staged by the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH) and WOMAD (World Of Music Arts & Dance), the multi-cultural festival opened on the North Stage with Zimbabwean group Siyaya, accompanied by children from schools in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain, while the South stage opened with South Korean act Dulsori .

Three days of spectacular performances from over 20 award-winning artists from around the world followed, including Khaled, Youssou N'Dour, Trilok Gurtuj, Egypt's Mohammed Mounir and special guest Robert Plant, on three stages at Abu Dhabi Corn

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UK - Goboland has chosen the ABTT show in London to launch Goboland UK. In a long-anticipated move, the creation of Goboland UK reunites Wyatt Enever and Vicky Fairall as directors of the new operation. Between them, they have over 50 years of experience in every aspect of gobo production, technical support and professional services to clients.

Wyatt Enever is a founder member and former managing director of DHA Lighting, and more recently filled the role of consultant for Goboland. Vicky Fairall, was formerly graphics manager, then customer Services manager, for DHA Lighting where she worked for almost 20 years developing both graphic capabilities and customer service strategies for which the company was lauded, before moving briefly to Roscolab, and then to Goboland as head of UK operations to the Belgian head office.

"We felt very strongly that there was a need for a U

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Sweden - Located outside Stockholm in the suburb of Sundbyberg, Grand Garbo is a large nightclub with an impressive 25 years of clubbing experience behind it, a virtual institution in the Swedish club environment. A recent 13 million SEK refurbishment includes a large Martin Professional package of entertainment and architectural lighting gear

Eight years on from a renovation that also included Martin gear, owner Ulf Westerberg felt it was time to again revitalise the club and contacted Henrik Rune of interior design firm Rune Design of Denmark, the same designer he entrusted with the renovation eight years earlier.

The latest redesign, which covered the club's top floor, was comprehensive and Rune worked with Westerberg on the new look for nearly a year. "When a club or design gets to be more than five years old it is time to refresh it - there is a need to create someth

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USA - At Northwestern State University, an Aviom Pro64 digital snake is providing theatre students with the experience of using the most-up-to-date technology to give them a professional edge for today and for tomorrow in the workplace. The university added the Aviom Pro64 system, including one of the first installations of the new 6416m Mic Input Module, as part of a major renovation and upgrade of the audio infrastructure in the A. A. Fredericks Auditorium, the campus' main theatrical performance space, funded by the Louisiana Board of Regents.

Between the school's two production seasons, the theatre hosts three musical productions, six non-musical theatrical productions and one major dance concert as well as various student and organisational events.The Aviom system's modular design lends itself well to versatility and adaptability - a major consideration when creating the de

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UK - Zero 88 will be showcasing its latest control products at the forthcoming Showtech exhibition in Berlin and the ABTT show in London, with particular focus on products designed for theatrical applications.

Taking centre stage at both shows will be the new theatrical lighting console ORB. Designed to provide innovative control of latest LED, moving head and video system technology the ORB combines extreme flexibility, incredible capability and contemporary styling to create a dedicated control solution for those operating in professional theatrical environments.

Also featuring is the latest member of Zero 88's popular Jester consoles. The Jester TLXtra brings the power and flexibility of these popular consoles to those operating in smaller theatre spaces.

In addition, visitors to the ABTT show will see Version 2 of the LightFactory PC based lighting control software. Vers

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Switzerland - Bern-based integration specialist room-zoom, in coordination with Mobilesolutions Zürich, has installed an Audica Professional background music system in the new Altitude restaurant in Geneva Airport.

Altitude is owned by SSP who operate more than 1,800 units in over 140 airports and nearly 300 railway stations across Asia, North America, Europe, the Middle East, India and North Africa. The new venue was created in collaboration with Michelin-starred chef Gilles Dupont and is part of a redevelopment of the airport.

Daniel Kormann of room-zoom was commissioned to provide the concept and installation of the audio system for the venue and chose Audica Professional loudspeakers based on audio quality and coverage, as well as the product's aesthetics which suited the quality and contemporary design of Altitude.

The system uses 16 Audica Professional MICROline full-

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Belgium - Caméléon has opened the first ecologically-built store in Europe, on 10,000 sq.m of shopping space, at Woluwe-Saint-Lambert in Belgium. This represents a major breakthrough for the Brussels brand that was first created in 1988.

The professional audio spec was put together by Brussels-based TV Connections Image & Sound, using 150 QSC loudspeakers and over 4km of cable, with QSC's proprietary BASIS platform meeting the control, zone splitting, monitoring and processing needs of amplification and loudspeaker systems over an Ethernet network. All the QSC equipment was supplied by AED Import & Distribution, the manufacturer's Benelux distributors.

TV Connections' Arnaud (Nono) Famerée, who runs the pro audio department, chose a QSC solution based on its big sound characteristics and easy implementation of the audio network, using BASIS 914lz DSP and p

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UK - Earlier this year, Selecon joined Strand Lighting under the umbrella of the Entertainment Group within Philips Professional Luminaires and this year's ABTT show in London will see the two lighting companies exhibit side by side for the fist time.

Selecon will be showing its comprehensive range of theatrical and display luminaires including the new Selecon Display Profile which delivers accurate beam shaping, two beam angles ranges, 15°-35° and 25°-50°, and precision projection optics. Designed around Selecon's core principles of precision, performance, simplicity and safety, the SDP combines high light output and beam quality with the capability to record and maintain design specifications, control and consistency.

Also on show will be the Rama 80V 175 High Performance Fresnel which produces a beam approaching the visual output of a mains voltage 2.0kW Fre

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Korea - Intercom manufacturer ASL Intercom recently enjoyed a successful presence at KOBA 2009, which culminated in the company appointing Dai Kyung Vascom Co as a full distributor for ASL's products.

Dai Kyung Vascom was established in 1987, is a major distributor of high profile audio brands and one of the region's most successful audio, video and communications companies and has won several awards for its success and technical innovations.

Held at the end of May, KOBA is the main trade show in Korea for the broadcast and entertainment technical industries, so Dai Kyung Vascom took the opportunity to show a selection of ASL's product range, including the new digital intercom system.

Shaking hands on the appointment with Dai Kyung Vascom CEO Dae-Hyun Han, ASL sales and marketing director Susan McLohon said: "The Korean broadcast and technical entertainment market is ra

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USA - The Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach is more than a race. Held in this seaside city's downtown area, the three-day event is billed as the "World's Fastest Beach Party," drawing 180,000 spectators and featuring live concerts and a Lifestyle Expo with over 270,000sq.ft of merchandise displays, interactive games and racing-related exhibits.

This year, the Grand Prix venue featured a new attraction that was viewed by virtually all who attended: a sprawling EVLED1024SMD 20mm LED video screen from Elation Professional. Positioned near the outdoor stage at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Centre, the hub of Grand Prix activities, the 16ft x 8ft screen flashed a continuous loop of advertising and other messages provided by sponsor Tecate beer.

Adding an LED display screen to the outdoor pavilion was the brainchild of Festival Lighting (Buena Park, CA), which

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UK - Held in Home Park Private each May to raise support for Britain's servicemen and women, the Windsor Castle Royal Tattoo has become bigger and more spectacular each year. For the second year running, Delta Sound provided the event's audio requirements, a task that, due to the layout of the arena and the vagaries of the British climate, provides some interesting challenges.

Produced by Simon Brooks-Ward, managing director of Horse Power International alongside Brigadier Mel Jameson, who also produces the Edinburgh Tattoo, the tri-service event was held over four days and nights and featured international and British military acts, massed bands, pipes and drums and military re-enactments.

Delta's Paul Keating reports: "We've been involved with the Royal Windsor Horse Show for the past five years and that has led to us providing audio for the Windsor Castle Royal Tattoo.

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USA - A few months ago Outline inaugurated its American branch, Outline North America LLC. Led by Thomas Bensen, the new operation reports steady business.

In the short period since it opened, it is able to boast high profile installations and live events (Clear Channel Theater, New York, the Healing Place Church cathedral in Louisiana, Imperial Palace Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi, and the New Orleans Jazz Festival.

Giorgio Biffi, Outline's international sales and marketing director, comments: "I've known Tom Bensen for quite a long time and have been impressed by his career and the way he has always been very successful in introducing high class brands on to the US market. Before we set up our relationship with Tom, I had individually met a number of people in the US pro audio market who have a great and deep respect for him. His successful venture with Powersoft was fu

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UK - Essential Lighting's new website is now available and ready for use. The site has been developed to provide customers with a useful resource to learn about the people at Essential, their services and most importantly the equipment they can provide.

Adding equipment to the new site has allowed Essential to start creating a complete technical resource, offering information including specifications and in-depth technical detail on many fixtures.

A download section that includes brochures, user manuals, datasheets, accessories and more is also available on a growing list of equipment.

The 'news' and 'equipment' sections have also now been linked together to allow users to see photos and videos of fixtures in use. Equipment items now include a 'recent uses' gallery to show how they have been included on shows - this will be especially useful to demonstrate the versatility of

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USA - Norway's projectiondesign is using InfoComm 09 to demonstrate its broadest range of 3D stereoscopic projection solutions. A total of four different displays will be showing 3D stereo content in different configurations and different applications.

"We are placing so much emphasis on the technology at InfoComm because of the increasing demand for stereoscopic projection. InfoComm is the perfect event to exhibit all of these opportunities to our partners, integrators and end-users alike," comments Anders L°kke, international marketing and communications manager at projectiondesign.

"It is important for projectiondesign to demonstrate and offer a wide range of 3D solutions because there are many ways of delivering a realistic stereoscopic system using video projection. Our goal is to suit different applications and different budgets, and these are all bein

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World - Education group SAE has recently made a substantial investment in Avid solutions for its international campuses, including 400 Pro Tools 8 upgrades (including more than 80 Pro Tools | HD licenses) and a new Digidesign ICON D-Control ES worksurface for its San Francisco, Istanbul and Oxford campuses. Each college has installed a 32-channel console, which offers unparalleled Pro Tools integration. The D-Control installed at SAE's Oxford HQ is the 20th that SAE has purchased since the console's debut in 2004.

SAE's managing director Rudi Grieme says: "Our students have access to multiple production systems so that they are able to deal with many situations within the industries that they choose to work in. However, Pro Tools is the industry standard in music production so it is vital that our students have access to the latest and greatest versions. ICON too is state o

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