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China - The five-star Hua Sheng Jiang Quan Hotel, which opened recently in Linyi (in China's Shandong province), is the first venue in the country to take a WideLine 8 line array system from QSC Audio. The system was supplied by PCI, QSC's territorial distributors.

Owners, the Hua Sheng Jiang Quan Group, a Top 500 company in China, aspire to world-class standards from construction through to design, decoration - and all the technical equipment that forms the infrastructure.

The hotel incorporates in excess of 40 conference rooms of different sizes, with the multi-purpose function hall (measuring 4700m2) being the most important.

This line array system comprises 24 WL3082 full-range enclosures and eight WL212 subwoofers. It is driven by QSC's muscular PowerLight PL3 amplificati

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UK / Sweden - The first Avolites Pearl lighting control desk - model PRL001 - has been retired after more than 15 years of lighting various shows, conferences, concerts and fashion shows with Swedish rental company Fremlab.

Avolites were exhibiting their first Pearl desk at the PLASA Show in 1994, when Fremlab paid a visit to their stand. Managing director Carl-Fredrik Malmgren remembers: "I was visiting with a lighting designer, as we were looking for a new console when, after one hour, he approached me to say, 'I have found the new console, an Avolites!' I thought it was out of my price range, but then when I checked it out I got a very interesting quote."

Avolites representative Tony Shembish informed them they were the first to purchase on the opening day of PLASA, making their model PRL001.

Sadly, though, the desk has now seen its last gig with Fremlab. With l

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Georgia - The Ambassador Hotel in Tbilisi has selected Traxon Technologies' LED lighting systems to create an iridescent atmosphere for its hotel's exterior, emphasizing the characteristics of its architectural design. The intention of the lighting project was originally devised by Georgian President Saakasjvili, creating an eye-catching skyline around the presidential palace of Georgia. The Ambassador Hotel is located directly opposite the palace.

The entire lighting design concept is defined by lighting design company Gelania. The entire facade is illuminated with LED lighting - 66 sets of Traxon Outdoor RGB Dot Strings serve to highlight the building edges, making it change colour continuously.

The installation company Tbilisi City Hall states: "We are happy with the Dot String, It is flexible, and also the connection system made our job easier during the installation.

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Germany - Providing a budget priced LED stage lighting system for small bands, dance groups, exhibition displays and mobile DJs the MultiBar comprises four MultiSpot Eco RGB fixtures, mounted on a 1m extruded ali cross bar housing the 16 Channel DMX controlled power supply. With a mains input of 90-250 V 50/60 Hz the Multibar will operate in most countries of the world.

The MultiBar can be mounted on a 35mm dia. tripod stand, or suspended from a truss or lighting bar using a pair of hook clamps. Rugged metal brackets allow each fixture to be tilted and swivelled individually.

The sophisticated switched mode power supply has four internal and three DMX modes of operation: Fade(29 selectable fade patterns), Auto (33 selectable chase patterns, Colour (19 selectable colour presetsColour Pattern (mixed scene mode with 9 presets, DMX Preset (5 DMX channels to remotely control intern

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Cape Verde Islands - Systems integrator IVC Media has announced it has been contracted to design and build a centralised AV, IT, resort security and access control management infrastructure using the latest fibre technology for the new luxury Tortuga Beach Resort & Spa in the Cape Verde Islands off the coast of West Africa.

Owned by The Resort Group, Tortuga Beach Resort & Spa will consist of a variety of bars and restaurants, pools and relaxation areas, a beach club, gymnasium, shops, 52 villas, 306 apartments, 14 hotel suites and a Sol Meliá brand Yhi spa. The resort will be operated by Sol Meliá. The £1.1m IVC network will provide multiple services to the resort including fast internet access, multi-channel high definition TV capabilities, video on demand, telephony, fire detection, door entry systems and CCTV all controlled by a remotely monitored, centralised manage

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UK - Blackbox Recorder manufacturer JoeCo has announced the release of its latest software update. Version 1.1 now allows recording direct to USB flash drives and will also format any USB2 disk drive as required. These latest features are designed to make live performance recording even more flexible and cost effective for both new and more established bands and artists, says the company.

"As well as being a great touring resource, the BlackBox Recorder is also ideal for installing in smaller venues, pubs and clubs, permanently hooked up to a live console," says JoeCo managing director Joe Bull. "It gives visiting bands and artists a rare opportunity to take away a multi-track of their performance, without the need to bring half their home studio with them.

"Now, it's simply a case of plugging in a flash drive before the start of the set and pressing record

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The Netherlands At ISE, Christie introduced its new MicroTiles - modular digital display tiles that can be stacked and clustered like building blocks to create display walls of any shape or scale, using an entirely new, advanced optical design that produces unparalleled levels of brightness, contrast and colour reproduction.

The Christie MicroTiles system represents a step forward in large-format display technology, offering "superior colour and image reproduction, the widest possible viewing angles, and a near absence of seams on display walls, with only a 1mm gap between the tiles," says the company.The groundbreaking LED- and DLP-based system is designed for long, reliable commercial use in public areas, with no lamps or other consumable parts to replace. The LED light engine, a key component of MicroTiles, is rated at 65,000 hours to half brightness usage, or nearl

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USA - QSC Audio has announced an extension to its AcousticDesign ceiling speaker range, with the release of two new high-output models: the AD-C1200 and AD-C820/C821.

The AD-C1200 High-output Ceiling Mount Loudspeaker System features 12" low frequency woofer, 1.75" diaphragm compression driver, 300W continuous power rating, and a 70V / 100V multi-tap transformer (enabling the system to operate in distributed or low-impedance mode).

The AD-C1200 has been designed for music playback, public address and distributed audio in applications that require high output from a ceiling mounted loudspeaker.

The AD-C820 and AD-C821 are acoustically identical and designed for music playback, public address and distributed audio in applications that require high output from a ceiling mounted loudspeaker. Both models use custom designed transducers and crossover networks, in combina

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The Netherlands - At ISE in Amsterdam, Christie announced the launch of two new projectors, the Christie LX505 and Christie LX605. Targeted at the Pro A/V market, both projectors feature 3D Keystone technology, a new four-corner geometry correction function for versatility in projector placement and easy display set-up.

"The LX505 and LX605 are full-featured, high-lumen products with exceptional price-performance," says Christie business products product manager, Frank Anzures. "They are designed for flexibility and ease of use with the latest in LCD technology and new networking capabilities. With the added four-corner digital keystone correction function, users have a wide range of projector positioning while still maintaining a perfectly square display."

The Christie LX505 is a 5000-lumens 3LCD projector for users in higher education, fixed installation,

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UK - A.C. Rigging, a division of A.C. Entertainment Technologies, has been appointed as a dealer for the Leica DISTO range. The hand-held laser measures provide quick, easy and precise distance measuring of length, areas and volumes with the press of a button.

Designed to meet the toughest industrial applications, the Leica DISTO range is suitable for entertainment applications such as measuring grid heights, venue parameters, stage sets and hard-to-access areas. Features include a measuring range of up to 200m, laser accuracy of ± 1mm and a robust, water resistant (IP54) design.

The eighth generation Leica DISTO range includes the world's smallest measure device, the DISTO D2, and DISTO D3 with built-in tilt sensor which quickly and simply determines tilt angles up to ± 45°. Also available is the DISTO D5, which comes equipped with a digital video point finder using a h

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Russia - One of the world's favourite opera masterpieces, Aida is among the most popular works by Giuseppe Verdi. In October, Aida was performed in a very original form on the stage of the Moscow International House of Music (MMDM). It was accompanied by unique large-scale projections created by 360Project Company. The installation included two Christie Roadster S+20K and two Christie HD10K-M projectors, alongside slide projectors.

Darya Nikolskaya, director of 360Project said: "We started the implementation of this new form of classical concert performance, accompanied by large-scale projections, in cooperation with MMDM and the Moscow City Symphony Orchestra - 'Russian Philharmonic' - some years ago when we created the visual background for a series of concerts for children. Last year we showed in the same format Carmina Burana. The concept of such pe

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Germany - At the upcoming Prolight + Sound in Frankfurt, Movecat will be presenting the new I-Motion Basic Show Controller.

The compact system controls kinetic drives for mobile and flexible project applications. Suitable for up to 72 drives, it is capable of controlling and supervising any application involving D8, D8 Plus and C1 drives, whether fixed- or variable-speed, as well as supporting mixed operation of all kinds. With it, depending upon the drive and controller specifications, entire systems can be realised from safety integrity level (SIL) 1 to SIL 3. Integrating existing drives and other stage machinery is also possible.

In its basic configuration, the controller complies with the D8 or BGV C1 standards, but as an option it can be upgraded for applications up to SIL 3 and therefore for the movement of loads over people. The Basic Controller controls and supervises

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The Netherlands - Equipson reports a very successful ISE show. This year, two products from WORK specially stood out, says the company. The Digiline series and the IC6ProA, that received the InAVation Award 2010 for the best innovation in loudspeakers for commercial use.

Last year, a beta version of the Digiline series (all-in-one solution for digital audio processing) was presented at ISE and achieved "great results". This year the series was shown with the presentation of WorkNet Control, the software for the Digiline series. Enables interfacing for a full visualization and an independent audio processing of each output signal.

(Jim Evans)

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USA - The 52nd Grammy Awards were held on 31 January at the Los Angeles Staples Centre. The audience was the largest it's been in six years. The popularity of this year's production was put down in part to the performance?orientated programme, with live performances from artists including Beyoncé, Fergie and Pink.

Pink is one of the few singer?songwriters in the contemporary entertainment world who takes on challenging, performer?flying routines herself, creating her very own captivating fusion of stage arts. Her moving rendition of Glitter in the Air brought the crowd to their feet. Never missing a beat, Pink delivered the song from her Funhouse album with typical aplomb in conjunction with an elegant trapeze act.

Pink slipped into a white silk sling that lifted her up above the stage where she remained airborne throughout the song with three gold?clad si

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Germany Rental company Padco has supplied a Midas PRO6 for a spectacular European tour by Queen Esther Marrow and the Harlem Gospel Singers. The tour, which moved through Denmark, France, Austria, Switzerland and Germany, ended in Belgium at the end of January.

Putting the system through its paces on this vibrant show was German front of house engineer Werner Schmidl who, by his own admission, didn't get to choose the audio equipment on this tour. "As someone who was used to using another brand of digital console, it was hard to convince me, especially as I only had a few hours to get into the PRO6," he says.

"However Lars Lüdemann (from Midas' German distributor Mega Audio) did a great job in training me quickly. The whole system can be easily set up in a few minutes. The PRO6 is very logical and user friendly to operate. The control surface, which works with

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UK - MTA Audio is a new company specialising in the sales and distribution of RF audio for broadcast, film and live work. Focusing initially on Lectrosonics products, founder members Rob Piddington and Paul Hodsman will be concentrating on reintroducing this brand back into the UK marketplace.

Piddington is well known within the pro-audio community having held long-term senior sales and marketing positions at companies such as Sennheiser and Harman. Piddington says: "Lectrosonics have long been recognised as a global leader in wireless systems and now that Ofcom have allocated Channel 38 for PMSE users in the UK, it means 2010 presents an exciting opportunity for Lectrosonics' comprehensive product line."

Hodsman, who formerly ran his own advertising and marketing agency in the City, adds, "We are the first significant post-recessionary dealership to come into t

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UK - Tannoy's QFlex digitally steerable array system has been installed with great effect in one of Glasgow's most modern university conference facilities.

The Saltire Centre in Glasgow Caledonian University is home to the campus library and offers students access to the resources they need, in an open and airy environment. The £23m learning centre, situated in the heart of the university's campus, won several architecture and design awards after opening in January 2006 with the objective of integrating all learning and students services in one building.

The main atrium within the Saltire Centre has been used for events by the University, using hired in conventional loudspeaker systems, and had always resulted in complaints about the quality and intelligibility of the audio or the intrusiveness of the speaker positions.

In early November 2009, after an on-site demonstr

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UK - Stage One was named 'Favourite Set Construction Company' at the TPi Awards 2010. The company has been providing set building and automation services to the live event industry for over 25 years and has worked on many high-profile live events.

"Winning this prominent award means a great deal to us because it recognises the effort we put in to establishing, developing and maintaining strong relationships with everyone we work with," said Simon Wood, sales director, Stage One.

The event took place on 8 February at the Novotel, Hammersmith. The evening was hosted by presenter and DJ Chris Evans and attended by over 1000 representatives of the music and live event industries.

(Jim Evans)

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France - Anolis ArcSource Outdoor 36 RGB lighting fixtures have been installed in a 'winter garden' feature in the atrium at the newly refurbished and re-opened College Lucie Aubrac in Dunkerque, France - one of the country's first HQE colleges.

Haute Qualité Environnementale (High Quality Environmental) is the standard for green building in France, based on the principles of sustainable development first set out at the 1992 Earth Summit. The standard is controlled by the Paris based Association pour la Haute Qualité Environnementale.

The garden was an integral part of architect Wallyn Sézille Eurl's vision for the re-build, and lighting it enables the space to be enjoyed after dark in addition to bringing an exciting new dynamic to the space. Naturally they wanted to use LEDs for all the energy saving and environmentally friendly properties - low power an

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USA/Italy - FaitalPRO reports a recently very successful Namm 2010. A major success was the award winning 18"super woofer, 18XL 1500. With 3000 Watt maximum power, 98dB SPL, an exclusive demodulated neodymium magnet assembly, it is appreciated for power, rapid response and unparalleled linear excursion, says the company.

A new HF compression driver, the HF144, with 1,4" mouth, implementing an innovative Ketone-Polymer diaphragm has combined characteristics of rigidity and elasticity, in order to guarantee the reduction of break-up in the high end of the response curve, typical of metallic diaphragms.

The new 15" FaitalPRO, 15FX560 is a product capable of satisfying even the most refined and demanding cabinet manufacturers. A loudspeaker with very important characteristics that an experienced engineer requiring a technically superior product can really appreciate

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Italy - Following the recent announcement by the organisers of Italy's Show-Way exhibition that their event would be postponed until 2011, rival Italian event SIB International has also announced the cancellation of its 2010 dates and moves to 2011, while calling for unity in the Italian marketplace.

Once the major international trade exhibition for the entertainment technology industry, SIB saw the emergence of the Show-Way exhibition in 2007 following a split in the trade association supporting the event. APIAS, the Italian lighting and sound association, put its support behind the new Show-Way exhibition which took place in Bergamo in 2008, while a new trade association, TEN (Technology & Entertainment Design) formed by a splinter group of former APIAS members committed its support to SIB.

Show-Way, which was due for its second event this month, announced its postponement i

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