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UK - Artistic Licence will use PLASA Focus: Leeds 2010 (27-28 April 2010, Leeds Royal Armouries) as the launch-pad for its new Flexi-Strip. Composed of a length of totally encapsulated LEDs on a strip of flexible circuit board rated at IP67 (based on factory certification), Flexi-Strip's encapsulated housing protects its LEDs from moisture, dust and damage, making it ideal for both internal and external applications. Flexi-Strip is available in 1m or 5m lengths - or can be cut to size - and has a self-adhesive backing tape for rapid mounting.

Powered by a 12V PSU, Flexi-Strip comes in Bright or Super-Bright options, with full RGB colour-mixing, and can be dimmed using Artistic Licence Rail-Pipe. A Warm White Super Bright version is also available.

Also showcasing on the Artistic

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UAE - This year's PALME Middle East sees Lift Turn Move showing the LoadGuard electric chain hoists in capacities from 250kg to five tonnes as standard rigging hoists and to all current European entertainment standards, the British Hoisting Entertainment Standard BS 7906: Part 1, Category A, and German Standard BGV D8 Plus.

LTM recently purchased 100% of the shares in COW Lifting Technology - the Aichach (near Munich, Germany) based manufacturer of BGV C1 and SIL 3 chain hoists, winch and control systems, solutions from both companies are being shown on LTM's stand.

Together the two companies can offer solutions for most lifting and control applications within the entertainment industry. From a standard theatre hand winch to an automated BGV C1 hoist and control solution with variable speed, positional control and load monitoring.

Both companies offer spares for various manu

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UK - This year has seen the release of KV2 Audio's first range of passive loudspeakers allowing users to utilise third party amplification for the first time.

In accepting the need to introduce a passive range of cabinets the design team knew that just another passive box would not produce the quality our dealers and end users had come to expect of KV2, says the company. After several months of R & D the answer came in a revolutionary analogue delay line that allows perfect time and phase alignment of the components within the box but without the use of active electronics. The end result is a range of three passive speakers with flat response, high output and consistent coverage.

Applications include AV and hire for corporate events, high quality speech reproduction, music playback for installation or live use and studio monitors. ESD is also commonly utilised as peripheral or

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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!

Read more about the Indochine tour in the latest issue of LSi

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UK - Hawthorns has announced the addition of Nigel March to its business development team. Nigel has over 30 years' experience in the theatre and live events industry, specialising in AV programming and large format projection. He previously worked as head of production at the Royal Festival Hall before moving abroad to sunnier climes where he continued in production management for events and fiestas. Since returning to the UK recently he has focused on LEDs and media servers.

Nigel comments: "I'm thrilled to join Hawthorns. I believe they are the industry's best-kept secret, with excellent crew and an incredible portfolio of kit, and will do everything I can to make sure the secret is well and truly out of the bag!"

(Lee Baldock)

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UK - ETC will be demonstrating its range of control desks and LED fixtures at the PLASA Focus show in Leeds later this month.

Featuring the patented x7 Color System, the five different Selador LED models produce a light and colour quality that conventional LED systems cannot duplicate. This system produces bright broad-spectrum whites and intense colours equally well, rendering pigments and skin tones in a far more natural way, says the company.

The latest additions to the Selador range are Vivid Fire and Vivid Ice, which produce warm reds and cool blues, alongside a new and improved Vivid-R, which now produces 50% more light - while consuming 10% less power.

In addition to the Selador Series, ETC will be showing models from the Eos, Congo and SmartFade control desk families, including the newest in the Eos line - Element, which is directed at smaller theatrical venues and s

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Hong Kong - The 2010 Hong Kong Sevens has come to a close, bringing to an end another round of exciting play between some of the world's top rugby clubs for over 110,000 fans from around the world. LED display provider Lighthouse was on hand once again, providing two LED screens at the stadium's North Stand and Sevens Village at the Indian Recreation Club.

Lighthouse ensured every minute of the action was vividly displayed to all Hong Kong Sevens rugby fans. For the North Stadium screen, Lighthouse installed its 7mm R7-ER display, a full 30m² in size. Audiences saw real-time playback, important match details and sponsorship information displayed in exceptionally sharp color and resolution. Meanwhile the screen installed at the Sevens Village, comprising Lighthouse R7-ER 7 mm panels, gave rugby fans that couldn't get tickets plenty to cheer about. The huge 50m² LED screen deliv

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USA - Founded in 1910, Radford University celebrates its centennial anniversary this year as one of the state's most vibrant and well-respected colleges. The school's Highlanders basketball team boasts an enviable Division I NCAA record, and the team's potential NBA first-round draft pick has sparked national and local attention, easily filling the 5,000-seat Dedmon Centre.

When it opened its doors in 1981, the Dedmon Center was among the first venues in the United States to boast a then-futuristic air-supported roof. The Centre recently underwent a major renovation that included a new steel-reinforced roof, new basketball court, new LED video scoreboards and broadcast capabilities, and an audio system utilising Community Professional Loudspeakers' Solutions Series loudspeakers.

"It's a great place to see a game, but the sound system was always something of an afterthough

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UK - Following Ofcom's recent announcement BEIRG reports that it is pleased and relieved that Ofcom has accepted the Programme Making and Special Event (PMSE) sector's arguments regarding security of tenure.

BEIRG states: "We consequently welcome the fact that they have committed to address the 'cliff edge', which would have otherwise resulted in no guaranteed spectrum access for the sector beyond 2018. We are grateful to our supporters in Parliament, especially Peter Luff MP, who have helped us on this issue. We look forward to continued constructive discussions with Ofcom officials as they move forward with more detailed policy plans and a final decision on how to address that cliff edge.

"The extension of guaranteed access to channel 69 until at lea

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UK - PLASA Events, organisers of PLASA Focus: Leeds 2010 - which takes place next week on Tuesday 27 and Wednesday 28 April at the Royal Armouries in Leeds - report that the event looks set to break records this year, as visitor pre-registrations have topped 2,500 - an increase of some 20% on last year's inaugural show. PLASA Events has also announced the availability online of the Digital Edition of this year's PLASA Focus: Leeds 2010 Show Guide - click here to view the Guide in advance of the event.

The exhibition space itself sold out long ago, as last year's returning exhibitors were joined by 33 new names, filling both The Royal Armouries & Saviles Halls. Dozens of new product launches have been announced, many making their first UK appearance following international launches at Prolight&Sound in

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Angola - Robe moving lights took centre stage in the 11th November Stadium, Luanda, Angola, for both the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations football tournament.

Lighting for the events was designed by Carlos Silva and Pedro Leston, from the live show and event design practice, A Fundição, based in Lisbon, Portugal, and it was they who specified the 160 Robes, which were supplied along with other lighting equipment by Angolan based rental company, Puromix.

A Fundição is well known for its innovative and imaginative approach to design and communication at live events, utilising a variety of visual mediums including lighting, and they have also worked before on several occasions with Puromix. The themes for both shows focussed on the significant cultural and political events in Angola's recent history, and its vision for the future.

The 94 Robe

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UK - Following recent Ofcom announcements concerning Channel 38 (606-614MHz) as the replacement for UK radio microphone Channel 69, Hand Held Audio has added dedicated Channel 38 radio mics to its hire stock. The versatile Trantec S5.5 system covers Channels 38, 39, 40 and 41 (606-638MHz) and provides a lower cost rental option.

Following a thorough testing and assessment process the S5.5 proved itself to have the quality and durability to "cut the mustard" in the hire department, say Hand Held Audio. Features include easy set-up and operation, intuitive controls and infra-red synching for fast set-up of multiple systems.

Hand Held Audio's current stock includes 16 x S5.5-RX diversity receivers (capable of running as a 16-way system) with relevant antenna distribution and cabling. Transmitters are the compact S5.5-LTX belt pack and the S5.5-HDX hand held with dynamic

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Ireland - The Convention Centre Dublin (The CCD) has selected Martin Professional as its visual solutions provider. The CCD has purchased a selection of industry leading moving lights from Martin Professional's range, which will be installed throughout the new Dublin-based venue as it prepares to open for business in September 2010.

"As a world-class conference facility, we want to ensure that we use only the best products and services. So when it came to choosing a partner for our mobile lighting needs, we went straight to the best in the industry - Martin Professional - who have an outstanding track record in providing quality and reliable lighting to the entire events industry," said Lee Forde, head of technical at The Convention Centre Dublin.

"In keeping with our goal of running The CCD as a sustainable business, we are delighted to be able to use Martin Pr

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USA - The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced that Seattle City Light has been selected to lead a national effort to guide municipalities in evaluating light emitting diode (LED) street lights. Edward Smalley of Seattle City Light will lead the Municipal Solid-State Street Lighting Consortium, which will collect, analyse, and share information and lessons learned related to LED street lighting demonstrations.

Interest in LED street lighting is growing rapidly across the country, fuelled in part by cities looking to use American Recovery and Reinvestment Act/Block Grant funding to replace existing street lighting with energy-efficient LEDs.

Starting this week, cities and power providers and others who invest in street and area lighting are invited to join the Consortium and share their experiences through national and regional meetings, webcasts, web-based discussion fo

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Italy - Proel amplifiers have been chosen by Hollywood Service, responsible for the outfitting of a real piano keyboard built on the stairs leading out of Milan's subway station of Piazza Duomo for LiveMi.

LiveMi is a major initiative aimed at relaunching Italian emergent music, under the artistic direction of Italian Music TV personality Red Ronnie and supported by the Municipality of Milan and by ATM (Milan's public transportation company).

It offers artists and bands having their own repertoire a series of important and free opportunities for their career. Among the various opportunities available are a chance to perform on a professional stage at the Milan Metro, a video broadcast of the concerts on maxi-screens and on YouTube, and participation to the web community.

The musical staircase was installed last December for the inauguration of LiveMi. Pa

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China - ShowTex fabrics are always on the move, even when the planes are on the ground: With the recent travel crisis in Europe, deadlines for building the pavilions at the upcoming Expo in Shanghai are being pushed to the limit.

Says ShowTex: "Luckily for many stand builders awaiting deliveries from Europe that could never clear customs by the 1 May Expo opening date, ShowTex warehouses in the region had more than enough display fabric to go round. Offices in the Middle East and Hong Kong, like all ShowTex locations have a huge stock of stage drape fabrics, curtain track, and motion control systems.

"The local warehouses keep a huge stock of fabric rolls on hand so ShowTex customers don't have to rely on airfreight for their orders."

(Jim Evans)

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Denmark - M1 is the latest lighting controller from Martin Professional. With the full power of a larger desk and the agility of a smaller one, the M1 is an all-in-one lighting control unit. Following the philosophy and simplicity of Martin's current controller platform, the Martin M1 is a powerful yet compact and affordable full-featured lighting console.

Designed from the ground up to deliver the highest ratio of features vs price on the market, the M1 fits the bill in today's tight, ROI-conscious economy, says the company. Quality tested and reliably stable, the M1 is the result of over a decade of console development at Martin. It is built using the best components on the market and is made to endure the toughness of rental and touring.

The Martin M1 is equipped with a fast dual-core processor that makes operation extremely snappy. The dual core processor ensures that the

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UAE - Christie Middle East has occupied a central position at the PALME Middle East shows since setting up its regional office back in May 2007. PALME 2010 has been no exception with Simon Smith and his team setting out a range of dynamic and innovative new products.

Smith commented: "We are also delighted to see that Sanctuary nightclub in Dubai - featuring 28 Christie projectors specified by partner, VenueTech - was the winner of PALME's Best Entertainment Venue category. The venue is stunningly realised through Christie projection. The innovative slant the projection by VenueTech has given to the Sanctuary's visual landscape is taking Dubai to the forefront of nightlife - and far beyond."

Christie MicroTiles was the subject of a seminar given by sales consultant, Africa, Phil Lord, who used them as a base to discuss Exploiting Current Trends and Future Trends o

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UK - Entertainment lighting supplier White Light will be showing a full spectrum of lighting products from the many manufacturers it distributes in the UK at this year's PLASA Focus Show, which takes place 27-28 April at the Royal Armouries in Leeds.

So comprehensive is the range of equipment on show that White Light will have two stands, one in each of the exhibition's halls.

In the Royal Armouries Hall, White Light will be on stand RA-C4. Products on show there will include the newly launched VSFX3, a radically updated version of White Light's popular, long-established optical effect that is fully compatible with existing discs and projectors, but also provides better slow-speed movement and on-board DMX and RDM control. VSFX3 will be shown with Robert Juliat's 350LFX projector; other products from the Juliat range, including the Victor 1800W MSR followspot and Lutin 1000W a

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UK - PSCo has introduced a new videowall product to its rental fleet and is encouraging organisers to break free from conventional rectangle shaped solutions and create dynamic displays of any shape, size and formation to add an extra visual dimension to events.

The product in question is the Infinite Plasma 4250R which is a completely bezel-less plasma screen with the smallest seam gap of any flat panel videowall technology available on the market, at less than 4mm in multi-formations, says PSCo.

The screens can be linked together to create unlimited seamless displays in any shape or size, suitable for design led applications such as statement displays at exhibitions, creating entrances and walkways at award ceremonies and as directional signage on unfamiliar event sites, updated with real time information.

Mike Nield, PSCo's global rental director says: "The 4250R has

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USA - Lexicon has released new Windows 7 software drivers for Alpha, Lambda, Omega and the I?ONIX U22, U42S, and U82S series of Desktop Recording Interfaces. Now all of the Lexicon USB Desktop Recording Interfaces operate seamlessly on any computers running 32-bit or 64-bit Windows 7, Vista, or XP. Also, these interfaces operate on all Mac computers operating on OS X 10.4.9 or higher regardless of whether they are based on PowerPC or Intel processors.

Speaking about the newly updated drivers for the Desktop Recording Interfaces, business segment director for Lexicon Paul Faby said: "We're excited to be continuing our effort to offer the latest software updates to support these products. This is a fantastic line-up which offers unbelievable sonic capabilities at very attractive prices."

(Jim Evans)

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UK - AC-ET's Audio division has been appointed as an authorised dealer for the RSS by Roland range of professional audio products. The line-up includes cost-effective digital mixing, digital snake multicore and audio recorder solutions which can be easily integrated into specific commercial applications.

As part of the agreement, AC-ET will carry stock of key product lines as well as having access to the full RSS product range.

The RSS by Roland M-400 live mixing console will be featured on AC-ET's stand at the PLASA Focus show.

The RSS by Roland digital snake multicore range includes the S-4000S, a modular system delivering up to 160 channels of high quality 24-bit/96kHz audio over Cat 5e cables. Features include remote controllable XR-1 professional quality mic preamps, redundant Ethernet ports and splits using standard Ethernet hardware.

A.C. Audio Sales Manager, Peter

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