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UK - Electric Bay is an open-air dance music festival that takes place over two days in the Torre Abbey meadows on the Torquay seafront. Following a completely sold-out first edition last year, the 2023 event promised to be ‘bigger and better’ at every level, with a bigger production, a larger stage, an even more powerful sound system and increased facilities and food and drink options.
The 2023 line-up featured some of the biggest names in electronic music, including Hedex, Pendulum LIVE, Dave Rodigan, Andy C, Gardna Live, Sub Focus, and many more. Festival organisers and electronic music promoters, Louder Events, once again turned to local AV rental experts, Future Technical Solutions (FTS) who supplied a KV2 sound system.
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Belgium - STUK is an international arts centre in the Belgian University city of Leuven. Driven by an open view of the world, the centre seeks to connect its patrons with contemporary dance, visual and audio-visual arts, sound art and adventurous music.
Housed in a large building, parts of which date back more than a century, and comprising multiple rooms including a main performance space, the centre recently underwent a refurbishment to improve its sustainability and upgrade its facilities.
The STUKcafé is an important hub within the building, and as well as being a popular eaterie for visitors and students, also hosts a wide range of events. Part of the refurb included provision for a new audio system in the café, the project for which was awarded to production specialist Stresske BVBA. Stresske has been in business since 2005, providing trusted technical support

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India - Event equipment rental service provider Phoenix Networks has invested in a DiGiCo Quantum 338 digital mixing console, coupled with the SD-Rack, the first ever Quantum 338 system in Central India. Alongside, the company has also acquired a Meyer Sound system comprising the Leopard modules complemented by the 900-LFC Low-Frequency Control Elements.
“As a company, our vision for success is deeply rooted in our relentless pursuit of audio perfection. And these strategic investments are a key extension of this ever-evolving pursuit,” says Animesh Mishra, director of Phoenix Networks.
Animesh explains that the power and adaptability of the Quantum 338 and SD-Rack setup was so impressive, that he was convinced it would be the perfect addition to Phoenix Networks’ already impressive line-up of digital mixing consoles.
He elaborates: “The DiGiCo Quantum 33
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Belgium - The Royal Theatre of La Monnaie / De Munt in Brussels has selected ETC’s Eos Apex consoles to upgrade the control of the lighting in its 1,150 seated space.
ETC dealer, Controllux specified the lighting for the Muntschouwburg venue which showcases a variety of performances from opera and classical music concerts to dance shows and more. Following positive reviews and feedback from international lighting designers, the lighting team at the theatre wanted to see which console would best meet their needs and invited - amongst others - Controllux’s Kris Noerens to demo ETC’s Eos Apex.
Lighting operator Julien Bier - who brings decades of experience in the industry - describes why Apex was the preferred choice (so much so that they selected two Apex 10 consoles): “Eos software is extremely flexible, making it particularly well-suited to the type of venue

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Italy - The RCF Arena hosted a series of major concerts in the summer of 2023, featuring some of the biggest names in international and Italian music. Supporting each event as both the main PA system and/or delay lines, the new premium GTX line array from TT+ Audio delivered impressive sound quality for every performance.
The summer concert season kicked off with the Italian bluesman Zucchero holding two concerts for 40,000 seated people.
A few days later, the Italia Loves Romagna special benefit concert raised 3m euros for victims of the devastating floods that impacted the Emilia-Romagna region earlier that month. With main sponsorship provided by RCF and other brands, 100% of ticket sales were donated to the cause. The line-up featured some of the biggest names in Italian music including Laura Pausini, Salmo, Elodie, Gianni Morandi, Blanco, Elisa, Emma, Giorg

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China - Thanks to EZPro - one of China’s leading providers of entertainment technology solutions - the staff and undergraduates of Duke Kunshan University now have the use of a brand-new Ethernet-based communications system from Dutch manufacturer, Green-GO. The provision of the renowned communications platform brings the advantages of flexibility and cost-effective reliability to team communications on the university’s new campus.
Situated in Jiangsu province, close to the bustling megacity of Shanghai, Kunshan is renowned for its ancient traditions and cultural significance to this area of eastern China. Opened in 2013, Duke Kunshan University is a joint venture between Duke University of Durham, North Carolina, USA and China’s Wuhan University, and is now an independently accredited establishment. The recent completion of the university’s Phase II campus developm

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UK - In a world where live events are increasingly seeking sustainable solutions, Netherlands-based CrowdLED is proving that eco-consciousness and entertainment can harmoniously coexist. The live finals of the 16th season of TV talent show Britain's Got Talent, filmed at the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith, stand as a testament to this commitment.
When the show’s producers sought to create a “memorable spectacle” by lighting up the audience sustainably, they turned to CrowdLED. Embracing the challenge, CrowdLED deployed 3,000 reusable LED wristbands, illuminating 18,000 attendees across six shows. The result was a visual feast, with the audience's energy beautifully reflected and amplified by the pulsating wristbands.
The complexity of the Eventim Apollo as a venue - known for its challenging cabling and rigging - was easily navigated thanks to CrowdLED's wi

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Finance for Growth - A £35m investment fund is aiming to grow the UK’s creative industries by £50bn and create one million extra jobs by 2030. The Creative Growth Finance II fund has been launched by membership organisation Creative UK and Triodos Bank to meet the targets set out in the government and Creative Industries Council’s recently published Sector Vision.
Creative Growth Finance II is the biggest single fund to be delivered by Creative UK and follows the first Creative Growth Finance fund, which launched in 2019 and has invested more than £17m into 30 creative businesses. Eligible companies in sectors including performing arts, music, architecture, design, film and TV, radio and audio, publishing, visual arts and video games, will be able to apply for loans of £100,000 to £1m to grow their businesses.
Caroline Norbury, chief executive of Creative UK,

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Germany - HK Audio has announced that simulation files in GLL data format are now available for Ease and Ease Focus 3 for the loudspeakers in the Linear 5 MK II series.
AFMG's Ease software is the globally established standard for electrical and room acoustics simulation. Acousticians, planners and installers can use Ease to create highly accurate simulations of any rooms.
Available free of charge on the AFMG homepage, Ease FOCUS 3 is an acoustic simulation program for 3D modelling of line arrays, sub-arrays, digitally controlled columns and conventional loudspeakers and is based on the Ease calculation module.
GLL files contain extremely precise system definitions that describe the mechanical, electronic and acoustic properties of the loudspeakers. The Linear 5 MK II GLL files are now available for download from the Linear 5 MK II product page.

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UK - GLP has reported its best PLASA Show footfall for a number of years. According to the head of GLP UK, Simon Barrett, this was partly because of its unmissable stand - immediately inside the entrance - but also because it placed a clear focus on promoting the new impression X5 product family integration - and the quality and integrity of light emanating from its new colour engine. But equal focus was placed on GLP’s highly professional, and ever-expanding, technical and customer support team.
The sophistication was manifest in Andrew ‘Twiggy’ King’s choreographed lightshow, which demonstrated the entire impression X5 Family. This included the impression X5 Wash, impression X5 Compact, X5 IP Bar, X5 IP Maxx and impression X5 Bar 1000 - the last two being shown in the UK for the first time. This was played out to Ludovico Einaudi’s haunting and beautiful Diven

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USA - CP Communications recently wrapped a series of live production projects with HRP-Live culminating with the recent 2023 Nobull CrossFit Games at Alliant Energy Centre in Madison, Wisconsin.
HRP-Live, a production company that works primarily in the fitness space, hired CP Communications to handle all RF content acquisition for the second straight year following a successful production partnership for last year’s annual athletic competition.
CP Communications brought its flagship HD-21 53-foot expando truck to the Alliant Energy Centre, CP Communications provided frequency coordination services for six RF cameras, four robotic PTZ cameras, and audio systems, including microphones, IFBs and intercom. The four-day event was streamed online over multiple platforms including ESPN+, Facebook, YouTube and the CrossFit website, with select hours the final three days bro

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Spain - El Brunch Nuestro De Cada Dia (Our daily brunch) is an event that took place in Santa Cruz de Tenerife on the island of Tenerife on the 6 May 2023. The sound system and lighting fixtures were provided by Musicanarias Audiovisuales.
The event took place on the Plaza Alisios, an area at the back of the Auditorio Adán Martín that overlooks the Atlantic Ocean. Starting at 1pm and finishing at 10pm, the event saw performances by Andee, We Are Trash, Bobby Bob and La Maldita.
The Plaza Alisios is often used for events and presents unique challenges when it comes to putting together the perfect sound setup. For this event, Musicanarias Audiovisuales relied on an active line-array system by DAP's Odin Audio Systems. The eventual setup was the result of careful analysis of the area to ensure that the Odin setup chosen made optimal use of the system’s excellent soun

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Vietnam - Hanoi’s prestigious Ho Guom Opera House has a new Unity dimming and power switching system from LSC Control Systems at the heart of its technical installation. The extensive new LSC system is part of a recent major investment in the theatre’s technical infrastructure - a state-of-the-art specification which makes the new venue the most technologically advanced in the country.
The flexible Unity system from LSC offers a choice of free-standing, prewired cabinets (96, 72, or 48-circuit models) providing high-performance dimming and power switching with advanced control and monitoring, suitable for any application using the latest video, audio and lighting equipment. It was because of this flexibility and peace of mind that the Unity system was chosen.
The modular possibilities of its spec to suit specific needs, with the availability of either a PTFD dimmin

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Egypt - HiLights Group has invested in a large shipment of Ayrton fixtures, comprising Ayrton Domino Profile, Domino LT and Cobra fixtures, purchased both for stock and specific projects in the region.
“By acquiring a significant quantity of Ayrton fixtures, HiLights aims to expand its inventory and be prepared to fulfil a wide variety of project requirements,” says Hamed Arafa, founder and chairman of HiLights. “Additionally, having these fixtures readily available in stock allows us to promptly meet the demands of our clients and provide timely solutions.”
Established over 30 years ago, HiLights Group is a leading full events solutions company operating in the MENA and GCC regions. Specialising in the delivery of comprehensive services encompassing concept designing, production, and lighting solutions for mega and iconic events, HiLights has established stro

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UK - First performed to critical acclaim in 2007, That Face is a hard-hitting, explosive play that explores the secret lives of the rich with anarchic humour. It’s now making a revival at the Orange Tree Theatre in a production directed by Josh Seymour and starring Niamh Cusack. It also features a lighting design by Jamie Platt who approached White Light (WL) to supply his lighting equipment.
That Face tells the story of Mia who is on the verge of being expelled from boarding school and returns home to her alcoholic, disinterested mother Martha as well as her increasingly unstable brother Henry. The imminent return of her father Hugh from Hong Kong, who’s promised to sort everything out, serves to push the family beyond its limits.
On his approach to the show, Jamie explains: “I’d worked with director Josh Seymour and designer Eleanor Bull earlier

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Mexico - Martin Audio’s Mexican rental partner, Audio Teck Pro, recently deployed a large WPL line array for the performance of veteran singer José María Napoleón to provide comprehensive coverage throughout the 10,500-capacity multipurpose venue.
Audio Teck Pro systems engineer Raúl Román, explained how the supreme multi-cellular control of Martin Audio once again helped overcome the challenges -particularly in this case of heat and humidity - to deliver a consummate audio performance.
"In our experience it is a great advantage to have Martin Audio equipment in our inventory as the brand is frequently requested on artists’ riders, and the systems always respond well. Other brands we have used do not achieve the same results, especially in the treble; this is very important because with other equipment, the treble starts to fall away at a distance of about 50

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Europe - Kicking off in Istanbul at the beginning of August 2022, taking in a series of festivals in South America, on to Australia and the Far East, travelling through Europe, then a UK stadium tour, and finishing in Dublin in October, Arctic Monkeys’ The Car tour has been delighting fans with its blend of new material and classic favourites.
The band’s long-time engineers, Will Doyle and Matthew Kettle, have relied on DiGiCo consoles, provided by Solotech, to deliver premium sound at both the monitor and front of house positions for many years. Continuing their ethos of providing ‘an exceptional audio experience’, this time they have opted for the latest DiGiCo Quantum consoles along with a DMI-KLANG for immersive in-ear monitoring.
Racking up a remarkable combined tenure of 31 years with the band, with Doyle taking on the role of monitor engineer in

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Spain - Integrated Systems Events has announced the expansion of its senior leadership team with key appointments ahead of ISE 2024. Tom Barker-Harrold joins as senior marketing director and Jeroen Perquin as senior finance director.
“At ISE, we have ambitious goals for the future so it’s important that we have the right team in place to get us there. Tom and Jeroen join at an exciting time, as we prepare for our special 20th anniversary edition at ISE 2024, and we’re thrilled to welcome their unique knowledge, insights and experiences to our dynamic and international team,” says Mike Blackman, managing director, Integrated Systems Events.
Jeroen joined as senior finance director at ISE earlier this year and is based in The Netherlands. Jeroen brings extensive international finance experience from the energy, engineering and IT business to the company, working

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USA - Entertainment market contractors BCT Builders, part of AV production company BCT Entertainment, recently upgraded an outdated lighting system at Royal Oak Middle School Theatre in Covina, California, with a rig of Elation Professional LED luminaires. The lighting renovation has created a safer working environment for students and enhanced the overall educational and artistic experience for students and the community.
BCT upgraded the theatre’s outdated incandescent system with an Elation lighting package made up of 42 WW Profile HP warm-white ellipsoidal spots, 22 Colour 5 Profile full-spectrum ellipsoidal spots, 28 KL Fresnel Series LED Fresnel lights, seven Seven Batten 72 bar lights, and DTW Bar 1000 white light battens. A pair of Magma Prime water-based hazers are used to provide atmospherics and the mid-air projection canopy.
The school’s 250-seat theat

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USA - Avid has announced Pro Tools Sketch, a new non-linear, clip-based creation tool in Pro Tools software that is also available as a free iPad app. Pro Tools Sketch enables musicians to quickly capture new ideas and freely experiment with concepts and songs and find inspiration with a massive library of free loops, virtual instruments and effects.
With Pro Tools Sketch, Avid addresses the growing needs of modern creators, no matter their preferred music creation style. While the Pro Tools Sketch iPad app is available for free to anyone via the Apple App Store, the Pro Tools 2023.9 update is now available to all Pro Tools customers on an active subscription or perpetual license with a current Software Updates + Support Plan, as well as all users of the free Pro Tools Intro application.
“Every music creator wants to capture inspiration when it arises and act on it

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UK - Since its opening in 1929, Rhodes House has been an Oxford landmark, a historic Grade II listed country house in the heart of the city. Known for high profile events and visitors, the need for modernisation was recognised and the venue embarked on a comprehensive £38m refurbishment journey, which culminated in creating a technologically advanced modern conference and convening centre, that fosters connectivity and collaboration.
Darren Gatenby, senior consultant at Hewshott Consultancy, has been lead technology consultant on the project since its inception five years ago. The goal was to establish the premier events and conferencing venue in Oxford, catering to educational events, weddings, and corporate functions. Darren closely collaborated with the client and stakeholders to meticulously craft a design that fulfilled all requirements.
Incorporating a number of
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