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UK - Theatre consultancy Charcoalblue will see four of its consultants address theatre specialists from around the world at the International Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conference 2010 (ITEAC 2010).

Speaking to delegates from the architectural, acoustic, engineering and technological disciplines will be Charcoalblue's managing director Andy Hayles, creative director Jon Stevens, design director Gavin Green and senior consultant Giles Favell. Each will draw from their own experience, gained from careers in the entertainment and theatre industry and as design consultants for Charcoalblue.

Andy Hayles will join Scott Crossfield of Theatre Projects and Vassily Laffineur of Renzo Piano Building Workshop to discuss the Design Processes in the Information Age. Hayles c

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UK - The new flooring website from Le Mark Group, www.DanceandStageFloors.com, presents Le Mark's full 25 years of flooring experience and product innovation.

"From the Royal Ballet School to Ant & Dec and the Nobel Peace Price, Le Mark floors have been the focus point of many dance performances and TV & Film sets for over 25 years. The new site gives readers the opportunity to see the potential offered to the overall look and feel of a performance/event by a spectacular Le Mark floor with some great application photos.

"I'd also like to give a huge thank you to all our customers who helped us with the amazing photos," says business development director Mark Gibbons.

(Jim Evans)

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UK - BBM Electronics announced earlier this year that it will close its doors on 31 May 2010. TOA Corporation (UK) Limited will take over the distribution and support of the Trantec brand from 1 June.

To ensure continuity and make the transition as smooth as possible, TOA have appointed some familiar faces from BBM including Mark Parkhouse. He will continue to be responsible for sales and marketing of the Trantec brand.

All customers who hold a BBM Credit or Pro-Forma account have had their account automatically transferred to TOA (UK), however they will need to sign new terms and conditions which will be sent to them automatically.

New contact details for Trantec from 1 June 2010: TOA Corporation (UK) Limited, HQ3, Unit 2, Hook Rise South, Surbiton, Surrey KT6 7LD, UK. Tel: 0870 7740987.

Trantec will be exhibiting at this year's ABTT Theatre Show in London.

(Jim Evans)

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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 - US College student Kevin Peters was delighted to learn that he had won a Prism Sound Orpheus FireWire Computer Interface after entering a prize draw while attending the US leg of the company's recent Mic To Monitor tour.

Peters, a sound design/audio post-production major at Emerson College, Boston, is aiming to become a sound editor for Hollywood films. He has just finished his junior year and when he's not studying he plays rhythm guitar and played in a number of bands during high school.

"I have always had a passion for music and although I wouldn't describe my home set-up as a studio, it does allow me to record and experiment with my music," he says. "I have a Mac Book Pro running Logic and Pro Tools, M-Audio Studiophile speakers, an mbox 2 mini, an M-Audio keystation - and now a beautiful Prism Sound Orpheus."

(Jim Evans)

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USA - EAW has announced 10 new additions to its celebrated JF Series of high-definition two-way loudspeaker systems, including four comprehensively integrated NT models. Designed by EAW's Whitinsville, Massachusetts-based engineering team for a wide range of contractor and system integrator uses, the new JF and JFNT Series are scalable, compact lightweight loudspeakers ideal for a multitude of small and medium-sized sound reinforcement applications.

The newest additions to the JF Series of two-way loudspeakers include JF8, JF10, JF26, JF29, JF56 and JF59. New comprehensively integrated JFNT units include JF26NT, JF29NT, JF56NT and JF59NT.

The JF models include low-directivity eight-inch and 10-inch systems and four 12-inch and 15-inch systems (60-degree x 45-degree and 90-degree x 45-degree versions of both sizes are available).

The four JFNT models (comprehensively integrat

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USA - Tegan and Sara lighting designer Benjamin Price was given a challenge - fit the entire lighting rig for the duo's current tour into a 10 x 7ft trailer without exceeding the 5,000 lb weight limit. The limitations put significant constraints on gear specification and ultimately helped to shape the lighting design.

"It meant of course that I needed to design lightweight and small but still assemble a lighting package capable of a dynamic show. Ultimately it led me to the MAC 401 Dual," Price says. "We wanted to carry a comprehensive lighting package so we could consistently evoke the same kind of energy and look to the show whether playing in a small or large venue.

"I knew that some element of this design was going to incorporate an LED product, however I wasn't really happy with most of the LED wash fixtures out in the market, mostly because of the pix

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USA - Barix comes to InfoComm 2010 this month with a variety of new hardware devices and software tools for systems integrators and programmers in the general AV and security markets.

"Systems integrators and programmers have long been using Barix IP audio and control products for projects requiring the transport of voice, audio and data from one to many points in a single venue or across a large space or campus," said Johannes G. Rietschel, CEO and founder of Barix AG. "InfoComm is an ideal time to showcase our latest innovations for the integration audience as well as for end users who prefer to program and build out their own systems for use in entertainment venues, educational facilities, churches and corporate buildings among other settings."

The Exstreamer 120 IP audio decoder will make its public debut, serving as the end decode/receive link for high

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Switzerland - This summer, Billy Idol takes to the road playing festivals throughout Europe (including the 44th annual Montreux Festival in Switzerland) and later smaller venues in the States through the fall. Joined by perennial sidekick, guitarist Steve Stevens, along with bassist Stephen McGrath and keyboardist Derek Sherinian, plus new additions Billy Morrison on rhythm guitar and Jeremy Colson on drums, Idol will be showcasing classic hits as well as new compositions.

With Sound Image as production partner, engineer Matt LaVoice is handling all of the tour's monitor requirements with a DiGiCo D1. LaVoice converted to digital with DiGiCo several years ago, and has used them exclusively on previous tours with Idol, Lenny Kravitz (SD7) in 2009, and countless others. "I was a full-on analogue guy," LaVoice states. "Prying that 4km out of my hands was a tough one.

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UK - AC-ET's Rigging division has been appointed as the exclusive UK distributor for the VMB Towerlift range, featuring the Classic, Pro and TL series of wind up stands, front loading tower lifts and line array lifting systems.

The VMB Pro and TL series are fitted with the company's patented ALS Auto Lock Security system, which guarantees that loads stay safe and secure at any height.

All VMB lifting products undergo a rigorous quality and strength control process to ensure that every component used meets the best possible reliability standards. In addition, all lifts are BGV-C1 certified for extra reassurance.

One major innovation coming from the VMB factory is the industry's first lift specifically designed for hanging line arrays, which have become a favourite with users looking for a quick, safe and practical solution. The PA is loaded directly on to the forks of the lif

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Germany - The recently opened Grand Kameha Bonn is a stunning example of the classic 'Grand Hotel' concept re-interpreted for the modern era, with architectural design by Bonn-based architect Karl Heinz Schommer and designer Marcel Wanders. Within its softly curved glass envelope, the Grand Kameha has a total of 254 rooms, including 63 suites, and a multi-functional 2,500 capacity event space, making it well placed to attract both private travellers as well as the high end corporate/business market.

As a direct result of both the building's modern design, with the acoustic challenges that this often presents, and the hotel's objective of meeting the most demanding business and conference needs, the A/V facilities required special attention - with the resulting system setting high standards.

At the centre of the new building is the 1,800sq.m multi-function hall - covered by a g

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Georgia - Built in 1971, the 2000-capacity Philharmonic Concert Hall in the Georgian capital Tbilisi hosts many of the city's highest profile live concerts, operas, ballets and theatre productions. Recently the venue has undergone a major facelift, which has included the installation of a large exterior Lighthouse LED screen.

Located above the venue's main doors, the screen comprises 63 panels of Lighthouse P12-ER screen, in a 9 x 7 panel (14.4 9(w) x 8.4m (h)) landscape format. It is mounted on a steel framework, which was designed and installed by local company Stage Design, with Lighthouse Europe installing the screen itself.

"The Concert Hall's management had seen Lighthouse P12-ER panels at other installations and knew about its tremendous potential as an advertising medium," says Lighthouse project engineer Olaf Mineo, who oversaw the installation together with

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USA - Medialon is to present MIP HD, the first multimedia/video sync player at InfoComm 2010 in Las Vegas.

MIP HD is a new Medialon compact player able to playback both multimedia content such as Flash, Html, Jpeg and even URLs as well as 1080p HD video. Interactive media such as Flash keep their interactivity if needed.

Its built-in web server provides web user interface to remotely upload media, to build up playlists and to schedule and retrieve log files.

The Sync Video mode allows synchronization of unlimited number of HD video playback via the network.

It can either operate autonomously or be slaved of a Medialon Control System making it suitable for for museums as well as digital signage applications.

(Jim Evans)

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UK - Anderson Ward Consulting (AWC) is the new name for the independent sales export and business development consultancy formerly known as Mick Anderson Consulting.

Founded by Mick Anderson in 2002, MAC has built up a reputation in the professional audio industry as an external resource for export sales and distribution management. With the appointment of Paul Ward as a partner in the firm, the consultancy has elected to change its name to reflect the new status quo.

"Paul's appointment extends the overall capabilities of our business," says Mick Anderson, "and this will allow us to expand, as new opportunities are fully realised."

AWC's current client list includes Camco, Digico and Coda Audio.

(Jim Evans)

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New Zealand / Netherlands - Philips Selecon has announced the release of a new generation of tungsten halogen ellipsoidal luminaires. SPX represents "a fresh new look at the ellipsoidal profile, taking advantage of the advances in manufacturing technologies and the core technology of Philips Specialised Lamps".

SPX has been designed to complement the existing Philips Entertainment ellipsoidal inventories (Pacific and Acclaim), while at the same time offering a more efficient, reliable and safer solution for everyone working in a hands-on capacity in a theatre lighting environment regardless of age, experience, amateur or professional status. Available in 15°-35° and 25°-50° Zoomspot and 14°, 19°, 26°, 36° and 50° Fixed Beam models the SPX is the first ERS to fully exploit the output and successfully deal with the high heat associated

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Germany - Maier Sound Design GmbH has been involved with the Movimentos Festival since it first started in 2003, providing a complete audio solution which includes an extensive intercom system. Movimentos - which is held in Wolfsburg, including the Autostadt of Volkswagen - offers a series of contemporary performances from international dance ensembles, dramatised readings, discussions, lectures, and live concerts covering everything from the classics to jazz and pop.

Over the years, the technical requirements of this international festival have increased considerably, particularly in terms of the communications element and it became clear that the existing analogue solution could no longer cope. So this year Maier Sound Design has switched to a new digital system from ASL Intercom.

"Every dance company and every band has different requirements regarding communication,&qu

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Canada - At Canada Place in downtown Vancouver a special Annual Light Show on the Canada Place Sails plays nightly courtesy of Martin Professional and Moment Factory. Visible from multiple points across the city, the Canada Place Sails light up in a dynamic display of imagery, light, colour, texture and animation.

Designers of the visual event are Moment Factory of Montreal. The installation consists of 10 Martin Exterior 1200 Image Projectors illuminating five sails; two carefully aligned Exterior 1200 projectors for each of the 90ft tall by 160ft wide sails. The Exterior 1200s, which were supplied locally by Christie Lites, are mounted on 10ft poles at a distance of approximately 90-100 ft from each sail.

"It was an eight month process to design and realize the light show on the sails but the result has exceeded my expectations," comments Gabriel Pontbriand,

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USA - The Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago (MSI), lets guests understand the science behind some of nature's most compelling phenomena in the new 26,000sq.ft Science Storms exhibit, which opened in March 2010. For two of the massive interactive elements in the exhibit - a 40ft tornado and 20ft avalanche disk - Production Resource Group (PRG), working closely with Christopher Wilson, senior project manager at MSI and the exhibit's general contractor, Norcon of Chicago, engineered, fabricated and installed the designs of environmental artist Ned Kahn; and Architect Jack Pascarosa, AIA, of New York-based firm Evidence Design.

At 60ft tall, 27ft diameter and 75,000lbs, the tornado display is the largest effect in the hall. The 40ft vortex of swirling air and vapour rises continuously from the floor and is able to be controlled by guests through a series of dampers that

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USA - Community Professional Loudspeakers will be rolling out a weather-resistant version of its iBOX installation series at this year's InfoComm Convention in Las Vegas.

Known for its popular WET and R-Series, Community is now bringing its weather resistance to iBOX, a high performance traditional loudspeaker series. All iHP1200, iHP1500 and iHP3500 series models will be available in a weather-resistant finish beginning in June of 2010.

"Community has been a proven leader in outdoor and stadium sound for many years," said Julia Lee, Community's Direcdor of marketing and sales. "We're pleased to expand our all-weather offering with the new weather-resistant iBOX series, bringing the same all-weather features to a more traditional loudspeaker design, the way that only Community can do it, as requested by our customers."

The new weather-resistant iBOX serie

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UK - Jazz/pop artist Jamie Cullum is currently in the midst of an extensive world tour to promote his latest album The Pursuit. At the Front of House position engineer Danny White is operating a DiGiCo SD8 mixing console.

Combining the touring roles of front of house engineer, tour manager and more, White bought the SD8 for his family-run audio and lighting production company Chaps last year. Based in Sutton, Surrey - not far from DiGiCo's Chessington HQ - Chaps is providing both equipment and personnel to the tour, including White and his two sons.

"You have to embrace the latest technology because it's what everyone is doing. It's the way forward and I saw the SD8 as part of that development," he says. "To me, mixing is all about the path. If I have a good signal path then I'm happy.

"When I was told that the SD8 has the same signal path as the S

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Ireland - The new 2,111 capacity Grand Canal Theatre in Dublin's Docklands, which was designed by architect Daniel Libeskind to integrate with the adjoining commercial development, provides an outstanding addition to Ireland's theatre world.

Since it will not only present the best of national and international theatre, but also musicals, opera, ballet, and classical performance, the new £68m development required a high-octane technical infrastructure that would accommodate world class West End and Broadway productions visiting Ireland for the first time.

The technical fit-out was supervised by LSI Projects, who successfully responded to a tender document and specification created by consultants, Arup Venue Consultants.

One of the challenges faced by LSI's project manager Jakub Krzeminski, was creating a site-wide digital network which would incorporate an independent f

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USA - dnp denmark will show a curved dnp Supernova front projection screen based on the dnp Supernova Infinity concept in the Digital Projection display at InfoComm this week.

For the first time, dnp denmark will display a curved Supernova Infinity Screen. Dubbed the Supernova Infinity Arc, this massive screen has a height of 7ft (2.1m) and a radius of 40ft (12.2m). "This concept screen provides a glimpse into the future of what the capabilities are with the Supernova Infinity Arc," says dnp's product manager, Johnny Jensen. "As far as applications are concerned, we developed the Supernova Infinity Arc to become the ultimate large-format, front projection, control room and simulation screen."

Digital Projection will use five Titan WUXGA 700 projectors. Warp and blend will be provided by DPI's new Fusion MD processors. The source will be a five-channel Watch

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