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USA - JBL Vertec line arrays are heading up the PA system on Conan O'Brien's current Legally Prohibited From Being Funny On Television Tour with Audio Analysts providing live sound reinforcement for the production. The 30-city tour kicked off on 12 April 12 in Eugene, Oregon and finishes this week in Atlanta, Georgia.

The live stage production is similar to a television variety show, with many elements from Late Night With Conan O'Brien including sidekick Andy Richter and members of the show's band. The tour also includes video bits, musical and comic performances and cameo appearances by celebrities, while O'Brien himself performs music throughout the production.

Before shipping out the Vertec line arrays to Los Angeles for initial rehearsals, Audio Analysts fine-

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Germany - Following negotiations at prolight + sound in Frankfurt, Kling & Freitag has confirmed three new distributors.

In Luxembourg, Audio Vision takes over the distribution. Audio Vision is familiar with the fields of theatre and media installations and also with live events. The first projects are already in the planning stage and should be realised with Kling & Freitag products.

In Turkey, Dinakord will take over sales. Up to now, Dinakord was mainly operating in the MI business. The distribution of Kling & Freitag is emphasises their ambition to extend activities to the ProAudio market.

Acti-Tech from Nigeria is the first official representation for K&F on the African continent, selling the Kling & Freitag products mainly in installations. Peter Madu, manager of Acti-Tech comments, "I am happy that with the brand Kling & Freitag I will be able to include in my sa

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Belgium - Chroma-Q has appointed Inytium as its exclusive dealer in Belgium and Luxembourg for the manufacturer's range of LED lighting fixtures, lighting accessories, control and data distribution products. Under the programme, Inytium will fulfil all dealer aspects, including stock supply, demonstration, training, technical support and backup.

Inytium is a premier supplier of professional-grade lighting, sound and media control solutions to the Belgian theatre, show and scenic design markets. Recently rebranded from Blue Squares Sales and Distribution, the company has links with the industry dating back over 20 years.

As a supplier of leading brands including Adamson, Clay Paky, D.T.S., MDG, Robert Juliat and Zero 88, the company was looking for a LED brand that would provide a complete range of performance lighting solutions.

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USA - Waves Audio has responded to the difficulties facing the 2010 FIFA World Cup telecasts by unveiling a solution that "dramatically reduces the problematic sound of the omnipresent Vuvuzela trumpet avoured by South African soccer fans". In response to the widely publicised complaints from TV viewers and broadcasters about the continuous Vuvuzela blasts, Waves engineers began devising a solution to decrease the amount of noise.

Working in conjunction with a major television broadcaster, Waves crafted a real-time processing chain consisting of two plug-ins which proved effective in solving the task at hand: The WNS Waves Noise Suppressor and the Q10 Paragraphic Equalizer. These two audio plug-ins together not only reduce the Vuvuzela noise, they increase the intelligibility of the game announcers' play-by-play action and colour commentary, claims the company. In fact

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Italy - One of the most popular Italian TV formats in recent months has been song contests for very young talent and one of those, Io Canto, produced by RTI and directed by Roberto Cenci for Mediaset channel Canale 5, chalked up some impressive figures: as well as a live audience of about five hundred spectators, the show reached a peak audience of almost seven million viewers.

The prime-time Saturday show, MC'd by Gerry Scotti, featured 29 singers aged between seven and 15 from singing schools across the country, competing for a trip to the US for a study vacation under the wing of top international producer David Foster. The entrants sang solo and together, as well as duetting with some of Italy's top pop names, accompanied by a resident 33-piece band.

The show's impressive set, designed by Marco Calzavara occupied a third of Studio 20, one of the country's largest TV

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UK - Showsec successfully implemented a comprehensive security and crowd management operation at the largest ever Download this June, where 95,000 rock fans gathered for the festival's historic 30th year.

Showsec operations director Simon Battersby was appointed as the festival's head of security, prior to seven months strategic planning that led into coordinating 1300 security professionals and stewards at the event. Headline acts AC/DC, Rage Against the Machine and Aerosmith were among 125 bands entertaining the dedicated rock fans over three days.

Battersby comments, "Live Nation were keen to have a more co-ordinated overriding security operation which managed the increased size and scale of Download this year more effectively. My new role within the festival management team meant that I engaged all stakeholders from Leicestershire police, licensing autho

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Qatar The Pearl, an exclusive island located off the coast of Qatar's capital city of Doha, is home to the prestigious Italian vehicles dealership run by Alfardán Sports Motor Co., where D.A.S. sound systems have been installed.

The local company in charge of the sound work, Almana Network, headed by Deon Cains, recommended the convenience of the compact and efficient D.A.S. Audio Ceiling systems for the 700 m2 dealership. These discrete systems have been seamlessly integrated into the exposition's décor.

A dozen D.A.S. Ceiling CL-6T six-inch white ceiling loudspeakers, equipped with line transformers, provide a wide soundfield and intelligible sound transmission and optimal acoustic dispersion during music playback.

Almana Network Solutions also opted to install the D.A.S. CSA-T amplifiers. Specially designed to power 70 and 100 volt distributed audio systems, in in

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UK - Italian entertainment and architectural lighting manufacturer, SGM, has announced a new initiative with Stage Electrics in the UK.

The appointment, which sees Stage Electrics become one of SGM's first Preferred Resellers and System Integrators, will be formalised at this month's ABTT Show in London.

Now part of the RCF Group, heading SGM's operation in the UK is director of sales, Phil Price. "We are delighted that Stage Electrics have committed to the range," he said. "In so doing they will provide us with a national multi-office presence within the Theatre and Entertainment markets in the UK."

Responding, Stage Electrics' head of marketing & buying, Adam Blaxill, said, "Having dealt successfully with RCF for many years, it has been Arturo Vicari's purchase of SGM that has made us look seriously again at the potential of SGM.

"If they ap

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USA - Bandit Lites use of the new GRNLite LED products and other LED products has been an unqualified success, says the company.The initial round of equipment which includes GRN Moving Wash 3-120, GRN PAR 3-36, GRN Wash 3-36, GRN Batten 3-54 and GRN 8 Light 3-96 all flew out the door within two weeks of offering up the equipment for rental.

The GRNLite equipment is currently on tour with Alan Jackson and designer John Lucksinger, Heart and designer Dale Doucette, Needtobreathe and designer Jay Wadell, Rascal Flatts and designer Bob Peterson, Wynona Judd and designer Kieth Hoagland, Jimmy Buffett and designer Sid Strong, Neil Young and designer Kieth Wissmar, Widespread Panic and designer Paul Hoffman, Billy Currington and designer Chris Lisle, Melissa Ethridge and designer David Hamilton and Shinedown and designer Scott Allee.

The GRNLite equipment is also on tour with the two

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UK - Royal Ascot 2010 sees the official launch of the Betfair Lounge. Designed and installed by LCI Productions. Described by some as "Betting flies Upper-Class" the facility allows those new to Betfair a chance to learn how the website works, whilst the company's key account holders can enjoy discreet hospitality with fast connectivity.

The Betfair Lounge is a boutique take on the sports bar format. Guests are surrounded by multiple displays of live racing, other sports and up-to-the-second market odds.Six Apple iMac terminals provide access to Betfair.com.

The project makes use of Samsung HD LCD screens, Extron and Kramer switchgear, AV Stumpful's Wings and ISEO control platforms and LCI's bespoke engineering solutions. The audio and video systems are entirely integrated and re-configurable from fixed touch-screen control surfaces and wire-free iPads. As well as th

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UK - ETC and Northern Stage have completed the commissioning of Sensor dimming and Unison Paradigm control systems at the three city centre venues which make up Bradford Theatres.

Northern Stage Services was charged with exchanging the theatres' complex building management system for something much simpler. Project manager David Culshaw comments, "The previous system was aging and becoming unserviceable and it was only a matter of time before the theatres experienced a major outage. We recommended Sensor and Paradigm because they are without doubt the best products on the market in terms of functionality and reliability. We've also seen first hand the excellent long term support and backup that ETC offers.

"We only had five weeks where the venues were dark in which to install the equipment, as a new show needed to open. ETC was very efficient in supplying everything

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Norway - Hi-tech education facility, Bjornholt Upper Secondary School in Oslo, recently took delivery of an Allen & Heath iLive digital mixing system for installation in its performing arts auditorium.

The system, comprising an iDR-48 MixRack and iLive-T112 Control Surface, has already been used to manage a variety of events from a large 1300-capacity presentation incorporating delay speakers, to a small 150-capacity music concert with performances from several bands.

"With the processing power built in, we don't need to use outboard equipment any more," explains Bjornholt School building manager, Agnar Andersen. "The show recall function makes set up times very quick, and due to the surface layout, our students have adapted faster to the controls than they have with other consoles. Also, everybody has commented that the sound has improved a lot through our exis

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UK - Jamie Cullum is on the road again around the UK and Europe with lighting design by Hadyn Thomas. The moving lights are all Robe, supplied along with the rest of the lighting equipment by Leeds, UK, based Zig Zag Lighting.

"Robe has always been very reliable and offered plenty of creative options," says Thomas. His show for Cullum, for whom he's worked - initially as a dimmer tech - since 2004, is a blend of elegance and cool to match Cullum's dynamic performance which has won him massive popular success amidst great critical acclaim.

Thomas received a basic lighting brief from show designer Mark Silver, who designed an innovative set based on piano strings. These were fabricated by Zig Zag and consist of a series of boxed winch sets with white nylon rope - the bottom sections sit on the floor upstage, while the top sections are raised up to the trussing mother g

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USA - In Universal Pictures' Get Him to The Greek, director of photography Robert Yeoman and gaffer John Vecchio knew that the concert finale, the payoff of the comic road trip adventure, had to deliver visually. They turned to Production Resource Group (PRG) and lighting/video designer Bryan Faris to create the iconic rock performance.

"Bob and I spoke about the concert sequence the very first day of production," says Vecchio. "Director Nicholas Stoller expressed to us that he wanted it to look as big and contemporary as any concert out on tour. I knew we needed to call on the services of PRG. They do this day in and day out."

Faris previsualized the concert at PRG's Los Angeles depot so that Yeoman, Vecchio, the producers, director and other designers could see the possibilities before they staged the concert at the Greek Theatre. "We brought

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UK - Void Acoustics has announced a significant addition to its line-up, with the launch of the Trinity X wide bandwidth sub-bass enclosure. The Trinity X integrates a number of new technologies in a single-box solution. Designed for the spectrum of low frequency applications, the Trinity X is suited for large-scale live events, club venues and touring.

With power handling of 1500W RMS and a peak output of 139dB, Void's objective with the Trinity X design is to "set a new standard for bass output and extension in the 400-litre class".

Director Alex Skan explains: "Our designer, Rog Mogale, is always looking for a new challenge, and has been working on our new high output Trinity Line Array series due for launch later this year. The Trinity X came about as part of this ongoing development, and has turned out to be a perfect complement to our signature triple-horn

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Czech Republic - Meyer Sound has announced MediaTech s.r.o. as its first exclusive distributor for the Czech Republic. Under the leadership of managing director Miroslav Sostaric, MediaTech will work closely with Meyer Sound to make its range of audio solutions and technical services more accessible to the professional audio community in the region.

"By sealing this partnership with MediaTech, we hope to make it easier for audio technicians and providers to take advantage of Meyer Sound's world renowned technologies and educational offerings," says Scott Gledhill, international sales manager at Meyer Sound. "MediaTech's experience, reputation, and most importantly, our shared philosophy of quality make it an excellent representative for Meyer Sound in the Czech Republic."

Established in 1991, MediaTech is an ISO 9001:2000 certified professional audio suppli

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Australia - Rockhampton's Pilbeam Theatre - one of the finest theatres in regional Australia - offers a diverse range of productions all year round, from the best local, national and international entertainers. When owners Rockhampton Regional Council came to purchase and install a new PA system into the theatre, it was done in true country-style - with a shoot-out!

"We began the process of selecting a PA with a shoot-out," explained Matthias Conway, senior technician at the venue. "We were deciding between an Electro Voice's EVA Line Array, Nexo's GEO S12s, and a JBL VRX system. We hung the EVA system, comprising of two EVA-2082S-906 and two EVA-2082S-920 boxes, on the left side of the venue and four Nexo GEO S12 speakers on the right side. We used one Dynacord H5000 to power all the EV boxes with no processing at all. Although we didn't use subs with the EV boxe

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UK - AKG recently provided a complete set of microphones to support the Chelsea Academy, the recently opened secondary school in southwest London. Working with The Bryan Adams Foundation, AKG has donated a six-piece drum microphone set and four C1000 S condenser mics to the Academy's Music Centre, which is designed to give students a thorough grounding in performance and recording techniques.

The Chelsea Academy is state-funded and part of the Government's Academies programme to provide a broad education for children in local communities. It was established in September 2009 and is sponsored by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and the London Diocesan Board for Schools of the Church of England.

The Bryan Adams Foundation has guaranteed to help support and finance the Music Centre at the Chelsea Academy. Founded by musician and photographer Bryan Adams in 2006 with th

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Canada - Medialon has been integrated as the main AV control system in the new Montreal Canadiens Hall of Fame, a one-of-a-kind shrine celebrating the history of the famous ice hockey team.

GSMPRJCT was the consultant for this project. The company made the entire exhibit design and production with the support of Techni-Logique, an experienced Canadian audiovisual services integrator. Techni-Logique was in charge of the AV devices installation and hired XYZ Cutural Technology to supply, make the integration and programming of the Medialon system.

Located in the Bell Centre - the centre stage for entertainment in Montreal - the Montreal Canadiens Hall of Fame offers visitors nearly 10,000sq.ft of rare and never-before-seen artifacts gathered by fans accross the country for over 100 years.

Through interactive shows and exhibits, visitors can relive the Stanley Cups, the legenda

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South Africa - From indoor illumination to exterior floodlighting, Osram's innovative lighting solutions are shedding light on all aspects of the FIFA World Cup in South Africa. High intensity discharge lamps, T5 and T8 fluorescent tubes and LEDs are used in all of the 10 stadiums that hosting World Cup matches.

Of all the components that Osram is supplying to South Africa, the LED-illuminated arc over the Durban stadium known as The Arch will be the highlight. This spectacular architectural feature is equipped with over 12,000 Golden Dragon Plus LEDs spanning the entire length of the stadium.

At 350m long, 2,600 metric tonnes in weight and 30 stories high, The Arch is visible from far and wide. It symbolises the unification of some 70,000 sports lovers in Durban's stadium. The illumination is provided by LED Beams which Osram developed in collaboration with the local m

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South Africa - Gearhouse South Africa supplied full technical production for the 2010 Africa Day celebrations in Johannesburg, which moved from downtown to a completely different location in Dries Niemand Park in Kempton Park, Randburg.

Gearhouse SA built the 30m wide stage, which was covered with an elegant In2Structures dome roof with clear skins and featured a set, lighting and visuals design created by Tim Dunn. They also supplied audio, power and AV to the event, the evening concert section of which was broadcast live on SABC 2 directed by Sean Pearce and produced by Brad Holmes of The Bassline.

The event started at 8am and included political speeches - including an address by President Jacob Zuma - and traditional African performance and music throughout the day, running into the evening's R'n'B and rock oriented show.

Gearhouse's site crew of 35 was project managed by

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