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UK - A.C. Special Projects has recently achieved the Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme (CHAS) accreditation, reinforcing the company's commitment to meeting the highest UK safety standards for their clients and employees.

To achieve pre-qualification to the nationally recognised and accepted threshold standard, the company's H & S processes and procedures were evaluated in detail to establish that safe working practices and correct risk assessments were being carried out on their installation projects.

With many organisations making CHAS compliance a condition for all contractors working on their sites, ACSP decided it was an essential requirement. It also provides peace of mind to all organisations that the company conforms to the industry's most widely recognised

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UK - The drptechnicalservices team, part of events and communications specialists the drpgroup, has delivered technical production on its first-ever outdoor music festival, this year's Bridge Bash music and festival set in the heart of the beautiful Teme Valley in rural Worcestershire.

The team provided staging, banners, stage management, lighting and sound production on both from 30 July to 1 August for the festival's main stage, which saw bands such as Athlete perform to crowds in excess of 1,500.

The festival was first held in 2005 and has continued to grow each year, with the drpgroup coming on board to achieve a new level of technical production in 2010. The drptechnicalservices team erected the stage, including banners, lighting and all audio equipment before the festival opened.

Ian Ruhback, senior show technician, commented, "It was a great to be able to

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USA - Tomcat USA has announced a new workshop for the 2010 LDInstitute. Registration has begun for Tomcat USA's Safely Building the Beast which will take place 20-21 October in conjunction with the LDI Show in Las Vegas.

During this ETCP recognised workshop, participants will receive training from industry experts over a day and a half. Day one consists of a half-day course on fall protection led by Bill Sapsis, president and founder of Sapsis Rigging, as well as a half-day course on truss design, use and theory taught by Will Todd, product support manager for Tomcat USA.

For the morning of day two, Will Todd and Keith Bohn of Tomcat USA will lead a session on ground supported and outdoor structures which includes an overview of design elements and safety consideration of these structures, examples of real world scenarios from the Tomcat portfolio, as well as an opportu

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UK - London-based draping specialist Cover It Up was called in at short notice to drape and reveal two large billboards in Battersea Park Road for the press launch of Reebok's EasyTone trainer poster ad campaign, which features images of actress/model Kelly Brook wearing nothing but a pair of said trainers.

Cover It Up's installation director Craig Warrington jumped at the chance of getting involved in the high profile event, masterminded by leading global advertising agency M & C Saatchi (UK), in which Brook herself was there in person to unveil the posters.

He says, "It was a great challenge in all ways, which we turned into a reality with great teamwork, spirit and lateral thinking, working quickly and efficiently to deliver a practical solution and meet the fast turnaround deadline".

First of all, the Cover It Up machine room made up the black trevira drapes ne

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UK - This summer's Wimbledon Championships saw one of the longest running relationships in pro audio mark its 25th anniversary. London based RG Jones were first called in to revamp The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club's system in 1986, and following the basic installation, have been refining and adding to the sound facilities to make it one of the most comprehensive systems in a UK sports complex.

The number of departments operating behind the scenes at the Wimbledon site is vast. RG Jones' engineers work closely with them to ensure that the Championships receives the audio service that this world class, leading tournament deserves. This includes liaising with the officials to ensure that the umpires can be heard on the courts, and their communication systems are functioning correctly, liaising with the broadcasters to provide the correct sends for their television/radio

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Korea - The 2nd Presbyterian Church of the Korean city of Incheon has brought its long history bang up to date with the installation of the latest line array technology from Nexo. The implementation of a new digital sound system, by A Works Corporation, represents the final stage in a complete re-build of this 62-year old church.

The Incheon 2nd Presbyterian Church has spent the last five years engaged in a programme of reconstruction and renewal. Built in the 1940s, the church building was showing its age and its leaders took decisive action, opting to destroy the old house and design a modern replacement. Over the course of 2008, the construction of the new 1300-capacity church was completed.

Nexo was chosen as the supplier of the loudspeaker cabinets and amplifiers. A Works Corporation was named as the official installer, specifying a DiGiCo SD8 at front of house and Nexo's

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UK - With her new single Feedback officially launched at Madam Jojo's on 11 August, Sennheiser UK's endorsement of Laura Steel and her vibrant brand of electro-pop has been well placed, says the company. The combination of an SKM 935 G2 wireless microphone and ew 300 IEM G2 in-ear monitoring, plus a K-Array KR-200 loudspeaker system are used by the singer and her band.

"Sennheiser likes to form relationships with artists early on in their careers," says Sennheiser UK artist relations manager Phil Cummings. "It helps all concerned to get the most out of the partnership. Laura is someone we identified early on as being a potential hit, she's worked extremely hard and it's great to see things coming to fruition."

"When you're starting out, the backing of a company such as Sennheiser is invaluable," says Steel's manager, Celina Rollon of Rollon

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UK At PLASA 2010, Alcons Audio will be exhibiting its pro-ribbon based sound system programme. Alcons offers a complete portfolio, from point-source, through line-source to line-array solutions, all based around proprietary and multiple-patented pro-ribbon transducer technology.

Rapidly making inroads in the installation market, the very successful LR7 micro line-array system, three CD's wide and 1.5 CD's high, which received acclaim in different international reviews and tests, will be on the stand, together with the LR7Bass system.

Following the UK preview at the ABTT show, the BC543 cardioid subwoofer will be on display. This self-contained triple 18" subwoofer enables cardioid pattern control, when driven by the Digital Drive Processor in the ALC amplified loudspeaker controller.

Also, Systems from the ACO Architect Colour Option programme will be shown. With ACO, A

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UK - EAW will introduce two new additions to the KF Series, along with three comprehensively integrated NT variants at PLASA 2010. Designed for a wide range of applications, the new KF Series offerings deliver a scalable solution for corporate A/V events, small-to-medium-sized live sound reinforcement, performing arts venues, houses of worship, retail spaces, ballrooms, theaters, theme parks and more, says the company.

The new KF and KFNT make up a series of ultra-compact, three-way loudspeakers that deliver premium performance in designs that offer a lightweight solution. The complete range includes two externally powered models (90-degree x 45-degree and 60-degree x 45-degree) and three comprehensively integrated models (NT versions of the two previously described, and a 10-inch / 8-inch coaxial model). At the heart of the new KF Series product line is a core cabinet philosoph

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UK - Trantec comes to PLASA 2010 as the first company to offer UHF wireless systems compatible with the new Channel 38.

On demonstration and already shipping in a Channel 38-compliant version of the company's S4.16 16-channel system, while also on display will be the successful S5.3 12-channel system and its newer, 'big brother' variant, the 24-channel S5.5. Between them, these products underline Trantec's commitment to ensuring customers have a future-proof solution once Ofcom phases out Channel 69 for wireless mic use during 2012.

Mark Parkhouse, head of sales & marketing at Trantec, comments, "Twenty-five years after pioneering the world's first readily available radio mics, our foresight and imagination have taken us to a whole new level. For entertainment industry professionals, our S4.16 offers great flexibility including the availability of various 'turnkey' racks

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UK - Christie's innovative MicroTiles are to be made available to trade customers from hire specialists, Paragon Projection.

Paragon has depots strategically situated across the UK including Central London, the Midlands and Livingston, Scotland, enabling the company to service AV and multimedia companies nationwide.

"We were first introduced to MicroTiles at Christie's [EMEA HQ] last year - but it was seeing them at the ISE Show in Amsterdam followed by Screen Media Expo in London that delivered the wow factor," said Paragon sales manager, Mark Davies. "Seeing them in a stand context, they looked really impressive."

What prompted the purchase of an initial batch of 50 tiles was the fact that Paragon see exhibition stands, along with conferences, as being key markets.

"We assessed the market for MicroTiles over a six month period - but the impact of

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USA - More than 72,000 Boy Scouts and adult leaders gathering at Fort A.P. Hill, Va, 26 July - 4 August for the 100th Anniversary National Scout Jamboree. The main stage featured the tallest portable Daktronics LED video display built to date, the appearance of Miss America 2010, Caressa Cameron and "10 fun-filled days of adventure, friendship and unforgettable memories".

The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) hired messaging architects at Dallas-based CorporateMagic to plan and execute a week-long series of events that would leave an indelible impression on the thousands gathered at Fort A.P. Hill, and across the globe.

"We didn't just want our 100th anniversary Jamboree to be bigger and better than the ones that preceded it," said Robert Mazzuca, chief scout executive of the BSA. "That would be easy. We wanted to remind boys and their parents around the wor

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USA - Bridget Cox, a contract project manager with J. R. Clancy, has passed the exam in the Entertainment Technician Certification Programme (ETCP) for Theatre Rigging. Cox is now an ETCP-certified rigging professional.

The certification indicates proficiency in the use of counterweight, mechanical, and hydraulic systems installed in theatres. ETCP riggers also understand the health and safety issues involved in the use of theatre rigging, as well as Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) requirements for the use, maintenance and inspection of rigging.

Formerly the assistant technical director for the New York City Opera, Cox joined the Clancy staff in 2008. She now oversees the in-house completion of large contract projects, spending the bulk of her time at customer sites.

(Jim Evans)

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UK - For UK loudspeaker manufacturer OHM, 2010 has been a year of new developments in products for the pro-audio market. Field trials of the horn-loaded ERSA Major line array started in the spring and continued throughout the summer with great success combining with PUKK subs to provide substantial bass down to 22Hz.

Visitors to PLASA will be able to see a ground stack version of the ERSA system and the newly developed class D amplifier modules.

Also on show will be the new series of Saturn full range cabinets, co-axial stage monitors and a range of DSP controllers with a software platform common to all future OHM digital products.

(Jim Evans)

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Indonesia - A Midas PRO6 spearheads the new performance space recently constructed for Indonesia's privately-funded University of Bunda Mulia (UBM) in North Jakarta. Chossy Pratama, one of Indonesia's most highly regarded musicians and performers and a leading recording engineer, oversaw the entire development while the console was provided by local Midas distributor PT Gracia Auvindo.

"I wanted the best, so it had to be a Midas," says Pratama. "Their analogue consoles are renowned for providing lots of gain and headroom but here, for a 21st century facility with some space constraints, I opted for a digital board."

Pratama has found that going digital has required no compromise on audio quality. "The EQ and dynamics are similar to those on the Midas Heritage console, and the EQ does exactly what I expect; the first time this has happened with a digita

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China - Located in the new city of Pearl River, the Guangzhou Opera House has become one of China's three biggest theatres. Constructed from 12,000 tons of steel on a 70,000sq.m site, the Opera House includes an 1,800-seat and a 400-seat theatre. Both have been installed with L-Acoustics sound reinforcement systems supplied by Chinese distributor Rightway Audio Consultants and installed by contractor Leifull Light and Sound Enterprises.

The Guangzhou Opera House was designed by London-based architect Zaha Hadid to represent two boulder-like structures of different sizes, with a theatre located in each. The Grand Theatre in the main structure has been installed with eight Kudo line source cabinets and two SB28 high-powered subwoofers per side, with a central channel of 10 flown dV-Dosc line source cabinets. A dV-SUB subwoofer is installed on each side of the dV-Dosc array. Both t

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Ireland - When Dublin-based DataShow supplied American based multinational, Boston Scientific, with a pair of dnp 120in rear projection diffusion screens for their training theatre at the International Institute for Therapy Advancement in Paris, they had hit on a winning formula.

"The theatre had to be fully equipped and we put two screens side by side with 120in diagonal Viewflex twin mirror," says DataShow MD, Gerry Browne.

That was two years ago. And the impact of those diffusion screens was such that when DataShow were asked to create a second, highly-specified lecture theatre in Galway, Gerry Browne again turned to Paradigm AV, the dnp distributors.

This time they supplied a 120" New Wide Angle display - again with a pair of dnp's adjustable Viewflex mirror rigs - and additional auxiliary projector point to ensure the rig had full redundancy. The installa

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UK - Sarm Studios, based in London's Notting Hill and owned by producer, songwriter and musician Trevor Horn, has purchased a raft of new Prism Sound equipment, including three ADA-8XR multichannel modular AD/DA converters, a Maselec MLA-2 mastering compressor limiter, and a Maselec MEA-2 mastering equalizer.

"We mainly use Studio 1 at Sarm for recording and need the highest quality converters, compressors and EQs," Trevor Horn says. "My engineers, Tim Weidner and Graham Archer, rated the Prisms very highly. We record into Pro Tools and it was the integration and superior quality of the ADA-8XR that were factors in our choice. The flexibility to specify the i/o options of the converters was great as we need more AD for recording. We greatly appreciate the clean and transparent nature of the compression and EQ."

The units have already been used extensively o

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Germany - Optocore has developed new Server/Client software that will facilitate simultaneous network control from multiple computers.

Prior to this latest development, the standard Optocore control software had been purely workstation-based - meaning that Optocore network control was confined to the software installed on a single computer.

"In other words, if different personnel, with their own computers, wanted to initiate simultaneous changes for different devices in the network, this would not have been possible," sayss Optocore support engineer, Christian Pötsch. "However, the Server/Client version of the software provides much greater flexibility."

By installing 'Server & Client' on one computer - connected to the Optocore network by USB or RS232 - and 'Client' on every other nominated computer the Optocore network can be controlled by enabling the

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UK - At PLASA 2010, Out Board will be demonstrating powerful new software features for the TiMax2 SoundHub scaleable mix-engine, playback server and delay-matrix platform which offers up to 64 channels of analogue or AES I/O - with MADI, Ethersound, Cobranet and Dante networking options all in a single compact 2U chassis.

PLASA will see the UK debut of the TiMax2 SoundHub S-Version TimeLine Editor for in-depth audio showcontrol programming, featuring multi-channel waveform-based editing, looping, panning and volume profiling. Another first for PLASA is the new AES-MIO module which allows TiMax to handle multiple sample rates and clocking options across 16 AES inputs and outputs, plus 16 analogue outputs.

TiMax2 SoundHub will be joined at the show by the UWB TiMax Tracker radar system for performer tracking which makes actors'radio mic audio and other effects automatically foll

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USA - EAW has announced that its DX1208 DSP Matrix Mixer now features full integration with Crestron Electronics control products, through a dedicated DX1208 module developed as part of Crestron's Integrated Partner Program (IPP).

This compatibility allows contractors and system integrators to install the DX1208 to operate seamlessly with other hardware in an open-platform Crestron systems environment. Such a system may consist of audio/video, security, HVAC, lighting and other controlled devices that may be incorporated into commercial configurations. This solves a number of problems for the contractor, as integration of disparate units is often a frustrating obstacle when setting up a new system.

The direct result of end-user feedback, the DX1208 represents the next generation of Digital Signal Processing (DSP) from EAW. Now, with full Crestron integration, the DX1208 provid

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