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USA - Elation Professional will be introducing more than 20 new products at LDI, but the company's activities at the show won't stop there. Elation will also be providing lighting professionals with learning tools that will help them navigate their way through two of the most important trends shaping the lighting industry: video walls and lighting control software.

The company will be conducting a series of EDU learning sessions on Friday 22 October and Saturday 23 October at the Elation LDI Demo/Training Room N107. The Video & Lighting Control Software sessions will be offered at 11 am, 1 pm, 3 pm, 4 pm and 5pm Friday and Saturday; while the LED video wall sessions run 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm both days.

The Video & Lighting Control software sessions will be conducted by product sp

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UK - XL Events supplied LED Screens and camera systems to Pope Benedict XVI's recent state visit to England and Scotland.

This involved three of the four major sites - Cofton Park in Birmingham for the beatification of the now Blessed Cardinal John Henry Newman; Bellahouston Park in Glasgow, celebrating an open air Mass; and for a meeting of religious leaders and school students at St Mary's University College in Twickenham, Surrey.

XL Events was working for production companies WRG in Birmingham and Twickenham and DF Concerts in Glasgow and had been involved in the planning for this project for over seven months. XL's Guy Vellacott was lead project manager for the Papel visit and also co-ordinated the site at Cofton Park, with XL's Steve Greetham and Dave Lawrence taking care of Glasgow and Twickenham respectively.

Says Vellacott, "The production requests were both spe

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UK - Stage Electrics hire department continues to invest. The most recent addition has been the Panasonic PT-DZ12000 DLP HD Projectors which produces 12,000 lumens of brightness. To add to this HD setup, the purchase of Analog Way Di-Ventix II multi-layer high resolution vision mixers and Panasonic 65" HD ready plasma screens have also been added to their hire portfolio. At the other end of the scale 20 of the latest Casio 'lamp Free' LED Projectors have been purchased for small presentation work.

Mike Jackson, Head of Live Events commented, "As our clients continue to raise the bar, we continue to raise our game. Our investment into the latest video technologies puts our hire equipment in the top end of the market with the ability to deploy equipment on high end production work and for any scale of events, from meetings and presentations to major AGM's and exhibitions

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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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Brazil - When Teatro Bradesco opened in the Bourbon Mall San Paulo, its 1,457-seat house made it one of the largest traditional theatres in Brazil. Its Italian-style proscenium stage features some of the most technologically advanced equipment used in any theatre in Brazil - including automated stage rigging designed and manufactured by J. R. Clancy.

The rigging system includes 10 PowerLift automated hoists, controlled by Clancy's SceneControl 500. Designed by Clancy's in-house team of rigging professionals, this touch-screen system shows operators a 3D representation of the stage and the scenery hanging on each batten. Operators can set simple or elaborate cues, group battens to move together, and see exactly what's moving on stage at any moment.

In addition, J. R. Clancy supplied a Zetex fire safety curtain for the theatre, which lowers automatically in the event of a fire o

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UK - The Harting Han-Modular series of industrial connector inserts allows event installers in the theatre, concert and AV sectors to create high-density connectivity and cabling solutions with total signal handling flexibility - including audio, video, communications, data and power - in a range of rugged IP65/67 hoods and housings suitable for harsh handling conditions.

Multiple contact style modules can be mixed to suit particular needs. Multi-pin modules can support analogue and digital audio transfer. Various coaxial modules can handle SDI and HD-SDI video. A full range of power modules allows current handling from a few amperes through to 100 A. RJ45 data modules allow Cat 5 10/100 Mbit/s or Cat 6e 1 Gbit/s Ethernet transfer via Harting patch leads.

The integrated screening design of the HanGigabit Ethernet module allows secure signal and power modules to be densely pack

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UK - The Arena Group installed a wide range of temporary event overlay at the 2010 Ryder Cup. The company provided triple and double decker hospitality structures overlooking the 18th green, media facilities, all 19 temporary spectator seating grandstands, over 60 on-course event structures and furniture to all areas of Celtic Manor.

Ryder Cup match director Edward Kitson says, "Extending the strong working relationship between the Ryder Cup, the PGA European Tour and Arena Group, they (Arena) once again justified our trust through the professional delivery of key elements of the event infrastructure. They have provided a very good service and their offering has enhanced this Ryder Cup tournament."

The project had required months of attentive advance planning, with Arena Seating's project director Bradley Merchant and newly promoted project manager Sam Feaviour walki

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UK - Audio companies Technical Knowhow and Paul Sparrow Sound are among the first to use DiGiCo's SD9 console.

Having worked for Newcastle-based technical production company NiteLites for many years before setting up his own company, Technical Knowhow director Andy Magee was already familiar with DiGiCo's D series consoles. He purchased his SD9 from Stage Electrics, following conversations with the company's Ed Gamble.

"I used the D series for about four years. They were my desk of preference," he says. "When I heard about the SD9, I decided to get one straight away. To be honest, when I found out the price I would have been happy to buy one without even seeing it. I knew it would be really good."

In contrast, Paul Sparrow was not a previous DiGiCo user. "I was looking for a digital console that used a Cat 5 multicore. I needed 32 inputs and plenty o

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UK / Germany - Loudspeaker manufacturer dBTechnologies has appointed Robert Moore as a new area sales manager. Representing the full range of MI and Pro Audio products in the north of England, Scotland and Ireland, Moore joins forces with southern England representative, Rich Soper in the dBTechnologies UK team.

Moore comments, "There is such a wide range of excellent products. From the recently introduced Cromo Series - whose sound quality rivals that of some of our more expensive competitors', to the successful pro range including the DVA line array modules, it's certainly an exciting time to be getting involved with dB."

Coming from a sales background - both within and outside the audio industry - Moore has accrued many years of experience, and with them a wealth of sales tools, including drive and determination, as well as excellent interpersonal skills. "Ro

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USA - Crown Audio reports that Brian Pickowitz has been promoted to market manager for tour sound. In this role, Pickowitz is responsible for the development of product and growth strategies for the tour sound market. Pickowitz will also work directly with clients in designing, developing and implementing touring sound systems, and integrating Crown amplifiers in live sound applications. He will report to Crown marketing manager, Andy Flint.

In addition, Pickowitz will provide technical training in the US and abroad, and work in conjunction with JBL to coordinate the use of JBL loudspeakers with Crown amplifiers in tour sound systems.

"Since day one, Brian has been an invaluable asset to the Crown team. As market manager for tour sound, Brian brings a wealth of product and engineering expertise, combined with the ability to precisely evaluate his customers' needs and prov

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UK - The Science Museum's award winning biomedical gallery, Who am I?, has been relaunched as part of the museum's centenary celebrations. The exhibition was first opened at the museum in 2000 but, thanks to significant advances in genetics and brain science, the Science Museum has updated and revamped the gallery with the very latest scientific research, interactive exhibits, hands-on experiences and educational show cases which explore what makes us who we are and what makes each of us different.

AV installation company Sarner was appointed as audio visual systems integrator for the detailed design, installation and commissioning of AV services of the exhibition following a tender process. The project, which was supported by the principal funder, Wellcome Trust, and major sponsors, GlaxoSmithKline and Life Technologies Foundation, took a total of five months from tender

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USA - The charity event Farm Aid turned 25 in 2010. Founder Willie Nelson said, "In 1985 I never imagined we would be doing this ever again, let alone 25 years later." Nelson is joined by Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews as the core group behind the cause.

The event has been run for many years by Ron Stern, ably assisted by Lyle Centola. Designer Stan Crocker has been at the helm of the visuals for many years. Working with Bandit Knoxville GM JR Sander and crew chief Eroc Shafferman, the show was a complete success, capping 25 great years. Bandit has been involved since 1990 and welcomes this most important event every year.

Crocker used a wide offering of fixtures including Martin MAC 2000 Washes, Martin MAC 2000 Profiles, Martin MAC 250 Spots, Vari Lite VL 3000 Washes, Vari Lite VL 3500 Spots, Coemar Infinity XL Washes and Lycian 1271 spotlights. There

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UK - Allen & Heath's iLive digital mixers were used on all of the main stages at this year's Beach Break Live (BBL) festival in Pembrey, South Wales.

SPS Audio was appointed as the production company for the event, selecting a modular iDR10 MixRack and iLive-144 Control Surface to manage FOH on the main stage, an iDR-48 with iLive-T112 on the dance stage, and an iDR-32 with iLive-T80 on the new music stage. Ellie Goulding also brought in her touring iDR-48 with iLive-R72 surface on monitors for her performance on the main stage.

Beach Break Live is now in its fourth year, and is renowned for having a high calibre line-up for a modest ticket price. The 2010 line up included Vampire Weekend, Calvin Harris, Chase & Status, Ellie Goulding, Plan B, 2Many DJs and the Futureheads.

"The only way I can manage this event within budget is to take care of everything m

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Czech Republic - The 2010 Hrachovka Festival, staged near Robe's Czech Republic factory in Valasske Mezirici, featured Robe moving lights on the two main stages, supplied by locally based lighting company Stage Plus, run by Tomas Bierza. Robe also sponsored one of the stages making their Robin fixtures available for use.

The line-up was an eclectic mix of the very best of Czech bands including 2010 Czech & Slovak Superstar winner Martin Chodúr, Airfare, Plastic People of the Universe, Žlut? Pes, Electric Mann, PSH, Cocotte Minute and many more, representing a diversity of styles and genres - rock, urban, electro, pop, punk and dance.

Lighting for both Ostravar and Robe Stages was designed by Bierza, and operated by him plus Dalibor Michenka from High Life Touring and Martin Valovy.

The Ostravar Stage had six Robe ColorSpot 2500 and six ColorWash 2500E ATs on

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USA - Liberty AV Solutions has introduced the Intelix DIGI-SCAL-11x2 HD switcher, scaler, and format converter.

As a master distributor of Intelix products, Liberty AV offers the 11x2 device as part of its ongoing commitment to making the transition from analogue to digital that much easier. Packing the power of three different processors into a single RU chassis, the switcher/scaler/format converter provides switching between 11 different AV components, scales these sources up to 720p or 1080p, and converts signals to HDMI to bring seamless integration into any HD environment.

Outfitted with composite video, S-Video, component video, VGA, and stereo audio inputs, as well as DVI, HDMI, and optical audio inputs, the DIGI-SCAL-11x2 offers a generous template of control ranging from that found on the front panel to other choices of either IR, RS232, or a wireless remote that ship

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UK - His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI's public address at Cofton Park near Birmingham was the most significant of his state visit, as this was the day that saw the Beatification of Cardinal John Henry Newman. Attended by almost 80,000, the event was managed by WRG Creative Communications, Wigwam Acoustics providing a PA system of a scale that reflects the importance of the day.

"It wasn't that it needed to be loud," said Wigwam Director Chris Hill, "but it was imperative that everyone present heard every word."

Hill with Wigwam's systems expert Rob Priddle devised a temporary installation of monumental scale as befit the occasion. "We put in a main stage system of d&b audiotechnik J-Series, with a mix of d&b J and Q-Series across twenty three delay towers. The park was licensed for 80,000 so we had more than enough PA for an audience that size, but it's

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UK - Wireless Solution Sweden reports a successful PLASA 2010, having signed deals with several new OEM partners including A & O, Pulsar, Antari, W-DEV and Aryton, in addition to new distributors. The company also held a Wireless University Seminar during the show and hosted its traditional Swedish vodka and meatball party to a packed booth.

On display was the W-DMX Generation 4. This new standard is transparent and works with several protocols, creating extreme flexibility and reliability without the need for additional controllers or software.

The new G4 product line includes Adaptive Frequency Hopping technology to avoid interference from Wi-fi, Intercom and other radio products, W-DMX invisi-wire and data-safe technologies for fidelity, and support for RDM (Remote Device Management) so W-DMX units and lighting fixtures connected through W-DMX can be configured remotely wit

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Australia - Drawing attendees from around the world and broadcast globally via GodTV, the Planetshakers Conference was again a success for the Forefront team who were engaged to provide production management and design for lighting, video, monitor audio and custom motion graphics.

Rob Thorne, of Forefront and lighting designer for the project, asked Phaseshift Productions to make his design come to life for the 2010 Planetshakers Conference held at Melbourne's Hisense Arena.

"Phaseshift did a great job and I love working with them," Rob said. "I've worked with them a few times and they've always been very good."

With six weeks preparation consisting of 3D lighting programming and video content creation, the whole production setup went into Hisense arena in just one day. Restrictions on venue availability meant that the crew only had a very short time fram

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China - Milos ran a successful Technical Training & Safety Awareness workshop at its facility in Guangzhou, China, to highlight its facilities, products and services immediately available in the Asia/Australia regions.

This followed the model of the workshops that Milos runs regularly in Europe, and was attended by a selection of high profile, key decision project makers from major companies in Thailand, Indonesia, India, Macau, Hong Kong, Singapore and mainland China.

The aim of the two-day event was to illustrate the quality of Milos's trussing, roofing and staging products, and emphasise the benefits of the brand's reputation for unbeatable efficiency and service worldwide in a highly competitive marketplace.

It also stressed the importance of knowledge in terms of health & safety legislation and standards and safe working practices for rigging and the building of tempora

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USA - Production Exchange, the new online exchange for AV and rental staging market sub rentals, has announced a partnership with IntelliEvent. As a result of this partnership, current authorised users of IntelliEvent will be able to subscribe to Lite Exchange, Video Exchange or Audio Exchange individually or as a bundled solution. The Production Exchange solutions will be third party applications that integrate seamlessly with IntelliEvent software's current version.

"We are excited to have IntelliEvent as our new technology and co-marketing partner," said Grif Palmer, president of Production Exchange. "IntelliEvent has a great track record of providing AV and Lighting rental companies the technology to run their operations. The partnership we have created will enable IntelliEvent customers to access three exchanges (lighting, audio and video) that can drive reve

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USA - Christie is showing its new premium 4K DLP Cinema Solaria series projectors at ShowEast in Orlando, FL this week, following its successful preview last month at IBC.

At ShowEast last year, the company introduced the world's first Series II 2K 1.2" DLP Cinema projector, designed around a fast and cost effective 4K upgrade path. Continuing its tradition of innovation and industry firsts, Christie is now offering even more choice for exhibitors with its enhanced 4K solution for premium screens.

"While there are many options available on the market for 4K, Christie is committed to designing products for exhibition that will protect their technology investment now and well into the future," comments Brian Claypool, senior product manager, entertainment solutions for Christie. "Our engineers continue to push the envelope with technology advancements that wi

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UK - Black Light has been contracted to supply the trussing for the return of Black Watch, one of the National Theatre of Scotland's most widely acclaimed plays. Black Light's involvement in this international touring production marks the second time that it has been involved with this show, as it supported the original show during its award-winning debut at the 2006 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

"We have had an excellent working relationship with the National Theatre of Scotland from the Company's earliest days," says Black Light's head of hire & events, Stephen Reid. "They know they can rely on us to deliver exactly what they need, even when we are dealing with a high-profile project such as Black Watch that is touring to many different venues."

Black Watch is touring to eight venues in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the United States.

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