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USA / The Netherlands - Community Professional has chosen ISE for the European launch of its new Distributed Design series of ceiling loudspeakers.

Suitable for 8 Ohm or 70V/100V line applications, the series is comprised of seven products. The full-range, standard-depth back-can models are the 60W 4.5-inch D4, the 100W 5-inch D5, the 100W 6.5-inch D6, the 150W 8-inch D8 and the 200W 10-inch D10.

There is also a shallow back-can model for installations where available depth is limited, the low-profile 60W 4.5-inch D4LP which is only 3.6 inches (92mm) deep. Completing the range is the 200W 10-inch D10SUB, which provides powerful LF reinforcement for entertainment applications. Each model is available as a complete unit or the drive unit face plate assembly and the back-can can be

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UK - New products from i-Pix, Coemar, ELC and RevEAL will be shown by White Light at ARC 2011.

From i-Pix, White Light will show the BB1 and BB2 fixtures, part of the company's 'building block' BB range that can now regularly be seen on live and televised music events. I-Pix's new data-over-power interface and iPad controller will also be on show, offering new possibilities for simplifying installations.

From Coemar, White Light will show the Reflection FullSpectrum LED washlight offering a variable beam that is free from multi-coloured shadows and visible LED dots; the product won a PLASA Award for Innovation on its launch last autumn. Coemar's StageLite Led FX floodlight and ParLite Led will also be on-stand.

From RevEAL, the multiple-award-winning CW washlight will be on dispal. It features RevEAL's unique self-calibrating technology that ensures consistent light output f

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UK - Cogent Lighting, a brand of Cooper Controls takes its latest LED lightsources and control solutions to the ARC - architectural, retail and commercial - lighting exhibition in London, and then to Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) in Amsterdam, sharing a booth with sister brand iLight's range of control products.

The new Cogent XC LED controller will be on display in a separate demo area in the VIP Empress Lounge at the Business Design Centre. Here, people can see it in action first hand, and for a closer examination, they can visit the stand.

Key points of the Cogent XC LED lighting controller are its simple set up and ease of use. No programming is required as the box features a number of algorithmic sequences that will trigger a wide variety of lights and colour changing effects - to video and audio. Music can be triggered by tempo and other parameters. Dynamic zoning allo

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UK - A.C. Special Projects will be exhibiting a range of architectural products including static and moving head LED units, as well as conventional spotlights that offer performance and flexibility normally associated with theatrical lighting, at the Arc Show 2011.

The specialist lighting, audio & AV equipment sales and installation company will be showing the latest architectural solutions from Chroma-Q, Spotlight, GLP, Teclumen and Pufferfish.

The Spotlight Mini range provides all the performance normally associated with theatrical fixtures in a modified, compact design for use in architectural applications. With a choice of 230v, low voltage and HID lamps, the fixtures are designed for accent lighting of window displays, shops, hotels and museums.

Teclumen offers a range of exterior, interior and submersible lighting fixtures utilising LED and HID lamp sources. Their prod

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Sweden - In 2008 a new lighting event took place in Uppsala, Sweden in which various objects around the city - buildings, statues and trees - were illuminated by different lighting designers and architects.

A guided tour of 4 km was created to view the lighting installations, an event that took great care in promoting the city after dark. The event also promoted public health by getting people out at night to walk around and experience the town in a different light.

As the project was greatly appreciated and was a huge success, the Uppsala Municipality decided to make the event a biennial celebration, therefore reoccurring in 2010.

One of the key sites of 2010 was the old mill in Uppsala's city centre and the water surrounding it. Sound, light and video company Kreativ Teknik of Uppsala transformed the area into a dynamic coloured adventure with music and sound effects. With

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UK - White Light transformed the atrium of Selfridges' central London store for the Christmas period with the installation of a collection of strategically placed giant mirrorballs.

For this project, it was decided that the normal rotation of the mirrorballs wasn't enough - they also travel up and down through the atrium, courtesy of TRG Rigging. White Light's team therefore installed moving lights around the outside of the atrium, programmed to follow the movement of each ball.

Installation work took place over five nights. Coemar's Infinity Spot M was chosen for its high light output within a smart compact unit. The fixtures e motor cues were controlled using a grandMA lighting console; this was initiated by Selfridges' building management system in the morning, and the four minute show was then scheduled throughout the day using the console's built-in Agenda feature.

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UK / USA - The New Year sees the launch of the enlarged PLASA trade association, following the formal merger between industry trade bodies ESTA and PLASA on 1 January.

The merger has created one of the largest networks serving the industry worldwide. Operating from regional offices in Europe and North America, PLASA now has a membership of 1100 businesses, organizations and individuals working across the entertainment, events and installation industries, giving it a substantial worldwide industry voice.

The move also greatly strengthens PLASA's position of leadership in the development of industry standards, best practices and skills.

The formal merger represents the first phase of the two associations coming together, and the months ahead will be focused on the further unification of the wider range of projects and initiatives that now sit under the PLASA banner.

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UK / The Netherlands - TV One will be demonstrating the C2-8000 Series, a new range of dual channel processors with universal inputs and three internal scaling engines at ISE 2011. Using TV One's CORIO 2 Technology, these smart units provide bi-directional conversion of up to 12 inputs of digital and/or analogue video and also include features such as seamless switching, dual picture-in-picture windowing, chroma and luma keying, logo insertion, Tri/Bi-level sync Genlock input, scalable background and more.

The C2-8000 System features multiple DVI-U input modules that accept DVI, RGB, Composite Video, S-Video, YUV and YPbPr Component Video. 3G-SDI input and output modules can also be factory fitted if required as well as audio in and out.

The two high resolution DVI-U outputs are selectable as virtually any PC or HDTV resolution. The available SDI modules also add a further two

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USA - Synthe FX has announced the release of Luminair for iPad v1.2, which adds new features such as support for external MIDI control over Wi-Fi networks, as well as support for direct transfers of PDF paperwork from CAST Software's WYSIWYG R26.

Expanding on the new external MIDI, MSC and OSC remote features recently added in v1.1, Luminair for iPad v1.2 adds the ability to use RTP MIDI over a Wi-Fi network, for wireless control from any MIDI control source connected to a Mac, PC or other compatible equipment. Luminair's use of the CoreMIDI framework found in iOS provides low latency over a Wi-Fi network.

Version 1.2 also adds support for the latest version of CAST Software's WYSIWYG lighting pre-visualization software, which was recently updated to R26. WYSIWYG R26 adds the ability to directly transfer PDF paperwork to Luminair running on an iPad, iPhone or iPod touch. Lumin

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UK - James Isles has joined Richard Martin Lighting as warehouse technician. Previously with lighting suppliers Panalux, Isles says, "I am always up for a challenge. It's a good feeling to be starting a new role at the start of a new year. I am sure there is a lot to learn but I also hope that I can bring a lot to the company and the guys in the Warehouse."

(Jim Evans)

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UK - TMB has announced the addition of Kevin Woods to its global Customer Development group. Based out of TMB UK in London, Woods' role will be to maintain existing and establish new customer relationships, plus develop the markets for TMB's proprietary and exclusive products.

Woods received his BA with honours in Theatre Practice at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. Before and after graduation, he did freelance work at several different theatres in and around London, including lighting design for Eugene Onegin at the Richmond Theatre and My Fair Lady at the New Wimbledon Theatre. Between gigs, Woods taught technical theatre classes at Richmond upon Thames College.

"Relationships still mean a great deal in our business," says Woods. "I was drawn to TMB because I wanted to be with a company that cares about people - customers, vendor

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The Netherlands - Yamaha Commercial Audio Europe is to distribute a new line of audio products designed for the contractor installation markets, produced exclusively for the company by Spanish manufacturer, Equipson SA.

Launching at ISE in Amsterdam, which takes place at the city's RAI Centre from 1-3 February, the new WORKproCA series will include a range of ceiling speakers, active and passive wall mount loudspeakers, subwoofers, power amplifiers and mixer amplifiers.

Competitively priced, the WORKproCA range has been targeted to meet the requirements of clients who demand high quality installations while working to tight budgets.

"Our European installation dealers having been asking us for some time to provide them with a range of products to compete in the volume contractor space," says Nick Cook, European marketing director of Yamaha Commercial Audio Europe.

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USA - Community Professional Loudspeakers is expanding its VLF Series of subwoofers with the re-introduction of an old favourite at NAMM - the VLF218. In addition to being on display at the Community booth, visitors to NAMM will be able to hear the VLF218 in action as part of the Community system powering the live Wanna Play Stage, which features daily performances outside the arena entrance.

Joining the existing VLF208 and VLF212 models, the newly updated VLF218 is a dual 18-inch subwoofer system with a slim profile and rugged Baltic birch-ply enclosure. With power handling of 1600W continuous (4000W program) and sensitivity of 99dB/W/m, it offers "exceptional punch, high output, and low distortion". Additionally, the drivers may be configured internally to be driven by a single amp (1600W @ 4 ohms) or by dual amplifiers (800W @ 8 ohms each).

The VLF218 uses a combi

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USA - City Theatrical is now shipping its PDS-375 TRX power/data supply for Philips Color Kinetics CKDMX LED lighting fixtures.

The PDS-375 TRX is a six output version of City Theatrical's PDS-750 TRX power/data supply, and operates without a fan in its standard operating position making it suitable for installations such as studios which require complete silence.

The PDS-375 TRX combines advanced new LED fixture control and configuration features with multi-control protocol interoperability and powerful new data management resources in a single lighting control unit, and along with the larger PDS-750 TRX, represents the first practical implementation of all of these features in a single unit. The unit can be controlled with all popular Ethernet protocols including Streaming ACN, Art-Net, or KI-Net, as well as wired and wireless DMX512, and is fully RDM enabled. Every unit inc

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UK - Pharos Architectural Controls is launching a revised Lighting Playback Controller this week at the ARC Show in London. It is the same award winning product, now with enhanced connectivity and improved performance, says the company.

Pharos is now shipping this updated version of the LPC, incorporating newer technologies already available in their more recently released controllers and remote devices. The eight inputs can now be configured as contact closures, digital or analog inputs. The Serial port is updated to be a multi-protocol port supporting RS232, RS485 or DMX-in triggering, with an installation-friendly three-pin connector. A colour-coded power connector is intended to reduce the risk of incorrect plugging, and the compact flash card is replaced with an SD card. New indicator LEDs are included on the Ethernet port for network diagnosis and the new output status LED

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France - First inaugurated in November 2000, the centre d'art et de culture in Meudon on the south western outskirts of Paris is an important part of the local cultural landscape. The 495-seat theatre offers a varied programme throughout the year, including cinema, and consequently welcomes over 55,000 spectators annually. After 10 good years, it was deemed necessary to replace the existing APG sound system.

Samuel Songis, production manager at Meudon performing arts and culture centre reports, "We had 10 years of great service from our trusty APG DS15s which were flown in pairs from the proscenium arch. They've always performed exceptionally well, apart from the more 'rock 'n' roll' shows where, it has to be said, they lacked a bit of power and dynamic, especially for the vocals. That said, rock 'n' roll was never meant to be the principal application for DS15s, and they

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Australia - Clearlight Shows has recently supplied the Malthouse Theatre with a range of new ETC products for the Merlyn Theatre and the Beckett Theatre.

The new inventory includes an ETC ION 3072 channel console with a 20 fader wing, an ETC ION 3072 channel console with a 10 fader wing and an ETC Element 40 250 channel console. Added to that were 18 Source 4 19° Profile and thirty-six Source 4 Junior 25°-50° profiles.

"The crew and the 'creatives' are thrilled with the new consoles and lighting equipment as it has opened up a range of possibilities they were unable to achieve previously," commented Frank Stoffels, CUB Malthouse's building manager.

(Jim Evans)

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France - As part of a significant expansion for major French rental company, TH Audio, based in south-western France, the company has recently invested in an Eclipse digital mixing console from Innovason. The move coincides with the purchase of a line array system and associated processing from APG as well as an investment in new premises.

TH Audio's owner, Thierry Avignon, confirms that 2010 was one of their busiest and most successful years to date, and looks forward to more of the same in 2011. "The Eclipse has been out virtually non-stop since the summer on a massive variety of events from major outdoor festivals with tens of thousands of people to traditional indoor concerts and corporate events. It has been a dream to use and has perfomed impeccably every time.

"I was first attracted to the Eclipse because of its ease of use. Nothing has been left to chance on

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The Netherlands - Tannoy and Lab.gruppen will be exhibiting alongside each other at the forthcoming Integrated Systems Europe 2011 in Amsterdam, having attended the show separately in previous years, with plans to unveil a major new product range involving both of the professional audio brands.

The new Tannoy loudspeaker range, in the form of VX Series, will be given its international debut at the show, with the full line-up of new cabinets on display including examples of the self-powered variant VXP Series, boasting newly developed integrated Lab.gruppen amplification.

The new range heralds a number of advances in Tannoy's core offering to the pro sound reinforcement market as well as marking the dawn of a ground-breaking collaboration with Lab.gruppen on the self-powered line - the first product of its type to feature both Tannoy and Lab.gruppen technologies, says the compa

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UK - Rich Mix, Shoreditch's thriving multi-arts and community centre, is now treating clients to its 450-capacity live room with improved sound reproduction - thanks to the installation of a JBL VRX line array system and Soundcraft Vi1 digital mixing desk.

Occupying an old five-storey industrial building originally used as a clothing factory, the social enterprise Rich Mix originally opened with three cinema screens four and a half years ago, showing world cinema and first run movies.

But far from being purely an art house it started to run events in the bar - and under the supervision of director, Jane Earl, this is one of the activities that has taken off.

Technical manager Glenford Barnes had been far from happy with the previous sound system, the shortcomings of which were exacerbated by the highly reverberant concrete and glass box it found itself in. "We had issue

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UK - Northern Light has recently placed a large order with entertainment lighting manufacturer ETC, totalling more than a quarter of a million pounds.

The £286K order incorporates a wide variety of equipment including Ion, Eos and Element control desks, Source Four Profile, Source Four Junior, PARnel, and PAR luminaires, control accessories and Sensor and Unison Paradigm dimming. These products will be deployed across several of Northern Light's ongoing installation projects.

Erik Larsen, ETC's market manager for Europe, comments, "ETC has worked with the Northern Light team on many high profile projects over the past 10 years and we look forward to the next 10. Receiving this most recent order is a positive indicator that working together will continue to bear fruit."

Colin Cuthbert, managing director of Northern Light, adds, "Taking into account the co

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