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Spain - D.A.S. Audio celebrates its fortieth anniversary this year. Founded in 1971 by Juan Alberola, D.A.S. Audio has evolved into a global sound reinforcement operator with a comprehensive collection of products offering versatility and solutions for the contractor, sound rental companies, and the working musician.

Over the years, D.A.S. Audio's loudspeakers and compression drivers have earned a reputation throughout the world for exceptional performance and reliability by incorporating the latest advances in transducer design and manufacture, including the latest coil winding technologies, the use of composite adhesives, and efficient cooling schemes. Similarly, the company pioneered the use of high-density structural polymers for the construction of acoustic enclosures.

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UK - Italian lighting manufacturer Clay Paky has announced the first in a series of dates for its forthcoming new product tour, which will feature its latest product introductions, Sharpy, Alpha Profile700 and Shotlight Wash.

The first date will be Wednesday 2 March at the Royal Albert Hall, London, in the Elgar Room. The session will start at 11am and continue through to 2pm. Drinks and a buffet lunch will be provided. Everyone with an interest is welcome to attend: please RSVP to janemonk@monkey.biz by Friday 25th February.

The tour will be visiting six venues across the UK. The next event will take place in Ireland on 4-5 May - venues to be confirmed.

(Lee Baldock)

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Czech Republic - Trussing manufacturer Milos has created structures and supports in all types of environments worldwide. Just recently, it completed a highly specialised project just down the road from Milos HQ - in the Gallery of Modern Art in Roudnice nad Labem, which is one of the cultural highlights for art lovers in the Czech Republic and throughout central Europe.

The occasion was an exhibition of the newly restored Passion Cycle, a 12-picture collection created by German painter Hans Hesse in 1522. The Passion Cycle is one of the most significant religious works from the Middle Ages, and has been painstakingly reconditioned by academic painter Ji?í Brodský and his colleague Ji?í Bareš, a long time art collaborator of Roudnice Gallery, over the last four years.

The paintings were loaned to the Roudnice Gallery by the Church of Birth of the Virgin Mary,

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Sweden - On 10 December, 2010, Clay Paky played a major role in one of the highest profile events in the world - The Nobel Prize Banquet. Held since 1934 in the Blue Hall of Stockholm City Hall annually on the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death, the banquet follows the esteemed Nobel Prize Awards. The event is attended by the King and Queen of Sweden and the other members of the Royal Family, plus approximately 1300 guests, including Nobel Laureates, politicians, dignitaries and other VIPs, as well as seen by the viewing audience of a High Definition television broadcast by Swedish Television (SVT).

Lighting designer Per Sundin has been in charge of lighting the event for the past 10 years, but this was the first year Clay Paky fixtures were brought in for it. Interlite AB supplied eight Clay Paky Alpha Profile 1500 fixtures for the banquet. The lighting was designed to be eleg

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USA - ATK Audiotek recently provided audio services for Super Bowl XLV, marking the 14th straight year the company has been involved in the country's biggest sporting event. Once again, ATK Audiotek deployed its custom-designed cart system with JBL Vertec line arrays for the Halftime Show and Post-Game Show of the Super Bowl, held at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, Texas on 6 February 2011. The carts were also used for Lea Michele's rendition of America the Beautifuland Christina Aguilera's performance of The Star-Spangled Banner.

This year's Super Bowl, broadcast via Fox Sports, was the most watched in history, viewed by an estimated 111m people in the United States alone. The Black-Eyed Peas starred in the Halftime Show, which also included guest appearances by guitarist Slash and R&B singer Usher. The Post-Game Show included the Lombardi Trophy presentation, awarded

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Indonesia - L-Acoustics' distributor in South East Asia, Sennheiser Electronic Asia, together with Indonesian partner Tri Tunggal Abadi, have installed the first L-Acoustics KI system into a church in the region. The K1/Kara WST line source system has been installed into the Evangelist Graha Bethany Nginden Church, located in Surabaya, together with products from almost all L-Acoustics' ranges.

Headed up by Pastor Abraham Alex Tanuseputra, this is one of Indonesia's largest churches, able to accommodate gatherings of 30,000 in one sitting. Tri Tunggal Abadi's André Bonang has carried out several previous installations for the Bethany Church in Indonesia, including the Bethany Manyar.

Michel Brouard, L-Acoustics' sales manager Asia, initially visited the Graha Bethany Nginden church in March 2010 and met with Pastor Tanuseputra. "My first visit to Surabaya was reall

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South Africa - Robe moving lights took centre stage for the New Age Friendship Celebration Concert in Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban,, a Bollywood spectacular following the Standard Bank International Pro20 international cricket tournament between India and South Africa.

This visual extravaganza was the first ever such post cricket match entertainment event, and also celebrated the 150th anniversary of the arrival of Indians in Africa. Over 40,000 cricket fans saw India narrowly beat the Proteas (South Africa), simultaneously making history as the biggest live crowd ever to watch a cricket match on the African continent. The concert was televised live worldwide on ESPN, opening up the potential audience to several million.

Lighting, stage set and visuals were designed by Tim Dunn and full technical production for the concert was supplied by Gearhouse South Africa, working for p

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South Africa / UK - Two South African Roadies Association (SARA) senior trainers - Naledi Makhetha from Orlando East, Soweto, and Bernard Sebothoma from Orange Farm, Vaal, will join SARA president, Freddie Nyathela in attending The National Skills Academy Creative & Cultural (NSA) Annual Industry Conference 2011 which takes place at the newly opened Pavilion Dance in Bournemouth (UK)on 1-2 March 2011.

Conference speakers will include John Hayes, Minister for Business Innovation and Skills, Paul Latham, COO- Live Nation UK and Chair of NSA Board and other key figures from the technical and production sectors. There will also be a series of masterclasses.

The purpose of SARA'S visit is to attend the industry training and educational seminars, network and engage with industry players regarding knowledge and skills development issues, and also understand the qualification standard

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UK- Cooper Controls reports that their entertainment specialists Zero 88 will be hosting a number of ORB Series events across Europe, starting with three events in north of the UK.

With a combination of theatrical control philosophy and an adaptable hardware platform, the ORB Series provide intuitive control of both generic dimmers and moving lights. The ORB Series consoles support 2048 control channels, multiple playback stacks and are fitted with custom designed encoder wheels for dimmer and fixture control.

The road show events are free of charge and open to anyone considering a new lighting control solution for their venue or wishing to learn more about the ORB and ORB XF consoles. ORB specialist Jon Hole will be on hand to undertake training overviews or answer any specific programming or operating questions whilst our sales team can advise why the ORB range is right for

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UK - 2011 got off to a 'slamming' start for Solihull-based Urban Audio, with the company providing the audio system for the UK leg of the Total Nonstop Action (TNA) wrestling Maximum Impact European tour. It was a great opportunity for Yamaha's StageMix app to flex its muscles.

Taking place in late January at three of the UK's premier arena venues - Glasgow Braehead, Manchester's MEN and Wembley - the 'in the round' shows needed a system with plenty of power to ensure that master of ceremonies Jeremy Borash and playback music were heard above the roaring, sell-out crowds.

Urban Audio technical director Dan Lewis specified an L-Acoustics V-DOSC / DV-DOSC system, mixed wirelessly on a Yamaha M7CL console from an iPad running StageMix.

"The show was essentially quite simple, being playback and some radio mics. However the required aesthetic for the show was that there coul

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UK - Unusual Rigging has supplied a range of rigging and stage machinery to support the tour of We Will Rock You, which is just about to make its second move, this time from Glasgow's Kings Theatre. Working closely with producer Phil McIntyre Entertainments' head of production, Andy Gibbs, Unusual developed a number of time saving solutions for this new touring version.

Project manager for Unusual Rigging, Richard McIlhiney says, "Unusual supplied all the hanging points and trussing, as well as tracks for floor moving winches.

"Various pieces of scenery move up and down stage throughout the show, including a throne for one of the main characters, The Killer Queen, to sit on. An Unusual-designed nylon block under the show deck is pulled by a chain track and Kinesys-controlled motor, which in turn moves the set pieces.

"There are four LED video screens wh

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UK - Northern Light has announced the appointment of Simon Cooper - affectionately known as "Scoops" - as projects director for the company. Cooper, previously Northern Light's head of projects, has joined the board of the company in a specifically created role.

Managing director Colin Cuthbert explained: "As has been previously reported, Northern Light is performing extremely well in spite of the current economic climate and the board felt that the time was right for the expansion of our strategic management team."

Cooper has been with Northern Light since 2002 and has been responsible for the successful delivery of some of the company's most high profile projects including the Young Vic, Wexford Opera House, the Roundhouse, the London Coliseum and Aylesbury Waterside Theatre.

Cuthbert continued: "We felt it was imperative that project delivery, as

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Belgium - When Flemish CD&V minister Joke Schauvliege pleaded recently for clear legislation regarding Belgian pop festival sound thresholds, following the proposal of a 100dB LAeq (15) and 116dB (C) maximum for the loudest norm in public areas, it couldn't have come at a better time for Karel de Piere and his team from technology specialists, FACE.

With the new festival season fast approaching, in a country noted for its outdoor events, if the new proposals become law it will have a major impact on festival promoters and production companies. Thus FACE decided it was time to act.

By chance the Belgian distributors had carried out measurement tests of Martin Audio's new Multi-Cellular Loudspeaker Array (MLA) nine months earlier - during an Amnesty International concert in Antwerp's Groenplaats - followed by a demo at the large Antwerp Sportpaleis arena. And they knew the syste

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UK - HK Audio, distributed in the UK & Eire by John Hornby Skewes & Co will provide the sound reinforcement for this year's Belfast Nashville Songwriters Festival.

Held between 23 and 27 February, and featuring 42 concerts, 15 workshops and 150 songwriters, top names performing this year include Billy Bragg, Cerys Matthews and Ricky Warwick.

Festival organisers invited applications from interested parties to provide PA systems for the various concert locations, which include a variety of venues including a city centre church hall. It was decided to use EMS Audio's HK Audio Elements system.

EMS Audio's director, Les Hume, comments, "The festival is a great opportunity to show off the technical wonder that is Elements. It will be used to deliver a mighty sound in a discrete fashion for artists such as Brian Kennedy, Cerys Matthews and Nanci Griffith."

(Jim Evans)

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Qatar - Qatar celebrated its National Day on 18 December 2010 in a spectacular party atmosphere. The all-day event began with a military parade at the Doha Corniche in the presence of HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani and HH the Heir Apparent Sheikh Thameem bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. The Corniche area was dressed for the festivities with illuminated palm trees, LED screen displays and lightshows.

Colourful and fun-filled events were held at different locations across the city and Christie high-powered projection was at the centre of the action. Auditoire was awarded the project for the Doha Corniche, which featured illumination, audio and large scale PA equipment, video projection and LED screens, distributed along the Corniche area. TechnoPro (Qatar) was awarded the execution and supply of the technical production.

As a part of the celebrations, a giant 36m x

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Czech Republic - Architect Karel Jan?a decided on a fresh and vibrant approach when he was asked to design a completely new interior scheme for the Duel Sports Bar in the town of Zubri, Czech Republic.

An Anolis LED lighting scheme is an integral part of the new look and feel for the popular bar and eatery, owned by local entrepreneur Rene Doricak and frequented by sports enthusiasts and a lively young crowd from the local area.

Duel is adjacent to a busy sports hall run by the city of Zubri, located in-between two bustling Moravian towns - the historically significant and beautiful Rožnov pod Radhošt?m and the buzzing commercial centre of Valašské Mezi?í?í.

Jan?a approached Anolis's Czech & Slovak Republic sales manager Petr Kolma?ka, and together they discussed the best possible LED lighting solution.

Jan?a wanted to use power-efficient 'green' lighting to ad

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Sweden / USA - Wireless Solution Sweden AB has signed an agreement to now offer Wireless RDM for sales in the United States, making them the first company outside of the US to do so. W-DMX G4 is covered by US Patent #7,432,803, which covers Wireless Solution and its distributors as well as W-DMX OEM Clients.

The license applies to W-DMX G4 BlackBox F-1, BlackBox F-2, WhiteBox F-1, WhiteBox F-2, Micro F-1 and ProBox F-2500. All units are standard with RDM. The license also covers the Micro OEM PCB and PRO OEM PCB for W-DMX OEM manufacturers. OEM partners are "very happy" with the new license agreement, say Wireless Solution.

Wireless Solution is the only company to offer dual band 2.4 and 5.8GHz with RDM and adaptive frequency hopping in both OEM single PCB or Standard Transceivers with FLEX function to change a unit to be both transmitter and receiver. All F-Models a

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USA - The Miss America pageant celebrated its 90th anniversary on 15 January at the Theatre for the Performing Arts at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.

Employed as the primary source of back lighting for the beauty contestants were 16 Martin MAC III Profile moving heads, specified by lighting designer Allen Branton. Chosen for their lumens output, gobo selection and big aperture for a hard-edged fixture, the 1500W MAC IIIs provided full coverage from up-, mid-, and downstage positions, says Felix Peralta, who served as lighting director on the show.

"We were really impressed by their compact size and their output, and they looked fantastic on camera," Peralta stated. "They were consistent in colour, output, and overall performance - we were extremely pleased."

The MAC III Profiles featured in the opening performance number involving all of

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Germany - Innovason says that its customers can now rely on the high-quality support of an experienced crew in two locations - qualified service engineers in France and Germany can be contacted directly during business hours and also, in urgent cases, until late at night or at the weekend, thus guaranteeing rapid and efficient support, says the company.

The service has been strengthened by the proven Lawo Service Team who, after thorough training, is now ready to support Innovason clients. With an associated increase of staff, Innovason service in France and Germany is well positioned to provide the best possible customer support with mutual backup between the two locations. Support can be requested by calling +33 (0) 546 28 94 49 or +49 (0) 7222 1002-4900.

(Jim Evans)

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UK - Dirty Rigger Gloves & Accessories report that Suffolk- based, Independent Studio Services (ISS) are the latest, specialist company to join the Dirty Rigger distribution team.

Simon Caldwell, ISS director says: "At Independent Studio Services, we believe that how we do business, is key to our success. Offering the Dirty Rigger range is a great addition to our service and is a key alliance we are proud to be a part of. The team will now be stocking the gloves on all our installs and inspections throughout the UK."

Le Mark & Dirty Rigger director Stuart Gibbons comments: "ISS are a brilliant company, their work ethic and quality of service is second to none, I'm pleased to work with them and have no doubt they will be a great addition to the Dirty Rigger location distribution team."

(Jim Evans)

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UK - In just its second year of full-service operation, PixelBright is setting about duplicating its first PA rental system, in order to meet the needs of two busy showband clients. The hire company has just placed an order with authorised reseller A.C. Entertainment Technologies 's Audio Division for additional inventory of Roland's M-400 48-channel digital consoles and Roland M-48 personal monitor mixers.

Headquartered near Portsmouth, but with more than half its contracts in the London area, PixelBright has swiftly built up a wide client-base by "providing a service rather than hiring out equipment", according to director Chris Sayce. "From the beginning, we saw demand for all areas of show production, so we diversified from lighting into sound, staging, draping, etc, but stuck to the same principle of being service-led rather than obsessing about technology.&q

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