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GCC / USA - Clair Brothers is for the first time making its loudspeaker systems available for purchase in the Middle East through distribution specialists NMK.

NMKs exclusive appointment for all GCC countries is the next step in the long-term strategic plan of making Clair Brothers' product portfolio available to a global customer base. This follows the completion of a new 50,000 sq foot manufacturing facility in Manheim, Pennsylvania along with the recent appointment of David Cooper in the role of brand development - global.

"We are growing our international distribution network step by step," says Cooper, "and partnering with the right long term distributor in a territory is extremely important for the success of our plan. NMK are in tune with our philosophy, wh

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UK - Following a sustained period of growth, as well as taking on new staff, DBpixelhouse, the creative arm of IT and AV rental company DB Systems, has moved into bigger offices.

DBpixelhouse was set up by DB Systems in 2009, to supply design agencies, exhibitors and event organisers with content, including software, animation, graphics and videos, which can be shown on a variety of display systems, from touch screens, LCD video walls, plasma screens, through to Apple iPads and laptops.

Alastair Reece, head of DBpixelhouse, said, "This is an exciting time for the business. We're taking on more and more work and have also have recently expanded our team so we needed a larger office that would cater to our demands in the short to medium term. It's also a much more creative space, so we look forward to yet more fresh, innovative ideas soon.

"DBpixelhouse is an importa

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UK - Electrosonic has announced that Ilari Anttila has been appointedservice director, EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa). Formerly head of the Nordic region managing Electrosonic's operations in Finland and Sweden, Anttila will now be based in London.

In 2010, Electrosonic's audio-visual service business in the UK expanded considerably with the acquisition of DRV, a leading corporate AV systems and service company. Anttila's appointment furthers Electrosonic's commitment to provide the highest level of service to its clients, says the company. Besides managing and expanding business in the UK, Anttila is tasked with promoting Electrosonic's service business throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

"Historically, this business has focused on the London financial sector, but opportunities exist further afield, and I have been charged with developing new business t

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Indochine X PixMob Fan Immersion

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!

Read more about the Indochine tour in the latest issue of LSi

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UAE - Display manufacturer Prysm will showcase its scalable and eco-friendly videowall product at PALME Middle East in Dubai this April.

Having recently announced that it is now shipping its production model of the TD1 tile, featuring Laser Phosphor Display technology worldwide, PALME visitors will have the chance to view Prysm's display technology.

At the core of the Prysm Laser Phosphor Display (LPD) platform is the TD1, a seamless 25" tile, which has now begun shipping worldwide. LPD uses solid-state lasers to deliver "brilliant image quality for even the fastest action video content", while using up to 75 percent less power than traditional backlit or projection technology-based products.

Since Prysm's display solution uses less power, generates less heat and has no consumables to monitor or replace, infrastructure costs related to space planning and air c

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USA - Upgrading its audio infrastructure to deliver a more immersive experience to its partners, the not-for-profit Mount Baker Theatre in Bellingham, Washington, recently installed a Soundcraft Vi1 digital console.

The Mount Baker Theatre provides its guests with a variety of Broadway and off Broadway shows, local productions of Broadway shows, symphonies, local musical acts and dance recitals. As a non-profit organization, the theatre works to enrich the culture and reinforce a sense of community within the region.

"The Vi1 is a console you can jump right on, whether you are a seasoned pro or a new user, which is why we were able to transition to the digital board so quickly," stated technical director John Bauer. "There were distinct improvements in the Vi1's sound, so we are very happy with our console choice."

(Jim Evans)

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UK - A.C. Entertainment Technologies' rigging division will be running three further two-day Rigging Training Schools during 2011 at the LS-Live Studio in Wakefield, with the first event taking place on 29-30 March.

The second Rigging School will take place on 8-9 June, with a third event to be held in September (dates still to be confirmed).

The Rigging School is a training partnership between A.C. Rigging, leading trussing and staging manufacturer Prolyte and Backstage Academy, the Wakefield based initiative offering various types of entertainment industry training.

Keeping the same format as last year, the comprehensive two-day training programme is an established course that has been attended by industry practitioners from across Europe.

Eric Porter, experienced independent rigger, trainer, adviser and committee member for the PLASA National Rigging Certificate, will a

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UK - Satisfactorily marrying historic buildings to the ever-more complex audio/visual requirements of the 21st Century is a delicate and complex business, but a new installation at one of the UK 's most famous churches - London's Westminster Abbey - has achieved the appropriate balance.

Designed by audio consultants Michael Hyland & Associates, installed by Winchester?based Whitwam and supervised by the Abbey's clerk of the works, the project has included the installation of speech reinforcement, induction loop and CCTV systems, along with video, audio and data distribution facilities.

The installation and commissioning of the new system was carried out with no impact on the building's daily services, the many other events which take place there and the large number of visitors.

At the heart of the audio system are two Yamaha DME64N digital mixing engines, installed in the m

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Poland - The new Stena Vision ferry is the largest carrier in Europe and also one of the largest in the world. It is 175m long, 30m wide, 43m above sea level, and boasts 527 cabins, a spa and conference centre, many restaurants, bars, night clubs, shopping and more. The ferry operates between Karlskrona in Sweden and Gdynia in Poland.

Polish RCF distributor Arcade Audio provided the product for the installation of the RCF sound system to the C View Nightclub at the Stena Vision ferry.

"To be part of an installation on one of the biggest ferries in the world is a nice challenge. You need a system that is flexible and at the same time delivers the sound to be focused on the dance floor. The RCF system fits the bill perfectly," says Renata Klimek president of Arcade Audio

The C View Nightclub installation is a combination of four RCF NX M12-A with four 4PRO 8003-AS, t

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UK / Brazil - Blackbox recporder manufacturer JoeCo has appointed BYZ Inc as its exclusive distribution partner for the Brazilian market. The Florida-based company has been active in the MI, pro audio and broadcast markets since 2003 and currently acts as a hub for international companies seeking strategic partners in Latin America and the Caribbean. In addition to helping JoeCo expand its business in Brazil, BYZ will also act as a fulfilment house for other Latin American territories as needed.

"We are delighted to be represented by BYZ in such an important emerging market as Brazil," says Joe Bull, managing director of JoeCo Limited. "We have known Adinaldo Neves for some time and he will be the perfect partner to grow the JoeCo brand in the territory."

Adinaldo Neves, director of business development and principal of the company adds, "BYZ is renown

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Australia - In November 2010 Jands completed their second installation of a CableNet system in Australia at the Sydney Catholic Vocational College in Burwood NSW.

The Sydney Catholic Vocational College is a multipurpose training facility catering for students who wish to learn skills ranging from hospitality, video recording, audio recording and production for live theatre.

The installation includes the CableNet system 18.7m x 12.7m and Jands JLX PRO Lighting Bars each equipped with DMX, house light and dimmable outlets

Over 1000m of Jands wool drape was used for this project including movable drapes surrounding the 'Multipurpose space' on two levels, a cyclorama and green screens in the Green Screen Room.

(Jim Evans)

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UK - The Alan Titchmarsh Show is back for another series assisted by lighting designer Roger Williams and Richard Martin Lighting. There are some significant changes to this season's shows.

Not only has the slot for the show gone back to its original air time of every week day at 3pm, it is also now has a new home as it is filmed at The London Studios.

The lighting rig features the Clay Paky range - including Alpha Spot and Wash 300 and Alpha Spot 575 HPE, along with Pixel Par 90's and LED Parcans.

(Jim Evans)

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UK - A.C. Entertainment Technologies' lighting division has been appointed as a reseller for Gekko Technology's range of LED lighting products for the film, television, studio and photographic industries.

Since its incorporation in 2004, Gekko has gained a reputation for designing and manufacturing innovative, robust and durable LED products with all their advantages of reduced power consumption, long life and minimal weight.

The product range includes the kelvin TILE true white colour tunable light, the karesslite high quality soft light source for studio or location use and the kezia colour tunable, quality, hard single source LED spot lamps for studio or location use.

Gekko Technology's business development manager, Ian Muir, commented, "AC-ET has a great reputation in the industry, and Gekko Technology are really pleased to be working with them. Their market knowled

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Germany - At ProLight+Sound, K.M.E. will feature the VL 3 i professional grade, compact speaker system designed for fixed installation in theatres, museums, lecture rooms, exhibition booths, restaurants and as a top unit in actively channelled PA systems for speech and music reproduction and in surround systems for (small) cinemas and multimedia installations.

The system comes with minimal sound colouration and distortion in the midrange (2 x 3" cone speaker) and fine precise highs coming from a special 1" dome tweeter. A high- grade passive crossover network completes the speaker components.

For integration in existing installations 4mm terminal clamps as well as Neutrik Speakon sockets are implemented in the system. A 100V transformer can be mounted externally if needed.

The K.M.E. specific polyurethane coating is normally black and white. Special colours as well

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Germany - Pan Acoustics has introduced the latest version of the Pan Beam controlling software. The very first version (V-I) of the controlling software was designed as a tool to allow Pan Beam users the ability to shape the vertical and horizontal dispersion of their systems.

Over the years, Pan Acoustics has continued to develop and now offers the new V3 software. All user friendly features result in an amazing level of control which allows users to make the optimum settings for their Pan Beam sound systems , says the company.

(Jim Evans)

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Australia - ENTECH 2011, which takes place at SCEC on 19 - 21 July 2011, has secured international lighting designer Rob Halliday to speak during the educational programme at the show through its agreement with PLASA.

Rob Halliday is based in London and has been travelling the world working on theatre productions for more than 15 years, as lighting designer, lighting programmer or visiting speaker at drama schools such as the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts and trade shows such as Showlight, PLASA and LDI.

Along the way he has written about the shows he has been involved with and any other interesting ones he stumbled across for a variety of magazines including Lighting&Sound International and Lighting&Sound America, the best of those articles now collected together in the books Entertainment In Production vols 1 and 2.

In the moments in between, he

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Brazil - For 80 years, the widely recognizable Christ the Redeemer ('Monumento Cristo Redentor') statue has overlooked the city of Rio de Janeiro. Now, with help from Traxon Technologies & e:cue lighting control [in a partnership with Osram], the renowned monument will be seen in a completely new light thanks to an intelligent lighting system consisting of 260 Traxon Wall Washer Shield AC XB RGB and CW, and 40 Liner Shield AC XB-27 RGB fixtures with specially focused optics.

Traxon Technologies supplied the LED fixtures for the installation as well as a signature control system from e:cue lighting control, consisting of a Lighting Control Engine (LCE) and two Butler XTs. When combined, these technologies allow for each fixture in the installation to be individually aimed and adjusted so that the color and light intensity brilliantly illuminates the art deco statue of Christ prec

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USA - Bemidji, Minnesota, a city of about 14,000 people, is known as the home of Paul Bunyan and Babe, his Blue Ox, as well as the birthplace of actress Jane Russell. Opened in late 2010, the Bemidji Regional Event Centre (BREC) is an 185,000sq.ft multi-purpose facility with an arena and exhibition space. The arena seats 4,700 for ice hockey but can accommodate up to 6,000 for concert events. The venue is the new home to the Division 1 Bemidji State University men's and women's hockey teams.

The audio system in the BREC is based around Community Professional's iBOX Series, which was specified by John Miller, consultant for Austin-based BAi, LLC. Ben Stowe, president of NLfx Professional, headquartered in Bemidji, noted, "We had previously installed Community at BSU's gymnasium and football field and we were really pleased with the results, so it was great to be able to put

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Australia - New home of the Black Swan and Perth Theatre companies, and located inside the $100 million State Theatre Centre, the Heath Ledger Theatre is a 575-seat, multi-purpose venue for music, dance, and theatre.

The need for a new theatre was established around two decades ago and the Centre has been a long time coming - the result is an elegant new city landmark at the heart of the Performing Arts Precinct in the Perth Cultural Centre. And at the heart of the Centre itself is the deep-toned, gold-and-timber sanctuary of the Heath Ledger Theatre, an inspiring tribute to its namesake and a beautiful space in which to perform.

The $100m Centre opened earlier this year to speeches from the West Australian Governor and Premier, as well as Nyoongar elders and leading Australian actors. In addition to the Heath Ledger Theatre, the Centre also houses a flexible, 230-seat undergr

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UK - Liam Gallagher's new band, Beady Eye, have embarked on their debut tour with a dual Midas PRO6 system at FOH and on monitors, provided by Britannia Row Productions.

Midas has long been a favourite in the Oasis camp. FOH engineer Dan Lewis mixed the last few months of the band's final tour on an XL4, and along with Josh Lloyd on monitors, had no hesitation in spec'ing a pair of PRO6s for this tour.

The band has been playing small rock and roll venues such as Glasgow's Barrowlands, the Manchester Apollo and East London's Troxy, before hitting club venues across Europe and back to the UK for some academy dates in April.

Lewis had previously used an XL8 for Noel Gallagher's Teenage Cancer Trust performance. "This was the perfect opportunity to give the PRO6 a try," he says. "I've deliberately gone for a very simple set-up as they're not a complicated band, I'

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Germany - At Prolight + Sound in Frankfurt, Martin Professional will focus on a wide range of new and established products.

The EC-10 is a high performance, true 10 mm pixel pitch LED display panel that teams with Martin's EC-20 to form a fully compatible EC family of LED displays that can be mixed and matched for ultimate design creativity. The EC-10 is 100% compatible with the EC-20 in terms of brightness, colour, setup, curving, control and processing, even accessories, allowing for seamless, mixed resolution visuals in one system, says the company.

The MAC 101 moving head comes with "a low price tag for revolutionary stage, dance floor and decorative lighting designs". The MAC 101 is available in three white light versions that expand its use to applications where high quality, pure white light is needed. The new variants incorporate cold and/or warm LEDs instead

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Singapore - LumenRadio's CRMX technology has been chosen as the preferred brand for wireless lighting controls at the Marina Sands Bay resort in Singapore. The project was developed by the Las Vegas Sands Corp. and has been billed as the world's largest and most expensive gaming property at a staggering cost of S$8 billion.

The resort features 2,561 hotel rooms, a 120,000 m2 convention centre, a luxury shopping mall, seven 'celebrity chef' gourmet restaurants, two Broadway style theatres, two floating pavilions, an art & science museum, an indoor ice skating rink and a casino with 500 tables and 1,600 slot machines. This is crowned by 2.5 acres of SkyPark complete with gardens and a gargantuan swimming pool stretching across the top of the three 55 story hotel towers.

LumenRadio and Total Solution, exclusive distributor for Singapore, have received significant repeat orders fo

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