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Italy / Germany - At last week's Prolight&Sound exhibition in Frankfurt, SGM unveiled the first fruits of the new R&D team headed by the former founder of Martin Professional, Peter Johansen. A total of seven new products were launched, all based on LED lighting technology. Johansen believes that the new products will revolutionise all fields of LED application - from fixed architectural to mobile concert touring.

In all its stylish new LED models, the company says cooling methods have been improved via rectangular heatsinks, set-up and address procedures improved with the aid of internal diagnostics, and control procedures implemented to ensure that lamps run flicker-free.

First up, the MP-5 is a full-colour moving LED wash light. In a notable change from its conventional round

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UK / Germany - UK-based professional loudspeaker manufacturer EM Acoustics revealed its brand new X3 horn-loaded PA system, the long-awaited companion to the mighty Quake subwoofer, at the ProLight&Sound exhibition in Frankfurt last week.

On the drawing board for over six years, the X3 was finally brought to life at the behest of Show Atelier, EM Acoustics' Russian distributor, who saw X3 as an ideal product for their market. The system comprises a horn-loaded 15" LF drive unit, a horn-loaded 8" MF drive unit and six 1" compression drivers on a bespoke waveguide, creating a horizontal line source which allows X3 enclosures to be tight-packed together to form arrays.

The result, they claim, is a system that offers predictable horizontal coverage in any application, particularly those where high SPL is required. "The difference between X3 and other point sour

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USA - Tomcat participated for the third year in the 62nd SETC that recently took place in Atlanta, Georgia. During the event, Tomcat showcased its truss products, co-sponsored a design-tech mixer and donated two dance towers as give-aways.

SETC is the largest convention of its type in the country and offered the opportunity to over 4,000 students and faculty from all over the country to see new and innovative products, attend workshops, participate in professional auditions, compete and apply for theatre jobs, listen to key speakers, enjoy performance festivals, join social events and networking activities.

"It was an honour to be part of SETC as this event is very relevant in encouraging the educational and creative process of university and college theatre," stated Stefano Rosellini, general manager of Tomcat. "Our company has participated for three years in S

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China - Late March saw Hong Kong host the 35th annual Cathay Pacific/Credit Suisse Hong Kong Sevens tournament, at which 24 international rugby teams competed in front of thousands of fans for the event's Cup, Plate, Bowl and Shield. For the sixth year, Lighthouse provided LED screens to bring all the action in detail to the Hong Kong Stadium North Stand and Sevens Village at the Indian Recreation Club.

The Lighthouse North Stand and Sevens Village screens have become a familiar part of the tournament. This year each screen comprised 7 x 6 panels (7.11 x 4.57m) of R7-ER 7mm screen and relayed real-time playback, action replays, match facts and sponsorship information with the unsurpassed quality, colour accuracy and resolution that Lighthouse screens are renowned for.

"The Lighthouse screens have become an important part of this tournament, with such a fast-moving sport t

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UK - LITE, UK distributor for Philips Solid State Lighting Solutions, has put a splash of color on the historical Tyne Bridge in Newcastle using Philips ColorReach PowerCore fixtures and LumenRadio's CRMX wireless lighting controls.

"A typical challenge with older structures is the lack of available wire ways for the control required to take full advantage of the features offered by color mixing LED fixtures. That problem was solved by integrating LumenRadio's CRMX wireless OEM modules into the Philips ColorReach PowerCore power supplies; eliminating the need for any control wiring", explains Andrew Milestone sales director at LITE. "Integrating the CRMX OEM modules was easy, the system worked out-of-the-box, and the reliability was rock solid. LumenRadio's CRMX wireless signal distribution is a true project enabler that we will use on a regular basis in a wide va

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Italy / Germany - RCF introduced its brand new D Line speaker series at ProLight&Sound in Frankfurt last week. The series of four models consists of the HD10-A and HD22-A active 2-way monitor, the HDL20-A active line array module and the HDL18-S high powered sub woofer.

The D line is powered by Class-D power amplifier technology which delivers "ultra fast attack, realistic transient response and impressive audio performance" say RCF. An integrated DSP manages crossover, eq, soft limiter, compressor and dynamic bass boost. All D Line's RCF transducers feature lightweight neodymium magnets for a lightweight solution.

The use of new 1" and 2" neodymium compression drivers with a pure titanium dome offer a transparent midrange sound and high fidelity in HF reproduction, while large constant directivity horns offer a precise directivity.

D Line cabinets are mo

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France Naotek has launched Lineo wash bar. With 48 high power LED, Lineo has an impressive power, a sleek design and is very easy to use, says the company. Lineo generates a powerful and directive lighting more than 5000 lumens.

The colour temperature is adjustable on a wide range from cool white 2700K to warm white 7300K. The light intensity and the colour temperature can be adjusted from a lighting control desk or directly from IR remote control.

Additionally, Lineo is flicker free and has several gradation curves (linear, logarithmic, incandescent).

You can select between a yoke mounting or footlight carter mounting to create your own Lineo system. Mounting and changing the various elements is very easy, adds the company.

Lineo is sold with 63° reflector or 40° optics for a more precise light beam. The extra-compact design enables simple integration even in very

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USA - The Christie L2K1000 and L2K1500 digital projectors were introduced at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show in Las Vegas. The Christie L2K1000 targets users demanding HD and HD+ resolution for medium to large venues including government facilities, houses of worship, and higher education multi-purpose rooms and auditoriums, while the Christie L2K1500 addresses rental stagers requiring 15,000 ANSI lumens and HD+ resolution with an affordable price. Both projectors are engineered with Christie 4DColor technology.

"The Christie L2K1000 provides full HD and HD+ resolution; perfect for HD content such as high resolution CAD files, while HD+ resolution and picture-by-picture provides brilliant images and true collaboration in widescreen videoconferencing," said Frank Anzures, business products product manager, Christie. "This is crucial because cust

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UK - Flightcase and speaker solutions specialist Penn Elcom and speaker manufacturer Fane Acoustics have announced a global partnership, whereby each have access to the other's international distribution networks.

The synergies between the companies, both with extensive manufacturing facilities in the UK and Asia, will enable the MI and pro audio markets to benefit from a complimentary and comprehensive range of loudspeaker components and casing hardware available globally, says a statement. Both companies have known each other for over 30 years.

Says' Penn's chair Roger Willems, "Integrating Fane with our sales and distribution network fills a gap, and the already excellent existing relationship and levels of mutual respect made it a logical step. We will be able to offer a whole range of premium products from both companies, fantastic value and unparalleled levels of se

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Germany - Nexo's annual Distributor Awards dinner took place in Frankfurt last week. Top honours for success in 2010-2011 went to Russia, with Dmitry Roumiantseff collecting the award on behalf of SIM.

The evening was introduced by Nexo CEO Keisuke Kobayashi and sales director Denis Baudier, who noted record-breaking sales in key territories, including Nexo's home market, France. Taking home the award for best French dealer, Thierry Trenchant of Melpomen has also delivered one of the most prestigious installations in the world for Nexo - the famous Stade de France in Paris, which has been extensively equipped with Geo S12 line array technology.

Latin America featured prominently on stage. The Best New Distributor award was given to Sound Logics of Colombia, and a special recognition diploma was handed to Jesus Aguilar of Sonotec for his exceptional promotion of Nexo technology

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Slovenia - When one of Slovenia's premier theatres was looking to replace an existing analogue mixing console with a digital version, the venue's technical team had a long list of requirements that the new desk had to fulfil. A Yamaha M7CL-32 was selected.

Established in 1955 in Nova Gorica, Slovensko Narodno Gledalisce (the Slovenian National Theatre, or SNG) is a venue which stages a wide range of productions, from light comedies to high drama, by both Slovenian and foreign writers.

Although its existing Yamaha PM5D and DM1000 consoles and Outline Audio PA system are working reliably, the SNG technical team had another analogue console which needed replacing. In doing so, they wanted to replace it with one which could handle all of the theatre's varied requirements and work seamlessly with the other equipment.

"The console had to perform all the tasks that a theatre p

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Poland - The Zygmunt Hübner Powszechny Theatre in Warsaw is one of the leading modern theatres in Poland. Opened in 1944 and renovated for the first time in 1975, the playhouse in Warsaw's Praga quarter now features over three stages and boasts a seating capacity of 600. The theatre was renovated again last year to meet modern requirements, with one of the principal items on the agenda being the upgrading of the sound system.

The planning and realisation of the new sound reinforcement design were the responsibility of the Wroclaw bureau of sound specialists Tommex Zebrowscy Sp. J. The customer had specifically requested a system that would offer the highest possible degree of flexibility. Additionally, as Marcin Zimny, managing director of the Wroclaw bureau of Tommex Zebrowscy Sp. J, explained "the stage construction design is built around a multifunctional system with va

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USA - Austin City Limits, the longest running live music television series in America, has a new home - a modern studio at ACL Live at the Moody Theatre. Designed for a variety of live music performances KLRU-TV produces the PBS series there approximately 20 days a year. The mixed-use entertainment venue boasts has a commitment to green building standards. This commitment to greening the project, enabled the facility an opportunity to apply for LEED certification.

Walter Olden, the lighting director for the Austin City Limits television show since 1982, shared some insight into why Wybron's Cygnus LED fixtures were the first choice for the project. "During the planning and design phase of the space, there was always talk of LED lighting because of wanting to be a green project, trying to make it as green as possible."

"We wanted to go with a minimum numbe

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UK - Bath- based production, rental and installation company Enlightened has designed and installed a bespoke Milos Quatro 290V trussing ground support system for a new performance space that has been created in a Grade 1 listed building on the Corsham Court campus of Bath Spa University.

Enlightened's Simon Marcus has been using and specifying Milos products for many years and the company has a substantial quantity of different Milos products in its hire stock. "Milos has a wide range of trussing and accessories, it is very strong and has all the right technical specs as well as looking great for a host of different applications," he says.

The new space is called The Image Capture Studio and will be primarily used for postgraduate studies, assorted productions and media related research. It includes a full image capture studio, green screen, projection facili

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USA - For many, the University of Alabama's Foster Auditorium is remembered as a 'ground zero' for the civil rights movement of the early 1960s. It was on 11 June 1963 in front of these doors that then-Governor George Wallace made his infamous 'Stand in the Schoolhouse Door', attempting to resist integration by blocking two black students from enrolling in the University.

Built in 1939, the hall was home to UA's basketball teams in the 1970s and 1980s, as well as regularly hosting graduations, lectures, concerts and other large gatherings. The building is named for Autherine Lucy Foster, the first black student to be accepted and enrolled at UA.

With the opening of the neighbouring Coliseum, the building eventually lost its standing as the campus' largest indoor structure, and in recent years had fallen into disrepair. Recently, Foster Auditorium underwent a major renovation,

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UK - In the next few months all BBC sports and children's shows - including the long-running Blue Peter are being moved from the BBC London Television Centre to the new studios- MediaCityUK.

Located at Salford Quays on the banks of Manchester's historic ship canal, Peel Media's bespoke community features one of the biggest HD studio developments in Europe. MediaCityUK has been designed around the specific needs of the media and creative industries with the vision to become a 'world class hub for innovation and content creation'.

Richard Martin Lighting (RML) continues to support Blue Peter lighting designer Lee Allen on the show. The rig includes Colour Block 2, VL3000 Spot and PixelPar 90's.

(Jim Evans)

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Spain - "Sometimes I don't think people realise just how big Spain is. At over half a million square kilometres it is more than twice the size of the UK, yet with 46m inhabitants it's just three quarters the population. That's a lot of territory to cover if you're going to reach everyone equally and fairly."

For David Rosello, who heads up the d&b audiotechnik office in Spain, it seems the dilemmas are more than just audio oriented. "That's why we continually roll out a programme of road shows and seminar workshops; to reach people where they are and with the information they need."

The latest road show commences this spring in Madrid. Besides reaching Spain's capital city it's significant for other reasons. "We have eight established partners across Spain; a comprehensive network that provides a solid, strong support to our customers everywhere, but M

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USA - Tomcat USA participated in Event Live Expo 2011 held at the LA Convention Centre, 12-14 April where the company showcased an array of truss products to create solutions for the entertainment and live event industry. In addition, case studies were presented on product and custom project solutions.

"For 24 years Tomcat has provided innovative solutions to the touring and the live events industry" stated Don Dimitroff, sales & marketing director, Tomcat USA. "Being part of a cutting edge trade show that brings stakeholders together is a wonderful opportunity for Tomcat to share a different perspective with industry pros from all aspects of live entertainment."

Tomcat exhibited standard truss products including Bax, Edge, Core, Light Duty and heavy Duty truss. In addition Keith Bohn, custom projects director, presented daily case studies on product and pr

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Tanzania - A Proel sound reinforcement system was chosen by Aqua Sounds, the audio service responsible for the technical setup of the city stadium for the opening ceremony of the East Africa Football Cup. Dar El Salaam National Stadium can host up to 60,000 people, and it is the tenth largest on the whole African continent. The ceremony that opened this important football competition in East Africa proved to be a festival of the sounds, dances and colours of Africa and the recently elected President, Mr Jakaya Kikwete, took part in it.

Dar es Salaam also hosted the event organized by mobile telephone company Bharti Airtel to announce the acquisition and consequent re-branding of Zain network and products in Tanzania. Aqua Sounds chose a Proel Axiom system for this event too.

(Jim Evans)

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UK - J&C Joel installed 49 acoustic roller banner units in the Apex Centre, Bury St Edmunds' newest multi -purpose community venue.

The adjustable roller banners allow the Apex's technical staff to alter the venue's acoustics to complement any performance. The acoustic panels consist of cognac wool serge (WS011) bonded to black premier wool serge (WS090) and are ideal for reducing sound reverberation in the performance hall.

The acoustic roller banner units fitted by J&C Joel's installation team are of differing lengths and widths depending on their positioning within the hall. The majority of the banners were made with a single drop of bonded wool serge, but a number of dual sided banners were installed which are operated by a single motor within the unit's housing.

The acoustic roller banner system is controlled through a multi channel hand held unit which enables the bann

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UK - TOA is to showcase a range of its voice evacuation systems that have been passed as EN-54 compliant at International Firex at the NEC Birmingham from 16-19 May 2011. Now that the EN-54 series of fire safety standards have transitioned into European law TOA has announced that the most recent selection of its products to have been given EN-54 system certification is the VX-2000 Voice Evacuation System.

"As the first manufacturer to offer a total solution for EN54-certified voice evacuation systems, TOA continues to gain certification for additional products in its range, the latest of which is the VX-2000 Voice Evacuation System" says Brett Downing, sales and marketing director at TOA .

"Our track record in supporting and embracing these new standards has been widely appreciated by our partners who have already designed and installed systems with these new st

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