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UK - The Arena Group provided 60 temporary tower structures and 1,450 temporary tiered seats overlooking the finish-line in front of Buckingham Palace for the capitals' largest sporting event, the Virgin London Marathon, 17 April 2011.

Arena supplied all of the mile and kilometre marker towers along the 26.2mile route, which the 36,000 runners passed by from Blackheath to the finish line in St James Park. Arena Group built the markers that signified distance achieved, from the first mile to '800m To Go' on the main and Red Route, totalling approximately 60 individual constructions.

Owing to the busy location, only six of these towers were built on the Friday prior to the race, with the remaining markers being constructed the Saturday before, complete with sponsors' branding.

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UK - Prolyte Group's creative division, Litestructures, was recently commissioned by marketing agency Momentum to create an installation for the exclusive My Live Story event. The competition, sponsored by American Express, aimed to uncover the most interesting and best-presented (in photo and video format) personal music experiences, celebrating the power to entertain, inspire and create lasting memories.

A star-studded, red-carpet event was held at London's Abbey Road Studios, where guests watched the premiere of Epic- a film featuring the pictorial music memoires of the 21 finalists - and saw Mark Ronson and the Business Intl. perform live.

Litestructures was commissioned to design, produce, install and implement a structure for the event that comprised a series of physical and digital components creating a large scale AV 'photo-wall'. The brief called for a v

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Denmark - Kastrup, Copenhagen-based Litecom A/S has recently invested in James Thomas 52-inch SuperTruss - custom-sprayed in black - from Danish distributor, Light Partner. The truss forms the base inventory initiating the company's newly-launched rigging department.

Litecom took delivery of Supertruss amounting to 265m in length - more than two and a half football pitches - and it has been in constant use since. The truss has been on many major televised shows in Denmark including X Factor, and the Zulu Awards.

Litecom MD, Kristian Dreier, comments, "We wanted to start up our own rigging department to make everything easier, more flexible and to be able to rig our own projects, with black truss, instead of the normal aluminium look we could rent."

"No one in the television industry likes to look at aluminium trusses, so we've always had to cover

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Italy - In early June, at a seminar hosted by TC Electronic, some of the most respected audio authorities - including George Massenburg and Bob Katz - gather in Rome, Italy, to share their thoughts and experiences regarding mixing, mastering and broadcasting.

The first day of the seminar will focus on post-production, while the second day will concentrate on professional broadcasting and particularly the radical changes happening in production and distribution of broadcast, film and music as a consequence of new ITU and EBU standards.

For example, the groundbreaking and comprehensive EBU R128 loudness recommendation is investigated from a multitude of angles, while only a few weeks earlier, ITU's loudness standard, BS.1770, will have been updated. The consequences of BS.1770-2 will also be evaluated and put into practical perspective.

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Italy - Three of Italy's leading audio, lighting and staging rental companies have joined forces to create All Access - and have opened their account by making a massive investment in Martin Audio's Multi-cellular Loudspeaker Array (MLA).

The three companies involved are Fumasoli Service from Aosta (Valle D'Aosta), Electra Service. from Mantova (Lombardia) and Amandla Production (from Lucca Toscana). The founding partners decided to form All Access during the first demo of the MLA, organised by Audiosales, the Martin Audio distributor in Italy, following their reaction to the system.

Since the three companies have always used Martin Audio's systems - from the old modular system, to the RS800, the F1, the W8, the W8L Longbow, the W8LC and the W8LM - the recommendation had been proposed by head of Audiosales, Stefano Rocchi, who could see the synergies that could be exploited.

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Czech Republic - The next Showlight - the international conference organised by and for lighting professionals - is to be held in the Czech Republic town of ?eský Krumlov on 18-21 May 2013.

The town's 13th century Gothic castle with its connected theatre and conference centre will be the main venue for the presentations and exhibition. All delegates are able to stay within the pedestrianised town; vehicle access is deliberately restricted in order to retain the medieval feel of the UNESCO Heritage site.

Showlight's organising committee chairman, Ian Dow, says, "The decision to take the four day event to the town was taken after visiting a number of different potential areas, and it was the intimate feel and stunning backdrop of ?eský Krumlov that won us over.

"Showlight offers a unique opportunity to listen to and consider the experiences of lighting professional

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UK - Entec Sound moved into London's Royal Albert Hall for the seven-day run of 2011 Teenage Cancer Trust (TCT) shows, which kicked off with a comedy night on the Monday, followed by a mix of music for the rest of the week, headlined by Squeeze, Biffy Clyro, Roger Daltrey, Beady Eye, The Editors and Tiny Tempah.

The event is now in its 11th year, and Entec has serviced it right from the start. For the last four years, they have used a similar d&b sound system, which is designed by systems tech Liam Halpin, and refined, fine-tuned and tweaked slightly each time they work in the venue.

Halpin was also crew chief, and worked alongside a core Entec crew of four engineers - Matt Butcher (looking after FOH), Mark Ellis-Cope (monitors), Adam Draper (patch) and James Kerridge (stage technician), with the event project managed in the office by Entec's head of sound, Dick Hayes.

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Show Business - Sir Elton John is returning to Las Vegas for a three-year residency at Caesars Palace with his new Million Dollar Piano show. His return to the hotel's Colosseum in September follows his five-year run at the hotel with The Red Piano show which ended in April 2009. Sir Elton said the venue was the "perfect, idyllic place to play" and promised "a gargantuan feast of music". He said the show, which begins on 28 September, was named after a "fabulous piano" he would be using that instrument designers had been working on for four years.

Olympic Countdown - The London Philharmonic Orchestra is to record the national anthems of all 205 countries participating in the 2012 Olympics. Composer, conductor and cellist Philip Sheppard will take charge of the recordings, which will be played at the medal and welcoming ceremonie

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Germany - Palmer has introduced Grand Audition billed as "an innovative and unprecedented unit for comparing different active and passive speakers and subwoofers at the push of a button".

One unit allows you to switch between 10 pairs of speakers and four subwoofers, and has the ability to mix active and passive speakers. The units can be cascaded to enable switching between up to 40 pairs of speakers and 16 subwoofers.

The remote control offers a switchable low pass filter for the subwoofers as well as dim and mute functions. All outputs are galvanically isolated and balanced and each output level can be adjusted by ± 12dB. In addition the unit provides connectors on the rear for optional display LEDs which can be placed on top of or next to the speakers to indicate which one is selected. All inputs and outputs are equipped with XLR connectors, the passive speaker

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USA - SGM has further boosted its overseas distribution network with the appointment of Italo Trading. The company will take responsibility for sales in Central America and the following countries for South America: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay.

"Due to its great knowledge of the local markets, Italo Trading will substantially reduce the distance between our factory in Italy and the Latin American market," stated SGM's area manager, Antonio Parise. "It is a pleasure to welcome a firm with that experience on board."

Italo Trading owner and founder Daniel Costa Salomao started in the pro audio industry in September 1997 working with Selenium Loudspeakers in Brazil.

He then moved to USA to open and manage the company subsidiary and build the Selenium brand. In late 2005 he joined the B-52 Professional family company in Lo

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Denmark - SGM has added two experienced personnel to its sales force as it seeks to increase its profile in the key export markets. The company has announced that Troels V°lver has taken on the role of new export manager, North America and Asia Pacific, based in Denmark.

V°lver built up a large distributor network during his time in the industry and was CEO of Martin Professional Inc before leaving in 2005 to take up an export role with another Danish company.

At the same time SGM has announced that Steen V. Geertsen will operate in a similar area manager capacity, focusing on sales and business development of the SGM brand in Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, Russia and part of the Arab regions.

The move coincides with the company reaching a milestone in its product timeline - with the addition of a new series designed by the new R&D facility to complement the current pr

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Chile - Six Robert Juliat followspots were chosen to highlight the 52nd Viña del Mar International Song Festival in Chile, one of the the most important music festivals in Latin America.

Orbita Producciones of Santiago purchased four RJ Aramis 4.5°-8° 2500W HMI followspots and two RJ Flo 13°-24° 1800W MSR followspots especially for the event from Robert Juliat distributor, Lighting Bits of Brazil.

The Festival, which features a pop and folk song competition alongside international performances, was televised for the first time by Chilean TV channel Chilevision. It culminated in a commemorative concert timed to coincide with the precise moment a 8.8-magnitude earthquake hit Chile a year ago causing chaos and forcing the cancellation of the Festival in 2010.

Headline acts for the reinstated Festival of 2011 included Roberto Carlos of Brazil, Alejando Sanz of S

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USA - Mojo Barriers launched two new crowd safety innovations into the American live events market at Live Event Expo on 12 April 2011.

Gatekeeper and Barrier Load Monitoring System (BLMS) have been created by Mojo Barriers to address the changing needs of the live event industry and ensure the safest event for both the audience and artists.

Gatekeeper is a temporary event turnstile system which allows people to be counted in and out of an event space with numbers recorded in real time. Equipped with proprietary software and designed to improve crowd safety at events, the Gatekeeper works by monitoring the amount of people passing through entrance and exit Gatekeeper systems, which have been manufactured to be compatible with Mojo Barriers aluminium crowd barriers.

Barrier Load Monitoring System (BLMS) measures the pressure exerted on barriers by an audience using innovative

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UK - Mojo Barriers' new Northern office opens this month, introducing a more affordable, professional stage barriers service to the North of England. The announcement of the new Mojo Barriers facility, located near York was made at PLASA Focus in Leeds yesterday (stand RA-A12).

Mojo Barriers has moved a significant stock of the company's stage barriers and crowd control systems into the new premises. After over a decade of operating across the country from a southern base Mojo Barriers can now make its internationally renowned products and services more accessible and affordable for customers in the North, says the company.

Jim Gaffney, UK director states, "We offer a trustworthy product you can rely on, with installation by trained, experienced barrier professionals, backed up with high levels of logistical support and liability insurance.

"I will be spending much

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UK - MSL Professional has been appointed as exclusive distributor of TL Audio products in the UK and Ireland. The West London-based company adds TL Audio's Ivory, Classic and Ebony series of valve processors in addition to the professional VTC, M4 and M1-F valve mixing consoles to its developing distribution portfolio.

During its 21-year history, the TL Audio brand has become associated with quality valve technology and the classic British sound. TL Audio products are currently in use with many high-profile artists, producers and engineers working in a wide range of genres.

"We are delighted to have the opportunity of working with TL Audio" says MSL company director Simon Lowther. "Many people are finding that true valve technology adds back that missing something to the recording chain, and TL Audio is a fantastic brand with a range of great products."

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China - Clay Paky has supplied Chinese broadcaster Anhui TV with Alpha Profile 1500s for its traditional Spring Festival show.

Chinese New Year, the most significant of all the traditional Chinese holidays, is a time when families gather to celebrate the passing of winter with feasting and dining. In recent times, a new family tradition has sprung up in the form an all-night New Year's TV show featuring drama, dance, music and comedy.

Once the preserve of state broadcaster CCTV, the televised New Year's Gala is said to be the most watched arts performance event anywhere in the world with over 700m viewers regularly tuning in. This year, rival broadcaster Anhui TV produced its own New Year's special, filmed live at its 5,000sq.m Anhui Radio and Television Centre - the largest TV studio anywhere in Asia. The show featured acts by singers, dancers, comedians and acrobats both fro

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Martin Professional is exhibiting at PLASA Focus: Leeds 2011 where the latest Martin LED lighting fixtures, video screens and processors, lighting consoles and media server products are set to provide an inspirational look at the ongoing convergence in lighting and video. Among the raft of products to be seen at the Royal Armouries, Leeds from 19-20 April are . . .

EC-10: 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. Featuring the same award-winning, lightweight and cable-free design for rapid deployment, the EC-10 is 100% compatible with the EC-20 in terms of brightness, color, setup, curving, control and processing, even accessories, allowing for seamless, mixed resolution visuals in one system.

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UK - TOA Europe is showing a host of mixing and audio product innovations for the first time in the UK at PLASA Focus: Leesds 2011.

"Fresh from exhibiting at ProLight+Sound, Plasa Focus: Leeds 2011 is the type of event that audio technicians and specialists attend to find out more about the latest audio innovations for current and upcoming projects. TOA is be there in force to answer their every need or question related to audio-mixing," says Brett Downing, sales and marketing director at TOA Europe.

First in line is TOA's M-633D digital mixer, which is designed for handling demanding acoustic commercial spaces producing clear, intelligible and distortion-free audio. It's simple to use even by the most unskilled operator, says the company.

It has an Automatic Resonance Control function that identifies room mode frequencies and applies an inverse response curve to t

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UK - Putting the focus squarely on the past, present and future of radio microphone frequency wavebands, Trantec comes to PLASA Focus: Leeds 2011 this week with their new Channel 38 dedicated UHF radio product range.

This includes the new and more affordable S5 series which is packed with a powerful feature-set allowing up to 24-channels to operate simultaneously. The S4.16 will also be demonstrated as an entry level 8-channel system.

"Trantec has been manufacturing wireless systems for over 20 years and we were the first UK company to have a Channel 38 product available on the market. It's only natural that we show our latest innovation at PLASA Focus: 2011," says Mark Parkhouse, head of sales and marketing at Trantec. "These products underline Trantec's commitment to ensuring customers have a future-proof solution once Ofcom phases out Channel 69 for wireless

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UK At PLASA Focus Leeds, John Hornby Skewes & Co (S-C12) is showing the new HK Audio Soundcaddy One, billed as "the world's fastest PA system". With integrated handles, built in wheels, and edge guards for fast, safe transport, Soundcaddy One is easy to move from home to the venue, and setup is even simpler: just extend the mid-/high-unit pneumatically, connect the signal sources to the integrated four-channel mixing console, and the system is ready to go, says the company.

Featuring six custom broad band speakers in vertical array, Soundcaddy One offers "all the superior benefits of a line array". Its 70° horizontal coverage pattern spreads sound evenly throughout the audience area.

The on-board subwoofer is loaded with three 6" woofers that provide the underpinning for the lower frequency range. And with all that, Soundcaddy One renders speech an

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Australia - LSC has announced the release of the QX1 USB-DMX Decoder designed specifically for use with its Clarity lighting and media control software. The QX1 falls into the same family as its bigger brothers the QX2 and QX4 and is aimed at smaller shows or venues where only a single universe of DMX512 is required or where cost is the major consideration.

Engineered to fit into a five-pin XLR style DMX inline connector, the QX1 provides a 450mm cable with a USB style A connector at the opposite end. The QX1 connects directly to a standard computer or laptop (PC or Mac) via a USB port where it will be automatically detected by the LSC Clarity software and appear as a possible output device on Clarity's Patch Window.

The QX1 provide a single DMX512-A and RDM compliant output and where other manufacturers often charge more for RDM compatible devices, RDM capability is built dir

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