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UK - In order to keep pace with the success and high demand of the recently introduced Resolution 3, Funktion One has enhanced its production with a new set of tooling for the mid high wave guides. This new tooling created the opportunity to refine the technology taking the product to a new level, says the company. This has also given rise to the new stand-alone R3SH which has been used to great acclaim in venues as diverse as the National Theatre, for Danny Boyle's production of Frankenstein, to the main room at Space Ibiza. This further underlines Funktion One's stance that good loudspeakers are in no way genre specific and are suitable for all audio applications.

Demonstrations of the full range of products will be taking place throughout the show in the Funktion One dem

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UK - Ross Ashton's, The Projection Studio is once again wowing the crowds with projected visuals onto the walls of Edinburgh Castle for the 2011 Military Tattoo.

The show action takes place on the Esplanade down below in the centre of the Tattoo's completely new £16m amphitheatre, which is installed for the first time, with new seating tribunes, VIP Boxes, a special projection platform, a large corporate hospitality area and improved site lines all round.

A purpose built climate controlled projection control room is also part of the new design, along with lift access for the third floor of the production and FOH control areas at the back of the seating stand.

In practical terms, the elevator has speeded up the projection get-in enormously, as the equipment no longer has to be craned into place.

The Tattoo also has a new chief executive and producer, Brigadier David A

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UK - Organisers of the Knight of Illumination Awards 2011 have announced that, due to forces beyond their control, the event will not be held as usual at the Hotel Ibis, Earls Court, but at the following location instead:

Hilton on Park Lane Hotel

The "Grand Ballroom" (1st floor)

22 Park Lane, London W1K 1BE

The Awards will be held during PLASA 2011 on the evening of Sunday 11th September 2011. A drink reception will commence in the Grand Ballroom (1st floor) and will be followed by an elegant evening - with a three course Italian buffet and wines, a statement reads. Guests by invitation only.

(Claire Beeson)

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Australia - Jands has been appointed as the exclusive Australian distributer for Furman.

Founded in 1974 and based in Petaluma, California, Furman manufacture a wide range of AC power conditioning and distribution products. With a focus on AC power technologies the company offers professional grade multistage protection, line filtering, extreme voltage shutdown, true RS voltage regulation and power factor correction products.

Jands CEO, Paul Mulholland, states, "I have long admired the innovative products developed by Furman and Jands are proud to be associated with the company. In recent years I have been made aware of our customers growing need and demand for mains protection and management products. It is well known Australia power leaves a lot to be desired and professionals whose livelihood depends on equipment continuing to work will be well served by the products o

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Europe - July and August have seen British artist Mika take a short summer holiday from recording his third album, The Origin Of Love, to play at 10 festivals across continental Europe. The shows provided an opportunity to give Sennheiser's latest large format condenser mic, the MK4, a live workout.

The festivals included events in Belgium, Corsica, France, Hungary, Portugal, Romania, Spain and Switzerland. Mika and his band had an array of Sennheiser equipment on stage and Front of House engineer Craig Pryde took the opportunity to put the new MK4 through its paces.

"I've used Sennheiser for a long time and I use their equipment with other artists, including Alexandra Burke and The Last Shadow Puppets," says Pryde. "I was looking for a large diaphragm condenser mic and so I approached Sennheiser UK's Mark Saunders, who suggested that I try the MK4."

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UK - Essex-based Event Sound & Light Ltd (ESL) has expanded its fleet of premium RCF TT+ line array components after investing in further TTL33-A compact active three-way enclosures and TTS28-A active 2 x 18" bass reflex subwoofers.

This takes the company's line array capability up to 24 TTL33-A (or two 12-element hangs) and 12 TTS28-A subs - with active 2-way TT25-A's providing front fills.

Formed in July 2003 following a merger of two local companies, ESL has been specialising in sales, hire and installation ever since. But according to director, Paul Galley, the key part of the business is production and the touring/live events industry.

The pooling of the two companies' respective inventories covered the immediate requirements at the outset but they soon started standardising on key components and increasing stock.

"We had some RCF ART products and the smalle

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UAE - Dubai-based Se7en Productions supplies sound and vision to broadcasters from many of the United Arab Emirates leading sporting events, concerts and live television shows. The company has recently invested in two new high-definition outside broadcast trucks, of which Sennheiser equipment is an integral part.

Supplied by Sennheiser's UAE distributer Venuetech, the equipment includes 10 HMD 281 PRO single side headsets, seven ME 66 short shotgun microphone capsules with seven K-6 battery / phantom power modules, seven sets of HD 212 PRO professional stereo headphones, and six ew 122-p G3 lapel wireless microphone sets.

"Sennheiser equipment is very much the standard for the broadcast industry throughout the world," says Venuetech's technical director Elie Khairallah. "The ew 122-p G3 lapel mic system allows for very convenient camera work in electronic news g

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UK - J. R. Clancy, Inc. will present its ability to provide complete rigging solutions at stand 1-D6 at PLASA 2011.

Clancy will exhibit with its European partner, Hoist UK. Visitors to the show will have a chance to see how Clancy "can answer virtually any theatrical or arena rigging question" - from basics like Clancy's Sure-Grip rope (that displays a wear indicator when it's time to replace it),to completely custom acoustical solutions, hoists and stage lifts.

Attendees can examine the PowerLift - and view a series of videos of Clancy's other products for power flying. The videos feature Power Assist hoists, used to motorize counterweights sets; and Titan, Clancy's largest standard zero-fleet hoist.

There will also be screenings of the video one of Clancy's most extensive and distinguished projects: the award-winning chandelier at the Winspear Opera House in Dall

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Belgium - LED screen specialist Pixled is rapidly expanding its F-6 European Cross Rental Network, with recent sales of over 400sq.m of its high resolution product.

F-6 product, in combination with the Mitsubishi HD processor, has been delivered to the following: Stealth 7 LLC in Russia; Smart Choice Ltd from Portugal; Visiontools GmbH from Germany; Irish-based Mongey Communications Ltd and the XL Video Group, which is headquartered in Belgium.

Pixled's Cross Rental Network is a dynamic European based business strategy formulated to enable forward-thinking AV and visuals rental companies to seamlessly cross-rent equipment for larger projects.

General manager Bart Van der Beken comments, "Cross rental is definitely a way forward. Everyone is impressed with the build quality, the fast and easy rigging and the superb Mitsubishi processing option on the F-6, plus all the ex

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UK - The Backstage Academy has announced a new training partnership with software developer TroikaTronix, the company behind the visual control software Isadora.

The companies will unite to demonstrate the capabilities of the software to peers and industry professionals as part of the Education and Learning Programme at the forthcoming PLASA exhibition at Earls Court, London, from 11-14 September.

Backstage Academy specialises in training for the live events production industry and will be offering courses on Isadora, an award-winning graphic programming environment that facilitates interactive control of digital media and real time manipulation of digital video.

Isadora expands on the traditional media-server concept by offering interactive control over video and audio. Notable users include the Royal Shakespeare Company and America's experimental theatre company The Wooste

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UK - London based production management specialists LarMac LIVE supplied local production management services to the first Sensation dance event ever to be staged in the UK - at London's O2 Arena.

The 9000 capacity Sensation Ocean of White show was presented by the Netherlands based dance organisation that has made Sensation a global nightlife phenomenon. The O2 show was sponsored by Smirnoff and the venue transformed into a pure white, theatrical experience of epic proportions for the evening, complete with extensive water effects surrounding the circular stage set which had two 20m catwalks leading off either side plus a dazzling line up of lasers, pyro, inflatables, aerial artists and a lightshow.

The project was managed for LML by Anthony Norris, working with Ceire Deery as the event assistant. Norris comments, "It was really refreshing to see a l

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USA - PLASA Focus: Austin 2012 is now online at www.plasafocus.com/austin, offering pre-registration email update sign-ups for visitors and application information and materials for exhibitors.

The two-day event, to be held 22-23 February 2012 at the Renaissance Austin, Texas, continues to attract a growing list of high-profile exhibitors, who see the event as an opportunity to reach a regional market of customers and network with fellow exhibitors.

Confirmed exhibitors include GLP German Lighting Products, Daktronics Rigging, Clay Paky, Total Structures, High End Systems, Chauvet, Philips Color Kinetics, A.C.T Lighting, Doug Fleenor Design, Strong Entertainment Lighting, and Secoa, with many more expected to follow.

In addition, PLASA Focus: Tech - a recently announced audio, video, and lighting workshop and concert - will be held in tandem with PLASA Focus: Austin 2012. Th

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UK - A.C. Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET) Ltd., a leading one-stop provider of new and used professional equipment to the entertainment industry, showcases a selection of lighting, audio, rigging and video solutions available from its vast range of premium brands on Stand E10, Hall 1 at PLASA 2011.

Teams from all of AC-ET's specialist product divisions will be there to discuss the large, multi-million pound stockholding of over 200 leading brands available from AC-ET's High Wycombe and Leeds offices for worldwide dispatch to over 80 countries - as well as in-house filter and cable manufacturing facilities and wide range of consumables - backed up by an emergency evening and weekend delivery service.

Lighting:

The A.C. Lighting division of AC-ET will showcase the new GLP Impression Wash One and Spot One high powered LED spot and washlight moving heads. The latest mo

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USA - Our Lady of Victory National Shrine and Basilica is one of New York's popular tourist destinations. Long renowned for its impressive collection of religious artwork and breathtaking 19th century French architecture, the church receives nearly 2,000 visitors monthly who come to attend services or simply to view its magnificent structural design and awe-inspiring collection of religious sculptures and artwork.

The historical basilica is visually stunning but its vaulted ceilings and abundance of hard surfaces create acoustical challenges for audio engineers during religious services. Desiring to eliminate as much reverb as possible and increase speech intelligibility, Our Lady of Victory recently installed a Renkus-Heinz Iconyx digitally steerable line array system for enhanced sound quality.

Explains John Burckhalter, pro audio/video project manager at Ronco Specialized S

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UK - Nic Tolkien has announced the launch of Dry Hire Lighting Ltd (DHL), a new 'dry hire' rental company providing lighting equipment to the entertainment industry. The company will be launched at this year's PLASA show, stand 1-E47.

DHL has been established to supply LED technology and other lighting products to rental companies on a dry hire only basis. The company aims to support such businesses in fulfilling their rental demands and assisting them in the event of short falls.

Acknowledging a gap in the market for a hire company that could support businesses with their rental activities, Rob Merrilees, Nic Tolkien and Paul Rees, combined their experience to launch DHL.

The DHL portfolio of products currently includes a range of Philips Color Kinetics fittings including the ColorBlaze TRX RGBAW and ColorBlaze RGB battens and ColorBlast TRX RGBAW wash lights, and the Power

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UK - CLD Distribution has announced a new distribution deal with Italian connector manufacturer Valentini, which will start with their new Syntax SHD Roadline range of multi-pin connectors.

A selection of these and other connectors from the Valentini Syntax range will be highlighted on the CLD stand at PLASA 2011 on stand 1-K28.

The robust Syntax Roadline range features chic, streamlined Italian styling, combined with a rugged build quality. This premium range is suitable for all audio, video and AV road based, outside broadcast and portable applications as well as for high end studio installations.

Features include a special alloy shell, with high resistance finish; marked knurling on the whole circumference of the locking ring for optimum grip, allowing smooth and seamless coupling, with a nice audible click that confirms the locking is complete. The coupling roller pins o

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USA - Richard Stratford has been appointed as president of Penn-Elcom Inc. in the USA and will head up all the company's North American operations.

He will lead the sales and operational elements of the flightcase and loudspeaker solutions specialist's busy US businesses, including its four distribution hubs, assuming full responsibility for their day-to-day running.

Stratford started his Penn career 28 years ago in 1983 on the production line of their anodising company, quickly moving up into a management role. He relocated to New Jersey in 1988 to become the general manager of that particular venture, before being appointed vice president of sales in 2003.

Says Stratford, "It is a great honour to be appointed president of North America. The US market is one of our most competitive and constantly changing in the world, and I look forward to helping produce many positiv

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Europe - XL Video continues the worldwide supply of production video equipment and crew for Arcade Fire for the final UK and European festival leg of their tour.

This follows the massive success of their third album, The Suburbs, which topped the charts in many territories on release including the UK and US, and is shortlisted for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize.

The tour originally kicked off last year in the US, project managed for XL by Phil Mercer out of the LA office. In the UK and Europe, it is being managed by Jo Beirne.

Richie Stembridge is the visuals designer and video director. The actual stage screen design is a collaboration between him and LD Susanne Sasic, who also created the set concept.

Onstage, the main screen is constructed from 49 panels of Pixled F15, which for all the indoor shows is covered by a custom silver spandex skin which diffuses the imag

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Denmark/UK - Martin Professional's EMEA sales organisation has announced the hiring of David Martin as key account manager serving the UK market. Martin is a familiar face to many at Martin as he worked as club sales manager at Martin UK in the early 2000s.

Martin's new position as key account manager encompasses developing and managing business in the television lighting segment and maintaining direct contact with TV LD's and companies that supply the television production industry, as well as managing general accounts across the entertainment sector.

Martin brings over 22 years of lighting and audiovisual experience to the position, a span that includes the operation of his own company, Total Audio Visual Ltd, over the last 10 years in which he maintained his mastery of Martin products by selling and installing Martin lighting systems.

(Jim Evans)

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USA - PLASA has confirmed recent changes to the North American Regional Board. The first set of changes began this spring when Kacey Coffin, the North American regional board secretary, accepted a staff position as PLASA's membership manager, North America. Dinna Myers, director of sales & marketing at Musson Theatrical and dealer representative on the Board, was appointed to fill the vacant secretary position.

Dinna also serves as co-chair for the Membership Advisory Group and the Marketing & Communications Advisory Group. Scott Hoyt, vice president of Heartland Scenic Studio, was appointed to fill the open dealer representative position. Scott currently serves as co-chair of the Business Resource Group and chair of the Business Peer Group Advisory Programme.

In July, Charlie Davidson stepped down from his seat as manufacturer representative and Tom Siko, Midwest territory ma

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UK - Renkus-Heinz will show its latest products at PLASA 2011 on the POLARaudio stand (1-F2) - and visitors will have an opportunity to hear the IC Live digital beam steering system live in the Technologies for Worship Pavilion, where the system will be in use for lectures throughout the day.

Heading the list on the stand is the new IC2 - billed as the first ever high powered, medium format digitally steerable loudspeaker system. Designed for theatre and club installations and integrating digital beam steering with high power output, built in amplification and RHAON network control, it opens up a totally new product sector in pro audio, for venues looking for the ultimate in quality and control, says the company.

Each IC2 two-way 8-inch module delivers articulate musicality and powerful punch, with a versatile design that can be used as a stand-alone high-performance loudspeak

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