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Slovenia - Musician and media personality Anja Bukovec has been using a DPA 4099V instrument clip mic for her live appearances. The microphone was provided by Sonus, DPA's distributor in Slovenia.

"After trying several different pickups and microphones over the years, I can only say that I'm more than happy with my new DPA 4099," says Bukovec. "It captures the natural sound of my instrument, and has proven to be a reliable choice for indoor and outdoor concerts. I use it for my solo performances and also when I'm playing in a band. The 4099 has instantly become a mandatory piece of my equipment."

Adds Borut ?elik, Sonus sales manager, "The 4099 accurately captures the sound of Anja's instrument and provides enough gain before feedback on the most difficu

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UK - Robert Juliat's launch of the Aledin 330LF LED Wash was hailed a great success at PLASA 2011.

Designed as a complement to the award-winning Aledin 630 Profile, the industry's first LED profile which the company launched at PLASA last year, the Aledin Wash is based around the same 85W LED light source. Aledin Wash benefits from the optical and mechanical excellence of all Robert Juliat luminaires with excellent light output and durable construction.

Available in a choice of two colour temperatures (3500K and 5800K) Aledin Wash is suitable for a whole spectrum of uses, in appearance and performance blending perfectly into existing rigs across studio, theatre, architectural and event markets. Its flicker-free, dimmable ballast and variable beam angles compound this as a perfect unit for television studios where it is already proving a great hit.

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UK - Coemar's stand at PLASA 2011 was visited by many professional users, keen to Reflection LEDko which offers the possibility to create personalised gobos rapidly and economically using just a transparent sheet and a standard printer.

The Coemar LED profiler can use interchangeable optics Profile and Soft Profile with PC or Fresnel lens and generating a homogeneous beam of light without the multi-coloured shadows typical of traditional LED technology, thanks to the patented and award winning Reflection technology, says the company.

Three models are available (FullSpectrum, White 3200 K and VariWhite 3000/7000 K), with three types of optics (Profile Zoom 28/40° HD, Soft Profile PC and Fresnel). They are particularly suitable for television use as well as for the uniform beam quality. Because of its versatility Reflection LEDko is also suitable for the lighting of museums,

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UK - Entertainment lighting specialist White Light welcomed friends old and new to its 'show within a show' at PLASA this year - introducing them to new products, and supplying birthday cupcakes (and celebratory drinks!) as the company celebrated its 40th anniversary.

The White Light Zone, in the heart of Earls Court 2, featured not just White Light itself, but also the many companies whose products White Light distributes: ArKaos, Coemar, Galaxia, i-Pix, JB Lighting, Look Solutions, LSC, Prism Projection, Rainbow Colour Changers, Robert Juliat, the RSC Lightlock and Wireless Solution, plus new White Light Family members CITC, Core Lighting, EVOled, Interactive Technologies, Leader Light and SeaChanger.

The White Light Zone featured a number of new products, including the new A30 media server and Kling-Net LED network control system from ArKaos, the Reflection LEDko LED profil

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UK - For the second year running, figures released by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) reveal that the number of injuries involving the use of ladders and stepladders has fallen from 2132 in 2007/08 to 2011 in 2008/09 and 1817 in 2009/10. This despite an average overall increase of 51 per cent in the total number of falls from height reported to HSE over the same period.

The figure of 1817 compares with 2631 ladder-related injuries reported to HSE in 2001/02, a drop of 31 per cent.

According to the Ladder Association, no one single initiative is responsible, but rather a combination of initiatives driven by the association itself and in collaboration with other agencies, in particular HSE and the Access Industry Forum (AIF), of which it is a founder member.

"Whatever the sceptics may say, it cannot be denied that these welcome statistics coincide with a significant i

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Switzerland - Genelec 4000 Series active loudspeakers feature in a recent refurbishment project at the University of Zurich. Eleven new classrooms have been created at a University campus site in the city, with Genelec's installation-friendly speakers providing the sound element to complement the new audio visual equipment installation.

The University of Zurich, is the largest university in Switzerland, with over 25,000 students attending a diverse range of courses. The campus is spread across many buildings located across the city. The new teaching facility is part of the Film Studies Faculty and in acquiring the space the University took the opportunity to create a 21st Century teaching environment complete with a top quality audio visual installation. The Genelec speakers were supplied by Dr.W.A.Günther Audio Systems AG in Erlenbach.

"We supply a lot of Genelec speake

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USA - The highly anticipated American version of X Factor premiered live on the Fox network in the US and Canada on 21 September with lighting designer Tom Kenny lighting the show using a rig of 40 Martin Professional MAC 2000 Wash XB moving heads along with Martin LC Series LED panels.

Kenny used the powerful XB fixtures' full 63,000 lumens of brightness from a 50ft trim height to light the large stage and audience at venues across America, including Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Miami, Dallas and Seattle, before moving to Pasadena for two weeks of 'bootcamp' in which contestants selected at auditions refined their performances. The LC Series LED panels were used as side screens on the live show and as back projection in the bootcamp.

(Jim Evans)

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USA - The 70-year-old, 10,000-seat Abbott Memorial Stadium in Alabama is an historic treasure to Tuskegee University and its alumni. The university, in alignment with ongoing stadium preservation, recently added a Technomad Turnkey PA system with six Technomad Berlin weatherproof loudspeakers. The system plays out intelligible voice and high-quality music across four zones and long distances for football games, graduations and other stadium events.

Wortz Consulting, an Alabama-based IT consulting company with expertise in audio/video, network infrastructure and lighting, designed and integrated the sound system. Chris Wortz, president, balanced the sound detail inside and outside the stadium. The Technomad system substantially improves sound to the field, bleachers, press box, common outdoor spaces and a lawn section with picnic areas.

"The sound needed to extend beyond t

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India - India's Kingdom of Dreams is a first-of-its-kind entertainment destination near Delhi that presents Indian culture and experiences to tourists in the form of Indian-based performing arts, art, crafts, and cuisine.

Spread across a large six-acre site at the apex of the golden triangle of Jaipur, Agra and Delhi, Kingdom of Dreams boasts venues of international standard, namely the Nautanki Mahal and Showshaa theatres, and a cultural and cuisine area known as Culture Gully.

Nautanki Mahal is an 848-seat auditorium with an ornate facade designed like a palace that serves as the park's main entertainment space. Consulting lighting designer for the theatre is well-respected German LD Jerry Appelt, who also designed the lighting for the theatre's debut show, Zangoora - the Gypsy Prince, an extravagant cinematic and theatrical musical billed as "the biggest Bollywo

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UK - Lumonic chose PLASA 2011 to launch its new 'ilumo' range of LED lighting products. "Our confidence in our new products was reinforced at the show," says director Mike Edwards.

"Our design philosophy is to develop products that are technically superlative in functionality and that also combine the desired physical and handling characteristics with aesthetic appeal."

The management team leading Lumonic includes Dr James A Powell whose reputation in LED Applied Technology is recognised throughout the industry. "James's technology created some of the most innovative lighting products to hit the LED Entertainment market in recent years," says Edwards. "It was his electronics, software and LED technology that was behind both the iconic '1044' and Par 90 products." More recently, Powell's electronics technology has been behind the LED ligh

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UK - As part of a recent £600k equipment investment, Blitz Communications has added two DiGiCo SD8 digital mixing consoles to its audio inventory.

With a need for consoles that could work across both sides of the company's business, Blitz Head of Sound, Chris Jordan, explains why they decided to invest in the SD8s. "We'd made the decision to purchase some new consoles and we wanted to invest in a clear market leader, a favourite with engineers and what we believe to be the best product around," he says. "It is clear that the DiGiCo SD7T has become the desk of choice with the vast majority of theatre sound designers. A number of designers we work with have given DiGiCo a strong endorsement and that reinforces what we hear ourselves, which is that they sound very good.

"After an extensive evaluation process, we decided the SD8 is the most appropriate de

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World - The Estée Lauder Companies and Philips have launched a global partnership as part of The Estée Lauder Companies' Breast Cancer Awareness (BCA) Campaign.

Prominent landmarks will be illuminated using Philips' innovative and environmentally-friendly LED technology to raise awareness about the importance of breast health and early detection to millions worldwide. These landmarks, along with numerous others that will be lit pink worldwide, join together as part of The Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign's Global Landmark Illuminations Initiative and stand as symbols of hope and empowerment, encouraging all to "Connect. Communicate. Conquer. For a Future Free of Breast Cancer".

The 2011 BCA Campaign's Global Landmark Illuminations Initiative marks a dozen years of casting a bright light on a disease that, if localised and detected early, is 90% curable.

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UK / Italy - Clay Paky has reported positive feedback following the launch of several new products at the recent PLASA show in London.

On view for the first time was the GlowUp, a portable, battery-powered uplight that solves the logistical headache of running cables at events - reducing set-up time and saving money. The wireless colour changer is intended for temporary architectural applications where access to power is limited or where cables represent a safety issue - in public access areas, exhibitions, conferences, weddings, trade shows and shopping centres.

Joining the ranks of the Alpha range for the first time was the Alpha Spot QWO 800, a compact 800W spotlight packed with artistic features for the most discerning of designers: an animation wheel for creating life-like projections; a self-focusing zoom with 7° to 55° range; and the new Dyna-Cue Creator, capabl

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South Africa - Toyota South Africa celebrated its 50th anniversary with a gala dinner event staged in the Gallagher Convention Centre, Midrand, Johannesburg. The centrepiece of the evening for 700 invited guests - including Toyota management, staff and associates, VIPs, politicians and dignitaries - was an up-tempo live entertainment spectacle with a cast of over 140.

Robe moving lights played their part in the slickly choreographed musical chronology that accompanied a presentation of Toyota SA's achievements since 1961, when the late Dr Albert Wessels imported the first Toyopet Stout pick-up trucks (popularly known as 'bakkies' in SA) into the country.

The show's creative director and designer was Laurence Sale from Inhouse Productions, who asked Johannesburg based corporate lighting specialists DNG to provide the full technical production - lighting, sound, video and stagin

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UK / Saudi Arabia - Baldwin Boxall reports that it will be exhibiting at the first ever IFSEC Arabia in Riyadh where the company will be launching a new product range - CARE2, an emergency voice communication system.

In addition to the new product range, Baldwin Boxall will be demonstrating a VIGIL2 voice alarm rack and the CallCare range of products.

(Jim Evans)

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USA - The Big House, the largest stadium in America, now houses two of the most impressive LED video screens in the world - twin Lighthouse Impact 16 LED video boards, located at opposite ends of Michigan Stadium at the University of Michigan.

Approaching the stadium from the north or south, fans, opponents and Wolverines - the University's home teams - are greeted with the impressive housing of the LED video screens - a giant maize coloured 'M' on a blue background - striking each group with different impressions: Wolverine football players and fans are coming home; opponents are entering one of the most intimidating football stadiums in the world.

Inside the stadium, Michigan fans are treated to a professionally-produced pre-game programme, featuring player interviews, game highlights, entertainment segments, and a one-on-one interview with head coach Brady Hoke, who breaks

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UK - A.C Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET)'s Audio division has supplied a new Sennheiser radio microphone system to St Albans based Insync Productions, a busy AV supplier and providers of technical production, design and rental services, specialising in corporate and live events.

The time came for Insync to upgrade their existing radio mic system, and with the digital switchover on the horizon next year, they were keen to ensure that their investment was fully Channel 38 compliant.

Sennheiser is one of a number of premium audio brands for which AC-ET is a distributor. The purchase was co-ordinated by Glen Thompson from the company's High Wycombe office with Insync's MD, Scott Tompkins and head of sound, Ali McGrattan.

"Sennheiser is an excellent choice for any spoken word and presentation scenarios, and also provides extremely clear vocals for bands and live performer

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Greece - Thirty years after Pink Floyd first performed the Roger Waters written spectacular The Wall, Roger Waters has been touring a new version of the show, complete with extravagant 3D animations, pyrotechnics and inflatables.

While the original production cost around £1 million to stage and was so big that it could only take in three cities, its 21st century counterpart has reputedly cost £37m and has been performed a total of 120 times at venues all around North America and Europe.

This spectacular tour culminated in Athens in July, where Waters performed three shows at the 2004 Olympic Stadium. These were captured for posterity by a crew of nearly 100 people just to tackle the filming, making this the biggest European concert film project for nearly 30 years. The video for The Wall Live In Athens was shot on mainly 4K high-definition cameras but

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Russia - DJ Moby released his latest album Destroyed in May then promptly hit the road on a world tour in support of it. His 7 June show at the Yubileyny Sports Palace in St. Petersburg was one of the highlights of the tour with lighting designer Stuart Farrell opening up a new realm of lighting impression with the help of Martin fixtures.

The biggest rental company in the area, Euroshow, supplied the lighting and sound equipment for the event. "Moby's performance was one of the best I've seen in years," commented Alexander Blednykh, owner of Euroshow. "We've worked with the singer before but his latest show left a lasting impression. Today's audience doesn't want to be confronted with deep issues; they come to a concert to raise their spirits, and Moby understands this. But the greatest thing is that he gave a splendid light show, a show that I will never

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USA - Aviom has announced that the AllFrame Multi-Modular I/O System is now shipping. With a design based on comprehensive research, including customer input, the new AllFrame Multi-Modular I/O System is suitable for multiple applications, bringing the flexibility of the company's powerful Pro64 audio network to the wall box, stage box or floor pocket, says the company.

"We couldn't be more pleased to announce the availability of the AllFrame for purchase," says Carl Bader, president and CEO, Aviom. "Having just celebrated our 10th year in the industry, we look forward to continuing to offer streamlined solutions for our customers and that includes the AllFrame. The system was designed with customer research in mind to help make digital more affordable and flexible, keeping analogue cabling to a minimum and reducing system complexity and labour costs."

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USA - The new Kauffman Centre for the Performing Arts, which opened 16 September in Kansas City, Missouri, has taken delivery of six Robert Juliat Victor 1800W MSR followspots provided by Clair Brothers Systems.

A new venue for music, opera, theater and dance, The Kauffman Centre will be the home of the Kansas City Ballet, Kansas City Symphony and Lyric Opera of Kansas City. Its 1,800-seat Muriel Kauffman Theatre and 1,600-seat Helzberg Hall are housed in a dramatic shell, designed by famed architect Moshe Safdie, and sheathed in glass and stainless steel. The Muriel Kauffman Theatre will host dance and theatrical performances; Helzberg Hall will be the principal locale for music, from chamber groups and jazz and pop performers to full orchestras.

Placido Domingo, Itzhak Perlman and Diana Krall inaugurated the Kauffman Centre with two days of glittering grand-opening events an

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