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UK - The Mayor of London's New Year 2012 celebrations started with a bang thanks to a spectacular pyrotechnic and light show produced by creative events experts, Jack Morton Worldwide. As in previous years, this show featured VariLite VL3500WashFX fixtures in each of the capsules on the London Eye, together with Syncrolite and Clay Paky Alpha Beam fixtures.

Technical event specialists Stage Electrics who have successfully been supplying all the lighting for this landmark event for 10 years proposed the use of Zero Wire CRMX product from Cooper Controls to lighting designer Durham Marenghi as the solution to enable wireless control of each of the 32 pods fitted to the London Eye. Zero Wire CRMX was first launched at PLASA in 2011 and features the CRMX wireless DMX technology design

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USA - Just a block away from The White House in Washington DC, The Hamilton has kick started a creative renaissance and is fast becoming the American capital's hot destination for sophisticated live music and dining - presenting local, national and international bands.

Contracted to provide the production lighting design, Paul Hoffman of Pulse Lighting LLC deployed 18 of GLP's Volkslicht Zooms to help build the atmosphere.

Hoffman first became involved in the project around two years ago to consult on the lighting and other aspects of the technology for owners, Clyde's Restaurant Group.

Having worked with the operators on previous events (and impressed them with their production work for bands such as Widespread Panic and Furthur), the LD knew what was expected.

With a 500-seat upscale restaurant at street level and 400-seat live music venue below - with its own food and b

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UK - Allen & Heath has added two new models to its ZED range of multi-purpose live sound and recording mixers. The new ZED-16FX and ZED-18 each have 10 fully-featured mono channels and 3 or 4 dual stereo channels, respectively, fulfilling the demand for increased channel counts in a compact format.

In keeping with the rest of the range, both mixers have a connection for USB send and return for recording, playback and effects. The 10 mono Mic/Line inputs feature Allen & Heath's DuoPre two stage preamp, three-band MusiQ EQ with swept mid frequency, and 100mm faders, all in a compact, rack mountable format. The stereo inputs have two-band EQ and inputs for extra sources, and there are four auxes accessible from each mono and stereo channel.

Additionally, the ZED-16FX has a built-in FX processor with TAP tempo delay settings and a 24 bit/48kHz conversion rate, with access to a com

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France - The team from d&b France will be at Siel in the Grande Halle de la Villette (29-31 January) with several new additions to the d&b catalogue. Centre stage will be the newly launched additions to the time honoured E-Series, the E4 and E5 loudspeakers that are some of the littlest loudspeakers in the company's product range.

Alongside these will be a selection of products from the xA and xS-Series, which together comprise the company's White range of integration loudspeakers. Four elements of the White range are now being offered coloured white as standard, as well as the more traditional black; these are the 4S, 5S and 8S loudspeakers as well as the 12S subwoofer - all from the xS-Series.

(Jim Evans)

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USA - Genelec is set to make a return to the NAMM show following an absence of several years. The company will be showcasing its award-winning 8000 Series alongside a selection of supporting subwoofers (7050B, 7060B).

"We're delighted to be back at NAMM," says Terho Savolainen, marketing manager at Genelec Oy. "Although we've not been at the show for a while we've been very active in the sector and are really looking forward to meeting up with both new and existing customers. The 8000 Series has been phenomenally successful for us and I know the NAMM Show audience is going to love how the range has evolved while we've been away."

The Genelec 8000 Series "represents the culmination of Genelec's 30 years of experience in loudspeaker design and development and is suitable for a wide variety of tasks including near-field monitoring, mobile vans, broadcast

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North America - As part of its ongoing effort to support the growth of the network for its Multi-cellular Loudspeaker Array system, Martin Audio has appointed Jim Jorgensen to the newly created position of MLA support specialist.

A respected audio veteran, Jorgensen has been working with Martin Audio products since 1978. His career includes work with regional sound companies such as his own Genesis Productions in Phoenix, as well as Sunbelt Scenic Studios, and Clearwing Productions in Milwaukee and Arizona.

Jorgensen has also toured with leading artists such as Missy Elliott, Stevie Wonder, Tower of Power and, most recently, Sammy Hagar and Chickenfoot.

"Having known and worked with Jim for 20 years, I am thrilled to welcome him to our team in North America," said Rob Hofkamp, director of operations for Martin Audio. "Jim's knowledge of the industry and the pe

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Hungary - When dance guru David Guetta rocked Budapest's Hungexpo in front of 8000 enthusiastic fans, the producer of anthems like Sexy Bitch, Who's That Chick and numerous others, was illuminated by a rig of Robe moving lights supplied by locally based lighting rental company, Colossal Rental.

The Robes were an integral element of the automated lighting on Guetta's worldwide touring spec, originated by lighting designer Jonathan 'Leggy' Armstrong, and were operated on the night by touring lighting director, Alex 'Junior, Cero who is based in the UK.

Colossal Rental's client was Deadcode Productions, who delivered the show's technical package, working for show promoters Burn. They all collaborated with Guetta's own production team led by production manager Al Green.

The lighting rig featured 29 Robe LEDWash 600s, 18 ColorSpot 1200E ATs and 12 ColorWash 250E ATs

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UK - IT & AV rental DB Systems has grown its operations team with the appointment of Jess Walters and Katy Stannard.

As logistic co-ordinators, their role is to make sure the right kit and crew get to events and exhibitions allowing DB to deliver the projects it has been hired for.

Mark Danvers, DB's operations director, said, "In 2011, we provided an IT & AV service for nearly 2,500 clients, at 248 exhibitions worldwide. Part of our ability to deliver an IT & AV service on a global scale is down to how we co-ordinate our service.

"Jess and Katy will help make sure that we get the right people and equipment to the right place at the right time. This will include the likes of booking the appropriate crew for the technical requirements of the contract, as well as arranging the necessary transportation of equipment and personnel."

(Jim Evans)

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UK - The Jungle Group, one of the UK's leading post production facilities, has announced its investment in two Flame systems and 12 Fairlight mixing consoles, as part of a studio refurbishment programme across its three sites in Soho. Thanks to swift competitive finance from Azule Finance, The Jungle Group has upgraded its facilities with the latest technology, through a six- figure part finance deal, enabling the company to build on its already impressive status in the UK post-production industry.

Established in 1994, The Jungle Group has built up a client base of some of the world's biggest brands, advertising agencies and broadcasters. In order to maintain its position as a leading post production facility and present some of the finest facilities Soho has to offer, The Jungle Group enlisted the help of Azule Finance to allow it to quickly enhance its offering.

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USA - BlackBox manufacturer JoeCo heads to NAMM with a preview of a new BlackBox App for remotely controlling and monitoring its range of BlackBox recorders and players.

Designed for use on the iPad, the BlackBox App will provide full high resolution metering on all channels and a range of transport controls for remote operation. It will also enable the BlackBox menu and set-up options to be remotely controlled.

JoeCo's Joe Bull comments, "We want to offer users a remote monitoring and control interface that allows them maximum flexibility with the positioning of the BlackBox hardware at a venue, or on location, and that also enables the BlackBox to be operated without moving from the FOH console.

" Providing high resolution metering, especially for 64-channel versions of the BlackBox Recorder, is of great benefit to engineers who need to monitor critical levels du

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USA - It was George Barber's lifelong passion for racing that led him to become a driver with the Sports Car Club of America in the 1960s.

After his father's death in 1972, the Birmingham native put his racing career on the back burner to take over the family dairy business. But by the late 1980s Barber's obsession with collecting and restoring vintage cars and motorcycles eventually resulted in one of the most impressive collections in the world, and in 1995 he opened the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum.

In 2003 Barber sold his dairy business and invested more than $50m to build the Barber Motorsports Park. The sprawling 740 acre park, just east of Birmingham, is home to the museum as well as a 16-turn, 2.38-mile racetrack that has hosted both motorcycle and car racing events ranging from Grand-Am and NASCAR to AMA Superbike and Mustang Club of America.

"The state of

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UK - Justin Bieber featured in a Christmas Day special for ITV called This Is Justin Bieber. The special was filmed before a live audience at ITV's London Studios.

Lighting director Oli Richards designed the lighting for the show with support from London-based suppliers Richard Martin Lighting (RML).

Richards' spectacular lighting rig comprised of well over 100 moving lights, with Clay Paky Alpha Beam 700s and Sharpys chosen to help transform the studio into a live concert environment.

(Jim Evans)

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UK - The Holy Trinity was Tunbridge Wells' first parish church. After its final religious service in 1972 its Grade 1 listed status ensured safety from demolition, and by 1975 a public petition had secured permission from the Church Commissioners to produce a plan for community or public use.

An appeal committee raised £50,000 and five years later it reopened as The Trinity Theatre arts centre complete with a raked-seating auditorium. Growing popularity soon saw an art gallery, licensed bar and computerised box office added.

Its latest upgrade sees the venerable space take on the very modern mantle of digital cinema, although a cursory gaze at the vaulted balconies, plush stage tabs and comfy seats reveals little. Only on closer inspection does it turn out to be the UK's first digital cinema to employ the K-Array system, its mid/high hangs barely visible against the tabs

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UK - Green Hippo have announced the start of what the Wood Green based company is hoping will prove to be a successful and on-going internship programme throughout 2012 and beyond.

As of September 2011, following a successful PLASA 2011 tradeshow, Green Hippo embarked on its internship programme by welcoming Suzy Casserley into the technical support team. Studying a BA Hons Degree in Lighting Programming at Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance, Casserley is involved in demo kit testing, technical support and the HippoSchool training sessions.

"My time at Green Hippo has been an amazing opportunity for me. I feel that I have gained a lot of practical knowledge and experience that I couldn't acquire solely in an educational environment." she reports. "I have also had the chance to network extensively and I have made some valuable industry contacts which

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UK - Entertainment lighting specialist White Light has confirmed its appointment as an Authorised Philips Vari*Lite Service Centre. The appointment was confirmed on 7 December and became effective immediately.

As an Authorised Service Centre, White Light now offers service and support of all Vari*Lite automated lighting fixtures, from the long-established yet still popular VL500 andVL3000 families to the VLX range of LED fixtures. The company's technicians can now carry out routine maintenance and servicing or repair work, including warranty repairs, for other Vari*Lite owners across the UK and Europe. White Light's staff has already completed extensive training, and the company has $100,000 of spare parts on-hand allowing most repairs to be carried out immediately.

"We are delighted by this appointment," comments Dave Isherwood, White Light's technical director. &qu

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The Netherlands - Following the success of similar events in recent years, key manufacturers including Lab.gruppen , Peavey Commercial Audio, Bosch Communications Systems, Yamaha Commercial Audio, Audinate and ASL, will be hosting an all day event on Tuesday 31 January at the Holiday Inn Amsterdam.

The 2012 AV Networking Congress, brings together some leading industry AV design consultants, and pro-audio manufacturers sharing their expertise in the rapid convergence from analogue to digital media networks.

Technologies for digital audio networking first appeared nearly two decades ago, but only recently have we began to witness a seismic shift away from traditional analogue networking and towards digital networking. A key driver for this is the rapid convergence of AV and IT, underpinned by the adoption of high performance AV networking technologies, such as Dante, based on th

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Brit Awards Nominations - Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran is leading the field at this year's Brit Awards, with four nominations, followed by Jessie J who is up for three awards - best female, breakthrough act and best single for her hit Price Tag.

Organisers have also announced that Adele will perform live at this year's ceremony next month. It is her first confirmed live performance since recovering from throat surgery. The singer is also nominated in three categories - best female, best single and best album for 21.

The trophies - including a lifetime achievement prize for Britpop band Blur - will be handed out at the O2 Arena on 21 February.

Yellowbrick Road Block - A performance of The Wizard of Oz at the London Palladium had to be called to a halt last week after the production suffered technical problems. Star Michael Crawford apologised when the mus

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UK - XL Video are supplying video production - including a projection system, LED screen, cameras and PPU - to Coldplay's Mylo Xyloto (MX) world tour, continuing its long working relationship with the band that started in 2005.

Live video director is Andy Bramley and the content / media servers are designed and programmed by Ben Miles. Together they work closely with the production and lighting designer Paul Normandale, who designed the screen layout, and Phil Harvey, Coldplay's creative director. Misty Buckley styled the vibrant graffiti tagged set decoration which adds another layer to the visual tone.

Played to a 360 degree audience where possible, with audience seated behind the stage which is still in the end-on position, video is an intricate blend of raw and soft / colourful and monochrome elements in a lively, edgy interactive environment.

Both Bramley and Mil

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UK - The Rococo Gardens in the heart of the English Cotswolds are a significant tourist attraction, with stunning Rococo architectural features and large scale avenues of trees all crying out to be lit during the dark winter months. Due to planning regulations and preservation of the original theme, installed electrical power is barred, thus preventing any night illumination and meaning early closure especially during winter months.

Core Lighting, with its headquarters nearby in the Cotswolds, was contracted to supply their battery-powered and Wireless-DMX (WDMX) controlled architectural lighting systems. For an evening Core added a splash of colour into the canopies of the trees and the houses. The avenues of trees and Exedra with its water feature were brought alive. The whole scheme was lifted through the mist and drizzle of the evening; also thanks to the waterproof capabili

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USA - Robe Lighting, Inc. will showcase several new products from its Robin series of products on Booth 201 at the upcoming PLASA Focus event at the Renaissance, Austin in Texas, 22-23 February 2012.

The Robin series of products is in tune with the company's ongoing 'Think of the Future - Consider Nature' commitment to producing genuinely more sustainable and greener technology.

Highlighted will be the Robin 1200, 600 and 300 LEDWashes and the all new Robin MMX Spot.

(Jim Evans)

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USA - The new DLT15A 500W active speaker system from American Audio is designed for DJs, bands and nightclubs. A two-way powered speaker it is equipped with a built-in lightweight Class D high-power amplifier.

Featuring a 15-inch woofer, 1.3 inch driver and rotatable horn with 90* x 40* dispersion, the DLT15A delivers "great output, high dynamic range and distortion-free sound quality".

The speaker comes enclosed in an attractive, upscale-looking rugged - yet lightweight - plywood cabinet.

"With the DLT15A, we have brought together a lot of features that today's customers are asking for in a speaker system," said Tom Freret, national sales manager for American Audio. "For many DJs, bands and mobile performers, an active speaker system just makes sense, because they don't have to haul around separate amplifiers, crossovers and so forth. The DLT15A off

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