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Germany - Following a series of demonstrations and trial events over the latter part of 2011, FeedBack Show Systems & Service GmbH has become the first to purchase a Turbosound Flashline large scale line array sound system.

CEO Bernd Schmitz comments, "I was attracted to the brand in the first instance by Flex Array's acoustical performance - Especially the natural and clear midrange, which was and still is outstanding. After a shoot-out we ordered our first Turbosound Flex Array system because of its outstanding natural sound.

"The following tour was a complete success, and from then until now we did a lot of shows from musicals to rock 'n' roll with a continually growing Turbosound inventory. We do around 800 shows a year - nearly every one of them with Turbosound pr

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UK - Rental company, Visual Elements has upgraded 100 Chroma-Q Color Bloc DB4 LED fixtures in its inventory to the new Color Block Plus Replacement Engine.

The new engine utilises the latest generation of LED and optics, resulting in over two and a half times the light output - an impressive 750 lumens - of the original Color Block DB4 (290 lumens) with the internal switch set to full power.

Visual Elements is headed by Mike Townsend and is a busy provider of design and equipment rental services to corporate and live events. They have over 300 Color Block DB4s in their inventory, the first of which were purchased five years ago when the product was first launched, and they are still going strong today.

Townsend explains how the replacement engines have made a huge difference. "There is no comparison - it has completely transformed the fixture, giving them a new lease of

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USA - Gateway Church is a Christian megachurch in Southlake, Texas, that opened a new campus in November of 2010 with a main auditorium that seats 4000. Gateway's lighting director Kyle Russelburg had three factors in mind when looking for a lighting system for the new facility: shooting for TV/web broadcast in HD, lighting for unique services, and hosting conferences throughout the year.

"We needed a lighting system that was going to hold up to the work load as well as a system that was flexible and would give us the ability to give us multiple design options," he explains. "Once I had the overall design down, we turned to Acoustic Dimensions to carry out the majority of the infrastructure and backbone."

Russelburg found what he was looking for in a large Martin Professional lighting system made up of 12 MAC III Profile, 16 MAC III Performance, six MAC 200

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It's a bird! It's a plane! It's - 40 thousand LED pixels on a ceiling!!! Indochine's whirlwind tour transports fans to another level of the live experience - immersing them from floor to ceiling with PixMob's X4 wristbands, and an LED ceiling made entirely of its NOVA Minis! With the vision of Indochine's creative team, PixMob used its LED fan-technology to turn attendees and venues into an ocean of effects, and a starry sky of LED magic. Très très cool!

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The Netherlands - At ISE 2012, Tannoy unveiled its of its new VLS Series passive column array loudspeaker system incorporating FAST (Focussed Asymmetrical Shaping Technology).

Comprising three models, VLS Series is aimed at the 'architectural audio' market - where maximum intelligibility and minimum aesthetic impact are the driving concerns. Building upon the proven commercial success of its flagship QFlex self-powered steerable array system, VLS Series offers AV contractors and consultants an alternative solution in the shape of a passive device offering balance of performance and cost, when active beam-steering may neither be required nor affordable, says the company.

Three models are available - VLS 7 (7 × 3.5° LF) designed for speech-only applications, VLS 15 (7 × 3.5° LF with 8 × 1° HF) and VLS 30 (14 × 3.5° LF and 16 × 1° HF), both of which are d

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The Netherlands / UK - Digital Projection International (DPI) announced at ISE 2012 an expansion of their E-Vision series--the newest platform in DPI's high-brightness, high-value projection line.

DPI's new E-Vision WUXGA-8000 introduces advanced display features such as integrated image Warp & Blend and Lens Memory to the E-Vision series. The new models also deliver higher brightness capabilities, as well as higher resolution, says the company.

The new E-Vision WUXGA-8000 delivers an affordable commercial projector solution with advanced capabilities typically reserved for more precision-oriented displays. Producing up to 8,000 lumens while weighing in at under 53 lbs., the dual-lamp E-Vision WUXGA-8000 employs the latest in Texas Instruments' 1920 x 1200 dark metal DLP technology. It is designed for use in lecture halls, conference venues, Houses of Worship, corporate audito

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USA - With its expanding business into broadcast video and lighting, Elation Professional has appointed industry veteran Mark Haney as senior market manager of broadcast video and lighting. This new position focuses on the overall sales of Elation's LED video product, support and client relations.

Haney will have direct contact with Elation designers, dealers and installers, overseeing projects for the company's products in this market. Additionally, he will collect all market feedback for further developing Elation's growing broadcast video and lighting business, specifically with the company's LED video screens and expanded video and lighting product catalogue, as well as in the live touring and production segment.

Prior to coming to Elation, Haney was a sales director for Screenworks/NEP, a large video production company headquartered in California. He has served as a stage

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UAE - Nicolas Kyvernitis Electronics Enterprises have recently been appointed as distributors for Rational Acoustics in the Middle East. This includes the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Lebanon.

"Our partnership with Rational Acoustics serves two purposes. First, we are a professional audio distribution company and many of our clients either use or need the Smaart software to accurately calibrate their PA systems," commented Chicco Hiranandani, business development manager at NMK. "Second, we place a very high emphasis on training and Rational Acoustics have a strong reputation in the market for their Smaart training classes. We are excited with the opportunities that this new partnership will bring to the industry."

"We are very honoured and excited to have NMK Electronics representing Rational

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Ireland - Following the successful introduction of Pandoras Box V5 at PLASA 2011, Avtek Solutions of Dublin is the first Irish company to invest in this new coolux solution.

Avtek's director, Graham Lowen reports, "Pandoras Box stands out as a unit that approaches the marketplace from a video as opposed to lighting perspective. Coolux is an innovative company in the vanguard of creative product development, setting trends instead of following them. We feel that having the latest version of Pandoras Box will give us the edge in our ever more competitive market."

Avtek received their new Pandoras Box V5 Quad Server late in 2011, along with an AirScan interactive motion-sensor, and have already enjoyed high demand for the system, most recently for Georgian Day in Armagh, Northern Ireland. Celebrating the official beginning of the city's festive season, Avtek created and

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USA - Brigham Young University-Idaho has a new facility, christened the BYU-Idaho Centre. The 435,000sq.ft building contains a 15,000-seat auditorium and a multi-purpose area large enough for 10 full basketball courts. In addition to recreational activities, the gym will serve as a place for large social gatherings. The auditorium will be used for large-scale performing arts productions, a weekly Tuesday devotional meeting, as well as other academic and entertainment endeavours for students, faculty and the community.

The process to outfit the venue with a complete audio/visual system took roughly three years from conception to completion, spearheaded by senior project engineer Andrew Prager of New Jersey's Diversified Systems with the aid of BYU-Idaho's audio engineer David Mann. Diversified's commitment encompassed the project's design and implementation, installation, and fin

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UAE / Oman - Melody House, distributors of Radial Engineering in the GCC have recently supplied a number of Radial direct injection (DI) units that include the popular J48. Talentz have continued to invest in their rental inventory, as Oman has now become a permanent stop for many artists visiting the Middle East region. The company has also broadened their service coverage where they have recently provided their services for the A.R. Rahman concert in Dubai.

"Radial DI boxes are an industry standard in the touring market, with a lot of international acts visiting the Middle East it is crucial for companies like Talentz to have them in their inventory," commented Dino Drimakis, business development manager at Melody House. "We expect to see the family of Radial users to grow in 2012."

(Jim Evans)

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Germany - For 20 years production designer Manfred Voss has been with the popular German TV game show, Wetten, dass..? (which translates as Wanna bet that...?).

The Road Hog Full Boar is in control of up to 16 Showpix pixilation luminaires and 12 Showgun 2.5automated luminaires for its broadcasts on ZDF TV throughout Europe. For Wetten, dass...?, Winkler AG in Switzerland is supplying the Road Hog Full Boars, DP8000s and Road Hog Wings, while Arcus Lighting in Germany is supplying the Showgunss and Showpix.

The show travels to different European cities setting up in a variety of venues from open air theatres to outdoor theme parks for live broadcasts. Celebrity guests, including musical groups, participate in the action, placing their bets on contestants who compete in crazy tasks such as: climbing a tower using toilet paper; flipping coins with a forklift

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UK - Leading UK installers were recently treated to a JBL dance club solutions demonstration at Ministry of Sound, London.

Hosted by JBL UK distributor Sound Technology, the listening session showcased the new flagship Marquis Series dance stack - an unapologetic return to an old-school ground stack system.

Attendees were also able to hear the JBL AE Compact series of premium small format speakers for ancillary club areas, and the sub-compact VerTec line array ideal for clubs hosting live music events as part of a multi-use set-up.

"This was an opportunity to showcase our premium JBL solutions for club sound" commented Ian Cullen, marketing director, Sound Technology. "We were delighted with the event and think people were impressed with what they heard."

(Jim Evans)

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USA - Elation Professional Lighting, has entered into a licensing agreement with Litepanels, Inc. covering the use of the latter company's patented LED technology for broadcast, photographic and motion picture lighting production.

Under the terms of the agreement, Elation has been granted the rights to use Litepanels' patented LED technology for the primary illumination of subjects for image capturing in film and video. The patented Litepanel technology will be used in Elation lighting fixtures intended for television, film and video production applications such as the TVL2000.

Under the terms of its agreement with Litepanels, Inc., Elation will be able to use the patented technology in the products it sells in all of its markets. Elation maintains a policy of respecting the valid and enforceable intellectual property rights of others.

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UK - XL Video supplied a camera and PPU system, media server control, projection and scenic Barco MiStrip LED elements to the UK leg of Kasabian's recent successful Velociraptor! world tour.

Video director Paul 'Eggy' Eggerton worked closely with engineer Wolfgang 'Wolfie' Schram to produce an original IMAG look for the band, which was rear projected onto two 20 x 11ft side screens, each fed by a single Barco HD20 FLM machine.

The set design was acollaboration between lighting designer Nick Gray and the band's creative director Aitor Throp. It included a striking 20m wide by 10m high structural arch which was raked forward, and rigged with 134 x 1.5m lengths of Barco MiStrip LED.

Eggerton enjoyed his third tour with the band. He used five Sony DXCD 50 cameras with TX7 backs - two at FOH with long lenses, two in the pit and one hand-held onstage - all busy between them

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Qatar - Over 100 fixtures from PR Lighting were deployed recently at the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) Park Inauguration in Doha. Situated alongside one of the most iconic buildings in the Qatari capital, the park offers panoramic views of the city.

The official opening was marked with a ceremony and concert in the presence of HH the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and included the launch of the world-class sculpture '7', by international artist Richard Serra. This 24m high creation is the first work of art produced by Serra to be displayed in the Arab region.

The ceremony was also attended by a number of Their Excellencies sheikhs, ministers and heads of diplomatic missions accredited to Qatar.

A temporary concert shell housed musicians from the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra who performed Hughes de Courson's The Magic Lutes and prior to that a dramatic

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UK - Ambersphere Solutions, the UK supplier of Clay Paky and MA Lighting products across the UK entertainment market, has welcomed Kent-based company Automated to the growing list of Ambersphere customers.

Headed up by James Ashdown, Automated had never previously purchased Clay Paky products but has recognised that his recent purchase of Sharpys are important additions to his rental stock. "I decided to invest in the Clay Paky Sharpy as it is an increasingly popular and useful tool for my TV designer clients. They like the looks it creates from such a small footprint. We realised we needed to have these fixtures readily available for them, and the team at Ambersphere have made the whole process really easy. I know they will look after me with any product support I need for a long time to come. All in all it has made these products a sound investment for me and for my custo

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Italy / Denmark - RCF Group has announced the sale of SGM, its lighting division, to a consortium headed by Danish entrepreneur Peter Johansen, with effect from 1 February 2012.

The new company, SGM A/S, which replaces the former SGM Technology for Lighting spa, will be headquartered in Aabyhøj, near Aarhus, Denmark, and will concentrate exclusively on developing LED solutions, while continuing to support SGM's current catalogue of discharge lighting.

For Peter Johansen, the man who originally founded Martin Professional, and who joined SGM in late 2010 as R&D director, the buyout provides the opportunity to spearhead his own company again, dedicated to LED development in the entertainment and architectural segments.

For RCF Group, by divesting themselves of the lighting interest they purchased in April 2009, the company can focus on its core audio brand, and build on

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UK - The free programme of demonstrations, seminars and tutorials at PLASA's Leeds event is even bigger and better this year as visitor registration doubles in size.

PLASA Focus: Leeds 2012 looks forward to welcoming a record number of visitors to the fourth annual PLASA Focus event at the Royal Armouries in Leeds, on Tuesday 17 and Wednesday 18 April - as PLASA Events confirm that visitor registration to date is already up 100% on 2011. Building on the success of the two-day educational programme from previous years, PLASA Events is delighted to announce the launch of the new PLASA Focus Professional Development Programme: a series of free seminars and demonstrations delivered by some of the industry's leading experts.

Events manager Sophie Atkinson confirmed, "As promised, we are bringing a broad choice of sessions to Leeds, including a look at some exciting regional pr

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Live News - Madonna has announced the dates for her latest world tour, which will start in Israel in May. The 53-year-old will play two dates in the UK, while the tour will also visit South America and Australia, where she has not performed in 20 years. The announcement comes days after the singer performed during half time at the US Super Bowl. A record 111.3m people tuned in for the game. Madonna's 12 minute performance received mixed reviews.

According to Nielsen, the company that tracks TV viewing figures, the football game was the most watched show in US history. However, TV network NBC and the National Football League (NFL) apologised on behalf of rapper M.I.A, who appeared as a featured artist during Madonna's set. The British hip hop musician raised her middle finger whilst facing the camera during the performance. The picture was temporarily scrambled, but it came too l

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France - LumenRadio's CRMX wireless lighting controls played a key role in a new 'green' lighting installation at the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle located in the historic part of central Paris.

The monumental Grande Galerie de l'Evolution, opened in 1889, is the centrepiece of the many buildings and sites making up the expansive French national museum of natural history. Its spacious central hall features a magnificent glass canopy above an equally impressive interior. The building houses an extensive collection of artefacts dating all the way back to Louis XIII who became King of France in 1610.

Pierre de Cazenove, head of operations and planning for exhibits at the museum, and his staff have developed a new energy saving lighting concept in collaboration with LumenRadio's French distributor AVAB Transtechnik.

An ETC Unison Mosaic controller was selected for

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Norway - Mojo Barriers has appointed Norwegian security firm Vaktvesenet AS, making them an official distributor of its stage barriers.

The appointment of Vaktvesenet AS as an international partner gives live event and venue clients across Norway access to Mojo's products and expertise.

Frank Klaveness, operations manager Vaktvesenet said, "The partnership officially began on 1 January this year and was the result of strong demand from the local Norwegian market. We are very pleased to be working with Mojo Barriers, and bringing their products and experience to events in the region.

"Mojo is already well known in Norway as the leading stage barrier and crowd control company and many acts tour with their own systems, which we will now be able to supplement with additional barriers.

"To enable maximum market reach we have formulated our own partnership with gl

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