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UK - CP Sound has completed a full sound system installation at an upmarket Mexican restaurant in London's Soho district.

The brainchild of Will Ricker (who heads up Ricker Restaurants), top New York nightlife designer, impresario and 'cultural engineer' Serge Becker was brought in to create the interior of this two-in-one operation. With a fully featured DJ booth set downstairs in the 95-cover basement restaurant lounge, the designer, also responsible for such places as the similarly conceived La Esquina as well as Joe's Pub and The Mercer Hotel - specified RCF sound reinforcement throughout, based on his positive experiences with the brand in the Big Apple.

Designing the sound for the hacienda style basement into five zones, Colin Pattenden of CP Sound has wall-mounted four C3

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France - Key debates of the Council of Europe are now taking place under a double cluster of Nexo Geo loudspeakers in its primary Strasbourg council chamber.

Not to be confused with the EU, the Conseil d'Europe is primarily concerned with ensuring legal and cultural cooperation between the 47 countries of Europe, with responsibility for human rights and democratic development. Under the famous blue flag with its 12 stars, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe uses the large debating chamber in the centre of the Palace of Europe, called the Hemicycle, famous for its unusual architecture.

This auditorium has been equipped with a substantial Nexo Geo S8 speech reinforcement system by installation company Lagoona. According to Denis Fenninger from Lagoona, the most important criteria in the tender process were for perfect speech intelligibility and uniform sound cove

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USA - EAW has announced the expansion of its Application Support Group (ASG) with the appointment of Adam Shulman to the position of installed systems support manager, effective immediately. The announcement was made by Jeff Rocha, EAW president.

In this newly-created role, Shulman will manage ASG support for all permanently installed sound systems, while longtime ASG resource Joe Fustolo will focus on mobile production customers. Rocha states, "Expanding ASG and bringing in a world-class resource like Adam, who is dedicated exclusively to the installation markets, further demonstrates our commitment to supporting our customers and partners. "

"Increasing global demand for ASG service, particularly in overseas markets, necessitated the expansion. Jerrold Stevens, Director, EAW Application Support Group, adds, "Adam's experience in system design, project man

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UK - The Le Mark Group's range of Dirty Rigger gloves & accessories will be exhibited with more new products at the Safety & Health Expo 2012 at the NEC Birmingham from the 15-17 May (Stand E92).

Dirty Rigger products were designed for the diverse & arduous situations found within the rigging & outdoor event sectors of the international entertainment industry. Constant innovation and client requests have seen new gloves appear for exceptionally heavy duty industrial applications including mining, emergency services and mountain recovery. Dirty Rigger now has international distribution in over 40 countries.

Le Mark celebrates 2012 as their 30th year in the production of specialist security and heavy duty printed materials. These products will be equally represented at the Safety & Health Expo with a display of both custom printed 'Tamper Evident and Heavy Duty' equipment labell

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USA - Analog Way is extending its range dedicated to soft edge blending applications. In addition to the Di-VentiX II, a versatile quad scaler seamless switcher with mixer, matrix and edge blending modes, Analog Way announces the release of Smart Edge FX. The STE200 is an advanced High Resolution Seamless Switcher with Dual Output Edge Blending. Also new for the show will be an improved Smart Edge upgraded to include a PIP feature and frame store memory.

These solutions will be exhibited in Analog Way's booth #N952 during InfoComm 2012, from 13-15 June in Las Vegas.

"Analog Way has a long history in the development of solutions enabling the creation of wide images, either horizontally or vertically", explains Franck Facon, marketing & communications director. "Combining this with different levels of processing capabilities, we now offer three Edge Blending syste

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USA - Set to debut at InfoComm 2012 next month, Equipson's Work DCA 1 is a mixer amplifier designed designed for use in a variety of applications.. One of the biggest advantages of DCA 1 is its ability to receive remote instructions by RS232 or RS485 via ASCII, or even using DMX, says the company.

DCA 1 is a versatile amplifier featuring two channels, designed for for integrators to amplify installations like restaurants and small shops.

It features eight mono inputs, one of them with mic selectable priority, and also features double output of (120 W + 120 W RMS) with terminals. Its operating modes are different because the integrated microprocessor is able to set up an eight inputs- two outputs matrix, so it is like having two totally independent amplifiers. This way, DCA 1 has the following operating modes: Stereo: 1 stereo input to the stereo output; Parallel: the stereo in

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UK - A.C. Special Projects (ACSP) have recently completed the design, supply and installation of a sound, AV and lighting system at the new Moyes Centre @ DYCA (the David Young Community Academy) in Leeds.

The first Academy of its kind to open in Leeds, DYCA has pioneered the development of new, innovative and engaging methods of teaching and learning. The Moyes Centre is a £3.35m new build created as part of the Government's (DCSF) £200m investment in creative co-location projects.

The programme is an initiative that has re-located various key community services to work as a cohesive team in one central location, addressing and improving local circumstances from within the heart of the community.

The project was managed for ACSP by Lance Bromhead, who co-ordinated closely with DYCA's operations manager, Graham Thornton.

ACSP's brief was to provide technology t

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Australia - Gasworks Arts Park is a vibrant arts precinct producing a range of high-quality arts programs, workshops and activities for every age, ability, interest and audience. Situated in Albert Park, Melbourne, on the site of the former South Melbourne Gas Plant, Gasworks is just three kilometres from the CBD and the precinct houses four hectares of park, two theatres, three gallery spaces, a café, as well as function and workshop spaces.

According to Michele Domonkos, operations & human resources manager, it was desperation that led her to purchase ETC Source Four Fresnels for the precinct's theatres.

"We really needed some uniformity in our lantern stock," she remarked. "We had a lot of mismatched fixtures, mostly well past their used by date. The reflectors were worn and sourcing the various parts to maintain the old and broken lanterns was becomin

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Norway - Manchester based lighting and visuals specialist dbn has specified and installed a custom LED lighting and control solution for the new set of the Norwegian National Lottery which is operated by Norsk Tipping AS.

dbn's project manager was Nigel Walker, and they were working for UK based Stage One Creative Services, with whom Walker has enjoyed a long and successful working relationship. Stage One in turn was commissioned by producers Fabelactiv, to deliver a set for the high profile show which is broadcast from their HD studios in Hamer via national TV channel, NRK.

Stage One appointed Nick King to design the spectacular set, and then asked dbn to interpret the prominent lighting elements of the resulting 15m wide scenic environment, a streamlined fusion of interlocking curves made from frosted acrylic material and backlit with LEDs, embracing retro and futuristic in

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Qatar - Doha based event design and production company Kenkaato produced a spectacular of epic proportions for the formerly named Qatar National Hotels (QNH) Company, now Katara Hospitality, which involved fully co-ordinated large format projections onto four of the group's stunning buildings in central Doha.

The event ran live for three evenings, celebrating Katara Hospitality's announcement of a complete rebranding exercise and the official launch of a new corporate identity, together with new acquisitions. It also coincided with the heavyweight three day Arabian Hotel Investment Conference (AHIC) being staged in Dubai

The client wanted to make a high impact using a contemporary medium that could engage the general public and be communicated commercially and virally on multiple levels.

Kenkaato - a new company fusing experience with fresh ideas and imagination - took the b

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USA - A.C.T Lighting Inc, the distributor of Clay Paky lighting in North America, has named George Masek as vice-president, Automated Lighting. He will be based in Dallas, Texas.

CEO Bob Gordon said: "We are delighted to welcome George to A.C.T Lighting. George strengthens our knowledge base on automated stage lighting and brings with him first-hand knowledge of the history of automated lights. He knows how to take care of lighting professionals and how to provide exactly what they need to be successful. He has more than 20 years' experience in the lighting industry and we expect him to strengthen our position as the number one Clay Paky distributor in the world."

"I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to work with the folks from A.C.T Lighting and to have the chance to be associated with the powerful brands they represent," says Masek. "I saw joining A

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UK - Birmingham Ormiston Academy (BOA) has admitted its first 325 students. This independent, state-supported school for 14 to 18 -year-olds offers, alongside courses in the creative and performing arts, instruction in the rapidly developing digital arts. Using the most modern digital technology, students are being schooled in all aspects of TV, film and radio production as well as allowed opportunities to work on productions of their own.

The commission posed a challenge for Altered Images of Shepperton, the company charged with the conceptual design, equipment specification and installation of the system, because it was desired that the studio surroundings in which the students worked should offer teaching and training facilities as close as possible to those encountered in reality.

"We wanted to build a studio of the kind the students will work in later in their day-to

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Australia - Visual and lighting designer Nick Gray of UK based design practice Renegade has created a video art work which is one of the highlights of the international Wool Modern exhibition, just aired in Sydney, Australia following successful shows in London and Berlin.

Gray was commissioned to create the piece by curator Charlotte Lurot. The exhibition, supported by HRH The Prince of Wales, focuses on the modern, innovative and avant garde use of wool in creative industries.

Gray's video and sound installation is fully interactive - visitors listen to a soundscape through pre-triggered headphones and look at a fully visual 'colour story' unfolding in front of them that encapsulates the diversity, chaos, symmetry and many textural possibilities of the warp and weft of the wool.

The physical installation is a frame structure with three panels of stretched wool yarns

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France - Audio Technique is the leading full service production and rental company in the Rhone-Alpes region of south-eastern France. Headquartered in St Etienne with a further, vast 4000m2 warehousing and logistics centre in Villeurbanne near Lyon, Audio Technique has the largest inventory of integrated sound, lighting, video and staging equipment in the region, and one of the largest in the country.

The company prides itself on remaining at the forefront of technology to ensure continued high quality service, and to that end has invested in a significant Uniline line array system from APG and become a member of the Uniline Solution network of service providers. The Uniline Solution now numbers some 25 companies across Europe, without counting those who are members (trained professional users) but not yet system owners.

Audio Technique opted for maximum flexibility in select

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UK - Tannoy, Lab.gruppen and Lake have announced the appointment of Patrick Lau and Stephan Grawe to their international sales team covering installed sound and touring products.

Patrick Lau has been appointed export sales manager for Asia-Pacific while Stephan Grawe joins in a similar capacity covering Europe and Africa.

Based in his native Hong Kong, Patrick Lau is an industry veteran who brings over 25 years of experience with him to TC Group International (TCGI) - the organisation responsible for sales of Tannoy, Lab.gruppen and Lake. He rose from his position as sales manager for leading Hong Kong audio technology distributor Dah Chong Hong (DCH) to become international sales manager for Martin Audio in 2008. In both these positions he oversaw the rapidly rising fortunes of the Martin Audio brand in China, particularly in the entertainment sector.

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USA - Clear-Com has introduced the latest additions to its line of professional headsets, the CC-300 and CC-400, which offer "extra comfort, better performance and more flexibility for users who employ intercoms for long hours". These new systems are compatible with Clear-Com's wide range of wired and wireless intercoms.

The new Clear-Com CC-300 single-ear headset and CC-400 double-ear headset were designed to reduce fatigue and accommodate individual preferences by offering a clear and comfortable audio experience, the company says.

The CC-300 and CC-400 headsets' microphone booms can be rotated 300 degrees, allowing the microphone to be worn on the right or left side of the head. Users can also make the headsets larger or smaller by manipulating the slide adjustments on either side of the headband. In addition, the enclosed headphones have very soft padding and a s

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UK - Chauvet Europe will showcase a spread of Chauvet Professional fixtures at the ABTT Theatre Show 2012.

MVP 12 is a lightweight, tri-colour SMD LED modular video panel designed for high-resolution graphics and live action video. Featuring a semi-transparent design, MVP 12 allows lighting and elements to pass through while maintaining high resolution and clarity. MVP 12 video panels easily interlock for dramatic displays. The Legend 412 is a pixel-mapping moving yoke wash fixture featuring 12 quad-coloured RGBW LEDs controllable in quadrants.

As seen on the popular television show Strictly Come Dancing that runs on UK's BBC1, the powerful yet lightweight Q-Wash 560Z-LED is equally suited for highlighting specific areas or for flooding the stage with light.

COLORado 2 Zoom Tour offers brightness, flexibility and wide range zoom of 8-35°. 61 x 3W Cree RGBW LEDs de

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UK - At the forthcoming ABTT Theatre Show at the Old Truman Brewery, d&b audiotechnik will be presenting some of the more miniscule loudspeakers from the d&b range.

The teenyweeny E4 and E5 from the Black range are powerful two-way passive loudspeakers. Both are coaxial with100° dispersion and are commonly used for delay, in-fill, and surround sound. The comparably sized 4S and 5S from the xS-Series of the White range exhibit almost identical performance data and like their Black counterparts they too can reach 115 dB SPL and 117 dB SPL respectively, the company says. Yet White range loudspeakers are not designed for the rough and tumble of touring theatre; instead they are purpose designed for permanent installation and offer a comprehensive variety of mounting options, so too an almost inexhaustible range of colours from the RAL European standard.

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Belgium - Stageco has developed Arena Lift, a new hydraulic lifting system that raises larger ground supports with grids into venues to increase rigging capacities. The innovative Arena Lift has been used for the first time this spring on a run of Cirque du Soleil's Saltimbanco shows, where a 20.4m high, 21.8m x 24m mother grid was installed into venues in Budapest, Rome and Casablanca.

Cirque du Soleil's senior production manager for arena shows Pierre Guillotte explains, "Conversations first started with Stageco in August 2011, with the system first being used mid-February; an impressive turnaround. When looking to extend the reach of our tours we looked at the suitability of many arena venues, some have capacity but there are a significant number of buildings that cannot accommodate us. Our research and scouting has taken us into emerging markets from Eastern Euro

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UK - One of the UK's leading suppliers of 3D and HD technical facilities to the outside broadcast market has once again put their trust in Le Mark's PAL road case labels.

Telegenic's Rob Watt says: "We have hundreds of flight cases here at Telegenic, each housing specific and expensive items of broadcast equipment. Working in a 'live' and very unforgiving industry, we have to know exactly where our kit is at all times. Le Mark labels are an essential part of our working day, being clear to read, practical and durable."

(Jim Evans)

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India - Baylon Fonseca has achieved prominence among the Indian film community for his ability to produce great sound. He has won numerous awards, including the National Award for Best Production Mix, 2012 for his work on Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and the National Award for Best Sound Design and Best Sound Mixing, 2012 for his work on Game. Fonseca credits much of his success to the capabilities of his Lectrosonics equipment.

Presently, Fonseca's Lectrosonics equipment arsenal consists of SMQV, UM450, and UH400a transmitters, a Sixpack multi-channel wireless receiver system fitted with two UDMS 230 UHF RF distributor units, and UCR411a receivers. For IFB purposes, he also uses T4 transmitters and R1a receivers. These are augmented with SNA 600 dipole antennas and an RM remote for use with his SMQV transmitter.

"The sound quality of this equipment is fantastic

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