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UK - For the first time this year, regular audio supplier to the Barclaycard Mercury Prize, Plus 4 Audio made the move to a fully DiGiCo system, with the UK-manufacturer's consoles seen at each of the awards show's mix positions.

Held at North London venue The Roundhouse, hosted by Lauren Laverne and won by James Blake for his album Overgrown, the Barclaycard Mercury Prize is judged by a panel of music experts, so supplying audio for the live event holds a large degree of gravitas.

"We've been working on the Mercury Prize event for the past 10 years," says Plus 4's operations manager for the event, Mark Ballard. "It's great to work on because of its high profile in the industry.

"The move to DiGiCo for the event started when we introduced the console

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China - Shanghai Mook Club, one of the most popular nightlife hotspots in the financial capital of China, recently installed a full Martin lighting system, creating an exciting experience for Shanghai's partying public. The club's vibrant and urban-style interior design is complete with a vast number of Martin lighting fixtures.

Mook combines local music with international flavours for a premium clubbing experience, hosting world-renowned DJ's and bands on a monthly basis. Therefore, it needed a lighting system as versatile as Martin to accommodate its broad music selection.

To bring an extraordinary party experience to the nightclub, Martin designed the system to be highly adaptable, yet consistent and reliable in each function. Its lineup of lighting fixtures, combined with hazers and fog machines, outfitted the Mook club with all the desired visual effects.

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USA - LSi has learned of the death of Walter Eugene Clair, one of the founders of the pioneering audio rental company Clair Brothers Audio. Gene Clair died yesterday, 3 December, 2013, aged 73. Clair Brothers has published the following obituary on its website:

"Gene Clair was born on 6 May 1940 to Roy B. Clair and Ellen Mae (Ulrich) Clair, in the Lititz [Pennsylvania] area and lived there all his life. He graduated from Warwick High School in 1958 and was awarded as one of the top athletes of his class. He went on to get a two-year degree in Engineering from the Penn State York campus. While working in the Foreign Language lab and general electrician at F&M College, Gene and his brother, Roy, set up the sound for a visiting musical group - The Four Seasons. The group was so impressed with the sound they asked the brothers to tour with them, and so Clair Bros. began. Gene c

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USA - Elation Professional reports that industry professional John Dunn has joined the company as rental and production market manager for the US market.

Dunn brings to Elation a wealth of knowledge and broad industry experience, says the company. His roots in the industry stretch back 12 years, beginning at a small production house in Irvine, California, before moving to the manufacturer side eight years ago where he has amassed an abundance of key relationships.

Eric Loader, director of sales at Elation Professional, commented on the hiring. "Elation products have been increasingly specified in the rental / production market the past few years and in an effort to support and build on that, we created this new position at Elation. With the market knowledge John already has, and having known him for years when we worked together previously, I am confident his positive qua

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UK - The streets of Derry Londonderry were thronged with visitors on the final night of Lumiere Derry Londonderry as around 45,000 people flooded into the UK City of Culture to see the light festival, which is sponsored by Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE).

Festival organisers Artichoke are delighted with the spectacular success of the festival, which has transformed the UK City of Culture 2013 into a giant outdoor art gallery.

An estimated 179,000 visitors have attended the festival over the four nights. Queues on Saturday night stretched all the way down past Queens Quay and Airvag's Symphonie Conique as thousands waited to cross the Peace Bridge to Ebrington, where Ocubo's children's fantasy tale Twice Upon a Time was projected onto the clock tower.

The biggest draw on the Waterside was Fire Garden by Compagnie Carabosse. Originally planned to run for just

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UK - Herts-based light, sound and video experts, Technical Arts, have long been the preferred installation partner for Luminar Leisure venues and have partnered lately with Chauvet Europe to complete the supply of a recent spate of lighting upgrades across Luminar's portfolio.

Venues benefitting from the inclusion of Chauvet DJ bright and powerful LED ranges include Cambridge Ballare, Cambridge Kuda, Bristol Pryzm, Preston Evoque, Ashford Liquid, Leicester Liquid and Lava and Ignite in Oxford.

The lighting system in Cambridge's Ballare gained a full overhaul comprised of six Chauvet DJ Intimidator Beam LED 350 fixtures, six Chauvet DJ Intimidator Spot LED 350 lights, as well as 16 COLORrail IRC fixtures.

Technical Arts' director Andy Pound commented, "We've opted for the Chauvet DJ products to give us the perfect look for the Luminar venues at the right price. There wer

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New Zealand - An Allen & Heath GLD-80 digital mixer was recently employed at the National Jazz Festival held in Tauranga, New Zealand. The annual event has included a line-up of New Zealand and international jazz musicians such as The Blind Boys of Alabama and Earth, Wind and Fire to local favourites, Kokomo and Bay Dixie performing in various venues in Tauranga's historic Jazz Village, a re-creation of New Orleans' French Quarter.

The GLD was installed in the Layfayette Church, one of the Jazz Village's boutique venues.

"I'm mostly a studio guy these days but I can honestly say the GLD's sound quality rivals some of the gear we rely on in the studio. I kid you not I had a Shure SM58 Beta sounding more like a boutique Large Diaphragm Condensor! The vocal was husky, sweet and intimate sounding when fed through the built in Mic Pre, EQ, Compressor and Reverbs. It sounded th

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UK - Arcstream AV, specialist provider of interactive technologies and special effects for events and permanent installations, has been commissioned by Sony to supply two 20k Christie projectors to Scotland's newest venue the 12,000 seat SSE Hydro in Glasgow. Used to promote events and deliver other communications, the projected images are overlaid to display an image of 20m x 12.5m on the roof of the building above the front entrance.

As the high-quality projectors have to endure harsh Scottish winters, Arcstream also supplied temperature-controlled enclosures created by Tempest Lighting, ensuring that they remain fully operational whatever the weather. Projection is controlled via a Delta media server from 7th Sense.

"Whilst the installation was fairly straightforward it took several months of planning," explains Neil Dickinson, managing director of Arcstream. &quo

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New Zealand - LDR has appointed Theatrelight NZ as exclusive distributor for New Zealand. The joint decision was made after meetings at the PLASA London 2013 between Lisa Papi, of LDR and Rex Gilfillan and Tony Bullock of Theatrelight.

Both manufacturers have an excellent reputation as professional, reliable and flexible companies and their shared interests in this market have immediately materialised in a distribution agreement with a significant initial purchase order from Theatrelight.

"Theatrelight, founded in 1972, supplies a flourishing export market in many countries worldwide, and is an ideal partner to LDR, complementing with its own range of dimmer and control products LDR's vast choice of luminaries and accessories," says LDR. "The partnership with Theatrelight NZ will create a unique synergy, whose excellent results are already visible."

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Italy - Rigging Services has acquired the entire rental stock of Prolyte Truss from Naples based, Italian production coming company, Eurostage.

Since its formation in the 1990's Rigging Services has been one of the largest stockists of Prolyte Truss and Staging for dry hire , and one of the UK's largest dealers of Prolyte for resale .

Italy has seen a general slow-down in live events since the global economic problems hit Europe some five years ago. Contrasting this global trend, the Rigging Services business model has stimulated growth over the same period of time and has doubled in size. "The need for constant capitalisation of rental assets to feed its growth has been a great consumer of cash. Therefore acquisitions of complementary, good quality stock are always welcome," comments Paul Fulcher MD.

Complementing its existing range of truss, the Prolyte B100RV ,

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Sweden - Peavey Commercial Audio has appointed Rvrb as its distributor for Sweden. The company will look after all three brands: MediaMatrix, Crest Audio, and Architectural Acoustics.

Rvrb is headed up by two long-time Peavey advocates, Anders Nicholasson and Jorgen Larsson, the latter of which also has decades of pro-audio experience and has worked on a number of key Peavey Commercial Audio projects within the region. According to Larsson, the main goal is to maintain and manage the continued growth of Peavey Commercial Audio in the territory.

"I've actually had more than 30 years experience with Peavey products, so I am particularly happy to be with my favourite audio family again and working with their products in Sweden," Larsson says with a smile. "I know the products and I believe in the products, which is essential; I've actually worked with MediaMatrix s

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Brazil - Immersive today produces Adidas' unveiling party for the 2014 FIFA World Cup tournament ball, Brazuca, complete with 3D projection mapping on a 2m ball and on the historic mansion in the Parque Lage, in Rio de Janeiro.

The party is set to attract some of Brazil's highest profile celebrities as well as international football stars Cafu, Hernane and Clarence Seedorf; who are also giving speeches during the live broadcast event. ESPN, FOX and GLOBO will all be airing the unveiling alongside 47 other broadcasters.

This is the first large-scale football launch party for Adidas and the first detailed video mapping of the Parque Lage mansion.

Adidas have created special 'FIFA tournament balls' since 1970. The name "brazuca" is an informal term that describes the Brazilian way of life.

The visual narrative for the 3D projection was developed through creat

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USA - At the recent LDI show, Dennis Varian of ETC presented a cheque for nearly $26,000 to Behind the Scenes, which reflected ongoing proceeds from sales of ETC's iRFR and aRFR (Radio Focus Remote) application for iPhone, iPod Touch and Android. The donation brings ETC's total Behind the Scenes contributions to date to just under $150,000.

"This app was developed by ETC software engineer, Chris Mizerak as a cool tool that ETC thought some might find interesting," says ETC. "When another employee in ETC's London office (Luke Delwiche) suggested that we give the profits to Behind the Scenes and its UK counterpart Light Relief, Fred readily agreed. Since then the sales of the app have exceeded expectations and both charities have benefited greatly."

ETC CEO Fred Foster says: "It's wonderful to see how successful this program has been. Simply by purchasin

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Brazil - Singing brothers Diego & Diogo have recently filmed their debut DVD at the Nestle Auditorium in São José do Rio Pardo, São Paulo, using nearly 150 different Robe fixtures - including the brand new Pointe - with lighting services provided by São Paulo-based Showdesign.

Lighting designer Leonardo Oliveira and director of photography Rogério Fernandez, both of Showdesign, were in charge of creating and supervising lighting to achieve great results for both live audience and the cameras that registered on all 17 songs for the soon-to-be-released DVD.

In total, 59 x Pointes, 60 x LEDWash 600s and 24 x LEDBeam 100s, all from Robe's Robin series, set the mood for this Brazilian 'sertanejo' music show.

Showdesign worked for several weeks to create all the custom structures needed for the DVD record, including building the set and scenic elements and choosin

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South Africa - Gearhouse Group, South Africa's largest rental staging company, has increased their audio visual projection stockholding with the recent purchase of sixteen 20K projectors - eight Christie Roadster HD20K-J 3-chip DLP and eight Panasonic PT-DZ21K 3-chip DLP units.

The Group services a very wide range of event types from a 50 pax conference in a hotel boardroom to a globally-broadcast closing ceremony in a stadium and the Group stocks an equally diverse range of brands to meet client preferences and service the various applications using the most suitable product.

Although there are already more than 50 HD projection systems in operation around the Group, these two machines are the latest arrivals within their particular fields of application. Gearhouse is well known for providing its clients with the very latest technology and this acquisition takes the organizat

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UK - It was in the mid 1980s when the sound of school fetes, public gatherings and football stadiums changed forever as DNH manufactured a public address speaker that could actually reproduce music to a standard that could be heard and enjoyed.

The MH50 was born and now, nearly 30 years later, DNH have launched its successor - the MC50. Tens of thousands of music horns have been manufactured and distributed worldwide since being designed as a 15Watt unit by DNH chief product designer Oyvind Nielson in 1985. It introduced the concept of throwing music quality sound, long distances by wrapping a high quality driver within a re-entrant horn and was used at the Olympics, Barcelona's Neu Camp stadium, Wimbledon All England Tennis Club and countless sporting stadia, airports and public buildings around the globe. Other reference sites include Lord's Cricket Ground and constant use on

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UK - The ArtLED is a new spotlight range especially developed for display and task lighting applications in the museum and art markets. Manufactured by Light Projects, it uses the latest Xicato XSM 1,300lm Artist series LED and combines a highly crafted and designed lighting fitting with high CRI (Ra ? 95) and colour consistency.

Recently shortlisted as Interior Luminaire of the year at the Lighting Design Awards, one of the many benefits is its Wall Wash Reflector which allows the ArtLED to be used for a multitude of different lighting tasks and applications. It is manufactured from aluminium diecast and extrusions with an epoxy polyester powder-coated finish.

The advent of a Glare Guard Baffle for both narrow and medium reflectors eliminates the large quantity of glare traditionally associated with LED fittings. In addition, a forward throw heat sink, designed by Light Proje

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USA - Marc Anthony, Carlos Vives and Draco Rosa shined among the top winners of the 14th Annual Latin Grammy Awards. The awards show, televised on Univision, took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Centre in Las Vegas. Since the annual telecast debuted entirely in Spanish on Univision in 2005, the Latin Grammys have become one of Univision's most watched and highest rated shows, delivering strong social media results thanks to its high regard among Hispanics. The award show featured live performances by some of the biggest stars in Latin music, the majority of whom used Shure microphones for their vocals and backline.

The show was co-hosted by actors Omar Chaparro and Blanca Soto along with actress/singer Lucero. Together they showcased a number of distinguished performances including Carlos Vives (UR2/SM58), Alejandro Sanz with students from Berklee College of Music (UR2/SM58), P

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USA - As summer heads towards winter in the Northern Hemisphere, there is still time for warmer places to enjoy some outdoor entertainment before the temperature drops too much. Such is the case in Greenville, South Carolina, where Alcons audio systems are a feature of the Fall for Greenville civic festival.

Taking place over three days in mid-October, Fall for Greenville is a festival which promotes the city's notable and varied culinary excellence, accompanied by a soundtrack from six stages of live music.

Equipped by local rental company Audio Solutions Inc, three of the stages featured Alcons audio systems. "We have invested in Alcons because we honestly believe them to be the best sounding systems available," says Audio Solutions owner Alan Simonton. "We still have some systems by another manufacturer, but we're moving to the Alcons systems because they not

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South Africa - The much loved rock sounds of Prime Circle played at PM Ideas Marketing Awards, held on 1 November at Theatre on the Track, Kyalami. Showgroup supplied the full event from technical to decor.

"There was no specific brief for the event," said Andries Liebenberg, lighting manager at Show Group. Inspired by a Kings of Leon Concert, Liebenberg used square shapes to create striking effects.

Liebenberg had a total of 66 Longman LED Bars and Parcans which were positioned on stage steps and ladder structures to create a clean and striking look. The show also used punchy Robin 300 Spot Classic for large, linear side beams. An Avolites Titan Mobile was in control. "I enjoy the Titan Mobile with a 23" Touch Screen," said Liebenberg. "It's nice and quick for busking bands." The show operator was Levan Van Der Merwe.

It was not the first

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The Netherlands - Since its inception in the USA 70 years ago, Holiday On Ice has entertained over 230m visitors around the world with its mix of skilled skating, artistic choreography, passionate music and spectacular special effects. Nowadays based in Amsterdam and owned by one of Europe's leading live entertainment companies, Stage Entertainment, sound designer Jeroen ten Brinke has specified Yamaha digital mixing consoles for its latest productions.

Managed by Stage Entertainment's subsidiary Stage Entertainment Touring Productions, all Holiday On Ice shows tour with a full technical production, each transported in around six trucks or 18 shipping containers. It was the first show to develop its own touring ice machines, allowing a bespoke rink to be fitted into any venue. Each tour lasts up to five years and can cover over 30 countries, with up to three shows

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