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USA - Midas unveiled the M32 digital mixing console at the 2014 NAMM Show this week. The new M32 is a 40-input digital mixer with a host of connectivity options "sure to appeal to audio professionals in need of advanced live sound and recording solutions".

The M32 features the same award-winning mic preamplifiers as the PRO Series consoles and "1-million lifecycle" Midas Pro Faders. The new console is 96 kHz ready and features 192 kHz AD/DA converters.

The mixer also features Ultranet for "Acoustic Integration" with the new Turbosound iQ Series active loudspeakers or IEM systems.

Sporting an industrial design created by Bentley Motors industrial designer, the console makes use of high-performance material such as carbon fibre and aluminum, the M32

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South Africa - East Coast Radio's Durban Day was a huge hit with a sensational line up including The Kickstands, Toya Delazy, Zakes Bantwini, Lira, Mango Groove, Prime Circle, MiCasa and Goldfish. The show, which attracted around 14 000 people, was hosted at the People's Park, Moses Mabhida Stadium, and the full technical was awarded to Insane Sound.

The largest contender at this show was the weather. The stage included a 10 x 8m Prolyte Roof and in the afternoon a gust threatened to stop the show. "I can't emphasise how big it was," said Rawjee.

Insane Sound had their safety infrastructure in place including large water ballasts for the roof. "We had to take off the sides of the stage while the band kept playing," said Rawjee. The wind howled into the microphones, but it actually sounded like an effect, say organisers. By the time the main artists were per

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UK - Lighting, sound and vision specialists Illuminate Design has moved to new purpose-built premises in Colchester, paving the way for an expansion of the company's services and product portfolio.

The move comes on the back of a highly successful year in which the company has seen continued growth, particularly in the theatre, corporate and leisure sectors.

In addition to extended office space, the new premises provide improved warehousing facilities which will allow the company to achieve faster turnaround times, whilst a new technical suite will be used for product demonstrations and technical training. Customers will also be able to visit the company's new trade counter which provides fast access to its extensive inventory of audio, AV, lighting and staging products, together with a growing stock of consumables, including lamps, tapes, colour filters, and effects.

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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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Spain - The UK's Projection Advertising has been commissioned by design agency Marmalade London to create projections for the launch of 'Make Happy', the AW2014 collection from bags and luggage manufacturer Kipling. The launch event, which took place in the stunning Casa Llotja de Mar in Barcelona, included two highly vivid pieces of projection work by Projection Advertising.

The centrepiece of the launch was a 3D set that spelled 'HAPPY', and this was the canvas upon which Projection Advertising beamed the animation. While guests took their seats, the projection traced different coloured light around the 3D set and gradually filled each letter with solid colour. With everyone seated, the 'wow' animation began: a one-minute show with audio, introducing animal print patterns, each revealed strip by strip to the rhythm of C2C's track Happy until each letter was completely covered.

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UK - Jonathan 'Leggy' Armstrong, LD for world-famous electronic dance music act Basement Jaxx, has been exploiting the capabilities of a range of Clay Paky fixtures to create 'out-of-this-world' lighting on their latest UK tour.

To translate Basement Jaxx's signature psychedelic music style into a dynamic series of beat sharp, multi-layered lighting states Armstrong harnessed the multi-faceted effect engines of the Clay Paky Alpha Spot QWO 800s, Sharpy Wash 330, Alpha Wash 1500s alongside the classic Clay Paky Sharpy.

"We've been touring with the Sharpy for the past year," says Armstrong of his choice of fixtures, supplied by hire company Neg Earth. "We've kept them on for the production tour for the obvious reason - there is no other fixture quite like them.

"As for our decision to go with the rest of the Clay Paky package, this time round we needed fix

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USA - First established as the Tournament of Roses Parade on January 1, 1890, 'America's New Year Celebration' this year featured 45 floats, 16 equestrian units plus numerous marching bands, all led by 2014 Grand Marshall Vin Scully, the Hall of Fame broadcaster. Officially titled the Rose Parade presented by Honda since 2011, the two-hour procession is typically watched by as many as 700,000 people along its 5.5-mile route through Pasadena, CA, where it runs mainly along Colorado Boulevard.

All of the signals from the parade floats (outfitted with wireless audio-six in all), including NBC's The Voice float, were mixed and routed through a DiGiCo SD10 digital console and fed to the audience PA at the start of the parade route as well as also being sent as a broadcaster pool feed. This year the parade was broadcast live in the US on nine TV stations, including ABC, NBC and Los An

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Australia - Situated in the heart of Neutral Bay, just ten minutes north of the Harbour Bridge, The Oaks is one of Sydney's most iconic hotels - a local institution that's been around since 1885.

The venue is just completing a $4m refurbishment with the magnificently renovated Bar & Grill up and running for a few weeks already. Designed by Paul Kelly, the Bar & Grill with dark colours, funky lights, beautiful wooden finishes, stone walls and tartan carpet, it is a modern yet classic look.

The audio visual requirements for the Bar & Grill, as well as the 1936 Bar and function rooms, was taken care of by InSound who decided upon a JBL solution with Crown CTS amplifiers.

"Previously this area of the venue was serviced by JBL Contractor speakers but the owners wanted to increase the sound output" explained Bruce Ensor, managing director of InSound. "We've installe

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Belgium - Lighting & visual designer Luc Peumans of Genk, Belgium based creative practice Painting With Light designed lighting and visuals for the new series of popular TV music quiz show Sing That Song which was recorded at Londerzeel Studios and broadcast weekly on national TV channel, VRT.

Recorded in front of a live audience and presented by Peter Van de Veire, two teams comprising a piano-playing captain and two singers - some very well known - battled it out with their musical knowledge, improvisational skills and talent.

The overall stage design followed an international Sing That Song format with two pianos centre-stage and six screens upstage which displayed song titles - then performed by the teams.

It was the first time that Peumans has lit the show, directed by Ruben Braekvelt and Johan Verstuyft, well known as the country's most prolific music TV directo

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UK - As the new European Master Distributor for High End Systems, AED Distribution continues its commitment to providing the best opportunities for product training, with the first HOG4 training course of 2014.

The Training course will be on Tuesday 28 and Wednesday 29 January at the LH2 Studios located in the heart of Park Royal, and just a few minutes from Park Royal Underground Station and the A40 and North Circular Road.

The course is open to a total of 12 Lighting Professionals and provides a hands-on chance to train on the latest HOG4 Family consoles. The training course is run by Frank Schotman, product specialist from AED Distribution. Frank has led many of these HOG4 courses both in the UK and across Mainland Europe.

AED Distribution started providing free HES product trainings in 2013, with almost 200 people attending these courses, 75 of those attending in the UK.

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France - LumenRadio reports that their CRMX OEM modules will be available as standard in Ayton's new interior architectural luminare, the MADesign fixture.

MADesign combines an original conception of a sleek design together with new RGBW sources and 45 mm high performance optics, which allows an infinite palette of rich pastel or saturated colors. The upper part of the fixture has 5 individually adjustable spotlights and a backlight device is present on the rear of the fixture.

MADesign was displayed in Ayrton's stand during the recent LDI Show in Las Vegas and received great interest from a steady stream of visitors.

Yvan Péard, managing director at Ayrton comments, "We've had many comments about how great the MADesign fixture is, and we are very pleased to offer all MADesign fixtures with LumenRadio's OEM modules as standard. Our product range is constantly exp

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Malta - Built beneath an iconic curved structure in the form of a starfish, the new Malta National Aquarium has already become one of the Mediterranean island's prime tourist attractions. Featuring 26 themed display tanks, its aim of educating visitors about marine life is matched with other facilities just for leisure. Denon Professional audio equipment satisfies both requirements.

The National Aquarium is located in Qawra, a town on the northeast of the island where tourism is the dominant industry. Opened earlier this year, the 20,000m2 complex includes the aquarium building, a franchised Café del Mar, restaurant, retail outlet, car park and public areas. Fgura-based Futuretech is one of the island's leading A/V installers and chose Denon Professional equipment to deliver the high quality audio that the project required.

The aquarium is divided into four themed zones

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UK / Australia - International lighting designer Hartley T A Kemp traversed the globe at the end of 2013 armed with Philips Selecon's PL range of LED fixtures to light two very different shows - Land of Our Fathers at Theatre503, London; and Sweet Nothings, at Australian Theatre for Young People's independent works season Under the Wharf, Sydney.

Hartley - who in addition to his lighting designs for some of the world's most prestigious companies and productions is Artistic Director of C venues at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe - utilised Selecon's PLprofile1s, PLfresnel1s, and PLcyc1s on both shows.

Set in a Welsh coal mine and focusing on miners trapped underground as Margaret Thatcher is elected, Land of Our Fathers is nominated for five Off West End Awards - Best Director, Best Production, Best Set, Best New Play - and Best Lighting.

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USA - At NAMM 2014, API introduced two new members of its acclaimed 500-series modular signal processing line: the 505 DI direct input and the 565 filter bank. Both modules possess API's "legendary sound" and fit all 500-series chassis, including the API Lunchbox and the API 1608 small-format analogue console.

The 505 DI includes gain control, adjustable tone control, a bright switch, a 20dB pad, switchable 100/400k Ohm load impedance, and Thru connectivity. Like the console-based API 205L, the 505 DI is specifically designed to accept a guitar, bass or keyboard direct input while minimizing any loading effect on Hi-Z instrument pickups

The 565 Filter Bank includes a sweepable low-pass filter (500Hz to 20kHz, -12 or -18dB slope), a sweepable high-pass filter (20Hz to 400Hz, -6 or -12dB slope), and a variable notch filter (fully sweepable between 20Hz and 20kHz). The

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USA - Elation Professional's 300W Satura Spot LED Pro RGBW moving head is now shipping. As bright as a traditional 575W discharge fixture, the Satura Spot LED Pro consumes half as much energy and its long-life LED engine lasts on average 80 times longer than a 575W discharge source.

"We are very excited to have this ground-breaking fixture out to the market," states Elation sales director Eric Loader. "While its advanced LED engine produces enough output to make it a viable replacement option for conventional discharge spot fixtures, the beam is also very crisp with an extremely flat field of light, which puts it in a league with the best spot fixtures on the market. Add in the savings in energy and on lamps and it's a hard package to beat."

A full spectrum of saturated colours combines with 13 gobos (six rotating, seven static) and variable colour temperat

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USA - Studiomaster showcased the new Venture Series high performance ultra-compact professional reinforcement cabinets for the very first time at NAMM.

Available in both active and passive variants, Venture is Studiomaster's premier foray into the premium quality / compact PA product class, and represents outstanding performance and value for money, says the company. Director of R&D, Paul Belcher, states, "The performance and quality of the Venture Series matches any 1000 watt compact PA speaker currently available, and at a very competitive price. We engaged in a long testing programme in developing the final design, and the resultant performance of the range has far exceeded our original design objectives. The sound quality is exceptional for such a compact and light weight cabinet."

Venture comprises 12 inch and 15 inch 2-way cabinets, and a matched 18 inch sub; a

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USA / Europe - ADJ has released the higher powered Monster Beam, 25W LED Moonflower, offering thicker beams in red, green, blue, white and now amber.

The Moonflower effect has always been one of the most popular effects among DJs, nightclubs, bars, roller rinks and bowling centres because of its ease-of-use and colourful, moving beams of light that help create excitement for any type of party.

The new Monster Beam takes your lightshow to the next level with a higher capacity LED engine than any other ADJ Moonflower to date, says the company. In fact, this fixture boasts a massive 25-Watts of LED output, creating "monstrous" thick beams to be used with or without fog. The fixture's beam angle is an impressive 29-degrees, and easily covers a large area. If fog is not allowed, the Monster Beam's large, bright dot patterns may still be projected at a wall, ceiling or the

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UK - Han(R) GND from Harting is a new connector series which offers an innovative solution for the safe grounding of electrical circuitry in portable units or for concerts and other events where equipment is erected on a temporary basis. For the first time, it allows full potential equalisation to be implemented in a pluggable design.

The robust IP 65 plastic housing single-pole connector is designed for stranded wires from 10 mm² to 35 mm² cross-section, and is available in both crimp and axial screw termination. The axial screw arrangement allows wires to be terminated to contacts without the need for special tooling.

Extra connector mating security can be provided by the use of additional locking elements that prevent unintentional interruption. Cable-to-cable hoods and gender changers allow a full system distribution cabling configuration to be assembled.

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Italy - Piazza della Scala, a meeting place for Milan's high society and home to its iconic opera house, was the scene of Polvere di Stelle (stardust), a beautiful son et lumière show which extended throughout the Christmas holiday period, from 16 December 2013 to 7 January 2014.

Seven Clay Paky Alpha Profile 1500s projected elegant images of stars together with greetings in different languages over the entire square and on the façades of the important buildings that surround it. The lights were accompanied by background music consisting of refined works by artists, such as Jan Garbarek, Lisa Gerrard, Stephan Micus, Eleni Danielsson and Vangelis.

Under the watchful eyes of the statue of Leonardo da Vinci, a symbol of Italian creative genius, the square became a magical kaleidoscope that conjured up a warm atmosphere. It was highly appreciated by the citizens and numer

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USA - RGB Lights, the creators of FlexiFlex, has announced that on 3 December 2013, the US Patent and Trademark Office issued Patent Number US 8,599,104 B2, entitled 'Modular Lighting and Video Apparatus', for FlexiFlex, which was invented by Brett A. Gardner. The patent, assigned to RGB Lights Inc, covers the company's modular flexible panels for mounting lighting strands which RGB Lights Inc produces out of Lincolnwood, Illinois.

"We are very excited about officially being issued the FlexiFlex patent," says Brett Gardner, RGB Lights' founder. "We look forward to continue to find applications that marry our customers' desired customisation with the flexible capabilities that FlexiFlex provides across several marketplaces."

(Lee Baldock)

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Israel - The X-Factor reality show is a multinational singing competition originated and created by Simon Cowell in the UK. Since then, many countries have adapted the format and began airing their own national version, including Israel.

For the first time and for the first season, X-Factor Israel took place at the primetime of the Israeli Channel 2 TV network. The first show of the season drew a record rating of 40% - the highest rating ever made for a music show.

The whole season was lit by lighting designer Dakar Azulay and lighting operator Yaron Shush, who relied on the Vector Reds and Vector Ultra Violet consoles.

The final show on January 14th was one of the biggest events in the Israeli TV. Therefore, a high standard of performances was expected in all aspects, especially in terms of the lighting. The two Vector Reds, one Vector Ultra Violet and one Vector PC Wing as

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UK - Blackout provided extensive draping for this year's star studded National Television Awards (NTAs) held at the O2 Arena, 22 January 2014.

Broadcast live on ITV1 and hosted by Dermot O'Leary, the glittering ceremony saw TV's biggest stars out in force for the 19th annual event. The evening saw Coronation Street steal the show, taking home the serial Drama Award and Geordie duo Ant and Dec triumphed picking up a handful of gongs, including the Entertainment Presenter Award for the 13th consecutive year.

Contracted by NTA producers Indigo Television, Blackout installed black wool serge drapes 82 metres wide with an 18 metre drop, to create the desired effect for the TV broadcast. The drapes were shaped around the large 19m by 9.5m screen, which was the focal point of the show, with additional drapes used to mask off the arena to create the environment for the spectacu

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