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World - Three million ticket sales, 35 countries played... This does not happen by accident. The Australian Pink Floyd Show, one of the world's most successful tribute acts, have spent many years honing their craft. SW19's Kevin Hopgood has played a significant part in making this touring powerhouse's show the technical success it is. His role for the current tour has expanded and, along with Paul Crockford, he has taken on overall management of the band as well as the production.

Kevin has been working with Australian Pink Floyd since 2003, having originally been brought in when their collective star was in the ascendant; they were moving from theatre-sized venues to arenas and going to places they had never toured before.

"They brought me in for my global experience, to t

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Spain - International lighting distributor, MGC Lighting, has appointed Rosa Comba Lopez as international sales administrator for their Spanish office in Valencia.

Rosa, also from Valencia, will be a key member of the sales team, assisting with order entry, quotations, lamp and LED sales; she will also be visiting customers.

Rosa previously worked at Antares Iluminacion, S.L. as a domestic sales and administration assistant. Working for the company for 12 years, she gained wide sales and administration experience in the lighting industry.

Commenting on her appointment, sales manager at MGC Lighting, Spain Leoncio Ramirez said, "Rosa is very excited about the new job and is looking forward to new challenges and opportunities ahead. She is a very efficient hard worker and a quick learner, which together with her good telephone skills and sales abilities, will help MGC Lig

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Benelux - Vivitek has announced a new distribution agreement with Sanel for Belgium and Luxembourg.

"Sanel's reputation for excellence and their expertise in the audio visual market have been central to Vivitek in choosing Sanel," " says David Zrihen, sales manager Vivitek. "With the enthusiasm of the Sanel team, their market development skills and support for the dealer, we expect to see solid growth for Vivitek in the Belgian and Luxembourg market."

Sanel is a Benelux-oriented company that provides and advises AV integrators, AV rental companies and digital signage specialists. Sanel is known as a distributor of amongst others Panasonic, and Sanel's core products are projectors of all sizes , professional LCD and plasma monitors, digital signage solutions and video conferencing, as well as a whole range of peripheral products for AV integration.

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Indochine X PixMob Fan Immersion

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!

Read more about the Indochine tour in the latest issue of LSi

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UK/Germany - Mushroom Lighting Technology has added significantly to its portfolio of distributed brands by becoming a UK distributer for three European brands - Mobiled, LTH and CLS.

With a team that boasts over 40 years experience in the lighting industry, Northampton-based Mushroom is a distributor, consultant and installer (for both temporary and permanent installations) of high quality lighting, sound and pyrotechnics. The addition of three major new lighting brands to its distribution portfolio gives customers throughout the UK a considerably wider choice of lighting products, whether for entertainment, architectural, retail or industrial applications.

The wireless LED fixtures from France's Mobiled mean that LED lighting systems can be put together which are remarkably versatile. Battery power and cable-free DMX control mean that very flexible systems can be put togethe

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USA - Imagine Dragons has exploded onto the music scene of late and LD Nook Schoenfeld has turned to Elation Professional's compact Rayzor Q7 LED moving head to paint the American alt rocker's current Into the Night arena tour in coats of saturated colour.

"I wanted a small light that I could use in bulk that had internal LED color mixing and the Rayzor Q7 fit the bill perfectly," stated Nook, who handles production design on the band's five-week stint across North America.

Imagine Dragons enjoyed a breakthrough year in 2013 with the album Night Visions and top hit Radioactive and more success has followed in 2014 with a recent Grammy award and the Into the Night tour.

Nook says he turned to the compact Rayzor Q7 LED for the current tour for three main reasons: size, colour quality and price. "I like to emulate the old PAR can 64s o

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Canada - Located near Saint John, New Brunswick, the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station, which began operating in 1983, has been redesigned to meet all current nuclear facility standards. This included upgrades to its life safety systems and a plant-wide public address system completed by Backman Vidcom using Community loudspeakers for the outdoor and large indoor areas of the site.

Based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Backman Vidcom is a leading specialist in commercial audiovisual design, integration and service in the Atlantic Provinces. Backman Vidcom's audio division manager, Steve O'Rourke, commented, "Since 9/11 there has been a real focus on life safety systems. Along with security, fire protection and rescue systems, the PA system plays a vital role in plant safety. In an emergency situation, the ability to hear announcements and alerts clearly can be a matter of l

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UK - Bristol-based lighting rental specialist Fineline Lighting is supplying all house lighting & rigging to Motion - one of the most popular multi-room clubbing experiences in the UK , located in a atmospherically significant collection of historic warehouses in central Bristol, and with a reputation for showcasing some of the best EDM sounds on the planet.

Hand-in-hand with this goes a big commitment to providing the very best in production values for Motion clients, explains head of lighting James Harrington, who asked Fineline onboard as the regular lighting and rigging supplier in 2011, having known the company for many years.

Fineline supplies a standard 'house' lighting rig to the venue which has a capacity for up to 2,500 people depending on how many of its multiple spaces are opened, and this is regularly augmented with extras and specials as and when needed.

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Germany - Danley Sound Labs, manufacturer of innovative loudspeakers and subwoofers, will be at booth 8.0N60 (Hall 8.0, Booth N60) at Pro Light & Sound in Frankfurt. As Danley approaches its tenth year in business, its solid foundation in the house of worship and theatremarkets has expanded exponentially into the arena and stadium markets with the introduction of the Danley Genesis and Jericho horns, which deliver line array coverage from point-source designs.

To support and sustain that growth, Danley is seeking international dealers and distributors in several key locations to join its team. Interested parties should either contact Jonathan "J.P." Parker, director of sales, and Chad Edwardson, applications engineer, or meet them at Pro Light & Sound.

"Although we have many areas of the world covered, there are still numerous holes in Danley's global dealer and

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USA - It was a night of glittering gowns, a red carpet and amazing lighting at The Trumpet Awards in Atlanta, Georgia. Bandit Lites provided the lighting for the event which works to celebrate and honour African American achievers and those who support the African American experience.

The Awards, which took place 25 January at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center, honour accomplishments in diverse fields including law, medicine, business, politics, the Arts, civil rights, sports, entrepreneurship, entertainment and other careers.

The honourees of this year's event were a distinguished crowd including DeVon Franklin, senior vice president of Columbia Tristar Pictures, The Honorable Kamala Harris, Attorney General of California, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, awarding winning producers and song writers, Golden Globe winning actress Alfre Woodard, and Harvard Law professor Charles

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UK - PLASAtechnical announces that the RDM and sACN Developers Conference and Plugfest returns for 2014 and will take place on Thursday 24, Friday 25 and Saturday 26 April, in the UK, at Gatwick Manor, London Road at Lowfield Heath, just south of Gatwick Airport.

The Developers Conference provides a European forum for manufacturers, designers, consultants and prospective users; and aims to ensure that the adoption of these new standards achieves desired levels of interoperability and reliability.

Conference sessions will cover the understanding, implementation and use of the published E1.20 and E1.37 RDM standards as well as the E1.31 sACN standard. Other projects in the current PLASA Technical Standards Program such as"E1.33 : RDMnet" will also feature.

In all, three new Control Protocol projects were proposed at the recent PLASA meetings, held in January in Dalla

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UK - Liverpool based Adlib Audio is launching a new specialist division - Adlib Speakers - to manufacture and market its AA brand of speakers, which are made in Liverpool.

Hand-crafted and designed by a dedicated team of individuals who know their audio, using quality components, precision engineering and innovation, the AA series is the ultimate 'boutique' brand for those who understand that their sound really matters, says the company.

Adlib has been making, installing and using the AA range very successfully for the last 15 years, primarily for its own installations and projects, and now they believe the time has come to step up and make the AA series available for re-sale worldwide explains Adlib director Mark Roberts.

"The company is diversifying as the nature of the industry is changing," says Roberts, "We have enjoyed great success with these products o

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Europe - Swedish PA company, Parashoot, has been on a European tour with Norwegian singer songwriter, Ane Brun, using iLive and ME systems for FoH and Monitors.

Parashoot used an iLive-T112 system, mixing both FOH and monitors on the same console. xDR-16 I/O expander racks were positioned on stage, one left and one right, along with an iDR-16 MixRack.

Parashoot has worked with Ane Brun since 2007, and the lineup comprises two drum kits with open micing, an upright bass with FX pedals, various guitars, 2 keyboards, backing vocalists and Brun. All musicians bar one used in ear monitors, and Parashoot opted to use Allen & Heath's ME personal monitoring system, comprising five ME-1 personal mixers with a ME-U hub as the power and distribution system on stage.

"I took the ME-1s down to rehearsals and everyone was thrilled with them. The layout is easy, you can pan and it's a

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UK - Leisuretec Distribution has announced a number of staff changes and additions. As of February 2014, Cliff Dounting has taken over the reins from Mike Henden as Managing Director. Dounting joined Leisuretec in November 2007 as Operations Manager and became Commercial Director in July 2008. He comments: "it genuinely is an honour to become Leisuretec's Managing Director, a position of great responsibility that I take very seriously. We have a fantastic team with a very positive outlook of providing excellent technical and commercial support with a great service with a smile. Of course this is all possible by having some wonderful suppliers who are like our friends and we have great strength of partnership providing some of the best brands in the world. I'm very proud to be part of it".

Mike Henden comments: "With Leisuretec's continued development over the last

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UK - ARRI Lighting Rental, a leading supplier of professional lighting equipment, has appointed John Colley in the role of general manager, following the retirement of managing director Tommy Moran at the end of 2013.

Reporting to Martin Cayzer, CEO of ARRI's global rental business, Colley will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the company, as well as expanding its service to all types of feature film, television and commercial productions in the UK and across Europe.

Moran will continue working with ARRI Lighting Rental in the post of consultant, supporting Colley with the transition into his new role.

Colley is a veteran of the industry with a well-regarded reputation as a lighting gaffer. His experience spans 15 years, working on productions such as 24 Hour Party People, Breaking and Entering, Eastern Promises, The Duchess, Never Let Me Go, Made in Dagenham,

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Germany - A.C. Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET) Ltd will showcase a selection of the latest lighting, audio, rigging and video solutions available from their vast portfolio of premium brands - on stand location 9.0, E63 at Prolight+Sound 2014, Frankfurt.

Sales teams from AC-ET's four specialist product divisions will be on hand to demonstrate the latest technologies from leading brands including various Chroma-Q, Mole-Richardson and Spotlight LED entertainment & broadcast lighting solutions, Jands' innovative Vista lighting & media control solutions range, and award-winning Stage CL lighting console 'made for LEDs', Luminex's range of high performance networking solutions, LedGo's Blackface series high contrast, modular LED video panel system, Columbus McKinnon Entertainment's CM Lodestar industry-standard chain hoists, and Chroma-Q's new ShowCom cost-effective show intercom b

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Germany - Demonstrating how the company is 'Bringing Professional Audio and Video together' will be the main focus for Roland Systems Group at Pro Light & Sound this year (8.0 G54). As the only manufacturer providing integrated audio and video products, Roland's strength in digital technology has established the company as a provider of total solutions for the live production arena -as well as professional audio and video production.

With the launch of new products at Pro Light & Sound, including the S-2416 Digital Snake, that utilize proprietary Roland technology (such as REAC - Roland Ethernet Audio Communication) Roland is set to show unbeatable innovation in connectivity and flexibility. The key to the R&D strategy of this global company is to continually evolve both hardware and software to provide practical, system based solutions whilst giving the user the freedom to maxi

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Germany - Visual Productions BV, lighting control manufacturer, will be exhibiting at Prolight+Sound, Frankfurt: Hall 11.0 B40.

On the stand Visual Productions will show their latest innovation with the product launch of Cuety: Lighting Control for iOS

Cuety is a new generation lighting controller that turns your iPad into a powerful lighting console. Easy to use and budget friendly, Cuety enables you to take full advantage of the iPad's mobility and multi-touch display.

The app works together with the new LPU-1 lighting engine. This engine runs your show, calculates fade times and renders dynamic FXs. The system architecture of combining the Cuety and LPU-1 is robust; in the case of a WIFI interruption your show will go on.

Also on the stand will be the solid-state product line which includes the CueCore. Alongside these hardware products will be the latest versions of th

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UK - In support of his second album, Shangri-La, Jake Bugg set out on a UK tour, including headlining the first Albert Session of 2014 at Royal Albert Hall on 21 February. The sold out tour featured his home city at The Capital FM Arena Nottingham; Newcastle; London; Edinburgh and Manchester. At the Albert Hall he captivated his audience in two sets - one acoustic and one with his band.

PRG senior account manager Scottie Sanderson worked closely with Stuart Farrell, the lighting designer for Bugg's UK tour. The eclectic run of venues started as smaller club shows, building to the larger Nottingham Arena and Royal Albert Hall; back down to the Corn Exchange in Edinburgh. The prep was built around the larger shows, and allowed the crew to scale back with minimum impact on the production.

Facing a number of logistical challenges across the series of venues, Farrell talks a

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Germany - Philips Entertainment's four premier brands - Selecon, Showline, Strand Lighting, and Vari-Lite - will debut a raft of exciting new products at this year's Prolight + Sound - stand 11.0 D71..

Vari-Lite will debut the much anticipated feature rich VL4000 Spot luminaire. The VL4000 Spot represents the first in a new generation of Vari-Lite luminaires designed to provide designers, rental companies, venues and productions with luminaries that offer even more creative possibilities without compromise on quality. The VL4000 Spot includes all the tools required to create dynamic, artistic lighting for any application. Featuring low ambient noise, high lumen output, precision optics and a full feature set, the VL4000 Spot has been designed with high-expectation performance in mind.

Amongst a plethora of new LED products from Showline will be the much anticipated SL NITRO 51

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USA - The Super Bowl Halftime Show always glitters, and Bruno Mars's stellar performance at Super Bowl XLVIII was no exception. This year 330 Clay Paky Sharpys and a dozen Clay Paky A.leda B-EYE K20s were on hand to illuminate the show.

Lighting designer Bob Barnhart opted to have "a more rock 'n roll vibe in the rig than the stylized, choreographed shows that we've seen in the past. Bruno wanted this to be more of a live rock show."

Barnhart was challenged to capture that rock 'n roll sensibility as well as prepare for winter weather conditions that might envelop the open-air MetLife stadium in New Jersey. "It was a question of what we could design that could survive severe weather," he says. "Another factor was the limitations of rigging positions in the building and how we could symmetrically lay out the rig. We had to cover as much of the full stad

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France / UK - French loudspeaker systems manufacturer APG has announced the appointment of experienced pro audio professional Scott Fraser to head up APG's UK sales operation. "The fact of going direct will ensure that UK clients benefit from exactly the same support as customers in France, in addition to having access to a significant stock of demo equipment," say APG.

The move is indicative of APG's broader international strategy throughout the EMEA region. According to APG's VP global sales, Bruno Garros, the decision to go direct has been maturing for some time. "It is clearly the best solution for APG in the UK," he commented. "The traditional distribution model puts too many obstacles between us and the customer. We felt very strongly that the best way forward for us was to have a direct link into the UK with someone who is actually employed and tr

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