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USA - The Tempe campus of Sun Valley Community Church recently installed a Martin Audio MLA Compact loudspeaker system as a key component in a significant upgrade of its technical capabilities.

According to Eric Johnson, technical director for Sun Valley, "Sun Valley Tempe merged with Bethany Church two and a half years ago and we inherited a large campus and an auditorium with technical capabilities that were deficient by today's standards. The audio system was old and primarily designed for natural speech, orchestra and choir reinforcement in an acoustic setting. That, plus the building is a complex geometrical design, basically a five-sided pentagon with a seven-sided auditorium that's about 160 degrees wide, has a raked floor, many complex angles and no parallel surfaces.

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USA - At the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre(CST), a Meyer Sound M1D line array loudspeaker system is optimised to provide audio support for everything from Shakespearean dramas to contemporary, high-energy musicals like Follies, Sunday in the Park with George, and Gypsy. Designed to meet specific architectural challenges, the system was supplied by long-time Meyer Sound dealer TC Furlong, Inc. of Lake Forest, Ill., with logistical coordination by Jeff Cech.

The 18 M1D loudspeakers in CST's 500-seat Jentes Family Courtyard Theater replace an aging, point-source centre cluster. "The Courtyard was designed like the Swan Theatre in London, with very high surrounding balconies and a deep thrust stage," explains James Savage, head of sound at CST. "The system also has to cover the room's 270-degree spread."

The new centre cluster of eight M1D lo

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USA - The summer Broadway season is heating up and the Tony Awards are just around the corner. Both long-running shows and new productions are getting accolades for their incredibly ambitious and striking lighting designs that are created with the latest technology. In every show on Broadway, ETC equipment plays a big part in accomplishing the awe-inspiring lighting creations, especially ETC's trusted lighting control systems, which can be found in nearly every Broadway house.

ETC's Eos control family - made up of Eos Titanium (Ti), Gio, Ion and Element desks - is the most prevalent on Broadway. The family was developed to be both designer- and programmer-friendly with its powerful software and direct programming syntax. "Most desks are designed solely for the programmer," explains ETC Eos product manager Anne Valentino. "We paid attention to what the lighting des

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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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USA - Lectrosonics has announced the introduction of the Digital Secure Wireless system. Featuring AES-256-CTR (Advanced Encryption Standard) encryption technology, the new Digital Secure Wireless system is designed for use in environments where privacy is of paramount concern, such as corporate boardrooms, shareholder meetings, and government facilities. As a rugged and high-quality wireless microphone system, the new products will also find a home in theatres, film making, touring and other demanding applications, says the company.

AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) encryption technology employing a 256-bit key was approved in the US as a government standard encryption algorithm in 2001 [FIPS 197]. The CTR (Counter) Encryption mode as found in the new Lectrosonics Digital Secure Wireless system maintains low latency (2.5 ms overall) while keeping channel noise at a minimum. Ke

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UK - City Theatrical will be demonstrating their new technology at ABTT (Stand 14) on 11-12 June 2014, at The Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, London, including new QolorFlex LED Tape and D Series Low Voltage Dimmers, SHoW DMX wireless DMX products, data distribution products from Pathway Connectivity, and Moving Light Assistant software.

Andrew Voller and Chris Hurst will be on the stand to demonstrate Moving Light Assistant - an application designed to document both the moving light rig and console data used on moving light shows used in the entertainment industry. The application runs on both Apple Mac OSX (Intel only) and Microsoft Windows operating systems.

City Theatrical's SHoW DMX is the wireless DMX of choice for lighting professionals on West End and Broadway shows, permanent entertainment installations, architectural landmarks, major music tours such as U2 and Madonn

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UK - With new personal protection equipment (PPE) and chain bags added to its range, Unusual Rigging has launched its first ever sales brochure, which will be available at ABTT this year.

Known principally as a solutions and rental company, Unusual Rigging is also the sales partner for several companies, including Lyon, the leading provider of equipment for work at height and distributor for companies such as Petzl, Maillon Rapide and Beal, all well respected names in the industry. As such, the range of PPE products now available to buy from Unusual Rigging has grown enormously, encompassing body harnesses, helmets, pulleys, waterproof and kit bags, gloves, hauling lines, karabiners, lanyards and ladders . . . the list goes on.

Also new to Unusual's products for sale is a range of high performance, rugged chain bags. Available in five sizes, they fit all the main chain hoist b

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USA - The 1,500-seat Worship Centre at the Centerville Campus of Fairhaven Church in Ohio has been in the process of renovation for the past few years. Installed just in time for this year's Easter services by Scenic Solutions was a 135-panel Elation Professional EPV6 LED video screen with high resolution 6mm pixel pitch.

"We chose to go with an LED wall due to our desire to 'future-proof' the Worship Center and set us up for the next decade or more visually," explains Mike Rall, who heads a full-time video staff at Fairhaven

"The debut of the LED wall at our Easter services provided an incredible visual experience for the nearly 8,000 attendees that weekend as we were able to create custom in-house videos that spanned the entire length of the wall, really tying in the themes of our songs and other special elements together well."

Dan McLaughlin, a partne

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USA - GrooveBoston stages some of the most legendary dance parties in the US, and each year produces a college campus tour taking their unique, fun-loving atmosphere on the road for the full enjoyment of their enthusiastic audience. A massive part of creating that "electro-awesome" experience is ensuring that production values are high and that the design and technical elements of the show are equally as spectacular and memorable as the music!

Nathan Almeida from East Coast Lighting & Production Services (ECLPS) has had the honour, for the past eight years, of ensuring that all the energy and magic coming from the stage reaches right out and touches everyone in the audience... and this year he had the help of some Robe moving lights for the GrooveBoston Vitality tour.

This year's Vitality theme embraced life, liveliness and the general feelings of being in a natural

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UK - The organisers of what promises to be the best ever Farnborough Air Show yet which takes place on 19-20 July, have called on Showhire, one of Europe's leading public address and communications hire companies to provide the public address and communications system for the site. For this enormous project, involving literally many miles of top quality cable, Showhire turned to VDC Trading and the prestigious Van Damme range.

Showhire director Nick Chubb explained, "We specialise in the sports and corporate events market, providing services to a massive range of events throughout the UK and Europe, and have a substantial portfolio of customers across the spectrum of outdoor, indoor and corporate events. Farnborough is not only a massive flying display, the Airshow's trade expo is also the biggest outdoor exhibition in Europe. There is really no time for replacing faulty ca

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Australia - Entech Connect has announced a session that gives attendees "unprecedented access to international experts who actively influence what is coming next in lighting technology".

A panel of key lighting industry stakeholders from both design and manufacturing sides of the business will discuss the latest advancements in industry technology, and how it is influencing the industry.

Facilitated by Joseph Mercurio from University of Melbourne, the esteemed panel includes: LeRoy Bennett, Seven Design Works; Steve Brown, NDY Light; Todd Hensley, Schuler Shook; Josef Valchar, Robe; Paul Collison, eleven Design; Peter Johansen, SGM.

"This session will be an exclusive insight for the industry, with access to the opinions of many influential stakeholders. I will be asking them about a diverse range of topics such as future light sources and the impact of energy

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USA - Getting into Mamajuana isn't always easy. On weeknights the upscale club is packed with New Yorkers dancing to the hottest Hip-Hop, Top 40, Bachata and Salsa music. On weekends it may be an international Latin star like acclaimed Bachata artist Raulin Rodriguez who's packing them in. Still, the owners of the popular club did not want to rest on their laurels, so they revamped Mamajuana's look recently, giving the chic nightspot a new colour palette, not with paint, but with the Legend 412 LED moving head from Chauvet Professional.

"Essentially, we have 're-colourized' the club," said LD Jason Ayala of Jason Blends (New York). "We went away from the traditional heavy club colours that were used before, to more elegant purples, cyans and blues. These more rounded colours better complemented the carved wood architectural elements that a very talented designer,

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UK - Pixels has supplied and configured 30 BrightSign HD players for the London Film Museum. Creative Technology, working on behalf of the museum, commissioned Pixels to supply, configure and support the media players.

Audio video is central to the concept of the museum. The reception area is filled with a 4m, 12-screen video wall and screens throughout the exhibition show information about the films featured as well as clips from the movies themselves. These screens provide a highly effective backdrop to the exhibits.

Jonathan Sands, founder and chief executive of London Film Museum, says, "Ultimately, when it comes to ensuring the public is well-informed, everything has to be as simple as possible in terms of the journey and the experience. The minute you walk in, everything's visualised - you're never in the dark."

The London Film Museum regularly hosts private

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Sweden - Audio technology provider Dirac Research has announced that they have reached a licensing agreement with Pioneer Corporation. Pioneer plans to utilize the Dirac HD Sound technology to "deliver superb audio playback from their next generation of loudspeakers".

The first speakers to utilize the technology is the Pioneer Desk Live series, a lineup of powered speakers with a sleek, modern form factor slated for desktop computer applications as well as audio enthusiasts seeking high performance from smaller, stylish loudspeakers.

The objective of the new product line is to deliver high resolution and precise staging from a near field design using engineering innovations from Pioneer combined with Dirac's award-winning digital audio processing. These technological advances have enabled Pioneer to deliver unprecedented accuracy and musicality from an attractive lif

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Slovak Republic - Founded in 2010, Stone Post Production is based in Bratislava, Slovak Republic. Offering full video and audio services, with a main focus on television and advertising projects, a new Yamaha Nuage installation has radically enhanced one of the facility's sound studios.

Founder Tomas Zavarsky has over 15 years experience in post production and as a director of TV commercials and promos. He opted to radically improve the company's audio workflow by replacing a mouse and keyboard with the much faster, more flexible and intuitive control solution offered by Nuage. The installation also included a Dante audio network, using the Nuage PCIe card and interfaces.

"We have been using Steinberg Nuendo in audio post production for about seven years," he says. "We knew that one of the best ways to make our audio DAW work most cost-effective is to control it

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USA - This year's InfoComm show in Las Vegas is one of the most important ones to date for Alcons Audio USA, with a great deal of attention focused on the announcement that it is bringing its pro-ribbon technology to the US touring and larger installation markets. The announcement sees the USA preview of the LR24 system, Alcons' larger-format pro-ribbon line-array.

Loaded with the multiple-patented RBN1402rsr proprietary pro-ribbon transducer, with unmatched flat SPL up to 20kHz., the LR24 sets a new benchmark for throw, projection control and sound quality for line-array systems; More HF output than other larger line-arrays, with up-to 90% less distortion, with a completely predictable, linear response.

David Rahn, Alcons' North American sales manager comments, "Since its official launch in March in Frankfurt, the LR24 has received extremely positive feedback from top en

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USA - Listen Technologies Corporation has introduced its iDSP (Intelligent Digital Signal Processing) products. In creating the iDSP solutions, Listen Technologies considered all aspects of how the product would be used, focusing on the user experience and ease of dispensing, inventory management and battery management at the venue - all based on input from consultants, system integrators, venue owners and end users.

The result is a significantly improved listening experience, says the company, including an integrated neck loop/lanyard; streamlined dispensing, collecting and care; and environmentally friendly advanced battery technology - in the smallest, lightest device of its kind.

The iDSP 72MHz receiver revolutionizes how an RF system works, offering precise clarity with 20 dB less hiss than other RF receivers. The new integrated neck loop improves the experience for peopl

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UK - Downtown Bristol was buzzing with great music and vibes last weekend for the third Love Saves the Day Festival, a multi-stage event in Castle Park in the heart of the city. Headliners included Annie Mac, SBTRKT, Jamie xx, Eats Everything and many more.

For the first year, lighting and visuals rental specialist Fineline - also based in Bristol - was asked to supply lighting equipment, LED screens / media server control, rigging and a visual production design for the Main Stage ... which seriously upped its production values from 2013 in line with the profile of the festival which sold out its 12,000 capacity on both days.

Fineline's MD Rob Sangwell commented, "We were delighted to be asked on-board by festival organisers, Team Love, as we are really committed to partnering on locally based shows and events. We presented two design options for the stage from which they

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UK - FOH engineer, Dave McDonald, selected his favoured Allen & Heath modular iLive system for the US and European tour of Broken Bells, an American indie rock band composed of artist-producer Brian Burton (better known as Danger Mouse) and James Mercer, the lead vocalist and guitarist for the indie rock band, The Shins.

McDonald, whose clients include Adele, Air, Frank Ocean and Florence & the Machine, chose an iLive-112 Surface with iDR10 Mixrack, with the addition of a Dante network card delivering up to 64 channels to a recording rig.

The tour will continue into the autumn and is in support of the band's first studio album. McDonald is utilising many of iLive's renowned built in FX to emulate the band's recorded sound, including the Symphonic Chorus, ADT Doubler and Echo Chorus.

"There's so much going on with the band's vocals - it's very 'Beatles-esque' and psyched

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UK - The Superstar DJ Box, an entertainment concept designed to "totally transform the DJ and music experience for both private and corporate events", has just been launched.

Designed, developed and manufactured in the UK, the Superstar DJ Box, is built from high resolution LED wall modules to create a visual feature from where the DJ performs, maximising the impact of his or her presence at any event. The box projects a continuous show of specifically designed vibrant colour graphics, animations and video effects, complementing and enhancing the DJ's music.

The video DJ operator, supplied with the Superstar DJ Box, manipulates the graphics and visuals, positioned behind the LED wall, or if the client prefers, their own DJ remains visible to the audience through an open window panel in the centre of the screen. The Superstar DJ Box is available in two sizes to suit a

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USA - Elation Professional has launched a new versatile moving head in its Rayzor series of compact and high-speed LED wash luminaires, the Rayzor Q12 Zoom. From colourful wash/beam looks to stunning eye-candy effects, this functional fixture is capable of creating a wide variety of looks for stage and special event applications. It is also designed asa wash and effect light for permanent installations like clubs and other entertainment venues, says the company.

The Rayzor Q12 Zoom's 12 x 15W RGBW LEDs mix a broad range of colour shades for powerful shadow-free colour washes. Colour temperature is variable from 2,700K - 8,000K and colours mix uniform from vibrant saturates across beautiful pastels to authentic warm and cool shades of white. For programming convenience, a variety of colour macros are included.

For flexible beam angle adjustments, the Rayzor Q12 Zoom houses an 1

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UK - It's June, the sun has made its first appearance of the year and theatres are filling up with London's annual influx of visitors. It must be time to take a stroll down the East End's Brick Lane to The Old Truman Brewery where ABTT are holding their annual Theatre Show on Wednesday 11 and Thursday 12 June.

Nestled in the heart of the Main Hall at Stand 61 is where visitors will find this year's offerings from d&b; a formidable line up designed to whet everyone's appetite when hunting for that extra tasty titbit for the pro audio platter.

To describe the D80 as simply a new amplifier is not telling the whole story. On show for the first time in London, the D80 represents the culmination of a development programme that, as product manager Marc Weber explains, "Will fulfil the expectations of a d&b product well into the future." The slimmer visual appearance belies

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