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The decision to invest in Robe was made by BML's CEO Elliot Krowe, who says, "I'm well acquainted with Robe's excellent performance and reliability, so when it came to decide on moving lights for our production inventory, the choice was easy! We specifically like the zoom and gobo facilities and the quality optics for which the brand is renowned."

BML is active in all areas of lighting including concerts and events, film and TV productions, installations and rentals. The company was formed last August when Krowe and Elliot Todd teamed up with industry veteran Shelly Diamond - a sales executive at See Factor for 30 years

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The announcement was made during the Harman Pro conference prior to this year's NAMM Show in Anaheim, but the presentation was formally made the following month by Glen Harris, director of European sales for dbx and Lexicon, during the SIEL Show in Paris.

Harris congratulated SCV sales director, Thierry Lamotte (centre) and product manager Franck Surena (right) on the considerable growth they had registered with dbx sales during the past 12 months. "In particular we are delighted with the performance of the retail-based products," he said. "SCV's 'Rack Road' and 'Global Answer' initiatives have had considerable impact on growing the business in that respect."

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PLASA Members can now request free credit checks on all UK companies. The service, provided by CreditSafe, allows members to request Reports on clients or business contacts. Updated on a daily basis, the Reports include financial information, key ratios, trend analysis, directors' details, payment record and a rating system classifying companies on a scale from 0 to 1

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Harman's HiQnet connectivity and control protocol was used within a CobraNet environment so that all audio and control data could be routed over a common Ethernet pipe. Making its debut alongside other HiQnet-compatible devices in the Harman product portfolio were five of the new dbx DriveRack 4800's - the first to be used outside the United States - optimizing the performance of the two powered 10 x JBL VT 4888 DP-CN Vertec line array hangs.

With its 96kHz DSP engine and standard anal

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The Emmy-winning Grammy Awards was the first major awards show to venture into HDTV and 5.1 surround sound, and makes increasingly elaborate forays into using current technology to the fullest advantage. Once again CBS delivered the most advanced form of HDTV, with 1,080 lines of picture resolution and 5.1-channel surround sound. To meet the sonic demands of this format, the audio engineers and music mixers employed a range of Audio-Technica microphones for the show's audio.

ATK/ Audiotek provided the sound system with FOH (front-of-house) engineer Ron Reeves and Mikael Stewart,

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As Australia's leading conference venue, the SCEC is focused on providing quality facilities, including cutting edge technology. With in-house video production facilities, audio services, and advance

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Having pioneered the practice of using digital consoles for award shows, Derrick Zieba, the shows principal co-ordinator of the live sound/broadcast sound interface, describes how he feel about them five years later as he approaches his 14th Brit Awards show: "There's no turning back now, the advantages far outweighs any concerns that may have surfaced in the early days. The fact that you can rehearse half a dozen major acts on the Sunday before the Brits, and then several days later recall every detail of every setting for every band absolutely perfectly is just unbeatable."

Further significant elements to such shows have

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Already an Oscar winner for his work on Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, sound mixer Hammond Peek relied solely upon the HHB Portadrive to record the dramatic location sound on King Kong, on an often arduous shoot that lasted some nine months.

"Solid build, eight track flexibility and reliable hard disk recording made Portadrive the recorder of choice for King Kong," reports Stephen Buckland of HHB's New Zealand distributor Sound Techniques, himself an experienced sound mixer. "The Portadrive also excelled in trials to check compatibility with post-production workflow, a very important consideration for the production."

A massive worldwide TV audience for t

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Harnessing all these advances together in one place at one time is PLASA06 - the main international exhibition for the theatre, architectural, touring, DJ, club, leisure and TV sectors, which takes place from 10-13 September at Earls Court in London.

Six months from opening, the show is 80% sold, guaranteeing that the industry's top 500 brands will be at PLASA06 showing the latest innovations in the lighting, audio, AV, stage engineering and control fields. Not only will PLASA06 have a strong showing of core products and services to meet the demands of projects and ins

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Continuing its trend to provide state of the art dimming and networked lighting control systems to TV studios around the world, ETC, via its UAE distributor Oasis Enterprises L.L.C, has provided a fully networked dimming and control system for Studio F, along with suitable training and support for the studio staff concerned.

Basel Al Aref, manager of professional projects division at Oasis Enterprises, d

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Martin Lupton, worked with Birmingham City Council to make possible the success of this year's workshop, titled 'Eastside Story' and held in the city's industrial Eastside area. The purpose of the workshops is to educate students and professionals as well as private and public agencies and the public, about lighting design and how it can contribute positively to the environment and enhance people's sense of safety.

As technical coordinator of the February 2006 event, attended by 47 students from 24 different countries, Martin Lupton reported that this was the most gritty, urban and industrial of all ELDA+ workshops to date. He said of the project: "Students had the opportunity to work on sites of a uniquely urban s

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Promoted by premier dance music download portal www.trackitdown.net, alongside Godskitchen (promoters of the 50,000 capacity Global Gathering festival), Mixmag and TV channel MTV Dance, this year's Trance Awards features partnerships with some of the biggest players in dance.

With last year's debut awards seeing thousands of votes coming in from over 100 countries, and with the ceremony taking place at south coast super club Slinky, this year's awards already features a star studd

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As large as a basketball court, Chaparral's 55' x 75' booth featured eight 20' columns of Global Truss Square 12" Trussing that supported a horizontal truss beam set at 10' high, which ran around the booth's perimeter. The sleek, industrial-looking display supported the lighting system that showcased eight recreational boats ranging in length from 18' to 31' displayed by Chaparral Boats at the show.

Springtree Media Group, the company that designed and const

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XLTV collaborated with the artist and management to provide custom made 19' x 18' electric roll down screens, which provided removable projection surfaces for the six SLM Barco R12 projectors. Christian Lamb was brought in to provide content, which was programmed on Doremi hard drives.

"It was the most amazing content I'd ever seen," says XLTV's' President, John Wiseman, "it fits like a glove".

Touring on behalf of XLTV is Engineer, Rob McShane and projectionist, Mike Green.

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"The more records you do the more you realize that certain mic pres are better for certain instruments," he says. "A guitar track might call for something, a vocal for something else, but as far as drums I don't think there's another mic pre out there that can match the 512.

"I've never seen a mic pre with more headroom," he continues. "They are amazing. And with the transient signals involved with drums, you really need a fast, high headroom mic pre."

Matthews has worked with an assortment of musicians that run the gamut from Paul Simon to Barbra Streisand, Evanescence to Devon Allman's band, Hon

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Outline's vice chairman, Giorgio Biffi, comments: "They say that the Turin 2006 Olympic Games was an opportunity to 'show off' the very best of Italy's excellence on all fronts, from fashion to design, through to our leading edge technology. We've boasted for years that we manufacture totally 'Italian-made' systems, so I can't deny that we're rightly proud of having had the privilege of taking part in such an extraordinary event with a large amount of equipment."

The Outline loudspeaker systems for the Turin 2006 Olympic Games were

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The company installed 48 FeONIC audio drives under the existing oak floor, driven by a special audio matrix system, which provides up to 24 separate and yet invisible zones of high quality audio delivery and public address.

Audio Visual Systems' managing director, Tony Flynn states: "Use of the FeONIC product has enabled us to provide a 21st century solution in a 19th century environment. The FeONIC Floor product is in my professional opinion the most architecturally sympathetic audio solution we have ever applied and I can think of no other product that is in any way a close

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"That said I have been pushing the boundaries in some venues, or at least I thought I was" sound engineer and tour manager Daniel White expresses some initial reservations. "When I first bought the d&b audiotechnik Q system I knew this was a safe investment for the theatre circuit where Jamie generally plays. We played Hammersmith Apollo and my thoughts were confirmed; I've done a lot of shows at the Apollo over the years, and with a variety of PA systems, I can say with conviction that the Q-Series loudspeakers produced the best sound I have ever heard." Daniel continues "In Europe we have been moved up to some much bigger venues, almost arena size, eight or nine thousand cap

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Last month alone Stage Technologies worked with the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama and the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, visiting their departments to give lectures and show them behind the scenes at the Royal Opera House and the Prince Edward Theatre.

Martin Hazlewood, lecturer at the Guildhall, comments: "Stage Technologies has been instrumental in providing this facility to enhance the student's knowledge and understanding of automation systems. Our program has been designed to expand and take the students forward into the comp

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"Most DJ's, trade visitors and guests have been requesting a new location with a more personal atmosphere and a fresh vibe," admits Klaus Froelich. "The change of venue will make it possible to implement new ideas."

Among the exhibitors again will be Denon DJ, who line up alongside other equipment manufacturers, peripherals suppliers and record labels. In contrast to previous events, exhibitors will only present in two areas this year, allowing for a more even dispersion of visitors. There will also be a series of panels and seminars focused on current issues, and an eve

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The 10,000-seater semi-permanent venue, designed and built by Arena Structures to Wembley's specifications was the first of its kind built in the UK. The venue had to comply with stringent permanent building regulations in order to deliver a temporary facility with the feel of a permanent venue, which could act as a music arena.

The TFS was adapted to ensure that all of the facilities required to host concerts were available, with Arena Structures incorporating additional structures alongside the main TFS to house toilets, concessions, bars and other concert facilities. All of these structures were placed on a specially designed platform, constructed using 18 miles of scaffolding.<

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Capita Symonds is part of the FTSE100 Capita Group plc and employs 3,300 staff in 45 UK offices and another five overseas. It has doubled its turnover to £200m in the two years to 2005 and is one of the fastest growing firms in the consultancy and engineering sector.

Commenting on its new ACE membership, Capita Symonds managing director Richard Marchant said: "We made a conscious decision to join ACE as it is the leading business association in our sector. ACE can help Capita Symonds by being an ambassador for consultancy and engineering and by being an active member we can in turn have a greater influence in the industry.

ACE chief executive Nelson Ogunshakin said: "Capita Symonds joining ACE further

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This installation will be the first to have the new Stasys 3 Series II cabinet, which features the waveformer horn system unique to Void Acoustics. Infinite amplifiers will power the system with loudspeaker management provided through the Void Digidrive and Void Livedrive.

Paul Buck, Void's marketing manager says: "BCM will make a useful addition to our portfolio of venues and we are also delighted to welcome Ilusion into our expanding network of dealers.

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Shure Performance Listening Centre brings state-of-the-art recording and product testing capabilities to the company's 65,000 square-foot, two-story Technology Annex, which opened last year. Offering all of the comfort of an elegant theatre with tiered seating for 14 and a bamboo floor, the critical studio is furnished with three ATC SCM 100 ASL active monitors, a Carillon Audio Systems computer, and 192 kHz multi-channel AES/EBU interface capabilities from Lynx Studio Technology.

"Shure has developed a first class recording studio, allowing them the ideal environment to test mult