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Australia - Australia's leading dance music event organizer, Fuzzy, has specified Allen & Heath Xone DJ mixing consoles for all its forthcoming events. Fuzzy's programme includes the biggest, highest profile events on the continent including Shore Thing (NYE Bondi beach), Field Day, Summer Field Day, 360, Park Life, Harbour Life, Sydney's Metro, The Basement, and 'After Hours' - a weekly event at YU.

"Fuzzy have taken this unprecedented step in order to guarantee good sound quality," said John Wall, CEO of Fuzzy. "We only want the best at our events and that's why we're using Allen & Heath. Despite the fact that many of our international guest DJs have personal mixer endorsements, standardising on Allen & Heath hasn't been difficult - it's the console every pro is happy to use."

"This is a fantastic relationship for us," commented Jamie Kaye, Aust

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USA - Making big improvements to a live venue's sound doesn't have to be complicated. When new ownership took over an existing 600-person club in New York named Revolution Hall, they expected it would take a lot of work to turn around its infamous negative sonic characteristics. Instead, all they had to do was install a new live sound system from Danley Sound Labs.

"My goal with Revolution Hall was to create an all-purpose venue where you could perform all genres of music with the highest quality sound," says John A. Chiara, owner. "Installing loudspeakers from Danley Sound Labs has been instrumental in achieving that. A drummer that played in this venue regularly over the years told me that it has gone from being the worst-sounding club he ever played to the best-sounding. Then he asked me what acoustic adjustments I'd made. I said, 'None yet, I just changed the

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Iran - The 300-seat Talan Honar theatre is an antique building located in the heart of Tehran, the capital of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The theatre is mainly used for multipurpose applications, such as theatre, drama, live music and - being equipped with 5.1 Dolby equipment and a 35mm cinema projector - for screening movies.

The theatre is owned by the Municipality of Tehran and its refurbishment was recently completed by one of Iran's largest Iranian companies (Sazeman Farhangi Honary Shardari), which renovated the hall, changing the interior decoration, seats, screen, acoustic treatment and wall covering, as well as the sound reinforcement system and lighting fixtures.

The project manager in charge for the municipality was Masood Roostaei and the upgrade began in August 2005 and ended in February 2006. The sound equipment was provided by Italian manufacturer Outline, and

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UK - Clarion Events Ltd, organisers of PLASA06, have announced details of the seminars to be held at this year's PLASA Show at Earls Court in London (10-13 September). With the broadest agenda in the show's history, the seminar programme will offer something for everybody, with expert advice on both technical and business issues.

New technologies are right at the top of the bill with Sunday's opening seminar presented by Kevin Williams, director of out-of-home leisure consultancy KWP Ltd. Out of Home Leisure Entertainment will look at the application of interactive and 4D technologies and the potential for crossover between the worlds of themed attractions and theatre, including the latest generation of projection and audio systems.

Sunday afternoon will see GMTV's lighting director, John Allard, address the rapidly expanding topic of LED lighting. In Lighting with L

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UK - RCF are in the process of appointing a select number of market strategic dealers for their 4PRO and TT+ Active range of speakers. The latest addition to the scheme is Sabre International, based in Reading Berkshire.

RCF's Phil price says: "With companies such as Sabre, who specialise in large outdoor events, especially with student unions and universities. Having the right type of speaker systems can be critical. With introduction of the RCF 4Pro series, it gives us the opportunity to offer a much wider range of speakers for the mid to large size events."

Paul Bridgman MD of Sabre added: "During the year we get a lot of our business through rental and hire to student venues. With the kind of service RCF are offering with their larger speaker ranges, including the 4Pro 7001 speakers, it allows us to undertake a much wider range events, using the same family

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Germany - For the fifth time, Lightpower GmbHm of Paderborn has successfully staged its 'Open Days' - what it calls "the German 'trend and further-training' forum for the lighting industry". More than 1,200 lighting professionals were invited to attend the Show at Heinz Nixdorf Forum, Paderborn, between 15-16 May to visit the high profile seminars and the product exhibition. Also, on day one, more than 800 visitors came together to party at the Capitol music theatre, enjoying the music of a first-class live band.

Established in 1994, the Open Days take place every third year and have become a leading German forum for lighting professionals from all disciplines. Lightpower says it "always aims to talk and listen to the users, whether they are convinced by the products distributed by Lightpower or critical about them. The only important thing - they had to be profes

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UK - XL Video supplied Little Britain's UK theatre and arena tour, the live rendition of Matt Lucas and David Walliams' phenomenally popular cult TV show that sold out multiple dates across the country.

Projected video backdrops were an essential element of the stage set. It allowed locations and timeframes to morph seamlessly throughout the energetic set, which leapt from school classroom to the prime minister's office - and every imaginable location in between - in two hilarious 50 minute halves.

Additionally, for the arena shows, XL supplied a five camera PPU and Kayak control for IMAG that was beamed onto two side screens. This was directed by Geoff Posner of Pozzitive Television, who also directed the award winning BBC TV series.

XL's project manager Malcolm Mellows again worked with promoter Phil MacIntyre's production manager, Andy Gibbs - they'd last done this on the

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UK - In response to the continued and growing interest in the Pharos Lighting Playback Controller for installation projects worldwide, Pharos Architectural Controls is signing up new partners to provide more region-focused sales and support operations.

New agreements are already in place with Stockholm Lighting in Sweden, Pacific Lighting in Hong Kong, CSI in France and LSC in Australia. These companies will offer experienced project-based sales channels as well as installation and technical support services. Pharos will shortly announce new dealers for other territories.

Ian Fanning, project manager with Stockholm Lighting says: "We are very excited to be representing Pharos in Scandinavia. This is an active market with public and private sector projects that need an all-round control device, and we are well placed to get the Pharos LPC on these jobs."

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Canada - Canada's Acoustix Québec, located between Farnham and Cowansville in Quebec, Canada, is a sound and lighting company with a musical instrument store. The company was recently purchased by Eric Tremblay and his partner François Loiselle and with new owners has come a new outlook on business. "The business was more store and rental oriented whilst doing some small venues for out town Farnham," said Tremblay. "We are now aiming for larger projects; we have changed the store display and bought a lot of new lighting gear.

"We now have five employees plus we have to hire some technicians for the bigger shows. However, we want to get some bigger venues, to go on tour, and we are beginning to work for corporate shows in Montreal where the action is. At the same time we are trying to have better and more equipment in the store."

Tremblay was lo

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USA - As a key part of recent expansion and company development initiatives including the appointment of several new members of staff, new distributors and even a new company logo, InnovaSon has announced its expansion into the US with the inauguration of an InnovaSon office based out of the internationally renowned rehearsal facility, Soundcheck, in Nashville, Tennessee. The move coincides with the appointment of industry specialist, Kevin Madden, to the position of national sales manager.

"This is an extremely positive step for InnovaSon," commented sales and marketing director, Xavier Pion. "We've been looking for a suitable solution to further service the US market for some time, and the opening of a US office, especially here at Soundcheck at the heart of the US music scene, offers us the best of everything. In addition to all of the usual office facilities,

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USA - Feld Entertainment has purchased almost 100 Clay Paky fixtures for their newest Disney On Ice production. Feld Entertainment's Dennis Flenniken was keen to use the Clay Paky Alpha range for the new show after they were demonstrated to him by Clay Paky America's Eric Mueller. "What impressed me most is that it has 20 gobos," Flenniken remarked about the Alpha Spot 1200 HPE. "In our search to find the best light for this production, we did not come across anything comparable that could spin 20 gobos. When you put the animation disc in front of the static gobos, it looks like they are rotating in several directions.

Lighting designer Peter Morse was also impressed with the fixtures after he received a demonstration at Clay Paky America's office in Valencia, California. "They are a nice light," remarked Morse on the Clay Paky Alpha range. "The big

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UK - Yamaha Commercial Audio recently invited dealers, consultants and prospective clients to two days of presentations and listening sessions at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London's Swiss Cottage.

The aim of the open days was to provide more in-depth knowledge and experience of the recently-launched Installation Series speakers and power amplifiers and to allow guests to meet the newly expanded Commercial Audio team. The open days also supported ambitious plans for the install markets.

One of the people particularly impressed was LMC's managing director Paul Hinkly and he comments: "Both myself and the entire LMC team really enjoyed the day. It provided a valuable opportunity to listen to the new speaker systems, including the new power amplifiers in a controlled setting and in the challenging environment of a working theatre. I have to say that the perform

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Canada - Adamson has signed another partner company in Colombia. Producciones Carlos Vallejo is based in Manizales, a small city about a 5 hour drive Northeast of Bogota and is known as the "University" town of Colombia. 12 Universities and Colleges are based there. With its youthful population's appetite for culture keeps Manizales' concerts and events calendar busy throughout the year. Manizales offers annual international festivals for Theatre, Jazz, Bolero, and Images; equestrian expos, and a long list of concerts featuring local, national and international artists.

Producciones Carlos Vallejo was officially established approximately 12 years ago. Carlos Vallejo is a musician at heart and an engineer by profession and had 20 years of previous involvement in the music industry. With his passion, the company has grown to provide sound reinforcement solutions, lightin

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UK - Blitz Sound continues its successful association with Olivier award-winning sound designer Mike Walker by supplying the audio and communications equipment for the critically acclaimed theatre production of Mammals, produced by The Bush Theatre in Shepherd's Bush, and subsequently for an eight-week UK tour.

The equipment specified by Walker included an Akai S6000 sampler along with a Mackie HDR 24/96 digital recorder system for sound effects replay. Sound effects control was from the Akai S6000 front panel. Yamaha amplifiers powered a selection of JBL, Tannoy and Meyer loudspeakers, with audio control by a Soundcraft Spirit Digital 328 mixer.

Walker and his team at Loh Humm Audio developed a simple system for controlling some of the sound effects. He explains: "The play is set in a kitchen with a lot of action involving an offstage front door. We had the produc

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Canada - Sennheiser provided world-class wireless for the long-anticipated staged version of The Lord of the Rings under some of the most demanding RF requirements to date. The production is the latest high-profile public event to rely on Sennheiser's wireless technology, and joins a long list of the world's most watched events, including the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, Live 8, the FIFA World Cup, the Eurovision Song Contest, and the Grammy Awards.

At the World Premiere Gala at the Princess of Wales Theatre, in Toronto, Canada, The Lord of the Rings fans heard a spectacular score and the talents of over 70 actors, singers and musicians thanks partly to a virtuoso performance by Sennheiser. A total of 155 wireless devices were used simultaneously in one location - a frequency management achievement on its own - not to mention the frequency fight going on throug

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USA - When you're the hottest night club in twin Cities area, you can't have just any light show. Working with Metro Sound and Lighting, Tomcat USA created a customized package befitting Myth - the midwest's finest entertainment venue.

Equipment provided by Tomcat included two truss MD circles: one 35' OD and one 18' OD. The circles were spilt in two separate sections creating a unique appearance while allowing adjustment to one side of the grid and access to one side as needed. Six 6' sections and two 5' sections of MD truss provide additional support and panel points for hanging the fixtures.

Another important part of the equipment list was a complete motor package including twelve CM Model L, 1-tonne hoists with 60' of lift, a Skjonberg control unit and a cable management system fabricated by Tomcat. This system allowed all power and control cables for the hoists and light

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Spain - Rental company Maysonic, based in Montilla, Córdoba, is one of the most distinguished sound companies in Andalusia and has many years of experience in the touring business. The latest acquisition of these Spanish live sound specialists is an HK Audio COHEDRA Coherent Dynamic Response Array system, consisting of 16 CDR 208 S/T Mid/High Units, 16 CDR 210 Subwoofers and two PR 16 amp racks.

Owner Francisco 'Paco' Espejo comments: "Here in Andalusia there are a large number of big, heavy systems that are being used throughout the region. But we were looking for a lighter and more compact system, both to be more flexible and to differentiate ourselves from our competitors. The system needs to be deployable for productions with smaller ground supports or rigging towers, but should also be capable of covering really big shows. During the demo at the AFIAL tradeshow in Mad

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UK - Darren Beckley, business development manager for Stage Electrics London was impressed with the Selecon Arena PC when he saw one for the first time at a Selecon Workshop in Crawley recently. The even beam spread and quality of light was enough to convince Beckley to recommend the Arena PC to the technical manager of the Roundhouse project a few weeks later.

The Roundhouse, Chalk Farm in London is a historic steam engine repair building which was closed in 1983 and remained in a state of disrepair until 1998 when the Roundhouse Trust was set up to lead its redevelopment and restore this legendary venue, whose walls rocked to the sound of The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd in the '60s and '70s, back into the arms of London's cultural scene.

David Wilkins, UK market manager for Selecon says he is "delighted" to have been able to supply 20 Are

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UK - freelanceColony, the UK's first dedicated on-line resource for the AV industry, has officially gone live. Brainchild of industry veteran Antony Drew, the new website allows freelance members to record their specialities, daily or hourly rates and availability online. Business users can then subscribe to search for freelancers from the comprehensive members' database.

Freelancer profiles can be viewed by speciality, day rate, and ability while the site'sup-to-date availability feature allows resources to be optimised, keeping the project management process flowing freely. The web and SMS text-based service allows businesses to issue a text alert when they require support to which interested freelancers can respond direct, In return, FreelanceColony members can also use the Internet Browser or SMS text to keep their personal calendar up to date.

As freelanceColony is access

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The Netherlands - Denon DJ Holland have announced their 2005 Dealer Awards, selecting winners in three different categories through an extensive list of criteria.

Picking up the award for Best Denon DJ Webshop 2005 was www.RJShop.nl, while in the category Best Denon DJ Showroom 2005 Jacobs Breda Electronics was voted best of the three nominees. Finally, dealers who had commenced trading during 2005 were eligible for the Best New Denon DJ Dealer 2005 category - and the successful Denon reseller was again RJ Shop.

All the winners received a Denon DJ Bowl and an espresso machine for the Best New Denon DJ Dealer 2005 (the runners-up received a Denon DJ plaquette).

Such was the popularity of the event, Denon DJ Holland's Herjan Mennegat promises that they will be back in 12 months time - announcing the Denon DJ Dealer Awards 2006.

(Chris Henry

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UK - Production Gear - broadcast and professional production equipmentdealer and distributor has moved into larger premises at Millennium Studios in Elstree Way, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire.

With excellent road/rail access the companies new head office benefits from a showroom which is stocked with a wide range of products including tripods, lights, audio, lens accessories and more.

Since the beginning of the year Production Gear has secured UK distributorships with Sachtler, Oconnor, Chrosziel, Panther, Cavision, Easyrig, Bebob, Zunow and ERG. Production Gear are also authorized UK resellers for many other brands.

Improved workshop facilities reflect the companies recent accreditation and commitment as a Sachtler Authorised Service Centre and are instrumental in the development of future products including the newly released range of HDV lens mount adapters.

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Canada - Multi-Grammy winner Kanye West was joined by Canadian rocker Sam Roberts at the red-carpet opening of Toronto's newly renovated Masonic Temple, the venue for MTV Canada's first live concert. The Masonic Temple located downtown Toronto, was built in 1918 and has undergone several renovations over the years. It has been a music hall, a TV Studio and most notably in recent years, The Rolling Stones used the venue as a rehearsal hall for their upcoming tours.

To restore The Masonic Temple to its former glory as a music hall, it underwent a $9-million renovation by the designers of Toronto's stylish Drake Hotel. The venue will be used as MTV's Canadian headquarters and TV-studio, but will also be a highly desirable mid-size venue for touring acts. "It was restored it with an ear and an eye to the past, and we respected the history" commented Brad Schwartz, senior v

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The Netherlands - Nestling in the heart of Amsterdam, one of Europe's most popular and vibrant cities, is the NEMO Museum of Science and Technology, which is the biggest science centre in the Netherlands. Built over a traffic tunnel that goes under the centre of the city, the museum boasts a host of state-of-the-art exhibits to display and interpret the latest in cutting edge science and technology in an entertaining way, claiming to take you on a voyage of discovery between fantasy and reality.

A major asset of the museum is their continuing programme to educate and inform school children, with groups of students visiting every day to see the impressive galleries and learn from the modern interactive displays. Naturally, part of every visit includes a welcome talk and introduction to the museum, its objectives and displays. "We chose to use a PA system using d&b audiotechn

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UK - Slingco has installed a circular CableNet tension wire grid system - only the third circular one in the UK - at the Roundhouse in Camden. The venue is due to open next week after a 29.7 million refurbishment project setting it up as one of Europe's most dynamic performance spaces.

CableNet was initially specified by the project architects John McAslan and Partners as the safest and most flexible way of providing access to the high level technical space. This contains rigging, lighting and audio equipment above the stage and auditorium.

Slingco was initially consulted in 2002, and CableNet was an integral part of the rebuilding plans very early in the design process. They liaised with other civil and engineering contractors to co-ordinate the design, and ensure a smooth and efficient installation.

Circular tension wire grids are rare. Slingco's first UK model was complet

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