The shopping center's façade, a five-storey construction housing a large parking garage, features a colour changing illumination from 11 Martin Architectural Exterior 200 Long Barrel colour changing luminaires. The IP65-rated fixtures, mounted with 12° lenses and spaced equally atop the structure, focus a narrow beam of seasonal shades vertically across the
Radiotelevisión - one of Spain's leading audiovisual companies and programme makers - has also purchased 24 DPA 4060 miniature omnidirectional which it is using together with some 4066 miniature omnidirectional headband mics for producing news programmes and documentaries. The company is also finding that DPA's 4088 cardioid headband mics are ideal for its sports broadcasts such as the UEFA Champions League.
The final weapon in Radiotelevisión's DPA armoury is a 3530-A kit comprising a factory-mat
Some 6,500 people attended each performance, for which a D.A.S. Audio sound reinforcement system was provided by Argentina's Merino Technical Productions. The company set up a PA system of 24 Aero 28 speakers with two CA-215 enclosures stacked at ground level for the Jujuy concert, which took place at the Old Jujuy Station. At Mendoza's Pacific Stadium, regardless of the poor acoustic, the main PA system (which consisted of 32 Aero CA-28 speakers with four CA-215 and 12 Compact 218 Sub for low-end reinforcement) d
Representing the latest in Audio-Technica transducer technology, the ATH-PRO700 headphones incorporate a neodymium magnet system and combine rugged construction with a stylish look. Their closed-back, dynamic circumaural design provides excellent isolation in loud listening environments - ideal for privately auditioning tracks. With an ability to handle extremely high SPLs, the headphones deliver outstanding sound reproduction with 53mm diameter drivers and extended bass frequency response.
The padded, easily adjustable headband ensures a comfortable, secure fit throu
Sydney-based church specialist Clare Communications has good experience at designing such installations and takes full advantage of Turbosound's TCS and Impact series, which the company says combine high quality acoustics with a small, discreet enclosure and are specifically designed to fulfil the twin requirements.
Clare has recently worked with Matt Donovan from Audio Telex, Turbosound's Australian distributor, to design and install new systems into two very different Catholic churches in Australia - the Mosman church in Sydney and St Aloysius Catholic church in Cronulla.
The Mosman church
Product manager for Roland Systems Group, Neal Tomlinson, commented: "We feel that the expertise and background offered by Total Audio allows us a great opportunity to expand further into the live, broadcast and installation market."
64 channels of RSS by Roland Digital Snake is being used at T in the Park to connect the Pet Sounds Arena Stage to the BBC mixing truck. 64 channels of RSS by Roland Digital Snake, supplied by Total Audio Solutions Ltd. Using two 32 x 8 stage units and two front-of-house units, the whole system will
XL purchased 125sq.m of new Mitsubishi OD8 LED screen for the tour, and is the first company to bring this particular resolution technology into Europe. The Mitsubishi is configured as three portrait-shaped screens - two 11 x 5 panel surfaces either side of the stage used primarily for IMAG, and one 9 x 5 panel centre-stage screen.
Embedded into the bellies of the tusks and Scorpion Tails set-pieces (designed by Ray Winkler of Studio Fish) are 6500 Barco O-lite blocks. These impressive set pieces wrap the stage in a horseshoe shape, providing a 'live' 3D backdrop. Every surface facing the audience, apart from the floor and ramps, is video. XL is supplying one
Making its third appearance - after becoming a huge success among participants over the last two years - will be the Advanced Workshop. This two-day workshop covers a variety of interesting topics on hoist motors and truss design and is meant for those who have already completed Tomcat's four-day workshop and/or those with extensive experience working with motors and truss in the field. Advanced workshop dates are 23-24 February, also in Midland, Texas.
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Club Med's Entertainment division asked French lighting designer Olivier Legendre to design the scheme. Fortunately, Olivier had used PixelRange fixtures before on many tours with Paris-based company Prévues - so from experience he chose PixelPar 90s as his creative lighting solution.
He says: "This was a great opportunity to introduce LED technology to Le club Méditerranée. The PixelPar 90 is the perfect plug-and-play fixture, creating fabulous effects with low power consumption and no maintenance - which are key points for this kind of international product."
The PixelPars, chosen for
The new attraction will be created by internationally acclaimed designer Yves Pepin, founder and president of ECA2, a company recognized the world over as one of the most experienced international teams for conception, creation and production of multimedia shows. Pepin, along with film directors Steven Spielberg and Zhang Yimou, and Ric Birch, the talented producer of the Sydney 2000 Ceremonies, have recently been appointed Artistic Advisers in the creative team for the Ceremonies of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games by
Before arriving in Frankfurt, the FIFA Globe had been travelling across Germany promoting their hosting of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Looking like an oversized football by day, the sculpture is transformed into an illuminated globe by night, thanks to 40 Tryka Strip Module Optic IP67 1200mm and six Strip Module Optic IP67 600mm - all driven by Tryka Modulation Drivers and programmed by DMX. Lighting designer Antonius Quodt was responsible for specifying the equipment.
The interior of the imposing FIFA Globe - made connecting 256m of steel pipe t
Seminar logistics were coordinated by Meyer Sound's German office and the event's co-host, Klaus Rahe of Procon Event Engineering, a leading sound rental firm based in Hamburg. The actual site for the sessions was a studio at CINETEC, a local television production facility.
The SIM 3 Training and System Design seminar is an in-depth, intensive
LD Breck Haggerty has worked with Tool since 1998 - initially as lighting crew chief before graduating to the design hot seat. His main lighting consideration for this tour was designing something floor-based and optimised for easy rigging and de-rigging. The concept is that this toured to festivals throughout the summer, enabling them to have as much of their show as possible with a minimum
Heading up the relationship on the Gear-Source side is Henry Kones, director or market development. "Henry worked hard to make this happen, it's only fitting that he continues to manage the relationship," says Fa
Telex - a leading manufacturer and supplier of professional audio, wireless, life safety and communication equipment- achieved sales of $308 million in 2005, and has nearly 2,000 employees at 14 locations in nine countries. The company is home to well-known brands such as Electro-Voice, Dynacord, Midas, Klark Teknik, Telex and RTS. If the merger is consummated, Telex will be assigned to, and come under the leadership of, the Bosch Security Systems division.
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Overall, 400 exhibitors are expected to attend ISE 2007, up from 300 at this year's event in Brussels. ISE's organisers have signed up companies including Thompson Grass Valley, Sony, Eiki, Crestron, Mitsubishi, Kramer and Extron are returning and will be occupying significant floor space at the show, while Canon and Yamaha have been signed up as exhibitors for 2007.
ISE managing director Mike Blackman says that a massive upturn in the AV systems integration market, and recent strong performances at InfoComm and CEDIA are behind the surge in exhibitor interest for ISE 2007. CEDIA has just closed in London with record attendances and a packed conference programme. "This year, we have seen
"We were blown away by the Dolby Lake Processors the first time we heard them in action," said Jack Boessneck, executive vice-president at Eighth Day Sound. "We have used Dolby's Lake Contour processors extensively on tour after tour since 2003; they had the hottest interface available and the performance was absolutely brilliant. The new Dolby Lake Processors take it to the next level with even more control and flexibi
This year also marks the 20th anniversary of Meyer Sound's official sound sponsorship of the festival. Approximately 370 of the company's self-powered loudspeakers, supplied by six different Swiss and French hire companies, are deployed for sound reinforcement throughout the festival's venues, ranging from the gracefully arcing curvilinear arrays in the capacious 3,500-capacity Stravinski Hall down to more modest systems for the workshop rooms and press center.
"We first met Claude Nobs when John and I lived in Switzerland while he was working at the Institute for A
Except that it's not quite the same experience: yes, you can see it all, arguably better than those actually watching the match in the stadium, and yes, you have the atmosphere of possibly being amongst a large crowd who all share in the excitement . . . but it's not the stadium is itΩ
Adidas has found the ideal solution: in Berlin they have built the Adidas Arena; a scaffold
Directed by Michael Grandage, designed by Christopher Oram and with choreography by Rob Ashford - the team behind the hit production of Guys and Dolls at the Piccadilly Theatre, Evita is being lit by two-time Olivier Award winner Paule Constable.
Constable's design includes a diverse range of lighting equipment, much of it available from White Light's extensive hire stock - but with one particular light created by White Light specifically for the production. The conventional rig includes ETC Source Fours and Source Four Pars, Strand Alto and Cadenza PCs, Alto Fresnels and Strand and Arri 5kW Fresnels, Par 64s and ADB Svoboda battens, plus 200 Rainbow Pro scrollers in a ra
Passed by the European Parliament in 2005 and due to be implemented into UK law on 11 August 2007, the EuP Directive aims to improve the environmental performance of all products that use any form of energy, throughout their entire life cycle of manufacturing, use and disposal. It will do so by enforcing systematic integration of environmental aspects at the earliest stage of product design.
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Qatar Vision took care of the supply and installation of all audio-visual equipment, in addition to constructing the stage, which took three full days. The lighting system was composed solely of Clay Paky equipment, with 150 moving head projectors (including numerous Alpha Spot HPE 575s - the effects projector which offers 20 gobos, an animation disk, a colour system with a luminosity unattainable by most 575W pr
Entec, the sound company handling the European and UK leg of The Who's current European and US tour, were happy to oblige and turned to cable specialist VDC Trading for assistance. "We supplied Entec with a Van Damme Star Quad microphone cable for Roger Daltry because it is incredibly tough and is built to withstand on-stage radio interference," says VDC account manager Carl Stage. "For the drum kit, we sourced Vam Damme classic mic cable finished in grey with matching grey boots for all connectors."
The cable has already been used for a number of performances, including The Who
A D1 Live 56 (56 inputs, eight analogue outputs and an Aviom Card) plus stage rack with a DiGiCo digital snake between the two that utilized just two CoAx cables, performed front-of-house duties. It also featured a local rack and a MADICorder to record and playback the band performing there and a small Meyer FOH loudspeaker system to demonstrate the difference between having the loudspeakers on or in-ear monitors.
"The Quiet Stage was a huge success," said Barry Cobus, VP of marketing at TFWM. "
