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Furthermore, Venue's D-Show console was the only digital desk used anywhere during the festival (SSE's main production system being a pair of analogue boards in the monitor and front-of-house positions).

The Friday night headliners were Scottish chart toppers Franz Ferdinand, where Parker was piloting the mix. The following night classical festival band Muse closed the show as a curtain raiser to their Autumn European tour. Marc Carolan, already a Venue veteran, was at FOH on a Skan PA-supplied D-Show while a second desk was at monitor city, under the command of Adam Taylor.

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Simon Barrington, production manager says: "As co-designer for the stages, and lighting designer for the site my concentration on the looks for all the stages was always going to be biased towards lighting. I have always had the belief that punters should walk away from the gig, having experienced the ultimate in audio and visual shows."

Barrington says: "My reasons for choice of fixtures were threefold

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Robe is a 15-year manufacturer of moving light systems that are widely used in theatrical, touring, television and other entertainment applications. Its LED-based product lines apply Color Kinetics' proprietary control methods to generate millions of colours and colour-changing effects. The global license will apply to sales of Robe products in all markets covered by Color Kinetics' patent portfolio.

Bill Sims, president and CEO of Color Kinetics, says: "The entertainment lighting market was among the first to embrace intelligent LED lighting technology, and with ever-increasing LED performance, we believe that deman

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Kelly recently published his first solo album I'm Ready which he is now on tour with. To make sure that the rock and pop songs reach the audience perfectly, Kelly has chosen HK Audio equipment again and this time, it's even two Actor DX systems. That's a total of 6.400 Watts out of twelve compact cabinets (four active subwoofers, four passive subwoofers, four mid/high units) which the company says, are filling up the halls with clarity and dynamics even under full load, thanks to HK Audio's DDO controller.

Kelly and his live band - as well as the quality of the Actor DX systems - can be experienced live on stage until 1 October, when final gig of the tour will take place in the Stollwerk venue in Cologne/Germany.

(Chris Henry)

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Visitors to the stand will be able to witness a demonstration of the increasingly popular Vigil CommuniCare Advance (disabled refuge system) and VIGIL FireCare (fire telephone system).The cost-effective, wall-mountable Vigil Eclipse2 voice alarm (VA) (or public address (PA)) system has the ability to handle up to seven single or four dual circuit zones. Eclipse2 contains the EVAS DSP controlled routeing matrix at its heart and, as a result, has many features. The unit, which is smaller than its predecessor (480mm x 200mm x 680mm), houses one 2U amplifier mainframe providing space for the power supply and up to two amplifiers from Baldwin Boxall's Vigil2 Class D range. Up to 128 Eclipse2s can be linked togethe

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Production designers John Shaffner and Joe Stewart looked at all of XL's current technologies with show producers, Renato 'Ron' Basile and Michael Seligman before deciding on three Barco I6 LED Screens for the award intro graphics and two Barco MiPix Screens that presented the supporting graphics.

John Shaffner says: "The scenic metaphor for television was pixilation. The concept of pixellation was illustrated by the MiPix which gave us 5" on centre format. It takes many pixels to make a big picture just as th

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The mere task of translating the numerous speeches, press conferences and communiqués into the requisite number of languages involves a huge team of translators and interpreters working under considerable time pressure for long hours.

For this year's summit in St Petersburg, the decision was taken to employ a Voice-Over-IP system - the first time one had been used at a G8. Two of the Advanced Digital Audio Matrices (ADAMs) in Moscow were expanded with the addition of RVON-8 cards, and translation stations, connected by intercom systems, established by VGTRK in various parts of St. Petersburg to ensure that live interviews, press conf

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The 400-capacity venue is spread across three storeys and includes two dancefloors, a chill-out room and a roof terrace bar. Monkey has become a hugely popular off-high street phenomena in the city. Opus Audio's Andy Fox worked closely with owner Paul Dyke and sound engineer Paul Cunningham to devise the right audio package for the friendly, lively and multi-layered environment at Monkey, consulting with Leisuretec Distribution's Andy Duffield.

Duffield assisted with the specification of the front end equipment, which included u

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Stephen Waldron, Switchcraft's director of international sales, says: '"AT Company is a well established supplier within its market place and we are very pleased to enter this new relationship that will increase the availability of our products and introduce the Switchcraft range to new customers."

(Chris Henry)

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Nick Lidster and Matt Mckenzie designed the David Edgar version of one of Charles Dickens' greatest novels, which formed part of the 2006 Season at The Chichester Festival Theatre. Broken down into two parts, the captivating story was told in a marathon six and a half hours of wonderful ensemble theatre, accompanied by new music written by Matthew Scott.

Not content with this ample workload, Nick Lidster also found time to design Noel Coward's Tonight at 8:30 in the Minerva Theatre, the studio space at the Festival Theatre. Meanwhile in Salisbury, Chris Full has designed The Playhouse's new musical produ

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New technologies lead the way with Sunday's opening seminar - Out of Home Leisure Entertainment - considering the application of interactive and 4D technologies and the growing crossover between the themed attraction and theatre sectors.

This trend continues throughout the four days, with a range of technical seminars providing the core of the programme: sound system designers and operators of public spaces and transport networks will be interested in Intelligible Intelligibility - how to make PA and VA systems understandable and meet intelligibility standards, whilst those more focused on lighting can attend

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The opening concert featured The Prodigy and Korn, attracting sell-out audiences. Since opening, many acts have featured at the Rockhal including Simply Red, Michael Bublé, Duran Duran, Clawfinger, Soulfly, Fish, Marillion and Chris Rea. Apart from live performances 'Rockhal' was also the venue for the MTV-produced iDance.

The 'Rockhal' has two venues, the Club Hall which holds up to 1,200, and the Main Hall which can accommodate 6,500 people. There are also six extra rooms for rehearsals, a ballroom and a recording studio. A uniqu

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Over 4,000 young people from Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, as well as Western Europe, USA, Canada and Australia attended the two-day My Time festival, making it the largest gathering of young worshipers from all denominations.

The event comprised motivational sermons, DJ's, and live performances from leading religious rock, pop and folk bands. Headline artists were Delirious (UK), New Jerusalem (Belarus), Drujki (Russia), and Masada (Ukraine/Canada), with support from GX International, Kick Off, Calvary Chapel Band (Ukraine), Hill Song Praise Band (Ukraine), and Team X-Treme.

Yury Khomenko,

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In addition to the subjects covered in the course, attendees will be given a copy of the company's 200-page handbook on laser display safety, and a certificate of attendance. Each Certificate of Attendance includes a unique serial number allowing the attendee to register free of charge on the company's new online database of Registered Laser Safety Operators. The cost of the course is £245 + VAT for one delegate, or £445 + VAT for two. Please contact Ju

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New technologies continue to define the pace with all the latest developments in DJ and VJ technology on show from leading names such as Pioneer, Allen & Heath, Stanton, Gemini, DMC, Ebsel / Proxfade, Numark, Rane and US Blaster. PLASA '06 will also give aspiring DJs the opportunity to mix with some of the best-known names in the business, as well as a chance to witness the record-breaking music event of the year, as world renowned DJ, Cut La Roc, simultaneously mixes on 20 CDJs and 10 mixers.

In addition to on-stand demos, giveaways and workshops - including TalkZones where music industry experts talk about different aspects of DJ'ing and dance music - there'll also be the Gemini 'Extreme V' DJ Competition -

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Pre-registration is still available, with entry at half-price, to take advantage of the opportunity to see leading-edge products, and catch up with friends and colleagues.

For a full round-up of what's happening at PLASA '06 - from product launches from the industry's leading 500 brands, to new feature areas addressing specific technologies, and from a greatly expanded programme of events and seminars, to the chance to win £1,000 in a major prize draw competition - check out the Show website link below.

(Chris Henry)

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For the increasingly popular international matches, PSL is providing the ECB with Lighthouse 16mm LED screens. Two such screens, 6.84m x 9.14m, leapfrog one another around the country to the main grounds where they are mounted on goal-post type structures, built by PSL and branded by main match sponsors NatWest and Npower.

For each match, PSL provides the LED display with content from a dedicated PSL OB truck. The unit, which is using SDI transmission, is a fully-equipped production centre, capable of accepting eight SDI and two analogue input

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The main online competition officially launches on the A.C. Lighting stand at PLASA 06 - where the company will be showing final production models of the new Vista solutions - and runs until Friday 1st December 2006. Entrants have the chance to win a 1024-channel Vista S3 (with a list price of £4,200 / $9,244) or one of 100 free one-day Vista training vouchers.

The online competition consists of two stages. Entrants first download the Vista App PC software and follow instructions provided to build a basic light

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Marquee Audio were introduced to the project as a result of installing the sound infrastructure at the original Peacock in Brick Lane, upgrading the venue when it was later taken over and converted into The Big Chill Bar. The festival promoters had started to get serious about venue development after merging with the Cantaloupe Group at the end of 2002, for whom Marquee Audio had also installed the high profile Cargo in Shoreditch.

The new venue occupies a large footprint on the Pentonville Road, giving them 1,246sq.m of net operating

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The Culture Company was responsible for staging the event, co-ordinating and designing the complete technical infrastructure, booking and liaising with all artists and scheduling nearly 100 performances across five stages over the period.

Liverpool Culture Company's team was divided into three areas - Operations managed by Susan Lees, Site and Traffic Management managed by Alastair Stott and Production/Artist Liaison managed by Kirstie Blakeman. Whil

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Tickets for the prize draw - which cost £10 each - can be purchased from the PLASA stand (FF1) on the Upper Deck of the PLASA Show. The proceeds of the draw will provide further help to complete the centre, which will provide a much-needed focal point for the regeneration of the island.

PLASA 2006 takes place from Sunday 10 September to Wednesday 13 September 2006 at Earls Court in central London. The show attracts professionals from all over the globe and is Europe's leading exhibition for new developments in the entertainment, event, corporate,

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LSC manufacturers a wide range of products covering everything from lighting control desks (including the XTC, Minim and maXim) and dimmers (the monoPAK, EKO and i-series installation, and e-series and TDS touring dimmers) to power and data distribution with products such as the Delta data splitters.

LSC's products are already in use in a great many venues 'down under' and around the world, and have become increasingly of i

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Part of the National Museum of Science and Industry, The NMPFT has an eclectic mix of interactive displays covering the three media subjects of its title and a busy calendar of special events such as film festivals and temporary exhibitions. It also has an IMAX cinema and the World's only publicly accessible Cinerama cinema.

In 1996, the museum embarked on an ambitious program of expansion and refurbishment; the sixteen million pound project lasted almost three years and actor Pierce Brosnan opened the new larger museum in the spring of 1999.

Originally built as a theatre by Bradford City Council, but neve

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Antari will be located on the Highlite International stand at this year's PLASA show (stand E50), where the company will be showcasing its new S200 Silent Snow Machine. The unit has a newly-designed electronic controlling PCB, which gives the same level of output as the S100, but using lesser snow fluid and is silent running, say Antari.

(Chris Henry)