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Now in it's fourth year and set in the beautiful Berkshire countryside near Aldermaston, the boutique 'electronic music' mix of Glade offers a laid back funky vibe with "a strong aversion to all things corporate/mainstream and a great love of everything alternative, underground and interesting".

Lighting for the Glade (main) stage and the tented Vapour stage was supplied by west London based Colour Sound Experiment, who have serviced the Glade Festival's main venue since the inaugural event in 2004.

Colour Sound's Jasper Johns designed the Glade Stage rig based on a flexible, generic design, that could be used by all artists. The lighting was fitted to the roof

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Russell Armentrout, president of Performance Lighting, says, "When we powered up the Showguns for the first time, everyone's jaw dropped. The whole production staff, including Mr. (Gene) Simmons, were very much impressed by the fixture. And the Showguns are just as easy to hang as any automated luminaire."

Longtime Kiss LD Bryan Hartley designed the system, while lighting director Sean "Motley" Hackett programmed and operated the concerts in Sault Ste. Marie, MI, and at RockFest 2007 in Cadott, WI.

Hackett reports, "I hung the Showguns stage left and stage right of the Kiss sign to fill the gap where video screens used to be. By placing th

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The theatre had booked two performances which were atypical for the venue: Tom Stoppard's Rock'n'Roll, which features a live a rock group, and the musical A Well Paid Walk. The sound department at the theatre felt the existing 13 year old theatre console wasn't up to the productions, especially as the sound control had to be brought front of house rather than in a glassed-in sound cabin.

Various console brands were brought to the National Theatre for evaluation by four of the house engineers. After just a few minutes they had agreed unanimously on the Midas. "We simply put the same signal through the different consoles, and there was such a diffe

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After the infrastructure was installed by Northern Light, AC Lighting won the supply of loose equipment to include 48 x Selecon Rama High Performance Fresnels, 5 x Aurora 4-way Cycs and 2 x Performer Series Toru Followspots.

Matt Kingslake, technical manager at the Grove Theatre comments, "I have been very pleased with the Selecon equipment I used at my previous venue and with the equipment I have seen brought in by visiting companies. Due to my experience using Selecon equipment they were my first choice when sourcing lighting equipment for the Grove Theatre. I am es

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Innovations for the 2007 event included the addition of a dedicated techno tent - the Vapor Stage - and a new arena called the Nectar Temple, housing a multifunctional arts space and West Coast breaks artists.

Allen & Heath's MIDI-enabled Xone:92 was installed on the Vapor Stage, Breaksday Tent, Liquid Stage, ID Spiral Dome, Nectar Temple, and in the Pussy Parlure, while two Xone:62 mixers were installed on the Overkill Stage. Ralph Lawson also used his Xone:3D mixer/controller for 2020 Soundsystem's live performance and Infusion employed their new Allen & Heath WZ-20S onstage st

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Used for a wide range of functions - from university exams and graduation ceremonies, through to conferences, weddings, funerals and presentations - the hall's architecture is marvellous to look at, but the hard surfaces don't lend themselves to good acoustics.

When pro audio distributor Audio Telex was approached by the University to improve the hall's audio facilities, EASE modelling and an on-site demonstration proved that replacement of the existing loudspeakers with Turbosound QLight enclosures would be the optimum solution.

Installed by the Adelaide branch of AV Central, the new system features two main loudspeakers, two delays and two balcony delays, all from the Turbosound QLight

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The date has been brought forward this year by one week to allow more time for the judges to assess the nominated product, and also to allow for greater planning in the display of the nominated product in the L&SI-sponsored PLASA Innovation Gallery, a major feature of the show, which in this year's single-level layout for the PLASA Show, will be positioned at the junction of Earls Court's two halls.

PLASA's Awards for Innovation seek to recognise new products which fulfil the criteria of 'Innovation' - i.e. that they "advance the industry by demonstrating a new style of thinking, improving technical practice or taking a key step forward in terms of s

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"The project has been very thoroughly researched, and we believe we have a soccer-based attraction that is second only to the thrill of taking part in a professional match," says Keegan.

Soccer Circus is centred on football skill games intended to allow everyone to play. Visitors are guided through a series of interactive and fully automated games that use real footballs.

Six Medialon Manager PRO licenses control four Ektacom StreamCoders, 12 ArtNet DownLynx DMX units, 17 Barco IQG5

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Set in a National Park, the play was based on mythological characters and stories of the region. The Park laid down stringent noise and lighting conditions relating to the show. The production company, Goma 2 Producciones Audiovisuales, called in pro audio sound and lighting rental company Siempre Creativos to rig for the performance.

Sound Chief David Castelló, chose d&b audiotechnik's J-Series line array system to provide the sound. Assisted by David Roselló from d&b Spain and Jonas Wagner from d&b's Central Application Support based in Germany, t

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14 March 2016

"Sol Fleising and his team have an outstanding reputation throughout Canada and we're very happy to add them to our family of talented distribution partners," said Joel Brazy, Aviom's director of international sales. "As our product line continues to grow and we expand into new markets, SF Marketing's organisation, expertise and experience in the Canadian marketplace will be a great asset to Aviom in this important territory."

Montreal-based SF Marketing was established in 1978 by Fleising and also has sales offices in Toronto, Halifax, Calgary and Vancouver.

"SF Marketing is thrilled to be the new distributor of Aviom products for the Canadian market," said Fleising. "Aviom's leading position and technical innovation in personal monitoring and audi

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Producer/director and broadcast consultant Vernon Antcliff at Liverpool FC TVsays, "We wanted a good, solid analogue console which was relatively straightforward to operate and very, very good at what it did and that's why I went for the BB100." Part of the nine-channel Setanta Sports Pack on Satellite TV, the new Liverpool FC channel will also be broadcast live over the web.

The BB100 will be based in the gallery of Liverpool FC TV's studio and used for live transmission of premiership, UEFA Champions' League and reserve matches along with a fifteen minute news programme broadcast twice every evening.

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One4All is the first dealer to supply Showgun to the Italian market. The company will also represent other HES products including DL.2 and the Road Hog console.

Luisa Valenti, sales and marketing director for One4All, says, "We are excited at the opportunity High End Systems is giving us and we shall do our best to make High End products popular and successful in our domestic market. Showgun is a unique product and we are confident it will be a success."

"We are thrilled about the new opportunities we'll now have in Italy because of this new relationship," says Ruediger Haeming, HES regional sales manager for Central Europe. "I look forward to working together with One4All in promoting o

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20+20 CDH 483 Hi-packs were used for FOH and 8+8 CDH 483 on 'side' coverage, all backed up by 16 Subtech 218 subwoofers, amplified by Series T power amps and controlled by Genius 26 processors, also by Outline.

July 2007 was a busy month for Britannia Row's Butterfly systems, with engagements including the Concert For Diana and Live Earth at Wembley Stadium and the Metallica concert at the same venue.

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The D4 is controlling the venue's stage lighting rig plus over 800 architectural LED fixtures which are illuminating the interior walls, balconies and general auditorium architecture.

The Opera House in Boscombe originally opened in 1895 as the Boscombe Grand Theatre and has been an entertainment venue of sorts throughout its entire colourful 102 year history. Most recently the premises were leased to local rave 'Slinky'.

Now restored to its former Victorian splendour after a seven-month multi-million pound refurbishment project, spearheaded by owners Arnwood Estates, it has reopened as Bournemouth Opera House, a 3-tier 2200 capacity live entertainment venue.

Mikey Howard was brought onboard

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The lighting rig included 12 x Clay Paky Alpha Spot 1200 HPE, 18 x Clay Paky Alpha Wash 1200 and 168 x Par Cans. They were used to light the 18m x 16m stage with 16m x 11m wings.

Rick Wade, Protec's operations director, said, "I didn't receive a single complaint about the kit we provided. The Aerosmith crew was extremely happy with the venue, set-up, and of course the turn-out, which was very encouraging.

MA Lighting International recently opened its own office, MA Lighting Middle East India, in Dubai. "The idea of our global network is to getting even closer to the market", comme

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In making the announcement the company emphasised the benefits of the flotation in allowing it to increase its capital in order to continue its current phase of growth.

The group's turnover in 2006 was close on €50 million, showing an impressive growth of 26% over 2005.

Arturo Vicari, managing director of RCF Group said: "Through the quotation operation, the RCF Group intends to continue its growth in the international markets. The synergies between the high-toned prestige of the brand, the know-how of an internal Research and Development team, as well as the abilities to catch the high growth potentials of both professional audio and public address markets represent the strong points of ou

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Pandemonium Productions' MD, Simon Garrett collaborated with Brunel University's event manager, Liz Thomas, from the outset. Garrett appointed Malcolm Birkett as production manager. Together they managed their team of preferred suppliers to tackle the challenge of transforming the Athletics Centre into a ceremonial auditorium environment, which complied with current DDA regulations.

Working with appointed set designer, Ian Fogden of IFD Design, Pandemonium configured a set that was sympathetic to the simplicity of the hall.

Custom built by Centre Stage, the modular stage boasted a curved fr

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Doscientos Veinte CEO, Jose Maria Mendez comments: "I carried out my own market research on InnovaSON consoles within my territory, and what came back was that this was a reliable and stable product much appreciated by sound engineers who love the sound quality and user-friendly control surface."

InnovaSON's Xavier Pion adds: "If Doveinte has a great reputation for providing both high quality products and high quality service, it's because they've earned it. They work hard to put their products in front of their customers as often as possible so that the customer has the opport

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Full Sail is probably one of the best known music and media production schools in the US and Full Sail graduates continue to make their names working on award-winning films, albums, live productions and more.

Recording Arts programme director Bill Smith comments, "The Sound Dynamics course, which is where A/V Lite is principally deployed, is fundamental to the Recording Arts program in that it addresses the issue of audio itself; signal flow, acoustics, how studio design can affect sound, as well as basic live sound principles. If you haven't got to grips with the principles taught in this class, the rest is irrelevant."

(Jim Evans)

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The event is attended by over 40,000 Scouts from 160 countries around the globe. An additional 10,000 support staff and services personnel are also on-site, involved in running the Jamboree, which features full daily programmes of entertainment taking place on one main and four 'hub' stages.

Mike Oates leads the HSL team who are working closely with Jamboree technical production manager Mike Bryan and lighting designer Andy Hook of Shock Solutions. Oates comments: "It's great to be involved in this event. It has all the infrastructure and demands of a major festival with an excellent atmosphere and lots of dedicated staff all very passionate about doing the job."

Bryan and his Technical T

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Thousands of dance and electronic music fans braved the torrential rain, mud, flooding and truly abysmal weather conditions to attend one of the UK's friendliest alternative 'boutique' festivals.

London-based Colour Sound has supplied the Glade since the event started four years ago, but this year was the first time they lit both main spaces - deciding to go with Robe in both. Twelve ColorSpot and 12 ColorWash 700E ATs - newly bought for the summer - featured on the Glade stage, with six ColorSpot and ColorWash 575E ATs in the Vapour Tent.

Colour Sound's Jasper Johns and Kester McClure looked after lighting for the Glade Stage, producing a generic design with plenty of options and flexibility that would suit all

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"Helen Huang used intense colours in both her scenery and costume designs," says Schertler. "Because the scenery was basically a unit set, it was necessary that my design control the palette to create a leitmotif that would underscore both the characters and the storylines. The Selador units were an important tool in making this work."

Rebecca Fuller Jensen, lighting and video coordinator for CTC explained that Suessical was just the opportunity that CTC had been looking for, "We had seen a demo of the Selador units before, about five months ago and asked if we could try them in production. It just happened that Nancy

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"Now in the fourth year of trading the time is right for enlarging our accommodation and facilities to cope with the sustained growth of business," states Eddy O'Hare, company director.

The company's current commitments include major theatre refurbishments in Newcastle, Coventry and AV, lighting and sound projects of all sizes throughout the UK.

The new contact details are: Audio Light Systems, 8A West Telferton, Edinburgh EH7 6UL. Tel: 0800 043 4600. Fax: 0131 669 4231.

(Jim Evans)

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ARX managing director Colin Park says: "Exact's product manager Roman Wieser and I finalised the distribution agreement at the Frankfurt Pro Light& Sound show earlier in the year and we both agreed ARX's range of signal processing products was a very complementary fit with the other lines Exact currently represents."

Alongside ARX, Exact also represents manufacturers including Audix, QSC, HK Audio, Rane & Adam Audio.

(Jim Evans)