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The Braid, a modern light feature soaring 32ft into the air, forms the centrepiece of the Sudell Cross and was unveiled in April of 2007. The feature was designed by renowned UK artist Simon Watkinson and built by the specialist bespoke metal fabrication and stainless steel architecture company, M-TEC of Darwen, part of the WEC Group.

This bold feature is now lit throughout the day and night in a changing array of colours. The lights used were 3M Martin Architectural Light Pipe with Color Kinetics ColorBurst 6 LED source fittings. The lighting w

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The event's appointed technical director Nick Eltis together with designer Paul Collison and audio designer Scott Willsallen were given an immense challenge by the Singapore Government: the event was to be the best audio and lighting extravaganza in the republic's history.

The NDP 2007 show comprised of five segments, Sea, Earth, Sky, People and Fire, weaved together by a central character SING, which symbolized the tremendous willpower and bountiful energy of Singapore and its pe

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Her success inspired a totally new live show, both artistically and technically, with the addition of a new band and the adoption of Sennheiser evolution wireless G2 personal monitoring systems and a Sennheiser SKM 5200 wireless handheld mic outfitted with an MD 5235 capsule.

"That microphone she sings on is fantastic," enthuses Rihanna's monitor engineer, Ricky 'Bongos' Galecki. "It's one of the best mics I've ever heard in my life."

"It works really well," reckons front-of-house engineer Davie Kirkwood, who has over thirty years of experience working with names like Joss Stone,

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On the back of the success of PLASA07, many companies have increased their stand size and several have doubled their space, setting PLASA08 on course to be the major industry event of next year. The success of the 2007 show has also been a catalyst for drawing back former exhibitors and generating strong levels of interest from new exhibitors, impressed with the professionalism and energy of the event.

The show management team has identified a range of new initiatives to develop and strengthen visitor attendance and is also focusing on a number of key areas for further development.

"One of the key messages that came across very powerfully from

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Each square is programmed via a computer to produce water jet sequences of different heights at set times. The concept that Fountains Direct designed consisted of a number of lighting fixtures which run parallel to the jet arrays, allowing unlimited colour mixing. As there were no systems available which could achieve this whilst submerged in water, a new scheme had to be purposely designed to their specific

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Continuing its commitment to quality used equipment sold through usedlighting.co.uk, the Avolites collaboration will see consoles serviced and refurbished at Lighting Partners South London base by Avolites trained technicians. This will ensure the exacting standards customers have come to expect from Avolites will be upheld as the consoles enter their second life, says the company.

David Morgan of Lighting Partners commented: "We are thrilled to be able to work with such an esteemed manufacturer as Avolites. The optional addition of a cost effective Avolites- backed one year factory warranty and other upgrades, pushes further the quality of used equipment from usedlighting.co.uk".

Avolites' Phil Blue added: "Our new collaboration with Light

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It is also the first time that Gray's FOH engineer Graham Pattison has specified a DiGiCo console. "Some time ago I was working with Gomez in Australia and in one venue I had to use a DiGiCo D1," says Pattison. "At the time I was a strictly analogue engineer, so I had that natural 'instant aversion' reaction, but the guy who owned it knew it inside out. To my surprise, within half an hour, I found it a joy to use. It was so straightforward."

Having finished a European tour with another artist, Pattison had just a weekend off before he was straight into pre

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To help realise the owners' vision of moulding the cutting edge architecture of the impressive three-storey venue into 'more than your average' golf centre, local installation specialists F.C. Smith (audio consultants) were called on to design and install an infrastructure capable of distributing high quality - but visually unobtrusive - audio to four distinct areas.

At the centre, pro golf shop, The Golf Bunker, occupies the ground floor, adjacent to a relaxed bar and lounge area. The second floor is home to Jaf Jaf, a sophisticate

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Last year the theatre celebrated its troupe's 250th anniversary. Formed in 1756 by decree of Empress Elizabeth at Moscow State University, and named Moscow Russia Theater, in 1780 the troupe moved to the Petrovskii Theater, next to the Bolshoi Theater, on what is now Theater Square. In 1824 the theatre became officially known as the Maly, which means 'small' in Russian, as opposed to Bolshoi ('big'). Only minor repairs have been carried out since the 1940s, but last year the Maly was awarded a government grant to refurbish the façade, revitalise artwork in the theatre and its entrance and update the ligh

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Equipment included a Yamaha M7CL 48 channel digital mixing console with Ethersound based networking hardware, a Meyer Sound line array system and a full range of Shure and AKG microphones along with various other items.

David Reeve, technical manager of Royal & Derngate remarked: "In the tendering process, A.C. Lighting very quickly proved themselves to be competitive and efficient. They managed to arrange gear demonstrations at very short notice and ensured all the kit was on site quickly with the minimum of fuss."

A.C. Lighting's audio sales manager, Peter Butler, commented: "We we

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A not-for-profit organization, the IGF has promoted performance, learning and teaching of the guitar, in all of its forms and musical genre, among people of all ages, for more than 14 years. From classical, folk, flamenco and all forms of world music, to jazz, blues, r'n'b, rock and other contemporary playing styles, the IGF has "nurtured and celebrated the varied pleasures of this beautiful and multi-faceted instrument with unparalleled dedication".

Whether promoting concerts by major artists at prestigious venues like the Royal Festival

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Eppu Normaali has an impressive back catalogue of albums (nine platinum and four gold selling), and has sold 1.5 million copies in Finalnd alone, making it the country's biggest selling band. Support acts varied during the tour and included well-known hardcore metal band, Kotiteollisuus, ethnic rock band, Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu, new-wave punk rockers Stalingrad Cowboys, and hard rockers, 51Koodia.

"Reactions from the band engineers were very positive," explains EM Nordic Finland's Jorma Tikka, who was at hand to provide technical support during the tour.

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Ken Lewetag working with Smeed's educational systems specialist, Rick Iverson, designed new systems for eight hearing rooms: six of standard-size, and two smaller rooms. Ken Lewetag is the Capitol's media technician/system administrator, Smeed equipped each of the six standard spaces with Biamp AudiaFLEX digital processing systems and between 10 and 20 active microphones. For the two smaller spaces, he used Biamp Nexia processing hardware and five microphones.

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The project was undertaken at the request of The Royal Household, in an effort to reduce energy consumption and maintenance costs.

The centre room chandelier was nominated and all 32 25 watt tungsten lamps were removed, and a low voltage system controlling 2.8 watt light emitting diode lamps (Queens Chandelier STL610-48-XIW-024M) were installed, initiating an energy saving in excess of 80%. The next re-lamping will not be needed to be scheduled until 2020.

(Jim Evans)

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Rodolfo Oropeza, owner of rental company ROA, supplied the XL8 for the event. The console was supervised by engineer Luis de la Rosa, whose company, Musica Moderna, also owns an XL8 system. Along with mixing some of the evening's live performances, de la Rosa assisted Sergio Garza and a host of other mix engineers new to the XL8, with uniformly positive results.

"The XL8's intuitive work surface meant all the first-timers quickly came to grips with their mix,

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FOH engineer on the GA tour was Sam Parker, who described the Outline units as "immensely efficient for their size", adding that at the Love Box 2006 festival (the first time he used the systems) "they easily covered the 20,000 people there".

Adam Smith, system engineer on the GA tour stated: "The system performed consistently throughout, over a wide range of challenging rooms at very high SPL."

(Jim Evans)

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Noted Paul Roberts, Symetrix director of sales: "Kris Jackson has shown strong dedication to implementing the sales of all the Symetrix brands in his region. The sizable growth of Symetrix sales in his regions is a testament to Kris' hard work, experience and capabilities in the international arena. We are very happy to have S~Wave Marketing representing us in the growing Asian and South Pacific markets and congratulate them on their efforts."

(Jim Evans)

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The new units were an integral element of Tim Dunn's lighting design for the event, which was broadcast live by the South African Broadcast Corporation (SABC) to over 200 territories worldwide. A hundred of these relayed it live, creating a new FIFA Draw record.

The new 2500s were supplied to Gearhouse by Robe's South African distributor DWR Distribution. Gearhouse first bought Robe moving lights - 48 of the 700 Series - in January 2007, followed by another 48 700 Series fixtures in October, quickly followed by the 2500s this month - just in time for the FIFA event.

Dunn worked closely with set designer Dewett Meyer and Richard Baker from LEDVision (supplier

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It is hoped to raise the remaining $10,000 by New Year's Eve. In announcing the ETC $50,000 Challenge Grant, CEO Fred Foster said, "Our industry runs on the flexibility, skills, and artistry of people who dedicate themselves to creating the magic of the theatre. Sadly, this means that many times an illness or crisis can catch one of us without the support of full benefits and insurance."

(Jim Evans)

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The trio, comprised of Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani, and Loy Mendonsa, brought their Cheers India tour to the Hitec Grounds in Hyderabad, India, on 13 October, where the 10,000-strong audience enjoyed the show via an Electro-Voice, Midas, and Klark Teknik sound system deployed by Acoustic Control of Bangalore. S.E.L Engineer Ashish Saksena mixed the show, with systems engineering support from Sanjay Mudartha of Acoustic Control.

"The EV XLC line array rig was set up using EV LAPS (Line Array Prediction Software), which was bang-on with its coverag

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The programme was realized in the cinema and television production centre - Cinecittà Studios in Papigno (Terni) in the post-modern scenario of an old disused factory. Director of photography Fausto Carboni reports: "It was necessary to combine the typical demands of a 'one-hand-show' with the need to interpret the Dante theme with a light show. It was also necessary to illuminate a theatrical show, bearing in mind the television requirements. We came to an agreement with the programme director Stefano Vicario, and decided to use a white light on the protagonist and full colour

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In spite of their once anarchic image, the band's lighting requirements were relatively conservative this time around, although they did have some very definite ideas about the aesthetics. They wanted an 'old skool' look, everything lit in red, white or blue (i.e. Union Jack colours) and nothing too 'flashy'. They also wanted to be able to see the audience at appropriate moments.

Entec was asked to quote on the lighting supply and won the account via production manager Chris Griffiths. Entec's Noreen O'Riordan comments: "How splendid to be working with a band of our generation that changed the music industry so radically - God Save The Pistols."

Back in 1977, when the band so rudely kick-started the art-house punk movement and shoo

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The lightshow is designed to work flexibly and easily for both acts. This time around, Bowers opted for a fully generic lighting rig featuring lots of PAR cans, ACLs and some punchy and precise followspotting.

"I'm absolutely meticulous about the rig focus," he says as he explains his philosophy of creating a 'depth of perception' in the rig using a very tight focus that bounces the light beams around the rig and the stage. This gives an illusion of lights moving even though it's a static system.

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