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In little more than a year they have 14 Soundcraft Vi6s and four compact Soundcraft Vi4 consoles operating in the field, a considerable achievement for a country of under five million people.

LydRommet sales manager, Flemming Bjerke says: "From our point of view, it was important to be involved at an early stage. We were part of the original discussion group when the Vi6 was being planned, and to have part of that ownership makes us proud. Also, as one of the beta-testers we are pleased to say that from a user perspective the desk has been stable from day one."

Flemming's colleague and PA sales manager, Espen A

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Just a day after the station's high profile official opening on 14 November - on which PRG Europe worked with Flux Events - crews were back, this time installing the world's largest advent calendar. PRG Europe organised all the kit, including bringing in Unusual Rigging, to make sure everything went without a hitch.

"Specifically designed to occupy the façade inside the station, the calendar exceeds 1,000sq.m," explains Unusual's David Mayo. "Following the removal of the substantial rig we installed for the re-opening of the station, our eight-person crews went back into night shift mode to begin installing the calendar."

During the day, a giant drape printed with an image of the end

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Our Origins and Our Futures depicts man's journey through evolution and is lit exclusively with low energy lighting sources including ETC Source Four HID luminaires, various LEDs and high frequency fluorescents. By employing Source Four HIDs with their long-life, 150W metal halide lamps, lamp maintenance is reduced to a minimum.

Source Four HIDs offer comprehensive lighting solutions. Kirk comments: "The Source Fours HIDs were chosen for their aesthetic benefits as well as beam control and the wide ran

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Darren Gould-Martin, owner and principal sound engineer, was responsible for persuading the show's producers that the performances should be filmed live. "The producers originally booked into the studio to film the bands miming," he says, "but I convinced them to record the performance live. They were suitably impressed with the results, and adopted the live format for the series."

The live sessions required an expansion of the stu

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The workshops were attended by a selection of designers and engineers actively involved in working with these products, and those included DigitalSpots, MediaHUB and StageQubes.

DWR sold the first Robe DigitalSpots into Africa earlier this year, purchased by Mike Jones of MJ Event Gear, also based in Johannesburg. The busy rental company covers a host of corporate and TV work with some rock 'n' roll.

This was the second Robe DigitalSpot workshop in South Africa this year. The first followed soon after the initial DigitalSpots a

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The show is a spin-off of the Eurovision Song Contest, produced by the European Broadcast Union (EBU). This was the fifth year for the programme, showcasing performances by 17 countries. Each act consists of performers aged 10-15, who must compose their own music and lyrics.

This year's theme was Make a Splash! and was reflected creatively in each of the stage elements, which included water screens, an onstage waterfall and large water drop props hung from the arena ceiling. Five 8m tall moving video screens projecting images of water and rain completed the look.

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"This year carried on the great spirit of the first two parties very well in that it gave everybody in the production community a chance to meet up and have some fun in a relaxed and social atmosphere. A lot of people thoroughly enjoyed the event and had big smiles on their faces," said Bryan Grant at Britannia Row.

The event saw around 900 friends and clients from each of the companies enjoy flamboyant Burlesque Music and Entertainment in a classic and Western themed venue.

Entertainment was supplied by Lost Vagueness who provided the main focal points in party areas including a Golden Nugget casino, Gaol and a Pamper Parlour. Other en

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They went on to appear in every Morecambe and Wise show, returning to Rex Howard for maintenance and storage in between shows.

Rex Howard Drapes is now a trading division of Hawthorn, and the company report that these unique tabs are going to be used again in a Morecambe and Wise Christmas Memories TV tribute special, to be shown this Christmas. The gold drapes have been fully cleaned and serviced ready for the show by Hawthorn's in-house specialist maintenance team.

Mike Watling, general manager of Rex Howard Drapes said: "These gold tabs are part of TV history. It's been a real pleasure for the whole team to be involved in getting this special piece of TV memorabilia ship shape for the Christmas TV s

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The Centre was opened by the University's vice-chancellor, Dr Ruth Farwell, and Patrick Jordan, managing director of Mojo Barriers, in the company of many distinguished guests from the security, crowd management and close protection industries.

The Mojo Barriers Education & Training Centre is the world's only centre for training staff indoors on using pressure sensing equipment with the Barrier Load Measuring System (BLMS).

The launch featured a full demonstration of the BLMS, lead by Patrick Jordan and Warren Tucker, who provides technological support for the Centre, enabling guests to witness the benefits of the system at first hand. Mojo Barriers has donated the BLMS to Bucking

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Outline had two hangs of 12 CDH 483 high packs, along with 16 Subtech 218 subwoofers. Also on hand were eight Mini-COM.P.A.S.S. adjustable line array modules.

On stage was a full assortment of Outline products from the HARD monitor series, DVS series, the Outline 'Doppia' and the Outline 'Tripla' point source systems. Each stage played the same pre-recorded track and then had the option of playing additional tracks and live music.

Tom Nichols of Morin Productions US, states, "The Outline Butterfly was a true standout in both aspects of the demonstration. The live music portion, performed by the Leonard Brothers, showed off the true musicality and

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Established in 1903 as the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, the Minnesota Orchestra has an internationally acclaimed reputation, playing nearly 200 concerts a year under the direction of Finnish conductor Osmo Vänskä. Terry Tilley is currently serving his 30th season with the orchestra, during which time he has changed mixing consoles just four time

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Fronted by the irrepressible Dave Grohl, the band provided maximum entertainment via a complex live show, which included two stages. In order to cope with the ensuing Front of House audio requirements of the show, a pair of DiGiCo D5 consoles were put to use.

FOH engineer Bryan Worthen has been using DiGiCo consoles for three years, replacing the original analogue console he had been previously using with Foo Fighters. "I knew I needed to go digital or I would get left behind, although I fought it for a long time," he says. "But I had to make the leap and it was actually the band's management who told me about the DiGiCo D5. It was being used on the Be

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"The office Angel Tree is a great opportunity for Bandit employees to give back to people in their own community," explains Bandit human resources coordinator Cori Link. "The employees are not required to donate, but the majority of them do. I'm really proud to be involved with such a caring group of people."

Bandit employees also participate in the Salvation Army Angel Tree Programme. In this programme, a company such as Wal-Mart or Target (among others) places a Christmas tree in a pedestrian high-traffic ar

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The attendees had the chance to familiarise themselves with the whole MA Lighting console range and gain the confidence on how to operate the consoles in a hectic show environment.The workshop was heavily subscribed and 32 attendees from eight different countries came together at MA Lighting's office at Ubi Techpark to get a very detailed insight into the world of programming on the grandMA.

The event, which included evening dinners, was a great opportunity for ev

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The UK's largest indoor winter festival event was founded by local promoter Mike Deane in 2003, and is now regarded as a national showcase for some of the hottest new live music. Deane and his team recently formed a joint venture company with one of the UK's best known music industry gurus - James Barton - founder of legendary superclub, Cream.

Liverpool Music Week 2007 featured 10 action packed days of live performances featuring over 200 bands across 15 venues around the city, attracting some of the UK's best known artists appearing alongside plenty of fresh new faces and line-ups.

Adlib supplied sound systems to the City's three main venues - at Alma De Cuba in Seel Street and at the Fron

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The company was asked by Robbie Williams Productions to carry out the scenic internal fit-out of a purpose-built temporary structure and was one of several key suppliers tasked with turning the space into a themed Victorian theatre fit for royalty, in this case: Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall.

Steve Dolan, account director, Stage One, said, "This project threw up several challenges, one of which was manufacturing timber to realistically resemble Victorian cast iron. Our art department and CNC workshop worked extremely hard to achieve exceptionally effective results."

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Brittain began using the 56-channel D5 Live EX console this autumn. "I'd been using various digital consoles for the past 18 months or so," he says. "I took part in a DiGiCo demonstration in Vancouver some time back and, having spoken to friends and peers in the industry who use them, really wanted to get a DiGiCo for the summer dates in the US.

"For various reasons I had to wait, but starting on it in Europe and the UK worked out very well. I was able to go to DiGiCo's premises and spend some time with Tim Shaxson and Roger Wood, who got me up to sp

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"I wanted to work with True Systems because their unique products offer extreme value to both the dealer and the customer," commented Brad Lunde, president, TransAudio Group.

"Brad and his team at TransAudio Group are unique in the business," stated Tim Spencer, president and chief engineer of True systems. "They focus on quality, value and relationships - the key factors that make doing business much more satisfying, fun and profitable for everyone involved."

(Jim Evans)

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On 25 September 2007 the Wyvern, a busy receiving venue, reopened after nearly a year in the dark following the discovery of asbestos in the auditorium roof (see Lighting&Sound International magazine November 2007). Stage Electrics was contracted by Swindon Borough Council to design, install and supply technical infrastructure and equipment to the venue.

The Wyvern Theatre is a truly multifunctional venue hosting everything from Shakespeare to ballet, live music to comedy and conferences to cinema. With a reasonably small team of staf

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Tomlinson comments: "PixelArt achieved the look I was hoping for and more. When I first saw the demo in the warehouse I knew they would integrate with the design and add the desired effect. They were also a big hit with Mika."

The PixelArts created a wall behind the band and featured a mixture of homemade video content provided by system tech Andy Rowe and stock footage. The lighting was controlled by a Roadhog and the PixelArts controlled by a Catalyst media server. All the lighting was supplied by Adlib.

(Jim Evans)

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Held from 2-11 October, the Special Olympics World Summer Games saw 7,500 athletes from 160 countries compete beneath the Olympic Flame of Hope. An army of 40,000 volunteers were called upon to make sure the Games ran smoothly.

Perhaps bigger and better than anything staged before in China - until next year's Summer Olympic Games that is - 80,000 spectators at the Opening Ceremony in Shanghai Stadium witnessed an awe-inspiring display of traditional dance, music, lighting and pyrotechnics.

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The news service will resume on Wednesday 2 January 2008, and the next email news bulletin will be sent out to subscribers on Tuesday 8 January.

Until then, our thanks to all our readers for making use of our website through the year, and our best wishes to one and all for the holiday season and a happy and successful 2008.

The PLASA Media team.

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"Erikson Pro has over 25 years' experience in the industry," says Turbosound's managing director, Simon Blackwood. "They handle a number of powerful complementary brands and being a division of JAM Industries Limited which owns our US distributor, American Music & Sound, this will make for a coordinated approach across the American continent."

Erikson Pro is based in Montreal at JAM's head-office and benefits from a dedicated sales rep force calling on retailers as well as professional sound and lighting installers across Canada. In-house marketing, sales, service and parts departments deliver strong sales support.

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"I come from the analogue age and I'm still not convinced that digital sound is better than analogue," says Slevin. "But I'm happy to use digital consoles because digital brings so much to the table. The possibilities are extraordinary and I believe the opportunity has to be grabbed."

Audio equipment for the tour is supplied by Concert Sound and Niall is using a Digidesign Venue D-Show Profile console. He wanted an external EQ which would avoid him going through analogue/digital converters, meaning no degradation to the audio quality.

"It's important to me that I have an EQ which is digital console friendly," he says. "I needed something that was very reliable, that had a good EQ, a limiter