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Jazz vocalist Patti Austin headed the competition jury, which judged the quality of the singers' vocals, the originality of the interpretations of their songs, their improvisational skills, and their stage presence. Kuehlich scored highly in all areas and impressed the audience with her dynamic performance of Chick Corea's,You're Everything and two of her own original compositions.

The three finalists were chosen from a group of 13 semi-finalists. Each singer was accompanied for their performance by Swiss musicians Jean-Pierre Schaller (bass), Cyril Regamey (drums), and Peter Wagner (piano).

The three finalists each received a Shure ULX Wireless

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In cooperation with Hockenheim Ring, host of Formula 1 Santander Grand Prix, the massive 300sq.m screen provided spectators in the Innen Tribüne - the long stand inside the track, where spectators were up to 400m from the screen - with a television view of the race, something that would have been impossible with a standard high resolution screen.

Using 299 Phantom30 frames, the 23m wide x 13m deep screen is thought to be the largest LED screen ever used at such a major motor racing event. Built specifically for the occasion, the screen needed to be easy to construct and de-rig, but also needed to present extremely low wind resistance. Indeed the pre-race days saw strong winds and torrential rain,

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The building is slated to be the "best public library in the world" and will have an area of about 31,000sq.m. The new library and theatre will be connected to the existing Birmingham Repertory Theatre, with which it will begin an extensive collaboration, making the site an international centre for knowledge, education and culture.

theateradvies bv is one of the team members and will work on the new theatre as well as the renovation of the existing Birmingham Repertory Theatre. The project is scheduled to be completed in 2013.

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ARX managing director Colin Park says: "The Finnish market has always been an important one for ARX, especially for our signal distribution and interface products, which have always been very popular with audio professionals. We're looking forward to working with Pauli Molnár and his team at Starlike Oy to develop the market for ARX products further."

Starlike's sales manager Pauli Molnár adds: "ARX's excellent range of products complement our comprehensive line up perfectly. In addition to the superb audio quality I'm very impressed by the strong build quality, brilliant features and the intuitive user interfaces of these tools. Speaking of which there's one for every job in the ARX line."

"ARX has a number of innovative new products slated for

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Housed in the spectacular surroundings of the award-winning, world-class Wisley Glasshouse, developed by the Royal Horticultural Society, the new Root Zone - the UK's first - is an innovative interactive area where visitors can learn about roots and the vital role they play.

Located in a cavern within the Glasshouse, the Root Zone's displays help all visitors learn about the interrelation between plants, plant health and what takes place underground.

The Root Zone's exhibit co-ordinator, Nicky Evans, the Society's first principal science education officer says, "You really do feel as if you are underground here, with technology re-creating and explaining roots and their functions. The lighting is low, an

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Leon van der Velden was Mojo Barriers' project manager, responsible for planning and installing the barrier system at the bands' 10 UK shows.

He said: "Def Leppard and Whitesnake are obviously two big artists for one line-up. So, with enthusiastic arena crowds, they were keen to work to the highest possible safety standards. This was a very well organised tour, with production manager Rocko Reedy switching between the UK tour indoor venues and outdoor European festivals. At this busy time of year, logistics were all spot on."

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"For large-scale sporting events," says Axel Nagtegaal, MD, E-Audio Benelux, "this is a typical setup that has proved highly effective. The level of intelligibility achieved by the Electro-Voice XLC-127 DVX systems here was simply unparalleled. Spectators could literally make out every word of the commentary. Despite the cold and drizzle, the event was an enormous success."

(Jim Evans)

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On arrival, the delegates entered a plenary area, which was configured as an arena. Along one side, two, two- column MiTRIX screens flanked three projection screens and two, four- column sections of MiTRIX, the latter tracking sideways to reveal the vehicles. These showed a combination of still and moving images, produced by software producer Sharon Stansfield, to complement and augment video imagery provided by Toyota, including an opening sequence featuring a swimmer being chased from one screen

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The voting is open to industry professionals worldwide, and will remain open until 12.00 midday (UK time) on Friday 29 August 2008. The winner will be announced at the PLASA Show on Monday 8 September.

Named in honour of the late designer, developer and commentator Tony Gottelier, this award aims to recognise the tireless product developers who have made a significant contribution to the development of the equipment and tools that enable our entertainment technology practitioners to continually push the boundaries of event production, presentation and installation.

Last year's inaugural Award was won by Tony Andrews of Funktion One for his decades of dedi

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RVON VoIP technology and RTS Intelligent Trunking Components make it possible for the RIB's 600 potential users in Beijing to seamlessly connect with over 30 of the broadcaster's matrix frames worldwide.

RTS Intercom systems are designed to scale for even the largest of system requirements. From simple two-wire partylines to trans-global RVON VoIP-based digital matrices, RTS has a customized system for the job. The communications RIB for the B

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Starting at 10:00am and continuing through 8:00pm ET, the period of observation and analysis will assess the ability of the proposed devices to detect the presence of television signals, wireless microphones, and other existing wireless technologies.

Seating 91,704 people, FedExField is the largest stadium in the NFL. Of specific interest to the FCC, during this real-world test the stadium will become a very complex and large venue for wireless RF activity including microphones, two-way radios, communication systems used by the coaching staff of each team, and interruptible foldback (IFB) intercoms

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Based in the Cambridgeshire village of Stretham, The Old School House began life as a Victorian village school but in recent years it has been transformed into an award-winning building, specifically designed to meet the needs of a modern high-tech organisation while retaining much of its original character.

The Old School House has a fully equipped demo facility where customers can test both Prism Sound and SADiE products. It also houses offices and R&D facilities for both brands.

Graham Boswell, sales director of Prism Sound, says: "When we acquired SADiE we also began negotiations to buy The Old School House because we saw this as the perfect base for both brands. The facilities are ideal and hav

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Production designer, Nathan Wilson, was tasked with the duty of simultaneously designing, programming and building the two separate stadium shows while still nailing the touring version nightly.

A joint effort by XL Touring Video Los Angeles, XL Touring Video London and XL Video Belgium was launched to produce not only the fabrication, but the extensive LED requirements and labour to execute the massive shows in support of Nathan Wilson. The Wembley show incorporated over 5000 individual MiTrix panels divided up into three different screen configurations. 3000 MiTrix were in a circular screen above the stage, above that was a roof surround screen with 300 MiTrix and 750 MiTrix were configured into four zipp

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YLS creative team Marty Canavan, Steve Campbell and Scott Cunningham worked closely with The Who's lighting designer, Tom Kenny, to deliver a myriad of hall filling laser effects from the first note of the band's signature piece, Baba O'Riley.

"We utilized three high power YAG laser projectors, five fiber optic-fed remote scanners, three table scanners and over thirty stage mirror placements to give Tom and The Who what they were looking for, which was a big old school laser effect," explains Canavan. "The most challenging thing in an environment like this with several band and set changes leading up to The Who's performance is keeping eve

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Darren Innes, general manager, worldwide sales, Avistar, said: "Interest in the UK is high for videoconferencing in general and desktop solutions in particular. The costs of time, travel, and fuel, along with an overall demand to reduce environmental impact, are driving the demand. Touchline, already a well-known name and large distributor for quality brands such as LifeSize, has opened a new avenue to get Avistar's proven desktop technology into the hands of customers."

Barry Cross, managing director for Touchline Video, said: "Savvy users want a proven solution with the bells and whistles needed for videoconferencing on the desktop and connection to their larger room installations."

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Tom Petty's production/lighting designer, Jim Lenehan has created a design that incorporates threedifferent resolutions of LED along with projection. To achieve the design, XLTV supplied 2200 XL LED Spheres and five Mitirx cubes with 72 Mitrix LED panels in a each cube. The cubes are 4ft in diameter and hung above the stage at different levels and move throughout the show. In addition to XLTV, CW Productions and Ed & Ted are also supplying tour support.

XLTV's project manager, Dave Hyslop says: "The result of Lenehan's vision was a three dimensional wild ride of a visual display. It was gratify

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A two-storey, 4,000sq.m building, the Coca Cola Pavilion is the largest facility on the Corporate Sponsor Row, located outside the main Birds Nest stadium and providing exhibition space and corporate hospitality throughout the games.

The building houses an exhibition documenting the history of Coca Cola alongside that of the Olympic Games, the "Perfect Serve" hospitality area, a Media zone running automated fixtures including Vari*Lites and High End Systems DL3 digital luminaires complete with video content, and externally, a roof comprised of a material membrane surmounted by the Olympic rings - all of which is lit by 200 washlights from DTS of Italy

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The communications RIB for the Beijing Olympics includes 600 ports distributed over three ADAM frames, DBX series Dual Bus Expanders, KP-32 classic series keypanels, RVON VoIP products, intelligent trunking components with telephone interfaces, as well as products fr

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Fabrice Quirin has been his monitor engineer since last summer and it was his persuading that led to Kano picking up the Sennheiser mic. "I'd used the SKM 935 on a few occasions when I was working for Britannia Row Productions," explains Quirin. "I always had great results with them, especially in monitors.

"I think the 935 works a treat on Kano's vocal," he continues. "He is a bright, loud MC and the high end of the 935 is very soft giving him a smoother sound from the start. The low end is fantastic on these mics. I find it very flattering. Also they can take the volume when set to -30 sensitivity, even though the meter is showing clipping all the way through.&q

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The monitoring system has been a part of the setup since 2005. According to Dustin Ragland, drummer for Charlie Hall, the system's efficient and portable design has made traveling and having to deal with the PA gear less challenging. "Its compactness has been a major plus," he says. "We previously traveled with a digital mixer and a large splitter, and I was in charge of each mix. This burdened us with having to fly with extra equipment and risking it breaking in transit. The AN-16/i-M r

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Choosing Lollapalooza 2008 to play its first North American gig on the second leg of its summer tour, Radiohead played to a sell-out crowd of 75,000 to close out the first night. Thom Yorke's vocals and guitar helped guide the two-hour set, with the frontman singing into a Beta 87C from Shure.

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The company specialises in complete technical productions including audio, lighting, backline and crew service. "We strive to ensure that every event runs smoothly and on schedule, while providing a flawless show for each and every audience member," said Michael Faber, director of purchasing for Proshow Systems.

A large part of Proshow's company philosophy is to maintain an inventory that is built around industry-standard equipment. "Our years of experience serving the corporate and entertainment industries enables us to select the right equipment for a given system," Faber added. "Our systems are easily adapted to fit every event or req

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It's the fourth consecutive year that the company has been involved in this high profile event, and the first year that the projection canvas has been increased from 60m to 90m wide. This extended area stretches the full width of Edinburgh Castle's walls at the far end of the Esplanade/arena where the performance takes place.

Four of E/T/C's PIGI 6K projectors fitted with double rotating scrollers are being used for the task. Three are covering the width of the Castle wall area, with the fourth focussed on providing 'drop-ins' in the area around the Castle gates, through which all the performers make their entrances.

E/T/C's Ross Ashton designed and produced the artwork for all the key strategic points in the show, which are being punctuated with the high impact pro

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For the Olympic Games, Chinese broadcasting giant CCTV was opted for communications systems from RTS to ensure that sound and images from the Games reach the waiting millions. RTS components - including ADAM and Cronus matrices linked to over sixty KP32 and KP12LK keypanels - form the nerve centre of several of the company's outside broadcast vehicles. In the area of wireless communication, too, Telex BTR700 and TR700 systems will be in action throughout the event.

Systems from EVI Audio are in use in the competition