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Technomad has a product warehousing facility in Amsterdam with a wide range of stock available for quick supply to the UK and the rest of Europe.

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Under the renewed agreement, LTH sales and service organisations will continue to sell and service LDR professional lighting products, including the new RDM Xpress colour scroller and the 2KW MSR Canto followspot within the German territory.

Fabiano Besio commented: "I greatly appreciate the commitment and dedication of LTH over the years. Since 2000 LTH it's been an important partner and under the term of this agreement they will continue to be the only reference for all the LDR customers in Germany."

LDR and LTH will exhibit together at ProLight&Sound in Frankfurt this month.

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Known as The World's Aquarium, the John G. Shedd Aquarium is situated on the shores of Lake Michigan where it first opened its doors to the public in 1930. It has recently undergone major refurbishment with the complete renovation of the Oceanarium and Marine Mammal amphitheatre.

Robert Juliat's dealer in Illinois, Intelligent Lighting Creations (ILC) was the installation contractor for the project with the charge to transform the space into more of a theatre environment. The result is a 'reimagined space' which plays host to the Aquarium's new show entitled Fantasea.

ILC specified the Robert Juliat Topazes as front of house followspots, in conjunction with lighting designers John Featherstone, Tammy

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They first commissioned the system from Optocore's UK distributors for use on the one-off musical Through The Door before Christmas, and were so delighted with the result that they have standardised on the system for this ongoing series of special productions.

Thames Audio's sound designer, James Tebb said: "We were aware of the limitations of Yamaha's AD+DA converters and knew that by replacing this, and the preamps, with Optocore the quality would be improved. But we had no idea to what extent. From the second we heard the first mic, we couldn't believe the difference t

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The ever changing elements of the programme create a consistent testing environment for the Aviom system. Faced with swift and constant changes, the Pro16 equipment, supplied by Italian Aviom distributor, Sisme spa, allows the monitor engineer to easily and effectively provide customized mixes to the band's nine members.

"I am impressed with the versatility and stability of the Aviom Pro16 equipment," says Enrico Belli, monitor engineer for th

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Additionally, the AVnu Alliance also hosted the first member plugfest. The event was the first step in the alliance's efforts to ensure interoperability among AVB-enabled networked products.

"I'm very pleased with the success of AVnu Alliance's first plugfest," states Kevin Stanton, chair of the Technical Working Group and principal engineer at Intel. "We achieved a high degree of interoperability among multiple independent AVB endpoint and switch imple

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The new Touareg is nearly 20 percent more fuel efficient and equipped with a large variety of new assistance and safety systems. It will also be the first and only off-roader in Europe by a German manufacturer to be available in a hybrid version, bringing it worldwide attention for its green initiative.

Lighting designer Martin Kuhn pulled out all the stops for the event, which included colorful LED columns to compliment the Touareg and dazzle the audience. Production was supplied by Leyendecker of Wuppertal. Because of the locat

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Over on monitors, Julien Decarne is using an XL8 live performance system supplied by rental company Dispatch together with a Klark Teknik DN9696 high resolution audio recorder and DN9331 Rapide graphic EQ controller.

"My decision to work with a Midas PRO6 at FOH for this tour was mainly motivated by a need to move on and evolve towards this technology," says Lude. "I have worked a lot with analogue consoles throughout the years, mainly the Midas XL4 and the Heri

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Tomas Sagersten of Rentsound AB handled stage and set design for the tour and also served as lighting designer and operator. He comments, "I had the chance to try the LC Series when Swedish lighting company Music and Lights bought them. I was hooked pretty quickly.

"I had been talking for some time with the band about doing something with an LED backdrop and this was the time to do it. We talked fairly early about having the LED screen in two sections and using the transparency of the screen in order to hide the band for a cool intro."

Sagersten created a 9x6m LC backdrop plus a 9x2m section that could manoeuvre up and down in front of the stage set. This was used during the intro where the band was hidde

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Keynote speakers included Lord Mandelson, Secretary of state for business, innovation and skills. Vince Cable, the Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer and leading business CEOs. The 48 Group Club was formed in the early 1950's when the founders were the first westerners to break the international trade embargo on China (The Icebreakers). The original 48 companies involved went on to establish mutually beneficial t

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The company, which is headed by CEO Yeo Kim San, executive director Tai Quek Kee, senior general manager Allen Chan and Eugene Yeo, assistant business development manager, is one of the region's leading suppliers of audio visual, lighting and staging equipment, representing over 30 international brands.

Among its key installations are the City Hall Theatre, Kuala Lumpur, the Johore Convention Centre, and the Convention Centres in Kebudayaan, Kuching, Seremban and Sabah.

Eugene Yeo comments: "The appointment of Acoustic and Lighting System by ADB is a very good fit for the brand, as it brings together ADB's strong track record in Asia, with references such as the Malaysian National The

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This is the first year that Stage Electrics has sponsored the PSA and is delighted that Team PSA are raising money for such an important and beneficial charity. The Charity was first registered in April 2000, on behalf of people who work in the UK Entertainment and Production Industry. The charity is able to offer support in many ways, such as, providing small grants for emergency relief and support towards re-training when an unexpected injury, or illness, prevents an individual from working, or forces an unplanned chang

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The former Secretary of State was the keynote speaker for Union University's Annual Scholarship banquet; a yearly event that consistently attracts leading international diplomats such as former President George Bush, former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and former Soviet Premiere Mikhail Gorbachev. For the past 12 years, Tennessee Concert Sound has handled sound reinforcement and production management for each event, and they hav

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It's young crowd enjoy a mix of cocktails, rock and hip hop music in a large modish environment designed by Mr Chen Gang, complete with a large central bar surrounded by a series of stylish white fluted scenic columns.

Twelve Robe DigitalSpot 3000DTs were specified by technical manager Mr Ah Gang to create special projections onto the pillars and around the room, allowing a quick transformation of the room's dynamics and mood according to the music, time of night and accompanying vibe.

Soho's owners, the CD company, wanted to create something completely different, resulting in highly visual space that can change colo

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For more than 25 years, PUR have been well known for their live performances and place complete trust in the comprehensive planning and production service that Sirius provides for their tours. For the Wünsche tour, PA and system engineers Frank Müller and Klaus 'Bob' Bolender worked wit

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Lecturer David Ludz was in charge of the technical support for Kling & Freitag and was assisted actively by the VME with a substantial spread of K&F equipment plus the new Nomos XLC.

The workshop lasted nearly seven hours and included hands-on sessions. LIPA lecturer Chris Layton confirmed that the workshop has been received enthusiastically by the participants and the organizers, and that further similar workshops would be staged in the future.

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Caption VMA and Kling & Freitag at LIPA

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"Until now, cinema owners and audiences have accepted mediocre audio even as they demanded exceptional visuals," says Brian Smith of Advanced Media Design Systems, which installed the cinema system. "Not only was the retrofit relatively painless but the results take cinema sound to a whole new level. Audiences will definitely now have a superior sound experience that will bring them back to the movies."

Based on the Acheron screen channel loudspeakers, the Meyer Sound Cinema Experience system that was installed by Advanced Media Design Systems is p

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M-Pro managing director, Mario Clabots comments: "Many of the best business brains will tell you that a recession is the best time to invest. To be honest it wasn't the recession that affected our timing, but the opportunity of excellent brands and people that arise as our business grows. Our portfolio today enables us to offer a more complete range of solutions for pro-audio, AV and commercial install."

M-PRO was started by Clabots in 2004 and exclusively represents Astatic, Audica Professional, Community, DécoUS, InOut, MTSi, Quad Industrial and in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (BeNeLux) and APB Dynasonics, Australian Monitor, Symetrix, Xilica in Belgium and Luxembourg (BeLux).

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The new European team is led by Gilles Albaredes, former Autodesk vice president of sales for EMEA and chief marketing officer at Lectra, the IT provider for the fashion industry. Albaredes is the managing director and will work alongside former International Olympic Committee marketing director and strategic advisor to the sport and entertainment industry, Michael Payne, who will serve as Crystal CG's non-executive chairman.

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"There's been nothing but positive vibes using Meyer since we started back in 2007," Chris Zakoor, 3DG's FOH engineer says. "Both Milo and Mica are powerful, great-sounding rock boxes with lots of headroom for vocals - and plenty of edge if you want it."

The Meyer Sound system is at the core of a complete touring package supplied by Rainbow Production Services of Atkinson, N.H. It centres around main hangs of 14 Milo and two Milo 120 line array loudspeakers per side, with visceral low frequency support from 22 700-HP subwoofers. The balance of the system comprises 16 Mica and 12 M2D line array loudspeakers for out- and side-fill respectively, plus four UPA-1P loudspeakers f

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The company's extensive range of wood, foam and fabric-covered acoustic solutions includes its flagship Wave Wood panel, the innovative Vari Panel, portable acoustic solutions such as Flexi Screen Lite, Flexi Wall and Flexi Kick Drum, plus a growing number of isolation products for use in construction projects and workplace noise reduction. The creation of separate company divisions will enable the development of products that focus more specifically on the different needs of each particular market sector.

Cesar Carapinha, Vicoustic's CEO comments: "Over the past year we have seen a growing demand for products within the home cinema market, often linked to interior desig

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Just a week after ISE2010, Russian company Big Screen Service put in an order for 108 MicroTiles. Eugene Marinichev, BSS's technical director, explains, "Our industry relies on products and display solutions that can be easily set-up, deliver impact, and broken down quickly to be shipped on to the next job. Our business model, costs and profits are directly affected by this. So when a solution like MicroTiles comes along, we see a great opportunity. Here is a solution that has all these characteristics and is ultimately reconfigurable permitting it to be used again and again in fresh and exciting ways."

In Portugal, Christie partner, Europalco,

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The organizers were keen to make the events and official ceremonies at the Games the best ever. They hired Australian producer and director David Atkins, who put on the opening ceremony at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Atkins banked on the expertise of the same team of worldwide-active laser specialists from Bochum, Germany, who had made impressive contributions to the opening ceremonies at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and the 2006 Paralympics in Turin to come up with some attention-getting laser sequences.

Preparations for the opening, victory, and closing ceremonies, which went on for 15 months, took place under the strictest secrecy. Following a reconnaissance visit to Vancouver and rehearsals conducted on a test setup in the company's own facilities, tarm S

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As the Bethany Manyar Church is located in an old building in Manyar Street, Surabaya, the system was ground stacked and not flown. The system consists of 12 dV- Dosc modular line source cabinets (six per side), four dV-SUB subwoofers (two per side) and four SB28 subwoofers (two per side), powered by five LA8 amplified controllers.

The installation also included a monitor system of two 115XT HiQ active stage monitors powered by an LA8 and a distributed system of four 12XT coaxials driven by an LA4. The system was installed by L-Acoustics' Indonesian representative Tri Tunggal Abadi in just three days, working closely with the church's engineers.

"The new LA8 and L