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The Business Installation of the Year for 2010 was awarded to Electrosonic for the World Health Organization, SHOC Room in Brazzaville, Congo. The Brazzaville installation is a companion to similar facilities in Geneva and Cairo, which were also installed by Electrosonic. The project installation includes video conferencing and a video wall and demonstrated Electrosonic's ability to manage international projects, even where communications and transport lines are difficult. Electrosonic's project manager was Colin Rowley and project engineer was Sam Monk.

Consumer Installation of the Year went to

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Sound for the UK Tour, which follows on from a run in London and a successful tour of Holland, is provided by Cardiff based theatre specialists Stage Sound Services. "Our AXYS system was the obvious choice for this show" commented Phil Hurley, MD of Stage Sound Services. "The show requires a system with huge dynamic range and plenty of punch, but the danger is that you end up with something that's loud with no real definition or fidelity to it.

"From previous experience, on the UK Tour of The Who's iconic rock opera

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The Soundcraft Studer AKG truck will feature several digital consoles including Studer's Vista 8 and Vista 5 SR and Soundcraft's Vi1 and Si1, while also introducing professionals in the US market to the new Soundcraft Si Compact console, which debuted in September at the PLASA show in London.

The 11th annual Techxplosion is designed for pastors, music ministers, media and tech directors and technicians, providing technical training in audio, video lighting and projections. Professionals of all levels are invited to engage in the multiple ed

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Champions Square is a new outdoor festival space conveniently located near the Louisiana Superdome (home to the New Orleans Saints) and New Orleans Arena. Used for a variety of events, its amenities, including the latest in Martin Professional dynamic lighting, make a suitable place to host pre- and post -game activities, outdoor concerts and festivals, special events or any celebration.

Installed at Champions Square in August were energy-efficient Martin Exterior 400 luminaires and Martin LC Plus Series LED panels. Designed for outdoor use with full-weather IP65 protection ratings, both the Exterior 400 luminaires and LC panels add a versatile measure of d

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For its new year-old facility, studio Owner Nick Vasquez has installed five Genelec 8240A Bi-Amplfied DSP Monitors and a 7270A Active DSP Subwoofer, purchased from dealer Sweetwater. The L-C-R array is mounted atop the control room's new Avid Icon D-Command console, and the rear surround monitors are wall mounted.

"These are great-sounding monitors," says Vasquez, who founded Rolling Thunder Studios 17 years ago and nurtured its expansion into new areas such as audio post production and scoring. "I travelled to Sweetwater, where my salesman Brian VanDeKeere and I listened to a lot of monitors, and the Genelecs just sounded better than any of them to me. They are the most versatile, in terms of being able to handle all kinds of music, as well as the most p

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The show's lighting was designed by Tom Kinane, who has used HSL to supply lights to numerous shows in recent years. HSL's project manager was Sean McGlone, who comments, "It's always good to work with Tom and his team. The show looked fantastic, interesting and different, and we're especially happy to be working on such a high profile new production."

Magic Numbers was presented by Stephen Mulhern, directed by Chris Power broadcast from The London Studios (TLS) on London's South Bank. Kinane's starting point for the lighting design was the vibrant set designed by Andrew Gates, based on a sequence of

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The entire G4 product line includes Adaptive Frequency Hopping technology to avoid interference from Wi-fi, Intercom and other radio products, W-DMX invisi-wire and data-safe technologies for unparalleled fidelity, and support for RDM (Remote Device Management) so W-DMX units and lighting fixtures connected through W-DMX can be configured remotely with no fuss or cables.

As the newest member to the G4 line, Wireless Solution will also show the new W-DMX BlackBox F-2500 for the first time in North America, a multiple universe unit as standard that can act as two transmitters, two receivers, and one repeater - three functi

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The Coca-Cola Store is a part of the World of Coca-Cola experience, where visitors can choose from a vast array of decorative items, apparel, accessories, and one-of-a-kind art pieces, and even Style Your Own bottle of Coca-Cola. "The Coca-Cola Store is really a fun place to visit, and the video screens are an important part of the experience," observes Christopher Blum, account manager at Ford AV for the project. "It's always packed, and they needed to creat

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The 60-minute pregame show - NFL Opening Kickoff 2010 Presented by EA Sports - featured performances by Grammy award-winning artists Dave Matthews Band and Taylor Swift. The show was broadcast live on 9 September on NBC and the NFL Network.

Brad Hafer of Atomic Lighting hooked up PEDG with the 401s for a test drive. "We used them to light the site and they were impressively bright. I was impressed with the zoom and the behind-the-lens colour mixing system was also quite good," stated Brant.

The event was held outdoors at Jackson Square Park in New Orleans and by all reports the hot, humid and wet weather wa

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The facilities management team at Loughborough University had often hired a sound system for occasions when they needed to deliver speeches or make announcements in the hall. This year the decision was made to install a permanent system that would perform on Graduation Day, but was dual purpose and could also become the audio system for general sports hall activities and events throughout the year.

In-store media provider and Bose Pro Partner, Mood Media, was brought in to assist with specifying and installing the system.

Following a full day of audio measurements and reverberation tests in the sports hall, Bose enginee

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Part of the new Samsung Diamond League, a series of the top 14 grand prix meets from around the world, the Aviva London Grand Prix featured in a BBC2 broadcast with event production by Fast Track on behalf of UKA, and broadcast facilities by SIS Live.

Stage Electrics, which has been involved in the event for the past six years, supplemented the installed lighting with broadcast quality lighting across the stadium's bowl, to the levels specified by lighting designer John King.

In addition, specially phased equipment was required along the 100m straight to provide flicker-free lighting for the BBC's super-slow-motion broadcast cameras. Stage Electrics project manager

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The sound man has been providing a reference mix for the best-selling French singer's backing band, including drums and bass, two guitarists, a keyboard player and two backing vocals. A fully equipped 96-channel Vi6, provided by French rental company Potar Hurlant, is assigned to the IEM's, with sends to the floor monitors (plus additional mixes for guest performers) from a Vi2 (supplied by Soundcraft's French distributors, SCV Audio).

Growing up in the studio environment and then developing his own home studio, Laurent Midas switched to live sound 15 years ago. He quickly made a niche for himself as a touring monitor engineer, winning a number of prestigious accounts. "Y

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In true Neil Young fashion, the base system began with the oldest lights in the business, fresnels, lekos and scoops. From there Wissmar layered on the latest technology, LED fixtures including GRN Battens and GRN Washes. All the equipment was suspended from various Matthews grip stands and 16' crank up towers. The power draw was minimal due to the LED gear, and the colour washes were all achieved with the LED fixtures.

The theatrical fixtures gave Young just what he wanted for a visual; the old theatre look

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This large-scale system was pressed immediately into service with two high-profile DJ arena shows in front of crowds of 10,000 people - first with David Guetta, who played Edinburgh's popular Royal Highland Centre at Ingliston, followed by DJ Tiesto's performance at Braehead Arena in Glasgow.

According to NiteLites director, Jamie Moore, both were exceptional shows which provided a great baptism for the speakers. "We had needed more subs to do some cardioid stacking - and with these shows coming up, coupled with the start of the fireworks season, we knew we were not going to reinvest in the brand we had been using previously."

Instead he opted for the WS218X. "This is one of the

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There is one main room on the first floor plus a smaller 'Blanc De Blanc' VIP area below, and in keeping with the 'exclusive' feel of the venue, they wanted a super cool lighting scheme to compliment the stunning interior designs. This features lots of mirrored surfaces, branched candlesticks and crystal ornaments and objects which reflect light beautifully all around the space, adding a warm ambience.

The lighting is designed by Emanual Pintos from locally based Morix Italia, the suppliers and installers of all the equipment, a task that was also co-ordinated and programmed by Pintos. All the Robe and Anolis kit was supplied via Robe Mu

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To drive its installed speaker systems, Presentation Data relies heavily upon Dynacord amplifiers. "They are so versatile, and with it extremely versatile," says Johan Hovde, sound sales manager. "That's why we use them for a very wide variety of installations. So far, we have had only positive experiences with them. The customer feedback, too, is highly positive."

Today, Dynacord amplifiers are providing the power required for announcements and musical playback in a large number of Norwegian fitness clubs.These include SATS and

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Together Again? - Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason has said the rock band may get back together to play concerts for charity. The group, who have sold 200 million albums, last performed at the Live 8 concert in London in 2005. "I think all of us woul

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Paradize provides a decidedly deluxe setting for its clientele. "We are a specialist in lighting and environment," explained Kalish. "The director of Paradize, Mr Nikolay Bredov, wanted something of the old style regal glamour of the 19th Century, mixed with modern high quality technology. But on no account was the technology to be intrusive, it had to f

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Hoffman's equipment over the year has included 600 watt ACL's, Thomas 8 Lights, ETC Source 4's, VL 3500 Washes, VL 3000 Spots, Coemar Infinity Washes, Alpha Bean 300's, MAC 2000 Washes with Beam Kit, GRNLite PAR 3-36, GRNLite Batten 3-54, GLP Impressions and Grand MA consoles. Hoffman changed the design each leg of the tour, as he has in the past.

The green aspect of Widespread has slowly grown with the introduction of several different products. The lowered power consumption coupled with the lack of heat from the LED fixture

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"We are very excited to offer a quality product line with all the features required by our industry," said Guillermo Cabada, president of Mega Systems. "The products will be sold at an affordable price and receive all the service and support needed to position PR Lighting as a standard in the USA."

Meanwhile, PR Lighting's present distributor, OmniSistem, will continue exclusive distribution of PR Lighting's mid-market intelligent heads, such as the Solo 250, Solo 575 and Pilot 575, whi

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Located in Northbridge, WA, the State Theatre Centre (STC) is approaching the end of its construction, which is expected to be completed in late 2010. The STC will feature a 575 seat Heath Ledger Theatre and a 234 seat flexible Studio Underground, with both theatres equipped with the latest stage technology and comfortable seating. Also included in the Centre is The Courtyard, a multi-purpose outdoor events space, two rehearsal rooms and two flexible-use private suites.

CableNet grids are suspended from existing steelwork by weld

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Page, senior director of engineering at Clair Brothers, was approached to handle FOH for the tour due to his extensive orchestral experience. Familiar with DPA microphones from Sting's cathedral concerts last winter, Page was delighted with the 4099s purchased by Clair Brothers for the tour. The entire string section - nine first violins, seven second violins, seven violas, five celli and three basses - is miked with 4099s, with several more on radio packs for clarinet and trumpet soloists.

Page has veered away from the traditional area miking method of amplifying

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Considered to be one of the best regional theatres in the Czech Republic, the 800-seat City Theatre Zlin offers its own repertoire as well as numerous performances by visiting theatrical groups. Installation company Musicdata was asked to take on the renovation project, starting with the specification of a system that would work for all the theatre's productions, from amplified drama to opera and musicals to live bands.

There were considera