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Salomao, who held previous international sales management roles at Selemium and the Proel Group, says, "I have always had a great admiration for Midas Klark Teknik products, and it's a major step forward for Italo Trading to be able to include such a celebrated brand as part of our offering. We are very excited about expanding the Midas KT reach across the region."

Salomao has an extensive experience of Latin America from living or travelling in every country in the area. He is fluent in English, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian.

"Latin America is a very impor

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Tutchener created his visuals utilising MAC 2000 Profiles, MAC 2000 Spots, Lycian 1290 FOH Spots, ETC Source 4's, a 40 x 30 LED Star Cloth, truss, motors, all controlled by a Grand MA console with an MA Lite as back up.

New this time out, and a centrepiece to Tutchener's concept is the Robe DigitalSpot 7000DT's. The show moves through a progression of digital images, real images and live video from onstage cameras. Tutchener was also able to use the 7000's as pure lighting sources at various points in the show. Technician Ewan Cameron traveled world wide with Tutchener as his 7000 tech.

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Marcel Albers, director of communications and marketing at XLNT parent company, the Ampco Flashlight Group, says the move is a key milestone in strengthening the brand's presence in South America.

"XLNT Advanced Technologies, in its current and forthcoming products ranges," said Albers, "has a great deal to offer the South America entertainment and installation technology markets, from 'high end' touring and special

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The venue has rebranded as 'the People's Palace', with a new logo and brand identity focussed on celebrating the varied audience's at the Palace in it's Great Hall, 2500 capacity West Hall, Palm Court area and Ice Rink, which is due to be reopened shortly after a major refurbishment.

The new management team will be led by Rebecca, whose extensive experience includes looking after nine historic houses for English Heritage promoting commercial performance from the hospitality, concert, exhibition and visitor markets. Joini

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The new name is intended to reflect more accurately the company's expanding focus on developing and marketing a broader spectrum of global communication technologies and solutions, and it underscores the company's close strategic alignment with its parent company, SPX.

"Dielectric is one of the most established and respected brands in the broadcasting industry, and it will continue to serve its clients with the same innovation, dedication, and service that broadcasters have known and trusted for t

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Tickets to the festival sold out rapidly as fans and aficionados flocked to the event; a unique occasion for most to see and hear Monserrat Caballé in an exclusive performance, accompanied by the Moravian Philharmonic orchestra of Olomouc under the baton of renowned conductor, José Callado.

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The LM 26 is a full-featured 2-in/6-out stand-alone Digital Audio Loudspeaker processor in a compact 1RU frame. It offers seamless compatibility with Lab.gruppen's PLM Series of Powered Loudspeaker Management systems as well as with Dolby Lake Processors (DLP) and earlier versions of the technology, including Lake Mesa Quad EQ and Lake Contour Pro 26. The LM 26 accepts analogue, AES digital, or Dante (audio over Ethernet) digital

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A total of 72 K1 boxes, with 30 dV-DOSCs, 20 KUDO large format and 18 KIVA ultra compact line source cabinets, plus 48 SB28 subs, were deployed for the event. The system was driven by 14 flown LA-RAKs housing 72 LA8 amplified controllers, connected by the LA Network Manager.

The event presented several challenges for the sound system. The nature of the bands, including N-Dubz, Tinchy Stryder and Roll Deep, called for high SPLs and sub levels. Two stages were used, one end-on for bands and one in the round for 'vocal to track' acts. The latter needed to achieve seamless 360 degree coverage around the stage, with the system sharing a rigging area with lighting etc., plus weight li

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The Paradise Rock Club has played host to many of the world's leading acts throughout the decades, including U2, who played their first US gig in the Boston club. With an 850-person capacity and a stage centered along a 50-foot wall, the club provides a dynamic, yet intimate venue for live music enthusiasts.

With left and right main arrays each containing four JBL VRX932LA-1 loudspeakers, production

manager Billy 'Bud' McCarthy has upgraded the sound of the club, replacing an older, pre-existing system. Six JBL SRX712M stage monitors also line th

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The prestigious ceremony recreated the atmosphere of the golden era of 1930s ship launches, reflecting the ships opulent interiors.

With a wealth of experience in ceremonial events, Arena Structures supplied a period 30s style grandstand roof structure. Project manager Mark Shelley oversaw the creation of bespoke 7.5m supporting leg structures, created to ensure guests all enjoyed great views on the launch within the 62m x 13m structure, complete with a 50m red carpet.

Arena Seating complimented the regal theme creating a luxurious viewing theatre with a grandsta

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The Winspear chandelier won in the Project category. The award winners were announced last Thursday evening, October 21, at an awards dinner at the LDI show in Las Vegas.

J. R. Clancy took the leadership role in bringing the chandelier project to fruition, working closely with lighting designer Claude Engle on the concept. The custom-built, 40-foot-high chandelier features 318 cast acrylic rods, each of which vanishes independently as the house lights dim. Clancy engineers did extensive research to determine the materials and methods required to light each rod entirely from end to end. Mike Wood Consulting and Ingham Designs execut

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Vitor Paiva, Luzeiro's sales technician, explains: "The company's previous system failed on a regular basis, and they asked us for information about replacements. We showed them both Congo and Eos and they tried each for a week. While they would have been more comfortable with Congo, since they understood its programming syntax already, they felt they wanted to really push themselves and get the Eos, which proved itself to have the power to do absolutely everything they wanted to do.

"Eos is ETC's biggest control desk and was specifically designed with theatre use in mind. The product developers talked to designers, programmers and electricians in order to design a product that is already familiar

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"It gives me all the power and functionality I need in a fabulously neat package that can come on the plane with me . . . so I can always have the desk of my choice," he says.

The new Avolites Tiger Touch is a 'hybrid' console - a combination of the Diamond 4's powerful functionality coupled with the friendly user interface of the Avolites Pearl - an industry favourite. The wide touch screen allows fast access to the 'hands on' control and ever evolving software skin, TITAN, enveloping the high performance and intuitive hardware platform.

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Face is the result of the merger of Ampco Belgium and Candela. Specializing in audio, lighting and video they provide hardware, software and services to the professionals, the project market and their dealer network which are active in the entertainment, communication and architectural markets.

The Face headquarters hosts not only a seminar room but also a try-out theatre: the ideal venue for Cuelux to run Plug&Play alongside the Behringer BFC 2000 MIDI desk also distributed by Face.

Cuelux software lighting contr

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Calibre UK and their master representative, Marketing Specialists Inc are sponsoring the Audio Issues - Workflows for Embedding Copy Protection Watermarks in Theatrical Sountracks session, presented by Dean Angelico from Verance Corporation in the Mann Theater on Wednesday, 27th October at 10:45am at the 2010 SMPTE.

For visitors looking to gain a closer look at the latest in processing, scaling and conversion technology, Calibre UK will also exhibit their latest innovations in the technology-focused exhibit hall during the event.

Paul Carey, president of marketing specialists, Inc, conference AV chair comments: "It

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With festivities usually running for six weeks. Attractions include folk music, traditional games, art shows, poetry, children's contests, seminars, awareness campaigns, sports and more. The majority of the celebrations take place at the Lake Amphitheatre, while other performances and activities are held at a number of locations nearby.

The opening ceremony of the festival was held was held on July 15, 2010 at the Wilayats Theatre in the Cultural Village at the Municipality Recreational Centre. It included more than 2,500 performers presenting four operettas under the theme March and Achievement.

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The month-long ballot, which ends on 31 October, pre-empts the New Year merger date when the Associations formally unite under the PLASA name.

Members of both organizations have been actively voting to elect candidates for the new European and North American Regional Boards which will feature representatives from the following groups of members - Dealer/Retailers, Distributors, Manufacturers, Production Services, Professional Services and Rental Companies, together with a representative from both the Organizational and Individual memberships.

The Governing Body is a new concept for PLASA and is designed to ensure continuity of decision-making and strategic consistency. Whilst the Chai

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The pavilion, which will be re-erected each year, is made from a limited palette of materials - timber, fabric and steel - and will combine transparency and lightness with a sense of intimacy. Lifted above the ground to give an appearance of 'floating' over the landscape, architect Robin Snell's design takes its cue from a traditional Japanese pavilion in its use of sliding screens, extended platforms, verandas and bridges to link it to the landscape.

Unusual Rigging, a regular supplier to Garsington Opera, has won the contract to coordinate the detailed design, procure specialist suppliers and to construct and commission the

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Grand Central's technical consultants, the Miami based Beachsound, had demoed and looked at various high-end systems from other vendors, but chose the Canadian based Adamson Systems. Beach Sound had initially become familiar with Adamson while touring the globe and was impressed with the brand's performance. Their decision for Adamson was swayed by the demo held by Adamson's director of marketing & sales, Jesse Adamson.

The presentation showcased Adamson's solid system components and the high SPL they reached while maintaining tone with undistorted clarity, all of which are conveniently packag

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In addition, the company launched its new products for the Fall 2010: QU Truss Series and Curtain Track Truss. Throughout the show, Tomcat and Brilliant Stages representatives shared solutions of recent projects. Tomcat representatives were also on hand to speak at the New Technology Breakfast Audio, Rigging, and Staging.

Safely Building the Beast included instruction from recognised industry experts: Bill Sapsis, president and founder of Sapsis Rigging, as well as Keith Bohn, custom projects director and Will Todd, product support manager, of Tomcat USA. Training over the day and

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Katy Perry and Diana Vickers performed their new singles and brought in event production and performance specialists' Cirque Bijou to make their performances visually stunning.

When Katy Perry took to the stage to perform her new single Firework, the backdrop featured pyrotechnics. Cirque Bijou's Julian Bracey worked with Quantum FX and international show designer Baz Halpin to manage a team of four fire dancers who wore pyrotechnic backpacks.

Cirque Bijou's Billy Alwen worked with choreographer David Leighton and 24/7 Productions to direct a troupe of circus artists; recreating the circus theme of Diana Vickers' new video as the star returned to the stage which shot her to fame two

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Jackson used Bandit 36 Lamp Pods full of hundreds of GRN PAR 3-36's and Versa Tubes for a very heavy metal look. The pods carry the PARs in the centre and are bordered by Versa Tubes. All trussing is the versatile Tyler Green Truss. GRN 6 Lamp Bars carry all the PARs, eliminating 80% of the cable a standard system would require.

GRN 8 Lite units illuminate the audience while GRN Moving Wash 3-120's and GRN Wash 3-36 provide continuous onstage visual arrays.

Jackson used VL 3000 Spots and Coemar Infinities for his hard edge lights. On the control side of things, he chose the Grand MA with an MA Lite as a backup. Jackson used a Grand MA Media Server to control every individual LED in the rear wall of PARs, treating every LED as a pixel. He then pixel mapped them

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While sister company TM Audio were installing new audio systems in both the Great Hall and the Aalmarkt, Lightco was brought in to design and install a highly-specified but low-profile stage lighting system for the Aalmarkt (the name - 'Eel Market' in English - reflects the building's former use).

Lightco project manager Bas van Schelven says, "We spent a lot of time and energy making or proposed design as unobtrusive as possible. For example, the ETC Source 4 Revolution moving lights are partly hidden in coves in the ceiling." As the ceiling is non load-bearing, this proved a substantial challenge in itself f

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Utilizing a theme of Origami, the show successfully catapulted the simplicity of the paper-folding art for its lighting and stage design. For the lighting system, Mr. Siswa Azmi from Mubari Sound Light Sdn. Bhd. picked Clay Paky to illuminate the stage. He said, "For a prestigious and grand event like this, we will usually go for the best brand available. For me, Clay Paky is one of the most flexible and reliable brand out there." In addition to lighting, Mub