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The 90ft-wide stage set featured three 16'x 9' screens, with video projection mapping in the centre section. This created a versatile branding solution which changed throughout the event. A newly installed production and edit suite at Saville Manchester was used to build the 3D Premier League logo plus event specific branding and Premier League club logos, which were all projected onto the set.

The centre section utilised another of Saville's newest purchases, a Christie Roadster HD18K full HD 18K lumen projector. Audio was via a d&b Q1 L

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"Attending InfoComm's tradeshow is a valuable investment in both time and money," states Randal A. Lemke, executive director and CEO, InfoComm International. "In just a few days you can visit the most comprehensive array of professional audio, digital signage, display, conferencing and telepresence, lighting, control system and signal distribution technology manufacturers available in one location, all while receiving world-class education and training from leading experts and manufacturers."

Voluntary Work - Mayor of London Boris Johnson is to work on a new strategic plan for volunteerin

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This is not just a simple video wall, it is interactive, it can display Picture in Picture or be used as a white board. It gives IBM executives a platform to showcase IBM's software technologies and systems, with a broad application context helping visitors realise the capabilities of innovative technologies and systems.

Peter Dardarananda, manager at IBM Software Executive Briefing Programme in Rome, and mastermind of the project explains, "When customers come to visit us, we have to make sure they get the right impression about IBM. We want to provide an experience that is on par or better in what they would expect of IBM. We sell software s

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PixelRange general manager Paul Young confirms, "PixelRange is a brand of very high standing in the eyes of the industry and all its customers. With the all-new line-up of intelligent LED fixtures poised for immediate launch, we are dedicated to ensure PixelRange customers will receive the highest level of professionalism, service and care from manufacturer and point of sale.""

AC-ET's Northern UK sales director, Jonathan Walters, comments,""We are always striving to widen the choice of professional brands we offer to our very varied entertainment customer base. With many years of great trading between AC-ET and PixelRange, this opportunity complemented our existing product portfolio well."

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CRMX distributor Leafun provided equipment, including lighting consoles, media servers, digital lighting fixtures, and an extensive CRMX wireless distribution system for this elaborate production.

"LumenRadio's CRMX was instrumental in this production that made extensive use of digital projections and lighting effects," says Steven Cai at Leafun. "Four wireless DMX universes were distributed from lighting consoles and media servers to digital lighting fixtures and other devi

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WiSE was established in 2008 to address the under representation of women in the technical disciplines of entertainment. Since then the organisation has established links with colleges, businesses and training organisations, run a series of successful networking events, mentorship programmes and technical training sessions and lobbies for fair working conditions for everyone.

It could not have done this without the support of the industry it serves and works with. So, to celebrate its success, WiSE has invited aspiring cocktail designers from its

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Inside the Empire it's all about hard beats and massive sound levels - and the night is probably one of the longest. Approximately 14 hours of hard techno have become a benchmark for technology and event lighting designer Roland Aberle knows the task: "Reliability, under high pressure and over a long period is what I expect from the fixtures - and I also need tools which allow creative design. Techno is so much more than mindless 'boom boom' ... it's thrilling, demanding and diverse. Fo

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The single malt is from the Macallan distillery and is billed as a traditional Speyside malt with balanced fruit and smoke elements and a rounding sherry character.

Lois Ferguson, marketing manager for the company, said, "As a Scottish company formed in 1971, it seemed appropriate to offer a bottle of Scotland's most famous export from the same year to one lucky customer. This bottle is a vintage release from Gordon & Macphail, one of the world's most respected distilleries."

Individuals can enter the raffle by visiting Northern Light on stand 93 in the Lawrence Hall at the ABTT Theatre Show on 15 and 16 June and providing their business card or completing a form to go

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Crescent Sound and Light, a Louisiana-based production and systems integration company, recently upgraded the sound systems for several exhibits. The company chose Technomad Noho and Vienna advanced audio loudspeakers to reproduce intelligible voice and full-range musical audio in the Giant River Otter and Crocodile display in the Orinoco exhibit range; and the Temple of the Jaguar in the Mundo Maya exhibit range.

Mike Smith, president of Crescent Sound and

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It is the second year that locally based Marcus has designed a lighting scheme for Bath Abbey, which was founded in 1499. His client was Bath Tourism & Leisure.

He needed a selection of reliable, flexible, bright lightsources which could be rigged over four levels of the Abbey. Having large quantities of both Robe and Anolis units in Enlightened's hire stock, and long experience of using them for many applications, he knew they would be suitable for the job. He also took the opportunity to use six newly purchased Robe Robin 600 LEDWashes.

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Denis Biaggi was the scenic and lighting designer for the whole establishment. He reports, "One of the owner Marco Cerutti's basic requirements was to create a stage that could be adapted to different types of show: concerts, conventions, theatre and dance. In view of the various different purposes the structure needs to serve, my first concern was to set up widespread convenient suspension points for any future shows, and an adequate num

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The event was held in mid May in Paraguay's capital city, Asunción, and included the leading national pop and folk artists. Among the political figures who took part in the event was president Fernando Lugo, who welcomed the presidents of the neighbouring countries and addressed the enthusiastic celebrating crowd.

NJ Audio & Lighting was in charge of the technical production of this event, which was held in the park next to the Government Palace.

The features of the location led to the choice of Proel Edge bi-amplified monitors for the main stage, as they could provide the power and the acoustic clarity needed and also because their low profile fitted the purpose of keeping the focus on the event. The side-fills were two Proel Axiom clusters with relative sub-woofe

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Built in 1958, the Monastery's main chapel is simple but elegant, its rustic red brick walls accented by a quarry tile floor and barrel-vaulted, pine-beamed arched ceilings that soar to 32ft at their peak. A single 1

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Global Truss is an established manufacturer of trussing, support systems and clamp accessories. All products are approved to the stringent TÜV standard. "GLP German Light Products Inc have shown the utmost level of commitment to the Global Truss range since becoming a distributor, and hold a large stock inventory at its California head office. Offering immediate delivery, competitive pricing and outstanding customer service, the company is extremely gratified that it has been awarded exclusive distributor status," says a statement from GLP Inc.

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The fountain is the heart of the Clay Paky rig. Alpha Spot HPE 300s and Alpha Wash 300s hang from the ceiling above the waterworks and illuminate them with various colours as the music changes.

The lights were installed by Art Jgs, Clay Paky distributor for the area, which also dealt with the lighting design.

(Jim Evans)

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In Kuwait, Phil Massey, general manager of Sennheiser UK and ME, Mig Cardamone, business area manager for Middle East, Ryan Burr, business development manager for ME and Heston Saldanha, consumer channel sales manager, met up with partner aDawaliah Trading, part of Universal Holdings, to undertake a two-day training schedule.

The first day saw Ryan Burr conduct a session on installed sound, focussing on how the various products within the Sennheiser's portfolio are suited to various situations.

This included comprehensive information on the new ADN conference system, infrared simultaneous translations systems, system 2020 for both tourGUIDE and translation, as well as the fully automated guidePORT system. The group of 15 attendees drew fro

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Nomads Istanbul follows the concept of the original Amsterdam venue, serving up a combination of European and Eastern culture in both its style and cuisine, with interior decorations and tableware sourced from Morocco and Egypt. With views of the Bosporus, a bar hung with hundreds of colourful, handmade Arabic lambs and a hidden garden, Nomads is set to make a mark on Istanbul's vibrant nightlife.

(Jim Evans)

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Istanbul-based Atempo has been appointed as the exclusive new Turkish dealer for the Jands range of lighting controllers and dimmers.

Says Jands Europe's Neil Vann: "We ensure that we choose the best companies to represent and support the whole Jands range in their respective regions, and are delighted to welcome the Atempo Group as the newest member of our constantly growing international dealer network. They have all the technical expertise, dedication and attention to detail that we look for in a partner company."

Atempo's Istanbul regional director, Volkan Konuralp, comments: "Jands Vista v2 opens up a completely new horizon of lighting control for a

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Night Surf is a sporting and music event, comprising a surf contest during the day with participation from many pro surfers, and a music event by night including a mixture of local talent and renowned bands.

Evosound first purchased an iLive system, comprising an iDR-48 MixRack and iLive-T112 Control Surface, in 2010, and has recently ordered a second, duplicate iLive system.

"'The flexibility & user friendliness of iLiveT112/iDR-48 means it is never in our warehouse and always out on hire. In my view, iLive has rapidly become an industry standard and continues to exceed ou

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Site access restrictions meant no large plant could deployed so Tower synchronised four 100kva machines from their own stock to give a 400kva generation package with 100% redundancy.

Christie Roadster HD18ks, Philips Vari-Lite VL3000 spots, and a dozen ETC Source Four profiles looked after the external branding/projection onto the castle walls with Dominator and NovaLight High Ground searchlights for aerial effects. 40 green 400W HQI's provided a solid base colour to the castle walls.

Inside the marquee, an array of HD plasma screens from Tower's newly formed AV department were recessed into the set showing the game, associated branding and information, live camera and a Sky HD feed.

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The 'Mercedes GP Petronas Formula 1 Team' celebration was organised by CD to raise awareness of premium partners Mercedes and Pretonas as well as serve as a business opportunity for Mercedes Benz Malaysia and Petronas clients and business associates.

Working with CD Events, Kumar Shan and Yeap Hong Gee, early adopters of Hippotizer in Malaysia, created a video display for the occasion. They used two Hippotizer GrassHoppers networked via HippoNet and an HP Gigabit Switch connecting to four 15K Sanyo projectors to create some impressive curved screen projection. Front of House was c

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14 March 2016

The Alliance has been formed to complete the technical definition of OCA, then to transfer its development to an accredited public standards organization. The standards organisation will render the OCA specification into an open public standard for control of professional media network systems.

The founding members of the Alliance are: Bosch Communications Systems, d&b audiotechnik, Duran Audio, Loud Technologies, Media Technology Systems, PreSonus, Salzbrenner Stagetec Mediagroup and TC Group.

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Using 40 jets of flame - higher than a three-story house - FireDance exploded several times a night every night of Vivid Sydney - making Campbells Cove in the Rocks, the world's biggest campfire.

Choreographed to music using the same technology that controls the Harbour Bridge fireworks every New Year's Eve, FireDance featured two different shows, alternating between each other on the 18 incendiary nights of Vivid Sydney. One show was more pop music with the firejet flames dancing to the Katie Perry hit Firework, remixed by renowned artist Peewee Ferris, whilst the other show saw them in a choreographed balletic performance to the magic of Stravinsky's Firebird Suite.

FireDance was produced and created by Howard & Sons

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Taking place from the 19-21 July 2011 at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, ENTECH has been Australia's leading biennial trade show for the entertainment, live events and corporate installation sectors for 17 years. Visitor attendance to the event has always been strong and this year it will be further strengthened by the co-location of the SMPTE conference and exhibition - a major event for the broadcast, pro-audio, audio visual, lighting, staging and commercial integration markets.

Three keynote speakers have been confirmed as part of the PLASA programme, each bringing their expertise in the lighting, audio and rigging sectors to the event.

Lighting designer Rob Halliday is an internationally respected lighting program