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14 December 2016

The history of show laser lighting and the TARM brand are closely linked together: Not forgotten is the era of the famous TARM Centre in Bochum, Germany - a nightclub mainly equipped with laser show lighting effects - over 25 years back, at a time, when laser show technology was far more complex and resource demanding than modern systems.

Richard Krumhus, CEO of TARM Laser Technologies, comments, "Joining the Laserworld Group, the largest manufacturer and distribution company of show laser light systems worldwide, offers us completely new possibilities in terms of synergies in product development, logistics, marketing and sales. Several development projects have already been initiated."

With TARM becoming a Laserworld company,

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Based in Bangalore, Ansata has 26 years of experience in managing regional distribution for industry-leading manufacturers, all of whom are recognized and respected worldwide for their high-quality products and philosophy of capturing, processing or reproducing exceptional audio. Among the brands it currently represents are Avid Audio, RME, d&b audiotechnik, Barefoot Sound, API, JDK Audio, Shadow Hills Industries and Inward Connections in India.

"We are delighted to introduce DPA Microphones to our valued customers as a significant add-on to our current distribution portfolio," says Leslie Lean, CEO of Ansata Computer Systems.

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Recently it has invested in a major audio upgrade through the full-service production and integration company Morris Light and Sound, installing two Solid State Logic L300 digital live consoles at front of house and monitors.

A typical on-stage input count consists of the main band - drums, bass, two electric guitars, acoustic guitar B3, piano, and several singers - plus the pastor and other worship leaders. The production averages around 48 channels from stage, including wireless channels. There are a total

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14 December 2016

Scenic and lighting production design firm Innovative Show Design (ISD) was contacted about the need for a new lighting scheme by a Kim Komando team that had clearly put some thought into lighting concept ideas, even coming to the table with its own lighting renderings. ISD subsequently designed, installed and programmed a new all-LED lighting system, working closely with lighting vendor CYM Lighting Services. ISD also des

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14 December 2016

Bandit Lites provided the lighting for the production which featured performances of Show Me the Way, Baby I Love Your Way and Lines on My Face. Lighting designer Victor Fable divulged he brought the show to Bandit with less than 48 hours' notice, but Bandit's team rose to the challenge and delivered the desired results.

"We had a very short schedule, load in at 7am and shoot the show at 1pm," said Fable. "I got a huge amount of help from Mark Carver, my lighting director, and Bandit's vice president Mike Golden to dial in a package."

The performance took place in the Peter Nappi Shoes shop, a massive brick space (and former meat packing warehouse) filled with s

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14 December 2016

This transformation of the 130-year-old baths originally opened in 1878 on land reclaimed from the sea right underneath Hastings' Victorian promenade was the brainchild of Rich and Marc Moore, owners of The Source BMX a highly successful BMX online and e-commerce operation.

The resulting £1.25m subterranean project is one of the largest skate parks in Europe, 600 ft. long and kitted out with a variety of state-of-the-art ramps and obstacles for skaters and BMX enthusiasts of all abilities and levels of experience.

Funded by The Source in conjunction with the local borough and county councils and the Regional Growth Fund, it's been an instant success with th

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14 December 2016

Like the revellers themselves, the Shamrock festival's musical performances represented a diverse mix. Irish music dominated the festivities with groups like Dropkick Murphys and the Fighting Jameso

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Green Hippo will be supplying 11, V4 Boreal and 4, V4 Karst Media Servers (including back-ups) for the set. Previous Eurovision song contests in Finland and Sweden have been run by Hippotizer V3 media servers.

In addition to supplying the equipment as an official technical event supplier, Green Hippo will be presenting its servers at the ESC cafe during LLB Trade Show which takes place alongside the show and gives an opportunity to meet potential clients not just from Sweden but around the world. Swedish distributor SSR Beacon will also have a stand and represent Hippotizer products at LLB.

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Honouring the best in popular culture for 2015, the People's Choice Awards were held 6 January, 2016 at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles and broadcast live on CBS. Emmy-winner Allen Branton was the show's lighting designer; Felix Peralta, Kevin Lawson and Darren Langer were the lighting directors.

A.C.T Lighting gave the team the opportunity to demo Scenius fixtures prior to the show, and they felt the new lights would work well with Derulo's medley of Get Ugly and Want to Want Me performed with a complement of backup dancers. The deployment marked one of the

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14 December 2016

San Francisco Opera (SF Opera) is the first opera company to rely upon Constellation. Located in the newly renovated Diane B. Wilsey Center for Opera, the 299-seat Atrium Theatre is designed for multiple configurations, providing both performer and audience members with a very personal approach to opera. Constellation's ability to shape acoustics on demand allows SF Opera to expand from traditional theatre-style seating to cabaret settings with café tables and in-the-round performances, or even edgier configurations.

"If we really want this to be a gateway for new audiences and an ex

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14 December 2016

The theme for Europe's largest indoor hard style event this year was Deception (nothing is what it seems) - and an ingenious show design ensured that the guest experience met the brief in all dimensions.

A spectacular lighting, set and visuals design was imagineered by Kristof van Mensel, Patrick Bellens and others from Belgian visual design practice, TCF. Playing on the theme - which offered some serious latitude for invention - their starting point for both lighting and video designs was having lots of unpredictable visual tricks up their sleeves .... which could be revealed as the night unfolded.

The lighti

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14 December 2016

Songs In The Key Of Life features hits like I Wish, Pastime Paradise and As, and won a Grammy for album of the year. Wonder has been playing it to rave reviews in America since 2014. Rolling Stone called it "free-spirited, triumphant and huge," while The New York Times described the three-hour show as "a journey of jubilation". Wonder's 30-piece touring band features his first daughter Aisha, who inspired the opening track of the album's second disc, Isn't She Lovely.

Spaced Out - Veteran French co

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"What began with the VDO Sceptron 10 has quickly developed into a suite of products with tremendous versatility," said Wouter Verlinden, international product manager for LED Video at Harman Professional Solutions. "All addressing is done by the P3 System c

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The PCE team had been looking for a powered loudspeaker solution that could serve as both a monitor and a two-way stand-mounted system. The company serves the corporate AV market which oftentimes requires high audio quality that is also simple to use and operate.

"We listened to a lot of products but could not find anything we were really happy with," explains Ryan Steidinger, CEO of PCE. "When EAW's Jonas Domkus suggested we give Redline a listen we figured it couldn't hurt. We were immediately impressed. They have that renowned EAW sound, the quality is terrific and th

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14 December 2016

Showtime, who already had Platinum Beam 5R Extreme's in its rental inventory, now stock only Elation moving heads. They chose to upgrade their inventory of Platinum Beam 5R Extreme's with additional fixtures and acquired the Platinum Spot 5R's as replacement fixtures for aging 250W fixtures.

"The Elation fixtures' easy handling, workmanship and compatibility to our current stock were all factors in choosing them," stated Showtime managing director Guido Nallinger. "Their light output is also excellent. We also value the support we receive from Elation and the price fit within our budget."

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The creation of the Audient Scholarship coincides with a major refit and overhaul of the ICMP recording studios, which are to be centred around a new ASP8024 analogue mixing console.

Facilities manager, Mike Sinnott comments on the new studios, designed and built by Slowglass Creative. "There's one control room with two adjoining live rooms, which will have a traditional analogue set up (tie lines, patchbay, desk), along with ProTools HD, Logic, Ableton, further outboard and a comprehensive mic cupboard. We are also building three production rooms

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14 December 2016

The park wanted to offer the best experience for their visitors and have just chosen Lynx Pro Audio systems for the park's daily dolphin show. Twenty Ionic-100 column speakers ionic-100, together with 8 DR-N12 subs have been installed in different postions in the dolphinarium, including the roof of the amphitheatre and the borders of the dolphin pool.

The roof of the amphitheatre holds 12 columns in combination with six subs. This combination is done with six groups of two columns per sub evenly distributed under the roof. The rest of the cabinets are fixed very close to the dolphin pool to reach the first rows of seats, with two subs perfectly hidden from view. With a capacity of 1500 people this dolphinarium is

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Since its release, the album has topped of the US Jazz Albums charts. The recent Crush Tour delivers the big sound associated with its namesake album. It's a sound made all the more powerful on stage by an appropriately potent lightshow by production designer Gabe Fraboni and lighting designer Wiley Cutler, using a collection of Rogue fixtures from Chauvet Professional, provided by 4Wall Entertainment.

"We were using another big name moving head, but the people at 4Wall showed us the Rogue Series," said Fraboni. "The Rogues impressed us with their compact, size, brightness and optics. The fixtures fit our touring needs perfectly."

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Supplied by SSE Hire for the tour, the flagship dLive S7000 control surface is partnered with Allen & Heath's DM64 MixRack to handle an on-stage line-up that comprises the Scottish four-piece's traditional backline, multiple vocals and horn section. As a longstanding fan of Allen & Heath's iLive system, Pattison's decision to rely on dLive for the tour was an easy one to make.

"It really feels like dLive is a step on from the iLive system that I've enjoyed using with various artists over the years," says Pattison (whose CV includes a five-year stint with Amy Winehouse, Ellie Goulding, Texas, Glasvegas and Royksopp). "It's very fast to use, despite the amount of control

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Tom Falgien of consulting firm WJHW designed the stadium's new sound system. Falgien says the planning and needs analysis began in August of 2013 and involved the stadium's architectural firm and the school's athletic staff. The school wanted even coverage for the field and for both home and visitors seating with high voice intelligibility and plenty of level to overcome crowd noise. They also wanted a modern system with extended frequency range and

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The PA system technician for Adlib was Alan Harrison, working alongside Adlib's Hassane Es Siahi, with Jay Petch looking after monitor world. An experienced and enthusiastic crew, who all worked closely with All Time Low engineers Phil Gornell (FOH) and Ricky Fernandez (monitors) plus Good Charlotte's Jim Carmichael at FOH and Chris Cotten on monitors. Against The Current was the other support act.

Both Phil Gornell and All Time Low production manager Dan Nickleski are big Adlib fans, and were keen to get the Liverpool company on-board for this leg of the tour - with Phil specifying the L-Acoustics K1 system complimented by K2 side-hangs for the (mo

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"This was a stripped back version of the bigger shows we've got planned for later in the year, designed to suit the iconic Roundhouse and create the right feel," says Campbell. "I'm using a lot of tungsten in the show, and a video wall of Ereimul Elidy 'S' matrix fixtures and Clay Paky Stormy CCs, which curves around the band in a 'C' shape."

Campbell's consoles are loaded with Titan v9 for the tour, and he's utilising an array of the new and powerful features available in the software.

"The show is packed full of Key Frame Shapes-powered looks, which allow me to get a wide variety of textures and feels," Campbell continues. "Key Frame Shapes is an extremely powerful featu

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14 December 2016

Gilbert, the country rock singer and songwriter, kicked off the US and Canada leg of the Black Out World Tour playing to capacity crowds in Saginaw, Michigan. After the tour wraps this spring Gilbert will take a breather before launching the Take It Outside summer tour. The current lighting rig will be reprised for the summer tour.

Howard Jones, is president of DCR (Digital Console Rental, Inc.) in Nashville, which provides the sound, lighting and video for the Black Out World Tour. He also designed Gilbert's previous two tours: Hell on Wheels in 2011 and Let It Ride in 2013-14.

"I've been with Brantley since early in his career,

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Autosport International is a globally renowned trade show, exhibition and performance car show created and managed by Haymarket Exhibitions at the NEC every January.

Alongside appearances by current and former drivers and teams from a variety of motor racing series, one hall of the NEC holds the Live Action Arena, where members of the public can see an array of current and classic racing cars put through their paces by a team of expert drivers.

For more than five years, PRG XL Video has worked with Malcolm Forbes of Waltham Services to provide projection in the Live Action Arena. For the 2016 show, t