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14 December 2016

The versatility of their 2015 Immortalised album is on full display in the North American tour supporting the LP; not just in the music performed on stage, but also in the multi-facet lightshow designed by Matt Mills with a set design by Sooner Routhier. The design conveyed a range of moods in support of the quartet's music, thanks in part to a fully articulated truss system that moved throughout the concert, and the versatility of 22 STRIKE 4 multi-formatted warm white fixtures from Chauvet Professional.

"We had lighting that could change moods and create different look to reflect the wide scope of the band's music," said Mills, who was the programmer and lighting director when the band last toured in 2010-11. "The

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"Sotheby's was using an older wireless microphone system in its auction galleries, but wanted to bring it up to date," explains Chris Gutteridge, technical director at KEL Sound & Vision. "The HQ at New Bond Street is much more extensive than it appears from the street, covering several floors and extending right through to St George Street behind the shop fronts on both roads. They were having a few timing problems using their old analogue system, and also wanted to extend their use of wireless across the whole site.

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"We're providing, lighting, AV, sound, crewing, production management, IT support, and rigging," said Paul O'Brien, technical operations director and head of lighting for NW Group in Wellington. "We're setting up a new office in the city. For the NW Group this is a start-up venture. We're building a new team to service the contract. As head of lighting, I'm also overseeing all the new lighting installations."

The venues now under NW Group's technical management include two proscenium arch theatres (The St James Theatre and The Opera House), a concert hall (The Michael Fowler Centre

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Chris has operated and collaborated on the Hospitality Brixton production design since 2012. For this one, he and ZEROdB Live founder and production manager Rob Stanley wanted something new, fresh and different that was a departure from the hi-res 'big-telly-style' video look that has come to characterise so many events. After much brain-storming, they came up with the 'Fingers of Rock'.

Essentially the design evoked an old-school rock 'n' roll spatiality with a ceiling of lights above the artist, ticking the design brief boxes by going a bit retro and putting the emphasis firmly b

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"With this investment, we are augmenting our expertise in the field of High Dynamic Range technology. This underpins our long-term leadership in projection technology." said Eric Van Zele, president and CEO at Barco. "MTT's technology is still in a research phase and will need further de-risking and development over the years to come. We welcome MTT's team to Barco and look forward to many years of successful collaboration as applications for high dynamic range & new illumination technologies spread to end markets such as Cinema, ProAV, simulation, automotive, and virtual reality."

Commented Anders Ballestad, CEO

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14 December 2016

This spring, B&L provided its services for the Student Leadership University's Lift Tour, a world-class Christian music and worship weekend for middle-school and high-school youth, which covered 19 cities and featured five different Christian music bands, magicians, comedians and worship services.

B&L mixed all of this year's Lift Tour events on an Allen & Heath dLive S5000 Surface with DM64 MixRack.

Lift Tour venues ranged from churches to convention centres to theatres with audiences from 1000 to 2500. Jason Wilson, B&L's production manager and FOH engineer for the tour, described the Lift Tour as a "fast-paced, high energy weekend," and he explained B&L's

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The portable production unit (PPU), crew and IMAG projection used during the festival were supplied by rental and staging specialist Militia Broadcast. The fully customizable PPU is built around optical fibre and also features Blackmagic Design's range of studio cameras, ATEM Talkback Converter 4K and HyperDeck Studio Pro.

Six cameras were used to cover all of the live performances during Sowing the Seeds 2016. Acquisition consisted of two cameras front of house and two more dolly mounted cameras in the pits. With another Blackmagic Studio

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The special sale will take place on all three days from 10:00 am to 06:00 pm. The sale is offering a wide selection of high-quality event technology from lighting, audio, video, rigging, LED, to broadcast technology and accessories.

The portfolio includes moving lights, lighting consoles, video consoles, daylight fixtures, speaker systems, microphones, video cameras, network technology, computers and trusses. A detailed list of the equipment available for sale in can be accessed through the PRG XL Video website

All products are fully tested prior to being put up for sale, and are sold as s

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The design house - which also created the concept for the band's 2013 tour - specified 46 of the award-winning strobe from Philips Lighting. The units were supplied by PRG for the UK leg and Special Event Services (SES) in the States. Oliver and Scott augmented the design with 33 extra units for the larger headline shows.

The designers explain the band wanted a strong video element but without using a conventional screen. "Any video content was to look more like lighting and effects than actual high definition video," says Oliver. The solution was to create five slig

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This year, over 3,000 spectators witnessed seven different acts. The highlight on Saturday evening was the 80s rock legend Europe (The Final Countdown). With their riveting show, the Swedish outfit proved that they still have what it takes.

Lighting and sound at Maisel's Weissbierfest were again the responsibility of TC Showtechnik from Weilheim. The team headed by Martin Schulze relied on stands from Adam Hall Group brand Gravity for Europe's performance. "They have proven their worth," says Schulze. In addition to the fresh new appeal, the

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The Neon Run is a night where runners, cyclists and walkers, covered in neon accessories and body paint, cover a five kilometre route. The award at the finish line is a party and entertainment by some of South Africa's top performing artists.

"As always the SD9 worked beautifully," said Petru Palmer of Festival Sound, who worked at the Front of House along with Gabriel Le Roux on monitors. "It's a solid system and bullet proof. I love the sound, flexibility, stability and everything, really, is amazing. The greatest ch

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Supplied and installed by Lyon-based audio and lighting company Eurosono, the major audio upgrade is based on a Yamaha MTX3 matrix processor, with four XMV8140 and an XMV4140 power amplifiers driving NS-IC400 ceiling loudspeakers, which are installed throughout the venue.

Divided into eight zones, including the gaming rooms, restaurant, brasserie, smoking area and entrance hall, the system is controlled by six DCP1V4S and two DCP4S units and an iPad running Yamaha's ProVisionaire Touch app.

The system is used for announcements and background music fr

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The historical ties between Martin Audio's MLA and Rock in Rio began with a system test at the US event in Las Vegas in May 2015, where it appeared on the second stage, the Mercedes-Benz Evolution. An eclectic line-up over the Rock and Pop weekends included Foster the People, Gary Clark Jr., Grave with Steve Vai, Deftones, Jessi J, Charli XCX, Joss Stone, Magic!,Tove Lo, James Bay and others.

Each FOH engineer was extremely complimentary about the award-winning MLA, saying it was one of the easiest shows they had done. Dwayne Baker, FOH engineer for Theophilus London, said, "It's an incredible s

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Bandit Lites provided the lighting package for the first leg of the Grammy, Tony and Emmy-award winning performer's summer tour, which kicked off in Nashville at the Ryman Auditorium.

In addition to performing songs from her new album, Lauper also treats fans to her classic hits, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun and True Colors while telling anecdotes of her adventures. "I have an idea of how I am going to put a little country in all of some of the songs I will be singing,' Lauper said. "You know, why not? What the heck. You live once."

Her show features a five piece band and artful set comprising of a video wall that showcases Western flicks and footage of Cyndi in the

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Headlining this year's festival on Sunday night, was 7th Heaven. Lighting designer Zach Scott added punch to the band's MayFest appearance with a ground package that was anchored by Rogue R2 Beams by Chauvet Professional.

"There's a large and loyal following for 7th Heaven in Chicago and the Midwest. One of the things that draws fans to this band is its incredibly high energy level." said Scott. "My goal is to reflect this energy level by producing a high impact lighting design - and the R2 Beams allow me to do that. I love the look of the beams, especially when I'm on the festival circuit."

Scott has plenty of opportunities to use the Rogue R2 Beams along with the lasers, LED

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This year lighting designer Linus MacDonald stepped up the show's look with Clay Paky Scenius moving head spotlights.

The Kinsmen Foundation is a Canadian non-profit organization that assists Saskatchewan people to acquire special needs equipment and access to medical treatment. The telethon was staged at Conexus Arts Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan; the production alternates between Regina and Saskatoon annually.

Linus MacDonald marked his fifth consecutive turn as lighting designer for Telemiracle, which continues to increase its production values year to year. "This time we had new Sony cameras and the fabulous Scenius fixtures," he notes. "The show has

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Because the church is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, there could be no changes to the architecture or physical appearance of the building. To address the situation, Gulf Coast Sound of Rayne, Louisiana and architectural consulting firm BAi of Austin, Texas were brought in.

"It was a very challenging situation. We were dealing with a nearly five-second reverb time, and preserving the aesthetics meant no acoustic treatment, so a big Public Address system wouldn't have worked," says Larry Habetz, CEO of Gulf Coast Sound. "The old system had speakers under

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The eleven 20th anniversary concerts staged by Scala & Kolacny Brothers at the Stadsfeesthall in Aarschot was a great opportunity for him to utilize nearly 150 Robe fixtures to deliver these memorable and visually compelling sold-out performances, playing to 750 people a time.

Their material is an eclectic mix of special arrangements from well-known artists like Coldplay, Metallica, Radiohead, U2, Nirvana and many others, interspersed with their own material. As you might expect, it veers from classical to rock to full-on techno; from raw and intense

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Lighting was designed by Chris Montrie and lighting crew chief Ben Hodgkins advanced and co-ordinated all the lighting tenders and related elements of the tour. Chris is based in Washington DC so he and Ben liaised closely in advance and as the tour was approaching, with Ben ensuring that everything was prepped and ready to go for Chris when he arrived at Adlib for a two-day WYSIWYG programme prior to production rehearsals.

Chris had a free reign in creating the design with some input from the band and the li

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This year's tour will take to the road between the 7th and 11th of July somewhere within 100 miles of central London.

The Theatrical Guild, celebrating its 125th anniversary this year, has long helped those working in backstage and front of house roles during their times of need. The organisation offers advice, re-training opportunities or one-off grants to those who, due to a range of circumstances, may require support.

The ride has a new format this year. For the first time ever the route and venues that will be visited along the way are top secret. The details will be revealed at the Thursday night briefing on the 7th of July. More informati

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Hall of Fame - Lionel Richie, Elvis Costello, Tom Petty, Nile Rodgers and Marvin Gaye were among those honoured by the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Richie won the most prestigious prize, given to a songwriter who has already been inducted. The inductees also included Rodgers' writing partner Bernard Edwards and Wild Thing songwriter Chip Taylor. The celebration in New York also f

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"Before we even started Cour Design, we were working with St. Lucia and it was actually their openness to implement our system for automatic playback of visuals that got our business going," began Gordon Droitcour, Cour Design. "The band has an evolving and different stage design aesthetic than most other artists, so we wanted to push the creative envelope on a design that also works well logistically. Using the Matter album cover as inspiration we knew wanted to i

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Additional performances throughout the day included Billy Ray Cyrus, Cheap Trick and Thomas Rhett, meaning lighting designer Tom Kenny had to create a design that would balance daytime and evening looks, wow the live audience and translate well to the millions of viewers watching at home.

Bandit provided VL 3500 washes for fill, VL 3500 Spots as key light for band members, while VL 3000 Spots created patterns and chunky beams in the air. A combination of Robe Pointes, Solares Flares and Clay Paky Sharpys