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UK - An Allen & Heath dLive digital mixing system comprising an S5000 control surface and DM48 MixRack has recently been installed at St George's Church, Leeds.

Dating back to 1838, St George's is a Church of England parish church based in the centre of Leeds, West Yorkshire. And with morning and evening Sunday services and a range of other activities taking place each week, the church is a busy venue.

Given its variety of weekly activities, the church's PA system needs to offer a high level of flexibility as well as exemplary sound to cope with changing set-ups of musical and spoken content. The mid-sized S5000 control surface allows great versatility and an ability to cater to the church's constantly changing band line-ups and recording needs.

Replacing an out-dated analogue system, the dLive system presented few issues to the PA team at St George's, with Ben Hammond

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USA - Fingerprint Audio, the North and South American distributor for sE Electronics and the US distributor for Bel Digital and Van Damme Cable, has announced that it is poised for growth with three new US rep firms.

"We are excited to expand our independent field rep network with three excellent rep firms with deep experience in Pro Audio and MI," says Greg Addington, Fingerprint Audio's national sales manager.

Beginning 1 March, Audio Pros took on representation for the New England States (ME, MA, VT, NH, RI, CT).

Starting 1 April, AMP Sales began representing Fingerprint's product lines for the southwestern US (CA, NV, UT, AZ, NM, CO, & WY).

Also starting in April is a new firm, Fusion Tech Marketing, LLC, built on over three decades of experience working at every level of the Audio Visual industry. Fusion Tech Marketing will be servicing the plains states (NE,

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Germany - Following a successful live tour in the Nordic and Scandinavian regions, Genelec is now moving onto Germany where the company is visiting a series of local distributors, dealers and end users with its SAM (Smart Active Monitoring) range. Part of the company's 10-year celebration of the launch of SAM, the tour is designed to educate and inspire, as well as showcase SAM features and benefits, and will finish off at the High End show in Munich, 5-8 May, 2016.

"Taking our SAM products on the road to our customers has proved hugely popular," says Tomi Hassinen, Genelec. "Our customers have enjoyed getting up close and hands-on with the latest products in the SAM range, and the format also allows us to educate users about new features, as well as the best way to achieve the full performance benefits that SAM offers. The response so far has been great and I'm also really lo

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Ireland - In the hands of Wicklow-based systems rental house Sound Design, Nexo's STM Series line array systems have played a prominent role in Dublin's month-long official commemorations of the 1916 Easter Rising, the long and bloody rebellion of the Irish people against British rule.

Ireland 2016 was an ambitious and wide-ranging national commemoration with an extensive programme of music and speech, theatre and sport. As in 1916, some of the most significant events took place in Dublin, where large crowds attended ceremonial parades and entertainments, culminating in a multimedia spectacular at the legendary Croke Park Stadium.

Irish president Michael Higgins and Taoiseach Enda Kenny were guests of honour at Croke Park, along with 82,000 spectators who watched two premier Gaelic Football league finals before a special theatrical production. Produced by Tyrone Pro

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UK - PLASA Focus Leeds (10 -11 May, Royal Armouries) seminars this year offer visitors the chance to attend sessions on a variety of topics and to demo new products from leading brands in the world of entertainment technology.

Highlights include sessions from d&b audiotechnik, MA Lighting console training from Ambersphere Solutions and HOG4 training from High End Systems.

The seminar from d&b audiotechnik's Steve Jones explores how loudspeaker size affects its whole performance including its directivity, the direct to reverberant ratio and what loudspeaker throw actually means.

The three sessions available from Ambersphere Solutions on MA Lighting dot2 compact lighting consoles will provide visitors with an overview of all the features of the new console, including hands-on instruction covering all the basic operational features. High End Systems will also offer traini

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UK - On 1 May 2016 Vanguardia will be working with sound engineer Roly Oliver to promote the latest innovation in sound management in the live events industry.

In his new position as head of live business, Oliver will establish and oversee the company's distribution of pioneering sound management tool MeTrao in the UK, for which Vanguardia has secured sole rights.

Also in May, Vanguardia will celebrate 10 successful years as a leading sound and acoustic consultants in the entertainment sector. The appointment of Oliver further expands the company's team of 30 consultants.

In a career that has spanned a quarter of a century, Oliver has provided sound engineering expertise to legendary acts and artists including Manic Street Preachers, Daft Punk, Fun Lovin' Criminals, Pet Shop Boys, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Snow Patrol.

Joining from audio equipment specialists Eight

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USA - Celebrating 30 years in 2016, the South by Southwest Music and Media Conference (SXSW) is a six-day event held every March in Austin, Texas (USA). Allen & Heath's digital mixers from across its dLive, GLD and Qu ranges were employed this year in many of the particpating venues.

Two dLive systems managed the popular British Music Embassy Showcase, hosted by Austin's Latitude 30 club and featuring 10 to 12 bands each day of the festival. A GLD-80 was installed at the Threadgills venue to manage their roster, plus local PA company, Rock 'n Roll Rentals, supplied Qu mixers to various smaller venues.

dLive was requested for broadcast duties at the SPIN magazine party at Stubbs, where Chvrches, Deftones, and Vince Staples played, and a GLD-80 Chrome system with Waves was used by Tommy Williams mixing Ry-X for his key performance at St David's Episcopal Church.

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UK - HD Pro Audio is holding a day of demonstration and evaluation sessions for the KLANG:technologies 3D IEM system at John Henry's rehearsal studios in London N7 on 13 May, 2016.

KLANG:technologies takes stage monitoring to the next level, allowing engineers to create a much more spatial and natural-sounding IEM mix, combined with the option of simple wired or wireless multiple simultaneous user control via the KLANG:app, says the company.

The sessions will also introduce KOS2.1 to the UK market. Founder and chief marketing officer of KLANG:technologies, Dr. Pascal Dietrich, commented, "We are excited to present major improvements and additional features in our software after recently showcasing upcoming products such as our motion sensor KLANG:vector."

Dr. Dietrich continued, "Our new firmware KOS V2.1 has just been released for KLANG:fabrik and KLANG:vier. As well

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Italy - The first edition of Music Inside Rimini (7-9 May - Rimini Fiera) sees a heavy involvement from loudspeaker specialist Outline.

Outline's participation is two-fold: a stand of over 100sq.m (Hall A5C5 017) and the Music Inside Festival: 36 hours of music with 30 top-grade DJs, whose sounds will be amplified by three distinct GTO (Grand Touring Outline) systems supplied by Angelo Catoni's rental company Emporio On Stage with the support of Federico Rotondo's Sound Tech.

Outline will present the Vegas series, designed for installation and amplification in various vertical markets. The range includes a super-compact model with the very specific function of image shifter, and three coaxial systems with unique features for this type of speaker. The Vegas 24, 8 CX, 12 CX and 15 CX models are designed and manufactured to the same stringent quality standards as the Grand To

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China - David Dohrmann, Adamson's technical director Asia Pacific, has teamed up with their Chinese distributor, Real Music, to take the new S10 line array on the road. Real Music and Adamson will host technical seminars and S-Series product demonstrations in four Chinese cities in May 2016.

Consulting firms, integrators and sound engineers are invited to attend any of the four Adamson events held in Beijing (9 May), Shanghai (11 May), Chengdu (13 May) and Guangzhou (15 May). During each seminar, Dohrmann will provide a product demonstration of the S-Series S10 line arrays supported by the newly introduced S119 compact subwoofers. He will also provide a live demo of the accompanying Blueprint AV simulation suite software and review available E-Rack solutions.

The new S-Series represents a milestone in Adamson history. "The S10 line array offers a very attractive blend of p

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UK - Music Group has today announced that it "proposes to dismiss as redundant" around 70 staff at its Tannoy manufacturing and office facility in Coatbridge, Scotland.

The company's statement says it is about to enter into a process of collective consultation with all affected employees, but in the event that the redundancies are confirmed following consultation, the Coatbridge facility would cease operations completely.

In this event, say Music Group, the Tannoy loudspeaker production would be transferred to Music Group's manufacturing plant in Zhongshan, China, with its R&D and marketing activities being relocated to the Group's Innovation centre in Manchester, UK.

The announcement was made to employees today by senior vice-president, Lifestyle & Home, Peter Sommer: "Following an extensive evaluation of our operational and financial structure, we have taken the diff

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UK - Audio-Technica is set to showcase a wide range of products from its microphone and headphone ranges and the latest offerings from distributed brands Allen & Heath and Apart Audio at PLASA Focus 2016 at The Royal Armouries in Leeds on 10-11 May.

In addition, Rodrigo Thomaz (Audio-Technica senior technical product specialist) will be hosting a seminar entitled Exploring The Advantages Of 100 Volt Line Audio Systems on Wednesday 11 May at 2pm in The Royal Armouries' Wellington Room. Presented in conjunction with The Institute of Sound and Communication Engineers, the session will look at the difference between low impedance and 100 Volt Line speakers, tackling the myths of installing 100V Line systems to make installations easier and quicker.

The recently launched Audio-Technica ATM350a clip-on condenser microphone - with its exemplary range of instrument mounts (

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Korea - Renowned new age pianists, Kevin Kern and Daydream, recently held a joint concert at KEPCO Art Centre in Seoul, Korea, managed by an Allen & Heath Qu-32 compact digital mixer with AB168 remote IO audio rack.

Kevin Kern and Daydream are well known for writing sound tracks for many popular TV dramas, such as the popular Korean TV dramas, Autumn in My Heart and Winter Sonata, as well as documentaries and radio broadcastings.

Technically, the focus of the concert was to capture a live recording for TV broadcast, and also use the recording to mix down a live album, as well as provide live sound reinforcement.

The project was managed by director, Jaehoon Um, who has a distinguished career in recording and mixing more than 6,000 pieces of K-POP, and Film and TV drama sound tracks.

Each microphone was connected to the AB168, which was installed on sta

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USA - The most watched event of the year, Super Bowl 50 starts not at kickoff, but about a week prior with a media circus that must be seen to be believed.

Alcons Audio, best known for their high frequency Pro Ribbon technology, provided the loudspeakers and amplifiers for the large media spaces within the media centre in downtown San Francisco.

Freeman Audio Visual Solutions, the staging company, and the NFL itself, selected and approved various Alcons Audio Pro Ribbon systems to fill the bill in the vast media centre. The man behind the controls was Martin Reeves of MDR Productions.

Alcons Pro Ribbon Loudspeakers were deployed as follows:

In the main Room 1, nine LR7 (6.5"+ RBN401 pro-ribbon) were used for left and right, with three LR7 as centre cluster; two BQ211 21" subs for low-frequency extension. The system was driven by two Sentinel10 four-channel amplifie

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USA - After a three-year expansion, the new San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) opens on 14 May with nearly triple the gallery space, 45,000sq.ft of free public access areas, and an unparalleled collection of modern and contemporary art on view.

Committed to an extraordinary visitor experience on every level, SFMOMA partnered with Meyer Sound to provide sound solutions throughout the transformed museum.

A highlight of the collaboration is the redesigned Phyllis Wattis Theatre, located at the heart of the museum where the original Mario Botta-designed building seamlessly integrates with the Sn°hetta-designed, 10-story addition. According to San Francisco-based EHDD, the architects tasked with the theatre renovation, a Meyer Sound Constellation acoustic system was the perfect solution to complex architectural and acoustic challenges.

Together with Meyer Sound

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UK - Professional wireless audio specialists, Raycom, are now stocking "the world's first digital covert in ear audio monitor" aimed at the broadcast and film market.

The Roger Earpiece system from Swiss based Phonak Communications offers virtually invisible, intelligible audio, as part of a perfectly simple solution for delivery of director's feed and prompting. Leveraging their expertise in designing miniature hearing devices, Roger Earpiece is shaped to sit comfortably inside the ear canal. Thanks to its fully integrated receiver and battery, there is no need for cables or belt packs, making Roger Earpiece the most discreet in-ear receiver available today, says the company.

The Roger Earpiece system uses Phonak's proprietary technology in the license-free 2.4GHz band, with adaptive frequency hopping to deliver interference free clear audio with a bandwidth of 100Hz-7kHz

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Canada - The Crossroads Church in Red Deer, Alberta, has installed Allen & Heath mixers throughout its six room facility, ranging from the compact Qu range to the larger iLive digital systems.

The rooms have various capacity and serve many different purposes. Supplied and installed by Parklands Audio, an iLive-176 at FOH with dual iDR10 MixRacks and an iLive-T112 for monitors were selected for the main 1150-capacity Sanctuary.

"Crossroads needed a future-proof mixer that was flexible for the next phases in construction. iLive also sounded good, and ease of use was of great importance, as it is crucial to have the capability to simplify the mixing process for the wide range of technicians and volunteers. It was also important that each subsequent room had a similar work flow and ease of use, hence A&H mixers were selected for all other phases implemented," says Crossroads t

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USA - When your client has been one of the creative forces behind the reference music used to tune literally thousands of concert PA systems across the known universe, you had better bring your 'A-Game' - and your best gear. That is exactly what Clearwing Productions did when they got the call to provide sound reinforcement for David Gilmour's Rattle That Lock North American tour, by specifying a full L-Acoustics K1/K2 rig complemented by the company's new KS28 subwoofers.

"KS28 is a marked improvement on the SB28, and I was not at all unhappy with the SB28," reports Gregg Brunclik, president and CEO of Milwaukee, WI-based Clearwing.

This tour represented the official US debut of the KS28, which was introduced only a month ago at Prolight+Sound in Frankfurt and deployed by Clearwing on a North American pilot program for the product.

With its extended frequency response

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Turkey - The spectacular Litore Resort Hotel & Spa on Turkey's Gulf of Antalya has recently been fitted out with professional D.A.S. Audio sound systems. This five-star hotel is located in the city of Alanya, one of the most popular tourist destinations on Turkey's Mediterranean coast. The resort boasts 260+ rooms and a full range of first-class facilities spanning over 15,000 m2 of prime beachfront property.

Melomani, D.A.S. Audio's exclusive distributor in Turkey, was called in to handle the sound installation for this upscale resort. The Melomani sound technicians, faced with the challenge of providing audio for a range of different spaces, knew that the extensive range and versatility of D.A.S. Audio professional sound systems would be the ideal solution for adapting the sound across the resort.

The technicians opted to bring in D.A.S. Audio's Event Line Array systems

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Europe - R&B diva Mariah Carey recently packed arenas across Europe with a Meyer Sound Leo linear large-scale sound reinforcement system. The powerful and transparent system clearly delivered Carey's five-octave range and soaring, melismatic vocal style to every seat without the use of delays. Mixed by FOH engineer Lorin White Jr., the 22-city Sweet Sweet Fantasy Tour was Carey's first European tour in 13 years.

"The Leo system is superb for handling Mariah's voice, particularly when I'm tracking her extended high notes," reports Lorin, whose mixing credits include Roberta Flack, Jon Secada, Hilary Duff, Melissa Manchester, and Machine Head. "She always gets a strong crowd reaction when she hits those extreme highs - like on Emotions - so I always try to give her a push over the top. With Leo, the highs come out just as clear, and without hurting your ears.

"All the

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Germany - HK Audio has formed a new Business Solutions division, offering "highly efficient and acoustically outstanding packages" worldwide for installation projects which require special custom solutions.

With a focus on the hospitality sector, HK Audio Business Solutions delivers the company's 30+ years of 'Made in Germany' pro audio experience to customers who are not only looking for exemplary sound reinforcement, but who also want to be able to aesthetically integrate loudspeakers into sophisticated design environments, says the company.

To this end, Business Solutions customers will be able to customize their HK Audio system of choice to perfectly suit their needs.

Available in any desired colour, and featuring either printed or engraved design elements (such as company logos or slogans), the speakers will end up forming an integral part of the location's interi

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In The Vatican - The Edge has performed four songs in the Sistine Chapel to raise awareness for cancer prevention, becoming the first contemporary artist to play at the venue. The guitarist played for around 200 doctors, researchers and philanthropists as part of a conference at the Vatican on regenerative medicine. He played acoustic guitar and was backed by a choir of seven Irish teenagers. He performed Leonard Cohen's If It Be Your Will, and versions of three U2 songs. The Edge, whose real name is David Evans, lost his father to cancer last month. He is on the board of several foundations working in aid of cancer prevention.

Park Life - T in the Park will go ahead at Strathallan in July after councillors granted the festival a one-year public entertainment licence. The approval followed a five-hour Perth and Kinross Council meeting attended by organisers and o

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UK - Following on from PLASA's backstage tour of Sadler's Wells in March, a visit has been arranged to the RSC in Stratford-upon-Avon on the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death.

The Royal Shakespeare Company will be welcoming PLASA members on 24th May 2016 to take part in an immersive backstage tour covering the transformation of Elizabeth Scott's iconic 1932 cinema-style Royal Shakespeare Theatre into a definitive new environment for performing the works of Shakespeare.

This was a major construction programme and Stage Electrics were involved on-site in the realisation of this transformation for over four years working to the design brief created by Charcoalblue (theatre consultants), Buro Happold (engineers) and Bennetts Associates (architects).

This project was a huge collaborative effort with a number of different contributors all handpicked by the RSC. More r

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USA - Located near Oklahoma City, Maple Schools is a K-8 elementary school serving 155 students. Its new Clyde Gene Miller Gymnasium, completed in 2014, is a multi-purpose facility for Maple Eagles sports, band and choir performances, assemblies, graduations and other events. In 2015, the school added a versatile, high-performance audio system designed and installed by Video Reality of Oklahoma City.

Sales manager Cody McDowell knew that the school needed a multi-purpose audio system with good coverage and clear voice intelligibility. And the school added one more requirement, "We want this place to rock!" To meet the school's needs, McDowell designed an exploded cluster system using eight Community V Series V2-3264 three-way, full-range loudspeakers supplemented with two I SeriesIS6-218 dual-18" subwoofers. The loudspeakers are arranged to cover the floor and the home and vis

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