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Old Gold - Elvis Presley has overtaken Madonna to claim the most number one albums by a solo artist. The Wonder Of You features Elvis' voice above an orchestral score performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. It sold 63,500 copies after being released last week. Elvis' number one albums also span the longest period of time by the same artist. There are 60 years between his first - Elvis Presley Rock N' Roll in 1956 - and this latest release. It comes almost 40 years since he died in August 1977.

Speechless - Bob Dylan s

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In his absence from the Laser Grafix family, Richard Hawkins mentions, "I have kept in touch with the fascinating change in laser products and equipment in the past years. Long gone are the days of very heavy, power and water hungry equipment to produce just a few watts of laser light; where now you can get huge amounts of power from something no larger than a briefcase."

In Richard's 22 years in the industry, he has been involved with numerous high calibre events such as managing the technical production for the inauguration of the Shard in London. The proje

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"We developed the COLORado 3 Solo with the idea of offering our customers an affordable fixture that can perform multiple functions very well," said Albert Chauvet, CEO of Chauvet. "This fixture is equally effective as an arena stage wash as it is for close-up camera work, because of its wide, smooth and very fast zoom range. Also, because it is IP rated, it can be used indoors or out."

The advanced zooming optics designed into the COLORado 3 Solo allow its three high-output LED engines to produce a single homogenized beam. This output, co

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Set in a dockside warehouse, with the stage in an adjoining temporary structure, the 12,000sq.m site was painstakingly dressed to the theme 'Phobias', which was reflected in the fans', and the bands', fancy dress.

Ipswich-based Midas supplied a turnkey power generation, mains cabling and distro solution. It included a pair of synched 500 kVAs for performances from Aurora, Blossoms, Izzy Bizu, Jack Garrett and Zara Larson, together with a 220 and a 116 kVA for production, across the five-day build and the show.

Dave Noble, Midas' managing director, said, "Broadcast was equally important, so Vevo Halloween was much more than a straight-ahead gig. On a wet and windy dock, with a whole l

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Working with Epson and Rockbrook Engineering, one of Ireland's largest systems integration firms, EPIC Ireland has installed 33 EB-G6970WU installation projectors which enable visitors to have a truly immersive experience in the museum. The projectors are a powerful 6,000-lumen WUXGA installation projector with 3LCD technology, and have been used to create impactful displays of each theme of the exhibition in superior cl

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Proven as a popular choice with both cinematographers and crew, PMBS have over the past few months provided the low energy panels to an impressive roster of clients, including: Greig Fraser ASC and Gaffer David Smith on Rogue One, Steve Yedlin ASC and Gaffer Jamie Mills, on Episode VIII, Ben Seresin ASC, BSC and gaffer Pat Sweeney on The Mummy, Paul Cameron ASC and gaffer Mark Clayton on The Commuter, Seamus McGarvey BSC and gaffer Lee Walters on Life.

As rental specialists, the PMBS team are well versed in the importance of preparation and maintenance. To c

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Between 26-29October, the corner of Canal and Varick streets in New York City was bustling with space enthusiasts, virtual reality bloggers, media influencers and experience seekers vying for a spot to land on Mars. Once inside the Mars Experience, recruits climbed aboard the cable coaster virtual reality simulator and traversed the landscape of Mars prior to officially touching down.

"The cable coaster is a 6 degree of freedom rig which means it creates dynamic movement well beyond a traditional 3 degree rig. The Traditional 3 D rigs have three axes of motion: Up/Down, Left/Right, Backwards/Forwards. With our 6 degree of freedom rig, we take the same axes of motion from a

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Boldly modernist, angular and with a singular beauty of its own, the CKK is the work of Spanish architect Fernando Menis and provides a multipurpose cultural hub for the city and its surrounds. By its completion in 2015 the centre boasted two concert halls, a cinema, conference rooms, rehearsal spaces, a restaurant, press room and underground parking.

Konsbud Audio of Warsaw was the distributor and executor of all the electroacoustics systems that were installed in the CKK. Along with the installation of FoH control, d

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For the last 15 years, Adair has been singing backup vocals, and over the past couple of years has been experiencing pain in his hips and lower back, translating into a noticeable decline in his drumming skills. After seeing a physiotherapist, he discovered the loss in technique was just incorrect positioning of his body. The results

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World premiered at The Spiegel Theatre in Zwolle, Netherlands, the action starts on 10 March 2011, the day before the earthquake off the Pacific coast of T?hoku which triggered devastating tsunami waves up to 40m high sweeping up to 10 Kilometres inland, annihilating large areas of Japan's East Coast and claiming over 15,000 lives.

Acclaimed international lighting designer Yaron Abulafia was an integral part of the talented creative team who have helped deliver the piece directed by Malcolm Rock, and he chose an all Robe lighting rig to help sculpt the drama and the intense range of emotional, atmospheric and location

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The church's Senior Pastor, Peter de Fin, who is also a former touring sound engineer, has a firm preference on the quality of manufacturer he likes to deploy. "We use quality microphones, loudspeakers and instruments so it was important to us that the console didn't become a bottleneck in process. We love MIDAS as a brand and the new desks not only look great, but sound great and are very easy to use."

Acts Christian Church is a New Testament Church with two venues in Midrand, South Africa;

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The new system comprises five Alcons QR24 and QM24 modular, pro-ribbon column arrays per side, powered by two Alcons Sentinel 10 amplified loudspeaker controllers. Combining a natural, dynamic sound reproduction with very high peak power handling, the modular, scalable Q-series delivers superb intelligibility and throw in even the most acoustically-challenging environments.

Supplied, installed and commissioned by Trondheim Lyd, the Alcons system replaced an existing po

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"I had been wearing customs the past few years, a top brand, and I thought they sounded fine," says Conor. "But the fit was a bit awful, with very little isolation. So I did some research and asked around the industry for what to try next. It was clear that Sensaphonics was a company I needed to check out. I ended up talking with their audiologist, Heather Malyuk. She came down to our gig

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This involved the deployment of 78 x main d&b loudspeakers and 32 sub cabinets at the main stage location in Albert Square, plus another 35 speakers and 21 x subs which provided local sound systems for five relay LED screen positions at key strategic points along the parade route.

Working for organisers Manchester City Council, the tube team of 19 noize boyz and girlz was led by Melvyn Coote and worked solidly in shifts for 36 hours before the event to ensure that everything was set up and sounded great, then de-rigged quickly, efficiently and effectively in order to minimise disruption to the pub

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A small, sound and lighting provider based in West Flanders, SBE specialises in a wide range of corporate events, weddings, concerts, sporting events and parties.

Run by the experienced Stephan Bohez, the company purchased its first Martin Audio system, the original Wavefront 8, as far back as 1989. Their hire fleet today includes Martin Audio's popular W8LM line array and LE1500 floor monitors as well as DD6, Blackline F12+ and WS218X. The white Blacklines, says Stephan, are perfect for weddings.

The W8LM had been a perfect front-line PA while they were servicing events for a maximum of 2,000 people. "But when this grew t

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Earlier this year, The Warehouse was named the sole UK distributor for Adamson. Already one of the largest suppliers of pro-audio equipment in the UK, The Warehouse opened a third branch in the North of England together with sales and support based in London.

Over the last few months The Warehouse has invested heavily in Adamson line array systems E15 with E119 Subs, S10 with S119 Subs, dedicated amplifier racks fitted with Lap Gruppen 20K44 amplifiers together with substantial quantities of Point and Point Concentric speaker systems.

Derek Blair, director of The Warehouse, comments, "The loudspeaker market has seen a rapid shift in focus over the l

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Established in 2010 by owner Gaurav Malvai, the move into pro-audio distribution was a natural extension to his activities as a high-profile DJ and music producer, which had led him to establish a successful sound equipment rental company. Growing demand for his products and expertise subsequently generated an opportunity to add a sales service to his numerous markets and the company's distribution portfolio has continued to expand.

Gaurav comments, "Having heard Outline products at various locations around the world I knew that I wanted them for my own business. As it happens the timing was just right since the company were seeking new distribution in India and I am thrilled to have become part of their family."

He continues, "One o

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"I am very excited to take on this new role within API. I would like to thank Larry Droppa for giving me this opportunity. I am eager to continue API's tradition and legacy of creating innovative and extraordinary audio products," said Humora.

API president Larry Droppa noted, "I have every confidence Todd will continue to excel and thrive at API, and bring his exceptional talent to the director of engineering position."

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While Amadeus is well known as a high-end professional audio products designer and manufacturer for sound reinforcement systems and studio monitors, the company also runs Amadeus Labs, an acoustics-specialized research and consulting unit.

Managed by acoustician Michel Deluc, co-founder and R&D manager for Amadeus brands, Amadeus Labs recently re-designed both of the prestigious Philharmonie de Paris concert hall's studio control rooms and their main monitoring system. Amadeus Labs collaborated with the studio's sound engineers, while continuing to work alongside Jean Nouvel, the Philharmonie de Paris' very own architect and designer.

Amadeus Labs works with various customers, including mixing and mastering studios, composers, concert hall

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Core benefits of the BA (Hons) Creative Music Production are to enable students to create, produce and launch market-ready original music, alongside developing industry-relevant technical and entrepreneurial skills. Already an Apple Authorised Training Centre, ICMP has recently become an Avid Learning Partner and an Ableton Certified Training Centre. Pro Tools, Logic and Ableton certification training are all integrated into the music production degree.

Mike Sinnott, former director at Alchemea and now part of ICMP's management team stated, "I am delighted that Alchemea has found a new home at

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The upgrade kit consists of the Neutron System Engine which contains four of Midas' latest DSP's. Additionally, the console surface receives new fascia panels, internal cabling, clips, and the illuminated PRO X logo - bringing the entire system up to that of a PRO X.

Operations manager Stefan Phillips commented, "Our Midas consoles are extremely popular, they're rarely in the warehouse. For us this was an easy decision; we've basically got four brand new desks with the latest technology and software at a fraction of th

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Broadcast live in 5.1-channel surround sound on the ABC Television Network, the awards show featured an extensive selection of Audio-Technica hard-wired microphones, plus Artist Elite 5000 Series UHF Wireless Systems with AEW-T6100a Handheld Microphone/Transmitter.

The CMA Awards presentation is recognized as Country Music's Biggest Night and represents the pinnacle of achievement for those involved in country music. The team of industry veterans responsible for the audio at this year's CMA's again included a who's-who of broadcast audio.

Tom Davis served as audio producer; Kevin Sanford served as audio coordinator; ATK/Audiotek provided the sound system with FOH