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USA - Located in New Orleans, Audubon Zoo offers visitors an exotic mix of animal encounters from around the world and are renowned for their natural habitats. With the recent addition of their latest exhibit, the zoo would be opening a 42ft, transparent flyway entitled Criaturas de la Noche filled with more than 200 short-tailed bats. Needing a nocturnal lighting design that would entice its inhabitants to come to life, the design engineers worked with LEA-Inc. who provided a combination of Chalice RGBW recessed and pipe-mounted LED luminaires from Altman Lighting.
Mike Gonzales, LEA-Inc. controls specialist, comments: “We have done quite a few projects over the years with the Audubon Zoo, but nothing as unique and specific as this installation. The project was part

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UK - J&C Joel reports that the Theatres Trust, the national advisory public body for theatres, as its chosen charity for the company’s 40th anniversary year.
J&C Joel was established as a limited company in Sowerby Bridge, Halifax in 1978 by John Wheelwright whose family had been involved in the textile trade for more than 150 years. Originally selling fabric to tailors and the fashion industry, John quickly identified an opportunity to expand into events and entertainment.
The business, which has now been passed down to John’s son James, exports to more than 80 countries worldwide, providing products such as front of house theatre curtains, stage backdrops, cycloramas, gauzes, acoustic solutions, projection screens and an array of stage engineering solutions.
As part of J&C Joel’s support for the Theatres Trust across the year they will be enc

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Europe - Currently in the midst of a busy worldwide touring schedule that includes festival appearances as well as their own shows, The Killers continue to be one of the biggest crowd-pullers in rock music. Since their formation in Las Vegas in 2001 the band have released five studio albums, all of which have topped the album charts, while their live shows help cement their reputation as one of the 21st century’s biggest rock acts.
Their FOH engineer Kenny Kaiser heard about Outline’s Newton processor via the engineer’s underground network and, recognising its potential, set about acquiring one for the current run of shows. London-based Capital Sound Hire are providing a complete FOH control and mixing package for Kenny and with Newton units already in their inventory they were happy to oblige.
Kaiser describes how he’s using the device: “Right now we are u
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Hungary - Capital Sound met the challenge of fielding Martin Audio’s MLA for two of Hungary’s signature festivals, while simultaneously being able to deploy 318 MLA series enclosures in Hyde Park for Roger Waters’ opening night of the Barclaycard Presents British Summer Time Festival - in surround sound.
The multi-genre Volt Festival takes place in Sopron, near the Austrian-Hungary border, from 26-30 June and this year featured Depeche Mode, Iron Maiden, Limp Bizkit, Clean Bandit, Steve Aoki and Hurts. The festival is organised by the same organisation that makes Sziget festival in Budapest happen. In between is another Sziget sibling and EDM festival, which took place on the picturesque lake Balaton 4-8 July. Appearing there were The Chainsmokers, David Guetta, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Martin Garrix, DJ Snake and other famous artists.
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Denmark - The Danish summer tour and concert season is rocking with multiple artists on the road performing hundreds of concerts to many thousands of enthusiastic fans - many outdoors, some indoors, own headliners, festivals, taking advantage of the long daylight hours, milder temperatures and the public’s voracious appetite for live music and performance - a small country that most definitely feels the beat.
Rasmus Seebach is one of Denmark’s’ best known and most popular singer / songwriter and music producers and lighting his 2018 summer tour is Jacob Baekmand who designed a spectacular set, lighting and visual performance space.
The lighting rig includes 24 x Robe Spiider LED wash beams and 16 x MegaPointes - the first time Baekmand had used these - purchased for the occasion by Nordic Rentals, and these have been making a lot of impact, together with the Cope
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UK - One of the most unusual deployments of RCF’s active HDL6-A line array has taken place at Sage Gateshead to coincide with the Great Exhibition of the North.
The installation of 40 of these compact elements was sensitively carried out by RCF partner Nitelites, to contour the curvilinear glass and stainless superstructure of the building. Its purpose is to reproduce a newly commissioned work by Sheffield-based ‘sound sculptor’ Mark Fell, called Protomusic #1.
The installation was carried out in just three days and involves bespoke mounting bracketry, manufactured in house by Nitelites, enabling each speaker to be optimised at the correct tilt angle, while remaining discreet.
Fell’s soundscape of real world sounds that represent the north of England, have been reproduced by 60 traditional instruments from around the world by Royal Northern Sinfon

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UK - The Nevill Holt Opera House, located in a converted 17th century stable block of the Nevill Holt Estate in Leicestershire, was officially inaugurated on 14 June for the start of Nevill Holt Opera’s (NHO) annual season.
Over the last six years, NHO, backed by the David Ross Foundation (DRF), has built an opera company to support emerging British opera talent and local children and students from DRF academies.
NHO’s summer opera season was previously housed in a temporary tented structure within the stable block which hid the interior of the historic structure. The limitations of the tent prompted the idea of a new permanent structure to keep out the noise of rain and wind; deliver excellent acoustics for young voices; improve the audience-performer relationship whilst preserving the intimacy of the existing space; optimise the technical equipping of the stage
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USA - Signify reports that the current Beautiful Trauma world tour by pop star Pink is benefiting from the power and presence of the Philips Vari-Lite VL6000 Beam luminaire. Lighting designer Baz Halpin is employing the fixture to provide dramatic punctuations to the energetic and spectacular production.
Halpin comments: "This is a hybrid between a very theatrically-lit show and a punchy rock and roll show. The fixtures chosen needed to be able to live between those two worlds. We were specifically looking for a fixture that could cut through the brightness of the LED screen and act as a powerful rear side-light to dramatically draw attention to the action."
The VL6000 Beam fixtures are grouped together on two giant, actuated arms that hang over the stage. “We tightly clustered the fixtures in groups of three to give them a unique personality in the context of

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USA - D.A.S. Audio was selected to upgrade the sound reinforcement system at the Hollywood Beach Bandshell. After careful consideration and evaluation, the purchased equipment was drawn from the Event Series catalogue of D.A.S. Audio.
Ricardo Cintron-Jimenez, the professional accounts manager for Guitar Centre Professional of South Florida handled the sale of the D.A.S. equipment through Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort. This transaction included six D.A.S. Audio Event 208A three-way, active line array elements and two D.A.S. Event 218A powered sub bass enclosures.
Cintron-Jimenez discusses the project: “There is an outdoor, beachfront stage that is located right on the Hollywood Beach Boardwalk. The resort works very closely with the city to manage the Hollywood Beach Bandshell. On Wednesday to Sunday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. there are live music performances th

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China - Mirror-Mirror is a dynamic kinetic installation created by German lighting / visual artist Christopher Bauder from WHITEvoid, featuring contemporary dancer and crossover artist Qiu Jirong and one of seven stand-alone segments making up Apologue 2047/2, directed by Chinese film director Zhang Yimou.
The work was produced by L!VE Kingway at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in Beijing in June and will tour China in August allowing a wider audience to experience how Zhang Yimou breaks the form of traditional stage presentation by blending Chinese folk arts with modern technology, creating a unique performance concept in the process.
For Mirror-Mirror, Christopher utilised 30 x Robe Pointes as his primary lightsources, which worked in unison with 102 x Kinetic Lights WinchLEDpixels and 34 x Mirror Disc lighting fixtures.
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UK - Live production specialist Vis-a-Vis Video is delivering video content for N.E.R.D.’s UK summer appearances, with Catalyst V6 and a series of UltraStudio Mini HD from Blackmagic Design. The solution is supporting the hip hop act throughout its appearances at festivals including Lovebox in London’s Gunnersbury Park as well as at the Leeds and Reading Festival.
The software allows live operators to enhance an artist’s onstage performance by extracting images and elements from live camera signals and graphics, creating multiple outputs to LED screens or projectors on stage and throughout a venue, immersing the crowd within the live performance.
Catalyst’s capture elements are built around Blackmagic hardware and for N.E.R.D’s summer schedule, Stuart has built a compact media server rack, featuring a series of UltraStudio HD Mini capture and playback devices

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USA - Redemption to the Nations church in Chattanooga recently renovated its 2,000-seat sanctuary and outfitted the space with a new Elation intelligent lighting system spec’ed and installed by intyde.
The growing ministry sits on the site of the former Highland Park Baptist Church, a once megachurch, as well as the campus of defunct Tennessee Temple University. With a vision to gather the entire ministry onto one campus, church leaders took the opportunity to acquire the 55-acre site in 2014 and transformed it into the Redemption to the Nations campus.
The all LED lighting system, a remarkably fast install that took place from 9-21 October 2017, includes a variety of Elation LED moving heads - Satura Profile, Platinum SEVEN, Platinum Spot III and ACL 360i - along with Colour 5 Profile ellipsoidals and SixBar 500 battens.
The design merges church lighting with

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USA - Matching the double Grammy winners' irrepressible energy on Nine Inch Nails’ current Cold and Black and Infinite tour is a 'raw, blow-your-head-back lightshow' designed by Paul 'Arlo' Guthrie that draws on the intense output of 28 Chauvet Professional STRIKE 4 fixtures supplied by PRG.
The tour is promoting the band’s ninth album Bad Witch and opened on 13 June at the Hard Rock in Las Vegas, with an extended run in Europe and Japan to take place in the summer before the band returns to the US for 28 shows at venues like Radio City Music Hall and the Hollywood Palladium. Guthrie’s rig, which has its STRIKE 4 fixtures on rolling stage carts, was designed to adapt to any venue.
Guthrie explains: “We’re keeping this rig very flexible and basic, focusing on boldness and power. The show is intended to be the same at every venue, and that look

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USA - The White House added a live concert on the South Lawn to its annual Fourth of July celebration this year and Harrisburg-based Anderson Audio deployed an Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) Adaptive sound system to reinforce the production.
Broadcast by Hallmark, the 90-minute event was made possible through a partnership between the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation and featured performances by artists Sara Evans, pianist Lola Astanova, American Idol finalists Jax and Jonny Brenns, and the US Marine, Navy and Air Force Bands.
Mat Edgcomb, system tech for Anderson Audio explains: “The stage was 100ft wide and they wanted coverage for the entire south lawn, which was 700ft down to the fence. Traditional front-fills would not support the space between the main PA and the stage. We decided to use a pair of Anna modules at stage level to cover

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Canada - Solotech has announced David Brazeau’s appointment as director, research and development (R&D).
In this role, Brazeau will lead a team of audio, lighting and video technology solution consultants and specialists. This team will support other Solotech professionals, contribute to the delivery of various complex projects and help select equipment from suppliers, in keeping with the company’s overall technology strategy.
During more than 21 years as a Solotech employee, David has developed a diversified expertise, first, as a shop technician, then as a production technician on international stages while touring with André Rieu and Céline Dion. He went on to make a name for himself as an audio project manager for various Solotech clients, including Britney Spears and Michael Bublé. Until recently, he was a technical advisor in the audio department.

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USA - Community Professional Loudspeakers has announced the appointment of Francesca Lynch to the position of a marketing associate.
She will report directly to Community’s director of marketing and sales operations, Julia Lee. Community says that in previous roles Lynch “had demonstrated herself to be an experienced content marketing specialist, using her skills in advertising, integrated marketing, event planning, public relations and social media management to enjoy eight successful years in the food and beverages industry”.
Lynch comments: “I’m thrilled to join Community, an outstanding brand that continues to innovate and transform in this exciting industry.”
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USA - Elation Professional has presented eCast, a stage lighting control app designed for use at small to medium-sized venues such as night clubs, houses of worship or mobile events. The app is available from the Apple App Store only and is free, but requires the Elation 4Cast DMX Bridge (pictured) as the interface between lighting fixtures and an iOS device (iOS 9.3 or later).
Elation eCast works with any Art-Net or sACN node and can control up to 576 lighting fixtures and up to 12 DMX universes (6144 lighting channels). Features include an effects generator for movement, colour and flash effects; audio trigger and MIDI support is also included.
The 4Cast DMX Bridge is a compact four-universe wireless device that bridges WiFi, Art-Net, sACN, and E-FLY (Elation’s wireless DMX solution) signals to control compatible DMX devices, a solution for small production events

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USA - PreSonus is now shipping its EarMix 16M 16-channel personal monitor mixer and NSB 16.8 and NSB 8.8 stageboxes.
Part of PreSonus’ ecosystem of AVB-networked products, the EarMix 16M and NSB-series stageboxes are designed to work with the PreSonus StudioLive Series III family of mixers.
The PreSonus EarMix 16M 16-channel AVB-networked personal monitor mixer provides an expandable networked monitoring solution for stage, installed sound systems and studio recording. Each EarMix 16M accepts 16 mono channels of input via AVB networking - and you can network multiple units with a StudioLive Series III mixer.
EarMix 16M features a loud, clear headphone amplifier that can drive low-impedance devices such as professional-calibrein-ear-monitors. Each unit can create its own custom mix, and you can apply limiting and three-band EQ with sweepable midrange frequency

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USA - The judging panel for the Theatre category of the inaugural Knight of Illumination Awards USA (KOI-USA) has been revealed.
The panel comprises seven experts in lighting and scenic design as well as theatre and choreography. Those are Clifton Taylor, David Rooney, Deborah Jowitt, Chris Jones, Lauren Warnecke, Mark Swed and Celia Ipiotis.
Clifton Taylor - is a lighting designer and chair of the Theatre judging panel, Clifton has over 29 years' experience in creating lighting, projection and scenic designs for theatre, dance and opera around the world.
David Rooney - is the chief theatre critic for Hollywood Reporter, David regularly reviews theatre and film and has been covering the entertainment industry since 1991. He has been a member of the New York Drama Critics Circle for 14 years, and is the winner of both Southern California Journalism Awards,

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UK - A.C. Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET) will be holding a UK recruitment event on Monday, 30 July at its headquarters in High Wycombe.
The company will promote new vacancies as well as opportunities opening up alongside vacancies for existing roles and is looking to meet “passionate individuals with commercial / production experience, who are keen to learn/develop skills in this exciting industry and work for a company that is helping to establish new technologies.”
The informal event will include an introduction to AC-ET, a tour of the headquarters' facilities, product demonstrations, and a talk about career opportunities and current vacancies at the company.
To register your interest in attending the recruitment event, please email careers@ac-et.com or call 01494 446000.

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UK - Ambersphere Solutions has announced that David Martin and Ian Green have joined the company as key account managers.
David Martin joins with almost 30 years of industry experience, having worked as an electrician at London Studios and as a key account manager at Martin Professional and most recently at Elation Professional. He will focus on the UK Film & Broadcast markets providing a knowledgeable contact for the gaffers, designers and rental partners for the Ambersphere range of products.
Ian Green spent 10 years in theatre, first qualifying as an electrician and then progressing to chief technician, before he made his move into business development. During the next 11 years Ian used his experience at Stage Electrics in a regional role and more recently in a national role at GDS. Green will be based in Glasgow and will focus on the northern UK regi
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