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Europe - API has confirmed the order of the next Legacy AXS recording console for the European market. The new 15IPS Studios in Croatia will be taking delivery of a 32 channel AXS console, which is being displayed at Musikmesse in Frankfurt this week and shipped to the new facility in July. This is the thirteenth AXS to be delivered since the product's launch approximately one year ago.
With an expanded and powerful feature set, the new AXS console continues API's commitment to an all-analogue signal path. Console frames range from 32 to 80 channels, with each channel offering dual input capability and access to two API 200 Series module slots.
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South Africa - With a reputation of offering clients the largest stockholding of LED Video Technology in South Africa, LEDVision, part of Gearhouse Group of Companies, has taken delivery of a Green Hippo Boreal Server.
The Hippotizer Boreal, supplied and technically supported by DWR Distribution, has gone straight onto a popular television show, and is being operated by lighting designer Joshua Cutts.
“This purchase gives us full control of all the screens whilst allowing Joshua to trigger the content from the Lighting Desk for the television recording. On a broader level though, the Hippo makes LEDVision totally self-sufficient so that we can relieve the pressure on our AV Department when necessary,” comments LEDVision’s Graeme Baker.
“Of course, there is also more self -serving reason which is that it makes our team very happy. Our LED engineers who us

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USA - Being located in the heart of Nashville, it’s only natural that The Belonging Church would count quite a few musicians as congregation members. On any given Sunday, the music that resonates through this former-warehouse-turned-house-of-worship rivals an arena concert. The lightshows that accompany these performances are equally impressive.
Andy Rushing, the lighting designer for Grammy Award-winning worship music stars Lauren Daigle and Kari Jobe, is also a member of The Belonging. Rushing’s artistry was on full display recently, as he created a dazzling lightshow anchored by Chauvet Professional fixtures at a special fourth birthday party held for the church at the Tennessee Centre For The Performing Arts.
Marking the fourth anniversary of The Belonging, the two-hour event combined worship services with a commemoration of the church’s accomplishments and a
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Denmark - Neets will be introducing four additional front cover colours for the Neets Sound Bar. From its release, the Neets Sound Bar has been available in classic black. However, as the product has become increasingly more popular, Neets has experienced a sharp increase in customer demand for front covers in different colours.
“Many of our customers consider more than projectors, whiteboards, and chairs when they design their meeting rooms. They want a meeting room that is not only functional but also communicates the company culture. And sometimes adding a splash of color can change the entire atmosphere of a meeting room,” says Neets product designer Niels Sylvester Rasmussen.
“So, we answered our customers’ request for different colour front covers and have made the cover available in the most wanted colours.”
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Germany - Clair Brothers has introduced the 10SPOT – designed as an “ultimate hybrid loudspeaker” that combines Clair Brothers Curved Array Technology together with their One Series coaxial horn technology. The result is a unique form factor loudspeaker that occupies little visual space while covering listening areas more coherently than your average conventional point sources.
With a frequency response of 90Hz – 20,000Hz it is offered as a solution for when articulate speech and music reproduction is key. Because of its form factor, dispersion characteristics, and its four integral mounting points, the 10SPOT is well-suited for installation near ceiling to wall intersections in a variety of applications – hotel/club bar areas, performing arts centers, houses of worship, arenas and auditoriums, nightclubs, cruise ship venues and A/V systems support.
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Germany - The new VL800 BeamLine from Philips Entertainment Lighting is an LED effects luminaire offering dynamic looks which will appeal to lighting designers working in show environments of all kinds, says the company. The first LED effects unit from the Philips Vari-Lite brand, it produces a distinctive, collimated, flat sheet of light in a 3.5° beam with advanced movement, colour control and pixel-mapping capabilities.
A linear strip moving light with 12 RGBW LED emitters, the VL800 BeamLine features a newly-developed optical system which provides a bright, collimated and elongated beam of light, adding extra depth and dimension to lighting designs. Adding further to the dynamic effects possibilities is the option for pixel-mapping control across three zones or, in full pixel mode, across each of its 12 LED emitters individually, allowing for the integration of video in

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UK - A new venue in London’s East End is reinvigorating UK clubland with a refined focus on technical perfection and substantive musical experiences.
Blazing onto the capital’s live electronic music scene at the beginning of 2018 with a 27-hour New Year’s Eve launch party, E1 blends simple industrial minimalism with cutting-edge technology to provide the perfect backdrop for a quintessential clubbing experience.
Occupying a two-room converted warehouse space, E1 is a location-turned-destination. The brainchild of Yuval Hen and Oren Arush, the venue is an evolution of the founders’ existing Studio Spaces facility – an events and high-production photo shoot destination catering to global brands and the biggest names in fashion and film. Having already run a series of successful warehouse style parties over the past few years, the team wanted to hone their offe

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FaitalPRO, renowned Italian manufacturer of professional loudspeakers, officially launches three new models in Frankfurt this week), all designed specifically for the professional audio market.
They are three cone speakers, namely two 6" drivers for medium and low-medium frequencies, and an 18" super woofer dedicated to the reproduction of the lowest frequencies. Also introduced is the new 6PR160 mid-range driver.
Flavio Naggi, commercial director of FaitalPRO explains: "The 6PR160 mid-range was created solely for the range of voice reproduction where it plays an important role. It has remarkable weight characteristics, given the neodymium magnet structure and the aluminum basket. It is a mid-range of the highest level, both for tonal characteristics and performance."
There are two new products that FaitalPRO is launching dedicated to mid-frequencies. When compared to t
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Germany - Prolight + Sound 2018 has seen the launch of the d&b audiotechnik SL-Series, GSL System, a new loudspeaker system sitting right at the top of the company product portfolio.
The GSL System is a complete solution created specifically for the largest sound reinforcement applications in significantly sized arenas, stadiums and festivals, to accurately deliver any performance style or musical genre.
Werner ‘Vier’ Bayer from d&b product management reports, “We listened carefully to what people using systems said, as well as noting what they did with them. We then coupled this with our own experiences to arrive at a vision of what a future system should achieve. To hit those exacting targets, we first thought the entire d&b architecture would be turned on its head, but Matthias Christner and his R&D team methodically worked through the technic

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UK - British metalcore band Architects recently played their biggest show to date at London's 10,400 capacity Alexandra Palace as part of their current European and North American tour. Long-term lighting and show designer, Paul McAdams, designed the production's high-energy 'lunar' lighting and set, selecting the Claypaky Mythos and Claypaky A.leda B-EYE K10 fixtures as key tools in his lighting arsenal.
McAdams has worked alongside the band for four years and for the current tour design drew inspiration from the band's latest album. All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us is the seventh studio album from Architects and features ethereal, burnt-out lunar imagery that McAdams brought to the stage through a series of clever light landscapes.
"The band are really involved in the show design and we have a great relationship where we're able to discuss ideas openly," says Mc

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Germany - GLP has earmarked Prolight+Sound for the first official showing of its impression S350. Offering a feature set in the mid-range class, visitors will have the opportunity to see it in action at the GLP booth.
The S350’s white light LED-engine with full spectrum creates saturated and pastel colours as well as lively colours and skin tones with optimized colour rendering (CRI of 96), With this core, the impression S350 is delivering bright clarity in the projected beam with less than a 15% drop in output within the zoom range.
The other outstanding feature is the four-blade framing. Each blade of the framing system can be adjusted in angle by ±30° and in position from 0-100% for pointed triangles and complete blackouts. There are no limits in Gobo or Animation wheel framing with real linear framing image. The whole framing unit can be rotated by ±45 degrees

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Germany - Allen & Heath has unveiled new PRIME I/O modules for its flagship dLive mixing system.
Using the latest converter and component technology, PRIME Input and Output modules are designed to harness the full potential of the dLive’s 96kHz XCVI FPGA core, delivering next-level audio quality for critical live, broadcast and studio applications.
Allen & Heath’s managing director, Rob Clark explained, “For the PRIME project, we asked ourselves a simple question: ‘How do we take a class-leading digital mixer to the next level?’”
The answer, and the decision to develop new I/O modules, was inspired by dLive users who work with internationally renowned classical musicians, vocalists and virtuoso instrumentalists and who are passionate about capturing every nuance of a performance in incredible detail.
“As our XCVI core is a defacto 96kH

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Germany - Prolight + Sound 2018 sees DiGiCo showcase the working debut of its new Quantum 7 processing, as well as the new 32bit DAC, the 4REA4 digital audio networking system, L-ISA Source Control, and significant new features for DiGiCo SD consoles.
Quantum 7 has been developed with seventh generation FPGA devices that further expand audio processing power, and ultimately allows DiGiCo to provide its users with an unrivalled amount of flexibility. It expands an SD7 to over 600 channels of processing in 96kHz operation that can be connected in the outside world to approaching 3000 potential I/Os. The engine is also equipped with eight newly assignable MADI connections and two DMI slots (DiGiCo Multi-Channel Interface) for AoIP and other connectivity options from the complete family of DMI card options. There are other powerful enhancements, too, including Nodal Processing

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SouthAfrica - With an ever-increasing demand for events in South Africa, The Gearhouse Group of Companies has taken ownership of 142 Robe fixtures which form part of a lighting investment for their branches in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban as well as for their Inhouse Venue Technical Management team.
The new gear will complement their service from supplying small functions like product launches or conferences to the larger events such as impressive stadium concerts.
Listening to the wish list of their technicians around the country, and taking into account the rider requests, Gearhouse purchased 48 x Robe BMFL Blades, 46 Spiiders and 48 LEDBeam 150s from local distributor, DWR Distribution.
“The BMFLs are currently the highest discharge light output in the JHB lighting arsenal, coupled with the fastest shutters in the game and high-speed precision movement

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Germany - In the realm of event productions, the equipment required to pull off a successful event is as important as the event itself. Careful consideration is given to every aspect so that they harmonize and do not detract from the look and layout of the occasion. Providing a niche audio solution for the event productions market, the K-array Event line offers complete audio kits for this visually-driven segment.
The Event-KREV102 is composed of a Kobra-KK102 loudspeaker featuring Pure Array Technology to provide uniform coverage and a Thunder-KMT12 subwoofer to deliver a big sound in the low range. The pole that connects the two elements is designed to create a continuous discreet line and to hide cables at the same time. The kit also comes with four Anakonda-KAN200+ loudspeakers for an alternative solution to the Kobra for easy integration in spatially-challenging applica

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Oliviers Oversight - Organisers of Sunday's Olivier Awards have apologised for omitting director Sir Peter Hall from a tribute segment shown during the ceremony. "We are hugely sorry for the oversight of leaving Sir Peter Hall out of our In Memoriam," said the Society of London Theatre (SOLT) in a statement. The founder of the Royal Shakespeare Company and former National Theatre director died in September, aged 86.
The failure to mark his death prompted dismay and disbelief on social media. Olivier-winning choreographer Sir Matthew Bourne said the omission was "unforgivable", while actor Christopher Biggins called it "disgraceful". The In Memoriam segment came midway through the ceremony, held at the Royal Albert Hall in London and subsequently broadcast on ITV.
In a statement on Monday, SOLT described Sir Peter as "a wonderful and inspiring figure within the U

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UK – Version 2 Lights are back on board with lighting director Oli Richards for the second series of Sounds Like Friday Night.
Returning to Studio TC1 at BBC Television Centre, the show is broadcast live on BBC One in a series of five half-hour episodes featuring live performances from some of the biggest names in global music.
A core feature of the show is its stage architecture, designed by the creative Misty Buckley. The mammoth set takes up the entire footprint of the flagship TC1 studio, with its trim height soaring up into the impressive grid level at some 34 ft. above. The design provides an amphitheatre for the audience with its contours drawing influence from the iconic doughnut design of the Television Centre building.
Using Buckley’s installation as his canvas Richards utilises Martin Viper Performances to give shuttered animation to the va

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UK - This month sees one of Audient’s USB audio interfaces, iD14-LE take to the stage in the capable hands of theatre sound designer, Kenan Trevien who is working on Pericles, Prince de Tyr at the Barbican. This Cheek By Jowl production is an adaptation of a rarely seen Shakespeare play directed by award-winning Declan Donnellan in collaboration with Nick Ormerod, and performed in French with English subtitles.
Kenan explains the setup he’s used in the run up to this latest production: “I have one laptop dedicated to the cues on the PA, and the iD14-LE is plugged into the laptop I keep for designing new sounds. As the monitor outputs and the main outputs are independent, I can easily choose to work quietly with my headphones or to test new sounds on the PA whilst the actors on stage.”
The play follows the hero, Pericles on a journey involving pirates, m

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Germany - Manufacturer of flame retardant fabrics, drapery and stage engineering solutions, J&C Joel is launching several new products at PL+S 2018.
Visitors to the tradeshow will be able to see four new velvets, the widest IFR Canvas on the market, a new addition to the Wool Serge range a new 3D digital print fabric and an exciting new acoustic system.
At the event J&C Joel will launch Empress - a new NDFR Velvet manufactured with an upright pile direction giving it a very black appearance. The Velvet meets BS5867, B1 and M1 flame retardancy standards and is also acoustically tested to Class B Absorber making it perfect for European and touring markets.
Andrew Walsh, J&C Joel’s sourcing and product development manager, said: “Empress is a Velvet with a high-density construction more typically seen offered to the high end domestic market. Its comp

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UK - The Harrogate Convention Centre has been evolving as a conference and events venue since what was then the Spa Rooms hosted the British Medical Association in 1884. The first purpose-built halls were added in 1959, and today HCC is recognized as one of the country’s leading multi-use venues with 147,000 sq ft (13,700 sq m) of completely modular exhibition/event space across nine flat-floored, interconnected halls.
In order to bring the venue fully into line with modern standards and expectations, HCC has recently invested in a brand new distributed, networked audio system with a Symetrix DSP backbone and Dante audio networking supplied by CUK Audio and installed by Acoustic Solutions.
“We clearly needed to replace our old system which was becoming unreliable,” explained HCC’s technical manager, Ross Simpson. “The site has grown considerably over the year

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Serbia - AVL Projekt, a leading Serbian distributor, rental house and installation specialist for the entertainment industry, recently welcomed over 200 guests to its demo day at the Belgrade Belexpocenter for a hands-on presentation of the latest Chauvet Professional and Chauvet DJ fixtures.
AVL Projekt has installed Chauvet Professional fixtures on several recent high-profile projects in Serbia such as the Green Love festival (Maverick MK1 Spot and MK2 Wash) and the popular TV show Veče sa Ivanom Ivanovićem (ÉPIX Strip Tour LED strips). The demo day provided the company with an opportunity to showcase its Chauvet products to lighting professionals in the Balkan region.
Building on the success of two previous well-attended demo days, the AVL demo day saw guests from rental houses, technical directors and technicians from television studios, theatres and cultural in
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