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"You would have had a hard time recognizing the rotunda if you saw it during filming; the transformation was amazing," said Noah Hammer, owner of Full Circle Lighting & Productions (Atlanta), which supplied the club lighting for the Ice Cube and Kevin Hart comedy. "The colourizing that was done with the Freedom Par Quad-5s was instrumental in creating the scene."

Hammer, who has supplied lighting for numerous movie and TV projects, got involved in Ride Along 2 after receiving a phone call from the film's gaffer. "We're known for the work we've done on film, so w

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Steinberg has been a part of the show since the beginning. "I was invited to begin working with the creative team when the show was still doing readings and workshops in 2014, and through its critically acclaimed sold-out run at the Public Theatre," says Steinberg. "The show is not new to me even though it's relatively new to Broadway. Lin-Manuel and many members of the creative team were people I worked with on In The Heights about eight years ago, so

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For 16 years the seminar has focused on 'achieving intelligibility' by better understanding the principles of electroacoustics for sound system design and engineering. Questions will be asked such as: how does sound propagate? and how do sound waves combine? The d&b team, together with partner in Ireland MOSCO, will provide informative, straightforward answers in a lighthearted way, with plenty of practical experiments and demonst

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ShowTex Hong Kong supplied 15 large set pieces, shaped like buildings, making up the Sky City to represent Singapore's vision for 2065. Of the 15 buildings, 10 were futuristic buildings, measuring up to 35m high and five of them illustrated existing landmark buildings of the Singapore skyline. Each had a footprint of about 5m by 5m.

This large scale project was a major undertaking for which ShowTex tackled multiple challenges. One of the main concerns was the lead time given to design, engineer and man

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Based in Tehran, Kish Pishgaman was founded in 1991 and is one of the pioneers of professional sound and light design, installation and commissioning services in Iran. "We are proud to be associated with NEXT-proaudio, and excited to be working together," said Mr. Farhad Amirsaeedi, Kish Pishgaman's commercial advisor.

"We are truly pleased to welcome Kish Pishgaman to our team," added Sergio Pinto, Next-proaudio's sales manager. "They are a very professional company that offers high quality solutions to the market with an unparalleled support in the professional segment. With our product portfolio, we see great potentials in Iran installation market. This is another step for continuing growth in Middle East's

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Now in its 9th year, the KOI Awards is a celebration of the creative talents of international lighting and digital content designers working in the UK across TV, theatre and concert touring and events. The Knight of Illumination Awards is organised by revered lighting designer Durham Marenghi and his partner Jennie, prestigious industry organisations the Association of Lighting Designers (ALD) and the Society of Television Lighting and Design (STLD) and content creation, communications and events agency The Fifth Estate Ltd.

The Theatre shortlist is the first to be revealed, after a panel of senior critics from national newspapers and magazine

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The jointly-hosted stand J10 features a unique, zoned design which showcases a range of scaled audio solutions - from the smallest room to the biggest stadium. A significant feature is a comprehensive Dante network, allowing staff to demonstrate the ease with which Yamaha and Nexo products can be seamlessly networked to provide complete, easily managed system solutions of any size.

The stand will feature a significant new Yamaha product, alongside the flagship RIVAGE PM10 and CL/QL series digital mixers, the Commercial installation Solutions (CIS) series of processors, mixers, amplifiers and loudspeakers, plus a range of input and output options.

Key Nexo products on show will include the ID S

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Part of the company's ongoing investment strategy has seen Evans bolster its already extensive product inventory to expand its rental stock and offer event organisers improved energy efficiency, the latest technology and enhanced performance.

This new investment includes the addition of Panasonic PT-RZ12k 3chip DLP laser projectors with WUXGA 1920 x 1200 pixel resolution. Not only do these offer reduced power consumption, but they produce exceptional picture quality with sharp images and vibrant colours. Evans has also bolstered its stock with new Samsung DM65E 65 inch LED displays, along with Nexo ID24s compact speakers, which can be used as part of a full-range system, or as a single unit in difficult spaces.

Reg Evans from Evans Audio Visual Staging

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Kevin first started looking for a new control desk in 2006. "I was introduced to the guys from DiGiCo at Frankfurt," he says. "We already had digital mixing consoles, but were looking for something bigger, as many shows we were doing were over the 100 channel mark."

After looking at a number of different products, Kevin decided that DiGiCo made the most sense. "I had talked to colleagues in the industry from around the world, and I could also tell what the larger tours were using by reading reports in the industry magazines," he recalls. "D

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The ACL 360 Matrix fixtures were used for a variety of purposes including background lighting for the stage, backlighting for camera and special effect lettering. They were also used to add decorative ambient fill lighting to the room. TSE AG of Berlin provided the rigging, sound and lighting for the event, including the Elation ACL 360 Matrix fixtures, which were used for the opening show. Lighting design was by Klaus Graewert.

The versatile 5 x 5 LED panel moving head houses 15W RGBW multi-chip LEDs and features continuous 360° rotation, a dense 4-degree beam from each lens

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Arena Structures, project manager Matt Clark comments, "This being my first project delivered since joining the company, I am delighted to have joined a team that took the same pride and attention to detail when delivering 25,0000sq.m of event structures at The Open, as they do sporting events with smaller infrastructure needs. It is inspiring to see Arena Structures go above and beyond to support every client, regardless of size, to deliver installations of the highest standards and bespoke creativity, maximising the impact for both the event and sponsor brands."

A total of 5,000sq.m of temporary structures was installed, includi

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As with many large sporting events, it took more than one team to pull off a seamless event. While Five Currents produced the opening and closing ceremonies, the broadcast was covered by Broadcast Services Group (BSG), a full service production company that specializes in packaging live sports events. BSG in turn hired Professional Wireless Services (PWS) to provide frequency coordination services for the 34-game tournament.

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Commissioned by technical planning and show direction specialist Niyu, Maxin10sity brought its skill and expertise to Audi's Late Light Show - an exclusive videomapping event for Audi employees and the community surrounding its Ingolstadt, Germany HQ with a spectacular 10-minute show running every evening over six days from 25-30 May 2016.

The Late Light Show set the stage for the world premiere unveiling of the Audi A5/S5 Coupe, which was celebrated with a further bespoke five-minute mapping; a visual representation of the evolution of the Audi Coupe from its inception through to the brand new models.

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The ESTA Control Protocols Plugfest is an educational opportunity for control manufacturers and developers to gather together in person and test their products for interoperability with the latest versions of the Control Protocols Working Group standards. Our goal is to assist you in ensuring that your customer is purchasing products that interoperate and communicate correctly on the same control network.

Attendees may bring controllers, intelligent lights, architectural fixtures, control protocol analyzers, and various other tools. In an effort to l

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An L-Acoustics PA was specified by FOH engineer Paul Corkett with the main-hangs up to 14 x K1 over four K2 elements. This left a further four K1 and up to 14 x K2 (per side) to be used as side-hangs in chosen array configurations venue to venue.

"The tour went very well and we got pretty much what we specified," commented Paul. "I mix the show but technically I don't get over involved with all the boxes in front of me and the configuration. However, I have mixed on L-Acoustics many times, it's a format I'm more than happy with. The L'Acoustics K1 / K2 is consistently good in arenas and gives us a good spread evenly upstairs and on the floor.

"The guys can configure the boxes in different ways so we can get it to project higher in the audience or lower on the

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"As the leading company in live entertainment, we are focused on delivering a theatrical experience at Radio City that is fresh, contemporary and unparalleled," says Larry Sedwick, senior vice president of production for the Madison Square Garden Company, which operates the iconic venue. "It's important to create a one-of-a-kind experience for our audiences no matter where they are seated in this 6,000-seat venue - the largest indoor theatre in the world. Our latest sound system upgrades allow us to bring our productions to a whole new level and make our audiences feel even

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With over 80 years of experience in the commercial audio industry, AtlasIED was formed as the result of an organizational merger in 2015 between two long-standing sister companies, Atlas Sound and Innovative Electronic Designs (IED). In its current capacity as an active global electronics manufacturer, AtlasIED offers around 2000 specialized audio solutions.

"With this partnership, AtlasIED can provide our dealers with complete turnkey systems for the most demanding acoustic environments. Fohhn's Linea Focus series provides incredible 'real-time' digitally steerable loudspeak

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Ed Pagett, formerly managing director of Panalux Broadcast & Event and current chairman of PLASA's Board has led the organisation through very challenging times. In his speech Ed outlined the many changes that have taken place over the last year including bringing in a new managing director following the departure of former CEO Matthew Griffiths, and the demerge from PLASA North America (which has now returned to its former name of ESTA) after four years. This development, said Ed, although not desired by PLASA, had brought fresh clarity and new opportunities for PLASA, but had also resulted in a financial fallout with the North American organisation that has yet to be resolved.

Ed commented, "My role as Chairman has been to navi

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John will be based at the all new head office in Bristol, leading a team servicing a wide range of customers within the theatre, broadcast and event markets.

John joined the entertainment world over 25 years ago at the Northcott Theatre where he completed the apprenticeship scheme under the tutelage of Maurice Marshal MBE. John started at Stage Electrics, working in their hire warehouse, during the summer of 1990 in Exeter and within a year moved to Bristol and joined the events department where he spent many years working with Europe's major production companies delivering state of the art events.

"I am looking forward to the next part of our journey and it is a huge honour to be able to do it with th