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USA - Michigan-based Thunder Audio Inc recently used the new Klark Teknik DN9340 Helix digital equalizer and DN9344 Helix digital slave equalizer at the Phillip Morris ‘Altria Invitational’ corporate event in West Palm Beach, Florida. Guest artists included Elton John, Gloria Estefan and Michael Bolton.

Thunder’s head audio engineer Scott Minkley described the event and how the fully programmable Helix and Helix slave units were able to meet the EQ requirements of each act’s FOH engineer with seamless transitions from set to set. "We brought a whole PA system down for the various acts’ engineers to use. The Helix was particularly useful because there were 10 zones of audio and numerous engineers to work with, so the units were definitely put to t

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UK - Roxy Music’s live enhanced CD - Roxy Music Live - which will be released in the UK in early June - was compiled from a marathon of recordings made by producer/engineer Rhett Davies during Roxy’s recent world tour, encompassing Oceania, North America, Asia and Europe. Davies recorded 45 of the 51 shows betaking direct feeds from 72 outputs in the FOH mixer to three Mackie Hard Disk Recorders, synced together for each show.

Davies said: "The Mackie HDRs were all flight-cased and rack-mounted and we all had to do was connect the multicore, press the record button and we were away. It was as simple as that. We didn’t have a lot of opportunity to listen back to the recording on the road. But when we finally did, the results that came out of the Mackies were phenomenal."

However, sifting through all material recorded from 45 shows was not quite so ea

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UK - Trade Partners UK has appointed an export promoter to work with the music industry to help develop its export potential in overseas markets. Bringing with him over 25 years of experience in the music industry, Phil Patterson took up the post with Trade Partners UK on 23 April 2003 following an open competition. He has been seconded until 1 October 2004 from the Association of Independent Music (AIM).

His long-term experience will prove invaluable: after graduating from Newcastle-upon-Tyne College of Art and Design, Patterson worked initially as a musician and DJ and then for a number of record companies including Chrysalis, Pye, RCA and Polydor in promotion and public relations. In the mid 1980s, he moved into international marketing with Chrysalis and eventually became Director of EMI Music UK in 1992. He told us: "I am delighted to be offered this position and believ

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The Netherlands - Ampco Pro Rent (APR), one of the leading audio rental companies in Europe, recently purchased four Allen & Heath ML5000 consoles from local distributor TM Audio. According to Ampco, the ML5000 was chosen because of its flexibility, excellent sound quality and value for money.

Due to the variety of jobs APR is involved in, there was an increasing need for versatile multi-purpose consoles. Some of the applications will be monitor and FOH use on festivals, tours and one-offs, and as an all-purpose console in broadcast, corporate and theatre productions. With the ML5000 the rental company will be even better equipped for meeting the rising demand for flexibility and the ever-increasing use of in-ear monitoring.

(Lee Baldock)

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USA - Color Kinetics has been awarded a new technology patent that will enable future use of LED-based lighting systems as a means of communication through a local area network. According to the company, the technology will open up new ways of applying highly efficient LEDs to intelligent networking for applications such as home or office automation.

The applications for this are wide-ranging in both commercial and residential settings, and the US Patent (number 6,548,967) covers local area networking through a lighting system that uses LEDs both to generate light and to wirelessly communicate data to external devices such as pagers, personal digital assistants, and any other device that's connected to the network. For example, an LED-based lighting system in an office could transmit data that triggers security systems to engage at a scheduled time; the lighting in a hospital co

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ETC Halcyon Silent

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USA - Nashville River Stages is a three-day music festival held from 2-4 May in Nashville, Tennessee. Consisting of five stages spread over Riverfront Park in downtown Nashville, the centre district will be closed to traffic along the banks of the Cumberland River for the festival’s sixth year. Acts range from local singer/songwriters to national and international headliners and draw crowds of up to 25,000+ each year. There are over 60 bands booked and five stages for lighting supplier Bandit Lites to work with.

For each of the five stages, Bandit Lites is supplying a basic 120k rig. In addition, the two barge stages will be augmented with six Martin MAC 500s and six MAC 600s per stage. The bill inlcudes acts such as Def Leppard, John Meyer, the B-52s and Joe Cocker. "We are extremely honoured to be a part of this event as well as working with such a great production

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France - Nuit Celtique 2003 provided Paris’s Stade de France with a celebration of Celtic musical culture - and the huge heritage that resides in Brittany, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. It was deliberately designed to coincide with St. Patrick’s Day - the patron saint of Ireland.

A collaboration between Stade de France Productions and Festival Interceltique (I3C) the one-day festival built on its inaugural success last year and used Coemar lighting heavily in the production. This was designed by Roch Segovia and supplied by Paris-based contractors, NAT. Programming was by Fabrice Delmontel and Jerome Feuillade.

NAT supplied two each of their newly-acquired iWash Flex and iSpot Flex, for which they provided a world debut earlier in the month for Renault, at the Geneva Motor Show. These were used with 45 of the Coemar CF1200 HE and 22 CF1200 Wash lights, along with 40

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Create new traditions – Cameo P6 - High Output Full-Spectrum Ellipsoidal

Cameo's P6 is a future-proof LED profiler with a powerful 600 W RGBACL engine and 16,000 lumens. It’s an energy-efficient replacement for 2.5 kW halogen profile lights in theatres and venues. With excellent light quality and natural colour rendering, it fits perfectly in theatres, musicals, TV studios, congresses, and live events.

With an LED life of 50,000 hours and low power use, the P6 cuts energy costs and supports the EU’s ‘Green Deal’ goals for climate neutrality by 2050. It also meets updated eco-design rules for lighting.

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Joining as Full EU members are Swedish company Swefog Technology Group AB (Tel: +46 590 12250). Swefog has been manufacturing smoke and haze generators for use as special effects within theatres, concerts, clubs, TV productions, film productions, showrooms and exhibitions since 1997.

Joining as Corporate members are Coemar UK Ltd (Tel: +44 (0)1233 636 688). Linked with renowned lighting manufacturer Coemar spa, the company supplies Coemar lighting, Antari smoke effects, Pixeon LED technology and Hungaroflash Strobe systems.

Also joining as Corporate members are Lighting Technology Projects Ltd (Tel: +44 (0)1554 740 500). Part of the PA Installations Group, LTP will operate out of Wellingborough and will specialize in architectural lighting and the heritage market.

There are also two new Individual Associate Members joining the PLASA ranks this month: Claire Dickinson (Tel: +44 (0)2

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PLASA members are about to get the benefit of a major new service which will immediately save them money. On behalf of its members, PLASA has negotiated highly competitive terms for those members who process debit and credit card payments. This latest service is offered through Lloyds TSB Cardnet and will give members significant reductions on all their major credit and debit card transactions.

Details of the rates offered are outlined in the table below, and demonstrate that even those companies which handle relatively small amounts will immediately see a benefit. (Switch and Visa Debit cards are charged at 20 pence per transaction).

Users of the scheme will also have the advantage of additional security, at no extra cost, provided by the Card Verification Number Scheme (CV2) and Address Verification Scheme (AVS) - designed to combat the rising fraud now emerging on transactions w

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UK - "The Aqua 30 is the best underwater speaker currently on the market in the UK," comments John Selley, the Amateur Swimming Association’s music controller, following trials at the National Championships in Wigan last year, and during the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. Subsequently, the DNH underwater loudspeaker, the Aqua 30 (pictured) has been successfully used by many Amateur Swimming Association affiliated clubs.

DNH World-Wide Ltd, the UK subsidiary of the Norwegian industrial and commercial loudspeaker manufacturer DNH A/S, recently sponsored the medals for the ‘Four Cities Multi-National Synchronised Swimming Competition’ held over Easter at Farnborough. Two Aqua 30s were submerged to a depth of around 1.5m in the 25m pool and were powered by a 24VDC power amplifier, isolated from the main pool power supply. This arrangement gives ex

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UK - Metropolis AV has completed a cutting-edge sound, effects lighting and AV installation in Manchester at Lucid - the first of a new genre of multimedia concept venues.The unusual concept was developed by the Canadian-owned MagicCorp Group, and is expected to be subject to a selective roll-out. Metropolis was asked onboard by Lucid’s technical director, Nick Meacham, to implement the technical infrastructure that he’d helped design.

Metropolis’s brief also included the design of an integrated operating system for all things technical in the venue. The Metropolis team was headed by Simon Harris, and included site manager Stuart Clowes, technical director Shane Winterbourne, design project manager Martin Geraghty and installation engineers Shane Stanley and Ian Benstead.

The open plan venue has three levels, including a 1200-capacity Function Room/Showroom;

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UK - CIE-Audio and Armstrong World Industries have announced the launch of the ‘i-ceilings Sound Systems Approved Installer Network (iSSAIN) initiative - the latest development in the i-ceilings (intelligent ceilings) initiative.

A new concept in integrated acoustic ceiling systems, i-ceilings is the latest development from Armstrong, the world’s leading manufacturer of ceiling products. i-ceilings utilizes flat panel speaker technology to provide a unique loudspeaker system which exactly matches Armstrong’s market-leading range of suspended ceilings, to combine their existing aesthetic and passive acoustic qualities with the audio benefits provided by NXT.

Announcing the launch of the i-ceilings Approved Installer Network, CIE-Group marketing manager Chris Edwards explained: "The partnership between CIE-Group and Armstrong World Industries has brought t

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USA - TMB has announced the addition of Tim Baca to the LA sales department. Baca’s career in real-world entertainment started out with a BA in Theater Design at Lynchburg College, Virginia, including a semester at the University College of London. He then went on to work as technical director for the B Street Theater in Sacramento, California, where he oversaw all aspects of production, including lights, sound, set design, and wardrobe (his favorite). Following that, he spent two years chasing skaters as tour electrician for the Disney On Ice roadshow. This gave Tim hands-on experience in lighting, board operation, set design, and all things AC.

(Lee Baldock)

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UK - Liverpool-based Adlib Audio has supplied a rocking sound system for The Coral’s first production tour. This was the latest UK leg of an ongoing world tour by one of the hottest bands of the moment. The tour has been somewhat elastic in nature as has extended several times to keep pace with the rise in the band’s popularity.

Adlib’s Dave Kay has been onboard as FOH engineer with the Liverpool-based outfit since last summer, when they supported Oasis at Finsbury Park. The Coral are a unique-sounding band, with musical influences from reggae to rock, Motown to country and western, and Kay naturally jumped at the opportunity to work with them. He describes mixing each song "like it’s a different gig" - from dreamy ballads to hardcore guitar thrash.

With six band members, four of whom sing, it’s vital that the vocals have are prominent i

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UK - London’s City of Westminster College students are to produce a showcase sound and lighting event ‘see the sound’, engineered entirely by students on the BTEC ND Sound Engineering Courses and the C&G 1810 Theatre Electricians Courses.

Students on these courses are training to be sound recording or lighting engineers respectively; they will be in charge of every technical aspect of the event from pre-production to rigging and operating the show, staged at the college’s professional theatre venue, the Cockpit Theatre. "We want to give the students an opportunity to produce, rig, light, record and operate a major event of this type," commented music technology course Tutor Steve Hepworth. "This is the only way you can give students a feel for what happens at a real event, and give them an opportunity to receive invaluable experience. We ha

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UK - With German pro audio company HK Audio having made huge inroads into the UK & Eire pro audio market in recent years, the JHS Event 2003 (which takes place at JHS’s Leeds’ facility from 15-17 June) will present the perfect opportunity for HK Audio to demonstrate the versatility and power of its range.

The main outdoor stage at Event is traditionally flanked by 12 boxes of HK’s stadium-friendly R Series, offering a total of 7.2kW. An HK Projector system will additionally be positioned infield of the main stack, representing a good chance for show visitors to find out what these systems sound like when run at something approaching true outdoor SPLs. Elsewhere on the JHS site, a dedicated HK Audio demo theatre will feature many pro audio systems and components from the HK catalogue, including the successful L.U.C.A.S, E.L.I.A.S and A.C.T.O.R self-powered activ

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UK - On Thursday 15 May, The White Light Group will be holding an Open Day at their headquarters in Wimbledon, south London. Originally conceived as another chance for people to explore White Light’s base following their move there almost 18 months ago, and for customers to bid White Light's Hire Director Mike Crossman farewell as he leaves the company on a round-the-world tour, the Open Day is now expanding into something of a mini trade-show.

As well as staff members from all of the White Light Group companies, including White Light Hire, White Light Sales, The Moving Light Company, The Service Company, Colourhouse, Modelbox and Enliten, the Open Day will allow visitors to explore the latest products from a variety of suppliers and manufacturers including Blackout (with their new LED starcloths), E//T//C (with the latest in large format projection equipment), Howard Eat

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UK - Theatr Clwyd’s rolling policy of equipment upgrade to service its growing roster of tours, has continued with the purchase of its second Yamaha DM2000 digital mixing desk from Shepperton-based suppliers, Marquee Audio.

The theatre is Wales' major drama producing theatre company and arts centre, and is the home of a highly-acclaimed company. Head of sound, Kevin Heyes, says it was always the plan to buy a second DM2000, to add to the desk they bought from Marquee late last year. The high performance digital console offers 96 (24-bit/96kHz) audio input channels, extensive surround production features, integrated digital audio workstation and ProTools control, providing more than nine times the processing power of the Yamaha 02R.

"With 50-60 inputs on some of our big rock ’n’ roll pantomimes, we were filling our 02Rs to capacity," admitted Kevin.

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USA - Multi-lite USA has recruited Thor Sundby as account executive for its recently opened Burbank, CA facility. Sundby not only brings 12 years of sales and management experience with Sunray Manufacturing to the company, but also 25 years of production experience as a gaffer. Also joining the company is Lynda Whelan, whose 10 years of management experience, will prove invaluable in her new role as operations manager.

Owner and president of Multi-lite USA and its parent company, Multi-Lite Germany (one of Europe’s largest specialty lamp distributors), Wolfgang Massow commented: "We are very pleased to announce these additions and are confident that our growing customer base will appreciate the enhanced service their industry experience will provide."

(Ruth Rossington)

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USA - Theatrical Lighting Systems Inc has opened a TLS,Inc./Nashville branch-office and hired Kelsey Beard as project manager sales. The newest branch will be for sales only with the rental and service aspects of the business continuing to be handled through the company’s Huntsville office.

Kelsey Beard has a range of experience: he was most recently employed as a Certified Home Inspector for Pillar to Post, a franchise throughout the US and Canada. He was previously owner/partner in Beard-Wolf & Associates Inc (1976-1999) - manufacturer representatives for commercial, industrial and residential lighting products. During that time the company grew to achieve over $4m in sales in Tennessee. Beard worked closely with architects, electrical engineers, and owners in the design of lighting requirements of commercial and industrial buildings.

(Ruth Rossington)

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UK - Many people are referred to as industry veterans, but few musicians can boast a career as illustrious as the latest member of the Audio-Technica endorsee family, jazz legend Acker Bilk.

Bilk’s long career has seen many milestones including the 1960 hit ‘Strangers on the Shore’ - the first recording to simultaneously top both the UK and US charts, a collection of gold and platinum discs for record sales, and the MBE he received in 2001 for services to music. 50 years at the top of his profession have not dimmed Bilk’s enthusiasm for live performance and during preparations for his 2003 UK tour, Bilk’s tour manager and front of house engineer for the past 30 years, Les Squires, called Audio-Technica to see if he could put a couple of microphones which had been recommended to him through their paces.

"Every time A-T put a microphone in fro

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