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UK - Hot on the heels of the successful JTS 901 professional UHF wireless microphone system, UK distributor Proel International has announced two mid-market introductions - the JTS 8001 single channel and 8002 twin channel packages. Both come with 16-selectable UHF channels and both offer true diversity operation, ensuring minimum set-up time and clear, interference-free operation. Like all JTS wireless systems, they are fully tested and approved for use in the UK and operators do not need to acquire licenses to use them.

Also distributed by Proel International, Alto has announced a new range of live mixers, the L Series. The entire range features 24-bit onboard DSP effects and advanced EQ facilities. Alto L Series mixers begin with the six-channel L6, followed by the eight-channe

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Germany - With four months to go before Prolight+Sound opens its doors, over 400 companies from 27 countries including Europe, Asia and America have booked exhibition stands at the fair, the organizers report. "The number of registrations and the expectations of the exhibitors indicate that Prolight+Sound 2004 will represent a successful start to the sector's year. Thanks to the first signs of economic recovery in Germany and France, the number of German companies is sure to increase again," says Gerhard Gladitsch, member of the board of management of Messe Frankfurt GmbH.

The new layout of the fair at the exhibition centre takes account of exhibitor wishes and will also make life easier for trade visitors next spring, the organizers claim. Hall 9 features show and stage lighting, lasers, effects and design and installation, and Hall 8 will host lighting and stage tech

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UK - Country music icon Emmylou Harris has visited the UK for five sold-out dates as part of her 2003 European tour, taking in London, Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham and Bristol. Canegreen's Miles Marchant and Paul Knight provided the technical support on the dates, installing a Meyer system at each of the venues.

To achieve good distribution in the theatre style venues they took advantage of the flexibility and spread of the Meyer MSL4s and configured the system to suit the venue. In general they flew three of MLS4s above either side of the stage with a further five on the stage, three flat and two sitting on top angled to take in the balcony areas. Six Meyer 650R2P SP subs (three per side) supplied the bottom end, with a pair of UPAs acting as in-fills for the front rows. Canegreen also supplied Lab Gruppen amplifiers, a Midas XL3 front-of-house console with a range of proces

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UK - Stage One Creative Services is on the move as part of its continuing development and expansion programme. From 5 January 2004, the copany will be based at Marston Moor Business Park at Tockwith, near York. The move will give Stage One a one-stop shop facility, incorporating steel fabrication, joinery, electrical, QMotion and Hangar Staging all under one roof.

Contact details from 5 January will be: Stage One Creative Services Ltd, Hangar 88, Marston Moor Business Park, Tockwith, YO26 7QF.

(Sarah Rushton-Read)

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This is a pivotal time for PLASA as it reviews its long-term goals, and with issues such as safety, training and legislation high on the agenda, a review has been undertaken to ensure all our plans for 2004 are met and new initiatives are given momentum. Thus key changes have been made which will allow us to build on our achievements to date and create a stronger and more active organization.

As part of this process, Ruth Rossington will be promoted from Editor of Lighting&Sound International to executive director of the PLASA organization - a newly created role which will see her working closely alongside CEO Matthew Griffiths and finance director Shane McGreevy to ensure the Association, Media and PLASA Show teams achieve the main objectives identified in PLASA's strategic aims.

In PLASA Media, L&SI deputy editor Lee Baldock moves up to become editor of Lighting&Sound Internation

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UK - Scotia UK plc has recently installed a new multimedia teaching facility at The University of Bristol Dental School, using Allen & Heath's DSP iDR system to manage the complex audio requirements. Dr Jeremy Rees from the University's division of Restorative Dentistry visited a recent installation at the University of Leeds Dental School, where he saw the benefits to be gained by upgrading from the old "chalk and talk" facilities to new electronic display systems.

Dr. Rees contracted A-Dec Dental to refit the dental laboratory with workstations containing the tools that a dentist would use on a live patient and "phantom heads", mannequins which the students use to practice "drill and fill" techniques. Each student is equipped with their own 15" flat screen multimedia display to view the tutorial and they can hear commentary from the tutors' r

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Belgium - After a successful changeover period following the announcement earlier this year of the management buy-out of the ADB Lighting Technologies group, the company has announced the release in production of three new products. The recent ACF show was the first large-scale presentation of these products in Belgium.

Warp, an 800W cool beam zoom profile with single-handed ring control of all beam-shaping functions, including the 360° endless rotation capability of shutters and gobos. The prototypes shown in 2002 generated strong interest from professionals and the international trade press. Several improvements were made in response to the feedback from professional users, and Warp is now in production. Its innovative features were recognized by the Association of British Theatre Technicians (ABTT), who this year awarded Warp the prestigious Lighting Product of the Year Awar

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UK - The official launch party for the Hospital in Covent Garden took place last month. Brainchild of artist and producer Dave Stewart and Paul G. Allen co-founder (with Bill Gates) of Microsoft, the Hospital is a multi-million pound music, state-of-the-art television and arts complex located in the heart of London's Covent Garden. Naturally the launch was a star-studded event attended by A-list celebrities from throughout the world of music and media. Sound Division Hire, the rental department of the Sound Division Group, was asked to supply the entire entertainment system for the event, including audio, lighting, staging and DJ equipment.

Sound Division's Chris Baxter confirmed that this was a technically complex event: "We set up a DJ system in the Studio on the lower ground floor with a PA based on EAW KF850s and JBL monitors with a Soundcraft mixing console. We were al

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Spain - Soundart, the Spanish manufacturer of digital audio tools for studio applications, has announced an extensive update to its website, including new areas such as 'demos' and 'tips and tricks' - expert hints written by the Soundart team and other pro users. The navigation has also been enhanced, including easy downloading of all the latest soundskins for the Chameleon DSP rack unit from the front page, either individually or together as the full pack. The site also now features minute-long audio tours of all the soundskins on one page.

Also new are sections on the expanding Soundart Chameleon community, with interviews with both pro musicians, engineers, educators and DSP developers who work with the Chameleon.

(Lee Baldock)

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The results of this year's PLASA committee elections were posted just as L&SI was going to press. As a result, the Association has welcomed three new members to its executive committee. With effect from 1 January 2004, Adrian Brooks of LiteStructures, Becky Loughran of Vertigo Rigging and John Jones of PCM/Pfaff Silberblau will join PLASA's executive body.

The new places were made available by the departures of Mick Hannaford of LightProcessor, Sammy de Havilland of Dare/Deco Leisure and Neil Darracott of Total Fabrications, all of whom have completed their terms. PLASA Chairman David Hopkins OBE acknowledged the valuable contributions all three had made, and thanked them for their efforts.

The three new members are all highly experienced. Adrian Brooks is the managing director of LiteStructures: his company, one of the largest in its sector, began manufacturing the original Astralit

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UAE - In mid-September, the annual meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund were held in Dubai. With over 27,000 participants from all over the world, this was an event of huge global significance for which the sound systems were provided by Electro-Voice.

This is the largest and most comprehensive gathering of global financial representatives in the world. In addition to the meetings - of which there were over 250 this year - there are numerous seminars, some conducted by staff members for members of the press. In all, 27,500 participants from 184 countries travelled to Dubai for the event. The hosts, James D. Wolfensohn, president of the bank, and IMF director Horst Köhler, left nothing to chance - certainly in respect of the audio-visual equipment.

In mid-August, a flotilla of cardboard boxes sporting the EV logo set s

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UK - Each December for the past 30 years, the Conference of the International Society for Performing Arts has been held in New York. This year, for the first time ever, it will be held in London at the Barbican Arts Centre, from 12-15 December.

The Conference chair, Anne Millman, together with the Barbican Centre host Graham Sheffield, has assembled a programme titled 'The World in London'. Speakers already confirmed include Germaine Greer, professor at Warwick University, who will be giving the keynote speech; Deborah Bull, former principal dancer and now artistic director of the Royal Opera House's alternative spaces programme; Venu Dhupa of the National Endowment for Science and Technology and the Arts; Hardish Virk, marketing consultant for musicals such as Bombay Dreams; Keith Khan, director of Moti Roti theatre productions; and Robin Archer, artistic director of the

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UK - Elumin8 switched on the world's largest animated outdoor poster featuring Electroluminescent Lighting (EL) technology in a JC Decaux Airport site at Heathrow Terminal 3. The poster, which measures 13m in length by 2m, was commissioned by the Scottish Development Agency and uses EL technology to powerfully highlight 29 different inventions originating from Scotland. The flat EL lamps light in a random sequence highlighting key words on the poster.

This is one of the world's first outdoor advertisements to incorporate EL technology, and illustrates how EL could revolutionize the outdoor media format and offer extensive creative possibilities for designers. This is the second JC Decaux Airport site to display a poster incorporating EL technology, following the Bombay Sapphire advertisements placed in Gatwick Airport earlier this year.

Paula Oliver, development director at JC

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UK - Pop-rock star Daniel Bedingfield is using Britannia Row's ElectroVoice XLC compact line array system for his UK tour. Playing a variety of venues on this 16-date tour, Bedingfield's front-of-house engineer Antony King is using XLC for the first time as a main system. He commented: "For a compact box, it puts out a lot of sound. Bedingfield likes a loud stage, which means the show is loud; we're pushing the EV system every night, and it's coping with that very well."

Having recently used the XLC system at the MTV Europe Awards, Brit Row system engineer Leon Dalton has rigged 12 XLC127+ per side, with four X-Line subs and two 1152i infill cabinets each side. The system is driven by Klark-Teknik DN9848 loudspeaker processors, and powered by 24 ElectroVoice P3000 amplifiers. King is mixing the show from a Yamaha PM1D. He continued: "We've taken this show into clu

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USA - Brad Schiller has announced the release of his new book, The Automated Lighting Programmer's Handbook. The text made its debut at the LDI 2003 convention in Orlando, Florida, where it sold out early on the second day. Schiller teamed with Focal Press to publish and distribute his manuscript.

The Automated Lighting Programmer's Handbook explains in detail concepts and procedures regularly used by professional automated lighting programmers. From basic principles of automated lighting, to pre-production preparations, the text details concepts, procedures, and guidelines to ensure a successful production. Then the author continues with in-depth explanations for beginning, intermediate, and advanced programmers. Additional sections explore troubleshooting principles, working relationships, and future technologies. For the final chapter of the book, the author int

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UK - Music Live 2003, held recently in Birmingham's NEC, again successfully consolidated its reputation as the UK's premier annual public music show. A huge roster of acts, demos, seminars and clinics ran through the duration of the show, whilst the main stage offered some impressive and well known talents. Legendary Yes guitarist Steve Howe played a hugely enjoyable solo set, with other notable performances coming from erstwhile Squeeze frontman singer/songwriter Glenn Tillbrook, US virtuoso rock guitarists Stevie Salas and Ritchie Kotzen, plus top New York session player and Ovation clinician, Matt Smith.

As a result of HK Audio's performance at Music Live 2002 and the 2003 London Guitar Show, HK's pro audio systems were again used exclusively throughout Music Live 2003. Capable of offering powerful yet detailed sound, HK Audio represented the ideal pro audio choice for the va

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USA - Gefen, a developer of computer interconnectivity solutions for professional and personal computer users worldwide, is currently pioneering a full line of DVI and HDTV (High Definition Television) products that enable digital video signals to be split, switched and extended.

Gefen has recently released two new ex-tend-it switchers: the 2x1 HDTV Switcher and the 4x1 HDTV Switcher. Both expand the functionality and compatibility of HD displays by allowing them to access two or four digital video sources - supporting home theatre, multimedia presentation, entertainment, education and similar audio/video applications by streamlining systems behind the scenes.

In operation, they enable one HDTV display to access either two or four digital video sources at any time without unplugging and replugging devices. Installation is simple and requires the user to plug the video sources

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UK - Bill Kenwright's record-breaking production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's smash hit musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat is using Martin Audio's Wavefront system for its redesigned 2003/4 national tour. Chris Full of Autograph Sound has revamped the sound design for the production, which has been on the road since 1997, touring the regional theatres of the UK. For the new rig, he has chosen Martin Audio, specifically ten WT3s and four WS2A subs, with analogue processing.

Full explained: "The sound design for the tour of Joseph required a versatile, high power sound system that also fulfilled the budget requirements of the show. I had used the WT3s and baby subs before, and liked the way the system sounded - particularly with respect to throwing the sound to the back of a venue. We are not touring delays as the turn around between venues

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UK - Stephanie Arhern's name was drawn out as the winner of a pair of tickets to the final performance of Merce Cunningham Dance Company's Anniversary Events at the Tate Modern. The competition, which was organized by British Harlequin and Dance Umbrella, ran on Harlequin's web site at www.harlequinfloors.com during October. Stephanie, who studied for a dance degree and now works in a performing arts college where she regularly produces contemporary dance work of her own, was overjoyed to have the opportunity to witness one of the sell-out performances. Commenting after the final MCDC performance Stephanie said, 'My guest and I enjoyed the piece thoroughly and experienced a serene and relaxing experience in the Turbine Hall, provided through the Weather Project and the Merce Cunningham piece which merged perfectly as one that evening."

(Sarah Rushton-Read)

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Sweden - Edsbyns Ljudteknik of Edsbyn, Sweden, has become the first European sound rental company to invest in the new-generation Renkus-Heinz PN102LA Line Array system, unveiled at the PLASA and New York AES 2003 shows. Company founder Bosse Davidsson has worked with sound rentals and installations since 1985, and first used Renkus-Heinz PA and monitor systems in 1990, as well as loudspeaker systems from other manufactures.

When the commercial climate made an investment in line array technology a 'must', Davidsson immediately opted to audition the new, compact PN102LA: "I am very satisfied with all loudspeakers from Renkus Heinz; it doesn't matter if it's a live concert or an installation, the results are always good."

Renkus-Heinz lent the company a complete system for field trials at two major concerts this autumn, he says. "The result was very, very good - t

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Russia - VGTRK in Moscow, the all-Russian State Tele Radio broadcaster, has taken delivery of a new 48-channel Soundcraft MH-4 mixing console, to add to an inventory that already includes several K2 and Ghost mixers, all supplied by PAL Systems in Russia.

The latest desk is being used for The Sports Channel, which broadcasts live coverage of international and domestic sports events. The MH-4 is intended primarily for the many talk-shows broadcast on The Sports Channel, which use multiple mic inputs, as well as international feeds and telephone hybrids.

"We are really pleased with our MH-4," says Andrey Vetr, chief of recording staff. "Everything is great about it, especially the ergonomics, and the benefits of the VCA and Matrix features. We've measured the console ourselves, here at VGRTK, and are delighted to find exact correlation with the original specifica

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