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UK - Acoustic specialists Vanguardia Consulting has announced that environmental acoustics expert David Trevor-Jones has joined its management team, headed by Jim Griffiths and John Staunton. The enlarged firm also opened a London office near London Bridge on 1 November.

Vanguardia, whose Oxted, Surrey premises will continue to be its administrative base, has grown continuously since its launch in May 2006, with veteran U2 sound engineer Joe O'Herlihy being the first addition to the team later that year.

Jim Griffith comments: "David, John and I have kept in close contact since we worked together on local authority noise research projects at the GLC's Scientific Branch in the late 1980s and early 1990s. With our clients and projects becoming steadily more specialised, and e

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Romania - The club La Mania on Romania's Black Sea coast which is only open in the summer months features a newly installed Dynacord alpha system. Located in Mamaia, the club can accommodate around 2,500 guests at a time.

Cornel Petcu of the Romanian Dynacord partner HSA Audio described how the system was put through its paces for the benefit of the La Mania team: "The club's sound technicians were already fully informed about the system before we arrived. They knew all about the Dynacord alpha's international references. Even so, when they actually heard the system for the first time with their own ears, they were totally convinced not only by the sound pressure levels the system was delivering but also by the quality of the reproduction."

(Jim Evans)

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Belarus - Distributors FE Belimlight supported German band The Scorpions recently when their Humanity World Tour played in front of 7,000 people at the Sport Arena in Minsk.

Lighting technician Ilya Piotrovsky said that in contracting FE Belimlight, the promoters were seeking a service company with a good reputation and list of complex production credits under their belt. Working with the Scorpions LD, Rainer Becker, Piotrovsky helped design the show around eight of PR Lighting's XL Wash 700, eight XL 700 and 72 Pro Pars.

"The main idea was to select fixtures that could implement fast and precise changes," he said. "The XL spot and wash lights were used right across the stage while the Pro Pars were clamped onto the front, side and back trusses." These central effect were complemented by conventional Par 64's.The lighting was controlled from a Hog iP

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UK - Summit Steel is supplying a large trussing and motors package, together with a 20-way Kinesys automation system and control for Elton John's Red Piano touring extravaganza, which kicked off in Europe last week after a gig at the UK's Birmingham National Indoor Arena.

The project is managed by Jon Bray at Summit, who has liaised closely with the tour's head rigger Richard Wythes and production manager Henry Crallan to ensure that that things are running smoothly now the show's on the road.

10 trusses have been supplied by Summit to Red Piano, which are being used to suspend a variety of dramatically camp scenic pieces, drapes, two side IMAG screens and a 24.5m wide by 8m high upstage MiTrix video screen weighing seven tonnes.

To meet the tight gig scheduling, specific rigging, automation and lighting elements are being advance rigged on certain shows, so Wy

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Germany - QSC Audio has appointed Hartmut Reichert as its new sales manager for the European, Africa & Middle East (EAME) territories.

Reichert set up and led the European sales and marketing office for Shure Inc in Chicago, establishing a European sales and marketing office from the company's European base in Heilbronn, Germany. He subsequently worked for beyerdynamic, setting up an international sales, marketing and distribution programme.

"I am certain I will be able to use the good relationships I have created with distributors, dealers and system integrators to QSC's advantage," he says. "In recent years I have followed the company's development in the market and have been enormously impressed by how they have developed from being a well-known power amplifier manufacturer, to becoming one of the most innovative and expanding systems companies in the industr

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UAE - Atlantis, The Palm - the focal point of the man-made island of Palm Jumeirah, billed as the ultimate fantasy hotel and estimated to have cost around 1.5 billion dollars - launched itself upon Dubai on 20 October with a much publicised event attended by stars from stage, film, music and sport. Audio specialist Delta Sound, which has recently expanded its Dubai office, provided the sound system.

"We were recommended by technical director Simon Ransom, and worked directly for Atlantis's owners, Kerzner International," says Andy Jackson, in charge of Delta Dubai and sound designer and project manager for the Atlantis launch. "Simon asked me to design the sound design and so it made sense for Delta to look at the whole project, including supplying equipment."

With an 11-month planning period and Delta already in a significant growth period, it gave the co

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Korea - The Studio '80s Dance Club in Seoul's Shin Chon university district specialises in music of the 70s through to the 90s, playing almost everything except for current chart tracks. Kim Gino, one of Korea's top DJs and a music business veteran with more than 30 years experience, owns the club which launched five years ago.

The venue's old sound system was deemed too small and inflexible, so the Studio '80s Dance Club was recently treated to a new rig. And the system of choice was an HK Audio Actor DX.

Kim Gino comments: "We selected HK Audio Actor after trying out several systems. The records of the '70s, '80s, and '90s sound really powerful and much more dynamic with Actor. That's probably because tracks weren't compressed as much back then as they are today and that's closer to the real live sound."

(Jim Evans)

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UK - Together with London's Central School of Speech and Drama (CSSD), ETC recently gave students a chance to undertake a comprehensive training programme with the aim of giving them a view of entertainment technology, from the perspective of the manufacturer right through to the spectator.

The training was carried out by ETC's Luke Delwiche and saw students undertake responsibilities including redesigning, upgrading and reinstalling the rig in the 'theatre style' training room - known as The Playhouse at Gypsy Corner - where staff, dealers and distributors learn about the workings of ETC lighting products. The 150W HID lamps were replaced with more environmentally friendly 70W HID lamps and the students serviced all the luminaires on the rig with help from Martin Professional. In addition, they also completed training on the Eos, Ion, Congo and SmartFade lighting control

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Turkey - With sources claiming it to be the world's largest trade show booth, Turkish Telecom displayed a 4550sq.m booth for CEBIT Eurasia 2008 held in Istanbul, complete with concert lighting, a main stage, three cafes, and a vast video wall surrounding the entire space.

Istanbul-based The Partners was hired to design and build the booth, including lighting and video for Turkish Telecom and its partner companies Avea and TTNET. The Partners CEO Firat Kasapoglu explained, "We were approached last fall by Turkish Telecom to pull off one of their most ambitious trade show booth concepts to date. The idea was to create a world where visitors would enter and feel a part of it. They also wanted a live stage where performers could entertain the audience in a concert-like setting. The booth needed to entertain as well as educate, and show a unity of the three companies but allowin

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UK - Cadac Electronics was placed into administration yesterday, 1 December, following the eventual collapse of a prolonged 14-week negotiation over the sale of the company. LSI Online understands that all of the staff have now been made redundant.

A notice is expected to be posted on the Cadac website shortly.

News of Cadac's troubles emerged in June, with the announcement - premature as it turned out - that the company had been placed into administration, following an unexpected fall-off in anticipated sales of the company's analogue products. However, shortly after, a new finance package was agreed with the bank and a new business plan drawn up before the administration papers were filed - as revealed by Audio File in Lighting&Sound International's July-August 2008 issue.

This final confirmation of its entr

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Germany - The Milchwerk Radolfzell is a new event location on the shores of Lake Constance. In 1969 the factory was built as a production facility by a milk-processing company. After aquisition and reconstruction by the city of Radolfzell it reopened as a conference and culture centre in 1992. Following refurbishment, it now comprises eight congress rooms and two halls.

Praxl Licht- & Tontechnik under the direction of Stefan Praxl projected and installed a multi-functional system for using the event infrastructure in the smaller 200-seat hall. Audio is based on K.M.E. Versio systems.

Sound engineers, organisers and the 800 invited guests at the opening event were convinced and satisfied with the sound quality. "We like the sound and the user-friendly handling. This small, compact system with its clear design fits perfectly in our functional architecture," says a spok

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USA - Now, utilising field-tested RC4 DMX technology, The Pocket Console is offered in a wireless version with an internal RC4-DMXio transmitter.

The Pocket Console can function as a remote-controlled console, wireless circuit check device, redundant dimmer check, wireless DMX effects trigger or be a roaming WholeHog 2 as it is a wireless eight-submaster wing.

Operating in the 2.4GHz ISM band, the unit's indoor range is easily up to 300'+, with a rated range of 200'+. Outdoor line-of-sight range is up to one mile, and transmitter power output is up to 100mW (20dBm) EIRP, with a receiver sensitivity of -100dBm. The unit runs on a 9V lithium battery, providing a minimum life of eight hours.

(Jim Evans)

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International Update - A Live Earth concert scheduled to take place in Mumbai on 7 December has been called off in the wake of last week's terror attacks. Bon Jovi and Pink Floyd's Roger Waters were among the artists scheduled to appear at the event, intended to raise awareness of climate change. "We will continue to work for solutions to the climate crisis for the good of the people of India," said organisers. "But for now, our thoughts are with the victims of this terrible attack."

Events in South East Asia also saw the cancellation of another concert due to be held in Bangkok over the weekend. The Bangkok 100 Rock Festival, scheduled for 29 and 30 November in the Thai city, was to have featured appearances by Manic Street Preachers, Ash and US band Hoobastank. The announcement follows demonstrations at Bangkok's international and domestic airports t

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UK - Stage Electrics is hosting a Freelancer Day at RADA's Gielgud Studio on Monday 12 January 2009. The programme, tailored to be of special interest to freelancers in the industry, will be an informal day of stimulating topical presentations, along with the opportunity to network.

Those attending will get to see presentations on Video Integration and how it will affect the Industry; Health & Safety for Freelancers; Finance for Freelancers; Sound Reinforcement - Developing Technologies and Current Trends and a special session on The Benefits of PLASA Membership.

To tie in with this, there will also be an exclusive PLASA Membership offer on the day. Any freelancer who signs up to become a member of PLASA will have the advantage of Stage Electrics contributing the first £40 of their annual membership fee - equating to a third off. In addition, PLASA has pledged to waive t

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USA - The Palace Grounds in Bangalore were transformed on 7 November into a celebration for thousands who turned out for The Great Indian Rock 2008. This international concert that featured three prominent Indian bands, Slingshot, Rainbow Bridge and Extinct Reflections and two Norwegian popular acts, Sahg and Satryicon. V&P Sound deployed an extensive Harman sound system that featured Soundcraft's Vi6 and included products from JBL, Crown, dbx, and AKG.

The sound system consisted of 20 JBL Vertec VT4889s with two main hangs of 10 per-side, 16 JBL VT4880A subs were flown in on four per-side hangs, eight JBL CSR subs were ground stacked with four per-side and VRX932LA's were used as centre-fills. Crown I-Tech 4000, 6000, and 8000 amplifiers powered the entire system and the FOH was mixed using the Soundcraft Vi6 digital mixing console running the new Version 3.0 software.<

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Armenia - Robert Juliat has, this autumn, supplied a large amount of profiles, spotlights, follow spots and dimmers to the landmark venue of the Karen Demirchyan Sport & Cultural Complex (SCC) in the Armenian capital city of Yerevan.

The Robert Juliat lighting and dimming equipment was supplied by City Trade Holding LLC and installed by Business Center Arlekino LLC, Russia, as part of a major refurbishment of this historic, iconic venue.

Built in 1983 to host various sporting, concert, social and political events, the SCC has been one of Armenia's most famous symbols since Soviet Union times. Its auspicious history has seen it play host to performers which include Michelle Legrand, Ian Gillan, Boney M, Thomas Anders and the Symphony Orchestra of La Scala theatre, amongst many others.

A full restoration programme to update the SCC (which was even without central heating for 2

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UK - The Arcola Theatre was honoured at the Growing Business Awards in London on 27 November, jointly winning the Green Award for commitment to sustainability. The awards - run by Real Business magazine and the CBI - are designed to recognize innovation and entrepreneurial spirit amongst Britain's business community.

The theatre, which is run by Mehmet Ergen, Leyla Nazli and Dr Ben Todd, aims to be the world's first carbon neutral theatre. The installation of a fuel cell in February 2008 made the venue the first in the world to power its main house shows and bar/café on hydrogen.

Other winners of Growing Business Awards include several household names. Will King, founder of King of Shaves, collected the Company of the Year award. Judges felt that King's men's grooming brand had proved that constant innovation was the key to continued growth. This year, the company he se

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USA - Physician's Quality Care in Jackson, Tennessee, a completely new kind of walk-in medical clinic is provided to patients giving them a one-of-a-kind non-medical experience. With audio components from JBL and Crown audio systems integration firm Internally Sound has designed a system that establishes a more hospitable environment for patrons.

The facility features a waiting room structured with a 26-seat movie theatre. JBL's Screen Array 4622 cinema loudspeakers, Cinema Series 4641 subwoofers, and 8340A Surround high power cinema surround systems, in addition to Crown's DSI 2000 amplifiers for 4622's and 4641's, and Crown's DSI 1000 amplifiers for surround systems play starring roles in this room.

(Jim Evans)

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UK - The Government has reaffirmed its commitment to developing the nation's skills with the launch of an innovative new trial to develop Apprenticeship Expansion Programmes aimed at increasing current apprenticeship numbers to fill existing skills gaps. The trials, delivered through the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) will provide participating employers with access to funds of more than £10 million over the next three years, in a bid to increase the number of available Apprenticeship vacancies.

The Apprenticeship Expansion Programme trials will provide extra funding to employers who are currently running high quality Apprenticeships. It aims to develop and test models which will allow employers to recruit and train additional apprentices. The trials will help the apprentices secure employment with employers in the supply chain or elsewhere in the wider sector. This exp

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Czech Republic - SK Slavia Praha has scored another success after winning its first 1 Liga title in 17 years, installing Europe's first Renkus-Heinz RHAON-empowered audio system for its brand new Stadion Eden. The system delivers single-cable digitally networked operation throughout the stadium.

After a saga stretching back to the team's birth in Prague in 1892, the new 21,000 seat Stadion Eden opened in the Vršovice district of Prague this spring, with an innovative roof suspension that allows an unobstructed view from every seat.

Lucie Antonsonova of the company's Czech distributor, Audiopro, observes: "Sound distribution in sport stadiums is usually a big issue - there are only few which can be proud of their solution. It's often a last-minute solution because the budget has already been spent. SK Slavia Praha wanted their new stadium to set a new standard."

St

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UK - Adlib Audio supplied a V-DOSC sound system to the recent Scouting For Girls UK tour which was specified by the band's FOH engineer, Andy Williamson.

It was the first time Williamson had toured V-DOSC. It was also his first time using Adlib on a full touring show although he's known Andy Dockerty and Tony Szabo for many years and worked with them on previous gigs. "Adlib work in a very personal way with all their clients, and I wanted a company that could guarantee this commitment to service and attention to detail," he states.

They used 8 V-DOSC elements per side with six of the new L-Acoustics SB28 subwoofers per side and 4 ARCS per side ground stacked. Due to the large differences in venue sizes, they also carried 24 dV-DOSC and four dVSUBS to act as side-hangs. For the arenas on the itinerary, they upped the total V-DOSC count to 24. The ARCS also served as f

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