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USA - Technomad reports that Dry Gulch USA, a year-round camp and retreat centre located on the shores of Lake Hudson in Oklahoma, is using a variety of Technomad weatherproof loudspeakers for themed musical entertainment and public address purposes. The multi-zone audio system covers several hundred acres of property and gives Dry Gulch a reliable outdoor distributed audio system.

Dry Gulch, USA, owned by Church on the Move of Tulsa, was established as a summer camp for children in 1986. The campus has grown into a multi-purpose destination point featuring a 700-seat performance hall, a mini-amusement park, overnight quarters, holiday events and a 'Town Square' downtown area that is a replica of an old west town.

Stephen Arruda, AV coordinator for Dry Gulch, was hired last year

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New Zealand - Auckland's latest music bar has opened its doors, and features an audio system based around an Allen & Heath audio distribution system comprising an iDR-4 digital mixing processor with PL controllers for easy system control, and a Mark Audio speaker system.

Located in Auckland's popular Kingsland suburb, Neighbourhood is owned by New Zealand brewers, Macs. Installed by Jansen Professional Audio & Lighting, iDR manages audio distribution to various areas in the bar as well as to an outdoor area.

The bar mainly plays mp3 music during the weekdays but on the weekend a DJ plugs into a custom-designed outlet plate connected to the iDR, which is configured with different EQ settings for the DJ, and parameters for hard-limiting and compression on each speaker feed. Jansen used a custom serial data string function on the iDR to control video switching for the DJ's accomp

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UK - The Royal Shakespeare Company is the first production company to use the first automation-linked lighting control system that has been designed by Stage Technologies.

The recent production of A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Novello Theatre implemented the F:light system, which allows moving lights to follow the motion of automated scenery and performers, whilst remaining fully under the lighting designer's control. The system enabled technical staff to finely tune the lighting of the aerial scenes and maximise magical effects - in this case, Titania, Oberon and Bottom taking to the air in the aura of a striking full moon.

Often flying effects are used in situations that require highly accurate lighting in order not to reveal 'the trick'. Stage Technologies recognised that there was a distinct gap between lighting and automation. The F:light concept came about to b

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Italy - The Show Lighting Design Continuing Professional Development course, organized by the Design Faculty of the Politecnico di Milano, Italy, was held for the third time from 13 to 23 January 2009. The course is aimed at professionals and technicians with or without degrees who wish to specialise in show lighting design for the theatre and live music and fashion shows.

Clay Paky has always paid great attention to training young talent, and sponsors and hosts this course at its own showroom in Seriate (BG). Clay Paky built its sho room as if it were a real stage, designed not only to display its own products, but also as an 'art workshop' where lighting designers - from the most famous experts to lighting students - may practice and express their creativity to the full.

On the course, the students from the Politecnico were able to attend a practical lesson held by Gi

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Europe & Middle East - Shure Incorporated has appointed Fred Sicko as sales manager for the company's Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) business unit. In this role, Sicko will be responsible for providing sales, marketing, and market development support for the channel partners in those regions.

"Fred brings extensive pro audio industry experience and knowledge to this position, including seven years as sales manager at Shure Distribution GmbH," said Markus Winkler, managing director of Shure's EMEA business unit. "With his strong background, Fred will be an important part of our future business development in the region."

(Jim Evans)

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Denmark - The Martin Professional Colorfox VX01 is the first lighting controller specifically designed for architectural use with dynamic colour changing fixtures. This simple control solution allows users to customise and personalise a variety of architectural lighting settings.

Colorfox features a tactile design that enables it to fit into nearly any design environment. Its user-friendly interface allows even inexperienced users to access the benefits of dynamic light.

This intuitive controller allows for easy playback of static and dynamic scenes and provides a simple-to-use interface for users to alter the hue, saturation and intensity of their surroundings.

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UK - XL Video UK in conjunction with Blink TV is supplying LED screen, digital lighting, projection, cameras, control and crew for Snow Patrol's One Hundred Million Suns world tour, currently in the UK and Europe. The tour is the first in the world to feature Barco's DLM 1200 digital moving lights, of which XL has supplied four.

The show's intense and fluid visuality results from some serious creative chemistry between live video director Blue Leach who is cutting the IMAG mix, lighting designer Davy Sherwin and live visuals director Robin Haddow.

It is Leach's second Snow Patrol tour. "Davy and Robin are really into a fully integrated workflow that unites all departments, and I am very much of that same mindset, so it's a complete joy to be on this," he states.

XL supplied 8 columns of Barco O-Lite LED screen each measuring 13.5 ft high. Additional dynamics

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Germany - For 22 years, the Hausmesse in Straubing has enjoyed a secure place on pro audio traders' calendars. As on earlier occasions, the team, led by vice-president sales EMEA Robert Hesse welcomed this year some 700 guests from all over the world - including around 35 editors of pro audio magazines and other journalists.

The event kicked off in the municipal theatre with a welcome speech delivered by Robert Hesse, in which he described the stable-but-innovation-rich course the company is pursuing. Despite the worldwide financial crisis, he looked to the future with "absolute confidence," founding his optimism on the solid backing the firm enjoyed "as part of the Bosch Group" and solid results - including an increase of around 40 percent in the turnover of the intercom and broadcasting segments reported by Telex and RTS.

Following this address, bu

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UK - Kave Theatre Services supplied all lighting, sound and crew requirements to Move It (the UK's largest exhibition for Dance) for the latest addition to the show: The Freestyle Stage. The show took place from Thursday 5th - Sunday 8th March at Olympia, London.

The Freestyle Stage is an area the organisers created to allow dancers visiting the show, to show off their dance skills to a crowd. The brief from organisers was to create an area that allowed maximum flexibility with lighting and sound, as there are no rehearsals or even any idea of the genre that will be performed. The performers just show up with an iPod or CD with their chosen track and take to the stage.

Kave supplied a flexible lighting rig consisting of Martin Mac 600s, Mac 2000 Profiles and the new Mac 575 Kryptons for lighting the stage, Chroma Q Colour Blocks as truss toners, Le Maitre MVS hazers, and 2 Rob

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USA - As 2009 unfolds, Bandit Lites continues with O.A.R. on their 2009 tour. Tour manager Sean Murray, production manager Kevin Cassidy and lighting designer Will Anglin have worked with Bandit client rep Brent Barrett to come up with another impressive system for the 2009 campaign.

Anglin has chosen a bit of new along with a bit of throwback technology for the latest tour. VL 3000 spots work alongside High End Studio Beams as well as some durable but old school Cyberlight Turbos. The three fixtures together provide a look at the last 20 years of development of moving lights.

The entire show is controlled by the Grand MA console. The usual collection of trussing, motors and drapes round out a special look for the 11-year-old group. The This Town Tour continues throughout the year.

(Jim Evans)

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France - For its third edition, the Dimension 3 forum will take place in Seine-saint-Denis, a region that strongly supports 3D research and production. From 2-4 June 2009, Dimension 3 is inviting professionals from the cinema, TV, video games, entertainment, communication and training industries to "one of the most important events of the 3D industry in the world".

Staged in the Centre National de la Danse in Pantin near Paris, this event will evaluate the maturity of the creation and visualization solutions dedicated to the 3D images and their application programmes. This year, a space for the 3D production promotion will be added to the Dimension 3 professional exhibition area. Added to those areas dedicated to professionals, Dimension 3 Immersion, an area for the visual experimentations, will be open to a broader audience.

60 international experts will be gathered

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UK - Orbital Sound is putting its investment in the new d&b audiotechnik T-Series loudspeaker system straight to work during March. The T-Series is out on the road with three different productions.

Nickelodeon's SpongeBob Squarepants Live! is kicking off a UK tour at the HMV Hammersmith Apollo, with two hangs of 20 T10 cabinets apiece, configured as a conventional line array solution, complemented by 3 T-SUBs and a single B2 on each side.

The all-new UK tour of the hit musical Chicago, with sound design by Rick Clarke, opened in Bradford on 9March, with a 40-cabinet system designed to accommodate the wide cross-section of venues and requirements.

In London, the Flamenco Festival - running from 14-29 March at Sadler's Wells - is deploying a total of 16 T10 cabinets and T-SUBs, configured as a mixture of vertical point-source standalone cabinets and horizontal mi

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UK - Audio video services company PSP, has appointed Chris Stigger as project manager for its London operation to further strengthen the technical and production management services it offers its clients.

Stigger has extensive experience of the industry on a worldwide basis, having been with SPS for almost two decades prior to his move to PSP, where he worked on some of the company's most high profile events and client accounts.

"Business continues to be good for us and our London office is expanding," comments PSP director Ian Willcox. "And with the recent addition of Animotion Live and 3D-holocube enhancing our offering of creative products, more opportunities are continually presenting themselves.

"The addition of Chris to our team gives us the capability to facilitate this increase in business, ensuring that our clients receive the quality of service

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UK - The Directors of Batmink Ltd, one of the UK's largest distributors of sound and lighting equipment, are looking forward to the inaugural PLASA Focus show (Leeds, UK, 28-29 April 2009). Sales director Grant Thomas explains why Batmink are so enthusiastic about the new show: "As wholesale distributors, we often find that visitors to the trade shows are there primarily to familiarise themselves with new products, rather than to establish contacts and suppliers for these goods. At PLASA Focus, the emphasis is more on networking and developing new business relationships which may well prove more successful for a wholesale distributor such as ourselves. PLASA's own figures indicate that 70% of pre-registered visitors didn't attend the PLASA show in London, so this is also an excellent opportunity to meet new potential clients who may not be aware of our products or services.&q

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UK - A.C. Video, a division of A.C. Entertainment Technologies, held its first Green Hippo HippoSchool training day in Scotland on 3 March 3 to great success. The one-day course was organised in conjunction with Green Hippo's in-house specialists, Simon Harris and Samantha Bailey. The diverse audience included recent purchasers of Hippotizer media server products, freelancers wanting to learn more about the system and those considering an investment in their first Hippotizer system.

Lee House, business development manager for the A.C. Video division, commented, "A.C. Entertainment Technologies is committed to providing training and after-sales support to its UK-wide Green Hippo customer base, and we hope that holding a HippoSchool event in Scotland demonstrates our total commitment to the Hippotizer and our customers across the entire country."

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USA - The NSCA Business and Leadership Conference, sponsored by InfoComm International, concluded with positive discussions on resolutions, ideas and new strategies to handle business management in today's uncertain economy.

Commercial electronic systems integrators were encouraged by the overwhelming sense of community they experienced during this year's event. At a time when negative news and concerns surrounding economic stability consume staff at every level from business managers to technicians, conference attendees discovered staffing strategies, financial fixes and creative marketing methods at the event held last week in Phoenix, Arizona.

In addition to general sessions, a variety of networking events and social opportunities allowed attendees to discuss first hand their daily challenges and what works for them. Special guest, Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA), shared in

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Turkey - On 3 March 2009, the newly completed Ahmed Adnan Saygun Arts Centre in Izmir, Turkey, designed by Arup and Tozkoparan Architects, opened its doors to the public for the opening performance of the 16th European Jazz Festival. Grammy award winning American jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater was accompanied by the Istanbul Big Band at the event.

Arup Acoustics and a multidisciplinary engineering team from Arup worked closely with Turkey-based Tozkoparan Architects to deliver the new Centre. The acoustics and venue planning were an integrated part of the design from the outset with the goal of providing a building with world-class facilities within affordable budgets.

The new arts centre, known as AASSM, is named after Turkish composer and musicologist Ahmed Adnan Saygun, who died in 1991. The Centre incorporates a 1100 seat concert hall, a 300 seat recital hall as well as v

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UK - For two years running, Envy has won the title for Best Post-Production House at the UK Broadcast Awards. Handling projects for all the main broadcasters, the company has just opened its third facility in London's West End, featuring an open-plan reception - lounge bar space and 750sq.ft roof terrace, fitted with an Electro-Voice EviD sound system.

This is the 100th EviD fit for installer Clive Alexander of Empire Sound & Light. It is also the second installation of EviDs that he has done for Envy.

The new Foley Street facility, which has 34 offline production suites, boasts exceptional relaxation areas for its clients. Four pairs of white EviD 6.2s are wall-mounted below the roof beams in the reception and bar area, with another pair of 4.2s outside, catering for the huge roof terrace that overlooks central London. The system accepts iPod input, and operates primarily in

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Lighting rental company HSL is supplying lighting, a 26-point Kinesys automation system and crew to Snow Patrol's One Hundred Million Suns world tour.

This has kicked off in the UK and Europe with a mix of four dynamic visual mediums - lighting, digital lighting, video and movement .

The imaginative force behind this show comes from Davy Sherwin (lighting & visuals designer), Robin Haddow (live visuals director) and video director Blue Leach. The aim of their seamless teamwork is to ensure that all the lighting, video, visuals and movement cues contrast, compliment, match and juxtapose in complete harmony.

Project manager Mike Oates says, "It's just brilliant to be involved on a show that looks this good. An incredible amount of hard work, ideas, imagination and intelligence has gone into making it work, and the end results speak for themselves."

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France / Germany - French manufacturer APG reports a new stage in its ongoing product development, building on its experience in line source technology (i.e. Matrix Array). At the forthcoming ProLight&Sound exhibition (Frankfurt, 1-4 April) APG will launch its first Line Array.

Named Uniline, the new system comprises a main cabinet - UL210 - and a Low cabinet - UL115B. Featuring a 3-way system with twin 10" drivers, and the company's Isotop arrangement (a 6,5"+ 1"coaxially mounted with passive crossover), the UL210 is a bi-amplified cabinet. The UL115B low cabinet utilizes the efficient K-Horn load technology found in the company's TB subwoofer range, say APG.

The company says that the ergonomics and the flying points of the whole system are designed to offer safe, simple, flexible and intuitive installation. To operate and drive the complete system, users have

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Germany tarm Showlaser GmbH recently staged a highlight at the German music award ceremony Echo 2009 at the O2-World in Berlin.

Lighting designer Al Gurdon, who is well known for large scale productions such as the MTV Awards and the Brit Awards, designed in the performance of popular German act Silbermond in collaboration with tarm Showlaser to mark the presentation of the band's new song Irgendwas bleibt.

A total of four high-power green and four full-colour lasers were used for the production at the O2-World.

(Claire Beeson)

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