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UK - The London stage production of Mamma Mia! has just entered its eleventh year. And to celebrate, Sennheiser has added some extra sparkle to the proceedings.

The production has used Sennheiser G2 SKM5000 wireless microphones for the 'three Dynamos' closing performances since the outset of the production, but to celebrate the show's 10th anniversary, Sennheiser created a set of specially made 'blinged' microphones.

Using the same Swarovski crystals used in the production's lycra stage outfits, Autograph Sound helped swap the microphone's bodies and cages allowing Sennheiser to create the special sparkling look.

"We're delighted with the new look microphones. We use the SKM5000 (with Neumann KMS105 heads) for eight shows a week. They sound fantastic, are very reli

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USA - Radian Audio Engineering has expanded its sales team with the appointment of Keith Klawitter. He will assume responsibilities for Western Regional Sales working out of the company headquarters in Orange, California beginning 1 May.

Klawitter has a long career in the audio industry stretching back over more than 20 years. He is best known as the founder and president of high-end speaker design and manufacturing company KRK Systems, which he established in Huntington Beach, California in 1986. He remained with the company as chief consultant for five years after Stanton Magnetics acquired the name and assets in 2000.

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UK - Classic Technical Services has secured an exclusive three-year contract with the Wyndham Grand London Chelsea Harbour hotel as in-house AV and sound supplier.

The contract involves supplying equipment including large screen projections, video wall, plasma screens and sound systems which will be used for a variety of events staged at the hotel.

Paul Seeney, account director for Classic Technical Services, said: "We are thrilled to be working with one of the most exclusive hotels in London and we look forward to continuing our association. Our vast amount of stock, our expertise and our innovative solutions to specific requirements has given us the right platform to be the best in the business."

Classic Technical Services provides a broad range of services and equipment including lighting, sound systems, power distribution, plasma screens and audio-visual.

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Canada - Celebrating its 21st year, the 2009 East Coast Music Awards, Festival and Conference saw many leading artists and industry figures come together in Corner Brook, Newfoundland & Labrador, for a four day conference and celebration of Canada's East Coast music scene.

Taking place on the evening of 1 March, the highlight of the event was the annual East Coast Music Awards ceremony, which saw live performances and video clips interspersing the presentation of awards in 31 categories - ranging from DVD of the Year through to Aboriginal Recording Of The Year.

With a complex, two stage production to mix the sound for, DiGiCo consoles were chosen to ensure that everything ran seamlessly on the night. Supplied by Nova Scotia-based Tour Tech East, a D1 was used at monitors, while front of house engineer David W. Hillier manned an SD7 console.

The event comprised 17 live perfor

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UK - Orbital Sound will be showcasing its broad range of products and services at the ABTT Theatre Show 2009 (10-11 June, Royal Horticultural Halls, London), and will be highlighting the latest version of the CSC Show Control Software from CTR Electronics.

Orbital will also be showing digital wireless microphone systems from Zaxcom, including the TRX900 stereo-capable transmitter and the new QRX100 4-channel receiver, plus HME's recently-launched DX121 one-to-one digital wireless intercom. This can be plugged into a standard intercom station or belt-pack headset jack, or connected to a matrix intercom system, to enable wireless intercom links of up to 300 metres to be established quickly and easily.

Completing Orbital's product line-up will be loudspeakers systems from d&b audiotechnik, including the new T-Series.

Chris Headlam, managing director of Orbital Sound, comments,

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Belgium - UK-based Stage One were recently approached by Vlaamse Opera Company to provide an integral part of the set for a brand new production of Samson and Delilah, opening at the beautiful Antwerp Opera House, one of Vlaamse Opera's two theatres. Stage One were brought in by Vlaamse Opera's project manager, Kjell Peersman, to provide a steel platform positioned 2 metres above the house stage and containing an in-built hydraulic ramp.

Roy Webber, project manager for Stage One, said: "Requiring input from the metalwork, woodwork, automation and interpretation departments, this project proved to be a perfect vehicle to demonstrate how we are ideally placed to provide a full range of services from under one roof."

The 8m by 8m platform is hinged at the rear, allowing it to be raised and lowered, as the performance requires, to one of two height settings. Set w

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Argentina - More than 35.000 people enjoyed Peter Gabriel's concert at Velez Sarsfield Club Stadium in Buenos Aires on 22 March where Buenos Aires Live Show provided the sound system, stage sets, lights and video facilities.

Powersoft amplifiers K10, K8 and K6 powered the entire sound system with a main L/R of 14 JBL Vertec VT 4889-1, the out-fill with 12 JBL Vertec VT4889-1 per side plus several VCA Sub Low 2x21 subwoofers.

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USA - Northside Christian Church of Spring, Texas, recently installed a new sound system featuring loudspeakers and subwoofers from EAW. The installation was completed in March 2009, with final system commissioning on 28 March as part of the development of the church's new worship facility.

Vance Breshears and Kelly Dunlop of El Cajon, California-based Sound Technology Consultants were the A/V and lighting design consultants for the project, and the A/V installation contractor was David Hairel and a team from Hairel Enterprises of Conroe, Texas. The church's team included music director Jeremi Carnes and mix engineer Jose Barni. Other key individuals included Bruce Green from Irvine, California-based Visioneering Studios who served as design architect for the new facility, and Kirk Guillory from Columbia, Maryland-based Waldon Studio who was the project architect.

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Live & Free - Coldplay are to give away a free CD at every remaining live show in 2009, the band have announced. Starting with the group's first North American tour date in Florida on 15 May, fans will be given a copy of nine-track album LeftRightLeftRightLeft. The band said the giveaway was meant as a "recession-busting mark of gratitude" to their fans for supporting them. LeftRightLeftRightLeft will also be made available as a free download on Coldplay's website from 15 May. "Playing live is what we love. This album is a thank you to our fans - the people who give us a reason to do it and make it happen," the band said on its website.

In The Sale Room - A rare Motown seven inch single has fetched a world record price of £25,742 after its seller Kenny Burrell, from Fife, put it up for auction. The copy of unreleased 1965 single

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USA - For nearly six decades, Drexelbrook, PA, has been a first-call gathering spot for events large and small in the tri-state area. Its historic Georgian style mansion and Grand Ballroom have been the backdrop for countless weddings, proms, trade shows and corporate retreats and The iconic TV series American Bandstand filmed some of its earliest episodes there.

Drexelbrook's 15000sq.ft Corporate Events Centre, opened in 2000, is the largest facility of its kind in the region, and offers state-of-the-art audio and video systems including an elaborate distributed sound system using Community CLOUD6 ceiling speakers.

Brian Latocha of Aston, PA-based Toner Sound reports: "The old system was underpowered to begin with, and with the room's 25ft ceilings, it had been pushed to its limits for years, and was showing signs of age. We installed a distributed system of 60 CL

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UK - New lighting consultancy Flare Lighting opened its doors for business on 1 May 2009. Launched by business partners David Amos and Ben Cash, the West London-based company provides lighting design and system delivery for the event and entertainment industry, and builds on the pair's many years of experience in the field.

Flare offers a range of services, from lighting for corporate events to theatre to architectural installations. As part of the business launch the company has commissioned a website, live now at www.flarelighting.co.uk.

Amos and Cash have joined forces following successful individual freelance careers. Previous clients have included Brandwidth, Blonstein and Ultimate Experience . Their years in the industry mean they have a large team of experienced and professional freelance crew and technical staff to draw upon.

David Amos is a graduate of the RSAMD in

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UK - Lighting designer Leggy (Jonathan Armstrong) upped his count of i-Pix BB7 LED wash lights from 19 to 35 for Bloc Party's two sold out shows at London Olympia, the latest on a world tour that kicked off in January.

Bloc Party's Intimacy tour is the first time that Armstrong had incorporated BB7s into his rig - a move prompted by wanting a very bright, soft edged source with fabulously smooth colour mixing to produce the main over-stage washes.

On the first section of the tour he used four BB7s a side for front and side-stage washes, plus four on the floor behind each musician, for silhouetting and other style effects. The other nine BB7s were arranged on an inverted triangle on three back trusses - typically a main truss with two sub hangs - dependent on the venue and available space.

At Olympia, the triangle was expanded to four trusses - mid and back with two su

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UK - The APRS (The Association of Professional Recording Services) is launching its re-designed web site at a social and networking event on 18 May at The Bath House, 96 Dean Street, Soho, London starting at 7.00pm. Open to everyone (members and non-members) the event will be an opportunity to learn more about the new features of the website.

A key element of the new site will be a fully searchable database of members' details. This will be of great benefit to members and non-members alike as site visitors will be able, for the first time, to search for member studios, facilities or manufacturers which match their project criteria.

Webmaster Mike Brown explained, "There's more to this than meets the eye because we've also been streamlining and centralising many of our back-end office procedures as part of this upgrade. New members will be able to apply online and subscrip

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Denmark - The preview release of Martin Professional's new version Maxedia software, Maxedia 4 RC, is now available. Maxedia 4 RC is the latest software update for Martin's Maxedia high performance media server. The final release of Maxedia 4 will take place later in the spring.

The new software features a number of improvements including an entirely new video engine using the latest high-performance professional video codec. The new video engine is optimised to play multiple Full HD 1080p H.264 MPEG-4/AVC MOV&AVI Codec.

Improvements with Maxedia 4 include: support for H.264 MPEG-4/AVC MOV&AVI HD Professional Codec; pixel accurate video output; support for ultra-widescreen; multi-screen keystoning and edge blending; pixel mapping for RGB and CMY fixtures; support for Live HD-SDI capture video input; intuitive user interface; live diagnostic tool; CITP 1.1 protocol remote thumb

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Germany - The newly designed booth of Communications Systems from Bosch proved to be a real magnet for both dealers and consumers at this year's ProLight&Sound. "We wanted to send a signal at this trade fair and demonstrate that we haven't been infected with the crisis-panic," says vice president sales Robert Hesse. "We succeeded. Our efficient and optimistic presentation went down a treat."

In addition to the many and varied new products from Dynacord, Electro-Voice, Midas, and Klark Teknik, workshops, presentations (ProMatrix), and live demos (including Electro-Voice PL series microphones) contributed to the bustle of activity at the booth. "Everyone who listens to our equipment is convinced by it," says Robert Pletz, head of marketing communications systems EMEA. "That's why the demonstrations were of decisive importance to us." The lar

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UAE - "The presence of so many of the region's events industry professionals at our One year in Dubai party reflects the level of success EFM has already achieved in the Middle East," said Mike Llewellyn, the company's Managing Director, at the event.

Dylan Owen, regional director of EFM in the Middle East, together with general manager, Chris Lumb have undergone a busy 12 months, since the Dubai office's opening in April 2008, building the business and gaining increasing respect from a wide network of contacts across the GCC region. Together with the EFM international management team, they welcomed fellow events professionals to the poolside iKandy Bar at Dubai's Shangri-La hotel for an evening reception to celebrate a successful first year.

During the last 12 months in the Middle East, EFM has moved an extensive list of events supplies in, around and back ou

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Italy - With an ultimate retail floor space of 26,500sq.m, Italy's Mondovicino outlet village, retail park and shopping centre will be the biggest of its kind in the country. And with Yamaha audio equipment bringing the best audio quality to shoppers, it is certain to offer the ultimate retail experience.

Located near the town of Mondovì, in the province of Cuneo, north west Italy, the first phase of Mondovicino - with about 60 stores - has opened, with the rest of the development progressively opening in the near future.

Sound designer Adriano Zigante and his company Alto Gradimento won the contract to design and install the audio system at the complex. Zigante specified a comprehensive Yamaha system, which will deliver high quality audio via a highly flexible, multi-zone system.

The indoor shopping centre forms the first completed phase of the development and features fou

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UK - Classical vocal group Blake and soprano Natasha Marsh recently brought together their musical talents for a special four week tour of the UK, performing popular classical works, their own hit material and pop arrangements. The tour, universally praised as a captivating and emotional show, ran from 22 March 22 - 9 April.

Lighting and production design was by Mark Cunniffe, who used Martin MAC III Profile, MAC 700 Profile and MAC 700 Wash luminaires to light the memorable series of shows. Known for his detailed attention to artistic requirements, Cunniffe's wealth of experience includes working with artists such as Elton John, Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart and Stevie Wonder.

"Steven Howard and Jodi Mitzman from the TCB Group requested a show that contained projected imagery together with lighting to provide an operatic and theatrical mood not normally associated with this

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UK - Percussion combo Noise Ensemble are touring with 30 SGM Idea 250 moving lights. These have been newly purchased for the tour by Snap To Black, the tour's supplier of lighting, AV, crew and production management. The purchase was made through SGM's UK distributor Lightfactor Sales.

Lighting has always been an essential element of the show and part of the original concept since its inception at Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2004. The latest tour's design is again created by Ben M Rogers - who has been involved with Noise Ensemble since Edinburgh - and is based on bringing edgy, moody multilayered drama to the performance.

For this tour however, Rogers wanted to up the production values and create a new setting and ambiance via the meticulous and well thought-out lighting. The intention with the new moving lights - a substantial rig for a theatre tour of this scale - was also

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USA - Nominations have opened for the second annual ESTA Rock Our World Awards, which recognise groundbreaking achievement by ESTA Members in new products, product applications, or projects. These awards were created to acknowledge the genius of both the creator of technology and the designer or integrator who applies the technology in a real world environment.

Contestants for the 2008 awards showcased a wide variety of new products and product applications from the simplest problem solver to complex uses of technology that extended the boundaries of the entertainment technology field. Project nominations showcased everything from theatrical productions to special events to permanent installations and highlighted the collaborative nature of our industry.

Nominations may be made by anyone in the industry, but an ESTA Member must be involved as the designer, manufacturer,

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Switzerland - Barix announces that Acutron Electroacustica of Portugal has completed the installation of a Barix Audio over IP zoned audio solution for the Colombo shopping mall in Lisbon. The solution provides Colombo, one of the largest shopping malls in Europe, with a point-to-multipoint solution to deliver voice, audio and control signals to more than 30 locations.

The complete Barix Audio over IP solution features Instreamer 100 encoding and Exstreamer 100 decoding devices for voice and audio distribution as well as Barionet and IO12 devices for control and system monitoring. The entire system is controlled using Acutron software for signal distribution to any zone from the central server and local operator terminals.

According to Antonio J. de Oliveira, co-Founder and head engineer of Acutron Electroacustica, the Barix solution provided a flexible, multi-zone entertainme

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