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Montserrat - For those with recording aspirations in the 1980s, few studios held the same rock star appeal as Air Montserrat. A who's who of major artists, from The Police to Dire Straits and The Rolling Stones recorded at Sir. George Martin's residential studio complex until a hurricane in 1989, and the eruption of a volcano in 1995, destroyed not only the studio but also the heart of the Island community.

In response to the catastrophic events, the Montserrat Cultural Centre was built between 2005 and 2006 using funds raised by Sir George and Lady Martin. The focal point of the centre is the Sir. George Martin Auditorium, a 450 seater venue, which offers concert, cinema and conference configurations at the touch of a button.

An impressive range of equipment has now been gather

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USA - For decades, Shure microphones have been a mainstay of rock and roll stages, from the largest arenas and stadiums to the smallest bars and clubs. Now they're also appearing onstage in the virtual world, compliments of the Harmonix and MTV Games' best-selling music video game Rock Band 2.

"How could anyone create a game like this and not include the SM58 and SM57? That would be like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich without the bread," said Chad Wiggins, Shure's wired products category manager. "We definitely feel that having our mics in Rock Band 2 adds a degree of authenticity for all of the people who'll play it as they dream of being Roger Daltrey belting out Pinball Wizard or any one of dozens of other rock stars. It's very cool to be included."

(Jim Evans)

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USA - American connector specialist Switchcraft has launched two new impedance matching transformers that convert 110Ω digital signals to 75Ω signals and vice-versa.

Designed to allow long distance transmission of digital audio signals through 75Ω coaxial cables, the transformers are made using rugged but compact metal housings and are available with male or female three-pole XLR connectors to BNC receptacles.

(Jim Evans)

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UK - If you haven't reserved your delegate place at Showlight 2009, you have only a few days left to do so! And this year's Showlight has so much to offer everyone, whether you work in the theatre, television, architectural, film or event lighting. From Beijing to James Bond, the Grand Mosque to media servers, Showlight 2009 will be truly international and truly educational, say organisers.

With an eclectic mix of lighting designers from all disciplines, suppliers, manufacturers, students and scholars, each Showlight is unique, providing food for the mind, soul - and body! Included in the delegate price of only £180 are refreshments and lunch every day, plus dinner on Sunday and Monday. What more could you ask for? Oh yes - and the visits programme on Monday afternoon, with a backstage look at Glasgow's finest theatres, a visit to Philips' local factory, culture in the for

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UAE - Leading Abu Dhabi events consultancy Flash enjoyed a sweeping victory at the recent Middle East Event Awards 2009.

The Abu Dhabi home-grown company fought off competition from a number of global event companies, to win two of the evening's most prestigious awards: Best Fair/Festival/Concert category for the George Michael and Alicia Keys Live in Abu Dhabi concert held in December last year, in addition to the Best Sporting Event for the Capital World Tennis Championship, Abu Dhabi's first international tennis tournament held in January this year.

The two Middle East Event Awards wins come in addition to a recent slew of awards Flash celebrated winning including the Event Organizer of the Year title from Sound and Stage Magazine Middle East. In addition, the company's New Years Eve spectacular Shakira Live in Abu Dhabi won the Favouri

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ETC Halcyon Silent

High End Systems Halcyon Silent builds on ETC’s legacy of fanless automated fixtures by incorporating features from the highly sought-after Halcyon family. Halcyon Silent perfectly balances silent operation with brilliant output of 18,400 lumens and high-impact features. 

For more information visit us at www.etcconnect.com

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France - Nexo has announced the release of a standardised amplification package for touring applications featuring the new NXAMP amplifiers.

Available in three sizes, the new NXAMP racks provide a plug-and-play solution for analogue and digital audio applications, allowing Nexo's touring partners to optimise their amplification requirements, maximizing the versatility of the NXAMP 4x1 and the output capabilities of the NXAMP 4x4.

Built to an original design of sleeve frames that permit configuration using any of the NXAMP rackable units, each sleeve frame is constructed of 1.6mm steel that can carry one NXAMP patch panel and either one NXAMP 4x1 or NXAMP 4x4 amplifier model.

The carpet-covered racks are built out of 15mm birch wood and feature a suspended inner steel frame designed to carry the individual modules and the power distribution unit for the larger rack models, wh

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Czech Republic - Robe's new Robin 300E Spot and Wash moving lights are already in production after their launch at Prolight&Sound, Frankfurt.

The new fixtures are based on the Robe Innovative Technology - a philosophy committed to developing products based on the most inventive available technology. The Robin 300 Series is designed for multiple applications - including theatres, TV studios, churches, medium sized stage shows and live events, plus all types of professional installations.

Both fixtures are the result of extensive communication between Robe and designers, programmers, operators and rental companies operating in all areas of the professional lighting business.

The lightsource for both fixtures is the new Philips MSD Gold 300/2 MiniFastFit lamp with colour rendering index of 75, and with 2.000 hours of lamp life.

Electronic ballasts offer smooth dimming and rea

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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.

www.cameolight.com/p6profile

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USA - Since arriving in Stockton, CA in 2005-06, the Thunder hockey team has captured the passion of Central Valley sports fans, leading the ECHL league in attendance for four consecutive seasons. The team plays every game before a packed house at Stockton Arena, a 10,000-seat facility located along the city's downtown waterfront.

This year, the Thunder wanted to light up their home ice with as much excitement as they light up the crowd. So the team's management called on Stockton-based Illuminate Production Services (IPS) to design and install a new lighting rig around the scoreboard and video screens at Stockton Arena.

"Previously, the Thunder had rented a lighting rig each season," said Rick Franke of IPS. "But this wasn't efficient, so they were looking to purchase their own lighting." According to Franke, the team needed lighting that was affordable, e

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USA - When Allen & Heath announced the availability of the lower priced iLive-T digital mixing system at January's NAMM Show, president Dan Redman of Spinnaker Multimedia Solutions in Malvern, PA, was ready. The day after the announcement, Redman placed the first order. "Our churches had been waiting for a console with these features, at this price point, for a very long time. So we were ready to go with it."

The needs of Victory Christian Fellowship in Audubon, PA were matched perfectly by the new iLive-T112 mixing surface with iDR48 MixRack. "This was the fastest project I've ever worked on. We started in early December and opened on 29 March. It's a testament to the builder, the architects, our manufacturer partners, and especially the church. They knew what they wanted to accomplish and made smart decisions quickly." Victory Christian has become among the

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UK - Northern Light, in conjunction with Just FX and Festival City Theatres Trust, are hosting two pyrotechnic safety awareness and information courses in Scotland during June 2009.

These courses follow on from the success of Northern Light's inaugural lighting and sound masterclass - hosted with ETC, Martin Audio and the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama - in February of this year.

The pyro courses will be held on consecutive days on the stage of the King's Theatre in Edinburgh and will cover all aspects of storing and operating pyrotechnic stage effects. Delegates will enjoy demonstrations and practical experience of the different pyro types and their uses, as well as learning how to test the effects, store them and manage them safely. Additional modules will include the law, health and safety and risk assessments.

Gordon Blackburn, hire manager with Northern Light

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UK - ETC has appointed London Light Production Services as a console dealer. The move, which means that London Light can now promote, sell and provide training for ETC's range of control desks, including Eos, Ion, Congo and SmartFade, as well as ETC's newest desk, Element, shown for the first time in the UK at PLASA Focus in Leeds.

Sam Crook, director at London Light, says: "We have been given the opportunity to focus on selling what we know best, which suits us well. As lighting designers, fellow director David Buffham and I have worked extensively on ETC Eos and Ion desks, and are able to provide full training and support from a user's point of view."

London Light has already sold an Eos and Ion system to English National Ballet, providing the ballet company's technicians with a demonstration and a day of training at ETC's office in west London before they went on

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USA - The Joint Training Initiative of The ESTA Foundation and USITT has announced a Rigging Safety Training Session to be held at Highline Performing Arts Centre, Burien, WA. The event will be hosted and co-produced by Highline PAC in association with Highline Public Schools.

This session is a three-day event designed for entertainment technicians at a basic to intermediate level and will be held Friday 24 July to Sunday, 26 July 2009.

The Rigging Safety course will be taught by ETCP recognised trainer, Jay Glerum. His programme, The 4 K's of Stage Rigging, will cover Liability, Forces and Reactions (The Physics of Rigging), Types and Designs of Hardware, Proper Operation, and Inspection/Maintenance Issues. Also included will be discussions of Motorised Rigging, Fire Curtain Rigging, and Rigging Math.

This session will count towards Renewal Credits for ETCP Certified

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UK - Hand Held Audio supplied 160 channels of Shure UHF-R wireless microphones for the latest T Mobile flash-mob advert. The karaoke style event was fully supported by Shure Distribution UK (SDUK).

Lead by international pop/rock star Pink, over 13,000 people descended on London's Trafalgar Square to sing hits including Hey Jude and Is This The Way to Amarillo?. Members of the crowd were supplied with 160 Shure microphones, including the Beta 58 and SM58 models, each transmitting on independent RF channels. Footage from the event will be used to produce a series of television advertisements for T-Mobile.

Hand Held Audio was responsible for deploying the wireless technology for the event and determined that 160 wireless channels were required to meet the project brief. With such a challenge on their hands, HHA called upon SDUK to assist during planning and to provi

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UK - Bose has introduced the new L1 Compact portable line array system, the latest - and most portable-- addition to the Bose L1 product line. Using advanced Bose technologies, an L1 Compact system fills the room with only one speaker, and can be carried in a single trip and set up in less than one minute.

The new L1 Compact system features an integrated low-frequency enclosure and combines the amplifier, monitor, PA, mixer and EQ into a complete audio system ready for simple connection to an instrument, microphone, MP3 player, computer or other audio device. Like the Bose L1model I and L1 model II systems, the L1 Compact system continues the legacy of the original Bose Cylindrical Radiator loudspeaker - the product to first introduce the company's individual approach to live music amplification. The L1 Compact system was engineered to bring much of the performance benefits of t

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UK - XL Video UK is supplying cameras, PPU, LED surfaces, media servers and projection for Pink on the latest European leg of her hi-energy Funhouse world tour.

With a set designed by Mark Fisher and show direction / lighting by Baz Halpin, the show is action packed with visual extravaganza from start to finish. Video was always going to be an integral design component, for which they wanted the contrast of both high and low resolution surfaces.

Upstage, a central section of 7mm F-LED flanked by two Barco MiTrix panels are masked by a scenic interface congruous with the overall edgy, off-kilter, carnival ambience of the set and show. This creates an approximately 40 ft wide by 15ft deep six part surface.

The light weight and high resolution pitch of the F-LED make it an appropriate choice. This is the first show worldwide that the 7mm has been used on. The MiTrix sect

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UK This year's ABTT (Association of British Theatre Technicians) Show will have everything for staging a production, from the brightest lighting effects to stage machinery, seating and flooring. Among the companies that will be exhibiting are White Light, Stand Lighting Europe, Electronic Theatre Controls, Stage Electrics and Hoist UK.

Joining these stalwart supporters of the show are several newcomers, including Rigging Projects, a specialist in rope, cord and twine, French LED lighting and digital signage company Naotek, light and sound equipment supplier Terralec and LSC Lighting Systems. The Australian lighting console and dimmer manufacturer will be showing a full range of products, including the Redback 12 and RDM DMX splitters.

LSC will be sharing a stand with White Light. During the show White Light will display the Fusion 672 LED lighting effect.

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UK - A North East based audio equipment specialist has received endorsement for the quality of its products from the organisation which looks after Britain's rail system.

Network Rail, which runs, develop and maintains rail tracks, signalling and other infrastructure such as tunnels and bridges - together with18 of the country's biggest and busiest stations - has chosen fire telephones and induction loop systems produced by Current Thinking for inclusion in its St Pancras Thameslink Box project.

Many rail stations on the East Coast Main line are already equipped with fire telephones and induction loop systems produced at Current Thinking's Sunderland factory and managing director Tony Smith says Network Rail's (PADS) endorsement follows installation of its products at St Pancras International, as well as Stratford, Ebsfleet and Ashford International stations.

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UK - For Lionel Richie's extensive European arena tour to promote his latest studio album, Just Go, front of house engineer Lars Brogaard is mixing on a DiGiCo SD7.

Brogaard's relationship with DiGiCo is a long one - he was the first engineer to take a D5 console on tour and was involved from the early days of the SD7's development, helping with BETA testing of the new console to ensure it delivered everything that leading live sound engineers need.

"I'm also Lionel's production manager and my sound company, Major Tom, was awarded the contract to provide sound for the tour," says Brogaard. "We needed to buy a console for this tour and so the SD7 was the obvious choice. Having been involved in helping to road test the console, I felt it was about time I actually owned one."

For more on Lionel Richie's tour, see the May issue of

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USA/Italy - The Adeo Group, Italian distributor for Renkus-Heinz, is to hold a special premiere at Rome's Cuba Garden on 13 May, heralding the launch in Italy of the IC Live portable digitally steerable system, and the VerSys compact large-format / high power line array, as well as RHAON (Renkus-Heinz Audio Operations Network).

"This special event will allow visitors to hear the extraordinary performance of these state of the art loudspeaker systems live," says Adeo's Sasha Defranceschi. "It will be a chance to look at two of the most exciting products from Renkus-Heinz and, above all, to listen to them perform for the first time in Italy."

The event will be hosted by Adeo special guest presenters Ralph Heinz, Renkus-Heinz senior vice president, and Karl-Gustaf Kahlau, export sales manager.

On show will be a full IC Live dual system with two ICL-R (RHAON

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Germany - For the final of Deutschland sucht den Superstar (DSDS), the German equivalent of the talent show American Idol, which was screened last Saturday on RTL, a number of the impression luminaires from GLP used in the programme were sporting an elegant chrome-look finish.

The lighting design for the show was the responsibility of mo2 design's Manfred Olma and Manuel da Costa. mo2 design has been providing the lighting design for the show since its first season; the season that ended last weekend was in fact DSDS's fifth.

In all, some thirty impression XL luminaires were used in the course of the show; as a special feature for the final, six of them were coated with an elegant chrome finish. In addition to these, sixty-eight impression 90 units were deployed, of which twenty wore the same chrome finish and were mounted on impression Flower stands.

(Jim Evan

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UK - Electrosonic, the AV systems integrator and products manufacturer, has launched a newly redesigned website, located at www.electrosonic.com. The new website provides online visitors with "dramatic improvements" in navigation, content and appearance.

The new website's top page directs users to Electrosonic's products division's global website or regional websites for Electrosonic's Solutions businesses. This new design reflects the products division's recent separation from Electrosonic's AV Systems Integration and Service business.

(Jim Evans)

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