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Two of the overhead electric trusses are customised versions of Tomcat's award winning Swing Wing Truss. They were modified to match the specific needs of the show. The third electric is a custom fabricated length of medium duty spigoted truss with a centre lamp bar.

Along with the spans of Swing Wing Truss, TTomcat custom-designed and fabricated the Dance Towers to meet the needs of the production. All equipment was powder coated black prior to shipping.

"With the help of Tomcat custom fabrication, the designers of Wicked can deliver the Broadway visual exp

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The project to improve safety and access around the Hospital was undertaken by Milton Keynes Council who had become concerned that people were making unnecessary diversions because the main pathways were badly lit in places. WSP were commissioned to undertake a redesign and upgrade of the existing lighting arrangements. They chose a bespoke column fitting from local lighting manufacturer Holophane, who cleverly integrated EcoLEDLighting's cutting-edge, energy saving LED technolo

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Stage Electrics is the exclusive distributor for SPLNet, QMAXZ and Altair and one of only five UK dealers for the DiGiCo SD8 sound console.

Plasa Focus will also give Stage Electrics the opportunity to showcase its recently launched LED screens and will incorporate demonstrations on the variety of applications utilised with the screens. Arri fresnels will also feature strongly on the stand, following Stage Electrics recently securing a new dealership with the worldwide supplier of lighting solutions for feature film and TV productions.

Linda Moore, head of sales and marketing at

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"We strongly welcome the guarantee to young people of funding for training and subsidies to help them get the skills and experience needed in sectors with strong future demand," says a statement. "Extra investment announced today for 16 and 17 year olds wanting to stay in education or training should be put into the Creative Apprenticeship, which will develop talented job entrants with the right skills."

Tom Bewick, chief executive of Creative & Cultural Skills comments: "We are pleased that the creative industries are recognised as a future growth sector, one which will provide employment for many in the future. We will be working to ensure the £2.5 billion earmarke

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Martin's rapidly expanding range of LED lighting solutions will feature prominently at PLASA Focus 2009. On display in the foyer will be the LC Plus Series of LED video panels with new generation technology using the new P3-100 Processor that is DMX controllable and an IP65 rating. On display on the stand will be Martin's first LED moving heads, the MAC 401 Dual, a powerful LED washlight with a double-sided design that gives it dual functionality; and the MAC 301 Wash, a compact, high-power LED washlight with powerfully fast zoom. Martin's highly successful 1500 watt MAC III Profile will also be shown.

Control solutions in the form of the new Maxxyz Modular series will feature as will the ne

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Impact AV were employed to design and install a premium quality sound system with a well distributed speaker design and placement, multi room control on every level and wireless microphone use on all levels.

"The owners wanted flexibility within the venue so that you could have different zones or the zones could be combined to make one zone," explained Silas Creel, managing director of Im

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Suddenly LD Brian Livingstone was without half his rig, and two of his MAC 700s had completely lost their minds. "It was just after sound check," explained an understandably frustrated lighting crew chief Andy Rowe. "Adlib had a new rack on its way within half an hour, no worries there; but the moving lights were an altogether bigger problem....or would have been."

The stage set was up, back line in place and under normal circumstances by this time in the day the secondaries would be in and the riggers safely tucked up in bed. "The MACs are under-hung from the back truss on poles, inaccessible from the truss we would have been unable to reach them fro

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Early last year, Live Theatre Sound specialists System Sound P/L installed three units of ARX MSX 48 16 in, 48 Out ISO-Transformer Microphone / Line Splitters to provide 48 channels of signal splitting and Isolation between the Yamaha PM 5 digital monitor console and two Cadac FOH Consoles being used for the show.

Nominated for ten Tony Awards and recently celebrating the fifth anniversary of its Broadway opening, Wicked's four North American and three international companies have cumulatively grossed over U.S $800 million and have been seen by over 10 million people worldwide.

(Jim Evans)

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A&O UK's Simon Stuart told L&SI: "There's a real buzz about PLASA Focus. We think it'll be a highly social event with a great industry networking opportunity, so it's important to be there illustrating A&O UK's unique products and services."

Based in Blackburn, A&O UK was formed in late 2008 and has already established itself as a leading rental operation for Alpha One's full range of entertainment fixtures. Falcon searchlights are being used and specified extensively for

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The Philips MASTER LED MR16 is a 4W LED replacement for the popular low-voltage halogen spot lamp. With light output equivalent to that of 20W Halogen MR16 lamps, it offers the key benefits of up to 80% energy saving and a 40-times longer lifetime. MASTER LED MR 16 employs three Philips Lumileds Luxeon Rebel LEDs and is available in both 2700K (true warm

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Sharing the stage with Borsato are some innovative LED technologies developed by Element Labs and supplied and supported by XL Video. Making its debut is the Helix P1 pixel string, which dominates the design of the 'road', which forms a video carpet that takes Borsato to the midst of his fans, and i

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The redesigned VSi and HSi series, debuted at ISE 09, introduces numerous design innovations, improved audio performance, versatility and ease of installation. An increased number of models includes more three-way designs, ultra-compact 'lighting can' style designs, and humidity resistant models for outdoor and wet environments.

The new series comprise more than 25 new in-wall and in-ceiling designs. Design innovations include a dramatic 70 per cent reduction in the visible bezel, providing for improved flush to surface mounting. Magnetically attaching grilles greatly improve ease of installation and servicing.

The new HSi in-ceiling range includes the HSi H460T2 high humidity, weather resistant model, a 2-way design ideal for outdoor us

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VMCC turned to full-spectrum AV systems integrator Quality Sound of Stockton, California for the audio systems. Iconyx was my go-to choice from the first look at the project plans," says Gary Roda, Quality Sound's house of worship expert. "Its balance of performance and aesthetic appeal is unique."

Iconyx's ability to focus sound precisely was Roda's answer to the complex shape and reflective materials at VMCC. The large, nearly square nave with a sloped t-bar ceiling has a large open cl

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In just 5-weeks of pre-production and four days on site, production company WRG had the responsibility of transforming the blank canvas that London's ExCel centre provides into a multi functional environment for the Summit to take place.

Key spaces included the Plenary Meeting Room, lounge and dining areas for the summit's main business, a press area that included a 700-seat press briefing theatre and six smaller theatres, and working environments for country delegations and the international media centre.

The key spaces were all connected by a 100m long corridor that acted as a central artery for the event flow and movement. Working alongside WRG, Essential Li

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Niclas Arvidsson, CEO of Wireless Solution explains: "This has been a problem for a while, but it is getting worse. For example, there is an Italian company using the name 'wireless solution' on their website and printed in their catalogues, while the legal and registered company name has nothing to do with this. There is also a Chinese manufacturer selling OEM products with both 'W_DMX' and 'W-DMX' but are not in any sort of partnership with W-DMX made in Sweden by Wireless Solution Sweden AB. These examples represent blatant trademark infringement."

Arvidsson continues: "For OEM companies who support this theft of brand names we will start to take action in Europ

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Phase 1 of the comprehensive refurbishment programme included a new roof, new exterior cladding, additional reinforcement for the building's foundations and redevelopment of the front of house areas. Theatreplan's team of Clive Odom, John Whitaker, Peter Ruthven Hall, Charles Wass and Mathew Smethurst-Evans were tasked with bringing the auditorium in line with modern disability access standards, and to replace the flying, lighting and sound systems. Previously, the team had completed the stage refurbishment with an ingenious modular solution in time f

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"We're very honoured to be expanding the brands across Greater China," says sales manager Alan Wong, who will initially be handling the business from Rightway's Hong Kong office and appointing dealers across the new region.

"In just a year Rightway has proved to be an excellent distributor for Midas and Klark Teknik, as their sales performance demonstrates," says Midas and Klark Teknik's sales and marketing director David Cooper. "We're confident in their ability to develop our bran

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Benefiting from Koko's state-of-the art technical infrastructure, including its JBL Vertec rig, 30 artists and their crews including Lady Gaga, Lily Allen, Pet Shop Boys, The Enemy and Kelly Clarkson deployed Koko's in-house FOH mixing desk - the Soundcraft Vi6.

Koko's in-house technical manager, Tim Hamper comments: "This is the third series of The Shockwaves Album Chart Show that I've been involved with using the Vi6. Its on-going success is largely down to its ease of use, mainly because it's been designed to work logically and in-tune with how a live sound engineer has to operate on the night."

(Jim Evans)

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Sam Berkow, Adam Shulman and Steve Sockey of SIA Acoustics; Stephen Solberg and Robert Ledo of CFA Consulting; Bruce Coffman of Touch Thirty Three Consulting and James Brawley of James Brawley and Associates are the appointed specialists.

The announcement follows an intensive two-day training session at the firm's Foothill Ranch, CA, factory, part of which was spent on-site at the nearby Iconyx-equipped San Juan Capistrano Mission Basilica.

David Rahn, US national sales manager, explains: "Our in-house system commissioning programme has become very popular with Iconyx installers, and a lot of other integrators have been using it as well, perhaps

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Products displayed will include music stands and lights, posture chairs, choral risers, staging equipment and theatre products and staff will be on hand to discuss and demonstrate products. Copies of Black Cat Music's new comprehensive price list and catalogue will be available from the stand.

The Black Cat Acoustics division is a professional noise control company with an experienced and friendly team offering a complete range of acoustic products. Enquiries are welcomed for the design, supply and installation of high performance acoustic equipment as a total package, or to find economic solutions to individual problem areas within existing buildings.

(Jim Evans)