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Quick Start contains five modules that focus on industry knowledge, customer service, troubleshooting, project documentation and responsibility.

"In today's economy, setting yourself apart from your competitors is key," said Norah Hammond, NSCA senior director of professional development. "Simple exercises - such as practicing consistent customer service, knowing the industry, and understanding a range of products and services - show your customers that you will get the job done right, and also improves your representation of your organis

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The Hard Rock Live, dubbed "Orlando's best concert venue" by performer Elton John, features imposing columns, majestic archways and a grand entrance, as well as all the latest in sound and lighting technology, making it one of the country's foremost performance venues for today's top performers. To maintain its reputation, Hard Rock Café chose to replace its existing LED display with the COBRA.

Installed in cooperation with Message Centers of Fort Myers, Element Labs adds that it was able to deliver and complete the installation well before the deadline of Thanksgiving. "We beli

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The mutually beneficial agreement gives Martin the right to market the LED moving head through its extensive global distributor network while JB-lighting gains the benefit of greater international exposure in a fast growing segment of the market.

The JBLED A7 has been well-received in the market since its introduction last fall, including several positive product reviews by both German and international trade magazines. Martin will launch the MAC 301 Wash version at the Pro Light + Sound exhibition in Frankfurt in early April.

Peter Skytte, moving heads product manager at Martin, commented, "We see great potential in this agreement and are pleased to

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Ørnstrand-Søborg assumed the position on 1 February with full global responsibility of the business area, which includes defining and executing business area specific strategies and action plans, as well as indentifying new business opportunities. All activities will be managed in close cooperation with Martin's global sales organisation.

Commenting on the new position, Ørnstrand-Søborg said: "Martin, as the leader in dynamic light, has an excellent brand and strong product portfolio with a long reference list from proven jobs. This gives an ideal platform for continued success. Additionally, Martin has a very positive work atmosphere and I'm pleased to be on boa

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These seminars have been designed for both technicians and mixing engineers. They encompass the fundamental aspects of Wavefront Sculpture Technology (WST), system integration, setup, and design. They cover KIVA, dV-DOSC, KUDO and V-DOSC as well as the LA amplified controller platform and the LA Network Manager software. Seminars will take place at L-Acoustics headquarters in Marcoussis and are available in both French and English.

These training seminars offer a blend of theoretical knowledge (day one) and installation procedures (day two) in order to operate and optimise WST systems in a safe and controlled environment. System seminars can be extended to a third day dedicated to the Soundvision 3D simulation software. At the end

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"Kevin and Paul bring more than 30 cumulative years of supply chain strategy, management and quality control experience to Loud," commented Jim Stewart, Loud's chief operating officer.

Yue joins from Philips Healthcare where he most recently developed and managed a Chinese-based manufacturing joint venture relationship for the company's medical imaging business. He will focus on optimizing Loud's material supply chains and developing strategies for key commodities.

With more than 15 years' experience in pro audio manufacturing and supply chain strategy development, Mahony will oversee demand plan fulfillment and quality control across Loud's Asian suppliers. Prior to joining Loud, Mahony served

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The cathedral's head electrician Steve Hughes explains, "The Cathedral is very environmental conscious and the PixelPups have not only improved the lighting, they have also saved us money in running costs. The old lighting system consisted of 120 watt PAR 38s; the PixelPups are only 28W- so far more cost effective and more importantly, it reduces our carbon footprint."

He continues: "We are delighted with the PixelPups and are proud to showcase the latest in architectural LED ligh

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Mary Shelley-Smith, Eat To The Beat operations director said, "We are delighted to be adding this prestigious festival to our extensive roster of high profile summer events. The backstage catering has become a key ingredient in the success of the festivals we have become regulars at, thanks to great staff, equipment and expertise. We have previously worked with V Festival in the USA through our American office so to also be working with this one on our home turf is an honour."

Eat To The Beat has over 25 years of tour, location and festival catering experience spanning across the music, film, television and production sectors. During that time they have secured many long term festivals contracts including Glastonbury, Reading an

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Also a major rental house, supplying lighting solutions to tours such as Lee Evans, Live @ The Apollo, Will Young and the forthcoming Michael McIntyre tour just to name a few, the company has direct accounts with some of the world's leading brands in all areas of the entertainment business and aims to supply "leading products at competitive prices,"

"We stock the latest in intelligent lighting technology from Martin Professional, industry standard lighting desks from Avolites coupled with an extensive range of generic lighting and effects. We also stock an extensive range of trussing, rigging and staging, again using industry standard names such as James Thomas and Tomcat," say the compa

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Launched at the beginning of the year, the Luminex Ethernet-DMX4 MkII is a 4 way ArtNet node that comes with 4 shielded and fully isolated DMX inputs/ouputs, plus all the well known features of the Ethernet-DMX range firmware. The unit can be managed through its front panel, through its built in web site, or through the new LumiNet Monitor V2 software. "The Ethernet-DMX4 MkII offers the reliability and flexibility of Luminex product in a very affordable way."

Visitors will find the company's product range on Focon's booth (Hall 9 - A40), and can visit staff on the Sonoss booth (Hall 9 E86).

(Claire Beeson)

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LR7 is a micro-sized line-array system, designed to be used in stacked or flown configuration, for both portable and permanent installations. With a width of 3 CD's and a height of 1,5 CD's, the LR7 is suitable for A/V projects, where very compact form factor with perfect line-array throw and imaging are required.

In what has become a regular feature on its ProLight + Sound stand, Alcons will exhibit a new 'design study', providing a glimpse of its R+D activities by displaying assembled prototype developments, some of which may be applied to future products.

To enable visitors to get an idea of the quality performance of Alcons sound systems, low-SPL demo's will take place on the stand, with the VR8 compact monitor

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The MSR Gold 2500/2 FastFit lamp enlarges the series of higher wattage discharge lamps. This new high wattage FastFit lamp concept has an arc size of 9.5 mm and an efficacy of 77 lm/W.

(Jim Evans)

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The SUB 212 is designed to be an integral part of the monitoring system, enabling a studio monitor, such as the SAT 8, to be positioned for the best imaging, and the SUB to be positioned for the best bass response, says the company.

"Our customers were asking for a powerful system that was similar to the Sat 12 and Sub 15, but in a smaller package," said Blue Sky vice-president Chris Fichera. "The Sat 8 and Sub 212 will address those applications."

(Jim Evans)

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The Language Resource Area (LRA) offers support to the learning, teaching and research that takes place within the LCS department. The LRA works closely with the Language Support Unit (LSU) in assisting language students and the facility includes two computer labs specifically equipped for language teaching and learning, as well as a digital language lab.

The main hub of the LRA is its state-of-the-art Self-Access Centre, which contains many resource

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They also needed a fixture that could handle the versatility of the PBR's weekly televised competitive events, which are "more akin to a rock 'n roll show with beef," says Cullen. Held in major indoor sports arenas like Madison Square Gardens and the American Airlines Centre in Dallas, the shows are full-scale productions that feature not only cowboys and bull riding, but also music and special appearances by guest artists.

"We never know when a major artist will stop by - or what we'll be doing in our shows. So we have to be very,

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"We have a brilliant brand in Fiberlink with excellent industry-wide recognition," states Derek Miranda, director of marketing. "Our customers have always referred to each of our fibre optic offerings as Fiberlink. It was time to strengthen our connection to our customers through a strong, homogenous and recognizable brand."

"There was a time when it was very important to clearly differentiate the two core fibre optic technologies that we provided to our customers, digital and analog, because we have always been at the forefront of the technology," says John Lopinto, president and CEO. "Now that digital fibre optic technology has become the foundation for all of our fibre optic

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Launched this week, the online store at www.wybron.com sells Wybron's Coloram IT, CXI IT, and Forerunner colour changers; Nexera LX CMY dichroic colour-mixing luminaires; gelstrings; and accessories such as power supplies, mounting brackets, and cable.

The full line of Wybron products, including such items as the Eclipse mechanical dowser and the Transition fibre optic illuminator, will only be available through the company's distributors or the company's internal sales team.

"We expect that most people will continue to buy Wybron products through dealers," said CEO Keny Whitright. "The store just gives customers and end users another way to research some of our best-selling products from their computers.

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Procon will send 34 trailer trucks with technical equipment and a team of more than 70 people to this year's Eurovision Song Contest. Contract value is in the seven-figure area, says the company.

Amongst others, Procon has recently provided services for the Echo (German Music Award) in Berlin and is at present working for the TV show Deutschland sucht den Superstar (German Pop Idol).

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Bandit has supplied a collection of PAR fixtures, manfrotto stands, MR 16 ministrips, dimmers, cable and an Avo Pearl.

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The training seminars cover everything from monitor mixing to getting started with digital snakes to advanced audio network design and have included Lowering the Stage Volume in the House of Worship, Aviom's Pro64 Series: The Next Generation of Digital Audio Connectivity, Aviom Solutions for Schools & Theatr