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The Grand Palais in Paris welcomed 2350 guests when it was transformed into a fairytale village for the launch of one of France's biggest fashion icon's new H&M range.

Stageco was approached to design and build the structures for the show working closely with the show's production manager Piet Winten. Stageco started work on the project a month before the show designing the custom built support structures.

The 26 strong Stageco team worked to a time and venue sensitive brief, building the set in three days ready for the international media, celebrities and special guests to watch the show.

Stageco designed the 400m² base upon which the replica version of the Eiffel Tower

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April 2010 will be the second time that venue owners, consultants, show designers, producers and technicians working on the North's leading events, installations and venues have a dedicated event where they can meet and find the new technologies to use in future facilities and productions.

Over 100 manufacturers from all over the world will be on show and the free Education and Learning Programme that runs alongside the exhibition brings

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More than 60,000 people attended the show which took place in the famous Club Ciudad de Buenos Aires. As in previous editions of the festival the sound and lighting was provided by Buenos Aires Live Show, who chose to use 15" stage wedges from the Proel Edge series.

The monitoring system consisted of Proel Edge15CXPB wedges amplified by Powersoft Q4002 and processed by the Proel DSO26 processors.

All involved were very satisfied with the high power, punch and intelligibility of the Edge monitors throughout the event.

(Jim Evans)

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Sold by DiGiCo's Indian distributor, Mumbai-based Rivera International to local production company Rajan Amplifiers, the SD8 is part of a system which includes a large JBL and DAS loudspeaker system, with Crown and Lab.gruppen amplifiers.

"We had looked at a number of digital consoles and we were keen to go with a different one, but Rivera International were very persistent," says Rajan Amplifiers owner Rajan Panwar.

"We purchase all our high-end gear from them and have always been completely happy with their equipment suggestions. Their advice was to try the SD8 and so we agreed to give it a shot.

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The new building, erected on the site of the old Dynamo Stadium in Dresden's Volkspark, cost around 46 million euros - a budget that left the planners and organizers plenty room for a state-of-the-art stadium design. Already, barely two months since the opening of the new arena, their decision has been vindicated, as the stadium has not only proved a magnificent setting for SG Dynamo Dresden's home games but also impressed FIFA authorities enough for them

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Tony Dickson, director of Hoist UK comments, "As part of our ongoing development we are proud to introduce our online spare parts enquiry service available through the new website.

"With direct access to the Verlinde spare parts stock and hoist archive, Hoist UK are proud to offer a quick delivery time on most spare parts. If the part is not available from our UK site, it will be available from the factory in France.

Louise Dickson, sales executive of Hoist UK comments, "The process could not be easier; all you need to do is access our new website and select the hoist you have. This will take you to an exploded view of the hoist, where you will need to note the part numbers r

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V*MOTE is an audio-over-IP software solution for remote contributions - usually a journalist in the field reporting back to a studio. By simply installing V*MOTE onto any laptop PC, it becomes a professional "contribution" codec. Advanced ergonomics make it extremely simple to set up and operate, enabling the journalist to establish a connection with a newsroom or studio at the touch of a button.

Power Radio's technical director, Okan Celen, confirmed that ease of use was one of the biggest selling points for him. "We needed a simple

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The concerts took place over two nights, 29 and 30 October 2009, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, and were broadcast on HBO. Creating a consistent sonic context for such a wide range of performers was the challenge faced by Music Mix Mobile, a New Jersey/California-based remote facilities company. The Music Mix Mobile team includes industry veterans John Harris, Jay Vicari, Joel Singer, Mitch Maketansky and newly added West Coast-based partners Bob Wartinbee and Mark Linett. For this concert, they relied on plug-ins from Waves Audio.

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"And there's no stopping us. In the upcoming months several new products will be launched, which we'll announce as we go, in the meantime, FaitalPRO is approaching the end of the year with new distributors in Germany, Lautsprechershop, and in the Dominican Republic, Star Light Music.

"In the USA, the economic crisis is probably loosening its hold, there's talk of a slow comeback and several new clients have demonstrated a certain interest: s

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Integrators Fujitsu worked with videowall experts PSCo to deliver a 4x4 videowall using the latest LCD technology from Samsung. The 46" screens each measure over 4m in width and nearly 2.5m high and customers in the store can interact at close range with the screens.

The interactive Mexican wave, designed by London based digital content company Poke is a feature that improves the customer experience. Visitors to the store have the opportunity to be videoed on a phone instore, doing their best Mexican wave, which is then uploaded to the wall.

Fujitsu integrated the screen as part of a large installation in the store which included a comprehensive EPOS system, training area, game playing area and a 70" Samsung displ

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Advertised as An Evening of Zen, demonstrations will start from 6pm and continue throughout the evening, allowing guests to hear the Zen and start to discover some of its many features, at the recently reopened studios in Park Royal.

Siobhan Paine heads up the 18,500sq.ft facility, which comprises six production suites and a stunning 850sq.ft live room. "The vibrant and productive environment at Cream is the perfect backdrop to present Audient's Zen," says Paine.

Zen is a compact, classic recording and mixing console, combining analogue mixing technology with flexible DAW integration, seamlessly blending the two fo

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Blackpool's Opera House, which seats 2,900 people, was used to host the show in the 1950s era of acts such as Morecambe and Wise, Arthur Askey and George Formby. The annual event was first staged in 1912 and the proceeds go towards the Variety Artistes' Benevolent Fund. The show's staging in Blackpool comes in the wake of BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing being staged at the resort's Tow

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Speirs and Major have worked on other Armani flagship stores, notably Armani Store Ginza in Tokyo. "The Tokyo and New York stores are very much about the impression of the Armani brand through an architectural form," states SaMA director Keith Bradshaw. "On Fifth Avenue we developed the idea of wrapping the glass box in an LED screen, effectively extending the impact of the store out onto the street." The animated facade is double-sided and is visible from inside the store at the restaurant level.

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Christie will be showcasing the award-winning Christie M Series range of three-chip DLP projectors. M Series is already recognised by professionals as one of the most feature-packed pro AV systems on the market today. The most compact in its class, this dual mercury lamp platform range now includes 11 models with powerful functionality and provides a wide selection of projectors with an equally wide range of brightness and resolutions: SXGA+ (1400x1050), HD (1920x1200), WXGA (1366x768) and WUXGA (1920x1200).

Another solution that has received the recognition of rental & staging companies is a line of high brightness three-chip DLP projectors: the Christie Roadster. At I

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This new acquisition will meet the demands from the world's leading light designers, since this company is responsible for providing production support for the top artistes appearing in the country. This year alone acts of the calibre of A-HA, Simple Plan, Keane, Backstreet Boys, Simply Red, Elton John, Kiss, The B-52's, Jerry Lee Lewis and Oasis (among others) have visited Brazil, while important theatre plays such as The Phantom of the Opera and The Beauty and the Beast have also been illuminated by Aurolights using fixtures from PR Lighting.

The company was founded by CEO Auro Soderi, 25 years ago after 10 years working as lighting designer for some of the most famous rock bands in Brazil. His company today is the top rental operation

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Vivien is an intuitive, 3D event design and sales software designed and built by CAST Software (makers of wysiwyg) for the full spectrum of event professionals who work in the special events and meetings industry.

By making use of its wide array of tools, onboard Wizards, a library of more than 3000 proprietary industry-specific objects and textures, and the ability to import external files in a variety of formats (including Google SketchUp), individual or multiple users from all areas in an organization can become more professional, more productive and more profitable.

Through the use of Vivien's accurate 3D images, event planners, designers, venue sales teams, caterers, furniture rental specialists - can design winning proposals,

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This merger of operations will take place in all territories where both Roland and Edirol Europe currently operate and will result in a more streamlined distribution network throughout Europe with Edirol and RSS allied together and distributed by the Roland Systems Group companies. Roland, Cakewalk and Boss will be handled by the music distribution arm of Roland.

The Edirol brand, with its focus on video products and hi-end field recorders, will become fully integrated within the Roland Systems Group, consolidating an audiovisual solution powerhouse alongside Roland's RSS Digital Snake and V-Mixer range, based

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The M-HDX digital signal extension solution offers robust 24/7 reliability and signal performance for demanding applications, including driving video walls, sport event presentation, clustered or grouped display installations, real-time feed presentation, analytical or laboratory environments, lecture hall and educational presentation work.

The M-HDX link is based on technology that can transport full bandwidth, full motion and full colour depth HDMI 1.3 1080p/60 or VESA 1920 X 1200 over a single

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Hansjörg Schmidt, lighting design programme director at Rose Bruford, says, "We are very happy with the Ion, which was purchased for use by students on the BA (Hons) Lighting Design course at Rose Bruford College. Students use the desk in our specialist lighting labs to create small scale projects in a range of applications, from theatre lighting to product launch and concert lighting projects. The console is also used to serve college productions,

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Based in Tokyo, the new branch aims to promote Robert Juliat profiles, Fresnels, PCs and followspots in this region, placing special emphasis on theatres and concert halls, television studios and lighting companies.

Robert Juliat Japan is supported by the Sogo Butai Co. Ltd group which has provided the Japanese entertainment industry with experienced staff and the latest equipment since 1972.

Sogo Butai Co. Ltd specialises in the rental of lighting and sound equipment to all areas of production, including lighting and sound design, and in planning concerts, events, theatrical and television programmes.

President of the newly formed Robert Juliat Japan, Mr Masaaki Segawa, says, "We noticed that the reputation of RJ products was very high when they were introduced into