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USA - W-DMX by Wireless Solution Sweden had a big impact on the recent Hollywood blockbuster Cowboys & Aliens, making alien spaceships more believable than ever.

The film, which features a star-studded cast including Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford is about a spaceship that arrives in Arizona, 1873, to take over the Earth, starting with the Wild West region. A posse of cowboys and natives are all that stand in their way.

The Hollywood crew shot the Absolution town scenes on location in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The action packed sequences involved an old west town, full of cowboys, horses and wagons, being invaded by aliens in low-flying spacecrafts firing lasers at the town. Mike Bauman was the chief lighting technician on the show, with Scott Barnes as programmer, using six

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World - The Red Hot Chili Peppers have embarked on an epic world tour accompanied by an array of Clay Paky Sharpy lighting fixtures. The tour follows the release of the band's tenth studio album I'm With You.

US-based Premier Global Production, who provided lighting services for the new tour, worked with lighting designer Scott Holthaus to fill his equipment needs. "We had just got 78 Sharpy fixtures, which are hot little items right now," says vice president of sales James Vollhoffer. "We were excited to add them to our inventory - it was time to make the investment since we see a demand building for them. All of ours are now on a boat heading for the European leg of the band's tour."

Holthaus continues: "Although we've never been into literal imagery, the set is a three-dimensional shape based around an asterisk. Everything radiates out into a

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UK - A giant Christmas bauble shimmering in a sea of stars has illuminated an iconic central London building, marking just five weeks until Christmas.

The Edwardian façade of the renowned Imagination Building, 25 Store Street South Crescent (just off Tottenham Court Road), has been dressed for the silly season for the 22nd year running, providing a spectacle worth a detour for the local community.

This year's lighting display, created by the global communication agency's in-house lighting designers, uses 150m of neon lights to illuminate the 12m wide red and blue Christmas bauble.

The introduction of LED lighting this year means the Christmas façade uses just one quarter the energy consumption of previous year's displays - using the same amount of power as one microwave oven. The lights will be on every day, from 6am to midnight, until December 29, 2012.

(Jim Evans)

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Indonesia - The Southeast Asian Games is a series of sporting events held since 1959 every two years. The key objective is to boost the cooperation and understanding between the countries forming the South East Asian region by promoting sports and healthy competition in particular amongst young people.

Hosting the SEA Games for an unprecedented fourth time since its inauguration in Bangkok, Indonesia had high ambitions to once again be a perfect host and claim the trophy of being the most successful participating country. Careful planning went into choosing Jakarta and Palembang as host cities.

Planning for the Opening Ceremony started many months in advance. Lighting consultant Bernard Chew chose grandMA2 consoles for lighting control. Using grandMA2 on PC and grandMA 3D to plan and visualise the event, he was able to conceptualize the show and make necessary suggestions.

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Digigram has entered into an agreement with Tokyo-based Village Island for the sales and support of Digigram OEM solutions in Japan as of 1 December 1st. Village Island are broadcast experts who deliver a wide range of audiovisual solutions. Their core mission is the distribution of broadcast technology and products for broadcast installations of any size and complexity.

In order to match the high expectations of Digigram customers and partners, Village Island has already committed to setting up a dedicated team for every Digigram OEM in Japan.

"Digigram is a proven technology leader and supplier of sound cards and IP audio technologies, with an engineering team that has shown itself to be continuously creative and innovative over time. This was an evident choice for us and we are thrilled to engage in this partnership", explains Michael Van Dorpe, Village Island president.

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USA - On 9 and 10 November Green Hippo Hippotizers and staff were in attendance at this year's Worship Facilities Expo at the Dallas Convention Centre in Texas.

Located in downtown Dallas, the Convention Centre plays host to a variety of events and installs ranging from exhibitions and museums to cultural centres and concerts. This month saw Halls D-F taken over by technology companies and churches of different denominations and sizes. Presented by Church Production magazine and Worship Facilities magazine the exhibition provided an opportunity for key people from both sectors to meet and greet.

For Green Hippo's Samantha Bailey and Tom Etra this was a new experience. "Our move into this sector is still at the early stages but we are very committed. TMB, our distributor for the Americas, has already made good progress into this market; a couple of churches i

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UK - Mind Sport Partners, a new venture created by Japanese advertising giants Dentsu and West Nally, a London based consultancy founded by Patrick Nally staged two global International Federation Poker (IFP) tournaments, The Duplicate Poker Nations Cup and The Table. Both events formed part of the Festival of Mind Sports which launched 17 November at London's County Hall.

Mind Sport Partners' mission is to create and enhance commercial and social value across the range of mind sports represented by its clients. The individual sports are chess, bridge,Go, draughts, xiangqi (Chinese Chess) and duplicate poker.

The IFP's inaugural Duplicate Poker Nations Cup featured 12 representative teams from the member federations of the IFP includingThe USA, UK, Brazil, France, Japan,Ireland, Denmark and the first digital nation, Zynga.

The initial phase took place in 22 capsules on the E

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UK - AP Security has recently completed a stage two audit for ISO 9001:2008 and OHSAS 18001:2007, opening up new markets and opportunities for the company, while reassuring existing and prospective clients that AP operates to the very highest standards.

ISO9001 is the internationally recognised standard for the quality management of businesses, while OHSAS18001 is the latest specification for Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems. The audit involved four days of office and site audits carried out by independent certification body ISOQAR, covering Security Guarding, Event Stewarding and Door Supervision in accordance with British Standards BS7858, BS8406, BS7960 and BS7499.

"A core principle of the ISO 9001 standard is to improve consistency and traceability," says AP's quality manager Jimmy Flynn. "Without it there are many opportunities for which we

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UK - West London sound and lighting rental specialists Entec supplied a low powered, high impact LED lighting system and sound for a special performance by Damon Albarn's supergroup The Good The Bad and the Queen (GBQ) aboard the newly inaugurated Rainbow Warrior III, environmental activists' Greenpeace new flagship vessel.

Rainbow Warrior III, a purpose-built motor-assisted sailing yacht recently left the German shipyard where she was built and made her maiden voyage across the English channel and up the River Thames in London for a special Greenpeace 40th anniversary celebration. At the helm for the last leg of the Thames voyage was Michael Eavis, founder of Glastonbury Festival and enthusiastic supporter of the high profile campaigning organisation.

Entec has been involved as a technical supplier to GBQ since the concept first evolved in 2006. They were working again with l

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Denmark - Neets A/S, a specialist in developing and selling control systems for AV-equipment has introduced introduce the Neets Control - Alfa.

Neets Control - AlFa is the company's largest and most sophisticated system as well as the first dedicated 19" rack mount AV controller in the Neets product range. Developed with ease of installation in mind, the AlFa provides comprehensive AV system control in advanced auditoriums and conference rooms with only one touch of a button.

Neets Control - AlFa is controlled from an Apple iOS or Android touch device or by computers with Safari or Chrome browsers. Using the Neets Project Editor software, users can create their own custom-designed graphical user interfaces. The system controls the connected devices through RS-232, IR, LAN and dedicated I/O. Integration of the touch device makes off-site control possible simply by accessin

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USA - The new Art SSC from Elation Professional is billed as a total solution for controlling lighting in permanent installations. A 1024-channel DMX command-line controller, the Art SSC offers a complete array of features and capabilities that "let you programme, operate, record, playback and schedule light shows, in one low-maintenance solid-state unit that has no moving parts - without requiring a computer".

Suitable for architectural lighting, outdoor applications, nightclubs, hotels, museums, cruise ships, theme parks and other permanent installations, the Art SSC features two 512-DMX channel universes, as well as one DMX Input. The DMX Outputs and Input are optically isolated from each other to ensure secure, interference-free performance. The Art SSC also includes Art-Net Output and Input; MIDI In, Through and Out; and an Ethernet connection that supports HTML,

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The Netherlands - Prolyte Group has just launched a new initiative - Prolyte Campus which aims to support customers and users.

Keeping customers and users up-to-date with product information and in-depth knowledge of how to best apply Prolyte products always has been a vital part of the Prolyte Group philosophy, says the company. In order to create awareness on the safe use of Prolyte products, Prolyte Campus brings together all elements in a complete programme of learning activities.

"Transferring knowledge and creating a dialogue with technicians worldwide is one of the goals for creating the Prolyte Campus - finding their needs and sharing experiences is a valuable base for creating solutions that work and help you grow your business," says Prolyte. "Creating the awareness that safe working practices are key to responsible ownership is another."

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USA - Toby Keith continued his sold out touring tradition in 2011 with yet another production from show producer Seth Jackson. Jackson, manager TK Kimbro, tour manager David Milam, production manager Ashley Swan and lighting director Eddie 'Bones' Connell have worked with Bandit Lites and VP Michael Golden for many years. The partnership between the parties is more like family than a traditional relationship.

The current Locked and Loaded Tour has performed around the globe sold out audiences everywhere and the tour continues into 2012.

Jackson cooked up a heavy metal look for Keith this year, with the heart of the stage being a 60ft wide wall of Bandit 5 x 5 Blinders that is 8ft tall. The base washes are provided compliments of Infinity Wash XL's along with the popular GRNLite Moving Wash, which provides limitless, deep, saturated colours. There are also GRNLite PARs t

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New Zealand - The past couple of months have been extremely busy for Oceania Audio & Lighting in New Zealand with the Rugby World Cup and its associated events. There is no let up for the Oceania crew as many corporate and touring events deferred until after the World Cup are now underway.

"For the past few months my turnover has been up 150% for this time of year," commented Simon Garrett, Oceania's general manager lighting. "And of course no one would commit 100% to what they wanted - they just assume we can pull something out of a hat."

Garrett took measures well in advance to prepare for the onslaught, purchasing new Jands HPC12 series dimmers (with contactor bypass) as well as additional Jands power distribution units and HPX dimmers. The HPC12 "continues the Jands tradition of building rugged and reliable dimmers and provides an innovative soluti

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UK - One of the north of England's leading installation, hire and sales companies, Pro Audio Systems has announced the addition of Vangelis Satrazanidis to its technical staff.

A 24-year veteran of audio manufacturer AMS Neve, Vangelis' many skills include hardware and software testing, audio installation and service engineering. He has worked on digital audio mixing consoles for film, music and television all over the world, including projects for the BBC, Warner Brothers & Widget Post USA, International Recordings in Italy, Sound Dub in Barcelona, APU in Japan, De Lane Lea and Abbey Road Studios in London.

A fluent Greek speaker, he also installed three consoles for ERT Greek Television at the 2004 Olympic Games.

PAS Managing Director Brian Lumb said: "We're delighted to welcome Vangelis aboard and we're all ready to apply his knowledge and experience to our work. The

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Germany - In the wake of a lengthy restructuring process, the French company Innovason SAS has been dissolved. The Innovason brand has been saved by Lawo AG who now owns all the product and trademark rights. The move, which follows Lawo's acquisition of the majority shareholding back in April 2008, marks the end of a juridical process which resulted in the liquidation of Innovason SAS on 2 November 2011. The Innovason brand will henceforth be managed from Lawo's HQ in Rastatt, Germany.

Marcel Babazadeh, Innovason international sales director, comments, "It's the best of both worlds. Now that the Innovason products have become part of the range offered by Lawo in Rastatt, it means that the continuity of the brand is guaranteed. At the same time it benefits from everything that Lawo has to offer with its more than 40 years of experience in professional audio technology.

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UK - Millions of people across the UK observed a two-minute silence tomark Armistice Day, 11 November 2011.

Star Events Group was once again in Trafalgar Square, this time for The Royal British Legion - which is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year. The 11m mobile stage featured musical performances by singing trio The Soldiers and readings by Downton Abbey's Dan Stevens, before the two-minute silence.

The mobile stage built in under three hours ensured production had the maximum time available for the overnight load-in the day before with the added advantage of being off site within two hours after the event.

Project manager, Charles Ellery of Capital Productions said, "it was great to have such an experienced supplier on Trafalgar square, it really helped me out as a first timer at the site, we'll certainly be coming to Star Events again for a stage."

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Spain - The village of Niebla is located roughly 30km of the southeast of Huelva city and 60km from Seville on the shores of the Río Tinto. Niebla literally means "fog" in Spanish, a name that might relate to its relative proximity to the Atlantic coast.

Niebla has been a pivotal enclave in the history of Southern Spain, and the castle bears eloquent witness of this.

At this year Festival Flamenco Condado de Niebla, dB Sound supplied an RCF audio system in the courtyard of the Niebla Castle. Several flamenco artists performed at the festival alongside pop artist Kiko Gavin.

The main stage was inside the walled enclosure with a capacity of about a thousand people. To ensure the correct acoustic sound and coverage, the system comprised two clusters of six RCF TTL 33-A, and six RCF TTS 28-A distributed to the front of stage every 1.5m.

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UK - In a career spanning over half a century, blues legend John Mayall has helped to define an entire genre of British music. October/November 2011 has seen the tireless 78-year old undertake a 25 date UK tour, with a pair of Yamaha digital mixing consoles on board.

Arguably most famous for the 1966 album Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton - or, as most refer to it, the Beano album - Mayall has worked with many of the biggest names in the business. His distinctive vocals, harmonica, guitar and keyboard-playing continue to inspire new generations of musicians such as Oli Brown, a young blues guitarist / vocalist whose band is the support act on this tour.

Supplied by Weymouth-based Atlantic Audio, the front of house sound for both bands is mixed on a Yamaha M7CL-48, with an LS9-32 at the monitor position. In between his duties of being Mayall's manager, tour manage

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UK - Following the launch of the M-Waves option module for the iLive digital mixing system at PLASA 2011, Allen & Heath and Waves are staging interactive online seminars to provide information and technical understanding about the card and the Waves SoundGrid protocol in general.

The sessions will be held on Thursday 1 December 2011 and are aimed at engineers, audio consultants, rental companies and installation firms. There will be two webinars to suit different time zones. Additional sessions may be offered to meet demand.

These sessions will start by giving an overview of the iLive series, followed by a detailed discussion on installing the M-Waves module and configuring the Waves software. Also covered will be how SoundGrid can help with multi-track audio recording and playback during virtual soundcheck applications. Experts from both Allen & Heath and Waves will also be o

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UK - Monacor International has announced the launch of its 2012 catalogue Electronics for Specialists. Featuring over 100 new additions to the existing 5,500 products, the catalogue covers everything from stage equipment to PA installation, lighting to security, and cables & plugs to speaker technology.

Neil Clayton, managing director of Monacor UK Ltd commented, "The new 2012 catalogue really does have something for everyone. Our extensive range of quality products at affordable prices enables us to offer various solutions, from a small installation project to a large stage application. To further promote the release of the Monacor - Electronics for Specialists 2012 Catalogue, we commissioned design agency Hatch to create an online animated campaign, currently running across Audio Pro International & MiPro's sites."

(Jim Evans)

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