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The church's dual dilemmas stemmed from the spectral characteristics of the sanctuary's architectural acoustics. Any sound system that fully excited the room would produce high-frequency reverberation certain to impair voice intelligibility. At the same time, low-mid reverberation needed for depth and fullness in organ music and congregational singing would be seriously deficient. Further architectural changes to remedy the situation would have been prohibitively expensive, and likely detrimental to the visual aesthetics of the room, as well. Fortunately, consultant and a

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In 1997, Cheung launched his own lavish production of an updated traditional musical, Snow Wolf Lake, which quickly sold out an unprecedented 43 consecutive shows at Hong Kong's mammoth stadium. In late 2005, when Cheung's new touring version of the show arrived in Malaysia, local rental company SES Sound and Light welcomed him with a world-class production package that included a brand new system of Meyer Sound MILO high-power curvilinear array loudspeakers.

The two sold-

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Designed and installed by Larry Bounds and Barry Henry of the EBS group, from Odenville, Alabama, in conjunction with Amerex's in house system technicians, the iDR-4 system also includes the optional PL-8, a four input/output logic contact closure unit.

"We chose the iDR because the programming of the box is very simple and the processor is very solid. We were able to install the system very quickly without any of the employees knowing," says Bounds. "We have also used the iDR in many other installations and we have found it to be a flexible and reliable solution."

The Amerex Corporation is the leadin

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The festival lighting systems at both venues were exact duplicates of each other - with a pretty standard four horizontal truss set up featuring an array of moving lighting, strobes and generic fixtures. Each band had the opportunity to add to the rig, but the only one that took advantage were - The Lost Prophets.

LD Mark Scrimshaw, who has been in the business since 1990, had six mega pods hung from the upstage truss. Within each of the pods there were six PixelLine 1044s and an Atomic strobe. Each of the pods was hung on two motors and at various points during the set - the pods were moved up and down to various pre-set positions creating a constantly moving blinding wall of light.

Scrimshaw enthuses: "I was looking for a

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The Motor Show - a flagship event for the automobile industry - toured from February to April, visiting all of Australia's major cities. It showcased the latest in automotive design and technology including futuristic prototypes and concept vehicles, and hosted an array of demonstrations and entertainment venues.

Robe's Australian distributor Universal Lighting and Audio (ULA) worked closely with the country's leading production company, Clifton Productions in producing technical and creative solutions for all of the booths. In February, Clifton underwent massive expansion with the purchase of 100 Robe AT series luminaires enabling them to servic

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Sysco's expertise was called upon recently when the British Museum wanted to stage its current Michelangelo Drawings - a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to follow the evolution of some of the world's most celebrated artworks.

The exhibition traces 60 years of Michelangelo's stormy life, from intimate studies made when he was in his early 20's to the visionary Crucifixion scenes carried out shortly before his death. Featuring 90 drawings the exhibition pulls together one of the world's largest collections of Michelangelo's work in 30 years (including three studies for the fresco in the Sistine Chapel).

Design company Metaphor was tasked with helping audiences make the connection between the three 90cm high

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Studio Spots were specified in the upside down nightclub set for various reasons, says programmer Scott Barnes. "I went with the Studio Spots because I needed the lights to be fairly small and I wanted to do a Gobo Shake (a special effect in Studio Spot) to simulate that the head is jammed or broken. John Seale, the director of photography, loved this feature.

"For the nightclub we just used three Studio Spots. It was a small rig. Before the ship rolls over, there are a number of establishing scenes. One of these scenes is in the nightclub on the ship. This was

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"After finishing this seminar, I felt like the proverbial blind man who has his sight restored," says Komjáthy Árpád, chief engineer for Expander 2000 Ltd., one of Hungary's largest rental companies. "Now I can see what I hear!"

Imre adds: "Attending a seminar led by Mauricio is always a great pleasure. He has an exceptional talent for helping his students learn quickly and in a practical manner."

The course mate

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Seeing that Bozzio's percussion setup spans 16 feet and includes literally dozens of drums and cymbals, Murphy and co-engineer Dan Richards chose to run the drummer's entire kit through 15 channels of A-Designs Audio microphone pr

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Anyone with any information relating to the above incident is asked to contact Glenn at Park Audio on 02890 805805, or the Belfast Harbour Police on 02890 553000. Park Audio is offering a financial reward for information leading to the safe recovery of the stolen equipment.

Details of the equipment are as follows: 16 Crest Audio CD3000 power amplifiers and 6 Crest Audio CD2000 power amplifiers - all housed in 6 x 12U racks; 2 Community RS220 loudspeakers; 2 Community FB1

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The Onlyview system, was working in conjunction with PIGI projection running on the established OnlyCue control system. Merging the two control systems and projection formats allowed E//T//C UK to produce a dynamic moving montage of images and information for the press launch of the RNID's new hearing test phone line - part of their Breaking The Sound Barrier campaign.

The video and film artwork and creative concepts were produced by Jason Bridge working with production company Pull Creative. The large white build

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Both Turbosound and sound rental company Britannia Row have a long history with Gilmour that stretches back to Pink Floyd days and loyalty in the Gilmour camp to both companies is strong.

"There are a lot of people involved here who have been with David from day one," says production manager Roger Searle. "But no one is so set in their ways that they're not prepared to change things. David has a way that he likes to work, so that's the way we do things and if he's happy, we're happy."

Searle had some influence over the decision on choice of sound system. As he puts it: "I stuck my twopenneth in. We got a great result from

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All potential bursary applicants should be UK-based designers who have not previously exhibited at the 100% shows. Applicants who can demonstrate craft and design skills in producing commercially viable products for the lighting industry could be eligible for one of this year's 100% Light bursaries. There will be three 100% Light bursaries on offer to the most original and innovative new designer-makers, with the winners each receiving a 50% discount against the cost of stand space at 100% Light 2006.

The 100% Design bursary, launched in 1997 has helped more than 70 designers. Running alongside established sister shows 100% Design and 100% Detail, 100% Light will feature a

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Covering the manufacturer's Northeast region, from Virginia to Maine, CS&A is under the direction of co-founders John Cardone and Mike Solomon, who were presented with the same award by SurgeX only three years ago.

Cardone says: "It is a pleasure representing a product like SurgeX, which provides such reliable performance and clear benefits to the designer, integrator and end user of any AV system."

"Working with such a professional and attentive rep firm like CS&A is certainly a mutually rewarding experience," says SurgeX co-founder and senior principal Michael McCook. "Their broad-based knowledge of system

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Van Damme's marketing director Nigel May says: "This is one of those very rare occasions where both trade and suggested selling prices can be cut without compromising product quality. The cost savings achieved are being passed directly on to our dealers, which means that our Musician Series cables are now up to 40% cheaper."

As part of the re-organisation, the company has appointed Simon Christie to the position of account manager for the Musician Series and he will be liasing directly with the MI trade. Chr

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The list of MH users, in particular, is rapidly expanding, and the latest to add its name is MGG Productions, who have purchased a Soundcraft MH3 32ch console from distributors Wild and Marr.

Formed in 2000, MGG primarily supplies technical services and equipment for events and productions in the fields of sound, lighting and video - but in this short period the company has put together a large inventory of equipment.

Having expanded rapidly, MGG found a growing requirement for a FOH desk to meet demands of larger events, and enable them to supply a FOH solution to complement their new JBL VRX PA.

"Having enough channels on a desk is essential, an

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Taking centre stage at the booth of Midas Consoles Middle East (MCME), XL8 offers an incomparable design combining exemplary sound quality, flexibility and reliability with an ease and familiarity of use unrivalled by other digital control surfaces. As well as offering classic Midas audio quality and superb reliability, XL8 actually improves upon the performance of the analogue consoles, which have established the brand as the number on

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This swinging musical event, which has received rave reviews, is a celebration of the life and songs of one of the world's best-loved crooners. The show features a live orchestra and dancers, plus vintage video footage of 'Old Blue Eyes', which is projected onto huge screens. A number of special guests duet with Frank, singing alongside the man himself in a live performance that incorporates the latest digital film and stage technology.

Corry, who has a long track record of working on video projects in the entertainment industry, was responsible for installing the large number of video p

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Sited in the prime Liverpool city centre location of Sefton Street, the Alima Centre features four flexible spaces, comprising three conference rooms and a live music area, in a regenerated Victorian warehouse. MSP chose an all Harman solution, including JBL VRX and SRX speaker systems, when providing audio and AV throughout all four areas. MSP's Colin Reader explains that company continually employs products from across all of the Harman Pro brands as standard inventory for various reasons, "The ma

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The 315-seat Concert Hall, a chamber music venue, and a daily performance, tuition and rehearsal space for the school's use, is also available for hire for other music events and recording sessions.

Its construction was inspired by the death of the school's mentor Yehudi Menuhin in 1999, and was finally opened in January of this year. Lead Architect Mark Foley of Burrell Foley Fischer worked closely with the School's acoustician Bob Essert of Sound Space Design and theatre consultants Anne Minors Performance Consultants.

Marquee Audio was invited to join Sound Space Design, audio consultant Simon Kahn and the school team in drawing up an optimum AV specificat

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Take That, riding high on one of the most remarkable musical comeback stories so far of the 21st century, have received great critical acclaim for their new show. The tour reunites many of the successful production team that propelled the band to stardom in the 1990s including production manager Chris Vaughan, LD Simon Tutchener, artistic director Kim Gavin and Summit's Jon Bray.

Bray says: "It's really good to be working with so many of the original team again. Take That were the first band to use a large moving bridge over the audience and it's good to see that trick back in the show, plus a host of other ambitious movement and automation effects."

The epic set for the 2006 tour is design

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"We'd been on the road constantly since January promoting our debut album," says Josh Gabriel. "We were looking forward to a few days rest at home, then this was sprung on us! We immediately contacted every producer we know asking for their latest material. We absolutely needed a Xone:V6 for this project - there's no other DJ mixer on planet earth that sounds as good."

Dave Dresden says: "The V6 mixer was delivered to our studio within 24 hours. The live mix was recorded 36 hours later, and broadcast around the world about 48 hours after we'd finished it. By that time we were already in Puerto Rico, 3000 miles away from home."

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Based in Leeds, UK, Audio-Technica Ltd handles the distribution of Audio-Technica products into EMEA and the sales and marketing for the UK. Winner of numerous industry awards, Audio-Technica manufactures products that set standards in terms of quality, durability and price/performance for live sound, broadcast and recording studios, corporate and government facilities, house-of-worship venues, and more.

The main contact for any press-related issues is Stephanie Sobey-Jones, Integrative Concepts UK. Integrative Concepts was founded by Thomas Wendt in Germany in 1998. With a background in sound engineering, softw

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"The sound from the M1Ds was clear and intelligible throughout the hall, despite the room size and difficult acoustics," says Urs Gammel of MDS PAtec Veranstaltungstechnik, provider of all sound, lighting and video equipment for the event. "The hall is a full 35 meters long, and w