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"I had been using the Maxxyz with The Alan Parsons Live Project since 2005 whenever I could, but many of the shows the act does are one-offs and there is no touring production," Martin comments. "I had also just used the Maxxyz on the 2006 African/European leg of The Black Eyed Peas and the 2006 US Tour for Chris Brown - it is my first choice of console for any of the acts I'm doing.

He continues, "The Maxxyz has an ease of programming that allows me to build several complicated cuelists in a short period of time. The layout of the console

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The set is dominated by a tracking staircase unit where the band and back-up vocals live, entirely fitted with Barco's OLite modules. Complementing the staircase unit are drapes, which fly or track in and out to create not only additional scenery but also projection surfaces.

"Beyonce wanted something simple yet sophisticated. The aesthetic is very clean and simple, and the technology is neat," notes Justin Collie who created the performance environment design for Artfag LLC. "Video is an integral part of the show and the visual effects

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In addition to earning multiple acting awards, the production has earned ample praise for its lighting, music, and sound. To provide even coverage for the 975-seat Kerr Theatre - which hasn't housed a musical in nearly 20 years - sound designer Brian Ronan chose a self-powered system from Meyer Sound.

"This show has a very old-school musical feel," says Ronan, a veteran of more than 20 years in New York's theatre scene. "There isn't a lot of spectacle. No more than eight singers are on stage at any

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Two years ago, Litestructures Studios opened its doors to host production rehearsals for Coldplay's Twisted Logic tour. Since, the Studio has hosted rehearsals for Cirque de Soleil, Franz Ferdinand, Prodigy, Scissor Sisters, Pussycat Dolls, Muse, George Michael, Basement Jaxx, Robbie Williams, Kaiser Chiefs, Massive Attack, Beautiful South, Westlife, Journey, Australian Pink Floyd Show, Faithless, Meat Loaf and many others.

"The Litestructures Studio has exceeded our expectations during its first two years," said Brent Woods, Litestructures Studios' general manager. "The unbeatable combination of the studio's high specification, support services and Lite

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Based on the model of the TEA conferences produced by Richard Brett in London in 2002 and 2006, NATEAC (www.NATEAC.org) will offer more than 50 panellists speaking at over 20 sessions on topics ranging from current rigging technology to the makeup of stage floors, as well as a discussion of where the proscenium will be by the year 2020.

The conference will take place on 20 and 21 July 2008 at the Michael Schimmel Centre for the Arts at Pace University in downtown Manhattan, NYC.

"The goal of the North American Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conference is to promote communication between the architects, engineers, consultants and manufacturers responsible for designing and building new theatres and renovating existing facilities in North Ame

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Dealer information including links and a map with their location, configuration diagrams for Digital Snake, case studies from around the world and links to industry partners are featured.

(Jim Evans)

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Hosted by Cuba Gooding Jr, the global sporting star studded event was held at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona. In creating a fun and exciting atmosphere, Blackout worked with line producer, Amandine Reynolds and Pierre-Marie Quere at Monte-Carlo based production company CATS.

"We had to create a fabulous International event for 650 high-profile guests. Working with many suppliers from different countries, we were very impressed that the Blackout staff were multi-lingual. This helped us a great deal in co-ordinating the show and ensured that we could work to tight deadlines. I couldn't dream of working with a better team than Steve T

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The two-part Moving Light course will take place on Wednesday 20 June (Level 1) and Thursday 21 June (Level 2) at White Light's base in Wimbledon, south-west London, running from 10am to 4pm. The Level 1 course provides an introduction to moving lights, including basic set-up and handling, discussions on their potential uses, health and safety issues and basic care and maintenance.

The Level 2 course goes into more detail on fault finding in the lamp circuit, the motor circuit and the sensor and feedback systems, as well as giving a more in-depth look at cleaning and maintenance.

The Pyrotechnics course, run in association with

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The installation involved equipping the Science and Exhibition centres with AMX automation systems to control the AV facilities. All of the cabling was provided by VDC Trading, which supplied a range of Van Damme cables.

Ed Williams, At-Bristol's technical director, says: "This project was very extensive and has taken us nearly three years to complete. Although we were working to a tight budget, we insisted on using Van Damme cable because it is of such high quality and we wanted products that were going to be reliable and easy to maintain."

At-Bristol offers a world of hands-on discovery where exploration and education go hand in hand with a fun day out

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"Kling & Freitag is a recognised brand in the UAE and we're proud to be offering their range of speakers, amplifiers and controllers in our overall catalogue" said ESE general manager Faris Al-Azzawi. "The UAE market is a competitive one for any state of the art audio-visual equipment. Having the rights to distribute Kling & Freitag's audio equipment gives us a niche in the market."

"We are proud to engage in this strategic alliance with ESE, as they have a proven track record in the industry," said Kling & Freitag export manager Martin Schlockwerder. "We have been discussing the logistics of this appointment and I

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The first Red Bull Air Race was held in 2003 and has since come to be regarded as the definitive competition featuring the world's most skilled pilots. In 2007, 12 events are being held across the world, each featuring a contest in which the pilots must navigate an airborne racecourse in the shortest possible time. The result is low-level flying at extremely high speeds, bringing the air race experience very close to the spectators.

Established in 1976, Loudness Sonorizacao's system included four towers of 16 JBL Vertec VT4889 line array elements each (64 in total), powered by Crown I-Tech 8000 amplifiers. Low-frequency fill was provided by 64 JBL SRX728 loudspeaker sub

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Michigan's Thunder Audio collaborated with Schubert Systems of North Hollywood on the tour, with both acts playing through Thunder's sound system, which was built around two arrays of 12 Meyer Sound Milo high-power curvilinear array loudspeakers, augmented by four UPJ-1P compact VariO loudspeakers for front-fill coverage. System processing was provided by a Galileo loudspeaker management system.

"It was really a great double bill," remarks Thunder Audio vice president Paul Owen. "C

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A full-colour Audi logo was shone onto the side of the building, while Audi logos spun across the two sports cars. It was all in aid of an annual event sponsored by the car manufacturer at the Royal Opera House, where invited guests attend the opera and a gala dinner before being chauffeured home.

Crew chief Steve Russell said: "The crew and I got soaked when we were rigging all the lights, but we kept all the units dry and it stopped raining before it got dark. Fortunately the

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ARX managing director Colin Park says, "Soundhouse's MD Herbert Schwerzmann and I finalised the distribution agreement at the recent Frankfurt Pro Light and Sound and we both agreed ARX's range of signal processing products was a very complementary fit with the other lines Soundhouse currently represents.

"The Swiss audio industry has always been important to ARX and we're looking forward to working with Herbert Schwerzmann and his energetic team at Soundhouse MusicService."

Alongside ARX, Soundhouse MusicService also represents a number of other manufacturers including Martin Audio and Apex.

(Jim Evans)

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Their feedback was very positive and enthusiastic. "It was the first time we held training for the MA consoles and we were completely overwhelmed by the huge success. After what I've heard from the participants, grandMA has got a really bright future in India," said Felix Remedios, Reynolds managing director.

"The training, organised by Reynold's, was held to meet the growing demands of the Indian market, to bring productions to a higher level and to link with our new office MA Lighting Middle East / India those two booming markets," explained Michael Althaus managing director of MA Lighting.

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Over the course of the two days, more than 40 delegates from ETC's partner companies were given demos of SmartFade ML and, courtesy of ETC's Eos product manager Anne Valentino, the new Eos lighting control system, which is set for European outings at ABTT and Showtech in June.

The summit attendees also had a chance to discuss technical issues and developments including ETC's Net3 networking and ACN, the new lightweight single-direction protocol used to transmit whole DMX universes over Ethernet, as well as network among their colleagues.

(Jim Evans)

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Long-time Travis lighting designer Matt Jensen created a crisp, clean style for this show - essentially a theatrical vehicle with some contemporary twists - including lots of soft washes and iris focuses.

Lead singer Fran Healy took a relatively active role in the initial lighting brief, and then left Jensen to develop the show from there. The lighting features a slightly retro PAR can feel - a soft edged, tungsteny affair - and staying true to the design theme, Jensen did not inco

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Lighting was the responsibility of company In-Out Soluciones Audiovisuales. The long-term friendship between the manager of the bar, Abelardo Cárdenas, and the director of In-Out, Antonio Solvas, as well as the motivation to create something spectacular yet elegant, led to the installation of a complete Martin package: 8 MAC 250 Entours, 6 MAC 250 Kryptons, 4 MAC 250 Washes, 2 MX-10 Extreme scanners, 10 Mania SCX 600 effect lights, 30 Cyclo 03 DMX fluorescent linear luminaires with a

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"We are delighted to return to Europe with our new UK-based operation," said Steve Carson, Genlyte Controls vice president. "We are building a strong team and putting our resources behind them to deliver great products and services to our existing and potential clientele."

Key personnel in the new office will be Alan Luxford, general manager; Ken Berreen, sales manager for the UK, Spain, Portugal, and South Africa; Bill Richards, marketing manager; Tracy Downes, customer service manager, and Victor Mikheev, service and engineering Manager.

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Interior designer Mark Bithrey of B3 Designers has immersed the 450-capacity venue in a world of concrete, brick, steel, mesh and leather (peppered with industrial artefacts and extremely rare champagnes) to achieve a low-key, sultry Shoreditch style vibe.

Having worked with the Sound Division Group on a previous bar project he again tasked the A/V specialists with creating the aural ambience in the four-zoned venue. This is divided between the main ground floor bar, lounge, the separate bookable Chain Room and the suspended Mezzanine Bar upstairs.

Under the project management

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"We are really proud to be a member of the Midas and KT family and are confident that we will be able to raise the profile of these two brands in Austria," says Eltner's sales manager Matthas Reinthaler. "The most important thing is to be in regular contact with the customers, conducting demos, workshops

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"The LD saw an opportunity to insert it into the show since Pink Floyd was always known for its laser show in the past," comments André Daigle, product specialist at Erikson Pro Canada who programmed and operated the laser from a laptop. "Everyone was ecstatic about the added dimension it brought." Lighting designer Todd Minicola of NOC Audio Visual of Kingston, Ontario adjusted his existing light show on the fly to give the laser a 'front and centre' appearance in the show.

"It is so easy to create effects with the Marti

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The arrayable 3-way compact theatre enclosures were supplied with the appropriate flying frames and DX1 system controllers, and are deployed equally across both productions.

Having heard W3 and WT3 some time earlier Rawling was convinced of their suitability for theatre shows and set up a demo. "The WT3s have proved outstanding with both the producers and musical supervisor," he said.

The first batch of WT3s were pu

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The majority of the cabling used during the Festival was high quality Van Damme, supplied UK by VDC Trading and sold to Kent Union Technical Services (the Student Union's internally-run events crew) by Idium Technology.

Over the last two years, Kent Union has amassed a selection of Van Damme multicore, mic, DMX and power cables, as well as an array of Cat 5 and video cabling. These purchases have been part of a major investment by the Student Union, which was determined to bring the running of events such as Keynestock in house, thus improving the range and quality of events on offer.

Jon Fagg, a final year student at the University who set up Idium Techn