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14 March 2016

Season of Light is an annual light-art festival in Helsinki. During the dark winter month of January, two façade light performances gave the country's capital an exciting atmosphere. Both installations, Reflections at Senate Square and Oratoribus at Parliament House, were created by lighting designer Mikki Kunttu.

The performance at Senate Square is a 15-minute story, projected on the façade of Helsinki Cathedral. Reflections is a voyage through time into the past and onwards into a world of fantasy. Senate Square and its surroundings return to the year 1852 when the St Nicholas church - now Helsinki Cathedral - was inaugurated. Starting wi

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14 March 2016

The new organisation, which comes into being today (1 February), will offer "a new and revitalised sales and support structure based on vertical markets" across all TCGI-owned brands, namely TC Electronic, TC Helicon, Lab.gruppen, Lake and Tannoy, as well as the distributed brands Dynaudio Acoustics and Blue Microphones.

All sales activity that was previously handled at individual brand level, such as order processing, and account management will now be centralised and handled at group level out of the offices in Aarhus and Coatbridge.

In addition to this, all sales force and sales support activity will be organised by market segment, of which there are five

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14 March 2016

Adlib has worked with Carr for the last four years and they have also been enjoying a spurt of comedy tours in recent months which included Russell Howard's pre-festive arena tour.

The lighting rig was designed and operated by Adlib's Tim Spilman. The set-up featured a front truss with eight Martin Professional MAC 250 wash lights, with three 90 degree ETC Source Four profiles on side booms each side of the thrust stage for downstage side illumination. There were six floor PARs, fitted with front filters to eliminate facial shadows.

A black back curtain was up-lit with another five floor PARs. There were three main performance positions - centre stage, sofa stage right and table stage right - each of which was lit with two profiles and

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14 March 2016

The winner will be chosen by an all-star panel of previous holiday card designers including Bob Bonniol, Beowulf Borrit, Scott Pask, Bruce Rodgers, Douglas Schmidt, and Tim Hunter Design. The winner's design will be among the cards offered for sale to raise money for Behind the Scenes, which provides financial assistance to entertainment technology professionals who are ill or injured.

The winner will also receive a free pass to the Live Design Master Class of choice (lighting, sound, or projection) to be held in May in New York City.

"This is an incredible opportunity for student designers to have their work seen by

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14 March 2016

The upgrade of an inventory which has included two generations of Electro-Voice PA products signals the serious intentions of Event Sound's owners Nick Billinghurst and Jason Spencer, who are now committed full-time to building the high-end rental operation, and adding a sales and installation dimension to the company.

Shuttlesound will supply Event Sound with 18 XLC 127DVX modules with eight Xsubs, and a stock of new Tour Grade amplifiers, which are fitted with RCM26 remote control modules, providing the full complement of IIR filters, signal routing, level control, compression and limiting, and FIR-Drive processing.

"They have big plans and they're prepared to work hard," says Shuttle

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The system comprised nine Kudo line source cabinets and four SB28 subwoofers per side, a centre cluster of six Kiva ultra compact line source cabinets, and out-fills of three Kivas per side. The whole system was driven by nine LA8 amplified controllers housed in LA-RAK touring racks.

François Chaumeil, L-Acoustics' technical support for France, explains , "The total audience area was 60m wide by 100m deep, with the nine Kudo covering an area from 15m back to 100m. Using Kudo's K-Louver system, the top three cabinets were open at an

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14 March 2016

This exciting conference will bring together 200 delegates in the context of discussing the current state of the offstage and backstage industry in today's economy, evaluating problems and discussing the solutions to key issues.

The NSA is a network of industry professionals working together to develop and improve the skills of people working in the sector. Their vision is to create an internationally acclaimed technical theatre and live music sector supporting the best stages in the world.

More information and to register for the conference, go to the website address below.

(Lee Baldock)

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Hodgson selected a wide range of DPA microphones to assist him in this complex task, which presented many challenges. The largest of these was the building itself. A beautiful cathedral dating back to 1093, Durham provided an amazing backdrop to the concert, but its solid stone construction threw up some serious reverb problems. As the concert was also being filmed, clean sight lines were essential.

"The cathedral has a lovely sounding reverb, but it's at least five seconds long," recalls Hodgson. "The only way to make it sound good was to close mic all 38 musicians. The biggest challenge I

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14 March 2016

Jamie Reilly commented: "Having an opportunity to collaborate with a company like Eat to the Beat is a privilege to learn new methods of working, new recipes and meeting extraordinary people, this is how, at Cirque du Soleil we remain innovative in all different aspects of our business, from the stage to the Kitchen! I am very pleased to have found with Eat to the Beat the op

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14 March 2016

Traditionally, the Garmisch-Partenkirchen leg of the tournament (the other venues being Oberstdorf, Innsbruck and Bischofshofen) takes place on New Year's Day and in 2010, for the eleventh year in a row, the task of providing the sound reinforcement was entrusted to the Weilheim-based production company TC Showtechnik. The team led by Martin Schulze and Stefan Rehthaler once again relied on Electro-Voice. The centrepiece of the solution proposed by TC Showtechnik for the event, which was watched live by 25,000 spectators and followed by million

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The venue features three bars and a dining room with a capacity of nearly 1400. The decor introduces large black & white chequered tiles and semi circular booths, bringing a chic 1970's society feel to the environment.

The Robe fixtures were specified by Craig Burridge, technical director for St James Holdings, the parent company of Bellini Grande and the project's AV systems and lighting designer.

The lights were supplied by Robe South East Asia, and follow on from the successful installation of over 200 Robe moving lights and LED fixtures into leading Singapore nightclub St James Power Station in 2007, also spec'd by Burridge.

The main stage at the Bellini Gr

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14 March 2016

RFW, owned and managed by Fragille Wade, formerly of Dubai-based Protec, has tied up with SES to sell its products to an already extensive client base in the region.

Fragille Wade commented: "Having worked with SES's products for many years, I was pleased to be able to represent them in the region and supply a market that has an insatiable appetite for quality distribution equipment. There has been a significant gap in the market here for some time which we hope to be able to fill with a wide range of Power Products which we will hold in stock at our new warehouse in Dubai. We will be adding to our product range over the coming months and will be a one stop shop for the production and e

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14 March 2016

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Teenage Cancer Trust shows, which are curated by The Who's Roger Daltrey. Announcing the line-up, he said, "When The Who first got together in 2000 to raise money for this brilliant charity, I had no idea we'd achieve so much from these shows. In the last 10 years we've raised over £8.7m, helping Teenage Cancer Trust to open nine more specialist cancer units for young people across the UK."

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14 March 2016

The EuroHedge Awards celebrate hedge fund managers' achievements throughout Europe. Over 800 managers, investors, and other industry professionals turned out in force for the occasion.

Capitol House Productions installed two strips of bezel-less Infinite Plasmas, the first ran down the hotel's entrance walkway to The Great Room and the second greeted guests once inside. The plasmas displayed event and sponsor branding to catch the eyes of guests as they walked into the event.

Eight new Infinite 4230R Plasmas were used for the event, sourced from PSCo, which has recently updated its videowall fleet with £100,000 of new screens and accessories.

Head of production Amanda Murray comments: "

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14 March 2016

The LEDtronics luminaires offer up to 300% longer lifespan compared to fluorescent lamps, using up to 50% less energy than standard fluorescent 2ftx 2ft (600mm x 600mm) panels, without compromising on performance. The CLL2X2-400-TPW-001W provides a bright beam of 1,840 lumens, with an efficie

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14 March 2016

"We are excited to take part in of one of the largest AV tradeshows in Europe, and to introduce the PST-6i-b to our peers at ISE," said Myron Linde, Daktronics mobile and modular manager. "In addition to being the lightest portable LED video panel of its kind, the PST-6i-b uses a high-contrast design to offer viewers surreal image quality and deep, vivid colours."

The newest member of Daktronics' PST product line, the PST-6i-b panel, weighs in at 52kg/sq.m and joins a pair of other newly unveiled PST products, the PST-12 SMD (50kg/sq.m) and the PST-10 SMD (57

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Artist Tom Wexler explains: "It was the railways which first created the need for standardised time across the country, so we came up the idea of an exhibition based on time, place and distance. We placed the 13 screens across the curved roof of the hall, with a thermal imaging camera at each end. The cameras captured people's movement and a few seconds of each person was looped. This was then shown on each screen in turn until the two people's images met in the middle.

"We specified the G-LEC transparent frames because we didn't want the screens to be too 'heavy' o

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14 March 2016

The current topics are How to Tie a Figure of 8 Knot and How to Properly Inspect Your Truss. Will Todd, product support manager, of Tomcat USA leads both of these informative sessions.

The videos can be viewed and downloaded at www.tomcatglobal.com. These videos arrive just in time to serve as a sneak preview of some topics to be covered during Tomcat's Hoist & Rigging Workshops to be held on 17-20 February 2010 - Space is still available.

(Jim Evans)

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14 March 2016

The most dramatic feature on the home page is the continuous loop of flash photos of some recent Acclaim installations, including the über-chic TAO nightclub, located in the Venetian Resort in Las Vegas, which utilises Acclaim's X-Ball, X-Cube and X-Bar product; and the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, CA, where Acclaim X-Bar 500s were built into each sequential 24" square cutout that accents the structure's shape.

"Our new website was designed to make it easier for o

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14 March 2016

Since opening in 2007, 229 has established itself as one of the UK's leading small to medium-sized venues, attracting acts such as Primal Scream, Keane, Gnarls Barkley and Razorlight. 229 came to Orbital Sound in early 2009, looking for a high quality and reliable sound system that delivere

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The show is the biggest song contest in the world for performers aged 10 to 15, who each compose their own music and lyrics. The theme of this year's show was Tree of Life based on the artwork of renowned Ukrainian folk art painter Maria Primachenko. Lighting designer Per Sundin created the lighting scheme using a wide array of colour and effects to compliment the theme. The staging incorporated circles, curved LED walls and strong lighting.

Clay Paky Alpha Beam 1500 fixtures were the main workhorse fixture, with 18 placed at the

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14 March 2016

Massey, vice-president of operations for Moonlighting, reports that Radian Audio delivered the APEX-1200 wedges in time for a performance by Pink Martini at Portland's Merrill Auditorium. Moonlighting then put the wedges to work on the annual L. L. Bean concert series, which this year included artists such as Madeleine Peyroux, Patty Loveless, Blues Traveler, the Wallflowers and Asleep at the Wheel.

For the show by Pink Martini, a 12-piece band, Massey recounts: "We had 11 wedges on 11 mixes, pl

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Summit was working for Andy Peat Associates. They had rigged a similar - slightly smaller - screen in the venue two years ago for Peat and his team to facilitate the premiere of The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. This time, the screen frame measured an even more impressive 33.45m wide by 14.95m deep.

Summit's crew, led by project manager Jay Call, also flew the PA system and all the drapes used to dress the venue and transform it into a giant cinema for the day.

The screen frame was constructed from 30.5 cm JTE trussing and picked up on four one-tonne points. The projection material - supplied by Harkness Hall - was attached and tensioned via the traditional method

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"The superior quality of Link's cabling and connectors, along with their ever increasing willingness to offer custom hybrid solutions for our customers' live sound, theatre and broadcast needs is a perfect complement to our current business model," commented Danny Lau, Managing Director, Rightway Audio.

"As the industry demand for hybrid connectivity solutions increases, it is essential tha