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14 March 2016

For the first-ever Ghent Light Festival, a large number of national and international light artists and AV companies have joined forces to create a spectacle. XL Video and Spectaculaires opted for Barco's event projectors to support four different artists and artist collectives, who want to spotlight some of the city's magic. In total, eight CLM and 13 FLM projectors support creations from noted artists like Pablo Valbuena.

"In recent years, Ghent has invested heavily in

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14 March 2016

The Arena Group's Dubai based Harlequin Arena company was entrusted to provide the golf tournament's double hospitality structure, public village and temporary exhibition hall. All temporary structures were designed to reflect the branding aspirations of the Championships' new headline sponsor, HSBC.

Sponsors and VIP guests top golf, watching from Harlequin Arena's double decker structure overlooking the 18th green, which incorporated the latest air-conditioning technology introduced by Arena.

Each guest area was individually designed and the new temperature control system proved very responsive to each chalets individual requirements. The new in

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14 March 2016

Community Professional Loudspeakers provided sound reinforcement for the Wanna Play? Stage, which included Community's Solutions SLS960 loudspeakers, along with the M-12 stage monitors, as well as the premiere of the VLF-Series subwoofers.

The Community loudspeakers were put through a rigorous four days of shows, ranging from the big sounds of Upland High School's Jazz Ban

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14 March 2016

"EAW and Martin Audio are strong brands with their own unique personalities and reputations for service and innovation," said Mark Graham, Loud CEO. "Both Jeff and Anthony are veterans of their brands and have already improved the speed and accuracy of brand-level decision

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Simon Newton of the open source project (OLA) attracted a lot of interest in the development of an RDM responder test suite, running tests on equipment at the event as well as drawing on the experience of those present to enhance the tests. Ryan Fletcher of ARRI joined the world of RDM, bringing a studio luminaire, demonstrating the wider industry interest in and application of RDM.

Matthias Hinrichs of Martin Professional and Peter Kirkup of Zero 88 used the opportunity to start work on a website to promote and provide information to users of RDM enabled equipment. The website will provide general information about the functionality of RDM along with a categor

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14 March 2016

Leading Albanian television station Top Channel began airing 100 Million in January to top ratings. Martin Professional distributor Prosound Audio & Light of Albania provided the MAC 101 LED moving head wash lights for the opening show and the station was so impressed they decided to purchase the units.

"They chose the MAC 101 for the beam effect, nice colour reproduction, flicker free on camera looks and not least its low price. Also, for the low power consumption vs output," states Prosound sales manager Kliton Gjika. "Beside them are 300 watt fixtures and it is easy to see that the MAC 101 outperforms them.

"The MAC 101 has performed very well and I think everyone in the industry now

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14 March 2016

Fohhn's Linea Focus series proved an appropriate choice for the 116m long cathedral with its 12-second reverberation time and ceiling heights ranging from 28 to 53m. The electronically steerable active line array systems have been specially developed to provide clear transmission of both speech and music in acoustically challenging environments with long reverberation times. The speakers are also designed to visually integrate into a range of architectural settings.

In the main aisle, two 450 cm LFI-450 loudspeakers, each contain

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14 March 2016

Sold through authorized Philips Vari-Lite Sales distributor VTI, the VL3500 Wash luminaire has an output that exceeds 50,000 lumens, as well as internal zoomable beam optics, an interchangeable front lens system, and an aperture wheel. The fixture provides CYM colour mixing, variable CTO color temperature correction, dual five-position colour wheels, a separate dimmer, and an independent dual blade strobe mechanism.

"We are very excited to see continued growth in the Middle East." said Bob Schacherl, Philips

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14 March 2016

The set-up includes 48 ways of Strand dimming. More than 30 Selecon lanterns of different types, truss and internally wired bars were designed to produce a versatile system able to tackle the most demanding of performance.

The audio system utilises QSC AD282s speakers powered by QSC amplification, which gives a clear powerful response. To finish the project off, full drapes and a cyclorama provided a theatre that any school would be proud of, says the company.

(Jim Evans)

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Christie Lites alleges that StageCo was negligent in the design and construction of the tower. A specialised lighting array and equipment owned by Christie Lites, elevated atop the tower was totally destroyed.

Christie Lites' CEO Huntly Christie commented that it was extremely fortunate that the collapse of the

tower occurred just days prior to the scheduled event, with only physical damage to the lighting array,

grandstands and general admission area. Had the tower collapsed during the event it might have caused severe injury and possible loss of life to spectators and field personnel.

"Christie Lites has an outstanding saf

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14 March 2016

The director of photography Valerio Leccese reports, "Parla con me is a weave of different genres, including television, theatre, live show, talk show, and even cinema. The scenery and lighting were therefore designed in synergy, in order to reflect this variety of styles and combine them."

The lighting equipment consists exclusively of Clay Paky lights: 14 Alpha Profile 1200s, 22 Alpha Spot HPE 575s, 22 Alpha Wash Halo 1000s and six CP Color MHs. Valerio Leccese says that he specifically asked for lights made by the Italian company because

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14 March 2016

Currently touring his fifth studio album Diversity across Europe and the US, Gentleman recently played the Rothaus Arena in Freiburg where local rental company Coco Sound supplied a Uniline line array system from APG. Philip Sachsenheimer, who has been Gentleman's FoH engineer for the last ten years comments, "Over the last 10 years we have played to audiences ranging from 100 to 50,000 people in every type of venue on every type of sound system.

"However, there is a first time for everything, and this was the first time I'd had the pleasure of using a Uniline system from APG." Coc

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A host of industry professionals were on hand to give the 40 plus attendees the benefit of their experience.

The main thrust of the seminar discussed audio developments using the digital format and how this benefits both the listener and the user; in particular how the AES 42 protocol is having a positive impact on the capabilities of audio engineers.

AES 42 has been developed by the Audio Engineering Society and Neumann and is now integrated i

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This is to service current and ongoing work due to an excellent end to 2010 and a busy start to 2011, as well as to meet the increase in client demands for HD video, and to maintain the company's policy of keeping abreast of the latest technology in this fast moving world, says the company.

The cameras are Sony HXC-100 HD/SD studio spec units. These are HD/SD switchable, can also run both formats simultaneously and have an array of programmable function buttons on the camera head. The camera uses the latest 14-bit A/D conversion circuit and 2/3-inch Power HAD FX CCDs for superior picture quality.

(Jim Evans)

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As Mojo Barrier's US office wrapped up 2010, the barrier specialists, led by J.B. Dolphin US manager, were delighted to learn the company had provided barriers and expert crowd safety services at over half of the top ten tours during the year.

"We pride ourselves on being industry leaders; during 2010 Mojo Barriers, as a company, provided product and services over 750 touring shows," says Dolphin. Six of these made the top 10 list for highest grossing world tours and the fact they trusted us with the safety of their audiences and acts reflects our investment and ongoing efforts to improve concert safety."

The barrier company created bespoke parts for both the top grossing act Bon Jovi and t

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14 March 2016

The demanding technical requirement was for a combined AV system capable of providing visual coverage and audible intelligibility throughout a very large room which the client (whose identity remains confidential) variously uses for presentations, recruitment open days, corporate events and product launches. Due to its location, flexibility and technical infrastructure it is also used on occasion by other companies as guests of the client.

Designed and commissioned by Giuseppe Mallozzi of A.Jay Services, the entire integrated system is controlled cen

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14 March 2016

Amplifier designer Andy Hunt, the man behind the original Matrix amplifiers, has now re-established the brand along with business partner Matt Button. Save for some metalwork which is sourced from a local supplier, the new manufacturing operation is remarkably self-sufficient, with the design and manufacture taking place in-house, including the switchmode power supplies and surface-mounting of the PCBs. Button told L&SI that following extensive end-user testing and feedback, the company now has 13 product lines in production, all of which are either Class AB or Class G topologies.

So successful has the field-testing been that Matrix is already providing

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14 March 2016

The first venue is a driving experience called Rio City. It is actually a small village with a comprehensive road network around which electric-powered cars are driven. Rio City is a new concept in Lebanon, being entertaining but with and the serious goal of teaching youngsters how to drive responsibly while respecting the law, other road users and pedestrians. The Malouf Group has launched the project in response to the increasing number of road accidents in Lebanon, and the lack of public awareness of traffic laws.

Technosound was commissioned to design and provide a music system to cover all public areas of Rio City. In addition to all-weather durability, sound quality was important and th

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14 March 2016

The change in USA distribution meets with PMC's global expansion plans following recent enhancements to its product lines as well as its international sales & marketing teams.

The newly-expanded and combined operation will be jointly led by VP sales Maurice Patist and VP operations Janice Norton. PMPI will retain the staff and facilities of both PMC's Irvine office and PMPI in New Jersey, handling all importation, service, sales and marketing for both brands.

Graham Boswell, sales and marketing director for Prism Sound group, says, "There is an obvious synergy between the Pri

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14 March 2016

During all three days of ISE 2011, projectiondesign will host a series of tutorial sessions for its distributor and end-customer partners on its stand, with the aim of bringing as many industry contacts as possible up-to-speed with the latest projection technologies and their applications. These will be hosted by the newly appointed Andre Jensen who has been promoted within projectiondesign to support the company's partner and education focus.

Meanwhile, on Wednesday 2 February, the company's David Aleksandersen will present two

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14 March 2016

Dalian Wanda Group is one of China's biggest real estate development companies, with the construction of many hotels and other high profile facilities to its name. The hotels are managed by a range of global chains - including Hilton, Sofitel, Intercontinental and Crown Plaza.

2008 saw Apex audio processors recommended for use in a Sofitel-managed hotel's private KTV club. Supplied via local distributor Budee Technology Development Co, the system has proved a great success and so Apex Intelli-X48 processors were specified for Wanda

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14 March 2016

Lighting for the concert - which took place on an open air stage in front of the rock face - was supplied by Melbourne & Sydney based Frontier Touring, who proposed that the rock itself became an atmospheric element of the performance as part of the event's integral lighting scheme.

For this, they needed a high powered lightsource requiring minimal power and with low environmental impact on the surrounding flora and fauna. They decided that the CitySkape Xtreme met all the criteria after a demo and coming highly recommended fo

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14 March 2016

"After demonstrating the Icon system to Music Connections, we had great feedback and a confirmed order for a system," commented Dino Drimakis, business development manager at Dubai-based Melody House. "However after they actually used it for an event and realized how convenient and effective the system was, we quickly received a second order for another system. We are happy to see that HK Audio is represented by a major rental firm in the Sultanate of Oman."

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When the owners decided to expand the facilities to include a new on site leisure facility complete with two pools, jacuzzi, gym, fitness centre, bars and restaurant, they asked Pyramid Presentations to design and install high quality lighting and AV systems throughout.

Since the audio brief required 20 different sources and outputs to 12 different areas, Pyramid saw it as an opportunity to design an audio system around a Bose ControlSpace ESP-88 audio management system. An additional requirement was for speakers that blended into a clearly defined interior design, and the Bose FreeSpace range was chosen.

According to Bose Pro Partner, Nic Black of Pyramid, the audio brief consisted of two main element