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14 March 2016

A&O, which prides itself as 'your partner for the latest in light technology - worldwide', announces its support for this year's event as the industry gears up for this September's ceremony.

A&O says it is "delighted" to have the opportunity to sponsor the bar area, which will provide KOI invited guests with an opportunity to network in convivial surroundings, following the more formal dinner and awards.

"We are aware of the importance of the KOI event and therefore delighted to offer the major support for the Get-Together after the Awards," said Marco Niedermeier, CEO, A&O Lighting Technology.

"The Knight of Illumination Awards

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14 March 2016

LD Philip Lindhfelt racked the Sharpys up at the rear of the stage and used them to beam directly onto the audience, which provided some spectacular, 1990s scanner-style, mid-air displays.

Playing to packed houses in arenas in the Norwegian cities of Stavanger, Bergen, Ålesund and the capital Oslo, We Love the 90s was a sell out event. Lindhfelt used the Sharpy before but never quite like this, as he explains: "I used them primarily as an effects fixture. Bands such as Scooter are quite progressive in terms of their music. I needed a fixture that was fast to respond. While the speed and the brightness of the Sharpy make it an ideal

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14 March 2016

Promoted by alife Entertainment, adding to the atmosphere of the legendary beach party was a full RCF rig on each of the three stages. RCF's sales manager for the region, Lars Yoshiyama, reported that the event was a major success.

Contracted to provide the sound was rental company, Comestock, and such was the scale of the PA requirement that they needed to buy a complete new system. After careful consideration they opted for RCF, and placed an order with territorial distributor Ballad Co.

Managed by Norihiro Matsuyama, Comestock chose the TT+ system because of its clarity and its exceptional power handling. The comp

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"Huge congratulations go to the design teams from David Chipperfields, Sansome Hall and Keith Williams as worthy winners," says managing director of Charcoalblue, Andy Hayles.

The globally respected RIBA Awards recognise architectural excellence and are judged by a panel of RIBA Chartered Architects and RIBA International Fellows. During the judging process, each UK region appoints a short-listing panel, which visit all the schemes entered. They then produce a list of buildings to be visited by the regional jury.

Charcoalblue alongside Sansome Hall Architects and histori

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The BBC Radio Theatre is designed to stage recorded and live performances including comedy, radio shows, live music, televised and red button events such as concerts, plus shows broadcast across the BBC's network.

The 'house' lighting rig needed to be extremely flexible to take account of the diverse number of events taking place in the venue, and the need to embrace theatrical, broadcast and multimedia disciplines. It was important that the new LED units were also appropriate to light HD TV and its specific requirements.

Extensive research was carried out into all the LED lighting options and Radio Theatre Events Manag

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Publishing its 2012 Theatre Buildings At Risk Register (TBAR) today, changes since 2011 highlight how a lack of care and investment leaves theatres particularly vulnerable to neglect whilst opportunities to harness the social and cultural value of theatres are being lost. It also shows how local champions, with the support of councils, grant making trusts and Lottery distributors are providing a new lease of life for theatres at risk.

The passing of the Localism Act in November 2011 and its emphasis on social well-being means local authorities now have to prepare lists of assets of community value, which include cultural interests such as theatres. The

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The band are currently promoting their third studio album I>Given To The Wild, released in January and hitting the UK album Top 10 Charts.

Shaw has been working for The Maccabees since the start of the year. He brings a fresh and invigorating look to the stage, and for the Ali Pali show, worked in close collaboration with video designer Josh Bagnall to set the aesthetic tones.

Lighting equipment was supplied by Buckinghamshire based Siyan.

Shaw had used Robe's LEDWash 600s before and was keen to incorporate them into the rig for this one. He particularly wanted to use them on a larger stage and experiment with utilising the individual LED ring control for specific effects.

The

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The competition to win a MacBook Pro running the innovative Vista v2 software was sponsored by Jands' distribution partners for Europe & the Middle East - A.C. Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET) Ltd. - and North America - A.C. Lighting Inc. - and open to industry professionals in these territories.

The competition proved extremely popular, with an overwhelming response from professionals in many countries and industry sectors. This reflects the high level of interest in the Vista L5, which received its official trade show launch at the Prolight+Sound 2012 exhibition in Frankfurt in March.

The lucky winners, who were selected at random from the entrants who correctly answere

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14 March 2016

Used to visually brand their vast inventory of equipment cases, the PAL Label offers an invaluable aid to logistical tracking and identification of cases and their contents.

"I'm really happy with how the labels turned out and can't wait to start using them," says WorldStage's Jesse Fairbairn.

Catching up with WorldStage on a recent visit to the US, Le Mark's export manager Matt Every says, "Whatever business you're in, keeping track of your equipment, where it's going, technical details and any additional safety information is essential, which is why our road/flight case labels can been seen all over the world. It was so good to hear WorldStage are really pleased with their labels and as a result, we are no

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He takes delivery of the first of three systems in early August. Each system consists of eight LS1000M, two LS1000NF, two TT124 amplifiers and one LS48DX providing two active fill mixes with four passive floor mixes.

Lile is also changing to the LS1000 line array system later in the year.

(Jim Evans)

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Silence's CEO, Gilles Hugo, takes up the story. "It's true that until now, we have limited our stock of PA equipment so that we are under no pressure to supply one brand over another. We supply what is best for the job or event concerned. However, having used the Uniline system to great effect on The Voice we started to re-evaluate.

" The Voicewas about as complex as TV shows get these days, and with the added pressure that it absolutely had to sound good in the studio, as

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Aura has a maximum capacity of 210 in its main room and the emphasis is very much on maintaining an intimate atmosphere - in everything except in respect to its sound. Co-owner Alberto Barbieri explains what they were looking to achieve: "We wanted a system that could deliver a big sound without being in any way obvious, delivering a high SPL with an even sound and clarity. The objective is to surprise our clients by the quality and depth of the sound, despite the size of our venue. I have always been impressed with the d&b audiotechnik brand, having used a var

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Martin Kempton designs the lighting show, which is aired on Saturday nights at 7.30pm on ITV and is supported by Richard Martin Lighting (RML).

His chosen lighting spec includes Stage Zoom 1200, MAC TW1, MAC 600, VL2000 Wash, VL1000TS, Chroma Banks and Chroma Floods. Martin also used LED 12 Lights which were hung around the set and helped create an American sports stadium feel.

(Jim Evans)

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"After hundreds of successful shows, I had no thoughts of replacing the old systems with anything other than Meyer," says Tony Khoury, who has been head audio engineer at Casino du Liban since 1996. "I wanted newer technology but with the same natural sound quality and amazing reliability. In 16 years, I had zero loudspeaker failures. That made me a Meyer Sound believer."

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14 March 2016

A long-term customer of Barco and part of the AED group, AED Display is a trendsetter in Europe's rapidly changing audiovisual industry. The company provides AV professionals with both rental and installation services. Its broad rental pool, which comprises Barco's full range of projection and image processing systems, is now being extended with the new compact HDX-W18, the very bright HDF-W26 and top-of-range HDQ-2K40 projectors.

Thierry Heldenbergh, managing director, AED Display comments, "We are very excited about these new add-o

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14 March 2016

Brilliant Stages is a multiple award winner in the design and construction of stage sets and custom fabrications for the touring and events industry. Brilliant has been at the core of some of the most celebrated touring shows ever produced, and boasts an impressive client list that includes the Rolling Stones, Coldplay, U2, AC/DC, Take That and Lady Gaga.

The acquisition further strengthens the project capabilities within Prolyte Group, and will be managed by Prolyte UK under the stewardship of managing director Lee Brooks. Tony Bowern, general manager of Brilliant Stages, will continue to drive the business through the delivery of world-class projects.

(Jim Evans)

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Called the Stage Management System Project, the new infrastructure aims to prepare the house for the production of content for all its major clients by integrating broadcast quality high-definition camera and video systems along with an audio distribution network, communications systems and new studio facilities especially designed to house the operation.

Sydney Opera House has awarded the tender for the Stage Management System Project to a partnership between Australia's Rutledge Engineering and German company Salzbrenner Stagetec.

Custom made Stage Management desks will be constructed in Germany to control paging, communications and show relay. The project will also completely update all

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14 March 2016

Effective immediately, the Christie Lites Rental Rep team will support clients from its newest regional office location within the Soundcheck complex at 740 Cowan St. in Nashville.

Equipment support of the full CL range of lighting and rigging equipment will come from Christie Lites' new warehouse and prep location in the Nashville suburb of Antioch. The 50,000sq.ft. high volume facility is located at 650 Dana Way.

Shannon Scott, long time industry professional from Huntsville AL, has joined the Rental Rep team and is based in the new Nashville location. Scott started in the industry in 1997 in operations and quickly began touring with such acts as Hank Williams Jr. He was most recently a seni

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14 March 2016

With more than two decades of experience in distributing professional solutions for the entertainment, architectural, and commercial sectors, Acoustic & Lighting System is an all-around leader in these fields in the South East Asian region. Founded in 1990 and headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; the company has since grown by leaps and bounds through its business expansion in Penang, Pahang, Melaka, Johor, Sabah, Singapore, Thailand and most recently - Indonesia.

The company offers an extensive portfolio of lighting, sound and accessories from leading manufactures including Clay Paky, MA Lighting, PR Lighting, Antari, Midas and Sennheiser.

Since Prolight and Sound 2012, Acoustic &

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One of the biggest AV projects the world has ever seen, QNCC utilises more than 250km of fibre optic cabling to connect all systems to a central hub, and the project incorporates everything from BGM to broadcast. It took almost two years for a 60-strong workforce of specialist technicians to complete.

From the offset, systems integrator Techno Q was handed the task of designing a system whereby each of the building's three main areas (exhibition halls, meeting rooms, and connecting public areas) could be controlled centrally as well as locally. And this place is vast - the exhibition space alone totals 850m (over seven halls), and there are 42 separate meeting rooms and seve

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14 March 2016

HSL supplied 24 Sharpy units to long term Chase and Status lighting designer Neil Carson of Enhance Production Ltd for the band's UK Autumn 2011 tour, which culminated in the live video shoot at Brixton Academy. Carson's show has since been submitted for a Knight Of Illumination Award 2012.

The show was energetic, video heavy and punctuated with Carson's high-energy, punchy light show. "As one of the top-selling bands of 2011, Chase and Status wanted to deliver a seriously dazzling show," explains Carson, who has worked on previous Chase and Status live shows. "I spread the Sharpys across six towers and rigged them at various heights so that I could really hit the audience with the onstage atmosphere from Chase and Status and

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The Irish Event Awards are now in their fourth year, celebrating excellence and showcasing the highest standards in Ireland's event industry. The Workplace & Employment Awards are in their 6th Year and are endorsed by the Recruitment & Employment Confederation and the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development.

Both awards ceremonies were held on 21st June, and at the WEA awards Stage Crew were named the winners of the 'Best Company to do Business With' category.

The judges said Stage Crew offered "something uniquely

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Visitors are invited to take an Access All Areas tour around the LS-Live rehearsal and events facility, and learn more about the Foundation Degree in Live Events Production (validated by The University of Bolton) and short courses in backstage skills. Staff and tutors will be on hand to discuss the many opportunities to get involved with Backstage Academy whether as a student, partner, or supporting institution.

There will be plenty of entertainment on the day; the 17,664sq.ft studio arena will be hosting West Yorkshire Police's charity Battle of the Bands event from 12pm - 5pm, where 10 local schools bands will perform songs about crime and anti-social behaviours in the community, in the hope of impressing the judging panel, which includes Chumb

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A member of the Clarity LX-Series, the LX300 is based on the successful and stable Clarity software that has been in the market for over two years and used on thousands of major tours and shows worldwide. The LX-Series is split in three different sizes to scale every type of show or venue and provide the operator and lighting designer a clean ergonomic work environment where everything is only a push of a button away.

Queensland's Brisbane Sound Group were the lucky recipients of the first ever LX300 console and Sam Walter, professional lighting sales & support at BSG, is thrilled with the purch