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Aired in the UK on Sky Living, and internationally syndicated to over 50m viewers, all of the sound from the live elements of the show including speech, are fed through the iLive system, which comprises an iDR-48 MixRack and iLive-T112 Control Surface.

"iLive is great for shows like this because of its totally open architecture. This allows us to provide whatever matrix mixes are required for the TV crew, as well as live mixes for FOH, backstage and any other feeds needed. The sheer number of channels in the iDR-48 means we are never short, and can always provide the connectivity that producers and directors need at the last minute. What's more, surfaces like the iLive-T80 and T112 are compac

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14 March 2016

The lighting scheme is part of a longer term regeneration plan for the Jubilee Gardens area which is immediately in front of the 107m high Shell Centre, backed by a consortium of investors.

A sustainable lighting design was submitted by Farhad Rahim, senior lighting designer from the BDSP Partnership, to Shell and Frosts Landscape Construction, main landscaping contractor for the Jubilee Gardens regeneration project.

This was based on using either the Anolis ArcPad Xtremes or products from another leading manufacturer, the criteria being that the lighting fixtures had to illuminate the entire fascia of the bui

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14 March 2016

Using Martin Professional LED strip lights to backlight 24 panes of glass that operate as sun shades, the building - designed by architectural firm CF M°ller A/S - now radiates in a wash of eye-catching colour that has announced the Engineering School's arrival as a dynamic, new member of the neighbourhood.

The glass panes consist of two layers of 6mm tempered glass with yellow foil between. The panes, 40cm wide x 8m long and divided into four sections, are illuminated from the back by the IP67-rated RGB strip lights, thereby making the foil 'glow'.

Control of the lighting system is via a M

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14 March 2016

Staged at the Mosaiek Theatre in Northcliffe, Johannesburg, and showcasing the rich array of local singing talent, the final 10 contestants battle it out for the 2102 title.

It is the third consecutive year that Cutts has designed the look and feel of the show. Designing both lighting and video brings a visual coherence to the show which has been noticed and appreciated by many, and Cutts recently won the 2012 Technical Production Services Association (TPSA) Award for 'Lighting Designer of The Year'.

The series is produced by Sic Entertainment and is recorded for broadcast on Sunday n

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14 March 2016

Commenting on the arrival to market of the CDC Four, Cadac marketing manager Patrick Almond states, "We have kept pretty quiet until now about just how good the CDC Four actually is. But with the final production version successfully rolling off of the line in numbers, we can state categorically that this is an amazing sounding - truly Cadac sounding - desk. As our first digital production console, and a ground breaking, proprietary compact design, the success of this product development is a major milestone for Cadac.

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Teams were entered by companies throughout the events industry; manufacturers from the lighting and sound sides of the industry (Martin Professional & Meyer Sound) as well as rental & sales companies (White Light, Autograph & Delta Sound). The video industry was represented by a team from Creative Technology with the rigging fraternity represented by Unusual Rigging. Ted Moore from Stage Technologies was flying the flag for the automation sector. End users were also represented with teams from Ambassadors Theatre Group and the English National Opera.

Once the scores were added up, it was the Autograph team who was victorious and claimed first prize over Meyer Sound. The sec

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14 March 2016

The Association for International Sport for All (TAFISA) is the leading international Sport for All organization. Held every four years, the week-long Games are a vibrant and entertaining experience, offering an opportunity for the public to discover the traditional and contemporary games and sports of cultures from across the globe.

SSGPRO from Vilnius in Lithuania supplied the lighting rig for the Games, which included fixtures from Vari-Lite, Clay Paky, High End Systems and American DJ as well as control from MA Lighting and W-DMX from Wireless Solution. The Wireless DMX system was set up as a point to multi point system of 2 DMX Univ

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14 March 2016

Clay Paky set up its main stand, overlooking the busy PLASA central bar and Innovation Gallery in the heart of the exhibition centre, in partnership with Ambersphere Solutions, the sole distributor of Clay Paky and MA Lighting products in the UK. The stand provided an overview of all Clay Paky's new products: the A.Ledas, the Series 800 Profile and QWO lights, and the GlowUp Strip 100 LED bars.

More than 40 new product demos took place on the various exhibition days, accompanied by an impressive light show. They were held in Clay Paky's magnificent demo room, where a spectacular rig was set up, comparable to those used at the best live concerts. The numerous visitors from the UK and seve

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14 March 2016

XL was approached by Deadmau5 Production Director Mark Ward, who worked with LA-based visuals designer Martin Phillips to create a bespoke concept for the show, based on curved screens that mimicked the venue's unique structural curvature.

XL's project manager Paul 'Macca' McCauley comments, "Mark and Martin came up with something different and inventive for the show to ensure that it looked individual, and we were able to turn this around quickly and efficiently."

The design was based on three separate layers and levels of screens.

The bottom section was a convex curved run of Stealth around the base of the DJ mixer riser, rigged on a spec

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14 March 2016

Sofit Light, one of the leading installation companies in the Russian market, will now be responsible for distribution of Company NA products in the area.

Sofit Light general manager Arcady Shakhidzhanov (pictured, left) and Company NA sales director (right) shook on the deal at the Music Moscow event.

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To achieve a natural effect where the music did not sound over amplified, the venue's sound designer and production engineer, Owen Ironside, chose a selection of DPA microphones to capture the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra's performance.

"The Theatre is a very intimate space and my goal was to make the mix as transparent as possible and merely bring the orchestra image out of the pit, sonically speaking, without it sounding like the PA was even on," Ironside explains. "In total there were 29 musicians situated in the open pit, beneath the stage. To achieve the results I wanted I opted to mic each section with DPA microphon

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14 March 2016

Previewing the newest features, product manager Lee House gave an introduction into 3.2 and gave the Hippotizer distributors a chance to get involved with a Hippotizer monopoly, an interactive session looking at how Hippotizer customers approach decision making.

"Even in the frantic run up to PLASA it is always a pleasure to host the distributor days," says product manager Lee House. "With a very motivated and very successful team of distributors we are pushed in every direction to make the product easier and more powerful. This year was no exception and we're already been working hard on the great ideas that came from those two days."

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14 March 2016

Event Projection is the first company of its kind in the UK to purchase the LEDko units, which use an innovative 120W 'Multi-LEDs' source to produce an even, uniform beam, creating huge energy savings over traditional 575W tungsten profiles. Now, several other companies have followed suit, purchasing the LEDko LED light engines for entertainmen

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14 March 2016

AC-ET brings to the table its extensive specialist LED lighting knowledge, experience and customer base in the key entertainment, architectural and architainment sectors serviced by GRIVEN.

Their innovative product range further complements AC-ET's extensive portfolio of premium LED brands, enabling the company to offer an even wider choice of solutions to suit different applications.

In addition, sister company A.C. Special Projects (ACSP) provides bespoke solutions and installations for a whole variety of architectural projects ideally suited to the Griven product range.

Showcased on ACSP's stand was the new Powershine Ultra Spot RGBW, which features an ultra-narrow (4 degree), sharp projection of l

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14 March 2016

Platt, of Atlanta based Production People Inc. (PPi), used the Vista L5 with another of the family, a Vista T2, running in full tracking back-up to deliver a stunning stage production featuring video, lighting and LEDs.

The L5 was controlling over 100 moving lights - a mix of Vari*Lite V*L3000 spots, V*L3500 washes, Martin Professional MAC 250 washes and Clay Paky Sharpys - as well as conventional lightsources and 140 LED fixtures including Chroma-Q Color Block, Philips CK ColorBlast and ColorBlaze, Chauvet Colorado TriPAR and Alkalite Opto Strips. All lighting equipment was supplied by rental company 4Wall's Las Vegas facility.

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Michael Cooper of Newfangled Lighting, the programmer and operator for Mötley Crüe, has been using the grandMA2 since it debuted. "I pulled grandMA2 serial number 2 off the pallet at Upstaging in 2009 and they have come such a long way with the new software. I love it," says Cooper. "I've used it pretty exclusively for the last few years - it goes around the world with me. Christie provided me with a grandMA2 light last year for the worldwide Motley tour, and now Epic has provided us with these

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14 March 2016

The project completed in July this year, contracted house of worship specialists SFL Group as key partners to design, supply and install a full audio, video, and lighting solution; that also included a full audio and video, bi-directional link-up to the Church centre some 300m away.

A multi functional venue with a membership of around 800 adults and young people, St James can hold up to 11 worship events on a Sunday, with upwards of 750 people taking part in the services and activities. Music plays an important role in worshipping life at St James

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14 March 2016

"Since its installation almost three years ago, Martin Professional have been invaluable in the smooth operation of the BT Tower display," states Jared Ruddy, group marketing & brand manager at BT. "It's the biggest of its kind in Europe and has become a familiar sight for Londoners."

Used to display a variety of visual content, the 59m long by 4.8m high information screen is visible across the city. A key visual landmark in London's busy 2012 summer of sport, the screen has endured harsh weather conditions since its installation in October of 2009.

"We counted down from 1000 days in the lead u

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14 March 2016

The £1.2bn ($1.9bn) takeover of EMI was announced in November. Although the European Commission said its ruling would allay competition fears, rival music labels have condemned the move. EMI, with a history dating back to 1897, is home to artists including the Beatles and Pink Floyd. Universal is a unit of French media giant Vivendi.

In EMI's 1960s heyday, it was one of four music companies that dominated the British charts. The others were Decca, Philips and

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14 March 2016

In 2007, Russia began a campaign to modernize its theatres. The Ministry of Culture awarded the Theatre of Nations a grant to refurbish its Russian Revivalist building. The four year renovation project expanded the building by over 3,900sq.m, with new rehearsal spaces, offices, a restaurant and a blackbox theatre.

Included in the grant was €11m to upgrade the technical equipment, from

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Lighthouse's Impact 16 LED screen was chosen for the project. Designed specifically for the permanent installation market, this is the first SMD LED outdoor screen to feature at Schiphol and is the also the airport's first with full Electro Magnetic Compatibility (EMC) compliance.

Installed by Hecla Professional Audio & Video Systems BV for leading Dutch outdoor advertising agency Interbest, the 15 x 8 panel (12m (w) x 9m (h)) LED screen is mounted on one side of an existing triangular advertising structure, facing the main A4/E19 motorway bisec

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"A tape with such diversity allows us to carry one roll for everything rather than a stock pile of hundreds, it's marvellously sticky and the perfect tape to carry when on tour" Says Richard Linford, associate producer & general manager for the tour.

Le Mark's Sharon Marshall adds, "I've grown up hearing David Essex songs, it's so strange to be supplying our products to a childhood icon. If you read this David - I'd love some tickets."

(Jim Evans)

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Northumberland-based events producer, Culture Creative, who were brought on board to creatively produce the show, commissioned Newcastle-based production company, R&B Group, to provide digital mapping technology to help wow the audience with unforgettable images, lights and animation projected onto the castle walls.

Zoe Bottrell, director of Culture Creative said, "When we were asked by the festival organisers to creatively produce a light show incorporating music and words to tell the tale of the castle's history, we knew immediately that we wanted to do something quite ambitious. We engaged the expertise of R&B Group to

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Said MD, Michael Herweg, "We are delighted with the response, as this is before we take into account the architectural market for which the P-5 was designed."

Drawing just 450 watts, the IP66-rated P-5 uses 44 high power RGBW 10W LED's outputting a total of 23,666 lumens. Michael Herweg confirms that the groundswell of interest had begun in April at the Prolight+Sound Show in Frankfurt, where rental company customers were queuing up to see SGM's new LED technology embodied in a sleek chassis.

"There was also huge interest in the X-5 and XC-5 strobes, so we decided to create a series of starter packs," he said. "Each comprises 24 P-5, eight X-5 and eight XC-5 fixtures."