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"We continue to believe and embrace that the most imaginative and resourceful lighting artists among us deserve to be recognized and rewarded for their talents," say the companies. "The theme is up to you: The only thing we need to see is your original design.

Contest Information and rules can be found at the following links: https://www.highend.com/news/events/lc-challenge and

First prize is a High End HedgeHog4 X console and LIghtconverse Unlimited; second d and third place winners will receive Lightconverse Trace and Media, the popular choice winner will receive Lightconverse Media.

Closing date for entries is 1 April 2016. The winners will be announced at Prolight+Sound 2016, held from April 5-8, 2016 in Frankfurt.

(Jim Evans)

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The Basic One Day Training will be held on 30 March from 9am to 5pm. Students will be given the fundamentals of Vectorworks, Layouts, Pallets, Basic Tools, Classes and Layers. The cost is R570 inclusive of VAT.

An Intermediate two-day training session takes place on 18 and 19 April, from 9am to 5pm. Topics include Preferences, Workspace, Basic Spotlight, Basic Renderworks and Intermediate Tools. The cost is R1 500.00 Inclusive of VAT.

For Advanced Users, a two-day training session will take place on 3 and 4 May from 9am to 5pm. Francois will focus on Working Planes, Advanced Modelling and Advanced Renderworks. The cost is R1 500.00 including VAT.

All delegates are requested to bring their laptops,

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A collaboration between Theatre Projects, design architect William Rawn Associates, executive architect The S/L/A/M Collaborative, and acoustician Kirkegaard Associates, the 118,000sq.ft arts centre features a 400-seat concert hall, 250-seat courtyard theatre, and a 120-seat studio theatre, as well as support spaces including rehearsal rooms, scene and costume shops, dressing rooms, and a green room.

"Theatre Projects and William Rawn have a long history of successful collaborations," Scott Crossfield, Theatre Projects' theatre designer, said. "We're excited to add ECSU's beautiful new arts centre to that list and we look forward to

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Taking centre-stage, a raised inflatable 6m-wide spherical projection surface was suspended 30m above stage alongside aerial performers suspended on cable lines. Protec placed 15 BlackTrax stringers and five BlackTrax cameras to track the sphere's movement ensuring that video was perfectly aligned. BlackTrax streamed positional information via the high-speed protocol (RTTrPM) to d3 Technologies 4x4 pro servers, which visualised and handled the 3D geometry in real-time throughout the ceremony.

"The coastal wind did play its part in blowing the screen slightly during the ceremony, but with the live tracking

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Jack Kelly, the charismatic leader of a gang of young messed-up newsies, dreams of better conditions far from the adversities of street life. When the publishing giants raise distribution prices at the expense of the news boys, Jack sees a reason to fight and persuades the young retailers throughout the city to go on strike for their rights.

Disney made a film from the story in the 1990s, which was a box office flop. However, it turned into a cult classic in America when it came out on VHS. Twenty years later, the m

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14 December 2016

Apart from Vijay's appointment, to further strengthen SGM's commitment to the area, a new SGM Service Centre has opened in Singapore to provide fast and reliable service to customers around the region. This centre will be supervised by Billy Magendran.

"I have spent my entire career in the lighting industry and I've kept my eye out for opportunities with SGM for a while," says Vijay. "What attracted me is the company's vast product portfolio for both architectural and entertainment lighting, and Singapore is the perfect gateway into Eastern territories."

Vijay believes the SGM brand is starting

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14 December 2016

EffectEvent was founded in 2010 by Duncan Owen who is still one of the primary hands-on project managers. The company is active in and around London and the southern counties, providing innovative and imaginative full lighting and production solutions for a multiplicity of events including corporate presentations and conferences, parties, awards shows and gala dinners, plus exclusive weddings.

The purchase of the infinitely useful and successful ColourPoint 2s add great flexibility to their current lighting rental stock, and follows a great experience utilising the older Core Point20 products - still going strong - as a reliable workhorse.

EffectEvent's sales and marketing

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The video explores many of the key attributes that have made Powersoft a leading international audio manufacturer: innovation, teamwork, research, energy and many others. The narrative utilizes compelling video and imagery, capturing the people behind the design, engineering and manufacturing process.

Every Story Starts with an Idea takes viewers through a 'day by day' experience at the company through different vantage points. From the very first scenes in the video, Powersoft makes it clear that the essence of its brand is its people: product designers, researchers, engineers, asse

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Providing a bespoke mentorship programme delivered by executives and experts from both Abbey Road Studios and Universal Music, and unparalleled access to Abbey Road's facilities and international network of contacts, the inaugural three companies have been announced as OSSIC, UberChord and CloudBounce. All three companies were recruited through an open process of online submission, followed by multiple rounds of assessment, pitching and selecti

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14 December 2016

The prestigious live music venue is made up of two previously separate entities, Tivoli and Vredenburg, that were recently brought together to form a single large venue. TivoliVredenburg comprises five distinct performance spaces: a jazz hall, a concert hall, a chamber music hall, a pop/rock hall and, for crossover genres, Pandora hall.

Lighting integrator and distributor Fairlight BV worked with professional lighting supplier and installer Air Light to create the lighting system at TivoliVredenburg. The line-up of Martin equipment at the venue is nothing short of impressive: 72 MAC Aura

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The one-day format of the show - with all exhibitors having the same stand space and freight allocation in the trucks - once again proved a great success. Every city's event was packed with visitors from start to finish and a series of seminars and presentations ran alongside the show floor action.

Featured Robe products included the new BMFL WashBeam, the popular Pointe, the new LED ColorStrobe and the retro PATT 2013. Aimed at theatre applications the new DL7S Profile, the DL4 range of LED luminaires and PARFect LED PARs took centre stage.

The small size and light weight of all of these fixtures enabled ULA's sales team t

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The focus of the session is 'achieving intelligibility' and the day is pitched at anyone wishing to broaden their knowledge and understanding of the principles of electroacoustics for sound system design and engineering.

"The seminar covers the basics in an accessible and fun way through practical demonstrations," explains Burns. "It's been evolved over the last fifteen years and has become something of an industry standard."

The seminar is suitable for all levels of experience, for anyone wanting to know more about how loudspeakers interact with their environment and how that affects what the listener hears. Spaces are limited so please book as soon as possible. To register or t

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The format included two days of technical and operator training on Kinesys products, presented by David Martin (head of training - Kinesys USA), which catered for a range of ability and experience levels. This was followed by two days of general 'open-house' product awareness sessions for potential clients, existing customers and associates.

The objective was to increase familiarisation with Kinesys' capabilities, methodology and interfaces, and to expand the pool of Kinesys-trained technicians in the United States.

David Bond (head of sales - Kinesys USA), says, "We were extremely h

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The venue - one of the most respected and important receiving and co-producing dance houses in the world - recently underwent a major refurbishment, as detailed in the June 2015 issue of LSi.

Emma Wilson and Christian Wallace from Sadler's Wells, plus the specialist teams from Stage Electrics, Stage Technologies, Carr and Angier and GDS led the tours from the impressive auditorium up to the dizzying heights of the grid and flying system. Members then reconvened for a lively networking lunch before taking the opportunity to further explore areas of specific interest. The busy and insightful day finished with tea and cake.

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Situated in the Wanhe Shopping Mall in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, the venue covers an area of 1500m

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The keynote speaker for the multi-day event was Academy Award winning actress and lifestyle maven of GOOP Gwenyth Paltrow. Bandit Lites provided the lighting package for the horticultural happening with Chris Lisle Lighting Design.

Using an array of par cans and lekos with varying lenses, associate designer Erik Parker worked with vendors to learn what aspects of their gardens to enrich with illumination.

"Often the gardeners would have a piece that they would like to stand out, or a vibe that they were going for in their garden, but otherwise very little direction was given," said Parker. "

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For more than 30 years, Sundance Institute and its Sundance Film Festival (SFF) have served as a springboard for independent filmmakers. Its New Frontier exhibition showcases innovative installations that explore the expansion of cinema culture and new forms of storytelling in today's rapidly changing media landscape. At this year's Festival, New Frontier delivers an engaging exploration of the intersection of art, film and multimedia technology, relying on Barco projectors and image processing

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Broadcasts are mixed on an Allen & Heath Qu-16 digital mixer which travels with the team to away games. Technical Producer Harrill Hamrick sets up the system and mixes the broadcasts. His goal is to create an engaging live program by seamlessly combining local sources like the play-by-play announcer, locker-room interviews and crowd microphones with remote announcements and advertisements fed over a tie-line from the Panthers' broadcast station.

Hamrick had used a 16-channel analog mixer for several years. "The analog mixer was old enough that I knew I needed to repl

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Now in its 16th series, the show continues to be recorded live in front of a studio audience at the ITV London Studios and features a flexible lighting installation, easily adaptable between interview, comedy skits and cutting edge musical performances.

Aurora has once again provided Chris with and array of fixtures, including Martin Aura Wash units used to illuminate the guest sofa area and provide additional wash across the set flats. The LD is also making good use of an extensive LED package that has been incorporated throughout the set, with Pulsar Chromabatten 300 and Chromastrip X3s used to full effect, perfectly complimenting the glamorous look of the show.

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Tanapat 'Tony' Mongkolkosol of Vision One, L-Acoustics' Thailand distributor, first became aware of the project in 2014. Along with the local representatives of three other leading audio manufacturers, it wasn't until a year later that Tony was invited to submit a design for the club's audio system - and he was given just three days.

"When I first heard about the plans for Bone, I invited the owner to see our L-Acoustics installation at Siam Pic-Ganesh Center of Performing Arts, which he was very impressed by," says Tony.

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eMotion LV1 is a digital mixing console for front-of-house, monitor and broadcast engineers. Powered by Waves SoundGrid technology, this software mixer "delivers the superior sound quality for which Waves is renowned, as well as the quick workflow needed in demanding live environments"

Starting March 28, 2016, Wavesland will host small-group, hands-on workshops on mixing live with eMotion LV1. This is billed as "an exclusive training opportunity for select live engineers who can le

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14 December 2016

3D Audio has become one of the most widely popular topics among audio engineers and industry professionals in recent years, and this latest AES event to delve into the topic was led by Genelec USA marketing director Will Eggleston, who discussed the changes and challenges in the delivery of multichannel audio and the future of 3D audio. The evening's demonstrations featured a Dolby Atmos 7.1.4 monitoring setup including multiple Genelec subwoofers, Genelec Smart Act

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Jon Smith has worked with Bowling for Soup for the last five years, but took the reigns as lighting designer for the first time on this tour. "My idea was to create a pub on stage, an idea that the band really liked," he said. "We used lighting effects and had customized beer barrels that shot out flames. It was a unique set that made for an intimate pub feel." Jon worked with set builder Mair Burgess to put the set together, using local businesses and suppliers to create the touring show.

Although the