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"Because of our proximity to North Carolina, we had already done a number of projects in the area, so the opening of our office simply makes it easier to continue those relationships and support those projects," explained Chris Barbee, Bandit's national director of sales.

Senior system integrator Andrew Fisher, who joined the Bandit Lites sales team in 2013, brings his extensive knowledge of both lighting design and system installations to the growing Charlotte market.

Bandit also recently hired Emily Eudy as the installation project manager. Eudy's background in theatre lighting design and her decade in the industry working at Barbizon and Rosco LA makes her an invaluable addition to the team, where she will be assisting with

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With this major trade exhibition and public air shows running throughout the week, the Farnborough Airshow hosts over 100,000 people who travel to see everything from the mammoth 440-passenger Airbus to the Red Arrows. The tradeshow element of the Airshow included 1500 exhibitors, 73,000 trade visits and $124 billion worth of orders and commitments.

Two years ago, QSC's Q-Sys audio networking system controlled the PA/VA at the show. For 2016, the Shure Systems Group UK worked with Show Hire to provide a more extensive Q-Sys network with more QSC infrastructure throughout the event, allow

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The My Way project undertaken by Ricardo Flores, director of Leds4Skys company, integrates five zones - the bar, the 'cube', the disco, the terraces and the VIP area, each with its own distinct 'personality' and specific lighting equipment.

A wide range of DTS moving heads is used in the dynamic lighting of the main areas - 30 JACK are fixed to the wall along the perimeter of the so-called 'cube' and allow to create with their projections a series of luminous geometries of great effectiveness.

Twenty-three MAX and 10 NICK NRG 1201, hanging above the discotheque, colour the entire area and the dancefloor below.

(Jim Evans)

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BrightSign and Dubai-based system integrator DigiComm met this challenge with the completion of the new Shark Week exhibit at Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo.

Using nearly 91 screens driven by 42 BrightSign players, DigiComm combined digital technology with a living aquarium to create for visitors the experience of swimming among Great White Sharks and other large fish without the actual fish being present. The experience was created by Emaar Entertainment, the leisure and entertainment subsidiary of Emaar Properties, and Discovery Consumer Products, in association with OSN, the region's leading pay-TV network.

Paul Hamilton, general manager and curator of Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo, said, "At Dubai Aquarium & Underwa

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Emmen's former zoo required a complete renovation so Wildlands contacted leading theming company Jora Entertainment to develop modern storytelling themed areas and the entertainment technology systems needed to help bring them to life. An important aspect was dynamic, decorative lighting schemes that could live up to the standard of its mentor attractions across the Atlantic.

Jora Entertainment subsequently developed a sensory scheme for the various themed areas of the newly built park, installing lighting, sound and sp

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The office and warehouse functions are now located in what was once known as Building 25 in the original 1820's mill complex - in the shadow of the Grade II listed chimney, a local landmark alongside the railway viaduct, that spans the delightful Darent Valley.

"The increase in space provides better warehousing facilities, offering greater diversity in the type and quantity of equipment we can stock to serve our clients - our previous location was unable to handle the growth we have experienced," said managing director, Garry Nelsson. "And the new location, situated just off the M20 and M25, makes access easy."

GearSource Europe's new address is: The Studio at the Mill, Esparto Way, South Darenth, Kent, DA4 9FF, UK.

(Jim Evans)

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VUE Russia will provide local customers full access to VUE's US, Asian and German staff, products and technical offerings that include high definition network ready loudspeakers and line array systems, and system integration tools. The office will offer all VUE branded products in Russia, as well as Belarus, Ukraine, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Mongolia, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan.

Nikolai Vorobev, brand manager for Russia and CIS will head the VU

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For several years they have serviced the back-to-back four-day Volt rock festival in Sopron, before trucking the equipment two and a half hours south east from the Austrian border to Balaton Sound, which takes place on the beach of Zam

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GLP managing director, Udo K

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"Dataton aims to broaden market access in this part of Europe. With COMM-TEC as a strong and experienced partner in Value Added Distribution, Dataton will strengthen its position sustainably, just as we have done in Spain and Portugal with IberCOMM-TEC," says Michael Engstr

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Visitors to their booth (#E60) will see the new GT-1 hybrid, which has been causing such a stir on the international circuit in 2016 - although this will be its first appearance at the London show.

Functioning as both a spot and a beam, the combination of a high powered 470W discharge lamp and advanced optical system has resulted in a high performance beam with an enormous 22:1 ratio zoom range (from 2.5° to 55°).

Easy to accommodate, with its unique baseless design, the GT-1 also features inbuilt wireless DMX control, full 16-bit pan and tilt movement, full range dimming and shuttering capability, an in-built battery for fixture setup, an aut

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300,000 young people from around the world gathered that first year and it has become the tradition that every Palm Sunday WYD is celebrated in a different city around the world. This year, the event held in Brzegi near the Polish city of Karkow and DiGiCo consoles helped form the backbone of the massive audio system provided by Polish rental company Gigant Sound.

With over 2m people attending, the day included an address from Pope Francis, prayers and concerts featuring a 100-strong symphony orchestra and a 300-strong choir plus soloists on the main stage, as well as various bands on the second stage.

"Three SD5s were deployed at the main stage Front of House po

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High-quality lighting solutions from the Munich-based lighting specialist will be in use in the Congress Hall where representatives of the 20 most important industrial and emerging nations will be meeting. They will also be used to illuminate various outdoor areas.

Osram has supplied the hosts with several hundred spotlights and spotlight lamps. High, mid and low-power LEDs from Osram Opto Semiconductors are integrated in luminaires from the Chinese manufacturer Roleds.

To ensure optimum illumination for the Congress Hall at the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, Osram has supplied around 400 Kreios PAR units and more than 200 spotlights from its Italian subsidiary Clay Paky.

The innovative Clay Paky spotlights

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Based on the hit movie starring Whoopi Goldberg and Maggie Smith, Sister Act tells the story of Deloris Van Cartier, a disco diva whose life takes a surprising turn when she witnesses a murder. Under protective custody she is hidden in the one place she won't be found - a convent. Disguised as a nun and under the suspicious watch of Mother Superior, Deloris helps her fellow sisters find their voices as she unexpectedly rediscovers her own.

Directed and choreographed by Craig Revel Horwood, the product

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Many of Taipei's most popular artists performed at the beach side location, which is an attractive site for the audience. And for the sound system, the engineering team needed to make a special effort.

The main hangs comprised 19 MLA and a MLD Downfill on each side, and side-fills were formed of six MLA elements and two and MLD. Six MLX subs were flown and three ground-stacked MLX in a cardioid pattern were staggered in three positions on each side of the stage

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Working alongside the band's head of audio, Tony Smith, they had already incorporated a number of Optocore devices into the DiGiCo console topology - but have now taken the journey further by embracing the new Route66 AutoRouter from technical partner, BroaMan - the first audio consultant to do so.

"The main objective was to design a system that would allow a d&b audiotechnik array processed system to be built in modular fashion and be scalable - as some shows require extra ring delays," explained Hadjigeorgiou.

The new Route66 AutoRouter provides a more elegant so

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The three-day festival has been going for more than 30 years, and is now one of Europe's greatest music events. Pukkelpop selects its 300 musical acts from the alternative fringe, and presents the different genres across 10 stages. This year, VDB-PA was responsible for the Shelter stage (hard rock/metal), the Club stage (pop/rock/hip-hop) and the Castello stage (electronic music), using NEXO STM and GEO systems.

This year, VDB-PA has made a major investment into Nexo's STM modular line array technology, purchasing 18 sets of STM M46 and B112 main and bass cabinets, together with 24x STM S118 subbass cabinets. This inven

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Jazz Open Hamburg is one of leading jazz festivals in Germany. Since 1996, musicians from Hamburg and musical guests from around the world present the current jazz trends on the two days in July - in front of up to 10,000 music fans each year. For the 21st edition of the legendary festival, the visitors enjoyed concerts by Grammy winner Omar Sosa, jazz piano player Jacob Karlzon and the NDR Bigband.

In addition to the musical stars, a small stage detail drew a great deal of attention: the Gravity stands. On both days of the festival the stands ensured stability for the artists' performances - and convinced with their user-friendly

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This summer's BoomTown Fair saw the introduction of over 80 street venues and an increased capacity of 60,000, making it the biggest year to date. The fully immersive festival features nine individually themed districts, impressive main stages and an eclectic line up of music and entertainment with the introduction of Sector 6, a brand new district and witnessed performances from Madness, Damian 'Jr Gong' Marley and Fat Freddy's Drop.

Utopium provided festival lighting and rigging to 12 main stages and venues, which included the Town Centre, The Lion's Den, The Jolly Dodger, The Old Mines, The Ballroom, Rusty Spurs and Tangled Roots.

To illuminate The Lion's Den stage, which is the largest reggae stage in

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Sooner Routhier and Robert Long of SRae Productions have created a lightshow that does more than keep pace with the group's supercharged performance, they've also added an immersive sense of depth and drama to the Carnival of Madness stage with help from Chauvet Professional Rogue R1 FX-B fixtures, supplied by Bandit Lites.

Routhier and Long, who are the scenic as well as the lighting designers for the Shinedown tour, position the five-headed moving Rogue fixtures on seven ladders located upstage behind the set. This arrangeme

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All bands within the EMEA region - Europe, Middle East and Africa - irrespective of genre can participate. All they have to do is upload a band profile in English and an accompanying YouTube video to prove their live performance skills. In addition to receiving Shure gear worth 5,000 Euro, the winning band will perform at one of the world's most famous festivals, the Montreux Jazz Festival. Plus, a professional video crew will be present to film the entire Montreux performance, a copy of which will be provided to the winning band as a memento.

A live performance demands a great deal of any artist. There is no chance to re-record anything,

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"The new addition of Midas, Klark Teknik and Turbosound to our existing portfolio has re-awoken us, and our customers, who are completely thrilled to have access to even more award-winning products produced by Music." commented Ennio Prase, CEO of Prase Media Technologies. "We thrive on truly getting to know our customers and this makes for an ideal relationship with Music - it is built of 4,000 people who believe in exactly the same values as we do."

Chris Hinds, senior manager of Touchpoint Europe at MUSIC added, "Music looks for partners that live and breathe our core values. Prase offer an outstanding customer experience with an after sales support which is second to none. They are already doing amazing work in Italy so this is just the v

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Provided by Allen & Heath's Indian distributor, Sun Infonet, both companies selected the flagship S7000 Surface with DM64 MixRack as part of an upgrade to their hire inventories.

"Our team recently expanded, and the technical demands of our clients has increased in recent times, so I needed to invest in a new digital board, and Allen & Heath was the obvious choice," explains Systematic Inc.'s owner, Vinod Bangera. "I have been using Allen & Heath mixers for more than 15 years, starting with the GL3300 and the ML Series, and I always loved the pre amp of the analogue mixers.

"However, the main reason I chose dLive was the 96k processing capability, and during testing, I was ve