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Bandit Lites has provided the lighting package for the stellar scrimmage for the last five years, striving each year to match the energy and excitement of Kentucky's fans. Lighting designer Aaron Swetland configured a rig that did the all-important task of illuminating the court, but also filled the arena with beams of light.

One aspect of the event comes from the fact that the only colours used throughout the whole occasion are blue and white, ca

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"I had not used the rig before, but had heard it many times and really liked the sound quality," explains Tom Wood, FOH engineer for Mendes. "When I talked with Eighth Day Sound and they explained how flexible the system was, I knew it would work-and it was exceptional."

The tour was on the road with a full complement of Adamson E and S-Series line array modules and subwoofers. The larger arena shows used left-right arrays made up of 12 E15 and three E12 enclosures with a total of 16 E119 subwoofers flown in two arrays of eight. Twelve S10 enclosures per side were selected for out-fill when necessary. Further low end was provided by sixteen E119 ground-stacked subwoof

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In mid-August, Lovano embarked on the journey to Alcara Li Fusi in Sicily to participate in the festivities of San Nicolo Politi and afterwards performed a special concert as a gift to the citizens of the town and its jazz aficionados. On a personal discovery for 'the world's greatest jazz musician in history', the festival organisers pulled out all the stops, and paid attention to every detail. With the expertise of Arka Service, a specialist audio, visual and lighting rental company in Sicily, Turbosound and Midas had quite the show to deliver.

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Gunn, a pioneer of New Age (or World Music), whose recordings like Thirty-One Nights have become classics in the genre, arranged for Hinton to capture his performance on the flute, as well as interpretive dance numbers, with an improvisational lighting display. To achieve this visionary goal, the LD surrounded the small stage with circular truss and mounted 12 Intimidator Spot 255 IRC moving fixtures from Chauvet DJ on the structure.

"Nick got a hold of me, wanting to try and do something different. He was

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UT Martin's goals were to upgrade its locker rooms and training facilities, add classroom space and enhance fan experience with a major new press area, a new concessions stand, a private club level and an audio system with music quality and performance that would rival major university and professional stadiums.

Lowrance Sound Company of Union City, Tennessee designed and installed UT Martin's new audio system. According to owner Carl Lowrance, the stadium's previous system was a 10-year-old, end-zone design using a pair of Community R2 loudspeakers which had provided good coverage and intelligible ann

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14 December 2016

Comtech has been a lighting, staging, video and rigging supplier to the popular Live Nation event which has grown year on year since its inception in 2010.

Staged in the charismatic old B&W Shipyard (Burmeister & Wain) in Refshale°en, the former industrial heart of the city, the huge piles of rusting steel and other nautical relics are awakened noisily each year by the very best of heavy, hard and death metal music.

The three-day event is enjoyed by an audience of 18-20,000, who this year were treated to industrial strength performances by main stage headliners Black Sabbath, the Scorpions and King Diamond along with many others across four performance spaces including the Hades and Pandemonium stages.

Comtech - one of Den

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The original ChromaPanels have clocked 13 years, 10 months of continuous activity - surpassing 115,000 hours. "This real-world industry first is proof of the LEDs' amazing longevity and of Pulsar's dedication to making the highest quality LED lighting fixtures on the market," the company says.

In the May of 2005 an additional 21 metres of ChromaStrip2 were installed on Pulsar's Fa

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Showforce was awarded the contract following a competitive tender process, where it demonstrated its ability to deliver a global solution that encompasses an unrivalled network of specialised staff. Showforce's ethos complements Dubai Opera's multi-format event space - versatile and flexible. As the first venue of its kind in the Middle East, it can be transformed into a theatre, concert hall or flat floor even

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Recognising excellence in all aspects of internal communications, the prestigious IoIC Icon Awards shortlist includes nominations for three 20/20 Productions employees in the Best Visual Creator, Best Designer and Rising Talent Award: Best Young Communicator categories.

Editor Chuck Cumming has made the Best Visual Creator shortlist for his filming and video work with clients such as Standard Life Investments, Heineken, Tesco Bank and Akzo Nobel.

The Best Designer category includes senior designer Graham Gilhooley following outstanding work with Heineken, Standard Life and Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Associatio

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The course features modules in composing, recording, engineering and producing music for a range of disciplines, for which the university recently invested in a number of new Yamaha MG12s. Another key element is the Live Sound modules, where students enjoy hands-on experience of QL1 and LS9 digital mixers.

"We have been using Yamaha mixers in our music labs for 12 years and the latest investment has been an upgrade to the most recent MG12 model," says technician and assistant course lecturer Jamie Donnelly.

Supplied by education technology specialist A

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Nancy's work uses the viscosity of fluid acrylics and inks to attract or repel one another to create ever evolving patterns. The work is filmed in ultra-high resolution as it is made, to create stunningly beautiful morphing, looped video sequences. The finished work can also be used as still images.

Vince Herbert, managing director of Showfile, says, "We are delighted that Nancy has allowed her work to become part of the Showfile portfolio. Her style lends itself perfectly to our marketplace; her images, although abstract, have direct relationships to that of the natural world.

"In addition their movement makes them ideal for backg

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With that goal in mind, they contacted AEE Productions, also located in Atlanta, to assess the situation.

"A high-quality, powerful, portable system like Redline provides powerful sound that doesn't bottom out and provides the vocal clarity needed for a sanctuary," explains Yergan Jones, president of AEE Productions. "Because it is portable and self-powered, it has versatility and the ability to be used in any number of applications the church might have in the future."

Jones ultimately recommended four RL12 loudspeakers

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The spectacle, produced by Stardust Circus International, which combines the drama and theatrical gruesomeness of Gothic horror with quick-witted illusion art, was launched at the Royal Theatre Carré in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where it enjoyed a successful seven-week run before going on the road.

The action includes mind-boggling special effects that help transport audiences into a strange world where nothing is as it seems, as Hans Klok's House of Horror tests and exceeds the limits of the genre of 'illusion.' The epic-scale family horror show offers a cast of freakish and fantastical characters together with the Master of Magic!

Luc

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"I am thrilled that ICMP have forged a partnership with Audient. I have always been a big fan of their gear and absolutely love their new Heritage ASP8024 console. It not only looks and sounds fantastic but represents great value for money so when deciding which console to choose for our control room it was a no brainer," said Sinnott.

The Heritage Edition is billed as "the definitive version of David Dearden's classic design' taking the existing features of A

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The church's dLive system comprises a S5000 Surface at FOH with a DM48 MixRack installed on stage.

"The S5000's user interface is superb - I can reach every function in just one or two touches, and I can reach a function several different ways. I think it is so nice for an engineer to be able to adjust everything to his own taste. For me, the dual touch screen is essential, and dLive has a super-fast response, and natural touch like a smart phone.

"The 26 user-defined soft keys are amazing, plus the 4 custom rotaries, so there are loads of options. All of these features give the opportunity to experi

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Andrew Ellis has been designing for the Academy for the last decade; this year's lighting included a significant number of Clay Paky fixtures, namely Sharpy Washes and Mythos.

"The brief from the artistic director for this show has always been to bring something new to the design each year. My own goal is to treat it not as a student showcase but as a professional show to West E

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History is on the verge of repeating itself with the latest Roland Session, which features the indie rock duo Moon performing I Got A Fever, a raw hard-driving love song that is rapidly capturing the attention of critics and fans throughout the US. Doing justice to the group's big sound and gritty beats is a compact, but hard-punching lighting rig featuring Nexus 4x4 panels from Chauvet Professional.

Justin Preston of Three-Phase Productions used five of the COB LED panels mounted on stands and the floor to form a semi-circle around band members: singer/drummer Chelsea Davis and guitarist/keyboardist Dan Silver. "Moon is made up of two people, so

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"This was my first time using DPA microphones and I was blown away by the quality," says Asbun. "I have always chosen my microphones very carefully, and when I tested the DPA mics I knew I was set. During the sound check, I noticed that I had clear sounding mix with no extra steps needed. I had no problems during the tour thanks to my DPAs. I am hooked on these microphones."

Currently, Asbun has a DPA d:vote 4099 Rock Touring Kit complete with ten d:vote 4099 Instrument Microphones and a few d:dicate 2011C Cardioid Microphones. "I invested in DPA mics to get a better sound than what

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The Ravenna Festival hosts performing arts in venues including the Pala de Andr

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As ever, there's an extensive programme, which includes an audio workshop and visits to the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research and Southampton Solent University. RS conferences are famed for their friendly atmosphere and there's always a particularly warm welcome reserved for those attending for the first time. Students also benefit from a very generous reduction in the attendance fee.

Bookings should be made via the IOA website www.ioa.org.uk.

(Jim Evans)

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Produced by Insomniac Events, headed by CEO Pasquale Rotella, thousands gathered to celebrate three days of electronic music while dancing the three-day weekend away amidst magical environments created by production design specialists SJ Lighting.

SJ Lighting handled production design on four of the five stages at this year's Nocturnal, creating something extraordinary on each stage with the help of a bevy of Elation lighting gear supplied by Visions Lighting, AG Light & Sound and Felix Lighting.

"The design philosophy is always to create something new, to give visitors a unique experience," said Steve Lieberman of SJ Lighting about the design goal for this year's

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Situated in the city's Guildhall Shopping Centre, The Terrace is the brainchild of directors Joe Hill and Steve Keogh, who own the successful Artigiano coffee chain. They had been looking to diversify into a high-class all-day and late night operation over three floors, including a rooftop bar at the top.

Knowing they also wanted to present live music and world class DJs as part of the entertainment mix, they sought both a credible brand and a high end audio installer to fulfill these requirements. The client searched the internet and OBA was among the integration companies short-listed.

"We recommended Martin Audio's CDD series," said OBA director, Phil

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AudioLab Owner Oren Alsheich says, "We at AudioLab have made it our goal to bring the best high-end brands to the Israeli pro audio market. We are excited about representing API, a company we have always had tremendous respect for as well as faith in their products."

(Jim Evans)

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Sing China is based on The Voice of Holland, the concept being to find new singing talent (solo or duets) drawn from public auditions. In China, the show stopped using foreign copyright in 2016, changed its name to Sing China, and became one of the most popular singing competitions in the country.

The final was held at the Birds Nest, which was originally designed as the main stadium for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in the Olympic Green Village in Beijing's Chaoyang District, and deploy