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14 March 2016

When selecting a new speaker system versatile enough to match their diverse client base, NiteLites looked closely at what various manufacturers had to offer. The company was looking for a high-fidelity system which was easy to rig, but above all was flexible enough to meet the varied demands of its busy schedule.

NiteLites selected JBL's VT4889 full-size line array elements, and the new system was set to work immediately at the Fish Quay Family Festival at North Shields. The system design for this event comprised compact arrays of four VT4889 per side, each flown from Thomas ground

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While at Cerwin-Vega, Kilburg travelled around the globe helping customers on every continent. Always willing to go the extra mile for a customer, she even took an order while riding camelback near the Pyramids of Giza! Tommy Stephenson, TMB sales manager, said: "We have been bumping into Stephanie all over the planet for many years. Her enthusiasm is infectious and she is exactly the right person to fill the special projects role within our sales department."

(Sarah Rushton-Read)

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Sister company Canegreen has worked with the Corrs for several years, and their engineer's familiarity with the team and the system meant they were very comfortable. The acoustic format for this show, which included bringin

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"We've done several cathedral and church refits now around Northern Ireland, and we always use AKG microphones," he commented.

Three floor-standing GN155SETs, coupled with top-of-the-range CK47 capsules were situated at the Bishop's chair, and at two additional floor points. In addition, two GN30E goosenecks with CK47 capsules were mounted on the ambo along with two further C747s. Dalzell explains: "The C747s and CK47 capsules provide us with greater gain before feedback in this highly reverberant environment and with the architects insisting that the microphones are discreet, then the C747s proved ideal for the altar. With all microphones being fitted with CK47 capsules we had a system, whic

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The company is also supplying lighting and roofing installations to include more than 35 moving lights and 230 generic lights for The Midtfyns Festival 2003. Among this year's artists are REM, Moloko, Badly Drawn Boy and Swan Lee.

In another recent project, John Svendsen of A/S Corporate Events chose Seelite to provide production design for SimCorp's event, held at Odense Congress Centre in June. The assignment was to plan, decorate and light the hall for a conference followed by a gala dinner party, live bands and a huge theatr

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The HS 2 features the audio pedigree of Sennheiser's MKE 2 Gold lavalier omni-directional microphone, combined with a durable and flexible gooseneck that enables discrete, accurate positioning. Suitable for use with the comprehensive range of Sennheiser wireless bodypack transmitters, the HS 2 is equipped with a 3-pin connector, compatible with Sennheiser 3000 and 5000 series products.

The assembly is available in anthracite or beige and audio performance matches that of the Sennheiser MKE 2 Gold, including low self-noise and a special Umbrella Diaphragm which protects the MKE 2 Gold against sweat and moisture. Sonic performance has b

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14 March 2016

With over 30 years' experience in the pro audio world, Formula Sound is well placed to advise on noise control, whether in entertainment venues or industrial locations. In addition to the new noise control content, the company's revised website also contains both general information and detailed specification data on Formula Sound's extensive range of products.

These include a variety of noise control units, rack-mount, standby, zoner and fixed forma

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The union will be a branch of the GMB, one of the UK's biggest trade unions, and will provide financial advice and support to its members, as well the usual union benefits. You can read a full report on this in the July issue of Lighting&Sound International - out next week.

(Ruth Rossington)

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Based in Berlin, Germany, the ADA Foundation was officially founded earlier this year by Dr. Wolfgang Ahnert, Dr. Rainer Feistel and Stefan Feistel. The main purpose of the Foundation is to initiate and support education in room acoustics, electro acoustics, sound reinforcement, acoustic simulation and the development of scientific software for these areas. As such, the Foundation actively supports universities, colleges and other educational establishments by supplying software for the simulation of acoustics.

Dr. Ahnert explains: "Many young architects, acousticians and audio system designers finish their degree courses and enter t

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When not touring, he provided a sound design consultancy through his own company. "My main interest in music and sound production has been working with acoustic instruments," he explained. "To me, the ultimate challenge is to amplify musical instruments and still preserve the acoustic quality of the sound. Because of that interest I've worked with a great variety of musical genres such as symphony orchestras, opera companies, musical productions and Irish/Scottish folk groups".

(Sarah Rushton-Read)

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The Coral played to a packed and excited 5,000 capacity marquee on The Front at New Brighton, the Wirral. Their regular engineers, Adlib's Dave Kay at FOH and Paul Roberts on monitors, were in action using a JBL Vertec line array system supplied by Adlib. This came complete with a Soundcraft Series 5 console front of house, and a Midas XL3 onstage, plus another pair of consoles to deal with the support bands.

Adlib's Andy Dockerty and Nick Bellis also engineered the Southport Jazz Festival, staged at Southport Theatre. For this they used Midas Heritage 3000 consoles at both ends of the multicore and another Vertec line array system. The two-day event featured a number of international acts, including Snake Davis, Heather Small

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For the first time in its six-year run, Event had live bands on the main stage, with 12 boxes of HK's stadium-friendly R Series on a separate stage this time. Elsewhere on the JHS site, the dedicated HK Audio demo theatre featured many pro audio systems and components from the HK catalogue, including the highly successful LUCAS, ELIAS and ACTOR self-powered active PAs.

Also included were recent additions to the HK Audio line-up - the passive Linear 3, the respected Installation Line, HK's portable active monitor, DART, and the compact, but powerful, LUCAS XT.HK Audio's Installation Line in particular, has made a real mark in a number of recent hi

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Music Bank's new facilities - the East and West rooms - offer over 3,500sq.ft of rehearsal space, and are part of a major expansion programme at Music Bank. Nunu Whiting, director and manager of Music Bank, commented: "After an extremely successful install with TMS-3s in our original studios, it seemed logical to contact Turbosound again when it came to fitting outthe new rehearsal studios and programming suites. Crystal Pro Audio and Bryan Grant (Britannia Row) both recommended t

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The Kungsträdgården, or Kings Garden, is a well-established outdoor venue in one of the city's parks. There has been a permanent stage at the venue for 50 years, and, for the last 5 years, Lagom & Gött has provided a sound system for the summer events. As many as 20,000 people will turn up for a show, although the audience size is usually around 1,500.

The varying attendance provided one of the reasons why Lagom & Gött specified GEO T for the installation at the venue. "GEO T offers the same level of output to someone 5 metres from the stage, as to someone 50 metres from the stage," says engineer LG Larsson. "It's small but it has a big capacity, allo

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A team of specialists, including the Imperial War Museum (of which CWR is a part), architects HOK and managing contractors Bovis Lend Lease, recently opened up additional areas that have been hidden since the war - a move which also paved the way for an extension of the education facilities and the creation of a new conference and meeting area.

Electrosonic worked with the team to provide AV facilities for the new spaces. The principal space is a flexible room that can seat up to 140 people in auditorium-style. When used as an auditorium the room is set out 'sideways' which brings the presenter nearer the audience and e

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The C444 head-worn microphone from AKG is rugged and extremely easy to use. Resting securely and comfortably on the head, it is the ideal microphone for any hands-free application. New cheek pads ensure the C444 always stays in place, even if you turn your head abruptly, and a capsule shock mount reduces handling noise to a minimum. A frequency response rise at 10kHz and roll-off below 800Hz ensure optimum audio and intelligibility, even in noisy environments. The new moisture shield prevents any perspiration from penetrating into the transducer.

(Sarah Rushton-Read)

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As a Shure subsidiary, Shure Distribution UK will continue to carry Shure, Phonic, PreSonus and QSC Audio brands, plus the latest addition to its portfolio, Aviom. The name change will not affect customers' day-to-day dealings with the company, as the staff and structure of the company will remain unchanged. At the forthcoming PLASA Show on stand F50, Shure Distribution UK will officially unveil the company's new identity including new website and product catalogue.

(Ruth Rossington)

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At present, Office Terra engineers work on a Solid State Logic SL4000 G Series console, but have decided to upgrade to the new digital desk because it offers greater flexibility and versatility. Office Terra's engineers say they chose the C200 because it is ergonomically very similar to the SL4000 G they were used to, and therefore immediately felt familiar to them. Once installed, it will be used in conjunction with hard disk audio systems and digital VTRs.

The C200 provides the latest adaptation o

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From 1988 to 1998, O'Neil worked for Bank One Corporation headquartered in Detroit, Michigan. There he served as vice-president of corporate banking and later, director of loan syndications, Bank One Capital Markets. O'Neil will work out of Mackie's headquarters in Woodinville, Washington.

(Ruth Rossington)

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Kenwright's revival of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical features gold lamé sweeping staircases, huge cut-out pharaohs and pop-up inflatable sheep and stars ex-Boyzone Stephen Gately in the leading role.It retains the exuberance of Lloyd Webber's original musical score, which borrows musical styles from Elvis and calypso. "The system is designed to deliver an exciting audio

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Following the appointment, Audace's managing director, Bryan Waters, recently visited the distributors' Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane facilities. The visit provided Audio Telex staff and key dealers with an opportunity to view the system first-hand, receive technical training and gain an glimpse into the future of the Intelliplate product range.

(Ruth Rossington)

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The PL Designer application allows the installer to configure virtual wall plates to control all the functions of the iDR system, including input and output levels, zoning facilities and paging systems, as well as triggering external systems interfacing with the iDR such as curtains, lighting, alarms, a jukebox or CD player. The installer can set the functions to be controlled by the end user and also limit certain functions that may harm the system.

The saved configuration can be ope

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Whilst in Ibiza this summer, Mark Younghead and Nick Corelli (MYNC) are also organizing DJ workshops to run at the venue each afternoon before their party. Here they'll highlight the features and advantages of the Denon S-5000 in sessions that are open to the island's myriad of visiting DJs over the summer.

(Ruth Rossington)

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The 2003 winners were set designer John Lee Beatty, projection designer Elaine McCarthy, sound designer Dan Moses Schreier, production electrician Mike LoBue, noted director Mary Zimmerman's design team (Dan Ostling, Mara Blumenfeld, T.J. Gerckens), and Theatre Projects Consultants.

Winning lighting products included City Theatrical's WDS Wireless Dimming System, Entertainment Technology's IPS Intelligent Raceway, Electronic Theatre Controls' Emphasis control system, Martin Professional