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UK - When late last year KISS-FM and MOBO Award winning DJ Shortee Blitz announced a mixing competition on his Saturday night Power Mixradio show, with a pair of Denon's flagship DN-S3500 CD/MP3 players as the prize, the response was overwhelming.

One of the DJ's who had long been a fan of Shortee's innovative approach to hip hop and R&B, and was a regular listener to his show, was American DJ Josh Hodge (known professionally as DJ@War).

"To me Shortee is one of the few DJ's I have heard over here who carries a particular swagger and never misses a beat," he said. "He's one of the guys I'd be proud to say represents the best of what's going on in the UK."

This month DJ@War emerged as winner of the competition, having been judged to have produced the most creative 25-minute mix. He arrived at KISS-FM's London studios to be congratulated by Shortee B

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UK - Funktion One, pioneering designers and manufacturers of high-power professional loudspeaker systems will be launching two new small size loudspeakers at ProLight+Sound Frankfurt in March. The F55 and F81 feature excellent bass definition and high vocal intelligibility, attributes not usually present in this genre of small size product. These new products would be an excellent choice for use in distributed systems and ancillary zones as well as allowing even the smallest venues to benefit from the exceptional clarity and purity of Funktion One sound.

Alongside the renowned Resolution Series touring and installation loudspeakers, new stage monitors and Dance Stack systems, Funktion One will also be exhibiting the new F221 double 21" bass enclosure. The F221 manages to reconcile the normally mutually exclusive parameters of seriously deep bass and upper bass definition de

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UK - D&M Professional Europe has announced the introduction of an external drive unit to help maximise sales of the new Denon HD2500 Professional Multi-Media Player.

This low-cost option takes advantage of the HD2500's standard Denon drive unit connection, which allows it to interface with either a Denon DN-D4000 or DN-D4500 twin CD/MP3 player, giving the customers the ability to play from CDs.

D&M Europe's product manager, David Morbey, says: "The HD2500 is an all-in-one media player and controller for professional DJs and was purpose-designed to offer complete command and control over Denon dual-tray CD/MP3 players such as the DN-D4500 and DN-D4000 drive section.

"Given he revolutionary nature of the DN-HD2500 we anticipated that many customers would be new to Denon and would not have one of these previous models; so we decided to take the CD drive unit from the

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USA - Innovative loudspeaker manufacturer Danley Sound Labs says it will introduce the world's first high output loudspeaker that is seamlessly arrayable both horizontally and vertically at the NSCA Expo 2007 in Orlando, Florida (15-17 March).

A sibling of Danley's SH-50, the company says its new SH-25 delivers 10dB more output with a perfect, 25° x 25° beamwidth. Users can hard pack multiple SH-25s in any direction to effectively create the world's only perfect multi-cell horn, the company says. The SH-25 will be demonstrated during NSCA in demo room W307A. Composed of a single 1" tweeter, four 4" mids, and eight 6.5" woofers, a single SH-25 covers the frequency spectrum evenly from 80Hz to 18kHz and sounds transparent and true even with no equalization, Danley claim. When four of the 28" x 28" x 42" units are packed together, the low-end d

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UK - When specifying a new public address system, Southend United turned to locally-based Essex Sound & Light to for its 12,500 all-seater Roots Hall stadium. Although the football club is nicknamed 'The Blues', the 22 Turbosound TCS Compact speakers, supplied and installed, were all in black.

Although during the next 18 months the Coca-Cola Championship team look set to vacate the ground which has been home for the past 50 years, the upgrade nevertheless became essential, according to ESL's Mike Glover.

"When Southend United were promoted to the Championship attendances increased, and the club started to present entertainment such as dancing girls - both pre-match and during the interval. But all the club had was an ancient 100v horn system - completely inadequate for the purpose or for music playback."

During the close season the club decided it was no longer eco

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Germany - With its Compact Mixing System (CMS), Dynacord offered practical complete solutions. Now, with the CMS 2200, the manufacturer is expanding the series to include a system capable of meeting a wider range of requirements.

The CMS 1000 and CMS 1600 models, have six and twelve mono channels respectively as well as the four stereo channels. The merits of the CMS systems include high-quality channel strips as well as a master section that, despite its compactness, offers seven-band equalizers for the main L/R mix or monitor outs as well as two feedback filters. Two independent effects blocks, each with 99 presets optimised for live performance, round off the feature set. The advantages include: rapid setting-up times, a saving in space on the stage or front of house, and the elimination of potential errors, such as those resulting from the faulty or erroneous connection of e

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UK - This year at the 49th Annual GRAMMYs, held 11 February, 2007, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Audio-Technica supplied 270 of its microphones, including an array of hard-wired mics and Artist Elite 5000 Series UHF Wireless Systems. This year Audio-Technica celebrated its tenth year supplying the event.

The sound system was provided by ATK AudioTek with FOH engineers Ron Reaves and Mikael Stewart, while the broadcast audio was supervised by Phil Ramone and Hank Neuberger, leading members of the Producers & Engineers Wing of The Recording Academy. New York-based XM Productions/Effanel Music were onsite with their L7 remote truck to create the music mix, facilitated by Music Mixers John Harris and Eric Schilling, along with Orchestra Music Mixer and XM Productions/Effanel Music Lead Engineer Joel Singer.

For the home audience, CBS once again delivered the most advanced

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USA - NSCA 2007 will be one of the busiest in Renkus-Heinz's history as the company introduces several major new products, both on stand 1020 and in demo room W203A.

Renkus-Heinz will open a new era in powered loudspeakers at NSCA 2007 by introducing RHAON - a combination of integral amplification, DSP, digital audio networking, control and monitoring - to the entire Renkus-Heinz powered product lineup, beginning with the all-new Sygma SG/SGX line.

The Sygma SG/SGX line, also making its début at NSCA, integrates the capabilities of loudspeakers, amplifiers, processors and digital audio networks in a series of installation-specific cabinets, with a choice of powered or non-powered models.

Renkus-Heinz will also expand the Iconyx product line at NSCA with the new self-powered IC7 and externally powered ICX7 Iconyx array modules. Both are passive linear arrays with fixed

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France / Germany - At the forthcoming ProLight&Sound exhibition in Frankfurt (28-31 March), French pro audio manufacturer Nexo plans to launch new additions to its internationally successful GEO S Series of tangent-array loudspeakers, designed for both fixed and portable installations. The presentation of this new design at the ProLight +Sound show is concurrent with three prestigious stadia contracts, which are being delivered in France.

Paired with Nexo's proprietary design software GEOSoft2, the new building blocks in the scalable GEO S system offer absolute predictability, and full integration potential with EtherSound networks. Although the new cabinets are aimed principally at the design and installation market - outdoors in stadia and arenas, indoors in nightclubs and live venues - they also offer mobile deployment options to PA companies, opening up new possibilities for

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Spain / Germany - A daring and ambitious exhibition plan from Spanish audio innovators Vieta sees the creation of the 'Vieta Hotel' at this year's ProLight&Sound (28-31 March). Instead of taking the loudspeaker to the location, Vieta's stand concept brings the location to the loudspeaker. Several hotel and leisure environments will be represented: reception, club and bar, business centre, gym and even a concert venue. The pool area, featuring the radical wireless So Cubes, is also promised.

Vieta's wide-ranging portfolio of sound reinforcement products will be on show, from the conventional 2 and 3-way cabinets of the Do, Fa and Re Lines to the unconventional wireless So Line. New in Frankfurt, easy-to-use weatherproofing kits for speakers that have to endure the elements. Also the introduction of the new Ti Line, a compact, remote-controllable amplifier system, designed for low

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USA - Tom Danley, one of the most innovative loudspeakerdesigners in the industry, will unveil the most powerful subwoofer evercreated at the NSCA Expo 2007 in Orlando, Florida in March. Initiallydesigned for the military and dubbed the Matterhorn by Danley Sound Labs,the record-breaking subwoofer is housed in a shipping container measuring 8'x 8' x 20' and generates 40,000 watts.

The Matterhorn reproduces program material in the frequency range of 15 to80Hz continuously through a system of 40 low frequency drivers. Theextraordinary technical specifications of the Danley Matterhorn include a-3dB measurement at 12Hz and an SPL of 105dB at 250 metres.

Mike Hedden, president of Danley Sound Labs, says: "The Matterhorn goestwo octaves lower than any sub commercially available. At the mouth of thehorn, it achieves 160dB and moves ten inches of air. You can dry yourclothes with

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USA - XTA Electronics, a leader in sound reinforcement, digital signal processing, and speaker controller systems for the past 15 years, announces that two XTA DP6i Audio Installation Controllers were chosen and installed by system designers/installers the FBP Group for the fabulous Tao Nightclub inside the renowned Venetian Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip.

The installation took advantage of the power and flexibility of the DP6i to upgrade the club's existing sound system, simultaneously enhancing the experience for club-goers at Tao and offering significant cost savings to the club's owners. The installation was completed in January.

The Tao Nightclub is part of the 42,000-square-foot Tao entertainment and dining complex in the Venetian Hotel. Designed to look like an opulent Asian temple, the $22 million club features some of the world's leading DJs, high-tech visual effects an

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UK - SPS, one of the UK's largest live event companies, is adding to its team with the appointment of Lee Rennie to the role of creative producer for its solutions division. Rennie joins from George P. Johnson Company, where he worked across a variety of projects creating inspiring experiences for events. Preceding this, Rennie spent seven years working at Project Worldwide.

In his new role, Rennie will be working alongside SPS event producers and production managers to administer creative solutions that work flawlessly with technical solutions, in order to communicate the client's needs.

The solutions division of SPS provides creative services for events through the latest computer graphics, digital video and other innovative technologies. It concentrates on delivering client's messages effectively with bespoke solutions which look vibrant and appealing to the audience, rathe

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USA - Reinforcing the interoperability of JBL Professional loudspeakers across product lines, Clair Brothers Systems recently installed a WJHW-designed audio system at the new Glass Cactus nightclub in Grapevine, TX. The system includes JBL Vertec line arrays, AE Series loudspeakers and Control 29AV speakers.

Built on the grounds of the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Centre in Lake Grapevine, the $16 million Glass Cactus covers a total of 39,000 square feet and accommodates approximately 1,500 people. The state-of-the-art sound stage features musical acts ranging from country to blues to rock. The Glass Cactus regularly showcases local talent, while top-named national acts also perform routinely.

True to its name, the eye-catching design of the Glass Cactus includes an abundance of glass surfaces. While these make for an aesthetically pleasing environment, they pose a cha

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Norway - Often referred to as 'the Scandinavian Alps', Hemsedal in Norway is the premier Norwegian ski resort. One of the oldest hotels in the area is the esteemed Skogstad Hotel. Owned by the Thorset family since its beginning in 1905, the hotel boasts more than 100 years of atmosphere and history.

On 17 Febuary, the doors opened to the completely renovated Skogstad Club, which is among the most modern nightclubs in Hemsedal. With a strictly enforced dress code and age limit, Italian-designed furniture and excellent ambience, the Skogstad Club is a classy venue with a genuine club feeling.

The sound installation at the venue, carried out by EHS Pro Shop, utilised a total of 12 Cornered Audio C6TRMs as sound reinforcement for the bars. These were chosen because of the speakers' "Armani-like" design, as one of the hotel's project managers described it! The only compla

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Switzerland - Zurich's Alstadt district or "old town" is an area of tiny twisting streets, exclusive art galleries and chic shops which is spread on both right and left banks of the Limmit-river that separates the city. In the outskirts of Alstadt in the left bank resides the famous Kaufleuten building.

Increasingly popular since Prince and Madonna graced it with their presence, Kaufleuten is the best known entertainment structure in Zurich. Located in a historic building, occupying two floors, the venue is comprised of several distinct sections, including a restaurant, a nightclub, bars and lounges. The brand new "festsaal" includes a stage in which regular entertainment is provided by a variety of top DJs and live performing acts. Kaufleuten's plush decor is reminiscent of a baroque theatre with its classic furnishings, antique paintings, chandeliers, and e

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Italy / Germany - RCF has introduced the latest addition to their TT+ range of speakers, the TT08-A, which will be displayed on the company's stand at this year's ProLight&Sound exhibition in Frankfurt (28-31 March).

The speaker, by far the smallest member of the TT+ family, is also the most flexible and powerful tool in its class, say RCF. The company says that the TT08-A utilizes the highest quality in-house transducers and a powerful amplifier which makes it an ideal solution for small live sound situations, as well as playback and monitoring, corporate events and broadcast studios.

The TT08-A is a 2-way active system with a 90°x 60° constant directivity horn. The 8" mid-bass, with 64mm voice coil, which provides large excursion with a lightweight neodymium design. RCF's head of Research & Development - Alessandro Manini comments: "The TT08A represents a b

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World - Andre Rieu has been called everything from the Waltz King to the Kid Rock of Classical. The charismatic 56-year-old Dutch violinist and conductor is an international phenomenon, selling in excess of 20 million albums and filling halls across Europe, North America and Japan with his Johann Strauss Orchestra for nearly a decade.

The Maastricht-based Rieu is known for being a stickler for sonic excellence. Sensitive to the acoustical limitations of the arenas and stadiums in which he often holds court, Rieu has trusted Montreal-based Solotech with his tour sound for nearly a decade. The highly respected company behind the shows of Cirque du Soleil, Celine Dion, and many others provides Rieu with a finely tuned audio system based around Meyer Sound's Milo high-power curvilinear array loudspeaker.

The main system is centred on two arrays of 14 Milo cabinets and two Milo 120

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UK - For the fourth successive year, Hawthorns were contracted by the East Midlands Conference Centre (EMCC), based on the Nottingham University Campus, to provide the technical solution for the Xerox Annual Year Start Conference. The Conference took place over four days and attracted 1700 delegates.

"This year, Xerox and the EMCC were looking to do something completely different and less corporate, whilst maintaining the Xerox Corporate Brand and the ability to use their standard PowerPoint presentation content," said Hawthorn's project manager, Oliver Moores.

The Hawthorn solution in the main auditorium was to provide a 24m x 7m cyc white backdrop as a massive projection screen, utilising a triple projection system driven by Barco's encore system. This gave the ability to use many creative and interesting backgrounds, both static and animated, with an infinite numb

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USA - There were no sirens or flashing lights, but the return of The Police to the stage at the 49th Annual Grammy Award Show, following a 21-year layoff, was certainly arresting. Just seconds into the telecast, with audience members still heading for their seats, Sting shouted into his Sennheiser e865 vocal mic, "Ladies and gentlemen, we are The Police, and we're back," and the band launched into Roxanne, perhaps their best-known song. Stewart was on the HSP4-EW headset and an SK500G2 bodypack.Andy was on an e865 as well.

The Police were just the first of a succession of artists on the telecast using Sennheiser wired and wireless microphones, many of them also making use of Sennheiser RF personal monitor systems. Beyoncé, Gnarls Barkley's Cee-Lo Green, Shakira, Rascal Flatts and a host of presenters and award winners benefited from the Sennheiser

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USA - Aviom Inc a leader in personal monitor mixing technology, has enabled Houston-based church Fellowship of the Woodlands to improve its efficiency and sound quality through the installation of Aviom's personal monitor mixing system.

Harold Rubens, the church's director of audio, says that the Aviom equipment has helped reinforce the church's sound integrity and ability in delivering a true worship experience for its 14,000 parishioners.

"Converting 16 channels of audio and transmitting them through a Cat-5 cable directly to the band produces a much clearer and defined sound for the musicians, who can then adjust their mixes as they see fit," Rubens explained. "This helps them keep on key and in sync - a combination that results in a performance that effectively captivates, moves and inspires."

No longer having to devote extra time and energy in creati

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Spain - The Ti Line from Vieta is a new, compact, remote-controllable amplifier system, designed for low to medium power use in fixed installations. The small, modular Amplifier Blocks are to DIN rail size and fixing standards, the standard for mains wiring in Europe, compatible with a range of off-the-shelf accessories such as waterproofing and fire-safety covers, which can be sourced from any electrical trade wholesalers. The Ti Line Blocks simply click into place on the DIN rail.

The DIN standard allows the amplifiers to be fitted where all the other electrical mains hardware lives - fuse boxes etc - saving valuable space in smaller shops and bars. Alternatively, the Blocks can be mounted locally throughout larger multiple speaker installations, close to the speakers and thus saving long cable runs and signal losses.

EQ and Level can be set on the Blocks themselves or contr

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UK - Bosch's sophisticated Praesideo public address system has been selected by SDD Sound and Light for use in an extensive project for the three campuses of ACS International Schools in Greater London. With a combined area of over 300 acres, the three campuses in Cobham, Hillingdon and Egham enrol a total of 2,400 students offering both day and boarding education. The students come from over 70 countries, predominantly the USA.

Security is a key concern for the school, and to upgrade the small paging system in place, it turned to Staines-based installers SDD Sound & Light to provide a campus-wide system, which could be linked together to provide pre-recorded announcement and other advanced security features across the three sites.

SDD chose Bosch Praesideo, the world's first fully digital public address and emergency sound system, because unlike traditional PA systems, which

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France - Digigram, a leader in PC audio interfaces and innovative networked audio devices, has announced the appointment of French pro audio specialists, Audiopole, as their new distributor in France with effect from 1 February 2007. Audiopole is one of France's premier distribution operations with a number of prestigious brands already numbering in their portfolio including Focusrite, Genelec, Turbosound, Studer, Beyerdynamic, ClearCom and Allen & Heath to name but a few.

Digigram's CEO and president Philippe Delacroix is confident that this new partnership will continue to reinforce the company's presence in the fixed installation market in France in addition to providing an avenue into the broadcast market: "A significant part of Digigram's product range is aimed at the broadcast market, therefore it is imperative that our distributor is also operational in that market s

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