UK - RG Jones Sound Engineering has completed the latest phase of development of the PA / VA system at Lord's, the home of both Marylebone Cricket Club and of cricket itself.

The newly completed system, developed by an RG Jones project team headed by Roland Hemming, sees a fully integrated IP based PA/VA system that incorporates the latest safety standards including EN54. It also meets the much stricter security and environmental regulations that have developed in the 25 years since RG Jones began its longstanding relationship with MCC in the 1980s - matching the London based company'

Local News - Kylie Minogue and Tinie Tempah performed at the Ring O' Bells pub in Compton Martin, Somerset on last week. They were drafted in as a treat for staff from their record company, Parlophone, who were in the area for a conference. Eliza Doolittle and new signing Morning Parade also performed. Bewildered locals were alerted to the impromptu concert by a small sign outside the pub which read For one night only! Kylie Minogue, Tinie Tempah, tonight!.

The rapper was up first - he performed his number one hit Pass Out and new single Written In The Stars. Kyli

Germany - The Bang Your Head festival, one of Germany's most prominent heavy metal festivals, celebrated its 15th anniversary between 15-17 July. Around 15,000 metal fans from all over Europe travelled to Swabian Balingen in the south west of Germany to party for three days and nights and take in performances of over 30 metal bands, amongst them were Queensryche, Twisted Sister and Hammerfall.

Full-service rental company Prolite Event, based locally in Balingen, has been an integral part of the festival crew for many years - for the most part, running the indoor stage in the 2,

Europe - After re-forming in 2009, Irish rock band The Cranberries have embarked on a 2010 European Summer Tour. Their audio arsenal centres round a DiGiCo SD8 digital mixing console, manned by Oliver Waring at the monitor position.

"I've been using DiGiCo consoles for a number of years," says Waring. "I started out teching with a D5 when I was looking after Dave Guerin, monitor engineer for Morrissey. Then I inherited the monitor position and looked after Morrissey for a couple of years on the D5, later upgrading to an SD7.

"I've been working with The Cranberrie

UK - POLARaudio is presenting a number of new products at PLASA 2010 from many of the brands in its extensive portfolio. POLARaudio will feature live demonstrations of the latest in digital networked audio, as well as key developments in live audio & PA.

Highlights at this year's show include new products from ASL, Australian Monitor, Aviom, beyerdynamic, Biamp, Renkus Heinz, MC² and XTA. In addition, POLARaudio will introduce "exciting new milestones from Dynacord", details of which will be announced during the show. ASL, Cue, and Novasonar will also feature on the stand.<

USA - Renkus-Heinz has announced compatibility between its Iconyx Digitally Steerable Arrays and Crestron remote controllers.

All Iconyx systems have long been equipped with an RS485 external connector for data communication. Now this data port will enable users to implement control and monitoring via third party controllers such as those made by Crestron.

Details on controlling an Iconyx array using a Crestron control system may be found on the Crestron website. Further information on initializing Iconyx systems for third party control via RS485 may be found in the Iconyx manual.

UK - A recent tender specification issued by LOCOG - the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games - demonstrates the importance BS 8901 will play in the delivery of the London2012 Games.

In the past there have been concerns that BS 8901 - the new event management standard developed to ensure the 2012 Games are delivered in a sustainable way - was merely tokenism, but LOCOG has reiterated its commitment to the standard, and is now seeking third party certification for its own implementation of the standard across the Olympic venues.

If you are interested in supplying the Olym

Italy - The 2010 tour of Italian artist Alexia continues with new dates and the familiar crowds of fans who always gather to show their appreciation for her voice and songs.

Among her latest shows, she also performed in the Val Vibrata, in Abruzzo not far from Proel's headquarters. The singer from La Spezia performed in Corropoli before an audience that was able to appreciate her talent thanks to a Proel Axiom Audio System.

Vai con La Sigla, the sound service on every date of this tour, chose an Axiom configuration including 16 Axiom AX3210P modules, 16 Sub 21" EDGE121SP, six P

Bulgaria - Night Flight is one of the latest additions to Bulgaria's emerging and vibrant nightclub scene, boasting one of the highest specification audio-visual systems yet seen in any club around the country's bustling capital of Sofia. Located in the heart of the city, Night Flight opened in December 2009, with the remit of providing a top class venue for both club nights and special promotion events such as live performance shows, pop music record launches and cabaret shows.

The ultra-modern design extends beyond the decor to an impressive array of AV technology including Tannoy V

Hong Kong - A range of DPA miniature microphones were used at Jacky Cheung's recent Private Corner concert in the Jockey Auditorium, Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

The DPA 4099S 4099T instrument clip mics were used at the concert for trombone, trumpet and saxophones, while a grand piano was miked with 4061 miniature omnidirectional microphones.

Mike Wong, Cheung's monitor engineer, chose the cardioid 4099s for their focus on the instrument as well as isolation and rejection from adjacent musicians. "In this concert, we were striving for a natural and uncoloured sound

Germany - The Roth Challenge triathlon in Franconia, an event sponsored by the German radio station Bayern 3, has attained cult status. This year, 2,500 triathletes competing individually and 500 relay squads from over 50 different countries lined up at the start, with more than 120,000 spectators lining the route to cheer them on. DJs, live music, the 'Finish Line' party, and a closing firework display added to the fun, creating a party-like atmosphere among spectators that contrasted strangely with the solid determination of competitors in the throes of the gruelling eight-hour ordeal

UK - 5 Star Cases has invested in another Thermwood Model 40 CNC machining centre to help keep pace with its healthy order book, which has experienced "phenomenal sales" in 2010 following a consistent year in 2009.

Phil Bailey, 5 Star's chief engineer explains: "Once we'd made the decision to invest in a third machine, plans were initiated to ensure the smoothest possible installation with the minimum disruption to production - which took some logistical juggling as we have been absolutely flat out busy throughout the summer."

The existing two machines were moved

USA - Having laid claim to the moon with a Declaration of Lunar Ownership in 1966, Geneva, Ohio is a small city with a history of thinking big. So it's no surprise that the local GaREAT Sports Complex, operated by the non-profit Geneva Area Recreational, Educational, Athletic Trust, is an ambitious undertaking.

Started just two years ago, the multi-sport recreational facility on a 175-acre campus already encompasses more than 450,000sq.ft of indoor fields, courts, and tracks for year-round practices and competitions, as well as an outdoor stadium with a field and a track. Sound throug

The Netherlands - The Digital Media Centre (DMC), one of Europe's leading providers of channel playout services, TV distribution and content delivery; has upgraded its intercom system with a comprehensive communications system from Riedel Communications. Riedel installed a Riedel Artist digital matrix intercom installation with seamless VoIP telephone and professional mobile radio integration at the DMC premises in Amsterdam.

The main requirements for the installation were the integration of VoIP telephones and enough connections for the previous system's 4-wire signals. Furthermore,

UK - Lake has announced an upcoming series of online seminars aimed at providing an in-depth insight to their new LM 26 digital audio loudspeaker processor and the Lake Controller software.

On Wednesday 1 September TC Group's VP of international sales, Miguel Hadelich and the Lake team will present a detailed look at the new product. Hadelich will be on hand to field questions and "take you through the ins and outs (literally) of Lake". There will be two webinars on the day, to cater for varying time zones of an international marketplace, one at 11am GMT and the other at 5pm

USA - Johns Hopkins University's Peabody Conservatory, which has educated some of the world's finest musicians and whose curriculum also has an extensive professional audio training component, recently purchased and installed an entire new 5.1 surround monitoring system from Genelec.

The new system consists of an L-C-R array of three Genelec 8260A Tri-Amplified DSP Monitors, and a rear pair of 8250A Bi-Amplified DSP Monitors. All five monitors are mounted on stands surrounding the control room's console. The system is completed with Genelec 7270A Active DSP Subwoofer. The Conservatory

Europe - Denon DJ has announced a major performance enhancement to its DN-S3700 direct drive digital media turntable. The firmware upgrade, to both new and existing units, implements MIDI Hybrid mode, enabling the DN-S3700 to also fully control DJ computer software, like Serato Scratch Live, from its control surface, including its 9" direct drive vinyl control platter.

The upgrade, implemented on all new production models, is available to existing users as a free download from the Denon DJ website (late September 2010). By internally generating relative mode timecode (output via

Puerto Rico - Soundcraft Studer has appointed Angel G. Perez to the newly created position of applications engineer, intercontinental.

Perez, a veteran with more than 15 years in the audio field, is a recognised professional in the television and audio industry in Puerto Rico. His role in this new position is to support Soundcraft and Studer distributors in the region in all matters related to digital audio consoles. He will report to Jaime Albors, senior director of sales intercontinental, Harman Professional and will operate from the company's Intercontinental sales office in San Ju

UK - On the strength of 30 years of accumulated experience in selling and marketing professional audio products, Chris Hollebone has launched Pro-Sales-Solutions.

This operation offers a bespoke service according to the needs of the client, but the primary objective is to leverage contacts and market knowledge to increase sales in countries within EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa). The service is particularly useful to the smaller company that may not have sufficient resources to devote dedicated manpower to improve the results in developing markets, says Hollebone. However, it has r

UK - Edinburgh-based Black Light is now offering the d&b audiotechnik E-series loudspeakers as part of its range of high-performance audio products.

Among the d&b products that Black Light now stocks are the E3 and E 12D speakers and the E15X subwoofer. "These products represent a significant investment for Black Light," says Stephen Reid, head of Black Light's Events Team. "They offer a really top-end system that can provide fantastic performance for small bands, live events and conferences."

Reid explains that the equipment has already been specified by the per

UK - Prism Sound and SADiE will be sponsoring this year's Sounding Out conference, which takes place at Bournemouth University from 8-10 September, 2010.

The event, now in its fifth year, provides a forum for discussion and interaction between sound artists of all kinds. This year's theme is Soundworlds - Sonic Arts, Film and Radio, which will bring forward some convergent works and writings in this area.

Conference organisers Professor Seán Street and Dr Alain Renaud said, "Sounding Out is an international event, being held at Bournemouth Unviversity for the first time

UK - MilTec (UK) will be celebrating its 10th Birthday at PLASA 2010 next month. MilTec has been successfully supplying professional lighting and sound equipment to the entertainment industry from its base near Maidstone in Kent since July 2000. This year at the show they will be showing several new audio and LED products to add to their existing catalogue.

Making their debut will be a range of lightweight multi-channel amps, three new 1U installation mixers/zoners a processor and a 15 inch 600W sub bass cabinet. All of these products were designed by MilTec's technical director, Grah

Cambodia - Singapore-based ProAktiv Systems supplied and installed an EAW speaker system with Powersoft amplification at the Elements Club and Lounge in Phnom Penh, the capital city of Cambodia.

The club area, where the music is typically a mix of hip-hop, house and funk, features a pair of EAW Avalon Series DC2 three-way loudspeakers horizontally mounted above the raised dance floor. Four SB1002 dual-18-inch subwoofers provide additional low frequency coverage down to a floor-shaking 28 Hz. Powersoft Digam LD3004, D2002 and K3 amplifiers provide the power to the club sound system. Tw

USA - When Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn MI held its first race in October 1968, its 12,000-seat grandstand made it one of the top new racetracks in the US. For more than four decades, this two-mile oval has hosted countless historic races, its Victory Circle graced by such famous names as Richard Petty, A.J. Foyt, Mario Andretti, Parnelli Jones and Dale Earnhardt.

Today, MIS seats more than 119,500 and is still one of the nation's premier racing venues, thanks in no small part to an ongoing programme of improvements and upgrades over the years. Most recently, the track'

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