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"We at JB Music Philippines are very proud and honoured to finally exclusively distribute and promote Allen and Heath. Allen & Heath has been an institution in the pro audio industry and now we can officially say that we are a complete musical and pro audio company," said Jerico Fernando, VP sales & operations and marketing director at JB Music.

"We are so excited and encouraged by JB Music's team. They bring a level of professionalism that has been refreshing to watch and experience. We expect to see great things in the important Philippine

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"We needed dimmers that had a "rock and roll" approach to allow for quick and easy setups," explained Adrian Wright, lighting supervisor at NIDA. "This is especially good as a learning tool for our students as they also get an understanding of the use of the Jands Power Distribution System and mains cables.

"Having already purchased the HPX dimmers for one of our larger venues, the purchase of the HPC dimmer racks were a very good choice on value for money, the ease of operation and most importantly the reliability."

(Jim Evans)

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This capitalised on a high profile year for the band that included epic performances on top of Buckingham Palace for the Queen's Golden Jubilee - complete with stunning projections by XL Video onto the front of the building - and at the Olympic Games Closing Ceremony.

'Luton' Pete Hosier's stage and video design offered a mix of visual humour and slick aesthetics, based on a fusion of circus and theatricality, with sumptuous red drapes, gentle arcs and impressive animations and imagery.

XL's project managers were Jo Beirne and Phil Mercer, and crew chief and video director on the road was Toby Vogel, who was working for the production.

Hosier specified a large Stealth LED screen upstage, 30 panels wide by

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Those looking to acquire new skills or re-qualify in backstage disciplines for live events can now book on to one of the following courses via www.backstage-academy.co.uk:

Rigging Course, Wednesday 16 - Thursday 17 January

Event Safety Passport (SPA) Course, Wednesday 27 February

Stage Pyrotechnics Course, Thursday 28 February

The two-day Rigging Course takes place in the arena-sized studio on site at LS-Live and is tutored by industry veteran Eric Porter. It's a practical and theoretical training course targeting anyone who works with rigging equipment and wants to improve their equipment knowledge, safety awareness, practical techniques and theory. Delegates will carry out practical sessions on a truss rig in the stud

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As a part of this newly conceived metropolitan illumination concept, the Bunyodkor stadium - now the biggest sports facility in Uzbekistan giving home to the local football team - demanded a well-framed lighting plan that would be able to overcome the many structural obstacles this pioneering arena involved.

Supported by 64 columns, the three-dimensional sail-like canopies that embellish the entire exterior perimeter of this bowl-shaped stadium, were identified as

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Sound design for the production is by Gregory Clarke whose credits include Equus on Broadway for which he won a Tony Award for Best Sound Design in a play and he received the New York Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Sound Design for Journey's End.

It's not the first time Clarke has used the AXYS loudspeakers on a show, his first experience of them was on Misterman at the National Theatre earlier this year. When asked for a quote on how th

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This was designed by event producer Aleksandar Kukanjac, with equipment - lighting, LED screen and PA system - supplied by the leading Serbian entertainment technology specialist, Studio Berar Projekt.

The event, attended by around 300 people in total divided into three groups per day, was staged in 'The Balloon' - a stylish tented structure that is permanently installed at NAVAK and used as a multi-purpose event space.

The 24 LEDBeam 100s were positioned on the floor and either side of the LED screen. They were rigged to the Balloon's integral trusses and positioned around its sides, used to enhance the atm

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The racecourse was one of 12 locations in the UK chosen as the beacon of the South for its accessibility and flexibility. The event took place in the Grandstand which offers over 1000sq.m of pillar free floor space, ideal for the array of practical activities taking place.

Each of the three floors represented a different zone with Explore on the ground floor, Discover on the first floor and Reflect on the second floor. Activities included workshops teaching people how to use thermal imaging cameras, inflatable planetariums, talks from astronomy experts and an interactive web chat with a NASA astronaut. The outside are

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In Focus Modular, Fohhn takes the concept of modular line array systems with real-time beam steering to new levels. The compact modules each contain three separate, specially developed DSP processors with dedicated functionality, designed to produce

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The VC Series of LED video products combines an all-new level of simplicity with a high level of quality. Instead of relying on DMX, these new creative LED video elements are driven by Martin's award-winning P3 System Controller family for true video control with superb ergonomics and easy set up. So no need to worry about stuttering, uneven dimming or lack of synchronization (as with many DMX-driven solutions). VC-Strips -Grids and -Dots are ideal for integrating LED video into a façade, stage design, ceiling, lobby or any other structure (indoors or out), says the company.

The new VC-Strip family of narrow LED video strips features a pixel-pitch of 25 mm and is available in various lengths up to 400 mm. Th

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The visible gap between neighbouring LCD panels is a classic problem with multi-screen displays. Even with so-called 'super-narrow bezel' panels, the gap between the screens is usually around 5mm.

Says dnp global sales & marketing manager, S°ren Kraemmergaard, "For more than 20 years we have used optical screen technology to boost the quality of projected images. Now we are using our optical know-how to give LCD multi-screen images a facelift."

InvisiBezel is an optical front cover that can be mounted on top of standard 'super narrow-bezel' LCD panels. The edges consist of prisms that optically stretch the pixels at th

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After studying music technology and popular music at the University of Huddersfield, Evans gained experience working in several recording studios as a freelance audio engineer, in addition to mastering, vintage recording equipment and musical instrument repair experience. He has also worked as a session drummer.

HHB director of sales Martin O'Donnell comments on the appointment, "Sean's experience with audio technology has already made him a valuable asset to our professional audio sales team. His enthusiasm is matched by a keen understanding of our customers' needs."

Evans adds, "I have always had a great respect for HHB, as they are known throughout the industry as being an extremely knowledgeable company with experience in all

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After almost 10 years as international sales manager for dBTechnologies, HVF returns to the national circuit in Germany. His career to date encompasses internships in music retail and wholesale as well as an extended stay in the UK working for a large MI-and pro audio supplier.

"I am looking forward to the new challenge and I am extremly excited to work with Burkhard Elsner and his team," says Harald.

Burkhard Elsner, CEO of Mega Audio comments, "With Harald von Falkenstein we are adding an experienced and versatile

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Sander had been on the road for 12 years with another production company when he joined Bandit Lites' staff in 1992 as the warehouse manager. From there he evolved from developing an inventory system to general manager. Today he has settled into his position as a client representative.

After amassing memories that include Aerosmith, Garth Brooks, Queen and ZZ Top, Sander is quick to quote the old saying, "Find a job you like and you will never work a day in your life."

"After 20 years, I feel like I'm just getting started, as every year brings on new relationships and challenges," said Sander. "But that's the best part of working at Bandit: We are on

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Nick Rogerson, instructor at Newcastle College Performance Academy said, "The purchase of these two desks has allowed us to upgrade the resources available to our Stage Management and Technical Theatre students and stay current with the equipment in use in the industry. I was i

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The primary goal is to provide engineers with a specific knowledge of the state-of-the-art technologies related to sound, transducers and speaker systems and their applications in the professional market.

The course is organised in modules taking the participants through a learning process from the basis of electro-acoustic components like transducers, amplifiers and digital processors till the design of a complete audio project based on a real case study. An international reference project carried out by RCF engineers will be used as a

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The challenging urban venue of three skyscrapers, a 20x50m floating barge, and a freeway overpass constituted three distinct lighting and control domains. Eighteen Panther 7k searchlights blazed from the city's tallest buildings. The barge and freeway systems featured 18 additional searchlights, and 210 moving lights.

A LumenRadio system, recommended and supplied to Chameleon by TMB, distributed control data wirelessly to all lighting elements of the event. A lighting controller located on the barge linked

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The Robes replaced the original moving light system that was installed when the building, designed by architect Paul Diederen, opened in 2005.

Patronaat has two concert halls - at 950 and 350 capacity - both featuring an action-packed programme of the latest sounds and contemporary music, from underground to jazz and dance and electronica to acoustic performance.

(Jim Evans)

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Multi-Play Rack is a disk-based product that allows a show programmer to record up to 12 universes on any lighting console running Art-Net, then play-back through pretty much anything - thanks to the product's multiple protocol support, which includes Art-Net, ShowNet, KiNet and sACN. Output protocols can be selected on a per universe basis for even greater flexibility.

Multi-Play Rack incorporates an auto-stitch feature that allows a recording to be automatically edited for a seamless continuous loop. It can also playback multiple overlapping files in different, user-programmed zones.

The product offers advanced triggering functionality, with the

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The award-winning 1000 W fixtures were recommended to Warren by Rob Sinclair, who worked as visual consultant for the tour. "He'd used them previously and recommended them due to their tungsten abilities, and their general usefulness," said Warren, who has been with Mumford & Sons for almost four years.

"My show is very tungsten-heavy so it was important to achieve a warm CTO from the fixtures, which mixed perfectly with the many light bulbs on stage," Warren continues. "They were also very punchy with very clear beams as well as a decen