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Raj Kapoor worked closely with Little Big Town to design a stunning set that did the word justice. The design features the remains of a theatre, with tattered legs and borders hanging across the mid stage.

While the name of the tour and album inspired the set design, lighting designer Chris Shrom worked with production manager Chris Diener on the production details during Rascal Flatts' Changed tour that they wanted to bring to Little Big Town's show.

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Petzl's latest Avao harnesses have been designed alongside industry professionals to achieve two objectives: maximum comfort and maximum fall protection.

The X-shaped dorsal construction with wide, semi-rigid waistbelt and leg loops reduces pressure points during prolonged suspension in work situations, while the shoulder straps are widely spaced to avoid neck chafing. The waistbelt and leg loops are lined with perforated foam for comfort and ventilation.

The semi-rigid, pre-shaped construction makes the harness easy to put on. There's plenty of adjustment using self-locking DoubleBack buckles, and once you've achieved your optimum set-up the optional FAST automatic leg loop buckles mean you can gear up quickly.

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On 15 December 2012, the 17th Joyous Celebration DVD was recorded at Rhema Church in Johannesburg.

This respected project was made possible with the help of a technical team comprising of different companies.

ATTV provided and managed all the visual graphics and final DVD editing while sound, staging and six Clay Paky Sharpies were supplied by Sound Headquarters. The lighting rig and screens was supplied by EPH Productions. The entire show attended by 5000 audience was recorded on HD cameras; supplied by Malaphati. Wizardry Group was briefed to supply a lighting system that needed to look good on any camera from any angle and to keep the set alive.

It was also Wizardry Groups' responsibility to integrate all the video imag

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Apollo president, Joel Nichols states, "Both companies have enjoyed a mutual partnership for years. I am looking forward to working with PRG and being able to service their client needs."

Milad Khouli, Sr. international account executive commented, "PRG is a well-established company dedicated to providing high quality, high resolution gobos using the latest technology. This venture provides Apollo with the opportunity to solidify their presence in the European market."

Kevin Blair, head of PRG Technical Services said, "The introduction of Apollo products into the UK and EU markets will offer our clients an extended range of designs coupled with our continued

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The company works across a huge diversity of events, including concert tours, live events, corporate shows, exhibitions, television, theatres and open air festivals, branding exercises, sporting and equestrian shows, military bands, religious gatherings and such like. Recently, they have looked after acts like Blur, Gorillaz, Slayer, Bootleg Beatles, Skunk Anansie, and many more.

Ed Hammond, technical engineer at Entec Sound, commented, "As a company, we are involved in a lot of different events, so any kit we invest in has to be both flexible and reliable. The graphic interface in the Lake Controller has always been amazing, and from the beginning, it's that interface that people

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With over 3m international album sales and a Eurovision Song Contest win under their belt, Secret Garden have been touring relentlessly for over 15 years, covering a huge portion of the globe.

The first time Trond tried a Vista he was immediately drawn to its powerful, simple operating system, which he found to be extremely intuitive. Since then, he has become a keen Vista user, specifying a range of Vista products across his busy schedule of tours and productions.

Trond chose the new, flagship Vista L5 console to control lighting and media on this tour knowing that the software's simple, powerful and visual interface would provide him with the flexible, reliable and consistent contr

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MSI, a long-time user of Optocore technology chose the networks for their multiple levels of redundancy and reputation of superior reliability. This marks the third presidential inauguration in a row for which MSI has chosen Optocore equipment for the critical audio distribution.

With the ceremony taking place on the grounds of the Capitol in Washington, D.C. in January, MSI was faced with unpredictable winter conditions as well as a long transmission path back to MSI's front-of-house position, nearly 2,000 feet from the last speaker tower. MSI and audio designer Patrick Baltzell needed a way to distribute audio signals with as few c

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Ruisheng has offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chengdu and with nearly 70 employees has set course for becoming a leading supplier of international professional lighting and audio systems in China.

Michael Münz, general manager of GLPs Asia Office in Hong Kong, said, "Since we started GLP Asia two years ago we have really been able to grow our business all across Asia. Our products are now used on stage with some of the most famous artists in the Peak Tower, right here in Hong Kong."

Munz will work closely with the staff at Ruisheng to ensure the highest level of customer service and support, adding "Together with Ruisheng, I look forward to building the GLP brand to great success."

CEO of GLP GmbH, Udo

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The show - also broadcast in several movie theatres around Hong Kong and Taiwan - was the final date on their 2012 Summer Dive tour and was performed in-the-round.

The epic set lasted four hours and contained 26 pumped-up numbers. The lighting design had to keep pace with all the action onstage and so Hirotaka Kojima needed plenty of flexibility and multiple options in his lighting rig, which was supplied by Tokyo based rental company, M-Tech Style.

M-Tech Style's Yo-Ichi Ashikawa recommended the Robe fixtures to him as the best choices to promote the cheerful, up-beat summer party vibes embraced by Momoiro

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Working in all areas of technical production - corporates, live events, rock 'n' roll touring - and as well supplying lighting, sound and video to these productions - Musiklagret (The Music Warehouse) is also a successful music store.

There are now over 30 Robe moving lights in the company's hire stock, the latest being Robin 600 LEDWashes, which were purchased last year.

The first investment in Robe was eight years ago - Wash 250 XTs - which are still in active service today. These were followed by ColorSpot 575E ATs and then ColorSpot 700E ATs, all purchased through Robe's Swedish distributor, Bellalite.

Says Werner, "Our Robes have been totally reliable and we are very happy with them. The price is good and we receive exce

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"Ora is first and foremost an after-work and night bar, with great music and an amazing vibe," explains club co-owner Vivian Shallop. "A crucial part of our club's reputation is secured on the ambience of the environment. The quality of the sound is a huge part of creating that. The other element is the design of the surroundings and it's fabulous that the speaker design is so discreet - they certainly don't interfere or detract from the smooth lines of our interior design, and we are delighted with the clarity of sound from the system."

The club, located on the city's Dbayeh Seaside Highway, has employed a cool, clean futuristic look - including curved white walls, rich colour washes of light, an

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With a background in professional audio, most recently working as an independent consultant in noise consultancy and live audio engineering, Oliver's role will focus on raising the profile of the RSG products in the live and touring market as well as supporting existing trade customers.

'We are pleased to welcome Greg to the RSG team, his experience will be invaluable in developing our growing presence in multiple sectors of the UK audio and video market', commented Peter Heath, sales and marketing director (RSG).

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Says RML, "Due to the fact that RML have remained a moving light specialist for almost 30 years, we have continued to remain at the forefront of moving light technology and the purchase of this latest product for our already extensive inventory is no exception.

"The MMX WashBeam uses internal motorized barndoors for creating unique shapes and chases. The module consists of four individually controllable blades and is rotatable by 180°."

(Jim Evans)

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Electrosonic's entertainment business provides a complete set of audio-visual services, including custom designed audio, video and control systems, systems integration and full project management, plus a range of on and off site services and maintenance offerings. Custom solutions are provided for museums, visitor centres, theme parks, water parks and family entertainment centres. Clients include designers, curators, producers, fit-out contractors and end clients themselves.

Global Immersion, a division of Electrosonic that designs and integrates customised and technically complex planetarium and giant screen environments, will also be at the Electrosonic booth. Global Immersion provides an extensive

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A long tradition in sound reinforcement, the PV Series enclosures are housed in durable wooden, carpet-covered enclosures with a built-in pole mount (except PV 215D). The new PV powered enclosures deliver "400 watts of bass-pounding, distortion-free sound utilising Peavey's DDT compression".

(Jim Evans)

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Even long-departed drummer Keith Moon and bassist John Entwistle make cameo appearances, joining remaining original members Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey. Entwistle's virtuosity and famous bass solo on "5:15" are showcased in live footage shot at the Royal Albert Hall in 2000, which streams onscreen. They also pay tribute to the late Keith Moon; their performance of Bell Boy incorporates video footage of a 1974 performance, with Moon's vocals dubbed in from the LP (one of the only times in Who history his vocals were heard on an alb

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It has to be sound; the echoing, womb like sound of whale song enveloping the visitor, drawing their eyes up to absorb the vision high above them and so to complete the experience. And not just any sound; sound designers Charles de Meaux, content artist and Thierry Coduys, technical 3D sound implementation wanted to create a seamless 3D sonic feeling throughout the Expo Digital Gallery Pavilion at the 2012 World Expo located at Yeosu, South Korea.

Its theme of The Living Ocean and Coast was reflected both in its natural setting and its technically ambitious pavilions. Any audio insta

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The conferences were centred around two of the Cirque du Soleil's most successful shows: Kà and O. Lafortune got right down to the roots of the creative process through thorough artistic and philological analysis. He explored the contents of each show and the message every scene was intended to conjure up, before moving on to the search for inspiring graphic effects and colours which leads as a conc

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For two weeks at the end of 2012 Katherine Jenkins sold out venues around the UK and Ireland, including London's Royal Albert Hall. During the tour she was supported by the National Symphony Orchestra and London Philharmonic Choir, conducted by Anthony Inglis. She was also joined by guests such as The Boy Choristers of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle and The Band of the Welsh Guards.

RG Jones supplied all of the audio equipment for the tour and specified DPA microphones for the orchestra. A total of 14 DPA 4061 miniature microphones were used to capture the sound of the strings, while the low strings and the brass section were miked using 10 DPA d:vote 4099 Inst

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Since its release in 2011, JoeCo's BBR64-MADI Recorder has become increasingly popular as an audio acquisition device for broadcast. Designed to integrate with any MADI-based broadcast audio systems, its use of universal file and storage formats enables seamless transfer of captured audio from studios and OB facilities to post production.

"We chose the BBR64-MADI because it integrates beautifully with other MADI-based broadcast audio systems such as the SSL C10 and C100 digital live mixing consoles and the Riedel MediorNet media networking system that we currently