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Coombes has worked in the commercial audio and video sectors for more than 15 years, and steps into the post following a six-month candidate search.

"Mark has a great mix of experience," says James Kennedy, operations manager at Peavey Commercial Audio. "His track record speaks for itself, having worked in an international sales capacity for a string of major industry manufacturers including Samsung, Opus and Crestron. He fits all the criteria for the role and we're delighted to have him on board."

Coombes adds, "Peavey is a world renowned company with an amazing audio heritage. I'm looking fo

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After holding key positions in the pro audio industry, both in the United Kingdom as well as the Netherlands, Toni Scherrenberg was further responsible for market consulting in Austria as well as business development in Asia.

"Dynacord is an internationally renowned company with products that - without doubt - can only be described as outstanding", says Scherrenberg. "The Eastern European region is a highly interesting, expanding market, where top-quality products are in great demand. Our partners can be sure that I will put all my effort into focusing on the further development of our partnerships and the position of Dynacord in the respective markets."

"Toni Scherrenberg is a highly qualified sales specialist

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Sharpy Wash 330 is a compact, lightweight 330 W washlight, with the luminous efficiency, graphic and optical performance of a 1000W fixture. It is extremely silent and quick, and fitted with a complete CMY color system, special colors, 6.5°-48° zoom, mechanical dimmer, beam shaping filter and motorized top-hat. It is an eco-friendly light, allowing considerable running and consumption cost savings.

A.LEDA, the new Clay Paky RGBW-LED moving head range have a library of pre-set graphic effects customizable by the operator, electronic linear dimmer, stop/strobe effect and a dedicated channel for color temperature setting. Each LED colour can be dinamically and individually controlled.

The Alpha Profile 800 ST is billed as "the most modern moving beam shaper in existence today for us

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Extending the performance capabilities of the QFlex range, QFlex 64 complements the six existing models in this product line, with QFlex 48 previously being the largest column available, offering new possibilities for the product in particularly demanding applications.

Tannoy's QFlex is a range of digitally steerable, self-powered column array loudspeakers aimed at the high performance installation market. Purpose-designed for applications with problematic acoustics (where good intelligibility is required), QFlex technology gives the system designer a unique set of tools for controlling sound in large, acoustically challenging, highly reverberant spaces - typically involving expanses of reflective surfaces such as glass, metal, concrete or stone.

The QFlex 64 is no

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The Live Action Arena stages live racing demonstrations and stunt shows every day for the duration of the popular racing-themed show, which is named after the UK's most popular weekly auto racing magazine.

To ensure the crowd could enjoy all the action wherever they sat, XL Events, working closely with event production company, Network Productions, as well as production director Malcolm Forbes, supplied a 90m wide by 9m high front projection using six stacks of Barco projectors.

Each stack included one of XL's new Barco HDF-W26 26k projectors on top of a Barco FLM HD20, which gave a total output of 276,000 lumens

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In LH2's huge production rehearsal studio, which regularly hosts the biggest artists in the world from the Rolling Stones to Robbie Williams, Nexo and its first UK rental customer Capital Sound Hire set up the STM modular line array in a nine-sets a-side configuration.

Over the course of four days, the STM Sessions, which were hosted by Nexo's concert sound manager Stuart Kerrison, also included workshops on Nexo's proprietary design software NS-1, and innov

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Owned by Shed Media, Renegade produces popular television shows such as Don't tell the Bride and Popstar as well as award-winning films My kidnapper and Me and The boys from Baghdad High.

Renegade, based in London, were looking to upgrade their lighting to showcase the classic cars being restored as part of Car SOS, but wanted a more energy efficient lighting solution.

In order to meet their requirements two of Gemma's energy efficient LED lighting products were selected for the project - the Sovereign 96 LED High Bay and Spitfire 48 LED Floodlight.

Both lights give clarity and coverage with high lumen outputs and instant strike up times, whilst the long life span o

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Following its successful Eton debut the previous year, TiMax2 Soundhub is now a staple element of the School Play - this year a challenging modern-classical "suits & swords" interpretation of Shakespeare's infamous tragedy. Sound designer Rick Sarson envisioned and produced the immersive sound environment and programmed the TiMax2 SoundHub show in rehearsals for the student technical team to operate during the performances.

Act One's

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Lighting consultant Denis Hutchinson did research on similar projects, and, using his experience as one of South Africa's top lighting designers, specified the tender. The tender was awarded to DWR Distribution who supplied a list of brands including Philips Strand, Philips Selecon and Robe as well as lighting bars, associated items and the installation which was carried out in December 2012.

"One of the difficulties in specifying equipment for schools is that all too often the gear is used for three weeks of the year and gathers dust

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The beautiful landscaped gardens at Anglesey Abbey in Cambridgeshire were given a nocturnal facelift with a dramatic lighting design created by the team at Pearce Hire for the Winter Lights event.

"We'd like to think we created a little bit of outdoor theatre for the visitors to the gardens in the run up to Christmas," comments Pearce Hire's John Huson, project manager and key lighting designer of this project.

The Visitor Experience team at Anglesey Abbey were first put in contact with Pearce Hire by John Wootten of Eastern Events who has long-standing relationships with both Pearce Hire and Anglesey Abbey but, until now, had never put them together as a project team. As a result of this introduc

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No sooner had the first batch of units arrived, LDs Dave Evans and Stuart Gain nabbed them for The One Show - the BBC's flagship studio based, live magazine programme.

"Producers here at The One Show are very environmentally aware, they're continually looking to do things more efficiently," explains lighting director Stuart Gain. "We've always had an LED based set using ELPs wide range of Pixel Pars, Chromafloods and Chroma Battens to decorate the studio. So we were pretty 'green' before. Now we've decided to swap out all our 250 MSR fresnels for ELPs latest ARRI L7-C fixtures, we must be one of the most environmentally friendly mid-sized studios. Other than some news room studios, I can't think of any that would pull

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The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus travels around the U.S. throughout the year. Outfitted with traditional musical instruments as well as high-tech professional audio and video gear, the Bus has provided free hands-on programmes since 1998 for hundreds of high schools, colleges, boys and girls clubs, music festivals, concerts, conferences and community organizations.

Jeff Sobel, John Lennon Educational Tour Bus chief engineer, stated, "The Lennon Bus demands a lot from its

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Helping to create the environment that would bring together the tens of thousands of college students was the lighting/production design created by Black & White Live Ltd.(London), under the direction of Ian Cattle. The conference's production design was most dramatically expressed by a commanding circular stage at the center of the Georgia Dome. The massive stage was o

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The final system consists of two L/R clusters consisting of two RoomMatch RM12060, two RM9020, two RM7010 array modules, and two RMS215 subwoofers, all powered by four PowerMatch PM8500 configurable professional power amplifiers.

Crane points out the challenges of tackling the project in such a space: "The room was originally built as a library and converted into an auditorium much later, so they've always struggled with good sound quality in there. The university's architect was working with administration, and

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Inaugurated in September 2012, Caran D'Ache offers now over 60 different recreational activities and workshops, regularly attended by more than 300 kids, from toddlers up till young adults of 25. Visitors can freely participate in singing, dancing, playing instruments, ceramics, drawing, sewing, checkers, chess and other clubs, all non-formal education and youth development initiatives aimed at improving, in a safe and supervised environment, the quality of life of young people through a creative stimulation of their own crafts and skills.

The architecture of this educational centre reflects the state

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To ensure the music throughout the building sounds every bit as compelling as the food and the patrons who frequent the establishment, management decided to install a new loudspeaker system that would keep the music lively. Ultimately, they selected a system drawn from the catalogue of D.A.S. Audio.

Miami, FL-based FM Lab, a design / build firm with a focus on sound and lighting for commercial properties, was contracted to handle the design and installation of Inedit's new sound reinforcement system. Fernando Mezzarapa, owner and president of FM Lab, dis

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The Concert Master Classes by Live Design annually brings together the touring industry's top designers to discuss lighting and projection design challenges for the world of concerts. Award-winning lighting designer Jeff Ravitz, creative consultant to the classes, chaired an overview session on concert lighting design and gave a very personal perspective on how he lit Springsteen's Wrecking Ball Tour in another session. Other panellists included Steve Cohen, Marc Janowitz, Steve Lieberman, Anne Militello and Seth Jackson.

Robert Juliat's F

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W-DMX is a festival favourite, avoiding cable runs in high traffic natural settings and leaving no carbon footprint for venues set in beautiful locations. Up to eight W-DMX units have been used for the Verket Musikkfestival in past years to set the mood in the festival area and at the industrial park above the festival site.

Technician Christer Sylten explains, "For the 2012 fest

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The Vivid Light event attracts an audience of over half a million visitors, and is lit by an international team of lighting and video designers. The designs include lighting many of Sydney's most prominent buildings, and a series of art installation around the port area. The event also features live music performances, seminars and workshops for lighting practitioners, and public debates focusing on the creative industries.

The assistant is required for an interactive art installation and architectural project which both incorporate the latest in lighting and music technology. There will be the opportunity to get hands on with the design process an

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Lori Rubinstein, PLASA's North American executive director comments, "The ESA's Event Safety Guide will be an important and relevant tool for disseminating the vast array of industry best practices necessary in the successful and safe execution of live events."

Event Safety Alliance executive director Jim Digby comments, "The work of PLASA in the creation of wide reaching, industry technical standards is an absolute necessity in the rapidly changing sector of production protocols. The