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Complementing the CL series Rio3224-D and Rio1608-D i/o units, the space-saving 1U size Ri8-D and Ro8-D make it possible to now place inputs where a system only needs inputs and outputs where it only need outputs, or any combination of the two.

The Ri8-D and Ro8-D work seamlessly with compatible Yamaha professional audio products which have the Dante-MY16-AUD interface card installed. These include the M7CL and LS9 digital consoles and the DME64N digital mixing engine. The Ri8-D head amplifiers can also be controlled directly from the user interface of a compatible console.

"The Ri8-D and Ro8-D have been developed to delive

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The unit is fitted with 18x 8W quadcolour LEDs, PowerCon in and out connectors, five-pin XLRs and a versatile hanging bracket. A selection of operating modes allows options from simple four-channel control up to full pixelmapping of each LED for stunning visual effects. In addition, a barndoor type reflector allows the Batten2 to be used as a cyclorama wash up to 6m plus.

Thirty-six of the battens were used by Blinding Light for set lighting on the Proms in the Park concert as part of th

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"Scott made many invaluable contributions to this industry and this company," said Chuck Davies. "He had a deep understanding of the lighting and DJ business and a deep appreciation of our customers and their needs. He approached every job with energy, insightfulness and passion. I'm proud of what he

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On New Year's Eve the sold-out UKF Bass Culture by Lock & Loaded welcomed 2013, and on New Year's Day ... after a few hours break, the celebrations kicked in again, this time with Colour Sound working for the Circo Loco Coalition.

CSE's Haydn Cruickshank and Steve Marley designed a production rig that took into account the main requirements for both events. CSE was able to offer a versatile, dynamic and cost-efficient visuals package for both events.

UKF Bass Culture was headlined by a DJ set from Chase & Status and also featured some of the UK's best bass artists including DJ Fresh, Foreign Beggars, Shy FX & B-Traits, MistaJam, KOAN Sound and Delta Heavy ... while Circo Lo

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Appearing at the International CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas for the first time, the company has unveiled the innovative device to an expected audience of over 150,000 visitors.

At the heart of the iXY is a matched pair of ½" cardioid condenser capsules, fixed in a perfect 90 degree 'near-coincident' alignment resulting in immersive and true-to-life stereo recordings, captured in incredibly high detail, says RØDE. The iXY uses its own high-fidelity analogue to digital conversion ensuring all recordings are "rich, smooth and accurate".

The iXY's small

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Expo International is the mining industry's premier showcase for companies specialising in every facet of mining - open pit, underground, processing and preparation, mine site development, exploration and surveying, smelting and refining and reclamation. VR Steel is a global leader in the manufacture of cutting-edge products for dragline mining.

Dunn took a brief from VR Steel's CEO John van Reenen and created a radically elegant new stand for the South African company which will tour to international mining expos worldwide over the next two years.

(Jim Evans)

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Roberto Benedito from the Expo Center Norte requested a proposal for upgrading the venues sound system from Sao Paulo-based systems integrator Soundvision. The original sound system was unintelligible and event attendees could not hear important announcements, which was of great concern to the venue's management.

According to Antonio Tadeu Torquato, general director at Soundvision, "We immediately narrowed the choice for the project down to Community's R-Series, because of the output, directivity and intelligibility they provide."

To demonstrate the performance of t

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While New Year's Eve is typically a night of expectancy for the coming year, lighting designer Paul Hoffman had a different kind of anticipation at the event: the set list selection. With a repertoire of over 350 songs, Widespread Panic's concerts can go many different directions musically.

"I don't get a set list until maybe five minutes beforehand, so I have to interpret the music in real time and set the lighting to it on the fly," said Hoffman. "It is kind of an unusual way to run lights. The material ranges from dark and moody, to ballad-like, to whimsical, to full on raging rock - and sometimes those transitions happen very fast - so you need lots

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Working across a number of sectors including live music, events, television productions and corporate presentations, Fix8 wanted a robust, flexible and stable video control solution to service their busy schedule of up-coming events.

Fix8's Neil Trenell directed lighting and operated video control for Cheryl Cole's A Million Lights Tour - specifying two of Fix8's brand-new Hippotizer HDs for the job.

Video content for the tour was designed by show directors, Fatima Robinson and Beth Honan; and was produced by Helena Spencer at The Field.

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Blitz is now the sole onsite preferred supplier for audio, video, lighting and staging across all event spaces at ExCeL. These include ICC London, the UK's largest fully-flexible- 5,000 seated auditorium; Capital Hall, London's largest banqueting hall seating up to 3,000 guests; the 87,328m2 multi-purpose Event Halls; the 45 Gallery Meeting Rooms; the self-contained Platinum Suite; and the Capital Suite comprising 17 individual meeting rooms.

Blitz first partnered with ExCeL in 2005 and this will now be the third time the parties have signed services contracts. The new agreement has come about in response to the ongoing business development at ExCeL, particularly following the successful launch of the ICC facilities in 2010. The v

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Michael Hughes, senior lighting operator at the BCEC, took delight in taking the grandMA2 out for its inaugural run and he was thrilled with its performance. "I've used the classic randma light for many years but the grandMA2 light is great," he said. "I found the transaction between the randma 'series 1' and the grandMA2 very easy. After a few hours on the new board I knew I was going to be confident using it for the first time on one of our larger shows for the year.

"I really like the layout of it: a screen that's stacked vertically, flat fader

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Technical manager of the venue, Oliver Hemming, discusses, "Our existing cyc lights were old and falling apart. We'd heard a great deal about the creative potential the features of the new LED fixtures offer, but we weren't sure which fixtures to buy. We enlisted the advice of Reg Berry at Lancelyn Theatre Supplies, Oxford. Following a trip to the PLASA show we decided on the Philips Selecon PLCYC-1 luminaires and we've been delighted with the outcome."

Reg Berry, branch manager at Lancelyn continues, "We felt the PLCYC- was

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Alongside presentations from four industry experts, the seminar will also include a comprehensive overview of the guide, which was published in December 2012 and was designed to bring together the Powerful Thinking Campaign research initiative, which monitored generators at eight festivals last summer, and extensive feedback from power suppliers and festivals about the way they manage their power.

The key findings of the research, carried out in partnership with De Montfort University and Julie's Bicycle, were:

- The industry could achieve a 10% reduction in fuel consumption, saving over 1 million litres of diesel

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The riders will gather in Cleveland on 28 June, and head out early the next morning for a counter-clockwise tour of Lakes Erie, Michigan, Superior, Huron and Ontario before returning to Cleveland eight days later.

During those eigth days, the riders will visit 4,000-year-old sand dunes, stunning shorelines, waterfalls, islands, and more. They¹ll also learn for themselves the difference between "yoopers" and "trolls." U.S. riders will need their passports for the two-day excursion into Canada, and a couple of scenic ferry rides are included once again by popular d

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Greenall, who resides in the UK, will also be responsible for leading sales activities in the Middle East, Africa and ASEAN countries.

"Over the past few years, I have been extremely impressed with the rapid adoption of Dante and how Audinate is universally recognized for delivering the most complete AV media networking solution available" says Greenall." I am thrilled to help contribute to Audinate's growth going forward."

Greenall has over 25 years professional sales experience, with the last 13 years focused directly in the A/V industry. He was recently sales director of VBrick in the UK, a leading provider of IP Video streaming solutions. Prior to that, he was the business

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Shuter brings with him extensive product knowledge and industry experience along with a detailed understanding of website design and maintenance. His most recent positions include product specialist at Roland and freelance web content producer for a leading Music Industry retailer.

In the latest phase of POLARaudio's growth, an in-house position has been created to support exciting projects planned for 2013. These include the development and implementation of a new website and the optimisation of all of POLARaudio extensive product content.

MD John Midgley commented, "Max joins us, initially to spearhead our web development programme, optimise our CRM system and then to work closely with the sales and marketing team on projects such as promotions, SEO and our social

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The Profile Junior is a compact 10,000 lumen LED profile spot; in fact its size and weight are similar to conventional tungsten-sourced ellipsoidals, yet its output exceeds conventional 575W ellipsoidals. This new compact design of the Profile Junior is offered in three versions; a tunable 2,800-6,500K, 3200K and 5600K white light. As with all Prism LED products, the Prism Junior utilizes the patented TrueSource technology along with its advanced thermal management system.

The Profile Junior, along with the original Profile, is ready right now for use in a wide range of applications including long throw front of house lighting positions

"The RevEAL Profile Junior caught my eye

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Randy Taylor, lighting designer and founder of Design & Productions Dallas-based full-service design and creative services company, specified 36 Chauvet Professional Nexus 4x4 pixel-mapping fixtures for the show. Taylor placed three arrays of Nexus 4x4 on stage right behind Owen: a central wall of 20 fixtures, flanked by two smaller walls of two-by-four wash lights.

For the halftime show, the Chauvet team operated the wash lights through Kling-Net control on the ArKaos Mediamaster software. The cues were triggered via DMX from the grandMA lighting console, using the Enttec DMX USB

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Entec has provided technical production for the band since 1994 - testament in itself to the artist's satisfaction with their production - in which time the band has regularly toured worldwide, playing to old and new generations of Beatles enthusiasts.

Entec's lighting crew chief Pete 'Pepper' Schofield ensured that all lighting designer Brendan Albrey's requirements were met.

It was Albrey's first tour with The Bootleg Beatles. He was chosen from several applicants who initially answered an ad to submit concepts that was circulated in the Association of Lighting Designers' (ALD) E-Newsletter. It was also his first time working with Entec.

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Hosted by the American actress Sarah Jessica Parker and Scottish actor Gerard Butler, the concert was recorded live and televised to over 120 countries to reach more than 500m viewers worldwide.

Set across three stages, the centre stage accommodated a full size orchestra conducted by Nick Davies. The three stage design ensures that the live televised show runs seamlessly from beginning to end as artist performances alternate between stages.

Norway's biggest rental house - and long-term Midas partner AVAB-CAC, supplied full production for the show. The company deployed two Midas XL8s front of house: one for the 55 strong, individually mic'd, Norwegian Radio Orchestra a