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To cope with this year's record demand, Orbital has also augmented its hire equipment with another 220 channels of Shure radio microphones, as well as deploying the new TheatrePro E-60MP low profile earset and L-45 lavalier microphones. The compact d&b audiotechnik T-Series loudspeakers are playing a starring role, providing configuration flexibility matched by high quality audio performance.

Managing director Chris Headlam elaborates, "This has been an outstanding season, with the top pant

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The company's Video department has been boosted with a new Roland V800 HD vision mixer.

This reflects a steadily busy year, and a particularly active autumn season and festive run up. In 2013 the company celebrates its 15th year of operation, in which time it has established itself as one of the leading single-source technical production service providers for all types of shows and events.

Says UEP's Steve Butcher, "It's been a good year with a constant stream of high quality work, which has enabled us to make several key purchases and ensure our clients benefit from the latest and best technologies and options available in all discip

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This year at NAMM the main attraction of the stand of WORK will be the release of the Arion series, a new line of high quality loudspeakers, designed for the most demanding users. The first two models of the series will be available at the stand. These models are two Line array systems with an excellent acoustic response, which gives a first indication about the quality of the forthcoming loudspeakers of the Arion series.

People in the trade interested in amplification will have the opportunity to discover Zenith 6000, a power amplifier with up to 6000 W and only 14.6 kg. It is the first time that this powerful model has been shown in the United States.

The processor WPE 26 N is another new product fromWORK this year. It is a digital system for loudspeaker management with network conn

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The aptly named Grand Théâtre and Petit Théâtre feature auditoriums seating 667 and 252 respectively, alongside rehearsal rooms and other facilities. After major refurbishment of the buildings, Vénissieux-based Scenetec was contracted to design and install the new technical infrastructure in both venues.

"Before the refurbishment, the auditoriums were more-or-less still as they had been in the 1970s, so it was the ideal opportunity to completely update the technical specification to modern standar

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Bewley has worked for Enter Shikari for the last five years. They are among the hardest working artists on the live circuit, bringing their highly adrenalized electro-metal sounds and stage performances to a loyal and enthusiastic international fanbase.

Around 18 months ago, HSL came on-board to supply equipment for their UK and European work after Bewley was impressed by the people, equipment, service and attitude of the Blackburn based operation.

"We needed a complete solutions company for lighting and visuals ... and HSL was a great choice," he states.

HSL's project manager Mike Oates says, &

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Lighting designer Yenz Nyholm says they form a key element in his lighting design: "We're only transporting 12 spots in the rig, which is not a lot especially when you get into big venues. The output you get with a Clay Paky is really striking for a 700W lamp. The output and the optics were the main reasons for choosing the Alpha Spots HPEs, and also the fact that they move incredibly fast."

The strength, versatility and nimble nature of the Alpha Spots have enabled Nyholm to build a look for the show which really complements the band's image: "The main thing I'm using with the spots is the colour - I use a lot of very slow colour fades. Obviously it's got to be a CMY fixture,

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Past motor schools have proven popular and this is the first course of its kind covering the LoadGuard hoists. The course has been introduced after customer demand as the hoist has been on the market for over four years now and clients and end users are keen to understand the workings of the LoadGuard.

The course will also cover general electrical theory, correct operation procedure, maintenance, troubleshooting and health & safety, giving a good overall view of hoist theory to participants.

The two two-day courses are being held at Adli

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The system is based around an iLive-T112 Control Surface and an iDR-48 MixRack fitted with a MADI network card.

"I first saw the modular iLive system at a PLASA show a few years ago, so when the compact fixed-format iLive-T Series came along, I decided to take the plunge and purchase a system. It has eliminated a 20U rack of outboard at FOH, made the FOH footprint much smaller and made fit-up/get-out times so much quicker. The get-out on this tour typically takes less than an hour, with FOH being able to be packed away in ten minutes," comments Andy Onion, Bugle Boy's sound designer and operator.

In the FOH rack is a rackmount P

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Presented by Rinus Bakker from Rhino Rigs, an international expert in his field, the course includes certification. "This is something we have wanted to do for a long time," commented Robert Izzett, Prolyte brand manager at DWR Distribution. "The South African market has cried out for it, and it's a privilege to have someone of Rinus' caliber and experience, heading up the training."

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"When I joined BOVTS I realised that the students were using cue lights that would break and were not easy to programme. I felt the students needed the chance to work with exactly the same systems that they would be using once they graduated. This brought me to Stage Electrics," commented Louise Matthews, production stage management supervisor, BOVTS.

Working closely with Matthews, Stage Electrics designed and developed their new table top stage management console. Ideal for use in schools, touring shows and professional theatres; this flagship portable desk concept is proven to be a popular choice across a variety of venues such as East 15 Acting School and B

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Provided by Creative Production & Design of Austin, Texas, 114 Chauvet Professional MVP 18 and 96 MVP 12 modular video panels made up for an impressive display, conceived in layers of video walls with a 3D feel. "The versatility of the MVP 18 panels makes it easy to use in many of our applications," said Daniel Wyatt, project manager of Creative Production & Design.

For high-resolution graphics 18 of the MVP 12 video panels worked as the façade for the DJ booth, while a 6-by-13 video wall of the same panels was placed in the background. In between these walls, 11 high columns of one-by-10 MVP 18 vide

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Arena Deck uses 1.5m x 0.75m octagonal shaped decks which are simple, lightweight and quick to install, and incorporate visually appealing glass hand rails. The new product provides a smooth, solid and safe surface suitable for feature areas and media and camera platforms at any height or configuration in both indoor and outdoor event environments.

Used for the first time at the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics games, Arena installed a multi-tier Arena Deck into ExCel. This was used for sporting events including boxing, table tennis, fencing, boccia and sitting volleyball and offered easily accessible wheelchair ramps and viewing platforms. The new product was also utilised for fol

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Premier, who produced the premiere, brought in XL Events to supply the visual elements for the 'red-carpet' arrivals including stars Jamie Foxx, Samuel L Jackson, and Tarantino himself.

The special Django Unchained white carpet spanned the top side of Leicester Square leading to the door of the cinema. Alongside the carpet, XL Events hung six vertical screens each made up of 12 tiles of Pixled's lightweight, high-brightness F-12 LED. The screens displayed images of characters from the movie, as well as spelling out DJANGO.

At the far end of the carpet a stage was situated which was used for celebrity interviews conducted by Alex Zane, host of the Guest List movie show

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With unprecedented stocking orders from dealers and end users across the globe, the Octo-Pouch has already smashed predicted sales figures. Dirty Rigger's chief designer Steve Marshall said, "The new tool pouch is a completely new concept for Dirty Rigger and offers a level of design, flexibility and compatibility that's unique within our range.

"Initially built around our original Riggers Tool Pouch design, the Octo-Pouch evolved into a product of its own, where diversity of content, tool security and safety was paramount.

"Again, we must give thanks to the Dirty Rigger community for all their ideas and suggestions throughout the trial pe

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"Each month the subject of sound is given a new twist. Readers of 'Blue Stage' can expect inspiring stories delivered in an informative and innovative way", explains Uwe Greunke, director of strategic marketing at Sennheiser. 'Blue Stage' is designed to be a focal point for both long-standing and aspiring sound enthusiasts".

The first e

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The MAC Viper Profile features over 26000 lumens of power from a 1000-watt HID source and is convincingly brighter than 1200-watt fixtures and also outperforms them in terms of speed and compactness.

The 1500-watt MAC III AirFX is an extremely bright and highly versatile lighting fixture, a new concept that combines hard-edge, mid-air effects a

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It was established in 2007 by Ales Pirman, who first bought Robe moving lights in 2003 when running his previous lighting company, which was a smaller one-person operation.

The first purchases were 575 XT Washes and ColorSpot 575 ATs which were such a success that he continued down the Robe route after he set up Intralite.

"I needed good value, highly featured moving lights that were reliable and solid rental company workhorses," he explains. "Robe was a lot more accessible than any of its competitors on several different fronts," he comments, adding that the service, support and backup offere

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"The upcoming change in the frequency window of what we're allowed to use in Australia was an important factor in the purchases," he remarked. "The 780 - 820 MHz range will become progressively unusable or illegal to use in Australia at a certain point in the future so we needed to change at some point."

Having used the Shure UHF-R systems extensively over the past few months, Wilkie reports that their performance has been terrific.

"They're a lot more flexible and easier to set up than their predecessor," he said. "The IR to program the be

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Passion Pit is continuing its national tour after releasing its second LP, Gossamer. More dates are planned for 2013.

"I've never toured with Clay Paky lights, but these have been fantastic," Rothberg reports. "They're different from other lights of this type. They are smaller and brighter, and the zoom is amazing. They can go from a super tight beam to a super fat beam in an instant. They're brighter than anything else we've encountered."

Rothberg, who is also the tour's lighting programmer, had previous positive experiences with Clay Paky 700 fixtures but calls the 800 units "even be

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The new ISO Balancer DI converts unbalanced audio signals from sources including Computers, Tablets and Smart Phones to balanced, low impedance signals suitable for use with professional equipment and long cable runs. Transformer ground isolation ensures low-noise operation, preventing ground loops and other extraneous noise.

The ISO Balancer DI features industry standard 6.5mm Jack, RCA and 3.5mm Jack inputs to cover all connector types, and transformer balanced Left and Right XLR outputs.

As an added feature the Iso Balancer DI also features a Mono'ing switch allowing Stereo signals to be easily mono'd.

The ISO Balancer DI is a totally passive device with no power requirements, making it a truly universal and