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PRG supplies the Glory 5 World Series

Glory World Series – the world's premiere kickboxing league had its first UK based event held at London's Excel Arena on Saturday 23 March (Photo © Arnaud Stephenson)

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - PRG's Andrew Strachan supported Roy van den Brink, technical producer and event productions to supply a full AV package of lighting, video, sound and drapes for the Glory 5 World Series Kick Boxing at Excel London.

Stefaan Michels and Jeff Bailey also worked alongside Strachan to supply a 18m x 6m V18 Nocturne screen and two Barco HD20k projectors onto 2 x 21ft x 12ft side screens resulting in spectacular images throughout. The V18 Nocturne screen was a key feature of the production design and was used mostly for fighter's entrances for their video stings.

Strachan commented, "The speed in which the Nocturne screen went up was a real help with the time restraints of the schedule, fantastic."

Bill Martin was overall project manager with Ian Jones heading up the v

The beyerdynamic Opus 910 wireless system proved best placed to offer the solution to the challenge

POLARaudio solves campus conundrum

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Warwick University is situated on a 700 acre campus near the city of Coventry. It has a strong reputation as a centre of academic excellence and sits consistently in the top 10 of all UK university league tables. The campus serves 22,000 students and is constantly evolving and developing as a result of continuing and significant investment. As well as providing teaching and accommodation environments for its students the university campus is also a focus for the wider community in the shape of the Warwick Arts Centre and the University Sports Centre.

In 2011, as a result of new legislation requiring the changing of wireless frequencies, the university took the decision to standardise its wireless microphones and commissioned POLARaudio to undertake the work. This complex project required POLARaudio to prepare a system design which required 216 channels of wireless UHF micro

Whilst at the studio, the team made a documentary feature film about the making of the music video, which can be viewed on LS-Live's YouTube Channel

Saxon shoot Sacrifice at LS-Live

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Heavy metal band Saxon descended upon the LS-Live studio in Wakefield to make and film the music video to their new single Sacrifice.

Heavy on special effects, the video is set to a stark backdrop where the band members and a ghostly female figure perform from LS-Live's LiteDeck stage, which they covered in sand. The video's sacrificial theme harks back to the Inca generation.

The band, from nearby South Yorkshire, had spent over a year writing and recording their 20th studio album, also called Sacrifice in LS-Live's new sound-proofed band rehearsal room, where they worked with the company to refine the facilities.

The album was produced by frontman Biff Byford, with Andy Sneap mixing and engineering by Jacky Lehmann. It has been praised for its raw thrash metal sounds and guitar work, topping the charts in Germany.

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Prism Sound shows latest Lyra interface

Details: 14 March 2016

Germany - European studio producers, musicians and DJs will have their first opportunity to see Prism Sound's new Lyra family of Audio Interfaces at this year's Prolight+Sound exhibition in Frankfurt (Hall 5.1, stand B50A).

With Lyra, Prism Sound is bringing its high performance audio technology to an even wider audience. This brand new family of interfaces is aimed at musicians, composers, project studio owners, DJs, re-mixers and other audio content producers such as radio and podcasting. It is also anticipated that high-end home audio enthusiasts will find the USB interface and stereo configuration with digital volume control an attractive package.

Based on the award-winning and critically acclaimed Orpheus interface, Lyra allows music recording professionals to access the power and sophistication of the Orpheus audio path and clock circuitry, but in a smaller package and a

The Week in Lighting & Sound

Details: 14 March 2016

Fringe Society - A membership society for fringe venue operators has been launched in a bid to represent the interests of independent theatres and create a better trading platform for them. The Society of Independent Theatres aims to support venues with up to 300 seats by sharing marketing materials and audience data, as well as by recycling costumes and props. It also hopes to create partnerships between its member venues to encourage tours of shows between them. This will extend production runs so that critics are more likely to review fringe shows and create publicity for the venues, according to the society's board of directors.

SIT is also in talks to form a centralised box office for selling tickets, and wants its website to become a resource for audiences by listing fringe venues and their productions across the UK. With around 26 members signed up so far, including Jermy

The tour covered a short run of ice arenas in Zurich, Laussane, Davos, Helsinki and Stockholm, with two of the shows being televised.

Sennheiser for Leona Lewis at Art on Ice

Details: 14 March 2016

Switzerland - Art on Ice has become one of the most successful figure skating spectaculars in the world, playing to 70,000 spectators a year at venues across Switzerland. This year, this fusion of world-class figure skaters and an audio soundscape from equally world class singers featured 50 minutes of British singer-songwriter Leona Lewis's best-known tracks delivered through Sennheiser's new flagship Digital 9000 Series microphone system.

The system comprised an EM 9046 SU system unit, eight EM 9046 DRX, an EM 9046 DAO or EM 9046 AAO - depending on the console used and the consequent availability of digital or analogue inputs - two AD 9000 directional active antenna and two 10m GZL 9000-10 antenna cables.

SKM 9000 handheld transmitters were used for both Leona's main microphone, which Sennheiser UK had custom blinged to match her ubiquitous SKM 5200, and for her backi

The opening ceremony of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in the Fiemme Valley

Clay Paky at the Nordic World Ski Championships

Details: 14 March 2016

Italy - The opening ceremony of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in the Fiemme Valley was an exceptional event, organised by Studio Festi, an Italian team specialized in large international outdoor events. Acrobats, dancers and climbers created a magical atmosphere in the already charming setting of Piazza Duomo in Trento.

The show was directed by Monica Maimone with the technical cooperation of Ezio Maffei and the highly experienced staff from his company, Maffei Service, based in Levico Terme. In particular, the lights were divided into two different blocks. The first block was devoted to white lights, which are essential for live TV, and the second to lighting effects and moving lights, with the task of livening things up and making the event even more exciting.

Marco Spagnoli was lighting director for white lights, while Mario Zanella took care of the effects and the

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Acclaim Introduces expansion module for ART IO

Details: 14 March 2016

USA - Since it was introduced over a year ago, Acclaim Lighting's ART SSC controller has been praised for providing an easy, flexible solution for total solid-state lighting control, appearing in some very challenging applications such as the 2013 Mardi Gras parade. Now Acclaim is offering ART SSC users the added flexibility of being able to control larger, more demanding projects that require a greater number of inputs and outputs, with the new ART IO digital/analogue expansion module.

Suitable for use with the ART SSC, the ART IO is an input/output interface module that is equipped with eight digital/analogue switchable inputs and eight relay-switched digital outputs. Designed to offer great versatility, it supports a number of different protocols, including DMX, RS-232, OSC, UDP and Art-Net.

Each of the ART IO's inputs can be individually configured as digital or analogue,

Chauvet Professional impresses at USITT

Details: 14 March 2016

USA - Chauvet had a dramatic presence at the recent USITT Annual Conference & Stage Expo in Milwaukee. Chauvet Professional Ovation series of theatrical luminaires generated great interest, next to the wash lights from the COLORado series, attracting hundreds of visitors at the booth. Highlighted in the innovation gallery and in the Light Lab, Ovation E-190WW ellipsoidal-style luminaire also delivered a great performance in the 'Incandescent Profile vs. LED Profile' session conducted by presenters Hideaki Tsutsui, Steve Shelley and Richard Cadena.

Chauvet Professional Ovation E-190WW and Ovation F-165WW luminaires are designed specifically for theatre and stage. Powered by 19 10W LEDs, the E-190WW - styled after the ellipsoidal spot fixtures - delivers over 3,446 lux at 5m (using the 26° lens tube).

The F-165WW - the line's Fresnel-style fixture - delivers over 1,730 lux a

The MIRO Cube series of LED wash lights will be promoted at Leeds

MIRO Cube series on debut at PLASA Focus

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Rosco, the world's largest manufacturer of colour filters and one of the biggest producers of gobos, has now joined forces with The Black Tank and is proud to introduce the innovative MIRO Cube series of LED wash lights.

These luminaires, designed and engineered by The Black Tank, pack 48W outputting more than 3000 lumens into a compact and portable 10cm cube, say Rosco. They will be on display at PLASA Focus Leeds 2013.

Available in units that offer full colour mixing, tuneable colour temperature white light or even high powered ultra-violet light for stunning black-light effect, the MIRO Cube luminaires are a welcome addition for applications ranging from architectural to theatrical to zoological, and everything in between, the company says.

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The 2013 Ultra Festival staged at Bayfront Park in Miami

Robe impresses at Miami's Ultra Festival

Details: 14 March 2016

USA - Lighting designer Richard Neville used nearly 300 Robe moving lights into his design for the Main Stage of the 2013 Ultra Festival staged at Bayfront Park in Miami, which included 176 LEDBeam 100s incorporated into a custom stage set.

The six-day event is one of the highest profile EDM (Electronic Dance Music) events in the world. This year's line up over the two weekends included David Guetta, Armin Van Buuren, Tiesto and Avicii, closing with a performance by The Swedish House Mafia.

This is the first year that Sydney-based Neville, associate designer Alex Grierson and Neville's company Mandylights has designed for Ultra, brought on-board by the event's producers James Klein and Bruce Rodgers.

Neville is well known for his work designing lighting for EDM and stadium rave events across Australia, Asia and the Pacific Rim and he and Klein worked closely on the productio

Universal Events launches Chilfest

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Technical production specialist Universal Event Productions (UEP) based in Tring, UK, is celebrates 15 years in the live events industry in style - by staging a two-day music extravaganza, Chilfest, on 5-6 July 2013. The event was instigated by UEP's MD Steve Butcher, and will also help raise money for two charities, the Iain Rennie Grove House Hospice Care (IRGH) and AWA - Women supporting Women against domestic violence.

The festival site will be Pendley Activity Meadow - owned by event sponsor Pendley Manor - with a capacity of 7000 for each of the two nights. The programme for Friday 5 July will include a line-up of contemporary pop artists including Little Mix, Loveable Rogues and Heather Small, while Saturday's 1980s themed evening will feature Tony Hadley, Howard Jones, Rick Astley, Midge Ure, Carol Decker and Hazel O'Connor.

All the technical infrastructure for Ch

Volt Lites takes delivery of the new impression X4 LEDs

Impression X4 makes its mark with Volt Lites

Details: 14 March 2016

USA - Back in May 2010, California-based lighting designer Matthew Shimamoto set up his rental company Volt Lites, with a view to addressing a number of different market sectors. Based north of Los Angeles, he quickly established the company in the international touring and corporate worlds, having subsequently worked on live TV shows, music videos and numerous special events.

As a designer, he had often used fixtures from GLP's LED impression range - but it was with the launch of the new impression X4 LED moving head that he took the decision to invest.

Volt Lites were quick to adopt the new head as Matthew Shimamoto confirmed. "Once [GLP president] Mark Ravenhill informed us that there was a new Impression available we immediately drove to GLP to evaluate and experiment with this fixture. We were so impressed with the performance that we decided to incorporate the X4s i

A.C. Lighting Inc. specified the ArKaos A-30 media server

ArKaos server for Toronto think tank

Details: 14 March 2016

Canada - A.C. Lighting Inc., has provided an ArKaos A-30 media server for a recent TEDxYorkU think tank event at York University, Toronto. York University is one of Canada's leading interdisciplinary research and teaching universities, offering a modern, academic experience at the undergraduate and graduate level.

TEDx is a series of events organised in the style of TED, a non-profit organisation devoted to "ideas worth spreading". It started out as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment and Design. Since then its scope has become ever broader.

The TEDx events program is designed to give communities, organisations and individuals the opportunity to stimulate dialogue through TED-like experiences at a local level, sparking deep conversation and connections.

The TEDx events' celebrated format includes a suite of short, care

The new larger sanctuary was the result of a much needed expansion to the existing premises

Robe Installed at New McAllen Family Church

Details: 14 March 2016

USA - The Family Church of McAllen, Texas (TFC) chose a Robe lighting system for its new 1400-capacity main worship auditorium. The Robe fixtures were specified by TFC's technical director Obed Castillo and supplied by Phil Rapp of Gear Systems Design from Edmond, Oklahoma, who partnered with TFC to supply and install the full technical production package for the new space.

The new larger sanctuary was the result of a much needed expansion to the existing premises to accommodate the popular and well-attended worship services. The stage systems for the new auditorium were designed for concerts and broadcasts in addition to the five weekly services. Currently TFC has a web-based ministry, but future plans include going to a multi-site format, so good broadcast lighting was vital to the final technical plans.

Gear Systems specified four Robin 600 LEDWashes, eight Robin 300 LEDWas

The February concert in Florida was the first date of the US 2013 tour which resumes in June of this year

Outline GTO powers Bocelli US tour

Details: 14 March 2016

USA - The Production Resource Group (PRG) employed a large Outline GTO Line Array, MANTAS and Butterfly-driven sound system for the recent Andrea Bocelli performance in the BB&T Centre, the largest indoor arena in Florida.

The challenge for Outline and PRG was to transform the sonic space of this multi-purpose arena - principally used for live sporting events and with occasional music concerts - into a world-class symphonic hall capable of delivering the nuance and power of a Bocelli performance. Outline's exclusive Openarray-3D prediction software was employed to guide the installation of the system.

"I decided to specify Outline for Maestro Bocelli's 2013 US tour based on my first-hand experience with the GTO at the 2012 Worker's Day concert in Rome," said Bocelli's system sound designer, Andrea Taglia, who was tasked with the audio design for the BB&T Centre. &quo

The bands began their tour in Europe last year and are currently playing dates across the US

Clay Paky lights Stone Sour-& Papa Roach tour

Details: 14 March 2016

USA - American alternative metal band Stone Sour and rockers Papa Roach are coheadlining a world tour, which features Clay Paky Alpha Beam 700s in a prominent role.

The bands began their tour in Europe last year, are currently playing dates across the U.S. and will finish in Australia. Stone Sour released its fourth album, House of Gold & Bones - Part 1 last fall and Papa Roach is hot off its eighth studio record, The Connection.

Lighting designer/programmer/operator Michael Smalley was a fan of the Alpha Beam 700 from the last tour he did for electronic musician Bassnectar. "I love the fixtures. They're a really punchy light," he says.

For the Stone Sour-Papa Roach tour Smalley is working with a "really clean stage with no backline - a big, white backdrop that communicates with color and patterns." He has positioned 12 Alpha Beam 700s on si

The Layers of Light Theatre at ETC's stand at Prolight+Sound 2012 proved to be a popular attraction.

ETC gets set for Frankfurt

Details: 14 March 2016

Germany - ETC is set to show a host of new and updated products at this year's Prolight+Sound exhibition, with the launch of a new ETC lighting control desk, new software and some very special new ETC lighting fixtures.

The Eos Titanium control desk, aka the Eos Ti, takes the place of Eos as the company's flagship Eos line desk, and is expected to be popular with demonstrations throughout the four day show, with new Eos v2.0 software also available to try. Eos Ti incorporates new hardware and features that make designing and programming even easier.

Also on the stand and available for demonstration will be the new 50W ETC Source Four Mini and Source Four LED Studio HD; and the new ES1 dimmer, which brings the same power control and efficiency behind ETC Source Four Dimmer to any other tungsten lamp.

Show stand visitors will also enjoy regular live presentations from ETC's La

Rita Ora tour relies On Allen & Heath

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Audio-Technica has released the latest in its series of endorser interview videos, this time featuring Rita Ora monitor engineer Stu MacAulay.

MacAulay has been using Allen & Heath's popular, compact GLD digital desk (distributed in the UK by Audio-Technica Ltd) for all of Ora's recent headline shows in the UK. During the interview he - and Ora's guitarist Jonas Jalhay - talk about the benefits of the desk's diminutive but powerful nature, the quality of the on-board processing and its faultless reliability during a grueling run of Academy-size shows.

Summing up his thoughts on the GLD system MacAulay says: "I've been using all of the available inputs and outputs on the desk and all of the on-board effects every night and there's been not even a glitch. It's a proper little workhorse and Rita commented that the on-stage sound is the best she's ever had during the UK

A screenshot of the new ArrayCalc V7 in point source configuration, showing four 10S loudspeakers from the White range

d&b at Prolight+Sound

Details: 14 March 2016

Germany - Though the laws affecting the behaviour of sound are immutable, environment and loudspeaker design are all too variable. This is why d&b has developed ArrayCalc V7, precisely to accommodate not only line array but point source designs or a combination of both into a single hybrid system design. It also offers a new printout section for any of these options and simplifies the process of creating remote control workspaces via an export function into the d&b R1 Remote control software. There will be two working display areas on the stand that provide hands on opportunities to learn more about this latest software advance.

In the 12 months since the d&b V-Series received its worldwide launch at Prolight+Sound 2012 the acceptance of this new mid-sized line array has been "overwhelming", the company reports, with several thousand cabinets already shipped. As a cons

Painting With Light on the dance floor

Details: 14 March 2016

Belgium - Luc Peumans from Genk, Belgium based creative visual design practice, Painting With Light (PWL), designed lighting and set for the recent Dutch and Belgian touring version of So You Think You Can Dance, working for producers Albert Verlinde Entertainment. Peumans worked closely on the lighting design with PWL's Dimi Theuwissen, who was executive lighting designer for this project.

They referenced the basic lighting and set design to the hit TV programme, recorded at the Crown Business Studios (CBS) in Aalsmeer, The Netherlands and noted for being a little bit different from the average glitzy ballroom replica setting.

Keeping some essential elements of dancehall like staircases and double decking stage set, this design adds a flourish of proto industrialism with the incorporation of two large factory style fans, lots of metalwork and some innovative lighting '

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