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Audiences of up to up to 4,000 recently witnessed impressive light show at 19 shows across the continent - designed without compromise by Austrian company, MartinKames.com. Along with lighting designer Gunnar Loose (www.revolutionlights.de), Kames and system technician Markus Fichtler, developed a technical setup that met all requirements of the show.

Multiples of PR Lighting's PR-5000 Spot and PR-5000 Beam were selected for their advanced featureset. But the intensive tour schedule, with long drives between the locations, challenged the logistics and this became a further reason for specifying PR Lighting's PR-5000 Series. Notes Jens Ottenhus from German distributors, Focon Showtechnic. "With its 1.5 kW discharge lamps and a weight o

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From the moment clubbers walk up the escalators, edged with pixel-mapped LED's they are immersed in a surreal escapist world of SGM paper lanterns in the foyer and walkways. Turning into the 'Tomorrow' nightclub - the biggest of the three spaces, and designed like a rock 'n' roll arena - their senses are immediately assaulted by flown arrays of eight SGM SP-6 Six Pack blinders and four banks of four SGM X-5 white strobes, which pulse onto the dancefloor, punctuating the beam action from 24 SGM Beam 300 moving heads.

But the main focus of attention is the largest SGM centrepiece ever produced - a massive overhang comprising 225 of SGM's 1m length pixel tubes (LT-100), interspersed

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Edinburgh's Hogmanay - celebrating the 20th anniversary of the world famous street party SEGL were contracted by Unique Events for the 13th successive year and provided a 15m VerTech stage system for the centrepiece 'Concert in the Gardens' show featuring Scottish 80's legends Simple Minds.

The stage specifically designed to integrate with the listed Ross Band Stand structure located in West Princess Street Gardens was erected over two phases spanning the Christmas festivities. The 41m wide frontage provided rigging facilities for four audio hangs and stage right and left wing Imags to give the audience a great view of the show. Production access features including substructur

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The 'new generation' prefix heralds a fresh cast but the tried and trusted team of Simon Honywill (FOH engineer), Mark Edwards (system technician) and Steve Watson (monitor engineer) remain the same ... with sound production company RG Jones again fielding Martin Audio's MLA Multi-cellular Loudspeaker Array system to create the soundscape.

The production sees Liam Neeson take over the Richard Burton role as the journalist and Kaiser Chiefs' Ricky Wilson as the Artilleryman. There were to be other changes as Marti Pellow was added to the cast as the Voice of Humanity and Jason Donovan returned - this time as Parson Nathaniel, wi

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Long-serving LD Ian MacDonald designed the lighting to be diverse - partly scaled to fit 1000-seat theatres, but sufficiently organic to upscale effortlessly into arenas and amphitheaters. In the case of Synthetica this involved five different set-ups, and each included GLP's new Spot One LED moving heads.

MacDonald's search for the Spot One was stimulated by his desire to have an all LED arena lighting rig. "This is becoming the norm these days ... less power and lighter fixtures are always a huge plus, especially when playing smaller venues with limited power," he said. "I was looking for an LED profile moving fixture that could be as good as, or better than a standard moving light fixture."

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Filmed at BBC White City and aired on Saturday nights on BBC1, the entertainment show is packed full of big stunts designed to fool the nation. It's essentially a hidden camera series where Richard sends out his 'agents' aka actors and comedians to set up funny situations involving unsuspecting members of the public.

Roger Williams designs the lighting rig which comprises of MAC Aura's, Chroma Flood RGB, VL1000TS and GLP Impressions. The lights enhance the exciting lab set.

(Jim Evans)

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Over the next five years they expanded the voice evacuation system while sister company Ampco Flashlight Rental (AFR) continues to provide sound engineers on match days and for other events.

But recently they engaged on another major project with the expansion of the business centre - the most radical investment since the stadium was originally built in 1996.

With Ajax winning the Dutch League (Eredivisie) championship over the past two seasons, interest has grown considerably on the corporate side. With the investment of €20m in adding a further 6000 sq.m. to accommodate three hospitality rooms, the Business Centre is capable

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"Electro-Voice and Dynacord deservedly enjoy a high reputation in the industry", says Cresswell. "In combination with Bosch's own products, I look forward to offering our customers complete, customised audio solutions of the highest quality."

With over 20 years experience in the pro audio, MI and installation markets, Jay Cresswell has made himself a name in the industry as a sales as well as business development manager. Additionally, as an experienced sound engineer and professional musician, Cresswell brings a keen interest in music and technology

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Alkstrand holds the responsibility of worldwide business development for the W-DMX brand. He worked for Wireless Solution in European Sales for two years from 2006 to 2008 during the start up of the company and has now returned as operations manager.

"I'm very excited to be part of the Wireless Solution team once again," says Alkstrand, "The W-DMX brand is well respected and has been involved in some very impressive events and installations worldwide, with a strong presence in many key regions around the world. I look forward to growing these relationships even more."

Zellén has worked with W-DMX products since 2009 but was moved to the role of CTO as part of a programme to inc

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DB has also taken on two new recruits. Shaun Roberts joins the hire department, working primarily with exhibitors that order equipment at those shows where DB has been appointed as an official AV supplier. In addition, Toby Francis has joined the commercial services department, working in sales administration.

David Bulley, managing director of DB Systems, said, "2013 is going to be a big year for us so we need to have the right people in the right jobs to ensure we continue to offer our customers the very best service. I have no doubt that James will excel in his new senior role, while Toby and Shaun will be solid ad

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Cook joined Gallowglass in 2011 as a crew member and became duty manager earlier this year before being given an operational role as London crew manager during the 2012 London Olympics.

Nick Grecian, Gallowglass managing director, said, "Antony proved to be an excellent manager and a great communicator during the hectic summer months, so his interpersonal skills give him ideal credentials for this key client liaison role. As the company continues to grow it becomes more important than ever that our clients are confident that their needs are understood and their requirements met right from the earliest point of contact. "

Cook will be reporting to Gallowglass director of business development, Matt Storey, and w

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Broadway's Bring it On is an energetic, acrobatic musical that gives a glimpse into the world of high school cheerleading. The show's high impact, high octane lighting design is also a highly ambitious endeavour. It features 29 DMX universes, more than 350 moving lights and nearly 1,000 LED fixtures, including six ETC Selador Desire Ice LED fixtures. An ETC Eos control desk is at the head of the massive lighting system.

"People are surprised that we have a show this size on Eos," says Bring it On's lighting programmer Tim Rogers. Lightin

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Dickens Live - The forthcoming West End production of Great Expectations is to be broadcast live to cinemas around the UK on February 7, which was Charles Dickens'

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Based on ACT Lighting's performance as a North American distributor of Clay Paky fixtures over the past two years, Clay Paky area manager for North and Latin America, Francesco Romagnoli said, "We felt that naming ACT Lighting as our exclusive distributor is the best step we could take to ensure our growth in this very important market. ACT Lighting has not only set sales records for North America but also provided the excellent after-sales service that Clay Paky has been known for."

Bob Gordon, president and CEO of ACT Lighting, affirmed his company's sales records with Clay Paky products and said, "We are proud that our sales records in North America have propelled us to the position of number-one Clay Paky distributor in the world by sales during the past

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Jacobson will be applying the extensive skills gleaned in the film, broadcast TV and music production industries to the live sound and contracting markets, where he will be responsible for the EMEA territories, says the company.

"I'm relishing the challenge of promoting a brand that is so highly regarded in each of its core market sectors," he said. "I am particularly looking forward to growing the business in certain parts of the world such as Africa, where there is scope for furthering Martin Audio's market share."

The new export manager will report to director of sales, Simon Bull, who confirms, "Dominic's appointment will provide much-needed assistance through a range of EMEA territories and enable us to apply greater focus to some burgeoni

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With offices in New Delhi, White Eagle Entertainment specialises in the design, sale, installation and maintenance of commercial and professional audio. With 20 years experience, WEE has a portfolio that includes some of the best-known names in the industry.

The company's CEO, Mr. Arun Kalra, who has been committed to India's audio market for decades and also holds key sales positions with top international brands, states, "Outline has been on our list of most desired high-end brands for many years. It's a company that is known for its unique sound systems and extremely high quality. Our extensive experience working for some of the best-known names in the industry is our best possible publicity.

"We take pride in providing all our clients w

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"The initial spark for our co-operation was at NAMM 2011, when TC-Helicon premiered a microphone with controls for vocal effects and Sennheiser demonstrated 'Concept Tahoe', a beatboxing microphone developed in their research lab in the USA," says Kevin Alexander, CEO of TC-Helicon. "We had never met, we had never talked - and happened to be showing the same product."

Michael Polten, director customer relationship management, Sennheiser, adds, "We sat down together right

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Starting 1 February 2013, Vogel's will sell 18 selected Premier Mounts' products exclusively under the Vogel's brand in Europe, the Middle East, and Australia, not including the UK. All other Premier Mounts products will be available as before from Premier Mounts Europe.

Both Premier Mounts and Vogel's Products will be exhibiting at ISE 2013, and encourage those to visit both booths and meet the team.

Premier Mounts' booth is located in hall 4 stand S56, and Vogel's is located in the Central Hall, hall 1 at stand M45.

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The addition of Silica to the network of distribution partners will allow Philips Lumileds to meet the increasing demand for its lighting solutions and to further strengthen its service and support structure in Europe. Silica's existing and prospective customers likewise will benefit from in-depth technical support through dedicated lighting specialists across Europe.

Martin Bielesch, general manager lighting at Silica, comments, "Philips Lumileds is one of the world's leading manufacturers of high-power LEDs and a pioneer in the use of solid-state lighting solutions. Their Luxeon products are

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"The city's Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre hosts some of South Africa's biggest arts events including the Durban International Film Festival and Poetry Africa festivals," explains Ryan Selby of Prosound. "We installed a Midas PRO1 to ensure that this particular Panto's scene changes, many of which have to happen almost instantaneously, will work. These would have been unachievable with the venue's previous desk."

The move marks the first time Beauty and the Beast sound designer Megan Levy, of DarkHorse Productions, had used a PRO1. With only three days to familiarise herself with the console she was a bit apprehensive. H