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For the first time at the Berlin finale, a Christie YK200 and Christie MicroTiles were used, the latter serving as a podium for the duet between one of the finalists and international star Nelly Furtado.

It was last year that Manuel da Costa first experienced the YK200, using the powerful moving head projector in the course of a live TV show. The Christie YK200 from the Nitro Soluti

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Servicing a large range of events from concerts to club nights and corporate functions, Lightwave Productions are committed to investing in the latest entertainment technology equipment for their production stock - ensuring they can offer the highest standards possible for their varied customer base.

Looking for an affordable, versatile, strong and durable trussing solution - Lightwave's Henry Clarke contacted A.C. Rigging, who recommended Italian truss manufacturer Litec's range of high quality, QX30S truss.

A.C. Rigging's Matthew Millward, who coordinated the sale comments, "The Litec QX30S truss range is very popular and is found in many rental stocks across Britain."<

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The building was lit proportionately in red (Man U) and blue (Man City) the evening before the match reflecting these results.

dbn's project manager Andy Kennett and his team worked with Roy Fernley of Event Technical Support who co-ordinated all the technical elements for creative communications agency, Bray Leino.

Kennett designed the lighting scheme, for which even coverage was the most important factor as it was essentially a press photo opportunity.

He chose 20 x Studio Due CityColor floods, 22 x SGM Palco LEDWashes, 16 x Clay Paky Alpha Beam 700s and two CP 1200

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Powered by high-quality Tri-Color 3528 SMD LEDs, the EZ6 features 6mm pixel pitch, 1,800-nit brightness and 960 Hz refresh rate, producing high-definition graphics, text, logos or images. The 22.7" x 22.7" (576mm x 576mm) square panel is constructed of a very high-precision die-cast aluminium frame, so that when linked together it forms an extremely flat, seamless video wall. Its slim lightweight body (24 lbs./ 11 kg.), also makes it easier to hang in ar

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The first two models being introduced are the M030 and the M040 Bi-amplified active monitors, which employ a Natural Composite Enclosure (NCE) manufactured for Genelec in Finland from wood fibre and recyclable material. The M030 and M040 use Genelec enclosure design heritage, featuring rounded edges and gen

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Configurable through the use of QuadBridge technology, each amplifier is capable of combining 2 or 4 output channels, creating flexible options to drive different power levels and loudspeaker impedances.

"Building off customer feedback we've received during our first 18 months with the PM8500, we developed three new models with different channel and power levels-all leveraging the same

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Product highlights include Chroma-Q's new Inspire high output, RGBW colour-changing LED house light and AutoLED II ultra bright (16,430 lumens) daylight white LED moving head fixture; LedGo's range of high-quality modular LED video panels; High End Systems' new flagship lighting console, the Road Hog 4; Jands' renowned Vista lighting console range and innovative new Stage CL console "made for LEDs"; and Columbus McKinnon's range of durable, reliable electric chain hoists. Other brands represented at the show on AC-ET's stand include Green Hippo, Spotlight, SGM and Se

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Jun Zhu, president of the EZPRO group, comments, "High End Systems is the creator and industry leader of professional lighting products and lighting control systems. It is an inspiring event that EZpro becomes the exclusive distributor for the High End Systems brand in China. We are looking forward to creating a brand new development for High End Systems in China."

Renaat De Wilde, VP of sales for High End syst

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The move formally brings the collective vision and values of the group's brand companies together under a new and visible, TC Group brand identity - increasing market awareness of both TC Group as a whole and of its individual brands. While the companies have been linked by the same parent organisation for over a decade, and more recently shared sales co-ordination with the formation of sales organisations such as TC Group Americas (TCGA) and TC Group International (TCGI) in recent years, as well as increasingly collaborating on product development; individual brand identities have remaine

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"Mega Audio gives EAW a strong partner in the highly-demanding German market," Rocha said. "Our product line can compete with anybody's, and Germans, known both for a love of music and for an appreciation of advanced technology, deserve to hear it for themselves. Mega gives us the strength to be certain we are heard."

Mega Audio GmbH, a leading professional audio equipment distributor, was founded in the year 1989 in Bingen, Germany, and originally focused on high end recording studio equipment. Over time, the company expanded into other aspects of pro audio, including broadcast, cinema, installation and integration, concert touring and "musical instrument"

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Chauvet will present How to Blend LED with Traditional Fixtures on Thursday, 16 May at 12.30pm. Ford Sellers, senior product manager at Chauvet, will review the process of transitioning and replacing existing lighting with energy saving LED fixtures. Sellers will also discuss narrow band versus broad emitting in relation to color, and explain why using the right tools are important to design concept.

In Lights, Camera, Tracking! Paul Braile, a representative from CAST Group, will demonstrate the BlackTrax. By integrating lighting, audio, multimedia and video with one comprehensive tracking solution, the

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They are equipped in each case with 12" and 15" woofers, respectively, a 1.5" titanium HF driver and, in the case of the powered models, a 1000 W (peak) Class-D power amplifier - compromise-free, high-quality components that guarantee clear and powerful performance. The patented 'split baffle' design leads, furthermore, to a clear improvement in the acoustic dispersion. In addition to a precise sonic image in music applications, the primary advantage of this is enhanced intelligibility of the spoken word.

These features make the ZLX s

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"Winnipeg is a great city with plenty of culture and entertainment," said Christie Lites CEO Huntly Christie. "I am very pleased that Christie Lites will be able to offer local support to the many events which use stage lighting."

The new Winnipeg office is located at 25 Terracon Place, Unit 19. Although the official opening is set for 1 May, Christie Lites is already fulfilling immediate lighting needs by servicing show productions in the area.

Ken Alexander, VP Rentals for Christie Lites: "The Winnipeg market is already welcoming the Christie Lites Rentals team and equipmen

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"Quality is key to everything we do and we never reduce our standards with regard to our musical performance," says Steinar Larsen, managing director of the orchestra. "Over the last five years we have applied the same principle to our live performances and have made a significant investment, in both time and money, to ensure that our amplified sound is of an equally high standard. Our decision to buy DPA d:vote 4099 Instrument Microphones is an extremely important part of this process."

Established in 1988 by Norwegian violinist Bjarne Fiskum, the Trondheim Soloists began as an ensemble for training young string play

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The company also ran demonstrations of its CDC8 and CDC Four digital consoles. It showed the extended CDC8 mix system, comprising the CDC8-32 and ultra-compact CDC8-16 frame size consoles, the CDC8-16S expansion sidecar and 32/16 and 64/48 I/O stage racks featuring Cadac's proprietary, high speed MEGACOMMS network protocol. The CDC8-16 is a 16 fader, single touch-screen control surface variant with an ultra-compact footprint but identical 128 channel I/O c

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The new adaptors are made from solid, high tensile aluminium and fit all major brands of triangular and square truss, enabling it to be lifted into place safely and securely. With a choice of three hanging sizes - 250, 500 and 1000kg - the new truss adaptors are fitted with slim line clamps. The 250kg size is available as either a fixed or a swivel version and comes ready fitted with a 28mm Euro spec spigot.

As with all Doughty branded products, the new truss adaptors are manufactured in the UK and available for immediate shipping.

The German entertainment industry is Doughty Engineering's biggest export market and continues to grow year on year. With seven distributors in Germany and one in

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iD22 provides impressive depth and detail across all six outputs, allowing you to accurately hear a source and ensuring you make the best creative decisions when recording, mixing & mastering.

"iD22 brings together many of the things that people love about Audient into one inexpensiv

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Programme highlights include The Reality of Radio Frequency Access Changes to AV Users, to be presented by Tuomo Toinen of Shure Distribution; GUI Design, Workflow and the User Experience, from AMX's Jonathan Mangnall; AV Systems Commissioning Best Practices, from Frank Sheehan of Visual Acuity; and From A Wobbly Castle To The Moon, an overview of AV services supplied to the London Olympics and Paralympics Ceremonies, led by Scott Burgess of Creative Technology.

Chris Lavelle, regional

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"Adding the Shotover K1 to its portfolio, ACS France brings a new innovative offer in equipment that consistently produces unique and inspiring images, be it aerial filming (Gyron SuperG2, Flying Cam), flying cameras on wire (Cablecam and Skycam) or tracking cameras with the PFC Ultimate Arm," said Luc Poullain, CEO of ACS France. "All this high level technology increases ACS France's palette of products, allowing ACS France to offer economic solutions for complex shoots."

"At last, 4k has the stability it deserves with Shotover K1," said Aerial director of photography Jim Swanson. "Cineflex-type stability with a choice of cameras and lenses. I can't wait to work with it."

"Aerial cinematography is one of t

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Inspired Audio has developed a premium quality loudspeaker system family designed, manufactured, and tested in Nottingham, by the team led by design director Chris Scott, who has a track record of over 20 years of original design success.

Scott comments, "Inspired Audio gives me a clean sheet of paper in terms of the product and, equally importantly, how that product was represented in the marketplace. It is fair to say that having been around the block a few times I had clear ideas on what does and doesn't work and I knew that I wanted a clear, simple and controlled route to market, making a well-placed distributor the obvious choice for the UK.

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