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A well known figure within the entertainment technology industry, Grivac brings with him over 10 years experience in the business. Based in Czech Republic, he will be travelling extensively to further increase AC-ET's growing presence within the European market, as well as promoting the company's wide range of key and exclusive entertainment technology brands.

Grivac comments, "After taking a couple of years out, I am delighted to be back in the industry and working with such a long established and experienced company. I look forward to catching up with old friends, making new ones, and introducing the wide range of lighting, audio, video and rigging products that AC-ET offer."

AC-ET's Managing Directo

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"Miranda's music can have a very rock'n'roll feel as well," Lisle said. "I wanted a design that can accentuate her music, while filling the space visually. We also use a lot of circular truss to make it look like a big rock'n'roll concert."

For dramatic and energising looks, Lisle uses 26 Chauvet Professional Legend 230SR Beam moving yokes that steal the show with their big, punchy beams. "Twenty of these powerful fixtures shoot bright, powerful beams from behind the band, while six are on the floor, at the front

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Inside the 2,464-seat Hamer Hall, two CAL 64 column array loudspeakers provide "exceptional intelligibility without exciting reflective surfaces". These slender columns handle both emergency voice alerts and any speech applications with orchestral concerts, such as narration or comments from the conductor.

According to Nick Carroll, operations manager for sound at Arts Centre Melbo

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Looking to increase their brand awareness and streamline their packing process, The Rigging Box extensively researched local printed packing tape suppliers before turning to UK based Le Mark Group.

The Rigging Box's Selina Conrad said, "The best price I could find was anywhere from about $3.00 to almost $4.00 a roll, but with Le Mark the tape costs could be as low as $1.25 a roll. Even adding less than $0.25 a roll for shipping still made it worth the purchase.

"Using Le Mark's printed tape has saved us a lot of money. It's easy to work with, no razor needed to cut the end of the tape. The employee can break it off with his hands once he has completed the job and the end is always easy to find when

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RUMI was one of the most important Italian motorcycle manufacturers in the 1950s and 60s. It earned a reputation for innovative concepts that gave rise to motorcycles with engaging designs and excellent mechanical features.

Nowadays RUMI no longer manufactures commercial motorcycles. It concentrates on the bike racing world. It has taken part in the 125 cc class of the Italian Speed Championship for some years, and competes with multinational giants, such as Honda and KTM.

Clay Paky and RUMI are both prominent names on the Bergamo business scene. What they have in common is their continuous search for innovation for their products, their constant will to achieve technological excellence, their readiness to take on new challenges in the pursuit of new goals

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Karel, aged 23 and born in Brno, Czech Republic, is competing as part of the Cardion AB team for the 2013 season, riding a super-charged new cutting-edge Aprilia ART (Aprilia Racing Technology) bike.

Says Robe CEO Josef Valchar, "We are extremely proud to be sponsoring Karel, who is competing in his third season at the very top level of international motorcycle road racing. He is young, ambitious, talented and has all the qualities required to become a champion in one of the most exciting motorsports."

(Jim Evans)

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The more than three hour show (Muz TV is Russia's answer to MTV) depended heavily on awe-inspiring visuals to match the level of performance onstage. Besides a magical-looking crown-like three screen center piece over center stage, video elements were also projected on two large arches (33m x 15m) stage left and right. The multiple piece arches, which opened and closed as acts performed or readied their place on either the left and right stages, required precise video mapping as content was projected while sliding elements of each arch dynamically moved in seven directi

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These dates constituted the forth leg of their Sounds That Can't be Made tour and follows an extensive touring schedule throughout 2012, with lighting equipment for the UK and European elements also supplied by Siyan.

Marillion has enjoyed a special relationship with High Wycombe based Siyan, where their account is managed by Steve Finch, who was the band's LD before joining Siyan full time in 2005. While his association with the artist stretches back an impressive 12 years, Yenz started with them from 2004, initially that year as Steve's tech, before taking over the LD position 12 months later.

The 'specials' on this latest leg of the tour

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"For me, the iLive-R72 is essential for theatres shows where FOH space is at a premium, as it is so compact but offers all the functionality and quality of much larger desks," explains Pattison.

Most of the tour venues were large theatres featuring multi-tiered balconies where there are many facets to the PA system, such as main hangs, monitors, delays, out-fills, in-fills, under-hangs and front-fills.

"In multi-level venues it can be a real pain (not just for your legs) when you need to check on all areas and make change

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The Theater Ulm, founded 1641, is a multistage house offering opera, play and ballet. As a result of general renovations, the Theater in Ulm has received a new Riedel Artist Digital Matrix Intercom system.

At the heart of the installation is a Riedel Artist 32 mainframe that lays the foundation for the communications infrastructure. Due to Artist's free scalability, Artist systems can be easily expanded to form infrastructures with up to 1024 x 1024 non-blocking ports per installation.

"Especially the scalability of the Artist system was really important t

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"We anticipate significant growth in the themed entertainment and family entertainment markets in Asia. Our products are uniquely engineered for the those markets so we sought to partner with the most aggressive and well respected distributors in each area," notes Alcorn McBride's sales manager Larry Howard. "We also expect an increase of projects in Europe, the Middle East and Russia and are ramping our presence in those areas as well."

Alcorn McBride's European office in Paris, France has been directed by Henry Corrado of Alcorn McBride s.a.r.l. In 2012 Mr. Corrado expanded his

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Launched on 29 January, in the audio studios in the High Wycombe-based University's Gateway building, the arrangement includes the university's main recording studio being renamed The Sennheiser Sound Lab. The manufacturer will provide a range of equipment for use in the studio, including state-of-the-art digital microphones, giving students access to the very latest audio technology.

Sennheiser UK has worked closely with the university on an informal basis for the past eight years, providing education days, master classes, workshops and advice to dissertation students, but the new venture takes the interaction between the two much deeper.

A key element is the s

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Jan de Brucker and Louis Lukusa said, "L-Acoustics is the leading brand in our market and we are proud to be part of the Certified Provider network. The high level of quality offered by L-Acoustics fits perfectly with the needs of our customers. We look forward to working with L-Acoustics going forward."

Tim McCall, regional sales manager at L-Acoustics said, "We are very glad to work with Jan, Louis and Seb, who have extensive experience of the audio industry, to help promote L-Acou

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Within the first two years of operation, Concert Sound quickly earned a reputation for its excellent standard of service with artists ranging from Dire Straits, Tom Jones and Leo Sayer to a new breed of punk rockers including The Clash and The Ram

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For the company's 17th consecutive Super Bowl, PWS once again partnered with ATK Audiotek and Versacom for the big game. Recognising that preparation is extremely important to ensure interference-free RF management on game day, PWS project manager Jason Eskew and his team began their work almost five months prior to the game. "I did a site survey at the Superdome in October and submitted our frequencies in November for approval,&quo

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One of the casino's interior theatres was gutted for BMG's new Vegas home and its audio team descended on the space to build out the room and install a new system. Sound supervisor Marcus Ross spearheaded the efforts and programmed t

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Club Enzo is the latest addition to the popular strip and this new 9500ft² club is considered the flagship venue of the Nanjing Trendsetter Entertainment Management Co brand. The club was designed and architecturally constructed with high calibre dance music in mind. Adamson products were chosen due to their effectiveness and performance, and installed as a distrib

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Abbs will be responsible for Northern Light's international business development activities and has many years' experience of successfully implementing global sales strategies for the entertainment technology sector.

Abbs commented, "It's great to have joined Northern Light at this exciting time for the company and I'm looking forward to working closely with the team to develop and expand our international business strategy. I have known Northern Light for many years, both as a partner and a competitor, and it is a company I have always respected as being highly professional and committed to delivering quality and innovation with conscience."

Colin Cuthbert, managing director of Northern Light, concluded, "I'm delighted that we have secur

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"In launching DGCW, I can now leverage the wide array of experiences I have gained in the fundamental business domains of the international pro audio business for clients in every market. I intend to support my clients in growing and strengthening their sales organizations, penetrating new geographic and vertical markets, and succeeding with new products - affordably and efficiently," said Green.

With over 25 years of experience in pro audio sales, installation and business developm

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Exhibiting for the third consecutive year, White Light sees the BVE Expo as an opportunity to bring its comprehensive selection of products and services to the broadcast and TV industries. "It is important for us to support industry professionals with the right tools for the job," says sales director Peter Threadgold, "The BVE Expo gives us a great opportunity to share our newest lighting technologies and hear feedback directly from customers."

On stand AA15, White Light will display products from Altman, Arri, Coemar, CORE Lighting, Galaxia Electronics, Look Solutions, PR Lighting, Prism Projection, Robert Juliat and Rosco.