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D-A-D get down with DPA Microphones

Details: 14 March 2016

Denmark - Rune Slot, live sound engineer for Danish rock band D-A-D, has turned to DPA Microphones to deliver the loud, punchy sound for which the band is famous. Slot has been on tour with D-A-D for most of this year, taking in countries such as China and the US as well as plenty of places in Europe.

To mic drummer Laust Sonne's snare drum, Slot uses a combination of a DPA d:dicate 2011C Twin Diaphragm Cardioid Microphones and DPA d:vote 4099 Instrument Microphones, with the former positioned above the snare and the latter below. The d:votes are also used to mike the toms, high hat and cymbals, with reinforcement provided by a DPA d:dicate 4011 Compact Cardioid Microphone positioned underneath the cymbals. He also uses the 2011Cs to pick up Jacob Binzer's lead guitar. The musicia

Unity Hall director Chris Hill, musician James Conley, LS-Live MD Adrian Brooks ( photo: Lawrence Burrow)

Fundraiser brings venue closer to restoration

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - A fundraising event in support of the restoration of the Grade II listed Unity Hall in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, helped the project pass the £100,000 investment mark, taking it further towards its target of £150,000, which is needed to buy all the audio and lighting equipment for the venue.

The event, held on 11 July at The New Inn pub in Walton, raised £3,000 towards the restoration and saw LS-Live and Backstage Academy's Adrian Brooks present a cheque for their £5,000 donation.

Said Unity Hall director Chris Hill, "The fantastic lift that Unity Hall will give to the centre of Wakefield, turning Westgate away from a heavy drinking street to a place everyone can go to enjoy themselves with galleries, cafés and retail, will make that whole area the cultural heart of a new university city.

"The fundraiser was just further proof th

L-R: Christian Kohl (Motion Light, Fürth owner), Sven Heindl (Robe distributor LMP), Marcus Armbrust (Motion Light, Fürth Service department), Jan Kerschbaum (Motion Light, Fürth Stock department).

Robe LEDWash 800s sales boom in Germany

Details: 14 March 2016

Germany - Robe's LEDWash series continues to break new ground and set more records as a best-selling product. The German market - consistently one of the strongest in Europe for Robe - sees German distributor LMP announcing orders for over 1500 units of Robe's LEDWash 800.

Three of the largest dry-hire companies in Germany - Motion Light from Fürth, Conrad Licht & Rigging Support from Bergkirchen in the Hafenstrasse and Dortmund based NicLen - have all placed their orders with LMP for LEDWash 800s.

Together they will take over 1500 units, which will be readily available for designers and production companies wanting to use them on their shows and events.

The Robin 800 LEDWash was originally manufactured as a special request and soon became an additional production model - added to the 300, 600 and 1200 models in this successful range.

The enhanced LEDWash 800 fixture util

Greg Haver, student of the week Phil Stuttard & Dan Turner (USW)

Gus Dudgeon Foundation student of the week

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Leeds Metropolitan University student Phil Stuttard was the 'Student of the Week' at the Gus Dudgeon Foundation & JAMES Summer Course recently held at MCI Studio Suite at The ATRiuM Campus of the University of South Wales.

Along with his award, Stuttard received a Focusrite ISA One and an sE Electronics mic of his choice donated by two of this year's sponsors. Stuttard said, "It has been an absolutely amazing experience, and to learn from professionals as talented as Greg Haver and Dan Turner (USW) has been a phenomenal opportunity."

Now in its third consecutive year, the course steered 12 selected students from JAMES accredited courses through five days of recording on both analogue and digital systems. This year's tutor Greg Haver commented, "My week with the graduates surpassed all of my expectations. Working with such enthusiastic, well trained engineer

The Prime Minister's Office is a major venue for international heads of Government meetings

Yamaha mixes with Brunei's government

Details: 14 March 2016

Brunei - Costing over £60m, the new Prime Minister's Office in Brunei is an opulent, state of the art venue which houses the central coordinating body for all of the sultanate's government ministries and agencies. With a theatre and banqueting hall that each seat 1000, a 300-seat conference hall and 13 further conference and meeting rooms, Yamaha digital mixers and amplifiers deliver the requisite optimum audio quality.

Covering 92,000m2, the complex is located in the country's capital Bandar Seri Begawan. Woking-based LSI Projects was invited to work with technology consultants CCW Singapore to fine-tune the plans for the sound, lighting and communications infrastructure. Once finalised LSI, under project director Bob Peill and project manager Jakub Krzeminski, supplied, installed and commissioned the equipment, as well as providing staff training.

Two Yamaha M7CL-48 V3

Wild Oats was performed by Shattered Windscreen Theatre at Cornwall's Minack Theatre in August (photo by Lynn Batten, courtesy of Minack Theatre

White Light supplies Wild Oats at Minack Theatre

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Once again this summer, entertainment lighting specialist White Light has returned to Minack Theatre on Cornwall's coast with the Shattered Windscreen Theatre Company production of Wild Oats. The show marks another successful production for the theatre company, whose members have been appearing on the Minack outdoor stage for more than a decade.

White Light has supplied lighting equipment and support for this and many other productions with Shattered Windscreen, often working with lighting designer Ken Allford to strike the balance between increasing creative demands and tightening budgets.

With Wild Oats, based on John O'Keeffe's original 1791 play, James McLure has morphed the setting forwards in time to America's Wild West and left no cliché unturned! With scenes reminiscent of Mel Brooks' film classic, Blazing Saddles, the production deligh

The current Selena Gomez Stars Dance world tour kicked off this week in Canada

Bandit Lights invests in Robe for Gomez tour

Details: 14 March 2016

USA - Bandit Lites Inc. has invested in a substantial number of Robe's newest moving lights as specified by creative director and production designer Seth Jackson and lighting designer Nathan W Scheuer for the current Selena Gomez Stars Danceworld tour, which kicked off this week in Canada.

The sale involves 16 x Pointes, 18 x LEDWash 600s, 12 x LEDWash 1200s and 36 x LEDBeam 100s - all from Robe's Robin range of 'smaller-lighter-brighter' luminaires. These were delivered to Bandit by Robe Lighting Inc., coordinated by Eastern region business development manager, Kevin Loretto.

Jackson has worked with Selena Gomez since her first We Own The Night tour in 2011. His very talented creative team for this tour includes Scheuer, video & media designer Brent Sandrock and lighting director David "Fuji" Convertino who will be out on the road with the equipment.<

Stephan Grawe with Show Supply's Chris Häfliger and Harry Horlacher

Show Supply named Tannoy distributor for Switzerland

Details: 14 March 2016

Switzerland - TC Group has announced the appointment of Show Supply as the exclusive distributor of Tannoy for Switzerland, as well as sub-distributor for TC Group's other leading install and tour brands, Lab.gruppen and Lake.

The deal will see Show Supply, located in Schöhnbühl, Switzerland, become the primary contact for all three brands in the country, with exclusive access to Tannoy professional loudspeaker products, as well as preferred access to all products from Lab.gruppen and Lake.

Chris Häfliger, Director of Show Supply, commented, "We are extremely happy to begin this new partnership with TC Group's professional install and tour brands. Tannoy is an innovative company with many leading product lines, and one which we are excited about working with. Along with Lab.gruppen and Lake, we are sure that these new additions will help us to continue to deliv

The 400-capacity club is based around an open-air pool complete with swim-up bar, sun loungers and seating areas

Nexo keeps the party going in Belgrade

Details: 14 March 2016

Serbia - Making its stylish debut this summer was Serbia's latest nightlife spot, Hot Mess, in the capital of Belgrade. Hot Mess opened its doors in July to a crowd of beautiful party people, with a high powered Nexo system keeping the sounds going throughout the day and night.

The 400-capacity club is based around an open-air pool complete with swim-up bar, sun loungers and seating areas. Operating as a restaurant during the day, by nightfall the volume and pace are turned up as Hot Mess moves into club mode, with poolside dancing and drinking providing entertainment into the small hours.

The Nexo system was provided by local distributor Light and Sound Design, who designed and installed a system of six PS10-R2 high power cabinets and four LS600 sub bass units driven by NXAMP 4x4 amplifiers, plus two Yamaha MSR400 active monitors. The PS10-R2s have been positioned around the

With four restaurants already in tow, Criniti's Manly is the latest venue to join the family

Criniti's Manly gets Constant audio

Details: 14 March 2016

Australia - Criniti's has become an institution since it first launched in 2003, building up a cult following and reputation for lovingly prepared recipes that reflect authentic cuisine from their origins in Southern Italy. With four restaurants already in tow, Criniti's Manly is the latest venue to join the family.

Constant Technology were called upon to design, supply and install an audio system, and fortunately budget was not an issue!

"They wanted a system that would sound great, be well distributed and would offer control of all areas independently," commented Con Constantinou, managing director of Constant Technology. "The venue has eight audio zones, including a main restaurant, pastry area and outdoor areas, which is quite a lot for a venue of 400m²."

The pastry kitchen and reception area has fifteen JBL Control 42C in ceiling speakers plus three

Community custom-painted the Entasys columns to a colour chosen to complement the carpet and trim

St. Joseph Fullerton goes with Community

Details: 14 March 2016

USA - Founded in 1850 by German immigrants, St. Joseph Fullerton is a Roman Catholic church located just north of Baltimore in Perry Hall, Maryland, USA. St. Joseph's current building, an octagonal structure with around-the-sanctuary seating, and imaginative décor has impressed parishioners and visitors for more than 40 years.

St. Joseph's original sound system used ceiling loudspeakers to cover the sanctuary and had been augmented with loudspeakers in the organ chamber. However, coverage was uneven in many locations and very poor in the back of the church.

Through a referral from another church, St. Joseph's contacted Mike Flaherty of Nelson White Systems in Baltimore. Flaherty recommended a system based on Community's Entasys column line arrays. He had used Entasys in other church sound systems and knew they would provide smooth coverage throughout the sanctuary and p

A grandMA2 full-size and an MA VPU plus controlled a dazzling pixel-mapped lighting display

grandMA2 and MA VPU plus in Fourth of July celebrations

Details: 14 March 2016

USA - The city that never sleeps put on a Fourth of July show that extended well beyond the 37th Annual Macy's Fireworks Spectacular to the Empire State Building (ESB) where a grandMA2 full-size and an MA VPU plus (Video Processing Unit) controlled a dazzling pixel-mapped lighting display on the landmark.

The ESB and Macy's partnered on the 37th annual fireworks show. As part of the celebration the ESB tower light show was created by world-famous lighting design artist Marc Brickman and choreographed to music curated by Usher for the finale of the fireworks. Last year the ESB unveiled its one-of-a-kind new LED tower lights with a show Brickman designed.

For the Independence Day spectacular the light show competed for attention with the fireworks by displaying dramatic and fun bursts of colour, ripples, sweeps and chases on the top tiers and spire of the ESB. More than 3.900 LE

Echostage hosts anywhere between two and five shows per week

Supporting electric dance music with d&b

Details: 14 March 2016

USA - "Echostage is becoming an epic venue. There's no other site like it near Washington DC," OHM Productions owner Jeff Darby is proud to be providing audio for the newly renovated club. "This team really cares about providing an experience for everyone involved. They wanted to take it to the next level. Part of that was mastering the sound in a very dynamic space."

The largest dedicated indoor concert space in the area, Echostage hosts anywhere between two and five shows per week. Though the converted warehouse attracts a wide range of world class DJ's and is known for electric dance music, the venue is used for various other live music as well, drawing crowds of thousands. Proud of the clear sight lines on the large first floor dance area, and comfortable lounge seating in the balcony, the team strives to provide everything the fans and artists could need

HES Lighting frames annual Verizon fundraiser

Details: 14 March 2016

USA - The Verizon Philadelphia University Evening of Innovation is a great platform for advancing the importance of higher education and innovation and the impact they have on the global economy. The event paid tribute to students, faculty, alumni and friends who contribute their talent, creativity and determination to meeting current and emerging social needs through innovation.

The celebration included the Annual Fashion Show at the Academy of Music, followed by the Spirit of Innovation Gala and Awards Ceremony in the Grand Ballroom of the Hyatt at The Bellevue Hotel.

Lighting Designer Bill Murray of Pro Vision Production Inc. worked with freelance LD/programmer Richard Dunn to create a magical space for the gala, incorporating High End Systems DLVs, TechnoArcs and Hog 4 control.

The most formidable challenges to the design team were time and space. Dunn explains: "Fo

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Milestone AV opens Weert showroom

Details: 14 March 2016

The Netherlands - Milestone AV Technologies reports that its Europe office in Weert, Netherlands, has a new state-of-the-art product showroom showcasing the latest AV solutions. After joining together the EMEA operations for its Chief, Da-Lite and Projecta brands under the same roof in October 2011, Milestone has made significant enhancements to the facility, including the addition of the state-of-the-art showroom for demonstrations and hands-on training opportunities. More than 40 installed solutions are on display, including mounts, racks, screens and other AV accessories.

The showroom demonstrates a wide range of vertical market applications, including digital signage, education, rental and staging, video conferencing, video walls, workstation, interactive, home entertainment, broadcasting and corporate.

"It has been exciting to connect our brands and bring our compreh

The Roland R-1000 48 track audio recorder/player.

Recording James with Roland

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - The Roland R-1000 48 track audio recorder/player has been out on tour with James recently, used by system engineer Mark O'Neill from AudioPlus to record their live performances. The UK tour, which took place earlier this year covered 11 dates in venues of varying sizes, from arenas to academies.

To make the recordings, the inputs from a DiGiCo SD8 desk were fed into a Roland S-MADI REAC Bridge which converted the signal from MADI to REAC (Roland Ethernet Audio Connection) to go into the R-1000. The S-MADI REAC Bridge is a bi-directional signal converter between REAC and MADI enabling connectivity between MADI-equipped digital audio mixers/systems to any REAC-based devices. A Roland S-4000 chassis was custom loaded with SO-DA4 output cards and used as an output device from the R-1000 via REAC to break the signal into analogue lines to feed into the Midas XL4 desk in use at F

The Killers take RedNet on the road

Details: 14 March 2016

Thanks to its flexibility, Focusrite's RedNet technology is being implemented in an amazingly diverse range of applications. From single-unit laptop recording setups to multi-room studio environments, RedNet is a great-sounding, hassle-free and incredibly versatile audio interface system. One of the most innovative RedNet applications is as part of the digital audio systems that run most front-of-house (FOH) PA systems on large tours the world over. One such implementation is in the FOH rig of The Killers' world tour, where a RedNet 1 eight-channel A-D/D-A and RedNet 4 eight-channel mic preamp perform a number of duties for Systems Engineer Philip Reynolds. He made the decision to use RedNet in order to maintain the audio within the digital domain - A-D conversion takes place side-stage as soon as the mics plug into the stagebox - for as long as possible before conversion to analogue. It

PLASA London 2013: Robe plans innovation showcase

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Robe lighting is showcasing nine exciting and innovative new products on stand L80 in Hall 5 at the PLASA exhibition at ExCeL London, 6-9 October 2013.

Robe is looking forward to the show in its new location at ExCeL London, and will celebrate this with a brand new and enlarged stand design.

Products will include all those launched at Prolight+Sound, Frankfurt which include some brand new concepts - all of which embrace Robe's smaller-lighter-brighter and more eco-friendly philosophies . . .

Robe is again a platinum sponsor of PLASA, which brings additional benefits to guests including the Robe Fast Track Entrance and a chance to win one of 12 Apple iPad Mini tablets by completing your PLASA visitor registration through Robe.

Sister architectural LED brand Anolis will be on an adjacent stand, and all of Robe's International team will join the Robe UK crew to ensure th

Monitor engineer Jared Swetnam, FOH engineer Scott Eisenberg and system engineer Andrew Dowling (Sound Image) on stage prior to a show.

Imagine Dragons on the road with Adamson

Details: 14 March 2016

USA - Imagine Dragons, the alternative rock band from Las Vegas, has spent the majority of 2013 on their Night Visions tour performing in North America and Europe. Their hit single Radioactive boasts more than 4.0m downloads and counting.

Escondido, California-based Sound Image was chosen to providing sound reinforcement for the US portions of the tour. The Nashville office heads up the production.

"When we received the bid, it came down to determining which system would provide the SPL, flexibility and sonic quality the band required," explains Andrew Dowling, systems engineer for Sound Image. "The band needed the ability to do full size sheds and arenas as well as smaller venues."

FOH Engineer Scott Eisenberg and production manager Eric 'Shakes' Grzybowski ultimately decided that the Adamson Energia E15 line arrays would provide everything

The Lion's Den Stage is acclaimed for its awesome line up of established reggae artists and emerging talent

CPL camera package for Lion's Den at Boomtown

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Live video specialist Central Presentations Ltd (CPL) supplied a full camera, vision mixing and control package to the Lion's Den stage at the 2013 Boomtown Fair - the UK's Maddest City - festival at Matterley Estate near Winchester in Hampshire.

The festival - under the artistic direction of Lak Mitchell and Chris Rutherford - is one of the UK's most and vibrant events and the Lion's Den Stage is acclaimed for its awesome line up of established reggae artists and emerging talent.

Boomtown is the world's biggest pop up city with over 1km of set/scenics and over 40 individual themed venues of which the Lion's Den is the largest.

CPL's Nick Diacre was on-site as production manager for the Lion's Den, coordinating all technical production, site management and related business in this area, including Health & Safety.

The stunning 16m high Aztec temple themed Lion's Den pe

Yamaha at Espace Culturel Le Parc in Ribeauvillé

Yamaha and Nexo bring cultured audio to Ribeauvillé

Details: 14 March 2016

France - Located in the picturesque Alsace region of France, the Espace Culturel Le Parc in Ribeauvillé is one of the region's primary entertainment centres. A recent technical upgrade has seen an all-digital Yamaha and Nexo audio installation deliver a dramatic improvement to the venue's sound quality and flexibility.

Built in 1997 and run by the local municipality, the 580-seat venue hosts mainly live music and theatre, but also presentations and conferences. After 17 years of near-constant use the audio system needed a significant upgrade because cables, connectors and other components required replacing, plus the PA was no longer sufficient to meet the demands of contemporary shows.

Supplied by French audio specialists Lagoona, the new PA system comprises flown arrays of Nexo Geo S12 and S1230 loudspeakers, plus ground-stacked RS18 subs and PS10 R2 front-fills. The

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