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Following an interactive countdown, beautiful Liberty snowflakes were projected across the building in Great Marlborough Street, culminating in a crescendo of colour and light where elements from Liberty's Christmas range burst across the building which was draped with a visual representation of Liberty print. Great Marlborough Street, which was traffic free for the launch, was packed with crowds watching the Tudor building come alive

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Rick Clarke has been using the d&b audiotechnik T-Series since the system made its debut in 2009, based on the combination of the product's configuration flexibility and exceptional sound quality as a compact line array. A central element to Rick's approach for the new production was to preserve the power and vibrancy of the show's well-loved score, combined with a compact and versatile touring system suitable for the w

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14 March 2016

The Stage Entertainment España production includes screen projections of paintings of Victor Hugo, the author of the original novel on which the musical is based. Working with Cameron Mackintosh Ltd and Fifty Nine Productions on productions of Les Misérables worldwide, Creative Technology (CT) are providing five Panasonic PTDS10K projectors and a Catalyst playback rack comprised of Catalyst Media Servers. Four of the projectors are positioned on the back wall of the stage while one is front of house aiming at various on-stage positions to project virtual scenery and supporting imagery.

CT has a long and ongoing relationship with Les Misérables, having supported the

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14 March 2016

Tecno Son Espectáculos had previously handled one of the festival's smaller stages using Nexo Geo D and CD18 systems. The arrival of the new STM system in early summer 2013 caught the interest of Eduardo Gonzalez, audio technical manager from production and booking company OCESA. Gonzalez took the decision to debut STM on the Corona stage, one of two main stages, along with other components from Tecno Son Espectáculos' existing NEXO inventory.

Acts performing on the Corona stage inclu

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14 March 2016

With Westminster City Council insisting that only mobile structures could be used (due to the need to re-open the road on time) and no mobile grandstand being bi

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The culmination of the events was a family festival of music, dance, food and handcraft demonstrations held in Potters Field Park, next to Tower Bridge. XL Video, working for producers, EventPM Ltd, supplied LED screen and camera system for the festival.

The 15sq.m LED screen needed to be suitable for outdoor use and possible inclement weather and be lightweight for rigging from a small truss. For this purpose XL's project manager, Mark Rooney, specified Pixled FX-11 LED. The screens on the main stage showed a combination of pre-recorded content and IMAG footage from XL's camera system.

XL Video supplied five Sony HD cameras - four HXC-100s and an HDC-P1 on a remote 10m track which covered the entertainment on the main stage fr

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Last May the gigantic 124 m high spire was secured to the top of the skyscraper, bringing the entire building to a height of 1,776 feet (541 m) - a clear reference to the year of the declaration of independence of the United States.

It also makes the building the tallest in the Western Hemisphere and the third-tallest in the world. The entire spire is composed of 18 parts and weighs over 700 tons.

D.T.S. Delta projectors light the spire - around 80 x DELTA 8 B fixtures have been installed by Strong Lighting on six different levels along the pinnacle to create a seamless even graded wash.

The spire has become an iconic beacon seen for miles around. This is another example of how the Delta series projectors are used

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Notable lighting designer David Monguet was responsible for lighting this spectacular fashion show and engaged Moonlight Illuminacion to supply the equipment. Moonlight are a valued customer of GDS' Spanish distributor Entertainment Equipment Supplies. The concept behind GDS LiteWare could hardly have been more fittingly applied than in this sit

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14 March 2016

Via system integrators such as Cosmic Electronics their sonic solutions have found their way into a number of the themed 'Wonderland' and 'Wonderworld' brands - but this Autumn a more muscular RCF system was installed in the newly-opened Faces, in the heart of Wolverhampton's city centre on the site of a former Oceana.

Having stood empty for around 19 months this landmark building has now reopened after undergoing a £750,000 refurbishment.

In common with earlier themes, Faces contains two main dance rooms split across two floors (one called Tomorrow, the other Yesterday) and the sound and lighting systems have been completely replaced and upgraded in each.

General manager Mark Hickey, who had presided over the final days of the old Oceana, des

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Recently, the organizing Committee of Compatriots in Hong Kong presented a cultural show at the Hong Kong Coliseum for this year's 64th Anniversary of the founding of the PRC. To ensure a lighting display worthy of the national holiday, the Committee turned to Tom Lee Engineering Ltd., who deployed several Martin Professional lighting fixtures, controlled by Martin's M6 lighting console.

The event featured performances by the Military Band of Chinese People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison, the Art Troupe o

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14 March 2016

Beginning at LDI this week, Elation Lighting will distribute the HedgeHog 4 in North and South America, as well as in India and Southeast Asia. "The HedgeHog 4 is blazing a new path in this market segment, so naturally we're thrilled to be involved with it," said Eric Loader, director of sales at Elation Lighting. "The feature set and power of this console is ideal for many of our customers' applications"

Featuring the familiar programming and command line interface and user-friendly ergonomic control surface that have made the Hog series so wi

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"Avalon Mohegan Sun club goers are going to feel the visceral power of the music that will bring the Connecticut club experience to a whole new level," stated Scott Pizzo, North America sales manager eastern region. "The multiple Sub.twos give the Avalon system at Avalon Mohegan Sun the kind of punchy, propulsive sound that clubbers crave."

Owned by nightlife impresario Patrick Lyons, Avalon Mohegan Sun joins Avalon-brande

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A stylish and modern looking set design was needed for this; something that would wow the audience and look good especially on TV. Shiny gloss stage surfaces were used to reflect light and give the show a glittering effect and large amounts of LED were used to light up all the stairs and set elements.

"For the first time I decided to use almost 80% LED on the lx rig, which was a big gamble especially as it was for live TV," says designer Ryan Dunbar.

Sixteen Robe DLF LED wash lights were used as primary white light for the stage. These fixtures worked well, their rich colours are extremely impressive. Six Robe DLS LED profile fixtures were

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Steve Colley, head of stage engineering automation and rigging at the National Theatre said, "Stage Technologies played a very special role in the delivery of this extraordinary production. The level of co-operation required between the technical and project teams at Stage Technologies and the National Theatre team to deliver the event was very demanding. Stage Technologies' expertise, constant support and understanding were appr

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The competition, which is being run in association with the Musicians' Union, the British Beer and Pub Association and music retailer GAK, offers pubs across the UK looking to host live music the opportunity to win £10,000 of Peavey PA gear.

There will also be £200 worth of GAK gift vouchers up for grabs for ten runner ups. To enter the Music Makeover competition, simply complete the online application form or print it and return it to PRS for Music by 31 December.

Finalists will then be visited by reps from PRS for Music, with the overall winner to be announc

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The critically acclaimed White Lies released their third studio album Big TV in the late summer and the tour is generating much interest in their moody mix of intelligence and rock 'n' roll.

Waterfield who started working with the band at the start of 2013 is very excited to be the first to tour a brand new product and comments, "I love the CycFX, they can produce amazing effects that no-one has seen before, and they are standing up very well to the touring environment."

In addition to the 20 x CycFX 8s he has in the tour, the floor specials pack

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14 March 2016

Established in 1988, Pro Audio Systems spent much of the intervening period providing a range of hire, sales and installation services within professional audio, and in 2004 were appointed one of five Meyer Sound dealers for the UK. Their hire inventory subsequently expanded to include a Milo system and many other Meyer Sound products, all of which are deployed across a diverse portfolio of work.

It was their work in high-security airside installations, however, that provided the genesis for the new operating division. Co-founder and director Paul Siddall takes up the story, &q

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The award was presented to Rocky by Mike Garl, co-chair of PLASA's Technical Standards Council, who stated, "The person we are honouring tonight was one of the first members of the Technical Standards Program as well as one of the early supporters of what has developed into the ETCP. He has continued generously g

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The award to Paul, owner of PRMi Consulting, was presented by Steven Way, a member of the Peer Group and President of ALPS / Advanced Lighting & Production Services. Paul was instrumental in helping develop the details of the Peer Group Program in 2008. He has since stayed on as the group's "parental unit," as they affectionately refer to him, to ensure the group is following anti-trust guidelines during its four meetings a year. Steven

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Frank Serutto, president of Excel Lighting Services in Baltimore, developed the initial lighting design for the event with Mario Serutto then selected lighting designer Mike Lurz to fine tune the design and program the team's big evening, the first event of this scale in their training facility.

Excel aimed to create a party atmosphere mixed with a corporate environment for the dinner and ring presentation. Versatility was the name of the game, so Serruto selected 60 Clay Paky Sharpys to fill a number of lighting roles.

"We needed to pinspot 60 tables for the actual presentation of the rings, which was done simultaneously," says Serruto. "Then, with the remainder of the eveni