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Home to the Stal Mielec football team, the new stadium replaces the original which was built in 1953 and hosted numerous high-profile events like the European Champions Cup, UEFA Cup, and Polish national team matches, including FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship qualifiers. Whilst providing a completely modern venue, the new stadium replicates the old venue's seating capacity of 30,000 and its format of an athletics track around the playing field to provide multi-sport facilities.

Two tiered stands flank the length of the stadium, with the main West stand also providing for 100m athletic events. The system designed by Tommex comprises 12 Community R.5HPT three-way, horn-loaded coaxial lou

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Nafplio is a small port city, located in the eastern Peloponnese region of Greece. The W club is a major draw in the area for those looking for a summer club experience, with top DJs and organised parties.

The new sound system was designed by Aris Issaris of DN'A Systems, following discussions with club's owners and a full site survey. The owner's specification was for a very high-powered dance floor sound system with excellent sound quality, with additional good quality coverage throughout the venue

For the main PA Issaris used six t&mSystems 2-way, 12-inch Unity 12 loudspeakers, arranged in two clusters of three, with four dual 18-inch Unity218 subs handling 16,000W to produce the mas

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The attraction located just meters away from the ferry terminal in Fredrikshavn, Denmark uses the latest audiovisual technology to immerse visitors, thanks to Swedish systems integration company Mediatec Solutions Sweden AB. Mediatec provided all audio, video, lighting and control including Watchout multi-image display and presentation software. Content was designed and created by award-winning hospitality and exhibition designers, Stylt Trampoli AB.

Erik Nissen Johansen, creative director and founder at Stylt Trampoli AB created The Reef concept said,"The Reef is the former Stena Line 'Badehotellet'. We have created a unique adventure for the whole family who are treated to sound, scents, lapping wav

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Affiliated to the University of London, Royal Holloway University prides itself on its reputation for having one of the UK's leading drama and theatre departments with an international reputation for the quality of its research in many different aspects of drama, theatre and performance studies.

The innovatively-designed Caryl Churchill Theatre, which is due to open in September 2013, replaces the University's pre-existing 30-year old black box 'Studio Theatre' with a new, flexible, future-proof facility that also incorporates two large rehearsal studios, dressing rooms, a workshop and a new foyer.

Its new auditorium offers an increased seating capacity of 178 seats

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Leading the way is Elation's new Cuepix Series of blinders and strip lights powered by advanced COB (Chip On Board) LED technology. Hailed by the industry as the next step in LED technology, COB LEDs provide greater output from a smaller illumination source, more even light distribution, better color homogenization and better heat dissipation, compared to surface mount (SMD) LEDs, says the company.

Elation will also be introducing its first LED ellipsoidal fixture, a new LED Fresnel fixture, and powerful new 100-watt Cool and Warm White LED broadcast lights. These innovative debuts join the company's wide-ranging line of l

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The show was recorded at RAI's Auditorium HQ in Naples where Perrini lit the show for the second time, before which it was recorded in Rome.

The game is based on the association logic of words or numbers and allows viewers to test their intuition and mastery of the Italian language. Each episode needed to have a different look and flavour, on which Perrini worked closely with scenic designer, Marco Calzavara.

As each programme built up towards its final section the money stakes increased dramatically ... and the lighting was integral to helping build the tension.

Perrini has worked for RAI for 27 years and has been using Robe products regularly in his work for the last three

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"Epic Proportions is a new and different approach to touring. The idea is to get great live bands a lot of exposure without a lot of financial risk," Kubanda says. "Instead of getting a dozen or so people to see us in a club, we play free shows for large crowds, often in the thousands. Kids love to hear new bands, an

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The festival, which runs until 14 September, is a celebration of international performance design from the world of theatre, opera and dance, running alongside which is Scenofest, bringing together live events, including performances, master-classes and hands on workshops.

Presentations will include ETC's technical director Adam Bennette and Steve Terry, ETC's vice president of R&D, who will be chairing a technical discussion on how to set up LED in a lighting rig. Bennette explains: "LED fixtures use power in a quite different way to tungsten - if the rig is set up in the way it would be for tungsten, it can cause all sorts of power issues. So we talked about what the problems are, and how to work around them, then talked about how to mix old and

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14 March 2016

The new operation, Martin Audio Japan, was announced in early 2013 and recently ratified, with Yusuke Karato, director of Martin Audio distributors, Audiobrains, fronting the operation.

Under the new structure, Martin Audio Japan will act as main distributor and Audiobrains will take on a dealership role. Mr. Karato believes that this will lead to even greater penetration and brand recognition for the manufacturer. "We considered what we needed to do for the Japanese market and this will deliver greater business opportunities in a wider number of market segments."

He added, "We recognise that with loudspeaker technology becoming increasingly complicated, first class customer training and service support were essential. We wanted to be the

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Paul Arnett, national chairman for the NADJ, said, "PLASA London is a great opportunity to meet up with like-minded professional DJs from across the country - we feel that, through attending events such as this, we can better equip our current and future members with the tools and resources they'll need to help build and develop their businesses. Our professional seminar speakers will have sage advice and guidance on marketing, presentation, DJing skills and so much more."

Highlights of the seminar sessions include:

• Tony Winyard

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Piano Man - Sir Elton John will perform live at this year's Emmy Awards. The musician, will play a tribute to Liberace, the American pianist and vocalist whose life was told in the recent biopic, Behind the Candelabra. The HBO film, which premiered in Cannes this year, is up for 15 Emmys. The awards, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, will

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Previously Cox spent three and a half years with TMB, Green Hippo's exclusive Hippotizer distributors in the Americas.

Working closely with TMB's clients in the UK, Sarah spent a great deal of her time on the road, providing demonstrations and training whilst also attending open-days and tradeshows.

Furthermore, she spent some time as a business development manager for West End Theatre, before returning to her distribution roots with White Light as their European division sales manager.

Green Hippo's VP global sales, Samantha

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The performance started at dusk and the Gulf of Naples formed a natural backdrop for a rice-covered, Japanese-rock-garden-like set. The stage hosted an encounter between dancers involved in a ritual celebration representing the contrast between sunrise and sunset and between life and death.

The show was co-produced by the Fondazione Campania dei Festival, the Arb Dance Company and the Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli. The Vietnamese dancer Khai Ngoc Vu led the performance, accompanied by dancers from the Compagnia Arabesque/Les Danseurs Napolitains, the voice of Angel

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For the 15th consecutive summer season, both sound coordination and FOH mixing duties for the New York Philharmonic were entrusted to Larry Rock, audio director for the symphony orchestra. For Rock, a Grammy-winning veteran of hundreds of classical concerts and recordings, Leo's debut performance raised the bar for large-scale presentation of classical music.

"It was a new experience," says Rock. "The Leo system is very powerful - it is particularly clear and efficient in the high-frequency ranges. Also, its throw is rather astonis

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The Light-Up! show hosted approximately 200 people on 30 July for the open house and over 40 lighting designers for the training sessions on 31July. The training sessions were conducted via the use of visualisation systems such as Light Converse and intelligent lights from Robe.

For the open house and training sessions, all moving heads and DMX fixtures that were used were connected with W-DMX BlackBox F-1, F-2 and R-512. Fabian Cortez Lopez of Illumincion Profesional Valook SA commented, "The W-DMX products are incredibly user friendly and reliable. The W-DMX marketing material helped us a lot to inform our customers about the innovations and products from Wireless Solution.

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Zubin Mehta is the music director for life of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and main conductor for Valencia's Opera House. Nearly 2,000 guests attended the event, hosted by the German Embassy in the Shalimar Gardens in Srinagar.

It was the lifelong dream of Zubin Mehta's to perform in the beauty and serenity of the Shalimar Gardens. The garden is over 500m in length with natural waters running through the garden and then entering into the famous Dal Lake. A nineteenth century Mughal house was chosen as the backdrop, providing many additional

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Headlined by acts including Bush, Die Toten Hosen, and Funeral for a Friend, the four-day festival attracted around 35,000 people a day to an airfield near the ocean. According to the audio team, the effects of wind became a key consideration in designing the sound system for the main stage.

"The Leo system is so much more powerful than anything else we have worked with," says Tim Humpe, head of entertainment and touring production for POOLgroup. "The biggest challenge with this festival is the wind. With Leo, the sound stays focused and in your face, without the need for delay towers."

The main stage system provided sound for the entire 150m-long audience area. &q

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Charles Steward has been appointed as head of managed services, to head-up and drive the fast-growing Eclipse Services division of the company.

John Michaels and Martin Worman join as area managers, who will help co-ordinate Eclipse's dedicated site teams working across the 18 high-profile central London venues for which the company provides event services, technical production and AVL equipment.

Steward's background includes 10 years of operational experience in the professional AV industry including as a director of Impact Marcom. He also brings a wealth of knowledge in the contractual and finance sectors garnered working nationally and internationally.

His role at Eclipse Services will include building the portfolio, managing investment and equipme

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Joining Yamaha's Pro-Music Division in the late 1980s as marketing manager, Graeme Taylor worked on the development and promotion of the company's professional-grade audio equipment and instruments in the UK. He later joined Bang & Olufsen as a key member of the team that turned the business around and grew both sales and operating profits. In 2007 he was appointed CMO of Meridian Audio.

"I am thrilled to join Music Group and support the new Professional Division," stated Taylor. "Since I began my pro audio career in the '80s, I've had great respect for the Midas, Klark-Teknik and Turbosound brands. Now, with the resources and commitment of Music Group, I'm confident that

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Stand Q65 will be dedicated to Prolyte Group's new ProLyft Aetos range. This product line, comprising chain hoists and controls, is fully equipped to meet future demands in lifting equipment. With its clever features and carefully engineered product attributes, Aetos has already received wide acclaim across the globe. Don't miss this opportunity to see the hoists in action for the first time in the UK, and find out firsthand about the features of this ground-breaking range. At the show, representatives from Prolyte HQ will join Prolyte UK crew to offer information and guidance on all Prolyte products including the full range of tru