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In addition to the airport's focus on innovative architecture, high-quality finish materials and optimized infrastructure, Moscow-based STK Heliocity was brought in to develop a unique combination of architectural and artistic lighting for multiple scenarios: everyday usage, night time usage, and holidays/special occasions. In order to implement lighting designs for holidays and other celebrations at the airport, Heliocity installed 16 of Martin Professional's Exterior 400 Image Projectors.

Heliocity's design features traditional symbols, multiple colour transitions - in the style of the Belgorod region's coat of arms (azure to green an

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Serious Stages designed and installed a 29.8m wide temporary structure to make sure the audience enjoyed great views of the artists and speakers from all areas of the park. Working with the organisers, Serious designed and engineered the system, which allowed them to create a large structure to give the production 'a bigger bang for its buck'. This was branded uniquely to characterise the look of the event, while delivering a cost effective alternative to hiring a stage of comparable size.

This was achieved by combining one of the company's 12m Stratosphere stages, as the central performance area, with a truss header connecting flanking goalposts. These gave increased weight loading capacity for two g

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Successful applicants will be given the opportunity to gain real-world experience and make connections in the industry. They will receive an all expenses paid trip to the LDI tradeshow, which will be held in November in Las Vegas. All students studying light design, theatre technology or any related subject are encouraged to apply.

A distinctive aspect of ETC's LDI Student Sponsorship is mentor matching, where students are paired with luminaries in the lighting world who will offer them advice, guidance and support as they embark on industry careers. "The people I was introduced to and the events I was able to attend through ETC's mentorship and guidance still blow my mind," says Daphne Mir,

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"Mark has a lifetime of experience in the lifting trade beginning his career straight from school on a full apprenticeship with Merseyside Lifting Gear Services where he trained as a chain smith / fabricator, which is quite impressive in itself now a days" says Hoist UK director Tony Dickson. "He has spent all his working life in the lifting equipment industry, with both hands on and managerial experience he is well known and respected in our industry."

Fellow director, Paul Jordan comments, "Mark's knowledge of the industry is vast, having worked for industry leaders such as The Rossendale Group, Chester Chain and Cosalt & Survitec, we feel he will be a key asset for the continued growth of our company. It has been difficult to find a Business Develop

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"By joining this standard, we will be able to optimally cater to our customers in the broadcasting and live sound worlds," explained Claus Menke, head of portfolio management pro for Sennheiser's Professional Division. The first product to make use of the network technology will be the company's Digital 9000 wireless microphone system. A Dante-enabled expansion card for the receiver will be launched in summer 2014.

Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG signed the Dante License Agreement with Audinate Pty Ltd at the end of March, just ahead of NAB. In 2013, Sennheiser had signed the RAVENNA Partnership Agreement with ALC NetworX GmbH, following in the footsteps of its subsidiary Georg Neumann GmbH. Sennheiser has also been a member

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A combination of live demonstrations and product training sessions presented those in attendance with the perfect opportunity to experience the full potential of new audio technology from across the range of POLARaudio's industry-leading brands. Using the facilities of a rehearsal studio environment, the sessions focussed on a hands-on, detailed exploration of the products, for the benefit of POLARaudio's MI and hire and rental customers.

Education and training is seen by POLARaudio as an important element in driving sales. A thorough understanding of the products on offer is key to the success of sales teams in

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"Evan's wealth of industry knowledge and experience in managing audio and wireless for large events will be a great asset to PWS," says PWS general manager Jim Van Winkle. "Evan will be called upon to make a positive impact on our business, as well as help grow and maintain PWS' standing as an industry leader. We are pleased to welcome him to the team."

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NandoBeamS6, the Big Brother of the NandoBeamS3, received its official launch at the show. Twice as powerful as its little brother, NandoBeam S6 is a compact, ultra-fast moving head. Equipped with 37 RGBW LED emitters, NandoBeam S6 shares the S3's same lightweight optical system and ultra-fast 5:1 zoom.

Designed primarily for use on concert stages, events and in television production, NandoBeam S6 exhibits quick, dynamic movement along with Ayrton's fabulous colour palette and a powerful 8° to 40° beam spread.

Ayrton's new Radical Series has been developed to maximise the potential of each product, without compromise, to deliver the best performance possible. Taking its name and in

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Emulation PRO is powerful DMX control software that runs on iOS (MAC), Windows or Linux operating system computers. Designed to control medium to large lighting installations in architectural and live-entertainment situations, it outputs control using Elation's ART SSC and ART IO solid-state hardware control interfaces and is capable of running up to 20 DMX universes.

It supports external trigger devices like UDP, Art-Net, OSC, RS232 and works with Midi Time Code, Smpte Time Code and DMX-in. Emulation Pro software is available for download w

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As a long-standing d&b audiotechnik UK Sales and Installation Partner, Orbital is spotlighting the new high-power high-density D80 amplifier, designed for both mobile and installation applications. Also on show will be other examples from the innovative Black & White product series, which include the T-Series small line array, the B4 Passive cardioid subwoofer, and a wide cross-section of solutions for professional touring and fixed installations.

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ITV Studios and GroupM Entertainment are the latest to have a go at mastering the format with new show Stand by Your Man, which is due to air on Channel 5 in June. The show will be hosted by Irish singer Brian McFadden and be co-hosted by rising star Laura Jackson.

The concept for the show sees four male contestants being put through their paces in a series of fun games and challenges, each time revealing more and more about their personalities.

At the same time 40 girls from the studio audience will decide which guy they like the most and stand in his line. The guy with the most girls in his line will then get to choose his favourite girl to take out on a date.

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Three teams of student USITT members participated in a challenge designed to engage students in real world theatre renovation problems under the guidance of practicing professional theatre consultants. Each team selected an existing venue and developed a scope of work for practical improvements to a building as a performance venue. Students presented their design concepts to a live audience at a USITT Panel.

The participants from the three teams included 1. Amanda Warren and Jason Monmaney from Stephen F. Austin State University with Jules Lauve, ASTC; 2. Sandy Everett, Meghan Potter, Jeff Lindquist, Brad Shaw & John Houtler-McCoy from Indiana University with Van Phillips, ASTC; and 3. Andy Baker, Evan Bunne

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"Here at MSI we have had a strong investment in d&b audiotechnik loudspeaker systems for some time," said Shuzo Fujii, CEO of MSI Japan. "We had been eagerly awaiting the new D80 amplifier having attended initial trials at the d&b headquarters in Germany. So we ordered the first twenty amplifiers to arrive in Japan and set them immediately to work."

MSI put the D80s onto a very specific live show environment. "It was theTokyo Dome," as their chief systems technician Yuki Natori explained. "The D80 is designed to drive all the different d&b loudspeaker Series. An unbelievably efficient amplifier, the level of improvements it brings

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The five minute choreographed performance in front of a live audience featured projected video effects and animations throughout, beamed onto the side of the chapel at Sidney Sussex College. It culminated in two audience members picking cards which were then revealed on the wall as giant projections measuring 128.25 square metres!

This was declared as 'Officially Amazing' by the adjudicators from Guinness World Records.

It's the second world Record Ashton has collected for his work. He comments, "It's fantastic to achieve two world records within two years! Working with Alexis on this show was a real pleasure

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The audio rental specialist and technical solutions provider has backed and invested heavily in the German owned Coda brand since its launch, and was an early adopter of Coda's large and medium format line arrays for its rental stock.

Adlib was also instrumental in shaping the ViRAY series, brought to the market in late 2012. Their team worked closely alongside Coda's R&D and technical departments during the Beta testing program for the product, adding knowledge and expertise.

This helped ensure that the product was road-ready for the touring, practical to rig and transport as well as a highly versatile system that sounds fantastic in multiple applications.

Becoming a distribution partner is the next logical step in cementing an already highly pr

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Richard Nowell Sound Services (RNSS), together with renowned live sound consultant Roger Lindsay, was responsible for the live sound before and during the match. Lindsay was the audio consultant for the Saracens when they commissioned a high-performance music system for the East Stand at their new ground at Allianz Park, London, a few years ago, and brought in RNSS at that time to carry out the installation. Consequently, when the Saracens wanted to improv

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The prestigious Stravinski Auditorium underwent a complete refurbishment in 2011, followed in 2013 by an overhaul of the venue's wiring, including a new, state of the art intercom system and Green-Go, from ELC Lighting was the provider of choice.

Technical infrastructure and event manager, M2C2, Pierre-Yves Nussbaum said, "As part of the initial upgrade of the Auditorium Stravinski in 2011, we set up a universal wiring system based on RJ45 connectors and fibre optics. So when, in 2013, the w

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"Leo has been dynamite for every show," says Russ Giroux, FOH engineer and tour manager for Hedley. "I can get a clean, tight pop mix out of Leo in difficult arenas. Even when the roof level is different from one side to the other, or with very steep 200 levels, I still get solid, uniform coverage. It's a super-versatile system that helps a lot in unconventional rooms."

The typical configuration for the smaller venues is 12 Leo-M line array loudspeakers per side, which is increas

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MA Lighting consoles have been the console of choice for Village Roadshow Theme Parks since 2009 and fortunately they could meet this brief with one grandMA2 light, one MA onPC command wing and one MA onPC fader wing.

"We have been using a small MA onPC system to run a few components in the park for a couple of years and wanted to expand on that," commented Clint Dulieu, lighting supervisor for Village Roadshow Theme Parks

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This year 5 Star will highlight its recently introduced Pro-Tect bags and covers.

Pro-Tect offers a range of standard and bespoke padded bags and covers. The products are manufactured in a separate new production unit based alongside 5 Star's existing case manufacturing plant in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.

Pro-Tect products are tough, hard-wearing and practical as well as a complement to the vast range of case and trunk products offered by the 5 Star Group.

Also showcased at the exhibition will be a selection of examples of custom built flight cases, featuring the updated Industrial Rack range, a new general-purpose storage system utilising a number of