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We Are FSTVL made some serious noise at Damyn's Hall Aerodrome

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Lighting and visuals rental specialist Colour Sound Experiment kick started another crazy busy festival season this year supplying lighting equipment and design, LED screen, rigging and crew to We Are FSTVL which made some serious noise at Damyn's Hall Aerodrome, Upminster, east London.

It was the second event after bursting audaciously onto the EDM scene last year and this year the organisers upped the ante on several fronts, expanding the event to two days, increasing the level of production and securing an action-packed line-up with main stage headliners Richie Hawtin (Saturday) and Fatboy Slim (Sunday).

Colour Sound deployed five trucks of kit, 26 crew, around 500sq.m of their proprietary BT LED screen, over 350 moving lights and a shed-pile of strobes, blinders and atm

The South African Premier business awards took place at the The Pavilion room in Johannesburg's Sandton Convention Centre

Clay Paky B-EYE shines on SA Business Awards

Details: 14 March 2016

South Africa - The spectacular Clay Paky A.leda B-EYE K20 proved yet again why it holds a triple-award winning status as it performed fantastic light effects at the 2nd Annual South African Premier Business Awards in Johannesburg.

Attended by none other than the country's president Jacob Zuma, the awards, organized by Outlaw Events, is a lively celebration of outstanding achievement in the world of South African business and enterprise. Production director Chris Bolton of Johannesburg-based production specialists Keystone Productions designed and directed the project's impressive set, AV and lighting elements.

"I knew straight away that I wanted to make the B-EYE the crowning jewel of my design," says Bolton. "I saw the fixtures in Italy last year and instantly wanted them. All I can say for these awards is - wow they did not let me down, what an event."

Barco joins the Golden age of Russian Avant-garde

Details: 14 March 2016

Russia - Visualization expert Barco was a proud visualization partner of the successful The Golden Age of Russian Avant-garde exhibition project, which closed its doors this Monday. Created by film director Peter Greenaway (UK) and Saskia Boddeke (The Netherlands), the exhibit in the big exhibition hall of the Moscow Manege Museum was one of the centrepieces of the UK-Russia Year of Culture 2014. As a visualization partner to the event, Barco provided, through its local distributor CTC Capital, 12 ultra-bright HDX-20 projectors to fully immerse visitors into the highlights of Russian Avant-garde art.

Writer and director Peter Greenaway, the curator of the event, is renowned for his exploration of the cinematic medium and for his ability to integrate Renaissance art into his work. In 2006, he began an ambitious series of video installations, where digital imagery merged wi

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Audinate announces Dante HC

Details: 14 March 2016

USA - Audinate's tradition of creating innovative and cutting-edge solutions continues, with the introduction of Dante HC, billed as the industry's highest-capacity networked audio solution for professional AV systems. Dante HC supports up to 512 x 512 redundant bi-directional uncompressed audio channels on a single Xilinx FPGA.

Dante, created by Audinate, is the leading audio-over-IP networking solution. It offers virtually perfect synchronization, ultra-low deterministic latency and plug-and-play configuration management. Dante's real-time streaming is suitable for live broadcast, commercial installation, live sound, public address, intercoms and transportation communications deployments. Dante is a complete commercially supported solution which is recognized to be easy to integrate, easy to install, and easy to use.

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Panasonic extends portable LCD projector line-up

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Panasonic has expanded its business projector line-up, with the launch of the PT-LB360 series - a new range of portable projectors with up to 3,600 lumens of brightness.

The series features four models*1 that offer an easy and simple projection solution for education or corporate environments.

The PT-LB360 series feature a compact body, brightness ranging from 2,800lm to 3,600lm and a high contrast ratio of 5,000:1, ensuring images are clear, bright and easy to view.

With a long lamp life replacement cycle of up to 8,000 hours in Eco mode and 5,000 hours of filter life, these models promise low maintenance and hassle free operation.

The series is designed with Panasonic's original Daylight View Lite function, which allows total control of image brightness, even in a brightly-lit room, for comfortable viewing.

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Recording with RedNet at the London College of Music

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - With the installation of RedNet, the London College of Music - part of the University of West London - is at the forefront of an audio networking revolution. Focusrite's RedNet product specialist, Adrian Hogg, will be hosting a networked audio distribution and recording demonstration at LCM on the evening of Thursday 5 June from 6:30pm until 9:30pm.

Adrian will be joined by guest speakers including London College of Music's Richard Liggins (pictured left) and Composor / Producer Dom Beken whose credits include The Orb, Jonny Marr and the BAFTA nominated game score Shooter. Complementary beverages will be served from 6:30pm. The programme starts at 7pm.

"If you have a commercial or educational interest in audio networking, recording high quality audio, RedNet, Dante or RedNet for Pro Tools and work in the broadcast, education, live sound, studio or theatre sect

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Peavey veteran Eric Lund announces retirement

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Eric Lund, who recently racked up no less than 31 years with the MI and Pro Audio brand, has announced that he will be retiring at the end of May. Lund, who started with the company in the early 80s (when it was based in East Sussex) has been instrumental in the company's growth from being the UK arm of the Peavey Corporation to one now distributing to the entire EMEA region. These include a number of direct European markets distributed to from the Corby sales and warehouse facility.

Lund who started working for the company as the northern sales rep, quickly expanded his role helping the company focus on sound reinforcement and retail training; a strategy of industry education that the company spearheaded within the sector. It was Lund's passion for helping the retail sector grow that made him such a respected and recognised character in the industry and ensured his career

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The EMAG 4 Pro from Elation Professional is a 4.8mm pixel pitch LED video panel “optimised for the fast setup and tear down of on-the-road productions”

Product debuts for Elation Professional at InfoComm 2014

Details: 14 March 2016

USA - Elation Professional invites visitors to Booth C5446 at InfoComm in Las Vegas for the debut of several new products including the world premiere of the new EMAG 4 Pro, a 4.8mm pixel pitch LED video panel optimised for the fast setup and tear down of on-the-road productions. Also featuring in Elation's growing line of LED video displays will be the EPT9IP, an ultra-bright 9mm pixel pitch LED panel that ticks all the boxes for a professional LED display.

Debuting on U.S. soil at the Las Vegas Convention Center from 18-20 June are three new luminaires in Elation's popular Platinum range of professional moving heads - the Platinum BX, Platinum SBX and Platinum Profile LED - two discharge lamp-based and one LED-based. Other Platinum range fixtures on display will be the Platinum Wash 16R Pro, a flexible feature-packed luminaire that can be used as both a wash and beam, and the

The Soft Lens accessory is designed to enhance the capabilities of the MAC Quantum Wash.

Martin Professional introduces Soft Lens accessory

Details: 14 March 2016

Denmark - Harman's Martin Professional has introduced the Soft Lens accessory for the MAC Quantum Wash light. This optional accessory is designed to enhance the capabilities of the MAC Quantum Wash and optimise the fixture for theatrical applications, the company says.

The Soft Lens accessory allows the MAC Quantum wash to create a more compact and dense beam. By utilising the Soft Lens accessory, the synthetic LED look of the lens is reduced for a more Fresnel-style appearance of the front lens.

"With the Soft Lens accessory, the MAC Quantum Wash is the most effective LED washlight available for professional theatrical applications," commented Markus Klüsener, product manager for Stage Lighting, Martin Professional. "The lens creates a more even colour wash that enhances the audience experience at any theatre production."

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Hall Stage's new Track Pricer app will launch at ABTT in June

Hall Stage Track - there's an app for that

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the market-leading Track Pricer programme, Hall Stage has created an online app version (launching at the ABTT Trade Show, 11th & 12th June) with a fresh new look which is optimised for iPad and iPhone.

Available in iOS & Android format, the Track Pricer app offers an easy to follow and comprehensive method of creating detailed quotations for a vast array of track configurations in all Hall Stage systems. Once installed, a site survey can be turned in to a list of parts for order directly from your mobile phone or tablet.

The Track Pricer app features all manual & motorised options, including Chaindrive and Series 600 belt drive systems.

Simply by following a logical graphic menu and making a series of product selections, a full quotation can be prepared in seconds and emailed directly to clients - or the Hall Stage sales department

Chauvet Professional to showcase Ovation at ABTT

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Chauvet Professional will be showcasing the Ovation series of fixtures on stand 42 at this year's ABTT Theatre Show (The Old Truman Brewery, London - June 11-12). The company's Ovation line has been created especially for stage and theatre and includes Ovation E-190WW ellipsoidal-style luminaire, Ovation C-640FC cyc light, Ovation F-165WW and Ovation F-95WW Fresnel fixtures.

"Chauvet is committed to theatre and to the elite community of creative and technical lighting users therein. The Ovation line was created to directly address issues faced by the many theatres still using large volumes of older luminaries and cannot afford to switch over to more energy efficient solutions due to the large capital investment requirement," says the company.

Chauvet Professional is a member of the Theatres Trust in the UK. In the US, Ovation and other Chauvet Professional produ

New BenQ S Series projector trio powers up professional installations

Details: 14 March 2016

USA - BenQ America Corp., one of the fastest growing display brands in North America and top 1 DLP projector manufacturer, has announced additions to its S Series line of high-brightness professional projectors.

Made specifically to meet the demands of medium- to large-sized classrooms, corporate meeting rooms, and auditoriums, the company's latest projectors provide up to 5,000 'Colorific lumens' to intensify projections in any professional installation environment.

"As projection technology continues to evolve, we continue to offer professional systems integrators enhanced performance and increased flexibility in our high-brightness series," said Bob Wudeck, associate vice-president, strategy and business development at BenQ America Corp.

"Rounded with a number of benefits including Colorific image quality, ease of installation and maintenance, and lamp-savi

For the McBusted tour Mojo is providing 48m of standard aluminium barriers and corners

Mojo Barriers entrusted by McBusted

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Mojo Barriers is keeping McBusted's screaming fans safe as the British supergroup heads across the UK on its first ever arena tour. The tour sees members of boy bands Busted and McFly join forces to perform hits from both of their back catalogues, including Air Hostess (Busted), Five Colours in Her Hair (McFly), What I go to School For (Busted) and Shine A Light (McFly).

Originally planned for just 11 dates, it's now on the road for 34 in total, running until June 2014. Mojo Barriers has been contracted by Live Nation's promoter's rep Max Burnham from iBurnham Ltd, to provide the safety barriers for every date.

Kevin Thorborn, Mojo Barriers' UK general manager, comments: "Touring has always been an important market for Mojo Barriers internationally, and in the UK we've seen significant growth in the area this year, also winning contracts for Katy Perry, Justin Timber

Bartha invests in Meyer Sound LYON

Details: 14 March 2016

USA - Bartha of Columbus, Ohio has become one of the newest rental companies to purchase a Meyer Sound LYON linear sound reinforcement system. Bartha sees LYON as a powerful tool that will allow the company to deliver the utmost audio quality for corporate events in convention centres and arenas as well as indoor and outdoor music concerts. LYON will be featured at InfoComm 2014 in Las Vegas from June 18-20 (Meyer Sound Booth C9725).

"We invested in LYON because we always strive to have the latest and best from Meyer Sound," says Chris Andrus, audio department manager at Bartha. "Our decision was sealed when we heard LYON demonstrated in San Francisco. We were impressed by its linear response and exceptional stereo imaging, as well as the new flyware, which is the fastest and safest we've seen yet."

Introduced in January, LYON incorporates the advanced tech

Robe brings the Idol Vibe to new CRC auditorium

Details: 14 March 2016

South Africa - The new and recently opened 6,000-seater auditorium at the Christian Revival Church (CRC) in Silver Lakes, Pretoria, South Africa is benefitting from an all-Robe moving light rig, which was specified and installed by DWR Distribution.

DWR's Robert Izzett was contacted by CRC's Head of Media Clinton Powell, who oversaw all the technical aspects of the project which has been three years in the making and replaces CRC's previous temporary tented venue on the same site.

"The initial brief from CRC was for a lighting rig that would allow them to stage Idols without needing to hire in any additional equipment," explains Izzett, adding that they were also keen on having the latest and best technology available in-house. He decided to call on Idols SA's real LD Joshua Cutts of Visual Frontier to consult on the basic design, and from this a specif

Specialz' brief was to design and fabricate the very varied types of lighting effects within the trucks that already been built.

It's Specialz at the London Palladium

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Specialz is a company that has built an enviable reputation on providing individual bespoke structures for productions, commonly with an integral lighting component built into it. Whatever the project, however untried and untested the initial idea might be, Specialz can transform that first sketch on the back of a soggy beermat to a working, viable and effective reality on a stage.

Written by Harry Hill and Steve Brown, the Syco Entertainment production of I Can't Sing was a sadly short-lived musical parody of The X Factor (see our full production report in the May 2014 issue of LSi magazine), and demanded the kind of framework on stage never seen before in the West End, let alone the London Palladium. Although famed for its cavernou

TSE Grupa supplied all lighting equipment and multimedia solutions, and carried out the installation at the Sanctuary of John Paul II near Cracow.

SGM fixtures light up canonisation concert

Details: 14 March 2016

Poland - For the recent canonisation of Pope John Paul II in Poland, TSE Grupa played a key role as one of the longest-serving lighting companies in the Polish market. TSE Grupa supplied all lighting equipment and multimedia solutions, and carried out the installation at the Sanctuary of John Paul II near Cracow, while their own Adam Tyszka and Sebastian Pachciarek were responsible for designing, preparing and coordinating the light show for the great celebration concert.

For this major event 45 SixPack blinders and 44 P-5 wash lights were deployed. TSE Grupa has had the LED fixtures from SGM as part of their stock almost since product launch, and the company says it is more than satisfied with its investment, having used the fixtures in various applications.

Pachciarek commends the SGM fixtures for their low weight, low power consumption and quality of light output. "The

The completed control room and live area

Chinese debut for Van Damme Cables at Shanghai Studio

Details: 14 March 2016

China - China's largest music industry media group, The Shanghai Synergy Culture & Entertainment Group, has upgraded its music recording studio with a new SSL Duality console, Pro Tools and outboard equipment installed by Langdale Technical Consulting and, for the first time in China, using exclusively Blue Series Van Damme cable from VDC Trading.

Headquartered in Shanghai, the company is owned by one of the largest media conglomerates in China - The Shanghai Media and Entertainment Group. This flagship studio was originally built in about 1985 and was in dire need of refurbishment. Lighting and sound designer David Parry worked as consultant on the project and appointed Langdale Technical to handle the installation. The decision to use Van Damme cable was a popular one with the Chinese technical staff given its historical use in Abbey Road Studios.

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Colour Sound For We Are FSTVL

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Lighting and visuals rental specialist Colour Sound Experiment kick started another busy festival season this year by supplying lighting equipment and design, LED screen, rigging and crew to We Are FSTVL which made some serious noise at Damyn's Hall Aerodrome, Upminster, east London.

Colour Sound deployed five trucks of kit, 26 crew, around 500sq.m of their proprietary BT LED screen, over 350 moving lights and lots of strobes, blinders and atmospheric effects to the site, where all their elements were co-ordinated by crew chief Andy Melleney.

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DiGiCo goes shopping in Taiwan

Details: 14 March 2016

Taiwan - MoMo TV, one of the biggest TV shopping channels in Taiwan, has recently relocated to a new production building owned by parent company Taiwan Mobile. As part of the move, the channel has added three DiGiCo SD8 consoles to its broadcast facilities.

Broadcasting 24 hours a day, seven days a week, MoMo TV is based in three new studios in the new facility at the Neihu Hi-tech Industry Park, Taipei. Each studio features a new DiGiCo SD8, installed as part of a comprehensive technical upgrade and replacing the channel's previous analogue consoles.

DiGiCo distributor Rightway Audio Consultants worked together with the local system integrator Acesonic Technology Co., Ltd. for the design, supply, installation and commissioning of the new equipment.

"The SD8s deliver a much more efficient and powerful audio system than MoMo TV had previously," says Rightway's Alan

TMB introduces Firefly marquee/festoon lighting at Lightfair

Details: 14 March 2016

USA - At the Lightfair Show in Las Vegas (3-5 June), TMB will introduce Firefly's premium LED Marquee/Festoon lighting systems to the American market. The Firefly range offers the "old school" look of traditional Marquee/Festoon lighting without the headache of constantly changing the bulbs, the risk of broken glass, and the danger and power draw of high voltage.

Available in frosted versions in warm white, cool white, and a selection of rich, deep colours, plus the warm white 'filament' bulbs, the Firefly system runs on safe 24-volt AC or DC, with shatter-proof bulbs, making it economical to operate and virtually maintenance free. The clear V6 and V12 'Filament' bulbs will satisfy the most discerning lighting designer with a beautiful warm, vintage look and unrivalled colour temperature consistency.

Also in the Firefly range are a selection of unique flat, self-leve