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KV2 reinforces Fiddler on the Roof

The current Fiddler on the Roof tour featuresPaul Michael Glazer

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Following on from a successful KV2 supplement to their hire inventory for last year's 42nd Street tour, Blitz Communications have further invested in the brand for the current Fiddler on the Roof tour featuring Paul Michael Glazer.

Chris Jordan at Blitz communications had utilised many brands over the years, but feeling audio quality had generally declined in favour of convenience, he was looking to buck the trend and move forwards with something that offered a more musical solution, but presented in a modern way. Along with Ross Portway, who had worked on the successful 42nd Street design, they arranged for Richard Brooker, the Sound designer for Fiddler on the Roof, to be introduced to the KV2 Audio brand.

"I was asked to have a listen to KV2 Aud

Shure Axient at the Colorado Pepsi Centre

Details: 14 March 2016

USA - From hosting NHL and NBA All-Star Games to serving as the home arena for all Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche home games, Colorado's Pepsi Centre also welcomes a wide variety of concerts, extreme sports events, and conventions every year, including the Democratic National Convention in 2008. With this many high-profile events, the Pepsi Centre requires in-house audio equipment that can produce quality sound and withstand a variety of use-cases in a crowded RF downtown Denver environment.

Responsible for the facility's recent audio upgrade and installation was LVW Electronics, a Colorado-based company specializing in providing professional and commercial audio solutions. LVW and its lead engineers chose to install Shure Axient Wireless Management Network when owners of the Pepsi Centre contracted the company. The team selected Axient for two reasons: Shure's reputation

Clay Paky lights up Egypt's QNet concert

Details: 14 March 2016

Egypt - A massive concert featuring two of the Middle East's biggest music stars took place at Cairo's 100,000-capacity International Stadium in December featuring Clay Paky Sharpy, Sharpy Wash and Alpha Spot 1200s.

Staged to celebrate the 15th anniversary of Hong Kong-based fashion and wellbeing company QNet, which operates in Egypt, the live music show was lit by lighting designer Walid el Hariry of AmazonEgypt (Egypt1).

Performing at the event were Egyptian heartthrob Tamer Hosny - nicknamed the 'King of Generation' by his fans - and multi-platinum selling Lebanese singer Nancy Ajram, described as 'one of the most influential personalities in the Middle East'.

To match the superstar status of the performers, el Hariry wanted to deliver a strikingly impressive lighting design. For this he specified 12 of the Clay Paky Alpha Spot 1200 on account of its brightness and broad

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Audio-Technica to distribute Vicoustic in UK

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Audio-Technica has confirmed its appointment as UK distributor for acoustic treatment manufacturer Vicoustic. With immediate effect, the company will assume responsibility for sales and marketing of the Portugese brand's acoustic solutions throughout the UK.

Based in Paços de Ferreira near Porto, Vicoustic is respected for its wide range of absorption, diffusion and basstrap acoustic treatments which cater to the music and broadcast, hi-fi and home cinema and building and construction markets. The research-lead manufacturer has strategic partnerships with universities and scientific institutes and works with some of Europe's leading acoustic engineers in the creation of its award-winning product line.

Commenting on the new agreement, Audio-Technica marketing director Robert Morgan-Males said, "We are delighted to be taking on distribution for Vicoustic in the UK - i

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Triple E's track needed to follow an elliptical void in the ceiling and be able to travel around the full circumference multiple times.

Triple E's ChainTrack is on the case

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - A new stage production of the darkly gripping thriller Dial M for Murder is touring the UK this spring/summer with a bespoke curtain tracking system designed and constructed by Triple E.

Director Lucy Bailey's production, which stars All Creatures Great and Small star Christopher Timothy as Inspector Hubbard, required an inspired solution for its curtain tracks and revolving centre stage.

The production's technical manager Nick Bryan approached Triple E for a solution to replace the play's previous track system, which was complex, cumbersome, and too time consuming to tour with.

"The new track needed to follow an elliptical void in the ceiling and be able to travel around the full circumference multiple times," explains Bryan. "Triple E's ChainTrack was the only solution I could find that didn't require a travelling motor and all the addi

Never too old to rock – The Moody Blues play on

Moody Blues rock on with Bandit Lites

Details: 14 March 2016

USA - The Moody Blues are continuing their five decades of celestial sound with a tour across the United States. The legendary band consisting of Justin Hayward, Graeme Edge and John Lodge has sold more than 70m albums worldwide and racked up over a dozen platinum and gold discs.

Lighting designer Mick Thornton worked with Bandit Lites to illuminate the psychedelic band using VL2500s, GRN Moving Washes, 2 Lite Moles, Source 4's, Clay Paky Mirage LED Panels and a Grand MA console.

"The design, like most shows, is controlled by budget and truck space," explained Thornton. "We are limited to two trucks for the entire production (half a truck for lights). My aim is to make the design look bigger than it actually is by creative focuses and creative architectural influences."

While some lighting designers may balk at creating a unique lighting design for such a

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With an LED life of 50,000 hours and low power use, the P6 cuts energy costs and supports the EU’s ‘Green Deal’ goals for climate neutrality by 2050. It also meets updated eco-design rules for lighting.

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Gearhouse ICS provides ICT support at Cape Town Jazz Festival

Details: 14 March 2016

South Africa - ICT solutions provider, Gearhouse ICS is known for its conferencing support in areas like registration and touchscreen systems, presentation management, RFID tracking and audience response. Recently the team has been busy with the preparation, installation and operation of the Jazz TV element of the 15th Cape Town International Jazz Festival, for the second consecutive year.

The Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF) is one of South Africa's largest music gatherings, providing festival goers with a spread of local and international jazz and jazz-related live music performances across five stages, as well as via the event's own television network.

Jazz TV is used to stream live video feeds and playback from the Kippies, Mannenberg and Bassline stages together with sponsors' ads, information updates and announcements to around 55 screens across the hospital

The Forum is an opportunity to hear from the experts and exchange their own views and experiences of the industry

The Riggers' Forum is coming to Leeds

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Following its success last year, the Riggers' Forum will once again be held at PLASA Focus: Leeds 2014, on Tuesday 30 April at the Royal Armouries Museum.

The Forum is free to attend, and is a unique opportunity for members of the rigging community to hear from the experts and exchange their own views and experiences of the industry. The Forum will open at 2pm with a short presentation entitled CAD or Fag? - a discussion about the information with respect to rigging that needs to be exchanged between client, venue and rigging contractor.

Chris Higgs, rigging training manager at Total Solutions Group, and Harry Box of UK Rigging, will lead the initial discussion. A panel representing venues and their clients will then join in with the debate which will be open to the floor. Panel members taking part include Nicky Norman, senior production and technical manager at ACC Liver

Moscow's famous Olympisky Arena hosted a two-week children's project - Circus of Ded Moroz – 2

Martin in the ring for Moscow circus project

Details: 14 March 2016

Russia - In conjunction with the beginning of Russia's longest school holiday, Moscow's famous Olympisky Arena hosted a two-week children's project, Circus of Ded Moroz - 2 (Father Frost's Circus), at the end of December 2013. In order to showcase a stunning, mystical fairy tale light show, Euroshow and lighting designer Alexey Zhuravlev deployed a world-class lighting system featuring Martin fixtures.

Euroshow supplied lighting fixtures for the event surrounding a large Christmas tree which included: 36 MAC Viper Profile, 20 MAC 2000 Wash XB, 12 MAC III Air FX, 48 MAC Aura, 96 MAC 101, five Atomic 3000 DMX, 30 RUSH MH3 Beam and three Jem Ready 365 Hazer fixtures.

The New Year's project for children at Olympisky has gained a traditional status already, but for Zhuravlev, it was his debut. Producers of the event knew about Zhuravlev due to his successful work with numero

Chilfest is a new boutique music festival concept launched in 2013 by UEP

UEP invests in more new kit for 2014 Chilfest

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Rental and technical solution specialist Universal Event Productions (UEP) has invested in more LED technology - this time from Danish-owned manufacturer SGM - to service their ongoing work and with some elements also specifically earmarked for the 2014 Chilfest event - UEP's very own highly successful summer music festival.

The latest purchase involves SGM XC5 RGB LED strobes, SP-6 SixPack pixel blinders and P-5 outdoor LED wash lights, all of which were delivered by SGM UK.

It also underlines UEP's ongoing commitment to investing in greener technology and using this where possible on shows and events. UEP was an early adopter of LED and digital lighting and around 80% of its lighting rental stock is now LED based.

Says UEP's Steve Butcher, "With events becoming increasingly carbon-conscious for us it makes sense. The core of UEP's work is in the high end corporat

Kylie Minogue at the Bloomsbury Ball Room (photo: Paul Hampartsoumian, MasterCard)

Capital Sound & MLA Mini are priceless for Kylie

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - In early March audio rental company Capital Sound made its way to London's Bloomsbury Ballroom to provide the sound for an exclusive gig with Kylie Minogue, part of MasterCard's Priceless London, a series of exclusive offers for MasterCard holders to enjoy unique experiences.

Kylie's 45-minute set included songs from her new album Kiss Me Once, as well as some of her best-loved hits and featured a full band and four dancers.

Capital supplied Martin Audio's new MLA Mini system, which comprised main-hangs of eight MLA Mini, with side-hangs of four MLA Mini.

"This was only the second outing for us with the new system," says Capital's general manager Paul Timmins. "It was the perfect tool for the job, as the room had low clearance and lightweight ground support. Weight loading was very limited, but the system weighed in at just under 200kg per side.&qu

Shajahan KK along with Zafwat Zaki and Khaled Al Shehi from Sharjah TV

Sharjah TV installs Shure Axient wireless system

Details: 14 March 2016

UAE - Nicolaos M Kyvernitis Electronics Ent, the designated Shure Axient distributor in the Middle East, has recently supplied Axient wireless system to Sharjah TV, mainstream media in Sharjah, UAE.

The system purchased by Sharjah TV consists of six channels of AXT400 receiver units, six AXT100 Axient Bodypack Transmitters and four AXT200 Axient Handheld Frequency Diversity Transmitters with KSM9 capsule. The complete system, including Spectrum Manager, Show link Access point, Rechargeable solution, Antenna distribution and a road-ready wireless Ethernet switch, offers the complete Axient features.

Since its establishment in 1989, by Dr Shaikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Sharjah TV has been deeply concerned with the Arabic language and national identity. It highlights both environment and community issues, and follows up the country's activities, giving special attention to

TED2014 marks the second time that DPA Microphones is part of the audio setup for the conference

TED2014 speaks up with DPA Microphones

Details: 14 March 2016

Canada - Heard by thousands of people through live audiences, simulcasts, webcasts and recordings, and millions more through online video engines, the annual TED Conference in Vancouver requires gear that matches its prestige. With discussions that address a wide range of topics within the research and practice of science and culture, microphones are vital to all TED audiences. To provide the ultimate in sound quality for presenters and performers at TED2014, technical team from McCune Audio/Video, the symposium's sound services company, relies on DPA Microphones' classic 4088 Directional Headset Microphones and d:screet 4060 Omnidirectional Microphone.

TED2014 marks the second time that DPA Microphones is part of the audio setup for the conference. The McCune Audio team used the same selection of mics at last year's event because of the high-quality audio of both mics and comfo

LSC releases new GenVI

Details: 14 March 2016

Australia - LSC has introduced a new intelligent dimming and power distribution unit, the GenVI Advanced Dimming System. GenVI is the sixth generation of dimmers to be manufactured by LSC since it first started making lighting products over 34 years ago. "GenVI has to be considered 'best in class' as it is more than a humble dimmer," says LSC. "GenVI is instead really a one-product solution for today's complex lighting and power control."

Equally at home in the lighting, sound and video markets, for portable or permanent installation, the new GenVI Advanced Dimming System allows any of its outputs to be configured as an 8 bit or 16 bit dimmer or alternatively as a direct power relay channel. This TruPower technology, introduced to the market by LSC over 5 years ago, enables the user to set some channels on the GenVI to dim traditional lamps and others to powe

RGGLED enjoys busy ProLight+Sound

Details: 14 March 2016

Germany - European LED specialist RGGLED from Lithuania enjoyed a busy and productive time at the 2014 Prolight+Sound in Frankfurt where they exhibited their newest products.

Highlighted on the booth were RGGLED's range of standard LED screens, their new LED Soft Screen and their hard-wearing LED Video Floor.

Based in Lithuania, which is where all the product design and manufacturing takes place, RGGLED offers nearly 20 years' experience in this specialist market, and its products have become widely used throughout Europe and known for their rugged build and quality engineering.

RGGLED's standard LED Screen is available in a number of pitches including P-10, P-12, P-16 and P-24, but it was their new P-6 high definition and high brightness product that was turning heads at Frankfurt. This is an indoor / outdoor screen that is ideal for rental, staging and sporting application

New user permissions enable three types of user - admin, standard and basic

Allen & Heath releases firmware update for QU Series

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Allen & Heath has released a new firmware update for its Qu Series of compact digital mixers. Downloadable from the website, v1.4 introduces several new features, including multiple access user permissions, Windows drivers for multitrack streaming, per scene recall filters and FX user libraries.

V1.4 includes the much anticipated Windows drivers, enabling bit-perfect, ASIO and WDM compliant multitrack playback and recording.

New user permissions enable three types of user - admin, standard and basic - with different levels of access, for example, for volunteers operators in houses of worship, or guest engineers visiting venues. The Admin user has access to all functions and can protect selected functions and allocate passwords if required for the other users.

Other new additions include per Scene Recall Filters, FX User Libraries, RTA Peak Band indication, and Qu-Drive

The ability of the VR-50HD to deal with a variety of analogue or digital input devices was an important factor in the specification

Churchill College presents the Roland VR-50HD

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - The Roland VR-50HD Multi Format AV Mixer has been chosen by Churchill College, Cambridge as the AV hub for their main lecture theatre that is used for academic lectures and college events as well as for commercial conferences and presentations.

The 'all in one' design of the VR-50HD and the fact that it could be operated by one person provided AV Manager Tim Cooper with the perfect front end solution for lecture capture, live streaming and recording - saving him time, space and money. Supplied to Churchill College by ProActive of Hemel Hempstead, the VR-50HD is used as a standalone hub to connect cameras, live stream to 'virtual' delegates and record in HD for the college archive. At the same time, the VR-50HD is processing the presentation content and displaying to a screen via a projector connected to the RGB output.

The ability of the VR-50HD to deal with a variety of

Rudi Enos - the designer of some of the largest temporary structures ever used by rock and pop stars

In print: The Sky is Not the Limit

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - The Sky is Not the Limit by Rudi Enos is expected to be first of three structures-related reference books by the world-respected tent designer Rudi Enos, the designer of some of the largest temporary structures ever used by rock and pop stars, festivals, spectacles and awards ceremonies throughout the world.

The book explores the history of tents and temporary structures from the earliest times to the present day. After graduating in engineering in the early 1970s, Enos worked in the motor-racing industry with the Shadow Formula 1 team before joining the entertainment world in 1974 as a "rigger and dogsbody" with a variety show touring Asia. After designing four stages for the Queen's Jubilee in 1976 and building a stage used by Mohammed Ali in South Shields, he designed his first tent, a big top used at Glastonbury Festival in 1978. Since then he has desig

Robe appoints Central Region US sales manager

Details: 14 March 2016

USA - Czech Republic-based lighting manufacturer Robe Lighting has appointed John McDowell as regional sales manager of the Central United States, effective 7 April.

McDowell, based in Austin, Texas, was most recently with Creative Stage Lighting as Western regional sales manager.

Due to higher sales volume and a wide range of popular products, Robe Lighting is expanding its reach in the U.S. under new CEO Bob Schacherl. This is the second new sales appointment to be announced in recent weeks in order to provide Robe clients with the excellent sales support and enhanced customer service that is expected.

McDowell has more than 25 years of industry experience in sales management with two automated lighting manufacturers, High End Systems and Vari-Lite. He also helped establish the North American distribution arm of special effects manufacturer Le Maitre, serving as president

W-DMX OEM Installed in RC4 dimmers

Details: 14 March 2016

Sweden - W-DMX by Wireless Solution Sweden AB is now coming OEM installed in the new W-DIM4 and W-DIMm3 by RC4 Wireless.

The next-generation W-DIM4 and W-DIMm3 wireless dimmers are the latest dimmers from RC4 Wireless, maker of award-winning low-voltage dimmers, for use with Wireless Solution W-DMX systems. The W-DIM4 is a four-channel wireless DMX receiver with four dimmers integrated into one small device. The W-DIMm3 is a wireless DMX receiver and three dimmers housed in a miniature device measuring only 80mm x 40mm x 20mm.

The W-DIMm3 is a miniature wireless DMX receiver and three-channel DC dimmer for use with Wireless Solution W-DMX transmitters. Its small size (80mm x 40mm x 20mm) is ideal for use in props, practicals and costumes. A comprehensive RDM implementation is accessible when RDM functionality is enabled in the host W-DMX system.

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First up on the who's who list of must-haves for all d&b users is Venue Editor in the d&b ArrayCalc simulation software

d&b goes live in Leeds

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - The next generation of System reality from d&b audiotechnik has arrived from Stuttgart; there's simply no substitute for getting close up and familiar with these new arrivals at PLASA Focus, Leeds 29-30 April, held once again at The Royal Armouries.

First up on the who's who list of must-haves for all d&b users is Venue Editor in the d&b ArrayCalc simulation software. Responding to feedback, the new software update allows users to create virtual venues with astonishing accuracy: every curve and little nuance of a space can be reproduced along balconies or obstacles that need to be considered.

Leeds is the first public outing in the UK for the eagerly anticipated D80 amplifier. In conjunction with ArrayCalc and the latest version or R1 Remote control software V2, the D80 represents the culmination of a long development programme. A slimmer visual appearance belies the incr

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