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Community Theatres was chaired by Henry Bonsu and took place at the Grade II (*) listed City Varieties Music Hall, Leeds on 24 April 2014.

Mhora Samuel, Theatres Trust director said: "We learnt how cultural well-being is being promoted through the new Community Rights agenda and that communities are taking control, determining priorities and working together to ensure there is a future for our theatres in towns and cities that reflects the diversity of communities across the nation."

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Mathew Street is one of Liverpool's most vibrant nightlife destinations. Each year thousands of tourists visit the street's Cavern Club, where the Beatles played on numerous occasions in their early career.

Situated just metres away from the Cavern Club and other entertainment venues on the street, ACSP were tasked with creating an energy friendly, architectural lighting solution to help bring the space to life at night inline with its lively surroundings.

Led by ACSP project manager, Lance Bromhead - a selection of low maintenance, energy efficient lighting products were specified for the project, including a n

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Says BB: "We hope you don't mind, but if you do visit our stand we are likely to ask you to dip your hand into your pocket for some loose change (or the paper stuff if you are feeling generous) to help us raise funds for RAFT (Restoration of Appearance and Function Trust): RAFT website."

Products on show will include the VIGIL3 voice alarm, a new touchscreen microphone, Omnicare EVC with touchscreen control and the new style Advance DRS, CARE2 EVC and VIGIL2 Eclipse3.

(Jim Evans)

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There are many reasons why Coda has captured the imagination of the audio industry with its innovative patented technology, not least of which is the company's commitment to delivering outstanding dynamic results through the design and manufacture of each and every component of its systems at its European facility.

Booth # C12319 and demo room MR - N105 at InfoComm 2014 will see Coda reveal its prowess by showing a comprehensive range of products that deliver high quality, cost effective solutions to satisfy the most discerning and complex professional sound reinfo

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A truly versatile system, it offers eight mixable PGM outputs and four scaled Aux outputs for full show control with a single box. The E2 will be showcased from 18 - 20 June at the Barco booth at InfoComm in Las Vegas.

"We are proud to be breaking ground in superior image processing technology with the launch of our revolutionary E2 image processor," says Bill Morris, vice president venues & hospitality at Barco. "Supporting native 4K input and output, it is the first and only screen management syst

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To be released on the SFS Media label in June 2014, the use of wireless microphones in the recording of this project is believed to be the first time this work has been captured in this fashion. Digital Hybrid Wireless technology from Rio Ranch, NM-based Lectrosonics was utilised.

San Francisco-based Jack Vad, whose pedigree includes over 200 commercial classical releases for prominent labels including BMG Classics, Nonesuch Records, and New Albion Records in addition to projects for SFS Media, serves as the producer / engineer of the San Fr

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Originally built in the 1950's, the Church has recently grown to over 2500 congregants, presenting the need for expansion including an expanded sanctuary area, as well as an audio upgrade.

"The project had a lot of design challenges that added time to the build calendar," shares Jeff Geisler of EMI Audio, the AV design/build contractor for the project. Enter the implementation of an Allen & Heath GLD-80 mixing console as the centrepiece of an extensive audio upgrade.

"The ease of set up with the Allen & Heath GLD-80 helped us make up for lost time due to construction issues. Everything about Allen & Heath mixers and accessories worked as billed and are straightforward. Sometimes you ha

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Lighting designer Peter Greenbaum was planning on running halogen panels, when Drew DeCorleto, director of lighting production at World Stage (New York), asked him to consider the Nexus 4 x 4 LED panels instead. "On Drew's recommendation I tried the Nexus and was very pleased," said Greenbaum, who is now using the Nexus 4 x 4 throughout the Today Show's Toyota Concert Series. "My programmer, assistant LD Brian Davis, is also having a lot of fun with them."

In addition to being the lead lighting director for the Today Show, Greenbaum, (Illumination By Design, NY), has wor

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It is Lighting designer Mark Wheatley's first full blown tour with Entec. The west London based rental specialist did supply extras for some shows on last year's Thick As A Brick tour and after that Wheatley was really keen to work with them again.

"Working with Entec is a brilliant experience - they have a great attitude towards work and people, the kit is excellent and I am very happy to use Entec any time."

The show is divided into two halves. The first is a performance of Homo Erraticus in its entirety, and the se

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Fresh and fully energised after the recent PALM Expo 2014 in Beijing, Digime's COO Lenlo Zhu and his team are encouraged by the visitor response to the Audient range. Lenlo says of the iD22, "It's simply fantastic! It has that traditional, classic Audient console sound, with a British design style. A monitor, mixer and mic preamp all combined in one unit - it's a best buy!"

Audient's Simon Blackwood confirms, "Digime has built a strong presence in the pro audio market and is uniquely positioned to connect directly with our rapidly growing customer base in China. We couldn't be happier with the new partnership."

China distributor HX Audio will continue to look after Audi

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Appointed by brand experience agency Jack Morton Worldwide, the size of the venue was not the only problem because significant movement was also involved, requiring 24 surround sound zones plus significant LFE. This was achieved with 12 powerful yet detailed point source speakers either side of the seating block and enough strategically placed subwoofers to thrill the audience. This system was mirrored on the other side of the 'catwalk' style staging to complete the 24 zones.

This was not something that could be easily managed with the existing portfolio of equipment, so the search began for something that could do the job. The Delta team had encountered Pyramix being used at the London Olympics in 2012 and wondered

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To ensure the highest quality audio, sound engineer, Kyle Pyke, and Grammy Award-winner, Jesse Lewis, who is the music producer and co-sound engineer on the project, are using several pieces from DPA Microphones' product line.

Included in their audio arsenal are d:dicate 4007A Omnidirectional mics for location recording and a combination of d:dicat

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Utopium's six figure investments have added significantly to the choice of modern LED lighting the company can offer event organisers and lighting designers.

Utopium's managing director Colin Bodenham comments, "Having listened to clients, applied our experience and researched recent product releases, we've added some revolutionary lights to our inventory. LED technology means improved sustainability and economy through reduced power consumption and being small means less transport and weight loading. The colours and output from these relatively small fittings are incredible and we are all looking forward to having less weight to rig in roofs or truss."

There are four key elements of the investment:

The cutting edge SGM P-5 Washlight and SGM X-5

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The 'Basic Wireless Microphones and Monitoring' course, aimed towards achieving practical setup of small RF systems, will run on 25 June, 20 August and 28 October 2014, whilst the 'Wireless Mics and Monitoring - The Masterclass', for experienced engineers, will be launched later in the year.

"Feedback from previous students has been very positive," says Tim Sherratt, engineering & technical services manager at Sennheiser UK, who heads up the UK Sound Academy. "The combination of e-learning, tutoring and workshops seems to have worked well."

The Sound Academy's RF training package is accredited by InfoComm and successful participants of the course earn

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ETC's new Cobalt desks have been impressing lighting designers and board operators with their quick and efficient operating style since they were launched at PLASA 2013. There are now two desks in the range: Cobalt 20 and Cobalt 10. Each has the same power, but the smaller Cobalt 10 has a reduced footprint, allowing it to fit into smaller venues.

The Source Four LED Series 2 Lustr fixture updates the hugely successful Source Four LED line. The addition of lime green emitters fills in gaps in the colour spectrum, creating the most effective LED light source yet. With twice the brightness of the original Source Four LED in 'colours that matter' like pinks and ambers, and pastel blues and la

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Expertly directed by Ben Miles of Mixed Emotions London and engineered by Phil Haynes with Phil Johnston as Lead Projectionist both working for XL Video, the show featured 32 unique outputs from only five live Avolites Media Ai S8 systems. These, connected to a total of 46 Panasonic 20k projectors, and coupled with three floating backup servers, created a stunning visual environment.

"Avolites Media were very proud to supply our servers to XL Video for use on this special project," stated Avolites Media

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Front of House engineer Luis Irizzary first worked with the band back in 2007 and 2008, and having returned to the Calle 13 fold in 2012, he has been working with the band since. His reasons for using the SD8-24 are two-fold: the channel count, "I use 58 mic inputs on 52 channels at Front of House, but the console is still not maxed out," he says; and its compact size.

"The Front of House and monitor console share one rack," Luis expl

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Paul ('Nunners'), began his career at Project Music in 1987 and went on to work for Shuttlesound, Sound Technology and Sennheiser. Close friend Stephanie Dell of Sound Marketing told LSi: "He loved his work and spoke warmly of the great friends he had made in our industry. His dry-witted story-telling was legendary - his observations were funny and sharp but always affectionately delivered. Nunners was an incredibly popular guy. In the ten years I knew him, I never heard a bad word said about him. He loved nothing better than to be with his people, at home and at work. First and foremost Paul was a family man who absolutely adored his wife Karen and children Alex and Cara. Paul approached his illness from the outset with e

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TSL have decided to establish a separate rigging division to focus on a wide range of projects, requiring equipment rental, design and specification. TSL's MD Sam Tamplin commented, "We are glad to have Tim's experience and skill to add to our team and to focus on growing our capabilities in the rigging market."

Tim Roffey added, "I am excited to be involved with TSL, as they continue to expand as a brand and operation. TSL's commitment to investing in quality equipment and their high production values are smoothing I am proud to be associated with. I am looking forward to getting i

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Red Pepper's CEO Cecil Barry and facilities manager Marius Maritz joined forces with Gill, Cutts and van der Merwe to come up with a revolutionised set design and optimised LED lighting rig, including 14 x Philips Selecon Studio Panels, six Philips Selecon PLcyc1 luminaires and eight Philips Selecon SPX Zoomspot luminaires, supplied by DWR Distribution, for their studios in Linden, Melville and Braamfontein.

"I was very surprised with the Philips Selecon Studio Panels," said Maritz. "They perfectly lit the entire virtual rig,