UK - With beginning of June, Laserworld launched their new website with a new, modern design and a new shopping system. Their shop solution was improved to better fit the requirements of B2B commerce: New product data feeds were made available to distributors, which make it easy to integrate Laserworld products into online shops, customer management systems and accounting software via XML feed.

In addition to that, new categories were implemented, providing bundle and set suggestions - for retailer, that want to get an initial product setup for their shop, and for commercial customers, that search for ready-to-go bundles with software, cables, etc.

Alexander Pokorny, marketing manager at Laserworld comments, "We frequently got inquiries from customers that weren't sure how

China - Located in the southern Guangdong province and bordering Macau, Zhuhai is a premier tourist hotspot in China. Recently, it is also the host to the Changlong International Circus Festival, of which the committee selected the Martin M6 Console to control and calibrate the lighting systems on and around the stage.

Local Martin distributor Guangzhou Dan-Pro Stage Equipment Co., Ltd recommended the console from a world-renowned brand not only to match the popularity of the venue, but also to provide a compelling experience to such a joyous event.

The Martin M6 console offers the most advanced visualization of lighting control, accommodating a wide product range from traditional fixtures to moving lights and even the most advanced media servers with ease. The setup for the festival features two M6 consoles of the 64 channel version, as well as eight Ether2DMX8 DMX routers.<

USA - A RoomMatch system from Bose Professional Systems was recently installed to solve the PA needs of Church of the Apostles, a mega-church in the Buckhead district of Atlanta. The installation was performed by Nashville-based firm CTS Audio, based on specifications arrived at in collaboration between CTS, church leadership and Bose personnel.

Interestingly, the church's media and communications director, Kevin Knox, was initially lukewarm on the idea of a Bose system in the sanctuary. He notes, "I just didn't associate the Bose brand with professional products." His mind was changed after he encountered a RoomMatch system demo at WFX. "[The system] had a real warmth that you don't usually get with a big PA system. It felt like it was right there in the room with you. I got the sense that it would be able to give us what we really needed: good intelligibility in

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Brazil - Originally built for the World Cup in 1950, Brazil's iconic Maracana stadium will host many of the major matches in the FIFA World Cup 2014, including the final on 13 July, with audio managed by the stadium's GLD digital mixer from Allen & Heath.

Located in Rio de Janeiro, Maracana was closed for a three-year major renovation, reopening last year with a GLD-80 mixer at the heart of an EV sound system. Fitted with a Dante network card, the mixer controls audio distribution around the entire stadium through fibre optic cables.

"The main reason we chose GLD was because of Allen & Heath's fantastic sound quality, reliability and ease of use," explains Augusto Bergamim, sound manager and system programmer at the Maracana.

The stadium will host four group games and next round games, a quarter final game, and the final.

(Jim Evans)

Belgium - Show designer Ignace D'Haese from leading Belgian creative show and design practice Arf & Yes 'imagineered a fabulous production design' incorporating lighting, video and scenography for the 2014 live finals of the Voice van Vlaanderen (The Voice of Flanders), staged in the Kuipke (Velodrome) in Gent.

The lighting rig included 100 Robe moving lights - amongst others - and the much anticipated final was broadcast live on Vlaamse Televisie Maatschappij (VTM) the main commercial channel in the Flemish region of Belgium, where five talented young artists battled it out to win the 2014 title.

Being in a position to design the full visual concept - as opposed to just lighting - for the show gave D'Haese a creative continuity that could be seamlessly applied at all levels.

His challenges included working in the 'found' space of the Kuipke which - exciting though site-spec

UK - The Technical Theatre Awards, which celebrates the outstanding achievements of people working behind the scenes, has announced the nominees for this year's event as voting officially opens.

63 individuals and venues are nominated across 18 awards covering all disciplines of technical theatre, ranging from achievements in Stage Management to Scenic Artistry, Wardrobe to Make-up & Wigs.

TTA creator Ian Taylor announced the opening of voting for the awards at the ABTT Theatre Show on Wednesday 11 June, taking to the Philips Entertainment stand at 13:15 to celebrate with gathered guests and press. To cast your vote, visit www.technicaltheatreawards.com/voting

According to the organisers, more than 1000 people have voted in the first 24 hours of voting going live. The winners will be announced at a special ceremony on Monday 6 October, during PLASA London at ExCel.

The TTA

The Netherlands - Thousands of schoolchildren are expected to visit a new 'ICER' innovation centre in the Dutch town of Ulft, which features a state-of-the-art educational hub transformed into different moods through vibrant colour-changes provided by Chroma-Q Inspire premium performance LED house lights.

ICER, which stands for Innovation, Creation, Education and Recreation, was founded by the local government, several schools, artists and local businesses to provide an innovation centre for young people and other visitors interested in the technical industry. Housed in an old factory, ICER has transformed the cavernous venue into an exciting, futuristic space. The centre is billed to be a thriving creative workspace where visitors will be provided with a broad spectrum of innovative workshops, ranging from brand new product presentations to such cutting-edge activities as 3D pr

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UK - Biodiesel specialist, Midas, will provide power to the Hopkins Homes International Polo at Trinity Park, Ipswich this month, the Suffolk Agricultural Association has confirmed.

Paula Slater, Trinity Park's polo events manager, comments, "We were impressed with the Midas touch, its purist approach to sustainability and its flexibility. The company's comprehensive service gives us a quality solution to our energy needs and total peace of mind, which is crucial when delivering first class events."

Midas director, David Noble, said, "We're really excited to be managing the power at the Hopkins Homes International Polo. Trinity Park is a local site for us and we hope the contract will serve as stepping stone to supplying other events in the area."

(Jim Evans)

UK - Blumano Ltd is an engineering-based company headquartered in the UK and working internationally which has been launched to provide a whole range of specialist services, expertise and consultancy which is related to lifting and load-bearing equipment for stages and other areas of entertainment industry production.

The company is headed by two industry professionals - Cristiano Giavedoni and Amedeo Guizzi. They bring many years of experience and a vast knowledge of the professional entertainment industry to the equation as well as their respective individual areas, plus imagination and an innovative approach.

Amedeo is a structural, mechanical and materials engineer with extensive experience working for high profile live entertainment projects. He is a skilled performer flying project & technical manager and has been technical director for numerous live shows and festivals.

USA - Bosch Security Systems has announced the appointment of Michael Doucot to the position of product marketing manager, Electro-Voice Portable Sound - North America.

Doucot moves into this key marketing role after a successful 10 years in customer service and sales with the company, most recently as a regional sales manager for the central US region. Doucot will continue to be based at EV HQ in Burnsville, Minn.

Doucot's new responsibilities include the development and implementation of marketing strategies for EV retail products - including portable loudspeakers, microphones, and electronics - and serving as a focal point for the voice of customer.

(Jim Evans)

USA - Cerwin-Vega! Reports that its P-Series Professional PA system was an integral part of the audio setup for the prestigious New Music Seminar (NMS) in New York. Marking its second year in attendance at the event, the Cerwin-Vega! P-Series provided a natural sound for all NMS presentations and performances.

See Factor, the lighting and sound company for the conference, supplied a total of eight full P-Series setups - comprised of two P1500X Loudspeakers and a P1800SX Subwoofer each - for traditional PA arrangements, two additional P1500X Loudspeakers for monitor wedges and two 16-Channel CVM mixers.

"Before we moved to our current location at the iconic New Yorker Hotel, the entire conference was held at Webster Hall," explains Dave Lory, musical director for the event. "Since it's an acclaimed music venue that hosts world-famous musicians, we always relied o

Australia - When the Crown Spas complex in Melbourne decided to upgrade their audio systems, Digital Living, a Melbourne based AV integrator, was contracted to do the work. In the process, Digital Living helped Crown Spas save an estimated 15 to 20 percent on the project by installing a QSC Q-Sys Core 500i processor at the heart of the system. In addition to the cost-effective and powerful integrated Core 500i processor, the Crown Spas complex audio upgrade also utilises 22 QSC TSC-3 touchscreens and 15 QSC CX254 four-channel amplifiers.

The Crown complex, located on the south bank of the Yarra river, is renowned for incorporating one of the largest casinos in the world, as well as three hotels, luxury shopping facilities, several nightclubs, a cinema, various restaurants and two spas, including the five-star Crown Spas.

The brief for the new audio system required the routing

USA - Listen Technologies Corporation, US distributor of Ampetronic have confirmed a new product release at InfoComm 2014. Ampetronic will be releasing Loopworks, a package of tools and systems with fully integrated expert support that will transform working with hearing loops at all levels. In April 2012 Listen Technologies partnered with Ampetronic to distribute Hearing Loop solutions to customers in the Americas.

At the heart of Loopworks is an online interface that gives rapid access to a suite of knowledge and tools, including measurement systems, design tools, training materials, an Ampetronic knowledge base and rapid access to support for your projects.

At InfoComm 2014 Ampetronic is demonstrating the first module of Loopworks to go live, a completely new and automated test and measurement platform 'Loopworks Measure'. Measure combines a smartphone or tablet app with a

USA - ArKaos PRO, Belgian software and media server manufacturer, will be exhibiting at InfoComm this week, with its exclusive North American distributor, A.C. Lighting on booth C5054.

The newly released ArKaos PRO MediaMaster 4.0 software will be on show for the first time in the USA, alongside ArKaos PRO's full range of media servers.

MediaMaster 4.0, the fourth generation of ArKaos PRO's software, brings more flexible protection via an optional dongle and many additional features. This ever-more powerful version of this favourite media server software still retains the simplicity of operation familiar to its users.

Comprising the Stage, Studio and Stadium servers, ArKaos PRO's range of media servers offers up to two-, four- and six-outputs respectively with features and controllability that meet any challenge or project requirement. The powerful systems offer a vast libra

Spain - www.workproaudio.com is the new website developed and launched by WORK Pro which contains all the last news and featured products that have been designed by the brand for the professional audio and installation sector. The aim is to offer a comprehensive communication to its potential and current customers with a site with all kind of information about WORK PRO audio products.

With the launch of www.workproaudio.com, users have within range different type of useful documents relative to the products, such as user manuals, datasheets, free software developed by the brand, high resolution pictures, application notes and videos, among others. All these pieces of information are available in the product cards and in the Download Centre of the site.

Beside of these resources and product cards, the new website is also a link to the extra documents and information available o

Denmark - Martin Professional has announced the release of MAC Viper firmware 2.0. The update contains fixes for all known issues and improvements on existing functionality including low noise cooling for the entire MAC Viper Family.

"Since its launch two years ago, the MAC Viper family quickly became a new industry standard being used in all sorts of entertainment environments," stated Markus Klüsener, product manager for stage lighting, Martin Professional. "Be it corporate events, theatre or concerts, the whole MAC Viper family can cover it."

Low noise cooling, which at first was only implemented in the Performance version, is now standard throughout the entire family. Aligned dimmer-curves and smoother effect speeds are also valued additions to the new firmware.

"We have been in close dialogue with lighting designers, rental companies and techni

UK - Ron Bonner, PLASA's technical resources manager for the last 12 years, has left PLASA to start his own consulting company, Arbec Ltd. The new venture is a direct result of the volume of requests recieved from members and non-members alike for specialist assistance on a one-to-one basis that he was unable to provide in his original role at PLASA. However, Bonner has not completely parted company with PLASA as he is now providing Technical Resource support for PLASA through Arbec. Arbec offers a range of technical and health and safety services to PLASA members and the industry in general (with discounts for PLASA members). To contact Ron, email: ron@arbec.co.uk

UK - The partnership of Capital Sound and their Martin Audio MLA systems - both the full size and compact multi-cellular versions - are asserting themselves increasingly in the dance sector as the new festival season kicks in.

With top accounts ranging from Deadmau5 to Fatboy Slim already in their portfolio, the London based production/rental company was tasked with delivering sound for two growing, if quirky DJ events on the same May Bank Holiday weekend recently. We Are FSTVL in Upminster, Essex, and Run to the Sun at Newquay in Cornwall tested the mettle of their premium and award-winning Martin Audio PA systems - and once again they came through with flying colours.

Both also occupied challenging sites where sound containment was of paramount importance. We are FSTVL dance promoters Reece Miller, Nikki Gordon and David Winney, fired by the success of 2013's one-day event (

UK - For 10 years Sky has been sponsoring young people in schools by providing mentors from the top people in sport. Sky Sports Living for Sport is one of Sky's Bigger Picture initiatives. One of the new shows that has stemmed from this is Game Changers, a new sports show for kids, packed with a range of ideas and activities to help young people get involved in anything from athletics to zumba.

The show, which is filmed live, includes appearances from celebrity guests and athletes from all sorts of different sports, alongside fun tips and master classes from superstars.

Last week the show had its very own Awards, presenting winners of categories such as Student of the Year. Richard Martin Lighting (RML) provided Sky and the team with the lights for the event.

When LD Richard Bowles heard that we had recently taken stock of the Clay Paky A.Leda B-EYE K20, he jumped at

Belgium - Barco is expanding its projection portfolio for rental and staging with a new three-chip DLP projector. Offering a brightness level of 35,000 centrelumens, the new HDQ-4K35 is capable of showing native 4K content at 60 Hz frame rates. It features an integrated design with internal power supply, rental frame and no external chimney fan.

TheHDQ-4K35 is fully ready to be combined with Barco's ground breaking 4K screen management system, which allows native 4K projector blending - a first in the industry. Barco will unveil the new HDQ-4K35 at InfoComm, from 18 - 20 June in Las Vegas, and the projector will be commercially available as of Q4 2014.

"Barco has been the industry leader in high-brightness and high-resolution projection technology for decades and with the introduction of the HDQ-4K35 projector we continue to raise the bar for image quality," comments

South Africa - All you need is Robe! This was the case for the Chinese Taikang Conference held on 23 April, where the Edwardian arches and high ceilings of the City Hall in Cape Town were lit in green by Robin DLX and DLS fixtures. The technical was supplied by CCPP and the show run on a grandMA2 Ultra Light.

Cape Town based CCPP Group) were the technical supplier for the Taikang Conference, an event attended by some 830 Chinese speaking delegates.

CCPP's founder, Clint Cawood, is all about getting the job done right. For this event, one of the client's requirements was creating an environmentally friendly or green event. This is right in line with how CCPP likes to operate.

He purchased 12 Robe Robin DLX fixtures, four Robe Robin DLS's and one grandMA2 Ultra Light from Bradley Bruchhausen who represents DWR Distribution in Cape Town.

"The end result spoke for itself,

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