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The studio, located on the 16th floor of The Shard in London features 80 of these Robe moving lights.

mo2 design was commissioned by set design and constructor Studio Hamburg, Germany's leading production service centre for film and television, which installed the studio's set and infrastructure on the strength of their designs for other high profile TV studio installations. These have included Phönixhof in Hamburg (also using Robe lights) and Sky Sports News in Munich.

The 600sq.m London studio is divided into two elements - the News Studio and th

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The first new team member is Paul Young, who has been appointed as Brand Manager Rigging. Paul brings over 20 years' of the Live Entertainment sector and a wealth of experience gained in rigging and stage lighting to the position.

AED Distribution currently distributes some of the industry's leading rigging brands including the Prolyte trussing & staging range and Columbus McKinnon hoists, and wishes to add Young's experience to this rapidly growing area of their business. His role will primarily be to manage the brands and the link between manufacturer and the expanding AED sales team to ensure end users benefit from a truly focussed relationship wi

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Simon brings with him 15 years' worth of experience, having worked previously for audio brands Sennheiser and Audio-Technica, and distributors C:UK and Polar.

Simon joins a strong team of specialists headed up by Sales Manager Scott Pollard, and will be responsible for the audio portfolio at Midwich. The field-based role means that Simon will be able to assist dealers with all elements of a project, no matter where they are based, from helping make the right decision in terms of audio to demonstrating the products.

Simon stated that: "It's great to be joining a successful company that is continually developing its strategy and approach to business. Audio is a significant part of any project, and I'm really plea

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Acorn will supply two 60m wide outdoor stage roofs using their Space Roof product combined with steel truss video wings to support 730sq.m of LED screen. Each main stage will be supplied complete with a newly designed cowshed arrangement, front-of-house structures and delay towers. In addition to the main stages, Acorn will also provide over 900sq.m of standalone stage platforms and wheelchair user platforms across 8 indoor arenas at the festival using its modular Layher decking system.

Ian Greenway, director of production company LarMac

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Linda started with Rope Assemblies in October 2006 and during her time as operations manager has taken the company through ISO9001:2008 and recently also achieved the EN795 standard for anchor strops.

"Linda is an invaluable member of the team and has been instrumental in achieving the Quality Standards for the company and the development of new exciting products. We all wish her all the very best in her new role," says the company.

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Suitable for capturing quality audio for field recording, dictation, news reporting, audio/video recording, and more, the MVL omnidirectional condenser lavalier microphone connects directly to any iOS and Android device for ultimate convenience and mobility.

Connecting directly to tablets and smartphones, the MVL is designed to be used with Shure's newest iOS app, ShurePlus Motiv Mobile Recording App, which is loaded with smart features for high-quality digital recording on-the-go and enables users to share audio files by email and text.

"With the MVL, we are expanding the options in our new Motiv product line to help professionals and consumers record quality audio on-the-go through mobile devices. MVL is a lav

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Alan Li, vice general manager of RV Sun Acoustics explained their choice of Pan Beam, "With many column speakers available in the market over the last 10+ years, many companies have engineered their own solutions as part of an existing range of products in an attempt to tap into the growing market.

"We have been looking at the various solutions available in the market and all had their strengths and weaknesses, heavy, big, difficult to set up, so we were looking for a company that was specialised in steerable products but also offering a slim line of passive speakers, that had leading technology and the feature set that the market needed.

"We ultimately wanted outstanding performance combined with simpl

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The energy levels in Hall 9 of the Messe exhibition centre and specifically on and around the Kinesys booth were definitely up on 2014, and once again, the brand attracted a lot of interest from multiple market sectors and visitors from all over the world.

The launch of Pathfinder reinforced Kinesys' confidence in the exhibition as a major international gateway for the entertainment technology industry. It also built on the last 12 months' drive to get the brand further established within new territories, of which the company's inaugural Prolight exhibition in 2014 was an integral part.

"We were exceptionally pleased with the interest in Pathfinder and in Kinesys generally," underlines MD Dave Weatherhead.

"Followi

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The Zero 88 team helped generate a great buzz and enjoyed a huge response to the FLX from the public as well as amassed international press and media.

A special press event on the Thursday was attended by a slew of industry journalists from around the world, and FLX demonstrations involving multiple consoles took place throughout the show on the stand of Zero 88's German distributor Ultralight. This was right at the heart of all the action in Hall 11 - arguably and consistently the busiest of the expo.

FLX has been designed to maximize the creativity and time of lighting designers working on medium sized shows across all sectors of the industry.

This powerful and compact console offers a clea

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Entertainment Advisors will be providing a variety of services to companies in the entertainment equipment community, including, but not limited to theatrical/entertainment equipment dealers, production companies, manufacturers reps, manufacturers and individuals.

Entertainment Advisors' services will include mergers and acquisitions advisory services and business and financial consulting. In addition they will offer strategic sales and business development advisory services.

Mark commented, "I believe Mike and I possess a unique blend of industry experience and expertise. We also love this industry and want to continue to serve it. It is our objective to work with our clients effectively and efficiently in helping them achieve their short and long ter

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In keeping with its pioneering, forward thinking ethos, Fulbridge has enhanced its internal surroundings with a thought-provoking series of themed areas that relate to specific topics being studied by its children. The school contacted integrators Playfords, with a view to adding a carefully manageable audio element to the project and they, in turn, consulted with Audiologic as to the best way to meet the requirements of the project.

The school wanted to add a separate audio element to each of 23 themed areas in three separate corridors and one to a communal hall. Each of three separate corridors running away from a main corr

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Join the Elation team 12-13 May at Stand N-D32 for the opportunity to talk in depth with qualified Elation personnel and get an up-close look at Elation's line of versatile lighting solutions.

The new ACL Series features a new highly advanced collimator lens optic, the largest single multi-chip LED lens optic to date at the same size of a PAR 20 lamp. Using the newest high-output Osram RGBW 15W multi-chip LED, its large-size optical design produces a laser-like homogenized 4-degree beam from each lens for extremely high output efficiency. Five models are available - ACL Par, ACL Bar, ACL

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"This will be our third year at London's ExCeL," says Christopher Toulmin, director of Events Division at PLASA. "Relocating events is never an easy decision to make but the closure of Earls Court made it inevitable. Our move to ExCeL- the only venue in London that can fully support the technical requirements of our industry- has proved the right decision and has enabled us to pursue our exciting plans for development."

With a track record of hosting world-leading events such as PLASA London, ExCeL is the UK's largest exhibition and conference venue and a compelling destination for business professionals. Part of a 100 acre campus, ExCeL boasts easy transport links to central London

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O.H.R.C.A stands for three key concepts: Open; High Resolution; and Configurable Architecture and provides more adaptability to individual workflow than any previous option. This combination adapts to the needs both of the application and the operator by delivering 128 freely definable audio paths, an extremely flexible user interface, expandable protocols and multiple-format I/O choices. All paths are delivered at a pristine 24-bit/96kHz sound quality.

The basis of O.H.R.C.A is that the internal architectur

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First of those solutions is free product training and support. On 22 and 23 April a Prolyte Campus was held at the Distribution UK facility located in High Wycombe.

Over 20 professionals attended during the two days, taking away a variety of hands-on experience and real-life experiments.

The Campus is a Prolyte Group driven initiative to support its customers with the best and most up-to-date knowledge available. Providing the tools and training to use the Prolyte Group products safely and in compliance with applicable standards and regulations will help them in performing better.

Prolyte Campus offers a complete programme of learning activities to c

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The 2,300sq.ft theatre is a collaboration between Theatre Projects, design architect, Renzo Piano Building Workshop, and executive architect, Cooper, Robertson & Partners. The flexible performance space features a retractable seating system, six catwalks, a variable acoustic ceiling, and an all LED performance lighting system-one of the first all-

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The Central American and Caribbean Games are held every four years with athletes from the region competing in a variety of sports, some of which qualify them for the Pan American Games. The Games were staged in the newly refurbished Estadio Luis 'Pirata' Fuente in Veracruz where more than a million people watched approximately 5,700 participating athletes.

Lighting director Paul Sonnleitner programmed the lighting using two grandMA2 full-size consoles, two grandMA2 light and a MA onPC command wing as well as a MA onPC fade

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"I can't say enough about the Leo system," says Francis, who has previously mixed Aerosmith, ZZ Top, Kanye West, and New Kids on the Block. "Ariana's vocals sound absolutely amazing through it. I've had some visiting engineers comment on how 'in-your-face' the sound is from LEO, like you can almost reach out and touch it. Every small, subtle move I make in the mix is clearly audible. I can't believe it sometimes - it's almost like sitting in a studio."

For most shows, the system comprises main front hangs of 14-each Leo-M and four Ly

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David Conner is the centre's audio department head: "We have just completed a significant investment in the Perelman cinema system, this is now full 4k specification, a 32,000 lumen Barco projector, 40ft wide Stewart Filmscreen, and a bespoke 7:1 audio system using d&b audiotechnik V-Series and E-Series, designed and implemented by Pete Cosmos at systems integrator, Acme Professional.

Seating 650 and with two shallow balconies above the stalls/ orchestra, Cosmos considered the room to be generally sound reinforcement friendly: "It has a variable acoustic and can be softened for cinema sound reinforcement. We had already installed a surround sound system using d&b E8 loudspeakers, but to complete the system some weight w

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The ESD 5 is equally at home as a discreet sound reinforcement product for entertainment venues, houses of worship, schools and boardrooms and can be used with KV2 Audio's ESD subwoofers to create an ultra-compact portable PA System.

The use of a conventional compression driver rather than a soft dome tweeter ensures that the ESD 5 offers KV2's renowned sound and ensures consistent performance throughout venues when augmenting existing KV2 systems