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Originally constructed in 2010 at a cost of £31m as one of the 2012 London Olympics host venues, it has now undergone an upgrade to its installed sound system in preparation for hosting the recent ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships.

First, OBA fitted Martin Audio's new CDD installation series on the terrace, meeting rooms and meeting room balconies, before providing their own MLA Compact rental system for the six-day Championships televised around the world.

OBA director, Phil Clark says, "The building is now being developed as a multi-purpose space for functions, including team building, but the former sound system had been specified for speech only by the main contractor rather than a specialist pro audio

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Gillian Kiamil, venue director at Olympia London said, "Blitz|GES's technical services are consistently highly rated by event organisers; they are the leaders in their field for the full range of event support, including large scale live events, conferences and exhibitions, which suits our considerably diverse events portfolio perfectly. We've worked together as a team over the past seven years and look forward to a fruitful partnership for the immediate future under the new banner of Blitz|

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Lighting designer Jason 'Blends' Ayala of ProSho (New York) supported each group with a lightshow that fit its individual sound like a visual glove at the recent Motown Legends Show in White Plains. He accomplished this feat using a single rig anchored by a collection of fixtures from Chauvet Professional.

"It was the same stage, the same event, but musically it was two very different shows," said Ayala. "The Jacksons were thumping high energy all the way. The Temptations, on the other hand, were more mellow with a slow,

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"Leopard is a sound revolution at its extreme limit," says Fredrik "Matazz" Holmstedt, production manager for Way Out West. "So much power and headroom from such a small, lightweight box is simply astonishing. There was no doubt that Leopard was perfect for a small stage that had limited clearance, troublesome marquee reflections, and half the crowd outside the tent canopy."

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He was an extremely valued member of the ETC Cobalt development team, and was also involved in the development of Congo.

Sarah Clausen, who was a close personal friend as well as colleague, says, "Bullen has been an incredibly valuable contributor to the development of ETC lighting control products. He brought real-world production experience to the table every time we discussed the further development of both families, and through his wisdom affected every Congo and Cobalt user's experience in a positive way.

"He was well known as a teacher and as a support resource for all users in Sweden. Bullen was a pioneer among European lighting designers in embraci

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Truss structures can be very complex; Eurotruss offers both ideas and solutions as part of their comprehensive service. The appointment of many new preferred partners across the globe shows Eurotruss are an innovative company, committed to growth in the market place.

"This move brings us ever closer to our customer, meaning we can be far more responsive to their needs by offering them, both locally stocked goods and expertise," said Martin Kuyper, CEO and founder of Eurotruss.

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Community was founded in 1968 by Bruce Howze and designs and manufactures high-performance indoor and outdoor loudspeakers that provide reliable, long-term service, often for applications in extreme and challenging environments. Its products can be found in the world's leading sports venues, auditoria, theme parks, worship facilities and convention centres, with recent installations including Commonwealth Stadium in Canada, Arena Lublin in Poland, St. Paul Union Depot in Minnesota, USA and World Cup venues in Brazil.

Audioprof Group International is the holding company established to develop and build strong audio companies with a focus on specific niches in the audio

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The stand design was inspired by the magnificent decorated marble and painted stucco of the Palacio Nacional (National Palace) in Mexico City, the seat of the federal executive which is located on the city's main square, El Zócalo. Much of the current Palacio's building materials are from the original palace that belonged to Moctezuma II during the Aztec Empire.

To replicate this as practically and effectively as possible at the ExCeL Centre, Robe collaborated closely with drapes specialists J&C

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Artichoke produce Lumiere Durham, which will once again transform the historic city with an ambitious programme of light installations from international artists from 12-15 November. Artichoke who have a reputation for bold, groundbreaking outdoor arts events was founded in 2005 with the mission to invade public spaces with extraordinary and ambitious art.

Light art installation specialist Nayan Kulkarni is currently working on innovative new artworks as part of Hull 2017, drawing on his experience with some of the most ambitious light works in the UK. Nayan Kulkarni's site

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Based in Barcelona, Lexon is headed up by Eva Thullen, who says, "Audient has been a highly respected brand in the pro audio field for over 18 years, and we at Lexon Distribucion S.A. are proud to be the distributor for the newer additions to their portfolio, the iD range of USB interfaces and ASP rack mounted devices. We have known the people at Audient for a long time and we are confident that we have an exceptional business opportunity with the brand."

Audient's owner Simon Blackwood adds, "Lexon has built up an exceptional distribution portfolio of complimentary brands and as such is ideally placed to connect us to music creators in Spain - we

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More than 40 years since they started out in Los Angeles, the band continues a creative partnership that is one of the most influential and enduring in music.

David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash have all been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice each and are also in the Songwriter's Hall of Fame, honored both for CSN as a group and as individual solo artists.

For the 2000+ capacity theatre, Dublin-based EQ Events deployed a system comprising nine Outline GTO C-12, three Outline Butterfly modules (as down-fills) and just three Outline DBS 18-2 subwoofers per side.

FOH engineer Ke

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Lord Lloyd-Webber and the Real Useful Group granted the Musiktheaterstudio in Bad Leonfelden, run by the Anton Bruckner Private University, permission to put on a series of performances. For this assignment, the lighting designer, programmer and operator Ingo Kelp, used Clay Paky A.leda Wash K10s, Clay Paky Alpha Profile 700s and Clay Paky Alpha Profile 1500s, along with other lights

Ingo Kelp explained his choice of equipment, "Some brands, like Clay Paky, are a must in theatres, not only for their excellent performance, but also for their brightnes

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This year the festival turned up the juice even more with a new Make Noise DJ stage that featured EDM stars like Erol Alkan and Grammy-winner Tom Findlay (Groove Armada), along with a dazzling array of 28 pixel-mapped Nexus 4x4 LED panels from Chauvet Professional.

When festival supplier London Speaker Hire approached John Rogers to design a lighting concept for the Make Noise stage, Rogers decided that the direction of the design should take on an obvious club persona. "Wi

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"Following my recent communication with Andy regarding Music Group's new customer- and solution-focused model, we have begun building a strong top-level organisation that shares our Vision for disruption and provides equally strong leadership. I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Andy Trott as Senior Vice President of the Professional Division, " said Uli. "I have long been aware of Andy's leadership role at Harman, so when we created the Professional Division at Music Group, his name was one at the top of our list. His track record in executive management in our

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"Our Air frame gives clients access to top-notch technology in a fantastic form factor," said Keith Harrison, head of LED for VER. "With a breakthrough in weight reduction, our Air 9mm has become one of the most popular rental products in our inventory, which is the largest and most diverse in the world."

Jeremy Hochman, leader of VER's

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Tasked by Skywalker Sound to create a new studio monitor with precision translation, exceptional power, and a great price point, Meyer Sound has created a product that brings tremendous accuracy for everything from the intricate details of dialogue to dynamic music tracks to explosive action sequences.

"Amie brings an incredibly smooth response across the spectrum," says Leslie Shatz, Wildfire Post Studios sound designer and re-recording mixer who has worked with a beta version of Amie. "It is very accurate for dial

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In such a complex installation, "we knew that Symetrix SymNet Radius DSPs would be reliable and flexible - in short, one less thing for us to worry about." These are the thoughts of Steve Haas, president and principal consultant of Milford, CT-based SH Acoustics, which was recently enlisted by NYC-based exhibition design firm Thinc Design to perfect the demanding audio installation for the USA Pavilion at Expo Milano.

The first world's fair since 2012, Expo Milano is taking place in Italy from May until 31 October 2015. Centred around the theme of Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life, the event is aimed at stimulating discussion about sustainable developments among the 140-plus participating nations. For its

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Each week, Overlake Christian Church (OCC) is filled with a variety of events as well as Christian services. The 5,000-seat sanctuary has been in operation for close to 20 years with an average weekly attendance of 3,500.

The modular Nexo STM system replaces equipment that was installed in the church when it originally opened. The system design and installation was performed by Morgan Sound (Lynnwood, WA) following a comprehensive study of the acoustical space and available rigging points.

The worship at OCC is contemporary, with a typical setup consisting of seven to eight musicians and four or five additional vocalists. Because th

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Adlib provided a large and innovatively designed 'racks-and-stacks' audio package for the recent UK leg of the current world tour. Adlib has a long history with New York based Firehouse Productions, providing stacks and racks in UK & Europe on world tours supported by them. One such tour was Radiohead in 2012 with FOH engineer Jim Warren who now works with Florence. Narci Martinez (RHCP & Josh Groban production manager) is at the helm, pulling this fantastic production together, as the tour's production manager.

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Elevation Worship is a contemporary Christian worship band from Elevation Church in Charlotte. The band has four other albums to its credit; the last two were also recorded live. Special Event Services (SES) in Winston-Salem, North Carolina provided turnkey sound, lighting and video support services for the live show. Elevation Church lighting director/programmer Andy Bentley designed and specified the fixtures for Time Warner Cable Arena.

"We treated the recording session and 26-camera HD video shoot like any other arena show," says Michael Brammer, director of touring operations at SES. "We provided sup