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"Will brings a ton of experience to the Apollo sales team. His leadership, understanding of the dealer relationship and ability to drive the customer to our products will make 2016 a very exciting year." Said Joel Nichols, president of Apollo Design.

Prior to joining Apollo Design Technology, Linnemeier was vice-president of international sales and business development for ABC Industries, Inc. He brings over 25 years of sales experience and an in-depth understanding of how to drive incremental revenue within sales, channel and custo

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"The new V-1HD is ideal for supporting both live events and presentations, as well as small broadcast setups for enterprise video users, schools and house-of-worship environments. It is also an amazing creative tool for visual artists or musicians who want to add video switching to their performances, create YouTube videos, mix content for online streaming and more," said Christian Delfino, vice president of sales and marketing for the Roland Professional A/V Division in the USA.

"It's the most affordable four-channel HD video switcher that includes a hardware interf

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Already, the first changes affecting the next event have been decided upon. The show will be moving to Halls 19 to 23 and the Palais am Funkturm on the northern section of the exhibition grounds (ExpoCenter City), thus providing trade visitors with a better overview and ensuring they need only travel short distances. The choice of new venue makes it possib

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Guenther used a single projector to project a mélange of imagery onto the back wall of the performance space, which mixed live and pre-recorded content for the show. Guenther filmed images of the dancers in stages of preparation for the performance - close ups of faces, arranging hair, donning point shoes etc - and juxtaposed these with live images of the performers in mid-air and on stage.

The opening number to the show (DSC 0013) included 'shadow' images of the dancers which Guenther was able to synchronise with the live performers, using MediaM

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This year was no exception with the addition of Clay Paky A.leda B-EYE and Mythos. The rig included both A.leda B-EYE K20 units flown and the A.leda B-EYE K10 on the floor. The smaller K10 were well suited to the space available but surprised with flexibility and output keeping up with the bigger units above. With so many dance numbers and little programming time proved their worth with flexibility. The ability to provide wash, beam or effects allowed for great variety across the season.

The Clay Paky Mythos was chosen b

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For the optimum solution in a raucous, challenging environment (incorporating three separate bars with different requirements) he turned to the catalogue of the Harman Professional brands, and then called on the company's UK and Ireland distributors, Sound Technology, to provide sales and installation support.

Ian Davis's company based its audio design around a matched Crown / JBL VRX line array system, with process and control provided by premium Soundcraft, BSS and dbx digital components, along with AKG mics. This forms part of a full AV package.

The venue itself is split into three main areas on the ground floor of Stadium Plaza - the Bierkeller, Shooters Sports Bar and A

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Spending Cuts - UK Theatre president Rachel Tackley has warned the industry to expect "pretty hideous" cuts in the government's upcoming spending review. She also voiced fears that, because the effect of cuts are not felt immediately, the general pub

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Ian Abernethy, Peerless-AV's director of sales UK, said, "We're pleased to be a sponsor and support Signagelive with their new UK demonstration facility for resellers, partners and end users. It's a great opportunity to show the various user scenarios for Samsung Smart Signage Displays, powered by Signagelive's System on Chip (SoC) software, and how our mounts provide vital 'behind the scenes' support for th

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dbn has been involved with the fun-filled event for the last six years and this year Nick Buckley once again designed the lighting and co-ordinated everything on site. The stage moved to a new position on the Princes Street side of Albert Square, right in front of the imposing Victorian Gothic architecture of Manchester Town Hall,

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The museum tells the story of Fort St Elmo's rich and varied history, including the dramatic Great Siege of 1565 and Malta's pivotal role in World War II for which it's citizenry were awarded the George Cross, the civilian equivalent of the Victoria Cross. Sarner worked with design consultants, Forward Architects Joint Venture and main contractor Camray to bring the project to life.

"Exhibits date back to the Bronze Age, around 2,500 B.C," explains Ross Magri, Managing Director at Sarner. "AV Stumpfl players are configured to display our content onto the screen. We remotely access the severs to update as necessary using a FTP server or i

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"We had the video wall positioned on top of the foyer steps and showed IMAG, interviews with players, advertising messages, performances by bands and break up patterns," said Darren Lussier of Image Production Services, which created the display. "It was a bright sunny day, but all of these images

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A statement reads: "We want to express our affection to all the families of victims. The International Show JTSE 2015 will take place as planned in Paris on 24 and 25 November 2015 in the Dock Pullman. As Organisers of the show we trust our visitors and our exhibitors for the best running of this event. We are all together!"

(LSi Online)

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To celebrate the temple's 20th anniversary, the socio-spiritual Hindu organisation, BAPS, decided to mark the occasion with a major event. PRG XL Video project manager, Nilkanth Patel, a regular attendee and volunteer at the temple, led the team producing the video for the event, which included former and current freelancers for PRG XL, Viral, Yagnesh and Hamanshu.

The celebration event spanned a full weekend in August, and included presentations and celebrations inside the temple, as well as a night-time projection mapping on to the exterior steps of the marble and limestone building.

Inside the temple, the brief called for a widescreen pro

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"It was good timing for us," said Christian. "Pushing the boundaries is about trying something new, and Vivid LIVE offers a really broad spectrum of contemporary musical content against which to make a judgement on effectiveness and utility. It's easy to assess something as great, but how easy and useful it is to apply is what really matters.

"When we came to implement d&b's ArrayProcessing we already knew of its potentia

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Thirty six Clay Paky Sharpys, 34 Clay Paky Mythos units, one grandMA2 full-size and one grandMA2 light were used (along with other equipment) at the festival, which took place at Unterpremstätten on Schwarzl Lake.

The lighting team consisted of lighting designer Daniel Pusnik, and Manfred Nikitser, who dealt with the technical management and MA programming, supported by Otto Schildknecht. Kenny Lippert was the lighting crew chief.

Manfred Nikitser reports, "For the stages, we first of all - of course - followed the headliners' instructions and requests. They were very cooperative and agreed to the idea of having a single lighting design for

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Ryan Burr, technical sales manager at Sennheiser Middle East stated that this broadcast- specific event followed the success of the Business Communications Day which Sennheiser held in September. "By focusing on a particular market vertical, we are able to address specific customer requirements which make these events very beneficial for attendees. In addition to product demonstrations, we deliver presentations that inform them about the latest trends in the industry,"

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Conjuring the spirit of St Cuthbert's Mist, Fogscape #03238 was made of 1,500 high pressure nozzles along 150m of 'fog line' placed on the steep bank of the River Wear beneath Durham Cathedral. Nozzles, high-pressure lines and pumps were supplied by French brouillard specialists Dutrie.

Northumbrian Water poured 15t of mains water an hour to keep the show flowing. Two hundred light fixtures were installed by Newcastle based Nitelites - 100 on the banks of the river, 50 lighting the lower wall of the cathedral, and 50 on the roofs of the cathedral to light the towers.

In keeping with the elemental nature of the piece, most of the fixtures were PAR 64 heads. The lights were controlled over a wi

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Established in 1994, Tewkesbury-based DB Systems supplies state-of-the-art audio visual and IT equipment, interactive software and temporary network infrastructure to trade shows, large exhibitions and live events in the global events market.

The business was founded by David Bulley who continues as CEO, leading a strong operations team with many years' experience in the events industry.

Sales and employee numbers have grown rapidly in recent years. The business now has annual revenues of £8m and 63 employees. It supplies equipment to some of Europe's best known events and venues, including Farnborough International Air Show, Mobile World Congress Barcelona and Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre, as well as technical support to trade show organisers acr

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Easy to use and budget friendly, Emulation Touch is designed exclusively for use with the Cuety app, the intuitive Emulation Touch programmer software. Available now for iPad from the Apple App Store and available soon for Android tablets from the Android app store, the Cuety user interface enables users to take full advantage of your tablet's mobility and multi-touch display.

Two hardware interface versions are available - Emulation Touch 1 and Emulation Touch 2. The Emulation Touch devices contain the powerful engine that runs a show, calculates fade times and renders dynamic effects. A standard cuelist-based system for control of up to 64 fixtures with 64 playbacks and 48 cues per playback, it includes a powerful

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Prior to joining the management team at Gerriets Gmbh, Bickel held the position of senior manager of Stage Engineering at Bosch Rexroth AG. During his tenure at Bosch Rexroth, Bickel focused his efforts on stage technology engineering as well as developing standardizations within the group. He also was head of stage engineering and a project manager at Bruger + Fisher GmbH & Co. KG and served in various technical capacities at The Bavarian State Opera and Bavarian Radio in Munich earlier in his career.

Founded in 1946, Gerriets has developed into a specialized company offering products and services to the stage and event markets.

(Jim Evans)