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Peerless-AV's mounting solutions provides behind the scenes support at Signagelive's UK Experience Lab

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - AV technology pioneer Peerless-AV has announced its collaboration with Signagelive, global suppliers of cloud-based digital signage technology, for the launch of its UK Experience Lab in Saffron Walden, Essex. The new lab, which opened on 3 November, is kitted out with a range of Samsung Smart Signage displays mounted on Peerless-AV brackets to show real-world examples of how Signagelive is used for retail, quick serve restaurant (QSR) and corporate communications.

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'

dbn switches on in Manchester

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - dbn Lighting provided full illumination for the 2015 Manchester City Centre festive lights switch on, getting the pre-Christmas party in the north-west off to a rocking start. The event was hosted by popular local radio station Key 103's Debbie Mac with long-running soap Coronation Street stars Kym Marsh and Catherine Tyldesley. Record crowds - estimated at around 20,000 - were entertained by Scouting for Girls and Lemar, the casts of Cinderella and The Sound of Music, both currently playing in the city, together with a local choir.

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,

The museum tells the story of Fort St Elmo's rich and varied history (photo: © Sarner)

Sarner deploys AV Stumpfl at Malta museum

Details: 14 March 2016

Malta - In a compelling and exciting installation of multimedia technology, Sarner created and installed a vast array of 700 graphics panels and content for over 100 audiovisual productions at the new National War Museum, Malta.

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

Rangers faithful gathered at Madison Square Garden's Foyer Court for a celebration before the team's opening game

Chauvet pumps up Rangers opening celebration

Details: 14 March 2016

USA - Heading into the 2015-16 season, the New York Rangers and their fans had plenty of reasons to be optimistic. The NHL club had earned a team record 113 points the previous year and reached the Eastern Conference finals. Even better things were expected this year, when Rangers faithful gathered en masse at Madison Square Garden's Foyer Court on West 33rd Street in Manhattan for a celebration before the team's opening game. The throngs of fans on hand were able to follow the festivities on a large video wall made of MVP Ta8 Curve LED panels from Chauvet Professional.

"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

JTSE 2015 will take place as planned in Paris on 24 and 25 November 2015 in the Dock Pullman.

JTSE Paris to take place as planned

Details: 14 March 2016

France - Organisers of the Paris-based trade show JTSE have announced that the exhibition will take place next week as planned, despite the recent terror attacks on the city.

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)

The celebration event spanned a full weekend and included presentations inside the temple, as well as a night-time projection mapping outside

PRG XL Video for Neasden Temple anniversary

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - In 1995, construction work was completed on the world's largest Hindu temple outside of India. The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir - or 'Neasden Temple' as it is popularly known - has since become one of London's best known buildings.

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

Vivid LIVE at Sydney Opera House (SOH) has always pushed the boundaries

ArrayProcessing at Sydney Opera House

Details: 14 March 2016

Australia - Since its inception seven years ago, Vivid LIVE at Sydney Opera House (SOH) has always pushed the boundaries, whether in performance style, musical content, or the support structures that underpin it. So when Jeremy Christian, head of sound and AV at the SOH suggested to the festival curator Ben Marshall that he wanted to implement a new piece of control software from d&b audiotechnik, Marshall said, "I'm all for it."

"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

More than 100 artists performed on five different stages (photo © Jack Langer)

Clay Paky Mythos and GrandMA2s on the lake

Details: 14 March 2016

Austria - This year was the sixth Lake Festival, the biggest EDM event in Austria. More than 100 artists performed on five different stages, including Avicii, David Guetta, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Steve Aoki, Alesso and Tiësto.

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

The event aimed at informing and educating customers from the broadcast industry on the latest solutions from Sennheiser

Sennheiser and UBMS host broadcast event in Dubai

Details: 14 March 2016

UAE - Sennheiser, in conjunction with UAE-based regional reseller partner United Broadcast & Media Solutions (UBMS) successfully hosted a workshop in Dubai on 12 November, 2015. Titled Broadcast Sound Perfected, the event aimed at informing and educating customers from the broadcast industry on the latest solutions from Sennheiser's ENG, studio and outside broadcasting (OB) product ranges.

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,"

Fogscape #03238 was a collaboration between veteran Japanese artist Fujiko Nakaya and Simon Corder

Fogscape on the River Wear

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - The artwork Fogscape #03238 was presented at Lumiere Durham last week. Fogscape #03238 was a collaboration between veteran Japanese artist Fujiko Nakaya and Simon Corder of London.

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

The DB Systems team in their new warehouse

WestBridge supports DB Systems with growth plans

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Westbridge Capital has led a £4m financing to assist DB Systems Limited with its future growth plans.

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

Easy to use and budget friendly, Emulation Touch is designed exclusively for use with the Cuety app software

Emulation Touch turns tablets into consoles

Details: 14 March 2016

USA - Emulation Touch from Elation Professional is a new generation lighting controller that turns your tablet into a powerful lighting console, says the company.

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

Andreas Bickel - executive manager of technical projects

Andreas Bickel joins Gerriets

Details: 14 March 2016

Germany - Gerriets GmbH has announced the appointment of Andreas Bickel as executive manager of technical projects and a newly formed position as director of research and development.

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)

Matt Lloyd (right), managing director of GDS collected the award on behalf of the company and paid tribute to all the night's nominees

GDS wins green product award on home turf

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Lighting manufacturer GDS won an award at the recent Bristol Post's Green Capital Awards, held at the city's Marriot hotel. In 2015 Bristol became the first UK city to be awarded the status of European Green Capital. This annual award, an initiative of the European Commission, is designed to promote and reward the efforts of cities to improve the environment. The city won the award by achieving high environmental standards, driving ambitious goals for sustainable development and acting as an inspirational role model to other cities.

In recognition of Bristol's achievement, the Post newspaper, with the help of main sponsor Velopost, scoured the city to find the people and organisations who make an exceptional contribution to the green agenda. After considering a host of nominations, each of the eleven categories was narrowed down to three nominees, with GDS triumphant in the

Absen Europe appoints Hans Christian Stucken

Details: 14 March 2016

Germany - Absen Optoelectronics Co., Ltd., global manufacturer of high quality LED displays, has appointed Hans Christian Stucken as senior marketing executive for its European operation.

Based at Absen's European headquarters in Rüsselsheim, Germany, Stucken has assumed the lead role in the European Marketing Department, responsible for all of Absen GmbH's marketing activities in the European region, as well as the delivery of the marketing strategy and co-ordination of other marketing goals globally.

Commenting on his new role in Rüsselsheim, a stone's throw from neighbouring Frankfurt am Main, Stucken said: "I am excited to have joined Absen at this crucial point in time of the company's European development." He continued: "As I'm truly passionate about technology, it's impossible for me to work for a company unless I actually believe in the quality of the

Andy Dockerty, Graham Cochrane, Steph Fleming, Dave Jones and Dave Kay

Adlib acquires EFX Audio

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Adlib has confirmed the acquisition of EFX Audio in Scotland. Since the early nineties Adlib has enjoyed close connections with numerous Scottish artists including Texas, Del Amitri and Gun together with their management and associated promoters. Naturally, through this, Adlib has also evolved a close business relationship with EFX that has developed into a genuine friendship.

Adlib's MD and Texas FOH engineer until 2014 Andy Dockerty recalls, "I remember mixing my early Texas shows in Scotland and being extremely impressed with the way the EFX sound systems were presented. They set the standards in Scotland and had a huge part to play in how Adlib developed during the early nineties. It is a true 'benchmark' company.

"The opportunity to develop this company further and continue the amazing work of industry legend Johnny Ramsay was too big an opportunity to miss

Club de l'Etoile prides itself on the best audio and visual technology for its films

Yamaha shines at Club de L'Etoile

Details: 14 March 2016

France - For nearly a hundred years Club de l'Etoile has held a very special place in the hearts of Parisien movie enthusiasts, its showing of overseas and arthouse films in an exclusive environment making it literally the star of the city's VIP cinemas. In 2015, Club de l'Etoile has embraced the digital audio age, with Yamaha DSP equipment chosen to ensure that the quality of film soundtracks is every bit as exclusive as the club itself.

Originally founded in the 1920s as Studio de l'Etoile, the venue has always been set apart from other Paris cinemas. In the 1930s it was unusual in showing Japanese films, it hosted clandestine viewings of banned films during Paris's wartime occupation and was at the vanguard of the Arthouse movement from the 1950s onwards

In 1985 it was reinvented as a private screening facility, Club de l'Etoile, for French film professionals, but it reopen

Twenty-four nations participated in the grand opening of the Cup, in a show designed around the theme Colours of Chile

Valook takes W-DMX to FIFA U-17 World Cup

Details: 14 March 2016

Chile - The opening ceremony of the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2015 in Chile was filled with colour and performances in the National Stadium, honouring the Chilean culture and the new generations interested in the local traditions. W-DMX was one of the stars, along with OEM partner Clay Paky, both brands distributed exclusively by Valook in Chile.

From Clay Paky there were 24 of the powerful new Mythos moving-heads, with 2 W-DMX Whitebox F-1 units, receiving the data from another WhiteBox F-1 at front-of-house. The setup included 12 dBi antennas on the transmitters and eight dBi outdoor antennas on the receivers, boosting up the signal to more than the total length of the football stadium.

Twenty-four nations participated in the grand opening of the Cup, in a show designed around the theme Colours of Chile. The performance was produced by Esteban Icardi, who was involved with

For the first time, the event's moving lights were exclusively Robe (photo: Louise Stickland)

Robe rules at Las Lunas Del Auditorio 2015

Details: 14 March 2016

Mexico - Las Lunas Del Auditorio - Mexican live performance and music industry's most prestigious awards - took place at the 10,000 capacity venue and founder of the event, Auditorio Nacional. For the first time, the event's moving lights were exclusively Robe.

This vast production team from Auditorio Nacional was co-ordinated by Francisco Serrano, producer and director of Lunas del Auditorio, and general manager Salvador Vera Islas.

The striking lighting design was created by German 'Tiffy' Castellanos and the equipment was supplied by LED Project, both based in the vibrant metropolis of DF.

A glittering array of the great, the good and the glorious from the Mexican and Latin American world of show business and entertainment rocked the red carpet, and worldwide industry talent lined up to collect the coveted awards. It is the only event in Mexico to be broadcast live across

The facility was officially opened by The Mayor of Wirral, Les Rowlands on Friday 6 November together with the Hoist UK / Truss UK team

Hoist UK expands into new production headquarters

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Lifting equipment specialists, Hoist UK and its sister company, Truss UK, have relocated to larger premises, a significant expansion and one which will enable both companies to move forward with their growth plans.

The new headquarters, comprising offices, specialised workshop areas and warehousing facilities, are situated on the Tarran Way Industrial Estate in Moreton, a location chosen for its accessibility to the M53 and UK motorway network.

The expansion reflects both Hoist UK and Truss UK's continued success and subsequent growth over the past 12 months, a year which has seen developments in staffing numbers, product range and a number of new contracts being obtained both in the UK and overseas.

Hoist UK is a leading distributor of the Verlinde industrial and entertainment lifting equipment range, together with utilising its in-house skills by offering complete des

WL's role was to not only provide the equipment but ensure that this would enhance the performances in each space (photo © Jason Kew)

White Light in Barbican Centre major upgrades

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - White Light was recently tasked with working on two separate large-scale projects at the Barbican Centre, Europe's largest performing arts venue. The Concert Hall needed a major upgrade of its moving light rig and control system whereas the Barbican Theatre required a like-for-like replacement of its current rig, whilst incorporating some additional LED lighting. WL's role was to not only provide the equipment but ensure that this would enhance the performances in each space and provide an unforgettable experience for the audience.

The Concert Hall's moving light rig has to cope with the variety of acts that frequent the space whilst also be suitable for its busy schedule, with a typical day consisting of an orchestral rehearsal followed by a corporate event followed by an evening concert.

Jason Kew, the Barbican Centre's technical supervisor who oversees all of the light

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