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South Korea - Two high profile Korean music TV shows have recently featured Robe's new BMFL Blade moving lights.

Music Bank and Yoo Hee Yeol's Sketch Book - both produced by and aired on the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) network - had lighting designed by Kim Jung Hyun, with the BMFL Blade fixtures provided by rental company, RGB.

Music Bank is one of the most popular TV shows in South Korea. It airs every Friday night at 6.30 p.m. prime-time KST and is broadcast across a further 72 countries worldwide. Yoo Hee-Yeol's Sketchbook is a K-Pop music programme combining a chat show with live performance. Its celebrity host Yoo Hee-Yeol, also known as Toy, is a one-man band.

Both shows are recorded at the TS15 studios in Seoul, Korea with a live audien

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Denmark - Jakob Kvist, who is behind the light design on Art Zone, was on the lookout for a weatherproof wash light with deep saturated colours and high output for this installation. The SGM P-5 LED wash light met all of his demands.

Roskilde Festival 2015 featured a new edition last year's successful Art Zone. In an area of approximately 6,400sq.m, located on the left side of the renowned Orange Stage, this year's Art Zone consisted of some interesting architectural installations that were stunningly lit.

Dutch architect duo, Marco Zolos and Robbert van der Horst, once again carried out the design for Art Zone. The young aspiring Danish lighting designer, Jakob Kvist, subsequently added the powerful lighting expression - "I got contacted by Johan Kjaerulff Rasmussen, responsible for Art Zone, in May. At that time, the building structures and concepts were already at thei

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Australia - The Antipodean branch of the London-based theatre consultancy launched on 1 September 2015, and follows the opening of the company's New York studio in 2012 and Bristol Studio earlier this year.

Leading the Australian business is Eric Lawrence, Melbourne resident and long-term Charcoalblue associate, who has worked with the team on the RSC Courtyard, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre and the forthcoming Astana Expo 2016. He extends a warm welcome to anyone visiting or passing through Melbourne to the Design Studio, which is based at 104 Johnston Street, Suite 4A, Fitzroy.

"We share our building with a film co-operative in Fitzroy," says Eric. "There's great coffee, decent wifi and our local bar is the wonderfully named Naked for Satan! Pop in for a pint if you dare!"

Supporting this global growth is Gary Sparkes in Charcoalblue's London studio, who

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Germany - Lasergraph DSP, the professional, de-central laser show control solution, is now available at Laserworld.

Many high-profile show designing companies have relied on Laseranimation's Lasergraph DSP for many years: The Lasergraph DSP controllers provide extreme output performance, as they are small computers on their own which handle the whole output processing in a decentralized way. This means, that there is only a small programme necessary to remotely access the de-central units over LAN - the actual programming as well as the output calculation is done in the Lasergraph DSP controllers.

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USA / Sweden - In April 2013, when Elation Professional entered into an agreement with Capture Visualisation AB of Sweden to distribute the company's well-established Capture lighting design software, it marked the end of Elation's search for a professional design package to complement the company's growing product line and the beginning of a rewarding cooperation.

"We've been distributing Capture in Europe and the U.S. now for over two years and have built up a strong relationship with the company and a growing number of customers," states Marc Librecht, sales and marketing manager for Elation Professional in Europe. "As a well-established company with a long-standing and solid reputation, Capture has been an ideal partner for us."

Capture has found traction in both North America and Europe. Jordan Lake of event planning and services company Stage Producti

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USA - All three ETCP examinations will be offered at LDI in Las Vegas, NV on the morning of Saturday, 24 October, 2015. Interested applicants must submit their application, along with supporting materials and fee, to the ETCP office no later than 30 September, 2015. The ETCP office is located at 630 9th Ave, Suite 609, New York, New York, 10036.

Candidate information, including eligibility requirements and applications, is available on the ETCP website (http://etcp.plasa.org/ldi2015.html). Materials can also be mailed by contacting Meredith Moseley-Bennett, ETCP Certification Manager, at 212-244-1505 or etcp@plasa.org.

The ETCP Council members are key leaders drawn from entertainment business, labour, facilities, associations, and academia representing the diversity of the entertainment industry. Membership includes PLASA, Actsafe, AMPTP, Cirque du Soleil/MGM MIRAGE, CITT, Dis

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France - DPA microphones played a central role in broadcasting this year's Bastille Day celebration in France, an event that ranks as the oldest and largest regular military parade in Europe.

In a tradition that dates back to 1880, this annual French national holiday parade takes place in Paris along the Champs Elysées. The event is broadcast across all major French TV channels, scoring around seven million viewers, and is also screened by a number of foreign TV channels. Approximately 100,000 people flock to watch the parade, which includes mounted and motorised divisions as well as flight squadrons, and of course a large amount of musicians.

French integrator BS Technology has traditionally covered the parade, and this year the company invited audio specialists Fréquence to look after the HF aspects of the event. Fréquence director, Julien Pérille

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Luxembourg - Robe BMFLs are the latest major addition to the house lighting rig at the Rockhal in Esch / Alzette, Luxembourg.

The country's best known club and concert venue is located appropriately in the Avenue du Rock 'n' roll in the epicentre of the magnificent steelworks which once dominated the region of Esch-sur-Alzette, now the site of a 450m Euro redevelopment project to preserve the former industrial magnificence of the disused plant, in the process transforming the area into a bustling scientific and cultural centre.

The Rockhal, opened in 2005, is also the largest major concert venue in Luxembourg and regularly hosts a string of international artists who can play its 6500 capacity main hall, a smaller Club space for 1100 people or the 250 capacity The Floor.

It also has a Music & Resources Centre with an infrastructure of rehearsal rooms, a recording studio, a me

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UK - For the 2015 Rugby World Cup finals, 20 nations play at 13 stadiums across the UK, with the final being held at the national rugby stadium, Twickenham. In a tournament that is being watched by millions worldwide, this year, for the first time, White Light is providing the production support on the event.

WL's role in the Rugby World Cup is reflective of its recent expansion in the fields of audio and visual technology. Earlier this year, the company acquired video and lighting technology firm Shock Solutions - a forerunner in the field of LED lighting and audio-visual equipment solutions with over ten years in the industry. As a result, WL is able to offer a greater range of production services than ever before - as visible at this year's Rugby World Cup.

Andy Hook, founder of Shock Solutions and now technical solutions director at WL, comments, "This year, we've hel

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UK - The Rugby World Cup 2015 kicked off this weekend with 13 of the UK's most impressive stadiums all meeting international event standards n selected as match venues. Almost half of those exercised integrated LED video display systems designed, manufactured and installed by Daktronics.

Twickenham Stadium, the Home of England Rugby, features four Daktronics LED video displays. Two large displays measuring 167sq.m and featuring a 13HD pixel layout are supported by a further two 8.82sq.m displays with 10mm line spaced SMD LEDs. The screens can display one large image to highlight live video and instant replay, or divided into multiple sections for a variety of statistics, game information, graphics, animations and sponsor advertising.

The other match venues in London are, Wembley Stadium and The Stadium, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. These also deploy impressive visual solution

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UK - ETC is getting ready to show at this year's PLASA London, which takes place from Sunday 4 to Tuesday 6 October, at ExCeL. For the first time at PLASA, the company will be using a second stand hosting their rigging products, which are new to Europe, in combination with their now famous upside down stand, where two fencers battle on the ceiling.

On stand B40, the company's award winning range of Source Four LED fixtures will be joined by the new, budget-friendly ColorSource line. Source Four LED fixtures are available in full colour, and both cool and warm whites; with their exceptional colour rendering and flicker-free output, they are quickly becoming the luminaire of choice for TV studios and theatres alike.

Meanwhile, the ColorSource range is ideal for venues which need good quality basic colour, but whose finances may already be stretched to their limit. The fixtures t

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Middle East - As the Middle East prepares for a busy event season Showforce has announced the addition of two new services to their portfolio of event support services. From this September the company will provide female event crew and technical support staff alongside their stage crew, technicians, production staff and promotional personnel.

With many events in the Middle East attended only by women, there is a need for can-do ladies who provide an extra pair of hands and ensure their successful delivery. Showforce's newly launched female event crew offer a team of experienced, friendly and resourceful all female event crew. Launched primarily to cater for private events, weddings and galas they can assist with set-up, decoration, operate lighting and sound desks, follow spots and other technical elements.

Ian Spendlove, Showforce's founder and chief executive comments, "

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UK - French LED lighting manufacturer, Ayrton, is supporting the Knight of Illumination Awards for the second year running. The glittering celebration of light will take place during PLASA London 2015 at the Troxy on Sunday 4 October. "The evening is an opportunity for Ayrton to show its support for the skill and talent of lighting designers and digital content designers who will be acknowledged and celebrated in true style," says Ayrton's Valère Huart-Gyors.

Ayrton will be bringing six new products to PLASA London 2015, all which have been launched this year. MagicDot-R and CosmoPix-R were first shown in the UK at PLASA Leeds but now make their first appearance in London on the stand of Ayrton's exclusive UK distributor, Ambersphere Solutions (B10).

MagicDot-R and CosmoPix-R are part of the Creative Solutions line, into which Ayrton has incorporated a totally new t

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Pastures New - War Horse is moving on to pastures new after a seven-year run in London's West End. The play, based on Michael Morpurgo's book, has been a major success since its award-winning puppetry first took to the National Theatre stage. The final performance at the New London Theatre will take place on 12 March next year. Morpurgo paid tribute to an "iconic play, but not simply a play, certainly not a musical, a show like no other, with puppets at its heart". He said, "It has moved millions in London and all over the world. How great to see the theatre always full of people of all generations, all caught up in the story playing out before them, in a show once called 'the greatest anthem to peace ever seen on a stage'." War Horse is the most successful play in the NT's history.

Cultural Ties - Shakespeare's Globe and the National Theatre ar

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Belgium - Apart Audio has introduced the Product Selector, a digital and interactive product catalogue. The Selector helps customers having difficulty in finding the right product for their application and gives them a clear overview of the Apart product range.

The Apart product Selector is available on the web (www.apart-audio.com) and both for IOS and Android devices.

Says marketing manager Steve Van Hoof: "We are convinced that Apart Product Selector will become the preferred tool for all audio project designers anytime, anyplace, anywhere . . . making them feel comfortable in finding the right product for the right application in a very fast and accurate way."

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UK - GoboPlus.com, the one-stop online shop dedicated to the supply of custom and stock metal gobos, glass and digital gobos and projection images, will launch 350 new gobos designs and a newly upgraded website at PLASA London 2015 (Stand A50).

GoboPlus.com's user-friendly, intuitive website, offers secure payment methods and a fast turnaround 24-hours a day. Website upgrades will include a new lantern database, technical data sheets and, of course, first sight of the exciting new gobos designs.

The new designs will expand GoboPlus.com's existing offering of the complete Rosco, DHA and GAM gobo ranges, in addition to GoboPlus.com's own unique designs and a comprehensive custom gobo service.

Also new for the show will be the introduction of a new range of professional LED Torches from Suprabeam which will be available online from the GoboPlus.com website.

GoboPlus.com will

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UK - An exciting, fast-paced video mapping competition with three prizes of ArKaos MediaMaster PRO licences at stake will be thrilling visitors on the ArKaos PRO stand (C30) at PLASA London 2015.

Each day, ArKaos PRO will challenge visitors to try out their video mapping skills. Competitors will be required to map video content over a complex set of shapes on the stand and their performance set against the clock. Each day, the fastest video mapper of the day will be awarded a full MediaMaster PRO licence, including the new Cue Player feature, worth €2,000.

"We are looking forward to the look of surprise on people's faces when they realise how quick and easy it is to program complex video mapping scenarios using MediaMaster PRO," says ArKaos MD, Agnes Wojewoda.

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UK - ArKaos PRO, pioneers in interactive video technologies, will exhibit at PLASA London 2015 on the stand of its exclusive UK distributor, White Light (C30).

ArKaos PRO will demonstrate the latest version of its MediaMaster software which has consistently remained at the forefront of the industry's creative projection and LED applications. MediaMaster 4.2 which was released earlier this year, adds an integrated Cue Player for reliable, accurate playback of visual sequences, and 4K support which enables three layers of 4K video to be played on servers with a Core i7 processor. MediaMaster 4.2 is available as a free upgrade to existing MM 4.x users.

An impressive ceiling of LED lightsources will be used to showcase MediaMaster 4.2 on the stand, alongside ArKaos LEDMapper, its all-in-one LED show control solution. LEDMapper delivers LED show control in three easy steps, working

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USA - Schoolhouse Audio-Visual, a Plano, Texas based systems design and integration firm, has brought new life to nearby Sojourn Church, by integrating Dante network from Audinate. Since launching the network, the 950-seat church has significantly elevated its routing flexibility and audio quality, pleasing everyone from parishioners to clergy and the church band.

Schoolhouse Audio-Visual was first hired to repair existing loudspeakers, and soon discovered that Sojourn Church wanted to bring a number of disparate audio components into a common system. For Blair McNair, systems project manager at Schoolhouse Audio-Visual, the choice was simple.

"Dante is the first and only networking system I have looked at to date that really makes sense out of the box," said McNair. "When looking at this project, it immediately dawned on me that I can incorporate wireless micro

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USA - Foo Fighters front man, Dave Grohl, has famously reclaimed the stage for the band's Sonic Highways tour, mounted on his own 'iron throne' after breaking his leg in a fall from the stage in Gothenburg in June.

The throne is adorned with a corona of 12 Ayrton MagicDot -R LED moving lights which are used by lighting designer, Dan Hadley, both as feature lighting and for illumination of the charismatic singer.

MagicDot-R is one of Ayrton's newest fixtures and the first professional LED moving head to feature a single 60W 4.5° RGBW LED source. Its totally round head fits within the diameter of its cylindrical base in all positions, allowing bold new configurations with barely a centimeter of space between two luminaires.

"When Grohl came up with the napkin drawing of the throne I knew, from seeing Ayrton's demo video, that the MagicDots were exactly what the throne

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UK - PLASA Show organiser PLASA Events has outlined the pro audio highlights awaiting visitors to the show this year, taking place at The ExCeL exhibition centre in London's Docklands on 4-6 October.

"We are seeing a definite shift from audio manufacturers and distributors towards PLASA as a viable event to launch a variety of new products, with the PLASA Awards for Innovation being a great place to showcase new technology," says Christopher Toulmin, Director of PLASA Events. "This year we have over 50 leading brands joining us from the pro audio sector with many new names joining that list."

Pro audio products and features at this year's show include:

A.C. Entertainment, AC-ET's Audio division, will provide hands-on demonstrations of the latest cutting-edge digital mixing consoles from a wide portfolio of leading brands, with exclusive demonstrat

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