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With visiting artists and sound engineers so complimentary about the sound system two years ago, specialist sound company RG Jones had no hesitation in fielding a similar PA rig, knowing that this would meet all compliances and propagation tests set by the acoustics consultants and organiser Michael Eavis ... and at the same time satisfy the vast crowds of around 150,000 who converge on the site for the four day extravaganza.

The Longbow hangs are now a familiar sight, book-ending either side of the iconic Pyramid, having fulfilled similar duties for the previous four festivals.

Once again dual inner and outer PA hangs comprising 14 W8L Longbow element

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The vaulted dome of the white spherical building in Toulouse was dynamically highlighted in pastel shades, designed by Brad Koerner of Philips Lighting. Eight ColorReach, four iW Reach and 30 ColorBlast fixtures from Philips Color Kinetics were supplied for illumination, all controlled with LumenRadio's wireless CRMX Slim products.

A wireless system containing five CRMX Slim receivers and one CRMX Slim transmitter was used to control over 40 high quality fixtures.

"One of the most important elements of this installation was to eliminate the need for any control cabling. It became clear early in the process that working with cabl

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This was installed across 15 zones, each with its own autonomy, by MGA Communication Ltd, and features well over 200 application-specific loudspeakers from RCF to meet all audio and PA/VA requirements. These are driven either by low-impedance HPS1500 amps with PR4092 preamps or 100V line UP2162 (160W) or UP2321 (320W) 100V line amps with ES3160'combi' mixer amps - all in dedicated local racks.

Managing director, Gerald McKeown said that the system was complex, but is designed to provide high-end sound broadcast throughout both internal and external areas, with user flexibility and ease of operation.

The speakers are fed from a central dist

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The new system is designed for semi-permanent installation in the venue's main room, as well as allowing flexible deployment in other spaces, and comprises a central hang of seven d&b audiotechnik T-10 enclosures, plus two ground-st

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Two prominent concerts in Seoul recently saw the system supplied to rental company Boom Audio by parent company, Rui Sound.

On 15 June in the 88 Olympic Park, the first Women Musicians' Music Festival (Muse In City) took place in front of an audience of around 12,000 people. Various genres of music were featured, including indie, jazz and ballads by eight women musicians - including famed Bossa Nova singer Lisa Ono, Australian singer Lenka, Lisa Hannigan and Korean K-pop star Lee Hyo-Ri.

Rui Sound / Boom Audio provided 20 x MLA and two MLD down-fills, split into two hangs, with 10 MLX in a stacked sub configuration.

The distance from stage to FOH position measured 30m and to the back of the audience 100 m with the sound system co

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The company jumped at the chance to supply lights for the new Disclosure video F For You.

Brothers Guy and Howard make up the electro duo. Their album Settle was released last month and shot to number 1 in the album charts.

RML supplied Sharpys for the shoot which complimented the video projection that was used throughout, along with LED wands provided by Light Initiative. Simple lighting and strong images enhanced the dance music and sounds perfectly. Their music has been described as

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Based in Ibbenbüren, Germany, t&mSystems designs and manufactures a wide range of power amplifiers, mixer amplifiers, zone mixers, digital signal processors and loudspeakers, primarily for the fixed installation market.

Kai Böckmann, CEO of t&mSystems, commented on the appointments, "As an established brand in our domestic market, we are now concentrating efforts on international distribution with a good degree of success. We recently partnered with TAU Electronics for the Netherlands and to follow up with Denmark and Belgium gives us very good coverage in this region of Europe. I am particularly pleased with the quality of the distributors we have p

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Jen Barratt, show manager, PLASA London 2013, says: "We have some fantastic speakers lined up as well as free training sessions, demonstrations of the latest technology, a comprehensive exhibition and great networking opportunities. There aren't many events that would offer so much valuable content for free, so we urge visitors to use these last days of free registration to get the maximum value out of their visit."

Visitors will also have access to AudioLab 2013, the hotly anticipated new attraction that will see the creation of a new

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The Martin Audio OmniLine micro array has been integrated in a design encompassing two separate PA hangs, with eight modules in each, along with Martin Audio's equally unobtrusive AQ5 for under-balcony fills - all powered by a single Martin Audio MA2.8Q power amp.

This process began when the church's technical representative, Wayne Buttery, visited the Rea Sound stand at the Church Resource Show in Belfast in February 2012 - and six months later made contact again with Martin Audio's Irish distributors.

Rea Sound duly won the contract to replace the existing PA system on the strength of their knowledge, product and adaptability.

The church's previous system, installed in the early 1980's, had reach

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Chidiac was invited to design the entire audio, lighting and rigging system based on the solid reputation he has built up in the UAE region, and by the high profile of his stunning audio-visual and lighting design at the Diablo nightclub project in Dubai, which is owned and operated by local celebrity DJ Cowboy.

Buoyed by the success of Diablo and the confidence he places in the technical support of the UK loudspeaker brand, Chidiac decided on a four-point configuration of Turbosound Aspect TA-500 three-way point-source loudspeakers to provide high level, low distortion sound quality where it really matters.

As the Café Del Mar venue is within the bou

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"We are thrilled to be receiving this," said NE regional manager, Michael Eisenberg, who accepted the award on behalf of d&b. It was presented in the category of 'Sound: loudspeaker', though part of the d&b allure is their ability to provide complete sound systems, "The goal is to provide a full service for our clients. Of course we offer loudspeakers, but we also provide amplifiers, software, monitors,

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A diverse selection of international actors, musicians, artists and technicians work aboard the Amara Zee (the 'Caravan'). Performances are staged on the decks and in the rigging of the ship, delighting audiences on the shore or river bank with their vibrant productions as the vessel tours the coastlines of Europe and North America.

Robe SRO has now supported Caravan for two consecutive years.

CEO Josef Valchar comments, "Music and performance have been an important part of my life and I think it's vital to encourage others to enjoy and engage with the experience and positive energies. Caravan is an extremely inventive company that reaches out to so many who would ma

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Each year, the festival gains in popularity around the world and this year was no exception as the total number of attendees exceeded 80,000 over the course of the festival - a 13 percent increase in overall attendance compared to 2012.

Sennheiser supported the production with wireless equipment consisting of eight channels of EM 3732-II receivers, coupled with SKM 2000-XP handheld wireless transmitters and MMD 935-1 cardioid microphone capsules.

Curt Jenkins was responsible for the audio as project manager for Nashville-based So

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Like many churches, over the years Katarina Church had seen a variety of attempts to resolve the acoustics of its highly reverberant and complex space with different loudspeaker solutions.

Karl-Gustaf Kahlau of Renkus-Heinz Swedish distributor Luthman SMTTS AB explains, "The PA they had originally was a traditional horn system, and after that th

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XL's project manager Phil Mercer is working closely with the tour's production manager Wob Roberts

The camera mix is being crafted by Stefaan 'Smasher' Desmedt and the stage set which includes a back wall video screen and a huge video mapped scenic piece of Williams' head, is designed by the late stage architect Mark Fisher. Artistic director and lighting designer is Willie Williams and the show's producer is Lee Lodge.

The impressive 12.6m high by 7.5m wide 3D head was modelled from a scan of Williams' face and is fully pixel mapped. It is central to the elegant theatrical visuality of the stage, and is fitted with the 46,000 Barco FLX 24 video pixels - the same one

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With a total of five SD racks (two for FOH, two for monitors, and one for opening artist, Miguel), they're also carrying a pair of SD10s (one at FOH and monitor world) to handle the eight-member band including the headliner. Newly positioned at FOH is Tim Colvard, who took over the European leg of the tour.

Although Colvard's employed DiGiCo consoles for many of his clients international tours, this was his first time on an SD10 (as well as his debut outing with both the artist and with Clair Global). He joins Clair FOH tech Randy Weinholtz and monitor mixmaster Antonio Luna for the already-in- progress global tour.

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Pro System Services' commitment to the Chauvet brand is represented by a total of 26 Legend 230SR Beams - the 230W compact moving yoke beam fixture with a zoomable prism and motorised focus; 16 Q-Wash 560Z-LED - the best-in-class moving yoke wash with a wide zoom range and a variable beam angle; and 30 WELL 2.0 - the tri-colour RGB LED wash light run on a built in battery with 12 consecutive hour-capability.

Pro System Services MD, Brindan Sivanandan, commented, "The Chauvet products sold themselves to me straightaway - and they continue to do so. They are great quality, robust fixtures at a really affordable price. Th

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"The VX76 software application, has been an extremely successful product used with V676 and V476 control consoles on projects like the opening Olympic ceremonies of London 2012 and recently the V276 on Mac was awarded Best Lighting Product during the ABTT Theatre Show in London, in June," says PRG.

PRG Nocturne screens, are lightweight, yet rugged, purpose- designed for fast-deployment in flexible configurations and are being chosen by many touring artists this summer. They played a vital part on the Bon Jovi, Because We Can Tour

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The ETC Selador Classic Lustr+ and Selador Desire D40 fixtures were used to provide a range of rear colour washes to the stage. Says student Mitchell Clarke, "The Selador fixtures offered so many choices and flexibility which simply would not have been possible with the theatre's existing lantern stock.

"Scenes were transformed by the almost unlimited colour palettes, with live fades used to suggest changes in time, mood and place. For once, the number of fixtures or cost of gel was not the limiting factor in this production only the lighting designer's imagination."

(Jim Evans)

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An original dance and music extravaganza presented by the contemporary Irish dance company Prodijig, Footstorm debuted in Dublin's Olympia, before touring mostly sold out houses across the UK throughout April and May. Playing in major regional theatres and concert venues, like Birmingham Symphony Hall, Footstorm demanded a compact console capable of the highest quality sound reproduction, to maximise the performance capability of the iMicro system; the CDC Four offered Cadac sound and performa

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Working with lighting designer Baz Halpin and lighting director Hunter Frith, PRG's Yvonne Donnelly Smith helped deliver an innovative show for the nine week tour.

Halpin's design successfully incorporates a diverse array of lighting tools to create a clean minimalistic show where retro meets modern. His choice of fixtures helped to cut through, as there was no smoke used in the show, the design was simple but effective and didn't need any bells or whistles.

Your eye is immediately drawn to the distinctive Skypans, seven hanging on the mid truss on moving pantographs with mirrored reflectors and a single 80 W bulb. 10 more, floor moun

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T in the Park director Geoff Ellis told BBC Scotland the event had gone from 17,000 people a day in its first year to a capacity of 85,000. He said the move to Balado had opened up the festival to the whole of Scotland and beyond. "We do attract a lot of people from outside of Scotland. "About 20% of our crowd comes from outside Scotland and about 2% from outside the UK but the real passionate element is the Scott

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Robe UK's own Ian W Brown took his tent, clothes-pegs and wellies and got into the festival spirit, where a very iffy start weather-wise came good . . . with sunshine, soaring temperatures and sizzling expectations.

Ian spent time hanging out at some of the coolest Glasto spaces including The Park with its abundance of open air stages, late night bars, lounges and cafés, tee pee villages, art installations and 17 metre high illuminated Ribbon Tower that overlooks the entire festival site.

Supplying lighting to the main stage at

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This will complete a 'tour' of open days around the country this fortnight - the first taking place at the RSC in Stratford-upon-Avon on Tuesday 9 July, followed by a trip to the South-West and the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School on Thursday 11 July.

The open day in London will allow customers to view the expanded facilities at Ambersphere Solutions, and meet the Ambersphere team behind the sales, service, support and training for Clay Paky, MA Lighting and Robert Juliat in the UK.

"As well as catching up with our team and taking a look around the programming and training facilities we have here in London, our showroom will be full of the latest kit from our exclusive brands. It will be an excellent chance for