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Roberto Mataloni, FBT export manager accompanied by Remo Orsoni, product manager, supported by Eric Haslim of PT Citra Intirama, FBT's Indonesian distributor and the local dealers, Queen Music of Solo, Diana Musik of Yogyakarta, 100% One Stop Productions of Serang have greeted the many attendees to the events.

With such in-depth promotional tour FBT and PT Citra Intirama have delivered to the attendees the most comprehensive information about the Italian manufacturer history and facilities, product lines, unique selling points, technical highlights for optimal applications and a sound demonstration of a very wide range of FBT products, all displayed, connected and available for listening tests.

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Sixty Sharpys form the basis of the touring rigs hung in chevron-like formations above the stage and mounted at 90º angles in the show's iconic ParaCube wall. "The units are used as aerial beam effects, overall stage washes and, as unconventional as it may seem, also key light for several intimate moments in the show," Dierson explains.

He believes that the Sharpys have brought "a definitive look to the show. We were looking to create a very masculine and aggressive look to the overall design, and the Sharpy's tight beam, prismatic effe

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The agreement was finalised prior to the exposition where Cadac's new CDC Eight digital console was the central exhibit on the company's stand, attracting serious interest from the region's top rental and sound production companies, and leading sound engineers.

Cadac international sales manager, Ben Millson, was in attendance to cement the agreement and introduce Cadac's new range of digital and analogue consoles - the CDC Eight, CDC Four, S-Type and LIVE1.

"Decomac attracted our attention some months ago, due to their strong market position and a great product portfolio that only lacked a leading console brand; Cadac is in good company, within a lineup that includes d&b, DAS, Lab Gruppen, Lake, Jand

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Along with day to day operations, the Huttons were one of the Founding Members of the Theatrical Dealer's Association which became ESTA and then subsequently merged with PLASA. They both stay active in the theatrical community. Irene is a Board Member of the Lee Childress M.A.C.Y. organization and a judge at the RoleAbout Theatre Festival in Mission Viejo, while Jim has been asked to particip

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Stage Technologies provided control for the band's existing winch system including: 10 AU:tour control racks, a 60 axis system, plus new motor looms racks, desks and programming tools. Each pod in the system contains 4 point hoist winches each lifting a corner of the screen. Each is able to rotate to create multi-dimensional movement within the screens.

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The ground-breaking show is based on the award-winning book and 2007 movie directed by Nic Balthazar (also author of the book) about a boy with autism who escapes into a fantasy computer game world to escape bullying. Directed by Frank van Laecke, it opened on 13 September at the Stadsschouwburg Theatre in Antwerp.

Peumans was asked to work on the show by producers Musical van Vlaanderen (Musicals of Flanders), and was delighted to be involved with helping create such a cutting-edge, intricate and highly emotive stage show .... With the additional challenge of it having to be ultimately accessible.

The visual concept encompasses fast camera-

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Streisand opened her tour, in support of her new album titled Release Me, at Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Centre on Monday, 8 October 8.

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Formerly a grand hotel, the venue 8 Northumberland Avenue is now a conference and functions facility. The gig was held in the Billiard Room, and also featured a set by British performer, Ellie Goulding. Sound Hire provided the PA for the event, sub-hiring the FOH/monitor iLive system, comprising two iLive-112 Control Surfaces with an iDR-32 and iDR-48 MixRacks, from the SRD Group.

"iLive was very straight forward to set up. I emailed the show files for SRD to pre-load, and the systems were sent straight to the venue. Neither my FOH nor monitor techs had used iLive before so it was a relief to find it so easy to hook the systems up with just the one Cat 5 cable between rack and surface. In fa

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This year, even the city's landmark buildings joined the campaign, as Buckingham Palace, Tower of London, and Nelson's Column in Trafalgar SquareLondon went pink in support of Breast Cancer Campaign's Action Month. Entertainment lighting specialist White Light was asked to illuminate the iconic architecture in pink for the 1 October launch of the campaign's month of events and activities.

By dotting London's skyline with pink landmarks, Breast Cancer Campaign, the UK's largest charity devoted to breast cancer awareness, aimed to get people talking about the cancer which kills 12,000 women in the

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Jesse Adamson, director of marketing and sales comments on the acquisition, "Sound Image is a strong Beta partner and a leader with Adamson in the USA. We are extremely happy with their contribution to Project Energia. Their positive feedback and consistent push with our product is invaluable."

Dave Shadoan, president of Sound Image explains, "The E15 is gaining popularity quickly amongst touring engin

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Fontana, who commemorated the landmark's 50th anniversary in similar fashion, has been a long-time DPA Microphones advocate. He selected the highly praised DPA Reference Standard 4006A for the 75th anniversary project for its true-to-life sound reproduction and its ability to withstand all San Francisco weather conditions.

"I think DPA micro

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Products used included A-T's Engineered Sound® ES935ML6 MicroLine Condenser Gooseneck Microphones on Vice-President Joe Biden and Republican vice presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan. Two AT898cW Subminiature Cardioid Condenser Lavalier Microphones with 5000 Series wireless were used for moderator Martha Raddatz. Audio-Technica's BP4071 Line + Gradient Condenser Microphones were used for room ambience. Backup mics at the event included AT898cW wireless lavaliers and AEW-T5400 handheld transmitters with 5000 Series wireless for the candidates, and AT898 wired lavalier mics for Raddatz.

Larry Estrin, of Best Audio in Studio City, CA, serv

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The Country Trains Concourse, measuring 110m x 60m x 10m, and with a challenging RT60 time of 5.5 seconds in the mid-band, has long defied attempts to get intelligible announcements heard by commuters. Over the years many brands have successively tried and failed to tame the inherent reverberation caused by a combination of terrazzo floors, sandstone and plate glass walls and a high arched steel roof.

Last year Glenn Leembruggen, principal of Acoustic Directions, became the latest specialist to do battle with the acoustically hostile environment.

Since acoustic treatment of the inside of the roof was ruled out as being financially untenable, two members of the Acou

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Angus Chinn, installations manager for Utopium Lighting with headquarters in Bristol, specified eight Chauvet Professional Q-Wash 560Z-LED wash fixtures, which light the performers on stage and shoot bright beams toward the crowds.

"We replaced some aging Chauvet Professional Q-Wash 575 lights that were becoming too expensive to run and maintain and brought in the powerful Q-Wash 560Z-LED ones, which fit very well in the venue," Chinn said.

Featuring a wide zoom range, the Q-Wash 560Z-LED stands out on the stage and brings a modern look to the old feel of the club. The calibrated high intensity RGBWA Cree LEDs ensure a uniform wash, excellent color rendering and a vast color palette, animating the venue with vivid hues.

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Headliners included The Charlatans, Razorlight and Nero, who were enjoyed by capacity audiences of up to 15,000. Zig Zag has been involved in the event - which initially started around 21 years ago as Music At Myrtle Park - from the start.

Hunt chose Robe moving lights - a mix of Robin 600E Spots, LEDWash 600s, LEDBeam 100s and ColorWash 575 E AT Zooms - because he needed robust, versatile lights that were also inherently durable for outdoor applications.

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The Met, located in the city's Fortitude Valley, is a huge purpose-built nightlife venue that 'prides itself on offering the latest in lighting and sound technology'.

Four Clay Paky Sharpys are now wowing the club's customers. Two Sharpys are positioned at the top of the onstage LED screen and two are located either side of the DJ booth.

"Their beam is awesome and I love their colours and their speed," says Pete Smith, The Met's technical director. "Everyone is amazed with the lighting effects and the kids refer to them as 'those searchlight things' as they are astounded at the amount of light that comes out of such a small fixture.

"Sharpys really cut through and are something different in a

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Top of the list of significant purchase have been more than 80 Clay Paky Sharpys. "They are the first Clay Paky purchases Chris Rigby, founding owner of Aurora has made for a considerable time," says the company. "He still on occasion goes out with his trusty Goldenscans which can often be seen on 'Later....with Jools Holland'!"

"As a new venture we needed to make sure our stock lev

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Submissions were accepted through mid-September and the entries were judged by White Light staff. On30 September, as part of White Light's Amateur Theatre & Schools Open Day, the winner was revealed to a crowd of more than 120 visitors. Richmond upon Thames College won the coveted prize with their creative video submission and will now receive six Coemar LEDko LED fixtures to re

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"Sharpys are quite new to the market so the units we have were all purchased brand new for this tour," says Pete Franks of Theatrical Media Services, who serves as system crew chief on the road. "Everybody really likes the unique look of the Sharpys. They are evenly distributed and mounted vertically on the video screen surrounds upstage of the band - part of the scenic elements instead of hung on a conventional horizontal truss. They replaced all of the ACL-type lights we used in the past."

Franks says the complem

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The Beatbox was Coca Cola's celebration of Olympic Achievement: an exhilarating experience through synchronised audio effects collected by sampling the sounds of Olympic athletes in training around the world. Visitors touched, stroked, scratched or just waved at large rectangular 'interactive cushion' panels on the outside of the structure, each equipped with a sensor to detect these triggers and a transducer to play back the audio samples from a central server.

As visitors descended a spiralling interior ramp into the depths of the cylindrical building, a distributed system of compact Void speakers enve

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In addition to Sub-Focus the Ai Media Server, which is the result of collaboration between Avolites Media and Immersive, has been used extensively by Immersive to deliver stunning and dynamic shows for artists such as: Eric Prydz, Knife Party, Zane Lowe, Swedish House Mafia and Pendulum.

"We were looking to create an interactive audio visual experience in which audio and video were so intrinsically linked that they resulted in a powerful, all encompassing, synesthetic encounter for the spectator," explains Giani Fabricio, designer at Immersive. "The Ai Media server is the perfect partner.

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The plaza, located at the end of the Kungsports Avenue, is lined by three large civic buildings; the Gothenburg City Theatre, the City Art Museum, and the Gothenburg Concert Hall. The area was renovated last year with particular emphasis on improved and coordinated illumination as a part of a citywide plan to enhance the visual environment in major public spaces.

LumenRadio's wireless CRMX technology was deployed to extend the reach of DMX and RDM distribution to all parts of the comprehensive lighting system on and around the plaza without any disruptive and costly construction work.

The roof of the City Art Museum does duty as the central transmitter site a

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Antwerp's Champ d'Action invested in the PRO2C as an integral part of its concept to offer 'a platform for contemporary music open to other artistic disciplines such as contemporary video art, theatre or dance'.

One of the primary characteristics of Champ d'Action is its remarkable ability to reinvent itself and today it's well known for being a pioneer in an ever-changing music scene.

Champ d'Action's sound engineer Marc Dedecker, who is responsible for the technical specification of the studio, says he tested several digital consoles before deciding on the Midas PRO2C. "I chose the Midas because of its superior sonic performance, which is absolutely critical to my work at the studio.

"The surround features of the PRO2C work really well and the

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Reports of a possible tour to mark The Stones's 50th anniversary had been circulating for a number of years. Making the announcement in a video on YouTube, the band said, "You must have guessed this was coming."

"Surely you didn't think we weren't going to do this? Soon we will be back on stage playing for you in two cities that know how to rock and roll." Mick Jagger suggested there could be some special guests at the shows, saying there would be "maybe a few friends joining us".

The Rolling Stones' last world tour, A Bigger Bang, played to 4.5m people in 32 countries over two years before it finished