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Starting 1 February 2013, Vogel's will sell 18 selected Premier Mounts' products exclusively under the Vogel's brand in Europe, the Middle East, and Australia, not including the UK. All other Premier Mounts products will be available as before from Premier Mounts Europe.

Both Premier Mounts and Vogel's Products will be exhibiting at ISE 2013, and encourage those to visit both booths and meet the team.

Premier Mounts' booth is located in hall 4 stand S56, and Vogel's is located in the Central Hall, hall 1 at stand M45.

(Jim Evans)

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The addition of Silica to the network of distribution partners will allow Philips Lumileds to meet the increasing demand for its lighting solutions and to further strengthen its service and support structure in Europe. Silica's existing and prospective customers likewise will benefit from in-depth technical support through dedicated lighting specialists across Europe.

Martin Bielesch, general manager lighting at Silica, comments, "Philips Lumileds is one of the world's leading manufacturers of high-power LEDs and a pioneer in the use of solid-state lighting solutions. Their Luxeon products are

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"The city's Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre hosts some of South Africa's biggest arts events including the Durban International Film Festival and Poetry Africa festivals," explains Ryan Selby of Prosound. "We installed a Midas PRO1 to ensure that this particular Panto's scene changes, many of which have to happen almost instantaneously, will work. These would have been unachievable with the venue's previous desk."

The move marks the first time Beauty and the Beast sound designer Megan Levy, of DarkHorse Productions, had used a PRO1. With only three days to familiarise herself with the console she was a bit apprehensive. H

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The versatile FX-200s were specified by lighting and visuals designer Ed Warren from Next Level Lights.

The small opaque plastic balls encase LED clusters and can be fitted together and configured to suit any design.

The band have been touring for the last three years with various different arrangements of tungsten lightsources over and around the stage as an integral part of the lighting rig.

Earlier in this tour, Warren introduced LED festoon lighting, going from the stage and reaching right out into the audience ... and he wanted to take this up another level and add another dynamic and adaptable lightsource to the mix - enter the FX-200.

He had seen

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Rising above the retail podium of Sydney, the 25-storey tower is accessed by lifts from the Sky Lobby at the top of the retail precinct. The Sky Lobby also acts as a transition area for access to Castlereagh Street itself and the retail area.

The Sky Lobby has airport lounge-type meeting areas including cafés designed to create an environment where people can interact informally. In fact on any given day up to 3,500 people could be dropping in and out of that area from internal offices plus thos

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Schouten is one of the best known and loved comic artists in the Netherlands and tours the country extensively every year, from September to May, playing five or six shows a week - a format that has been highly successful for the last 32 years.

Danny den Bekker has worked as her lighting designer for the last nine years, and technical production and lighting rental company Locomotion from Boxtel has serviced her tours for 26 years.

Den Bekker has been using various Robe products in his designs for about the last seven years, starting with the ColorSpot and Color Wash 575 Series and then the 700 Series ColorSpot and Co

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Located in the stylish Bulgarian city of Blagoevgrad, AUBG is a private American-style liberal arts university that has assumed a unique and critical educational role in the dynamic region of southeast Europe, through its emphasis on preparing students for leadership, community involvement, careers, and advanced study. AUBG is accredited both in the US and in Bulgaria, and academic credits are fully transferable in Europe and in the United States.

"The most acoustically challenging area was the multi-purpose gymnasium, which is frequently used for basketball," said Stanislav Petrov, managing director of ProA

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14 March 2016

Capital's collaboration with Nexo stems from the very first hypothetical discussions about a new high-spec loudspeaker system. Chosen in 2010 as one of three international development team members, Capital has had influential input into the system's design, and will be instrumental in the next phase of its evolution, applying its technical expertise and experience at the highest levels of touring to ensure the STM Series meets its full potential.

"Originally, it was an opportunity to influence the design of a loudspeaker system so that the final product was more in line with our ideals," explains Capital's Ian Colville. "As the STM concept emerged, this was replaced with a d

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14 March 2016

John 5's 5000 Series system is the AEW-5111a configuration, which includes the AEW-R5200 dual receiver and two AEW-T1000a UniPak transmitters, with the AEW-DA660D UHF Antenna Distribution System, ATW-A49S UHF Wide-band Directional LPDA Antenna and AT-GRcW PRO Professional Guitar Input Cable for Wireless.

John 5 states, "I wouldn't go on stage without my Audio-Technica wireless; it's simply the best on the market. You can't tell t

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It is also their first investment into the Robe brand, prompted by Peitsman Licht en Geluid owner and founder Hans Peitsman's desire to keep moving forward, thinking of the future and offering his clients the latest technologies.

Peitsman Licht en Geluid was founded in 1994 and now has 15 full time employees. The company supplies full technical production packages to a broad cross-section of industry sectors - live shows and events, B2B and corporate presentations, theatre and television productions, parties and public entertainments.

The order for the new Robe fixtures - delivered by Benelux distributor Controllux's Dutch office -

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Lighting designer Will Twork has been designing concerts for over 40 years, almost 30 of which have been with Bandit Lites. Previous acts heralding Twork's designs include KISS, Aerosmith, Motorhead and Mötley Crüe. For 10 Years' concert at the historic Tennessee Theatre, Twork focused on the music for inspiration, drawing on dark musicality that pervades most of 10 Years' songs.

"I spent a week prior to even setting up any lights listening to the music to formulate ideas in my head," said Twork. "I wanted to a

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As part of a major upgrade to the school's performance space technology Oxford-based Lancelyn Theatre Supplies has supplied a comprehensive rig comprising luminiares from Philips Selecon's range of performance LED Luminaires.

"We're really impressed with the result," says Wallington's science curriculum support officer, Michael Curran. "We have a number of pupils who are technically creative and I firmly believe that the investment in such a flexible lighting solution provides a worthy match for their enthusiasm. Installing the Selecon PLPROFILE-1, PLFRESNEL and PLCYC-1s is giving students many more creative options than we've had before. In the past we were usin

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OCC's Athletics Hall and Gymnasium, a multi-use facility used for games, practices, classes, and other events, was recently treated to a new sound system to replace its aging 1970s era system. The design-build project was handled by Blackwood, NJ-based JD Sound and Video, and features Community Professional's R-Series loudspeakers and iBOX subwoofers.

"The original system, which was installed in the early 1970s, featured some of Community's first hand-moulded horns," explains JD Sound's Joe DiSabatino. "When the college decided to put in a new system, they went around listening to other schools' systems and were

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14 March 2016

Black Magic Design's range of robust hardware and software products are designed to provide affordable, high quality editing workstation solutions. Products include hard disk recorders, input cards, production mixer / switchers, video & audio converters, monitoring and signal routing / distribution - all of which AC-ET now have access to.

The DVI Extender allows the extension of DVI-D connections to computer monitors via SDI cables, making it infinitely easier to connect computer displays anywhere. Multiple monitors can be connected using any 3Gb/s SDI router, and the DVI Extender also functions as a regular DVI to SD/HD-SDI video converter.

The DeckLink Duo is suitable for editors and developers using two completely independ

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The architect in charge of the new build project contacted the London office of Stage Electrics giving them a blank canvas to design a full audio, video and lighting installation for the building.

Stage Electrics chose the Roland M-300 Digital Mixing Console, the Roland S-1608 Digital Snake Stage Unit and the Roland S-08

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To cope with this year's record demand, Orbital has also augmented its hire equipment with another 220 channels of Shure radio microphones, as well as deploying the new TheatrePro E-60MP low profile earset and L-45 lavalier microphones. The compact d&b audiotechnik T-Series loudspeakers are playing a starring role, providing configuration flexibility matched by high quality audio performance.

Managing director Chris Headlam elaborates, "This has been an outstanding season, with the top pant

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The company's Video department has been boosted with a new Roland V800 HD vision mixer.

This reflects a steadily busy year, and a particularly active autumn season and festive run up. In 2013 the company celebrates its 15th year of operation, in which time it has established itself as one of the leading single-source technical production service providers for all types of shows and events.

Says UEP's Steve Butcher, "It's been a good year with a constant stream of high quality work, which has enabled us to make several key purchases and ensure our clients benefit from the latest and best technologies and options available in all discip

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The aptly named Grand Théâtre and Petit Théâtre feature auditoriums seating 667 and 252 respectively, alongside rehearsal rooms and other facilities. After major refurbishment of the buildings, Vénissieux-based Scenetec was contracted to design and install the new technical infrastructure in both venues.

"Before the refurbishment, the auditoriums were more-or-less still as they had been in the 1970s, so it was the ideal opportunity to completely update the technical specification to modern standar

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14 March 2016

Bewley has worked for Enter Shikari for the last five years. They are among the hardest working artists on the live circuit, bringing their highly adrenalized electro-metal sounds and stage performances to a loyal and enthusiastic international fanbase.

Around 18 months ago, HSL came on-board to supply equipment for their UK and European work after Bewley was impressed by the people, equipment, service and attitude of the Blackburn based operation.

"We needed a complete solutions company for lighting and visuals ... and HSL was a great choice," he states.

HSL's project manager Mike Oates says, &

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Lighting designer Yenz Nyholm says they form a key element in his lighting design: "We're only transporting 12 spots in the rig, which is not a lot especially when you get into big venues. The output you get with a Clay Paky is really striking for a 700W lamp. The output and the optics were the main reasons for choosing the Alpha Spots HPEs, and also the fact that they move incredibly fast."

The strength, versatility and nimble nature of the Alpha Spots have enabled Nyholm to build a look for the show which really complements the band's image: "The main thing I'm using with the spots is the colour - I use a lot of very slow colour fades. Obviously it's got to be a CMY fixture,

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14 March 2016

Past motor schools have proven popular and this is the first course of its kind covering the LoadGuard hoists. The course has been introduced after customer demand as the hoist has been on the market for over four years now and clients and end users are keen to understand the workings of the LoadGuard.

The course will also cover general electrical theory, correct operation procedure, maintenance, troubleshooting and health & safety, giving a good overall view of hoist theory to participants.

The two two-day courses are being held at Adli

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The system is based around an iLive-T112 Control Surface and an iDR-48 MixRack fitted with a MADI network card.

"I first saw the modular iLive system at a PLASA show a few years ago, so when the compact fixed-format iLive-T Series came along, I decided to take the plunge and purchase a system. It has eliminated a 20U rack of outboard at FOH, made the FOH footprint much smaller and made fit-up/get-out times so much quicker. The get-out on this tour typically takes less than an hour, with FOH being able to be packed away in ten minutes," comments Andy Onion, Bugle Boy's sound designer and operator.

In the FOH rack is a rackmount P

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Presented by Rinus Bakker from Rhino Rigs, an international expert in his field, the course includes certification. "This is something we have wanted to do for a long time," commented Robert Izzett, Prolyte brand manager at DWR Distribution. "The South African market has cried out for it, and it's a privilege to have someone of Rinus' caliber and experience, heading up the training."

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"When I joined BOVTS I realised that the students were using cue lights that would break and were not easy to programme. I felt the students needed the chance to work with exactly the same systems that they would be using once they graduated. This brought me to Stage Electrics," commented Louise Matthews, production stage management supervisor, BOVTS.

Working closely with Matthews, Stage Electrics designed and developed their new table top stage management console. Ideal for use in schools, touring shows and professional theatres; this flagship portable desk concept is proven to be a popular choice across a variety of venues such as East 15 Acting School and B