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DIECC's Event Services division provides various audio, video and lighting services to clients at the center, which boasts the largest number of exhibition halls, conference and meeting rooms. The recent purchase will be used to bolster the equipment offering of their new conference rooms.

"DIECC have been using the PR:O Series since the beginning of the year," commented Grayson Soares, operations manager at Melody House. "The feedback has been absolutely positive especially due to their compact size which is essential in the conference market. The fact that there is no compromise on the audio for the size and cost of the PR:O8A makes it a great

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These workshops are designed to provide useful 'hands on' experience and core skills and will be presented by some of the industry's foremost companies, says Batmink.

During the week, representatives from manufacturers such as Pioneer, Martin Audio, Cloud, Le Maitre, Shure, Audio Technica and Sennheiser will be conducting presentations on subjects including pyrotechnics, production and installed sound and lighting, signal processing, wireless regulations and providing certified training on Zero 88 lighting desks.

The Batmink team will be supplementing this with daily workshops covering subjects such as an introduction

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Eighty system integrators and sound designers recently attended a launch event in the SoundLab, where they were transported into a jungle soundscape to experience tigers stealthily moving alongside, monkeys swinging from tree to tree behind and parrots flying overhead. The additional sound of a tropical rain shower made everyone feel they were directly experiencing its effect.

The new SoundLab facility has grown out of the planning stages of another IOSONO project, during which the company tested loudspeakers from different manufacturers. Fohhn's Linea LX-

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Presented by Fabio Fazio and Italian comedy actress Luciana Littizzetto this famous event, now in its 63rd year, has always enjoyed high production values, and working in cooperation with the scenic director, the RAI's experienced lighting designer (and DoP) Ivan Pierri created different looks and stage personalities for each of the main performers, using 30 of SGM's new SP-6 ('Six Pack') LED blinders to bring the 1900-capacity venue to life. The lighting was supplied by Di.Bi. Technology Srl of Rome.

"Each individual scene had its own identity and the lights needed to be in complete harmony," said the LD. "I tried hard to realise a three-dimensional feeling, working wi

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The Sunday morning service took place in the Royal Chapel in Stockholm, a beautiful church dating back to the Rococo period located in the east wing of the royal palace, which was key lit by Fjällström using six Robe Robin 1200 LEDWashes.

The Royal Chapel is a heritage site complete with white marble altar piece extending up to the ceiling which enhances its grandeur with great flourish. Nothing can be flown from the ceilings or attached to the walls. The only options for lighting positions are on floor stands - and even these are limited - or a

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Audiolite has already set off on the road with the E15 system, with Sylvain Turpin behind the board for the new C2C Tour. They wanted to put it to use right away because of its low maintenance rigging system and nearly unbelievable headroom.

The addition of 48 E15s complimented by 16 T-21 subs will bolster their inventory of Adamson line arrays which already included 24 Adamson Y-18s and 16 Y-10s which had been their principle sound system. They will pair the new E15 arrays with Lab Gruppen PLM20000Q Amplifiers and will be networked through Dante.

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The RCF distributors were tasked with providing sound reinforcement for live and club performance down to low level, high reference background music across the three functional floors.

The ground floor, which contains the main restaurant, with a seating capacity of 250 people, also hosts the main stage area. On the weekly band nights the restaurant transforms into a huge rock concert with a standing capacity of around 500 people.

To provide potent, even coverage S&V Megasound have specified fo

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Adlib was asked by AEG Live to supply full technical production to the shows which played true theatre / concert halls rather than traditional pop-orientated venues.

Adlib's Sam Proctor was systems engineer and worked closely with Cody's FOH and monitor engineers, Justin Sinclair (also production manager) and Ryan John. They used Adlib's Coda Audio LA12 system with SCP-F subs. For the largest show in Glasgow, this was configured as 12 x LA12s a side and four SCV-F Subs ground stacked and run in cardioid mode.

This robust set up was completed with Coda Vi

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With the event taking place in the Czech Republic, it is not surprising that this and other countries such as Latvija and Slovakia are among the 14 countries represented. Most recent sign-ups include Coemar of Italy, Dedo Weigart Film and JB-Lighting of Germany, AC Entertainment Technologies, Chauvet and Hawthorns from the UK, High End from the USA and Company NA of Latvija, plus the international trade show ISE.

Among the highlights is the evening meal on the Sunday night, when the delegates are entertained by the exhibiting companies at private tables in selected local restaurants. These intimate dinners provide both parties the opportunity to get better acquainted and discuss -

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"We needed a small moving LED fixture that was fast and had a zoom," commented Vicken Hekimian, Scene Change Sydney director. "The GLP Volkslicht Zoom was bright, fast and compact plus it was provided by Show Technology who supply great after sales support and have always been very supportive of Scene Change. Having Show Technology as the supplier gives us a lot of a lot of confidence in the product."

The Volkslicht Zoom uses 60 Luxeon Rebel LED's in an RGB configuration to give a broad mixing palette of colours from its primary saturates, through to the more subtle pastel shades.

"The colour mixing is very good and the dimmer curve is great," remarked Vicken. "Plus it has a white mode which can be useful."

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Traditionally, arena house lighting has been harsh, using unpleasant sodium or fluorescent fixtures, which do little to reflect the stunning lighting often found on stage. But with 80 ETC Selador Desire Lustr+ LED fixtures above the main arena, and 370 ETC Selador Classic Vivid-R LED fixtures in the surrounding corridors and foyer areas, the Ziggo Dome is very different.

Named after Dutch communications company Ziggo, the 17,000 seat venue in Amsterdam hosts a range of different types of events, from Peter Pan, Rihanna and Mumford & Sons, to the music from the BBC's nature documentary Frozen Planet, the MTV European Music Awards and Top Gear Live.

Ziggo Dome's facilities manager

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In Innovation in Disney Entertainment: Technology Meets Storytelling, Matt Conover, vice president at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Creative Entertainment, explains how at Disney Parks Creative Entertainment the story is the foundation to every show. No matter what techniques are used - from cutting-edge high-tech to interactive high touch - everything that Disney Guests experience helps to immerse them in the many worlds brought to life by Disney's classic stories. In this session Conover will discuss the challenges of creating and utilizing the most advanced technologies and equipment without losing sight of the

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Tyler will be performing the song, Believe in Me, in front of an estimated 120m viewers in Malmo, Sweden, on 18 May. "I am truly honoured and delighted to be able to represent my country at Eurovision, and especially with such a fabulous song," said Tyler. The UK entry for the 58th Eurovision Song Contest was written by American songwriter Desmond Child with British songwriters Lauren Christy and Christopher Braide.

WWF Earth Hour - For the third consecutive year, on 23 March 2013 at 8.30pm, Birmingham Hippodrome will onc

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PLASA CEO Matthew Griffiths explains; "PLASA London 2013 reflects a new focus on international visitors, which is the number one reason we moved to Excel. Excel London is just five minutes from London City Airport, which handles 350 flights per day from over 40 international destinations. London is already the best connected City in the world and this October, PLASA London 2013 will take place in one of the best connected venues in the world, and that's a fact."

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The show, produced by Manoto TV is recorded in Capital Studios, Wandsworth, south London and broadcast on primetime via the Marjan Television Network. It is a massively popular voice competition - Up to 1.3m public votes have been cast per show - inspired by Iranian pop superstar Googoosh, who is also one of the three judges. The judges act as mentors for the ten finalists appearing in the TV series, all aspiring Iranian singers selected from hundreds of hopefuls.

Simon Stuart and Sean McGlone are project managing for HSL. Stuart comments, "We are really happy to be working with Steff again who is one of the rising young talents of our industry. His designs are always fre

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With the goal to give fans of Sardou the best sound quality, FOH engineer Jean-Marc Hauser and long-time Sardou supplier Dushow set their sights on a Leo system following an impressive demo.

"Leo delivers a bigger sound even at low levels," says Hauser. "Enormous and precise low/mids and amazing vocals which are loud and clear are just a few of its characteristics. Coverage is consistent and my shows are benefiting from a great stereo image with every detail well represented."

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McDaniel was first able to get hands-on with a CL5 in the USA last year, when a local dealer set one up next to the PM1D he'd been using long-term for Florence and the Machine. Because of the band's busy touring schedule he was unable to make the switch straight away, but was impressed enough to do so as soon as practically possible. This turned out to be a February Florence and the Machine show in Barcelona, part of the Mobile World Congress event.

"For the past decade or so, there was the process of engineers moving from analogue to digital, so they were keen for digital consoles to work in a familiar way to the analo

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Based on the original film, made famous by actress and pop diva Witney Houston, the stage version stars Heather Headley who has garnered rave reviews for her interpretation of theatre and music star Rachel Marron.

The stage show combines theatrical dialogue scenes with spectacular 'in concert' drama and 'film award ceremony' glitter. In response Henderson has designed a hybrid theatre / 'in concert' rig in what proved to be a limited amount of space.

Taking up much of the hanging real estate is Tim Hatley's inspired set, which comprises a series of sliders that open and close on all planes. These are used to create

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Lux Helsinki is organized by City of Helsinki and LumenRadio's Finnish distributor Sun Effects are responsible for the whole technical production. The event consists of a cluster of unique lighting installations ranging from the spectacle to minimalistic realizations as well as a number of fire circus performances in the centreof the Finnish capital. Energy efficiency and sustainability is a major theme and designers are also encouraged to utilize new and innovate technologies to catch the attention of the public.

Little Spirits was designed by Twinsen Ho from Hong Kong who created a beautiful architectural lighting on an old stone vi

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In addition to its stockholding, each AAI has demonstration product as well as an in-house projects and installations team. By virtue of its specialist training, therefore, the AAI can consult, supply, install and commission the world's most advanced LED house-lighting system at a local level.

ArcSystem is a range of auditorium LED lighting fixtures that are truly dimmable from 0% to 100% using the wireless ARC Mes

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For lighting, SSGPRO used 2 W-DMX F-1 G4 MK2 transceivers and 2 R-512 receivers with 5db antennas to secure a rock solid signal to 12 Vari*Lite VL2202 and 12 Vari*Lite VL2416 fixtures, plus 10 American Pro LED wash, 12 Chauvet Colorado LED par, 16 ACL par and 7 Blinders. Control came from a grandMA2 Lite console. Lighting designer was Gintas Valuntonis.

Viktoras Martusevicius, owner of SSGPRO says, "We didn't have any problems with the W-DMX. It's easy. In this tour we used 2 DMX lines, so

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Fully restored in 1992, the Warner took on yet another incarnation and became an esteemed live performance venue. The new sound system delivers the power and clarity of Outline technology to support the venue's expanded entertainment roster.

Taking its name from Harry Warner, one half of Hollywood's famed Warner Brothers, the Warner Theatre is now a preeminent D.C. Metro showcase, and home to the annual BET Awards. Its lofty stage has been graced with performers from Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, ZZ Top, and

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Increasing their existing studio facility by over 30%, the new dance floor has offered both amateur dancers and Dance Reality's 50 professionally employed dancers the opportunity to learn and rehearse on one of the most sophisticated vinyl dance floors on the market.

The specifically designed professional dance floor offers nearly 6mm of compressed foam, providing an instant and discrete shock absorbing top layer for hard floors.

Le Mark's Sharon Marshall said: "The transformation of this room was incredible. A huge advantage of Dynamic Compression is that it takes minimal time to install and it offers dancers and the studios themselves an impact absorbing surface with minimal cost.

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Four weeks in to this year's Awards submissions an incredible array of exciting and diverse nominations have been received via the KOI website celebrating LDs pushing the boundaries of lighting design.

"So far we have had an inspiring range of entries from LDs touring with the bigger arena shows," says Concert Touring and Events chairwoman, Sarah Rushton-Read. "This has really boosted the build-up to this year's Awards ceremony, which is growing and evolving at a rapid rate. We are still keen to hear from lighting designers or their colleagues working on the smaller theatre and c