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The ambitious production, set in the round, attracted rave reviews, with the Guardian praising its 'genuine theatrical spectacle', and the Express saying it was 'magnificently staged'.

Lighting designer for the production, which ran from late February into March 2014, was Andrew Bridge, three-time recipient of the Tony Award for Best Lighting Design and long time collaborator and friend of PRG.

"The Gubbay/RAH producing operation has been going for 20 years and I have lit them all," says Bridge. "It presents a challenging schedule with load in on Sunday and first open

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As a lighting designer working in the 1970's Flores specialised in using the latest, innovative equipment in the development of sound and lighting for the club industry. Today his designs reflect his on-going dedication to taking club installations into a new dimension with the use of innovative, interactive equipment.

Recently Led4Skys finished their first installation using the Visual Productions lighting control products. The project was for the Night club, Dady'O. Located in the centre of Cancun, Mexico, Dady'O is one of the most popular dance clubs in the world.

Flores created a new design and build for the sound booth and also the

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Opened by the fast growing company's Charlie Gilkes and Duncan Stirling in April 2010, Maggie's in Chelsea is a 1980s-inspired boutique club named after the former British Prime Minister.

It had been trading largely without dynamic lighting until the operators contacted David Graham's London-based installation company, based on their sensitive lighting implementation at another heavily themed Inception venue, DISCO in Soho.

While the focal point at Maggie's is again the dance floor - now brought to life by a laser, strobe, scatter beams and four hemispheres - the more subtle work has been applied to bringing 80s icons such as Wham, Mr T, Super Mario, Sonic The Hedgehog etc to life with a series of cleverly detailed fixtures and driv

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"Sagebrush had been using a large amount of video elements in the previous worship centre but when they started the second phase project in building a new worship centre, they wanted to improve upon that and chose the Elation EPV762 video panels," stated Stephen MacAurther, lighting systems designer and engineer at VAST Technologies Inc., the Albuquerque-based systems design and installation company that completed the install.

VAST Technologies got involved with the new 2000-seat worship centre based on their previous work at the ministry's various campuses, which included the Albuquerque location's original main worshi

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A flagship of the Hyatt International Hotel Group in Asia, the luxurious Grand Hyatt Hong Kong occupies a convenient location near the territory's waterfront, directly behind the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. As a result, the Grand Ballroom, 680sq.m in size, is often used for convention centre events during trade fairs and exhibitions.

"The entire audio system is managed and configured via a PC in the control room loaded with the Q-Sys Designer software," explains Tommy Ho, senior sales manager at Audio System Consultants (Asia) Ltd (ASCL), the QSC distributor in Hong Kong. "In addition to providing delay and dynamics processing, and controlling meters, crossovers, filters

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It's where they learned the value of having the right technology products for the markets they were working in, from renting out classic Fender Twin amps that clients of their rehearsal studio business in the 1980s knew to come to them for, to more recently having the in-demand products and systems that their live event and touring customers require. Boulevard Pro's latest addition to that latter category has been the recent addition of a full L-Acoustics Kara package.

According to Anthony Cioffi, 80 percent of what goes out their door for rentals are sound system components from L-Acoustics, whose products have litera

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The Tate Modern - formally Bankside Power Station - is among Gray's favourite spaces to light in the city. He has also worked on several events and projects for Mission and is familiar with the scope and style of their work which give him plenty of ideas about the right ambience to create in.

"I love highlighting the room's imposing industrial architecture - 152m long and 35m high - and bringing it into a new dimension and context using the full height and scale. Most visitors don't immediately notice a lot of the detail, so lighting the space is a big chance

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The show's designer, Chris Lisle had been alerted to the new light last year, "I had seen a couple of YouTube links of the B-EYE prior to going to LDI last year." He said. "I knew right away that it would be a great fixture to use on One Republic. After seeing it in person, that feeling was confirmed. I had started to get the ball rolling with Dave Ridgway of Neg Earth as soon as I had seen the videos. He asked that I speak to Philip Norfolk from Ambersphere who represents Clay Paky in the UK market: Philip would be at LDI."

"Chris really wanted to try them out," explained Norfolk, "and when he told me One Republic woul

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Back by popular demand, Perrier Award-winning comedian, writer and original star of Grumpy Old Women, Jenny Eclair is joined by fellow recruits Susie Blake and Kate Robbins in a new theatrical production based on the hit BBC British TV show.

Matt has been providing the raucous live show's lighting since 2007.

"The lighting had to recreate a number of contrasting scenic environments - from the initial sunny garden, to a torture chamber, a Saturday night TV Strictly Come Dancing-like show studio, a wine bar, and a tea shop, amongst others," explains Matt. "With only one full set, all these environments had to be created with lighting and th

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The band embarked on a seven-week headline tour of Europe in mid-March with lighting designer Trevor Fairclough turning to Elation's Platinum Beam 5R Extreme for the punchy output and speed needed to keep up with the hard driving band.

"Having a speedy pan and tilt really helps with the tempo of the band. Being able to run a tilt effect at 200bpm with no compromises in size really gets the crowd pumping," commented LD Trevor Fairclough, who also handles programming and lighting operation for the band.

The Platinum Beam 5R Extreme houses speedy three-phase motors for quick effect ch

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With a stadium audience of over 40,000, plus tens of millions of viewers tuning in worldwide, the Winter Olympics has been a much-anticipated event. Marenghi used a lighting rig originally specified by lighting designer Al Gurdon for the Winter Olympics Opening and Closing Ceremonies, to create a spectacular new design for the Paralympics Ceremonies.

"I was tasked with enhancing the artistic elements of the ceremonies of the Winter Paralympic Games with a lighting design that would thrill both the live audience in the massive Fisht Stadium and at the same time satisfy the TV companies broadcasting t

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Bardy Hayes, president of Global Market Management, Inc., regional sales managing company for Allen & Heath in Asia Pacific, said, "E&E is a company with a rich history and a promising future. It is an honour to do business with a company with this level of professionalism and deep technical expertise. We look forward to a long and mutually successful relationship."

Gary Goh, Deputy managing director, Electronics & Engineering Pte Ltd, commented, "We are honoured to be representing the Allen & Heath brand for the Singapore and Malaysia markets. It is indeed a joy to be working with such a reputable company that shares the same level of passion for audio excellence."

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Commenting on the appointment, Miguel Mezquita, managing director, Earpro, stated, "The new cooperation between Martin Professional and Earpro further reinforces the close relationship and commitment that Earpro has had with Harman for more than 25 years. This agreement will undoubtedly benefit the interests of customers and users throughout the Spanish market. With this new setup, they will have access to the most comprehensive offering of AV solutions across the professional sector."

"Within the past three years, our people have done an amazing job reaffirming Martin Professional'

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"There are certain considerations when mixing folk bands; firstly there are many unusual instruments - including bouzoukis, dulcimers, seven string acoustic guitars, harps, and accordions with built in mics, musicians unexpectedly come back on stage to perform with other bands, the crowd like a mix where you can hear a pin drop but at a "festival" level, and vocals must always be on top of the mix," explains engineer, Davyd Hodge. "That's why I need a dedicated surface area to manage this event."

Previously, Hodge has used a 40-channel analogue GL2800 from Allen & Heath but opted to use the company's new Qu-16 digital mixers arra

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MGG's newly appointed general manager, Denzil Smith, who joined the company in December, took the production to a new level. With a team of professionals at his side including lighting designer from MGG, Kevin Rieck, and the assistance of system technician, Thomas Peters, the event was technically flawless.

This was no mean feat as the event, which ran off a grandMA2 full size, included close to 150 Robe fixtures, 48 ClayPaky Sharpies (forty more Sharpies than last year) and some 400m of Prolyte Trussing besides a list of other fixtures.

"It ran so well," said a clearly pleased Denzil Smith. H

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The system is designed to play background music and broadcast announcements. Installed several years ago by Bologna-based Rokepo, it was due for an upgrade earlier this year as part of a wider club overhaul. Rokepo's Roberto Valentino knew that the MTX3 would be ideal for audio routing and system management.

"When the MTX series was launched, I immediately liked the versatility and great potential of this product, in addition to the excellent audio quality we are used to from Yamaha digital mixers," he says.

"The only potential problem was that I felt the user interface would be a bit too

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UK production group Boom Pictures, who recently acquired production powerhouse Twofour Group, produced the show. Lorraine Heggessey, who worked closely on the show, is the executive chair of Boom Pictures Group(The former BBC1 channel controller, and CEO of Talkback Thames).

BBC daytime commissioner Jo Street ordered the non-transmittable pilot, which was recorded in front of a live audience at Studio 1 at The BBC Wales Television Centre in Cardiff, with a view to take the series to Manchester's new MediaCity, should the show be taken forward to series.

The appointed lighting director to the project was Steff Jones, who worked close

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It has undergone a major £7m restoration project to bring it to life as a visitor attraction, allowing people young and old to go on board and experience what it would have been like on the vessel throughout historic wars.

The audio system was devised by sound designer Sarah Angliss, who also programmed the submarine's novel, generative audio system using MaxMSP. DJW was briefed to install the AV hardware and design, programme and install elements of the audio soundscaping throughout the 218ft submarine. The solution needed to help bring the submarine 'back to life', submersing visitors in the feel of a working vessel.

While throughout its award-winning, 28-year history DJW has worked within some unusual environments (cast

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Special care was taken to make the SA Premier Business Awards a prominent occasion. "Peter Whale from Outlaw Events, our main client, contracted CAP events to take care of all the artists and entertainment," commented Bolton. The content mostly consisted of collaborations between Lloyd Cele (Idols fame) and The Soweto Gospel Choir.

Outlaw contracted Jonathan Le Roux from Keystone Productions to manage all the production requirements. MGG were nominated as the preferred technical supplier. "As always, we received awesome support from M

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For the Serbian series X-Factor Adria Trifu and his partner Arsa Zlatkovic opted for the intuitive feature set of the Avolites Expert Pro to manage the show's vast amount of pre-programming. Whilst over in Khazakstan lighting designer Karabetskiy, a seasoned Avolites user, chose the Avolites Titan Mobile desk with Titan software.

"X-Factor Khazakstan is now in its fourth series and to celebrate this we wanted the show to be a 'spectacular'," explains Karabetskiy. "In terms of technology this has meant that the show is huge. I am using over 300 fixtures, 111 of which are moving heads."

Karabetskiy's lighting design is fast-paced and theatrical with each performer's

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The event was staged at Birmingham, UK's National Exhibition Centre (NEC)

The Kennel Club initiated the idea of the sign and the starcloth, used for the first time in 2012 by Jon Pope, the show's Lighting Designer since 2009. Having a special, flexible and highly visual 'Crufts' ident in the form of the colour changing sign has been a great benefit to the background aesthetics of all the presentations taking place in the ring.

The main show ring - in the NEC's LG Arena - is the hub of the action for all four days of the event which culminates in the renowned 'Best in Show' competition. It is broadcast on More 4 and

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"I primarily came out to see new projects and to carry out some training with the DWR sales team," said Duffield. "I should tell you they are excellent, supportive and open to information."

Duffield is particularly fond of the Arc System range. "If you have 15 minutes in front of someone to show them how to get LED into an auditorium, they get it straight away," he explained. Because the Arc System is designed with theatre in mind, LED is made beautiful and relevant to its environment. "It's about understanding what the theatrical experience is all about," said Duffield. This means dimming correctly in LED and getting great colours.

GDS celebrates its tenth birthday in June and Duffield has been with the company for six. "My CV isn

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Preferred AV integrators, Promotiontime NE, carried out the technology design and fit-out of its main entertainment area, The Links Owners Only Bar & Entertainment Lounge, as well as the refurbished Old Storehouse restaurant/bar, turning exclusively to a Martin Audio AQ solution for all its requirements.

Brian Graham, who took over Promotiontime NE 10 years ago, has been a frequent user of Martin Audio systems over the years, and in particular the Blackline series - but the compact AQ architectural range has opened up a number of new opportunities for him.

"Martin Audio is generally our 'go to' brand for most requirements above a basic bar, and I would probably have

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The recent upgrade to Clearcut Sound Studios includes the installation of a Dante audio networking system, providing real-time audio routing between four mix rooms and studio computers. Dante, an IP based audio transmission format, is capable of supporting 100s of digital audio channels at resolutions up to 24-bit uncompressed, and sample rates up to 96kHz.

Scrub also supplied Clearcut with HP Z820 studio computers configured with Yamaha AIC128-D Dante Accelerator PCI Express audio interface cards, and Yamaha MY-16-AUD Dante expansion cards which are fitted to their DM2000 mixing consoles. All of the Dante interfaces are connected to a Gigabit Ethernet switch with stand