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The following evenings were filled with Verdi and Tchaikovsky performed by some of the biggest names in classical music, as well as a swing night. The event culminated with The big night of film music performed by Mousse T. and his band and the Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg. TSE AG of Berlin was once again responsible for the sound production, and this year they selected two Eclipse consoles from Innovason to handle FoH and monitoring duties.

Martin Kaiser, technical director for Classic Open Air Berlin, explained

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It was the eighth year that XL has supplied these central London events, which were once again project managed for them by Chris Saunders, working with an XL crew of 15.

The headline acts for Hard Rock Calling were a blend of classic rock genres represented by Pearl Jam, Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney. XL supplied a five-camera PPU 'house' IMAG system which was directed by Ruary MacPhie using a GV Kayak, and this stayed in place for the whole run of shows.

The cameras were positioned two at FOH with long lenses, two in the pit on track-and-dolly and the fifth mounted on a remote pan/tilt head above the stage, all of which com

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So successful were the Dinosaurs' appearance in the Capital that the exhibition has now headed for the South West and Bournemouth which is, appropriately, the gateway to Britain's only natural World Heritage Site, the Jurassic Coast.

Dinosaurs Unleashed features life-size animatronic versions of the land-living Tyrannosaurus Rex, Stegosaurus, Diplodocus, Triceratops and many others. One of the key features is, however, a virtual prehistoric aquarium, where marine reptiles like plesiosaurs and cephalopods such as ammonite

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This distribution and partnership agreement offers customers a complete project solution. Hoist UK can integrate products from each partner's expertise and equipment through a single dealer source. The result is a complete project solution, minimizing customers' need to select and manage many different suppliers.

"The Best of All Worlds partnership offered by Hoist UK gives customers the opportunity to find products from industry brand leaders that are seamlessly designed, conceived, manufactured and delivered with one call," said Tony Dickson at Hoist UK.

J. R. Clancy designs and manufactures off-the-shelf and custom automated and manual rigging systems, heat resistant borders, fire curtains and

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Featuring the patented x7 Color System, the six different Selador LED models produce a light and colour quality that conventional LED systems cannot duplicate, says the company. The latest addition to the Selador range, which will be on show at PLASA, is Vivid Pearl, producing high output true whites from 3200oK and up and specifically suited for TV, alongside a new and improved Vivid-R, which now produces 50% more light than previous models - while consuming 10% less power.

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Also at the show is the new TCP-IP CueSystem a Networked cue light system which launched at ProLight + Sound earlier in the year. In an industry first, with the ever-increasing trend towards completely networked show control and lighting systems, the TCP-IP CueSystem bridges the gap for stage management environments.

The TCP-IP CueSystem uses the established ergonomic control platform with standard GDS outstations. Output nodes are then used

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New from DTS is the XR3000 Spot moving light fixture which utilises the Philips 1200W fast-fit lamp and features full continuous pan/rotation among many other features. Also new from DTS is the FOS 100, a modular LED batten with 15 addressable lightsources, which can be racked up in multiples and used to display low resolution video content and graphics to great effect.

Another launch from DTS is the Delta 10 LED RGB wash unit. This comes in three variants : (a) with a selection of lenses, (b) with variable zoom lens control via DMX and (c) a moving fixture featuring DTS's patented FAR full pan and tilt rotation and remote zoom. All

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The passive, wired-for-biamplification QX Series draws on the knowledge and engineering resources gained through the development of EAW's AX Series, maintaining its reputation of 'big horns in compact packages'. All full-range models have squared, sy

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"Of course 3D mapping has been around for quite some time, but we have developed our own in-house tools in order to provide this service at the best quality possible," states the company's CEO, Hadi Al Bahra.

He specified two stacked Christie HD 8K projectors to handle the 3D mapping projection onto the stage. The native 1080 HD resolution three-chip DLP 8,000 ANSI lumen digital projector offers a variable contrast ratio of 1600-2000:1.

"The effect was sensational and the two projectors collectively prov

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The team provided staging, banners, stage management, lighting and sound production on both from 30 July to 1 August for the festival's main stage, which saw bands such as Athlete perform to crowds in excess of 1,500.

The festival was first held in 2005 and has continued to grow each year, with the drpgroup coming on board to achieve a new level of technical production in 2010. The drptechnicalservices team erected the stage, including banners, lighting and all audio equipment before the festival opened.

Ian Ruhback, senior show technician, commented, "It was a great to be able to

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During this ETCP recognised workshop, participants will receive training from industry experts over a day and a half. Day one consists of a half-day course on fall protection led by Bill Sapsis, president and founder of Sapsis Rigging, as well as a half-day course on truss design, use and theory taught by Will Todd, product support manager for Tomcat USA.

For the morning of day two, Will Todd and Keith Bohn of Tomcat USA will lead a session on ground supported and outdoor structures which includes an overview of design elements and safety consideration of these structures, examples of real world scenarios from the Tomcat portfolio, as well as an opportu

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PLASA will see the UK debut of the TiMax2 SoundHub S-Version TimeLine Editor for in-depth audio showcontrol programming, featuring multi-channel waveform-based editing, looping, panning and volume profiling. Another first for PLASA is the new AES-MIO module which allows TiMax to handle multiple sample rates and clocking options across 16 AES inputs and outputs, plus 16 analogue outputs.

TiMax2 SoundHub will be joined at the show by the UWB TiMax Tracker radar system for performer tracking which makes actors'radio mic audio and other effects automatically foll

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Up to eight Awards for Innovation are available each year, as well as a special Environmental Award for a product which the judges feel contributes to the industry's quest for energy efficiency and sustainability.

This year, for the first time, all nominees will have the opportunity to present their products live to a panel of expert judges, during the Sunday of the show, on a specially-built stage on the Innovation Gallery itself, inside Earls Court 2.

The presentations and subsequent Q&A opportunities will be filmed and the winning presentations repeated on the PLASA Show's central LED screen during the Tuesday and Wednesday of the show, as well as

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Digital communications allow multiple controllers to be daisy-chained together, eliminating the need for bulky multicore cables. Self-healing emergency stop connections remove the requirement for shorting plugs, and monitoring of the hoist's status means that information about hoist presence and the state of the limits can be displayed to the user, and acted upon immediately to provide Group Halting if limits are hit whilst moving, says the company.

The new website goes live on 12 September, the first day of the show, and has been built from the ground-up with both specifiers and end users in mind.

Easy to navigate product pages and an enlarged

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The Citypainter 18000LED is a bright LED based fixture powerful enough to illuminate large architectural facades or canvas on big stage areas, says the company. The Citypainter 18000 LED utilises the extremes of LED technology and its rugged design allows installation in any environment. With an output of over 18000 Lumen and maximum projecting distance of 300m, this fixture is designed forr entertainment or architainment applications of any scale.

Features include RGBWA colour mixing. The Citypainter uses IP-67, independently controlled LED modules and quick-lock for easy mounting.

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Cuelux is a cost-effective DMX512 lighting controller for intelligent, conventional and LED lighting, says the company. It offers a darkened and touch screen optimized graphical user interface, industry-standardised cuelist system, iPhone remote control and can be used in 10 different languages. Cuelux has Plug&Play support for MIDI control surfaces that include fader wings, motorized faders and button stations.

With the new software release for Linux, Cuelux is now a multi-platform lighting software package; Cuelux was already available on Mac OSX and MS Windows (with both 32 bit and 64 bit drivers available). The advantage of a multi-platform system is that every user can choose his own preferred operating system in which he feels technically comfortable and in the case of Linux, ev

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BlueBox is billed as the industry's first PC-based intelligent, integrated DMX and RDM controller software. Built from the ground-up specifically for controlling large rigs of RDM enabled products, the BlueBox RDM controller allows users to search for any RDM enabled product in a DMX/RDM Network, automatically patch the fixture, and control the fixture, as well as receive status updates on the fixture and configure settings such as fixture mode, lamp on/off and more. This makes the BlueBox RDM controller suitable for quick setup and programming of corporate and live event rigs and is ideal for autonomous monitoring of large scale lighting installations in architectural environments, says the company.

The BlueBox RDM controller is built wi

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Samson's Expedition Series offers an array of practical and portable PA solutions for a variety of applications. Now, the series has a new flagship model: the XP510i that offers more power with a comprehensive feature set.

Bridging the gap between fixed installation and portable applications, Samson will also introduce the Auro active speaker systems.

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Sound console manufacturer DiGiCo's recently launched their SD9 Red Snapper digital console - which is housed in its default 5 Star flight case that will be highlighted on Stand 1-L36.

Also on display will be another set of cases, designed and manufactured specifically for Martin Audio's new MLA (Multi-Cellular Loudspeaker Array) System.

A selection of CNC-routed foam inserts will also be present, in the form of a professional tool case. This demonstrates 5 Star's flexible and dynamic machining capabilities - which also enhance the quick turnarounds and quality for which 5 Star is renowned - using three Thermwood CNC systems, says the company.

5 Star's standard ranges will include the Arena - cost effective general purpos

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New Wine originated as a Christian festival, established in 1989 by members of the Anglican clergy. It now appeals to the largest network of Christians open to the charismatic movement in the UK, running a number of week-long festivals in England, Scotland and Wales and currently attracting around 30,000 delegates per year. Its success has spawned the well-known Soul Survivor event for teenagers.

Wigwam has provided sound reinforcement services for the twin festivals for several years, using the residential even

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The meeting will be held in the PLASA Show seminar theatre during the second day of the show and Bonner hopes that as many representatives from the lighting manufacturers exhibiting or visiting the show will take the time to attend. The topic for discussion is a voluntary standard labelling system for their lighting fixtures to communicate the information for the end user in respect of their responsibilities to the new Artificial Optical Radiation Directive (AORD)

The new regulations require all employers to assess the amount of exposure to artificial light their workforce is exposed to. Bonner is concerned that the responsibilities of the manufactures to comm

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"This was a great project for Black Light," says Stephen Read, head of the company's Events Team. "It was an exciting challenge to transfer our skills as theatrical technicians to the world of on-site TV production. There are a number of differences in terminology and working practice to get used to, but my team was well up to the job and everyone performed superbly."

The main technical challenge involved in getting the show broadcast was ensuring that all the lights were properly placed to create the illusions and effects needed by the producers. "It was interesting to see how the TV crew pu

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The football show, hosted by Richard Keys and Andy Gray, forms part of the biggest season of live Barclays Premier League football on Sky Sports with 115 live matches all in high definition. In keeping with the original format, the show features innovations such as digital on-screen graphics and games analysis using the latest computer technology.

To carry this high-tech look and feel through to the studio set lighting and visual effects, show LD Malcolm Reed approached AC-ET's Video division to provide a real-time video playback control system for projecting moving content onto various LED display surfaces.

A.C. Video supplied Green Hippo HippoCritters to DMX pixe

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Highlights at this year's show include new products from ASL, Australian Monitor, Aviom, beyerdynamic, Biamp, Renkus Heinz, MC² and XTA. In addition, POLARaudio will introduce "exciting new milestones from Dynacord", details of which will be announced during the show. ASL, Cue, and Novasonar will also feature on the stand.

New products include, from beyerdynamic, D290 and D790 professional series headphones and headsets now available with an integrated level limiter, Australian Monitor AMD series Amplifiers and Revolution DSP, Aviom's AllFrame Multi-Modular I/O System, the EN-54-16 certified Biamp Vocia and a new fl