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The Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI) has announced discounted pricing agreements with 25 manufacturers of energy-efficient products, including Dialight, covering indoor lighting, clean vehicles, traffic and street lighting, building products, advanced waste management technologies, water system components and alternative energy technologies.

Dialight will offer solid-state lighting products, based on the use of the latest light emitting diodes (LEDs), to 1,100 cities in the United States and 40 key cities throughout the world. The initial focus will be on traffic signals but will eventually include other products which use LEDs.

Roy Burton, group chief executive of Dialight, comments on Di

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Getting things underway, Johannes Müller, msm-studio's DVD producer, explained the advantages of the new medium over DVD: "With a storage capacity of 50 GB, the new medium offers enough space for an HDTV resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels - something like six times that of a DVD." Not only the image but also audio tracks, according to Müller, derive enormous benefit from the literally loss-free reproduction: "DVD is

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The façade of the company's red brick headquarters has been adorned with a spectacular illuminated wreath which was constructed out of 250 Christmas trees sourced from Balcombe Estates in West Sussex. It is filled with 8,000 glimmering UV blue LED lights. Underneath the sparkling wreath is a huge blue and green bow attached to a ribbon made entirely from blue neon.

The impressive Imagination building, flooded in a wash of blue light serves as the backdrop to the wreath. The installation of the lighting display took place over the last weekend in November. Imagination enlisted the help of a team of 19 construction specialists as well as Imagination's in-house production managers and lighting designers.

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This is the largest event of its type ever to take place in this territory so Malaysian promoter Live & Loud drew on the international expertise of Stageco to help achieve state-of-the-art production values. The project demonstrates how Stageco can help medium-sized promotion businesses anywhere in the world grow to meet the standards demanded by international artistes.

In conjunction with the Malaysian government, Live & Loud is organising a series of major concerts featuring Western, Chinese and Malaysian acts, in a pop and rock spectacle featuring Whitney Houston, Shaggy and James Morrison among the global acts on the bill.

For Live & Loud's head of technical

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"We take pride in, and feel an obligation to, continue our support of the NSCA Education Foundation because of our shared commitment to ensuring high quality training and education of future audio professionals," said Shure US vice-president and general manager Al Hershner. "Through this matching campaign, we encourage others in our industry to join us in contributing to the expansion of the Foundation's activities."

"We are honoured that Shure continues to support our programmes," said Tom Frericks, president of the NSCA Education Foundation. "Each year, industry members meet Shure's challenge, which emphasises the value th

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"We were already familiar with Crest, having owned 7001s and 8001s in the past, which were, in my view, the best amplifiers available at the time," noted Sound & Light Factory co-proprietor, Danny Juretzko. "When the time came to renew our stock, we had no hesitation in going back to Crest. We loved our trusty 7001s and 8001s, but the Pro 200 Series amps are even better."

The new Pro 200 Series amplifiers are mainly destined for rental stock to drive their EAW PA system as well as Sound & Light Factory's proprietary PA. Being so close to Ma

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MixWave president Hirokazu Saika comments: "We decided to name our company MixWave because we are striving to find companies that are making waves in the industry." The company currently represents TC Electronics, Ashley, API Audio, Furman, Sonic Studio, A Designs, Doremi, Buzzaudio, Dynaudioacoustics and Weiss.

Paul Roberts, director of sales for Symetrix noted: "MixWave is a fresh new distributor in Japan with great people that have a lot of experience in the industry. We are excited to be aligned with MixWave and their aggressive approach to promoting the brands they distribute."

(Jim Evans)

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Established in 2001, the company has rapidly grown to become one of the biggest rental companies in the south of France, offering a wide range of sound, lighting, video and staging equipment. SLS proprietor Léon van Empel comments: "It's not just about spending money. It's also about making sure we stay up-to-date with what's going on in the market so that when we do spend the money, we spend it wisely on products that will both satisfy our clients and offer us a good return on our investment. That is one of the reasons why we opted for InnovaSon consoles rather than any other b

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One of South Africa's most renown lighting designers, Denis Hutchinson was nominated as both the consultant and the LD for the theatre. "The intention of being both consultant and LD was two-fold," said Hutchinson. "Firstly, I had to see to the completion of the theatre and be on hand for trouble-shooting. The second motive was purely selfish; I chose the new toys for the theatre and I wanted to be the first to play with them."

With Hutchinson being very particular about what equipment he wanted, he finally selected DWR Distribution, who supplied the automated lighting and control, Prosound, T&A Ligh

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Now sponsored by Kickers, the UMA covers the broad umbrella of urban music forms, a spectrum extending from Gospel, Neo Soul to HipHop, and more. This year's awards were presented again by Radio 1 DJ Ras Kwame and neo-soul heavyweight Terri Walker, and featured numerous live performances from established as well as up-and-coming artists, UB40, Nate James and Keisha White amongst others.

This year, PSL took on responsibility for design and implementa

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Hailing originally from a retail background, Tomlinson spent 12 years at Roland, latterly as product manager for the RSS division, part of the successful Sound Snake launch.

(Jim Evans)

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In response to the ever-changing demands of the entertainment industry, Tomcat has announced that in 2008 the workshops will feature a new and improved curriculum. For the first time, participants will be able to choose their focus: Rigging & Truss or Chain Motors & Truss - with beginning and advanced training in that area of focus: all in one workshop.

Tomcat also reports that these workshops will be offered twice in 2008. Both of these sessions will be offered 20-23 February as well as 4-7 June, 2008 in Midland, Texas.

(Jim Evans)

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Robert van Hees, owner of SLR, knew that he could easily satisfy his customers' demands, but for SLR the most important issue would be smart lighting control. Van Hees felt the best solution would be to use VisualDMX lighting control software triggered with the Frontier interface.

When Visual Productions provided the on-site programming of the Frontier, the U-Bar staff were so taken with the easy user interface and opportunities offered by VisualDMX that they chose to finalise

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Research by the Samaritans has indicated that a third of UK workforce cannot sleep at night through anxiety, and a staggering three-quarters cannot switch off when they leave the office at the end of the day. This problem can be particularly relevant in the live events industry, where there are constant pressures to keep to increasingly tight deadlines and budgets.

SPS hopes to raise awareness of Stress Down Day in the industry to prevent any more people falling into those frightening statistics. Robin Coles, managing director at SPS commented: "I have been a Samaritan listening volunteer for s

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Other new DJ mixers on offer from FX are the Vestax PMC-08 Pro Digital Mixer and the Pioneer DJM909 and DJM800 DJ mixers, plus Allen & Heath's XONE:92 DJ mixer with six dual stereo channels, two offering mic inputs, totalling 10 stereo and two microphone inputs and a full range of connectors; this allows connection to four turntables, two mics, CD and MD players, drum machines and samplers.

FX has also added the Pioneer DVJ-1000 Pro DVD turntable with the same operation and layout as the CDJ-1

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On the back of the success of PLASA07, many companies have increased their stand size and several have doubled their space, setting PLASA08 on course to be the major industry event of next year. The success of the 2007 show has also been a catalyst for drawing back former exhibitors and generating strong levels of interest from new exhibitors, impressed with the professionalism and energy of the event.

The show management team has identified a range of new initiatives to develop and strengthen visitor attendance and is also focusing on a number of key areas for further development.

"One of the key messages that came across very powerfully from

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It is hoped to raise the remaining $10,000 by New Year's Eve. In announcing the ETC $50,000 Challenge Grant, CEO Fred Foster said, "Our industry runs on the flexibility, skills, and artistry of people who dedicate themselves to creating the magic of the theatre. Sadly, this means that many times an illness or crisis can catch one of us without the support of full benefits and insurance."

(Jim Evans)

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During his 18-year career in pro audio, Saint Martin has gained experience in contracting, sales management and international distribution. Prior to his recent appointment at Meyer Sound, Saint Martin served as international sales director for QSC Audio.

"I have known Mauricio for many years and his reputation in the pro audio market is impeccable," says Mike Cooper, Meyer Sound's International sales director. "We are very fortunate to have someone with his abilities and experience join our team."

(Jim Evans)

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Hawker has over twenty five years experience working within the events, broadcast TV and corporate communication industries. Prior to joining Element Labs, he held senior commercial and technical positions at Blitz Communications and Creative Technology (London). Over the course of his career, he has played a key role in the success of many high-profile projects, including the Athens 2004 Olympic opening and closing ceremonies, where he acted as video and projection consultant for Jack Morton Public Events.

Claas Ernst, European managing director for Element Labs commented: "We are enormously proud to have Andr

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The winning band will also have one of their tracks remixed by UNKLE's Aidan Lavelle, and receive four VIP tickets to the new ZooThousand festival taking place in July amongst the beautiful natural surroundings of Port Lympne Wild Animal Park near Ashford, Kent. This year's Unsigned Heroes runners-up wi

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The imposed "holiday" was not a present from Santa, but instead was due to a power failure in the Zaltbommel area caused by one of the world's most formidable war machines, an Apache Helicopter. Just after 7pm on Tuesday evening The Royal Netherlands Air Force Apache helicopter touched power cables crossing the River Waal, part of the Rhine, causing a loss of power to over 50,000 households and many local businesses, including Duran Audio's factory.

Gerrit Duran, founder and President of Duran Audio, commented: "I was at home on Wednesday evening when I heard a strange low frequency sound. I went outside to investigate and to my amazement I saw an Apache helicopter with its search lights activated looking for a clear sp

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The annual tourism gala - sponsored by China's National Tourism Administration and the People's Government of Guangdong province - is a massive week-long festival offering a series of events and conventions in cities all around the province and attracting huge numbers of foreign visitors. However, la pièce de résistance was undoubtedly the grand opening ceremony which began with the depiction of the epic Legend of the Ship of the Blue Ocean and terminated with a spectacular fireworks display. Performances from popula

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Taking place on the eve of the 80th Anniversary of the British Racing Drivers' Club, the Awards celebrate the achievements of the international racing season. Over 400 people gathered in The Savoy's Lancaster Ballroom for the star-studded event, which was packed with motor racing's finest heroes from past and present.

The Richard Seaman Trophy is awarded to the winner of the Club's Gold Star points scoring system. Lewis Hamilton's 2007 F1 achievements led him to top the Club's Gold Star table by a margin of 34 points at the end of his maiden season.

A.C. Lighting's UK sales director, Phil Capstick, presented the award to Lewis Hamilton along with BRDC President Damon Hill. Once on stage,