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UK - Some of crickets biggest names are tucking into food supplied by Eat To The Beat (ETTB) throughout the npower Ashes Series this summer. The likes of Sir Ian Botham, David Gower and Shane Warne are enjoying meals provided by the tour and location caterer who are supplying the Sky Sports cricket production team throughout the series.

A five strong ETTB team were on-site both in Cardiff and Lords, setting up the day prior to the first innings and remaining in situ until the final wicket falls. Tony Laurenson, Managing Director, ETTB, said "We are once again proud to be involved with this great event. We have fed over 140 people on some days, including some familiar faces that have been part of the Sky Sports teams for many years."

The ETTB team and the company's fleet of mobile kitchen trucks are now on the road as the busy Ashes season continues.

(Jim Evans)

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USA/UK - TMB has confirmed its appointment as worldwide exclusive distributor for the amBIENT XC control system from amBX of Redhill, UK. Launched at InfoComm 09, the amBIENT XC uses amBX proprietary patented technology to provide a full 'sensory surround' entertainment experience. It boasts "completely new concepts in the control of lighting and effects", allowing "the creation of unique immersive experiences in professional productions and architectural installations of all kinds".

The amBIENT XC can be pre-programmed or will respond in real-time to visual and/or aural stimuli, such as video or audio signals. Sophisticated control of interpretation and output parameters offers dynamic control of mood and atmosphere in spaces of all kinds. The amBIENT XC control system also provides a low-cost yet impressive upgrade solution for venues or productions

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Jazz at The Palace - Buckingham Palace has been included on a shortlist of the UK's most important jazz venues. To mark the 50th anniversary of Miles Davis' celebrated Kind of Blue album, Brecon Jazz Festival asked people to nominate unsung British live venues. The winning venue will receive a plaque as part of the scheme. Jazz legends Louis Armstrong and Sidney Bechet played at Buckingham Palace during royal command performances for George V between 1919 and 1932. The Queen's residence joined the likes of Ronnie Scott's and the infamous Club Eleven on the shortlist for the inaugural (Kind Of) blue plaque scheme.

Security Matters - A number of London's West End theatres are to boost their security to counter worsening audience behaviour, owners have said. It comes after reports of drunkenness and even fights during performances. The owners of several venues, includ

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UK - Organisers praised Showsec following a successful Camp Bestival this July. In the event's second year, audience numbers increased by 50% from 10,000 to 15,000.

Loud Sound's event director Jim King commented: "We were very happy with the operation undertaken by Showsec at Camp Bestival. They had the right staff with the right attitude for the show and helped make it a pleasant and relaxed experience for all concerned."

Showsec supplied over 250 SIA licensed event security professionals to Camp Bestival, a new style of family oriented festival sited at Lulworth Castle on the Dorset coastline. The festival is the brainchild of promoter Rob da Bank, produced in collaboration with Loud Sound, and its standing results from it setting out from the start to cater for families, rather than adding feature areas for children as an afterthought. The sit

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UK - White Light supported HaHaHammersmith, a fund-raising evening of comedy and music held by the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith in aid of the Lyric's creative learning department.

Those giving their time and talent to the evening included comedians Lee Mack, Jan Ravens, Shazia Mirza, Tom Basden and Ed Aczel, with music from the electric string quartet Stringfever and the BRIT-nominated band The Feeling.

To light the wide variety of performers, the Lyric's chief electrician Chris Harris turned to White Light for help. The company immediately offered support, supplying a rig of five Martin Mac250 Spots, five Martin Mac300 Wash, four ColorKinetics ColorBlaze 48 LED battens, and four GLP Impression moving LED washlights.

Harris was delighted by the performance of the lights, particularly when coupled with the theatre's recently-purchased ETC Eos console also supplied by Whi

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UK - 5 Star Cases will once again be displaying a selection of its 'standard' flightcase ranges available from the wide range of case styles and specifications, as well as highlighting its custom design and build capabilities.

A recent addition is the Touring Production Rack. Aimed at lighting, sound and theatre technicians, this foam-suspended rack system features a fold away TFT monitor and a keyboard drawer plus various 19" rack-bays. Primarily designed to house a Mac Pro, it can also be built to accommodate a range of PC system cabinets.

Also on display will be 5 Star's newly launched Arena range of general purpose road trunks. Arena trunks are available in three sizes, the Arena 600, 900 and 1200 from stock (black only) or to order in 5 Star's standard range of colours. All are finished with the standard Penn-Elcom hardware.

5 Star's Tour Grade is another popular p

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UK - Cooper Controls has announced that MDG Fog Generators has been appointed as the exclusive distributor for the Zero 88 brand of performance theatrical dimmers and consoles in Canada. MDG is known within the entertainment industry as a leading manufacturer of fog and haze generators. MDG also has a distribution division that represents several well established performance lighting brands including Robert Juliat, Ayrton, and Rainbow.

"We are delighted to now have a brand of lighting consoles to offer to the Canadian market that complements our other brands, says Martin Michaud, president of MDG. "We approached Zero 88 a long time ago about becoming its distributor and are delighted that the product line has become available for us to represent. We are looking forward to presenting the range of exciting new consoles like the Orb and Jester TLXtra to Canada's lighting

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USA - Gerriets' new dance floor tape applicator G-TR allows for taping of dance floors and carpets in an upright position. The ergonomically designed tool reduces much stress on back and knees. The precise engineering of the applicator makes laying long distances very easy and comfortable, says the company. "Just start, roll, tape, cut and start the next panel."

According to Gerriets, the lightweight (11lbs) tool allows for 3 to 4 times faster operation than working by hand. The cutting mechanism on the handle provides easy and comfortable operation. A storage bar for two spare rolls allows for taping long distances without any breaks.

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Italy/UK - Clay Paky has announced the nominations for the Knights of Illumination Lighting Design Awards that are to be awarded in association with the ALD and the STLD at the Awards dinner on 13 September 2009.

These awards are being generously sponsored by Clay Paky to recognise the outstanding contribution that lighting and lighting designers make to live performance and television created in the UK. They also honour work across a wide range of rock, theatre, opera and dance as well as four categories of televised work. Another feature of these awards is that each distinct area is being judged in a way deemed appropriate by practitioners in their respective fields.

The ALD advised Clay Paky on how the theatre awards should be decided. There is no way that a group of lighting designers could find time to see enough of the excellent work being produced nationally so the ALD

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UK - With little more than a month to go until the PLASA Show, organiser PLASA Events has confirmed over 40 exhibitors new to this year's event, as pre-registrations look set to match 2008's record levels. Pre-registration for PLASA09 is still open, with a 50% discount for online bookings (see website below).

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Exhibitors new or returning to the show include Adam Hall, A.T. Industries, All Access Staging & Productions, Ambient Lighting, Artistic Licence, Avid Technology, Bestlight, Bison Produkter, Coemar S.p.A, Entertainment Equipment Supplies, Flying by Foy, Gerriets, Indu-Electric Gerber, Klotz Audio Interface Systems, Laserworld (Switzerland), LumenRadio, MediaLas Laserproducts, NEXO, Picturall, Prism Media Products, Promoberg, Pyrotechnology, R K Sound Engineering, ShowCAD Control S

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Downloads Down - There has been a slight drop - from 63% last year to 61% this year - in the number of young people illegally downloading music, a survey suggests. The UK Music-commissioned study, now in its second year, also found that 85% of those who downloaded illegally would pay for an unlimited download service. UK Music is an umbrella body that represents the British music industry.

Some 1,808 14 to 24-year-olds from across the UK were surveyed this spring by the University of Hertfordshire. Of the 61% of respondents who said they illegally downloaded music, 83% said they did so on a daily or weekly basis. Last year's survey research was based on 773 respondents. Of those who said they would pay for an unlimited MP3 download service, 77% said they would continue to buy CDs.And 78% of respondents said they would not pay for a streaming service, such as Spotify.

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Japan - Atsunori Abe, former general manager of Audio-Technica Corporation International Department (Japan) died on 10 July, 2009. Abe passed away in his native Japan and is survived by two brothers, a sister, his wife and their three daughters. Atsunori Abe (pronounced AH-bay) joined A-T in 1978, and in addition to holding the position of the general manager of Audio-Technica Corp. International Department, he also served on the company's board of directors. He retired in 2005.

During his tenure at the Audio-Technica Corporation, Abe helped the company grow internationally and was instrumental in launching groundbreaking products including the AT4033 Cardioid Condenser Microphone, the microphone that is credited as being the first high-quality, studio-grade microphone available at a price within the reach of the home and project studio market.

He was one of the key people who

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Israel - Compulite has announced that Burple UK is its new exclusive UK distributor. Compulite's Vector & Dlite lighting consoles and the wide range of products are now available to the UK market via Burple UK.

"We have been working with the Burple's team for some time and were impressed by their demonstrating knowledge with our products and with their technical skills to serve the products. They have adopted our products and formed excellent relationships with our UK customers and users. We are confident that this partnership will be very valuable to our strong presence in this important market," said Compulite's CEO Yehuda Shukrun.

Agustin Arocha, director of Burple UK said, " We have been providing technical support to Compulite's end-users for some time now and taking on the distribution in the UK Market seemed like the logical next step. With our sound know

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UK - A new trade body has been formed to combat the incursion of sub-standard and illegal products into the projection lamp aftermarket. Formed in response to the growing problem of sub-standard and illegal copy lamps flooding the market for replacement projection lamps, the Genuine Lamps Alliance will protect both the interests of consumers and the legitimate lamp supply channel.

To date, buyers of replacement lamps for projectors and rear-projection televisions have been largely unaware of the risks posed by copy lamps, which range from poor value to physical danger. The Genuine Lamps Alliance will take the lead in raising awareness of the issue through a pan-European public relations campaign and the provision of resources to help consumers identify and avoid copy products.

The copy lamp problem has developed over the last three years, as unauthorised manufacturers reverse

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UK - Showsec reports that it has been selected as finalists in four categories of the Security Excellence Awards, taking place at the Hilton Hotel on Park Lane, London this October.

Showsec's managing director Mark Harding said: "We are delighted to have reached the final stages of all four categories we entered. This array of security awards demonstrates the range and quality of services the company provides and is testimony to the professionalism of our management teams and staff."

The categories are Event Team of the Year (for work done within UK Arenas), International Achievement Award (for B'estfest in Romania), Training Initiative of the Year (for the Showsec Academy) and Contract Security Manager of the Year (for operations director Simon Battersby).

(Jim Evans)

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UK - The organisers of the PLASA Show (13-16 September 2009, Earls Court, London) have announced the final shortlist of nominees for this year's prestigious Gottelier Award, which will be presented at the PLASA Show on Monday 14 September.

This will be the third Gottelier Award - named in memory of the former designer, developer and commentator Tony Gottelier, who died in 2006. The Award (sponsored by Lighting&Sound International magazine for which Tony Gottelier was a regular contributor for many years), aims to recognise those who have made a significant and sustained contribution to the development of entertainment technology. Former winners are Tony Andrews of Funktion One (2007) and John Stadius of Soundtracs/DiGiCo (2008).

The seven nominees this year include four notable figures from the lighting world and three from pro audio. This year's nominees are, in alphabetical

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UK - Le Mark will introduce its latest product offering at the PLASA Show (13-16 September, Earls Court, London). The custom-printed roll-out vinyl stage flooring allows any design or graphic to be reproduced at Le Mark's Cambridgeshire base, the company says.

"Now you can 'walk on water', grass or rocks, play snakes and ladders or even Twister on your own custom printed roll out vinyl show floor," says Le Mark's Stuart Gibbons.

The company uses only Tuchler super compact Consor or Event vinyl dance and stage floors. The flooring comes in 2m wide sections, is fire rated to DIN 4102 class B1 and is safe to use in both interior and exterior applications.

(Lee Baldock)

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UK - Stage Electrics supplied specialist technical lighting equipment to BBC Radio 1's production of Scott Mills the Musical at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The production was performed over three evenings from 11-13 August at the Pleasance Theatre.

The regular Scott Mills Show is currently broadcasting live to Radio 1 listeners from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Scott Mills and his team are attempting to stage Scott Mills The Musical.

Stage Electrics is supplying a variety of equipment to the production including Martin MAC moving lights, Source Fours, Martin Mania Oil Effect Units, Teclumen Follow Spot Kits and all associated cabling, dimming and distribution units. Nic Holdridge is the lighting designer for the show.

Paul Roughton, business development manager and part of the 'Edinburgh Support Team' at Stage Electrics comments: "We are del

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Australia - ARX Systems has announced the appointment of Korschenbroich based IAD GmbH as its new distributor for Germany.

ARX managing director Colin Park commented: "IAD's Frank Swierzy who I've known for some time approached me and outlined IAD's plans to expand the range of professional audio manufacturers they represent and their presence in the German Professional Audio market generally.

"Frank and I quickly concluded that the ARX product range is a very complementary fit with their new direction. From an ARX perspective IAD offers us a stable distribution platform in the German market, enhanced by their extensive regional rep and dealer base.

"ARX is looking to working with Thomas Schrill, Frank Swierzy and the team at IAD to expand ARX's user base in the all important German market."

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UK - SNP Productions is a proactive dealer and specialist for Catalyst media servers, providing sales, hire, training & support in the UK and worldwide. SNP also supplies complete lighting & video control solutions for all areas of the professional entertainment industry.

At PLASA2009, SNP will be demonstrating the power and flexibility of the latest Catalyst media servers, highlighting the myriad of different possible configurations to suit all needs, along with peripheral equipment, plus SNP Productions' own Catalyst System Flight-cases.

Catalyst version 4.2 software will be of interest to all those involved in live visuals and media. New features include an increased number of layers per version - up to 32 layers and 16 mixes for the PRO version, eight layers/eight mixes for the DV versions, four layers/six mixes for Express and two layers/four mixes for Lite.

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The Great Green Debate - U2 guitarist The Edge has defended the size and cost of their current world tour. Last month, protests delayed the removal of the custom-built set from Ireland, and it also came under fire from Talking Heads singer David Byrne. The three steel structures cost between £15m and £20m each, offering a largely unobstructed view of the rock quartet. Speaking to BBC 6 Music backstage at Wembley, The Edge said, "We're spending the money on our fans, I don't think there's a better thing you could spend it on."

Despite it being the most ambitious stage set of any band's world tour, topping the likes of Madonna and The Rolling Stones, Talking Heads frontman David Byrne was not impressed. He slammed the band on his blog and said their world tour costs were "excessive", considering their stance on world hunger. He wrote: "$40 mill

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UK - Everybody wants to increase the sustainability of their events, but it's not always clear what this looks like on a practical level. PLASA is therefore working in partnership with the Sustainable Events Group to deliver a two-day Implementing BS 8901:2009 course, designed to provide PLASA Members with the expertise that will enable them to design, install and maintain a management system that not only meets the requirements of the standard, but delivers measureable benefits from day one.

The course takes the complex concepts that underpin the standard and turns them into practical, common sense solutions that can be used to improve management practice. Expert instructors, directly involved in the revision of the standard, the development of certification and experienced in sustainability management system implementation, provide a detailed skills transfer during this two da

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UK - Launching on 3rd September, the 2009 100 Hours of Carbon Clean up Campaign will give organisations another chance to sign up and take part in carbon saving activities.

The campaign is open to companies from all sectors who want to reduce the amount of carbon emitted from their buildings and to motivate fellow employees to get involved. In return, participants will be able to access an extensive list of carbon saving activities and expert advice.

This is the fourth Carbon Clean Up Campaign run by CIBSE - last year's campaign saw around 600 organisations sign up to cut carbon, including hospitals, museums, consultancies, local authorities and universities. Buildings already signed up for the 2009 campaign include Tate Britain and the Science Museum.

Mike Simpson, CIBSE President, said: "We are now in the fourth year of Carbon Clean up Campaigns and enthusiasm

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Denmark - The effects of the global recession on one of the professional lighting industry's best-known manufacturers was clearly illustrated when Schouw & Co, the parent company of Martin Professional AS, made its half-year financial report yesterday.

The report describes a difficult first half of 2009, in which the group's consolidated revenue has fallen 13.1% from H1 2008, while the company's earnings before income tax (EBIT) fell by DKK 138 million to DKK 12 million, which the report says "is not considered to be satisfactory".

Furthermore, Schouw says that its earnings difficulties are "predominantly attributable to Martin".

"Revenue failed to meet expectations, and Martin continues to be hard hit by the knock-on effects of the global financial crisis. Geographically, the recession is broadly founded, and investments in large parts of the events

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