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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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In a statement Festival Republic told BBC's Newsbeat, "(We) are informed by GN'R management that Guns N' Roses have NOT cancelled their performances at Reading & Leeds and that Axl Rose's Twitter account was hacked into and all claims of dates being cancelled are unfounded." That means that the band's recently announced UK arena tour - their first in four years - will still go ahead. The band are l

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All three ETCP examinations will be given at the October 2010 LDI show in Las Vegas. The entertainment electrician exam is scheduled for Friday, 21 October; the arena rigging exam is to be given the morning of Saturday, 22 October and the theatre rigging exam is scheduled for that afternoon.

Candidates who wish to take multiple exams will receive a discount for the second exam. Interested applicants must submit their application, along with supporting materials and fee, to the ETCP office no later than 30 September.

Candidate information, including eligibility requirements and applications, is available on the ETCP website.

(Jim Evans)

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The new card provides 16 AES channels, with the ability to change the inputs or outputs in groups of eight. Complementing the existing Mic/Line conversion cards, the AES3 offers a number of new device options, providing flexibility way beyond the 64 AES/EBU channels offered by its primary DD32E network device.

The user-configurable architecture will "bring huge benefits to the pro audio community". For example devices equipped with an AES3 Card and an eight-channel analogue converter card will allow the user to decide whether he wants to use 16 AES channels (I/O switchable in groups of eight) or use the eight analogue channels combined with eight AES3 channels.

Optocore support engineer, Christian Pö

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This year sees the diamond (60 years) anniversary of the spectacle, featuring over 1000 performers from this year's lead service, the Army, combined with a host of international talents, all choreographed in a lively and energetic mix of music, song, dance and drama, produced by Major General Euan Loudon.

Ross Ashton has been involved with the Tattoo for the last five years as the projection artist. This year he has just signed up a new three-year contract to produce the projections on the backdrop of the Castle, juxtaposed against all the action taking place on the Esplanade below.

"It'

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Starting in February next year, this course will combine the industry know-how of a highly successful events management company, with the academic pedigree of the College's specialist staff.

Head of stage management, David Roxburgh said, "This is the first course of its kind available within a drama school environment. We're thrilled with this collaboration which gives our new course a genuine and targeted industry focus, allowing students valuable practical experience throughout the duration of their studies."

"We're delighted that there is finally a cour

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The show comes at the end of a busytwo months which has seen the MLA system at work on the highly successful Fettes Brot tour (including the 15,000-seat Lanxess Arena in Cologne); debut in London at the month-long iTunes Festivalat the Roundhouse and now Stateside, on tour with Grammy Award winning country artists, The Zac Brown Band.

Martin Audio R&D director Jason Baird comments, "Our primary aim with MLA was to take the guesswork out of daily system design and enable the engineer's mix to be delivered throughout an audience with precision, consistency and repeatability."

"Based on the amazingly consistent results we experienced during the system's German tour debut, and now with the Zac Brown Band tour in the US, we are even m

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To achieve pre-qualification to the nationally recognised and accepted threshold standard, the company's H & S processes and procedures were evaluated in detail to establish that safe working practices and correct risk assessments were being carried out on their installation projects.

With many organisations making CHAS compliance a condition for all contractors working on their sites, ACSP decided it was an essential requirement. It also provides peace of mind to all organisations that the company conforms to the industry's most widely recognised safety standards scheme and follows an unblemished record of health and safety over the years, says

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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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Cover It Up's installation director Craig Warrington jumped at the chance of getting involved in the high profile event, masterminded by leading global advertising agency M & C Saatchi (UK), in which Brook herself was there in person to unveil the posters.

He says, "It was a great challenge in all ways, which we turned into a reality with great teamwork, spirit and lateral thinking, working quickly and efficiently to deliver a practical solution and meet the fast turnaround deadline".

First of all, the Cover It Up machine room made up the black trevira drapes ne

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14 March 2016

The number of departments operating behind the scenes at the Wimbledon site is vast. RG Jones' engineers work closely with them to ensure that the Championships receives the audio service that this world class, leading tournament deserves. This includes liaising with the officials to ensure that the umpires can be heard on the courts, and their communication systems are functioning correctly, liaising with the broadcasters to provide the correct sends for their television/radio

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The Incheon 2nd Presbyterian Church has spent the last five years engaged in a programme of reconstruction and renewal. Built in the 1940s, the church building was showing its age and its leaders took decisive action, opting to destroy the old house and design a modern replacement. Over the course of 2008, the construction of the new 1300-capacity church was completed.

Nexo was chosen as the supplier of the loudspeaker cabinets and amplifiers. A Works Corporation was named as the official installer, specifying a DiGiCo SD8 at front of house and Nexo's

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"Sennheiser likes to form relationships with artists early on in their careers," says Sennheiser UK artist relations manager Phil Cummings. "It helps all concerned to get the most out of the partnership. Laura is someone we identified early on as being a potential hit, she's worked extremely hard and it's great to see things coming to fruition."

"When you're starting out, the backing of a company such as Sennheiser is invaluable," says Steel's manager, Celina Rollon of Rollon

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Rapidly making inroads in the installation market, the very successful LR7 micro line-array system, three CD's wide and 1.5 CD's high, which received acclaim in different international reviews and tests, will be on the stand, together with the LR7Bass system.

Following the UK preview at the ABTT show, the BC543 cardioid subwoofer will be on display. This self-contained triple 18" subwoofer enables cardioid pattern control, when driven by the Digital Drive Processor in the ALC amplified loudspeaker controller.

Also, Systems from the ACO Architect Colour Option programme will be shown. With ACO, A

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The new KF and KFNT make up a series of ultra-compact, three-way loudspeakers that deliver premium performance in designs that offer a lightweight solution. The complete range includes two externally powered models (90-degree x 45-degree and 60-degree x 45-degree) and three comprehensively integrated models (NT versions of the two previously described, and a 10-inch / 8-inch coaxial model). At the heart of the new KF Series product line is a core cabinet philosoph

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On demonstration and already shipping in a Channel 38-compliant version of the company's S4.16 16-channel system, while also on display will be the successful S5.3 12-channel system and its newer, 'big brother' variant, the 24-channel S5.5. Between them, these products underline Trantec's commitment to ensuring customers have a future-proof solution once Ofcom phases out Channel 69 for wireless mic use during 2012.

Mark Parkhouse, head of sales & marketing at Trantec, comments, "Twenty-five years after pioneering the world's first readily available radio mics, our foresight and imagination have taken us to a whole new level. For entertainment industry professionals, our S4.16 offers great flexibility including the availability of various 'turnkey' racks

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Paragon has depots strategically situated across the UK including Central London, the Midlands and Livingston, Scotland, enabling the company to service AV and multimedia companies nationwide.

"We were first introduced to MicroTiles at Christie's [EMEA HQ] last year - but it was seeing them at the ISE Show in Amsterdam followed by Screen Media Expo in London that delivered the wow factor," said Paragon sales manager, Mark Davies. "Seeing them in a stand context, they looked really impressive."

What prompted the purchase of an initial batch of 50 tiles was the fact that Paragon see exhibition stands, along with conferences, as being key markets.

"We assessed the market for MicroTiles over a six month period - but the impact of

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14 March 2016

The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) hired messaging architects at Dallas-based CorporateMagic to plan and execute a week-long series of events that would leave an indelible impression on the thousands gathered at Fort A.P. Hill, and across the globe.

"We didn't just want our 100th anniversary Jamboree to be bigger and better than the ones that preceded it," said Robert Mazzuca, chief scout executive of the BSA. "That would be easy. We wanted to remind boys and their parents around the wor

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The certification indicates proficiency in the use of counterweight, mechanical, and hydraulic systems installed in theatres. ETCP riggers also understand the health and safety issues involved in the use of theatre rigging, as well as Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) requirements for the use, maintenance and inspection of rigging.

Formerly the assistant technical director for the New York City Opera, Cox joined the Clancy staff in 2008. She now oversees the in-house completion of large contract projects, spending the bulk of her time at customer sites.

(Jim Evans)

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Visitors to PLASA will be able to see a ground stack version of the ERSA system and the newly developed class D amplifier modules.

Also on show will be the new series of Saturn full range cabinets, co-axial stage monitors and a range of DSP controllers with a software platform common to all future OHM digital products.

(Jim Evans)

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Prior to this latest development, the standard Optocore control software had been purely workstation-based - meaning that Optocore network control was confined to the software installed on a single computer.

"In other words, if different personnel, with their own computers, wanted to initiate simultaneous changes for different devices in the network, this would not have been possible," sayss Optocore support engineer, Christian Pötsch. "However, the Server/Client version of the software provides much greater flexibility."

By installing 'Server & Client' on one computer - connected to the Optocore network by USB or RS232 - and 'Client' on every other nominated computer the Optocore network can be controlled by enabling the

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This year alone, Upbeat has catered for Sport Relief and sponsors BT on the charity Million Pound Challenge, for 750 people as they made their way from John O'Groats to Lands End with Threshold Sports in the Deloitte Ride Across Britain, fed 13,000 competitors at the JP Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge

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The rapper was up first - he performed his number one hit Pass Out and new single Written In The Stars. Kylie performed an acoustic version of All The Lovers and the night's biggest crowd-pleaser, her 1988 worldwide hit I Should Be So Lucky. Pub landlord Reuben Goddard commented, "The locals were shocked but we all had an evening we'll never forget. It's a bit out of the ordinary for ro

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In the past there have been concerns that BS 8901 - the new event management standard developed to ensure the 2012 Games are delivered in a sustainable way - was merely tokenism, but LOCOG has reiterated its commitment to the standard, and is now seeking third party certification for its own implementation of the standard across the Olympic venues.

If you are interested in supplying the Olympics this information is significant because it strengthens the requirement for suppliers to be working towards BS 8901 compliance, plus it's clear there will now be an emphasis on being third party certified as opposed to relying on 'self certification' in the future.

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