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The multi-purpose facility, which was constructed in 1953, is an impressive size - but mainly it is the architecture that characterises it, and makes it suitable for corporate events such as this.

"On the one hand, we were fighting the difficult acoustic in the hall and on the other, there were few possibilities to install heavy equipment on the aesthetic, gently curved ceiling," recounted Moran. Nevertheless, the Dettenheim-based company made the best of it, and for the stage and set design, they used mainly a g

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UK chief executive, Martin Locket, says: "Our name says exactly what we do. We are a Group of specialists who provide technical equipment, services and Resources to four key Production markets: Concert Touring, Theatre, Television / Event & Corporate. We have industry recognised specialists within our team in the UK, in Lighting, Rigging / Automation & Video. Within our European group we also have expertise in Audio. This is not a 'one stop shop suppli

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The latest software includes integration of social networking features offering users the facility to share content with their contacts over sites such as Twitter and Facebook, a completely new look and feel together with a modern, stylish, new logo. Updated Blue Room merchandise, featuring the new logo, is now available for purchase through a dedicated web store. As ever The Blue Room remains a not for profit organisation run entirely by volunteers, with all money raised invested back into the running of the site.

Although designed for future proofing, the Blue Room's investment in a dedicated web server back in 2004 has now been surpassed by the demand for the site. The upgrade sees a move to a new ser

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On The List - The Abbey Road zebra crossing in north London - made famous after appearing on a Beatles album cover - has been given Grade II listed status. The crossing - the first of its kind to be listed - is being recognised for its "cultural and historical importance" following advice from English Heritage. The Beatles were photographed on Abbey Road in I

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The intention of the Control Protocols Working Group at this time is to reaffirm the existing standards as they are, but this is, of course, contingent on any objections or comments that the public might offer. The public review forms are accessible at http://tsp.plasa.org/tsp/documents/public_review_docs.php. The standards themselves are being sold by The ESTA Foundation at http://www.estafoundation.org/pubs.htm at their normal prices.

ANSI E1.3 describes a method of controlling equipment by means of an analogue control voltage

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Taking place on Tuesday 25 and Wednesday 26 January, from 10am to 5pm each day, the events will provide a series of demonstrations on a selection of Yamaha Commercial Audio products, including the M7CL and LS9 digital mixing consoles, the SB168-ES stage box, Ethersound and Dante networking protocols.

"The open days are designed to give both prospective and existing users a focused overview of the key functions and applications of the products and the advantages of using Ethersound and Dante," says Naomi Wilkinson of Yamaha Commercial Audio sales and marketing support.

"Each demo will be followed by practical hands-on time with the equipment, with Yamaha staff available to give advice

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The merger has created one of the largest networks serving the industry worldwide. Operating from regional offices in Europe and North America, PLASA now has a membership of 1100 businesses, organizations and individuals working across the entertainment, events and installation industries, giving it a substantial worldwide industry voice.

The move also greatly strengthens PLASA's position of leadership in the development of industry standards, best practices and skills.

The formal merger represents the first phase of the two associations coming together, and the months ahead will be focused on the further unification of the wider range of projects and initiatives that now sit under the PLASA banner.

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Woods received his BA with honours in Theatre Practice at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. Before and after graduation, he did freelance work at several different theatres in and around London, including lighting design for Eugene Onegin at the Richmond Theatre and My Fair Lady at the New Wimbledon Theatre. Between gigs, Woods taught technical theatre classes at Richmond upon Thames College.

"Relationships still mean a great deal in our business," says Woods. "I was drawn to TMB because I wanted to be with a company that cares about people - customers, vendor

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The education session schedule for this year's Hands-On Training (H.O.T) Zone offers "the broadest educational experience for professionals in the recording, live sound, DJ, house of worship, commercial systems integrators, and stage and lighting industries in the history of the show".

The H.O.T. Zone will offer attendees free one-hour classes on more than 75 educational topics over four days, including topi

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Al Laith Site Services, headed by Paul Richardson, will work closely with Event Services, supplying toilets, offices and general purpose cabins for all types of events.

Says Al Laith MD Tony Nobbs, "The toilet is an essential component for any event. It's the one basic element in which everyone involved, from crew and staff to the general public, need at their disposal, and if it's a bad experience, it becomes a talking point and can make the difference between an individual's enjoyment of the event or not! Our objective is to provide the very best lavatorial services - front and back of stage - in the region, in all aspects."

The move came via the friendly take-over of an e

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Building on the success of the 2010 inaugural event in London, the conference is delighted to host John Hayes MP, Minister of State for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning, who will address delegates on the importance of improving and consolidating partnership links between the creative and cultural industry and the education sector.

Attendees will have the opportunity to network with key industry figures, attend lively and practical seminars and celebrate achievements the S

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"The world's brightest minds and most innovative music companies came together in Anaheim for four amazing days of commerce, networking and learning," said NAMM president and CEO Joe Lamond. "After meeting with NAMM members from around the world, I am continually impressed and amazed at the resolve and optimism our indust

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A popular, well-connected, and highly involved member of the industry, Taylor was born in London. He studied theatre aesthetics at the University of London, followed by attendance at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and graduate studies at Royal Holloway, University of London.

Taylor spent 21 years at Theatre Projects Consultants where he was involved in a number of acclaimed and high-profile projects, including the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, New Amsterdam Theatre in New York, Hyper

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To be entered into the free prize draw, all you have to do is hit the "Like" button on the LD Page and become a follower. For runners up, a selection of LD goodies are on offer.

And while you're at it, why not become a follower of LSI Online's very own Facebook page.

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In an Urdu production, Pakistani TV star Nadia Jamil will star as Katherine in Taming of the Shrew and international directors Eimuntas Nekrosius and Tang Shu Wing will mount shows in Lithuanian and Cantonese respectively. Shakespeare's Globe artistic director Dominic Dromgoole said tha

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In other news from Flare, the company welcomes D&E international as its official distributer in Hong Kong. Davies Roberts from Flare Audio comments: "We are very pleased to welcome D&E International into our network and we look forward to a long and successful business relationship with them. We are honoured to have such an established company join our international network so early."

The Flare Audio team are currently developing a new compact, multi format high pack (due late Spring 2011) that can be used as a true line source enclosure, point source enclosure or close field monitor. "Using technology

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Theatre Projects worked closely with Frank Gehry, Gehry Partners and Yasu Toyota, Nagata Acoustics (the same team that collaborated on the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles) to bring to life a space that blends concert hall, theatre, global stage, and teaching facility into a single, large-scale concert and projection ha

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Ecoluce, the technical service provider, chose alternative energy production sources to power Proel's Audio equipment. Ecoluce's system is composed of two photovoltaic panels that turn solar energy into electric power. During the events the system is located directly on stage where it constantly charges the accumulation batteries. With its 'eco-monitors' Ecoluce continuously updates the data pertaining to consumption and saved CO2 to raise the audience's awareness on energy produced with renewable sources and good energy-saving practices.

For over two weeks, the XXII edition of Festambiente (Environment Festival) featured shows and concerts by artists such as Pino Daniele, Max Gazzè, Peppe Volt

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"In line with our strategy of growing in the Italian Market through the distribution of Ceelab's products and the Visual Nexus infrastructure," says Chris Romei, product business unit sales director. "We are pleased to announce this important agreement with AMSI, since they are a great partner and very competent both in the videoconferencing and distance collaboration environment, essential to cover those strategical growing segments present in the market"."

"The three companies merged in Amsi have started th

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Dennis has worked in performance technology since the early 1980s. He trained in electronics and communications and cut his teeth in theatre at the Grand Opera House, Belfast. Since then he has engineered and managed many projects including The Sage Centre, Gateshead; Queens Hall, Trinidad; The International School, Manila and the Baby Grand, Grand Opera House, Belfast.

Prior to joining Audio Light Systems Ltd Dennis was a Project Engineer at Northern Light and before that was chief engineer at Stage Services North, Belfast.

Eddy O'Hare, a director of Audio Light Systems says: "I actually met Dennis, a long time ago at the Grand Opera House while installing a Stage Management system. I recognised his talents then." Dennis Martin adds: "I am really excited

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Simon Newton of the open source project (OLA) attracted a lot of interest in the development of an RDM responder test suite, running tests on equipment at the event as well as drawing on the experience of those present to enhance the tests. Ryan Fletcher of ARRI joined the world of RDM, bringing a studio luminaire, demonstrating the wider industry interest in and application of RDM.

Matthias Hinrichs of Martin Professional and Peter Kirkup of Zero 88 used the opportunity to start work on a website to promote and provide information to users of RDM enabled equipment. The website will provide general information about the functionality of RDM along with a categor

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Highlights of the new version include: New audio layer; Extra video layer bringing the total to five layers; New Scribble Clip to allow freehand drawing on a layer; Test card clip to display test images; SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) support; Text Clip for displaying text on the screen; Optional larger toolbox icons for touch screens; Extra effects generator shapes; Add custom images to effects generator; Improvements to display profile editor; Firefox web browser; Layer size and position control through DMX.

Other Features allow users to adjust settings whilst running a show at the same time. Visit www.screenmonkey.co.uk to download and install version 3.5 and to view a video demonstrating the latest ve

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A host of industry professionals were on hand to give the 40 plus attendees the benefit of their experience.

The main thrust of the seminar discussed audio developments using the digital format and how this benefits both the listener and the user; in particular how the AES 42 protocol is having a positive impact on the capabilities of audio engineers.

AES 42 has been developed by the Audio Engineering Society and Neumann and is now integrated i